Outline tattoo ideas

1,574 photos and flash · 76% Fine line, 15% Geometric · Forearm most common

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Close photo of a fine line black tattoo of a bird with long swirling tail feathers on the lower abdomen, beside the navel.
Fine line bird on the lower abdomen
Fine line black tattoo of overlapping triangles forming a star and central diamond on the inner forearm, close to the wrist.
Overlapping triangles on a forearm
Black and grey fine line outline of an aeroplane tattooed on a forearm, beside a black passport cover printed with an aeroplane and the word PASSPORT.
Outline aeroplane on the wrist
Fine line black outline of the world map tattooed on the ribs, with a pink striped shirt lifted beside it.
World map outline tattoo on the ribs
Fine line black outline tattoo of three overlapping hearts on the ankle.
Three linked hearts on an ankle
Black line tattoo of a sunflower on the inner forearm of a light-skinned arm, with the hand hanging below and gold nail polish.
Sunflower outline on a forearm
Fine line fish outline tattoo on the inner wrist, beside a steel Fossil watch strap.
Small fish outline on the inner wrist
Fine line tattoo of a low battery icon with a black outline and a single red charge segment, placed on the inner wrist.
Low battery icon on wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a world map outline across a person's ribs, with a white fabric draped over the side of the torso.
Outline world map tattoo on the ribs
Fine line outline heart tattoo on the side of a finger, on a hand with red painted nails.
Small outline heart on a finger
Two small black outline puzzle piece tattoos, one on each wrist, in a fine line style.
Matching puzzle piece wrist tattoos
Black outline tattoo of an open hand making the British Sign Language I love you sign, on the lower leg, with no shading or colour.
Sign language I love you hand on lower leg
Two matching fine line tattoos of a pair of giraffes with a small red heart, one on each arm near the elbow.
Matching giraffe pair tattoos with red heart
Close-up of a hand in a loose fist showing a small fine line black fish tattoo on the inner wrist.
Small fish outline on the inner wrist
Fine line black outline of a bear on a middle finger, with a small red star on the finger beside it, shown on a hand resting on a white rug.
Bear outline and red star on fingers
Black outline butterfly tattoo with heart shapes inside the wings and curled antennae, shown in a black and white photo across two halves of skin.
Split butterfly tattoo with hearts
Fine line black tattoo of two slender leafy stems running vertically on the outer thigh, on pale skin against a white paper background.
Two botanical stems on a thigh
Fine line black outline tattoo of a small cartoon elephant holding a green leaf with its trunk, on the top of a foot.
Outline elephant with green leaf on foot
Small fine line tattoo of a steaming teacup on a saucer, in black ink on the inner forearm of a person wearing a coral top.
Teacup and saucer on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of an outlined hand gesture with red fingertips on the inside of the ankle.
Outlined hand gesture on an ankle
Black fine line outline of a jagged coastline map tattoo running down the inside of a forearm.
Coastline outline on a forearm
Two matching black outline puzzle piece tattoos in a fine line style, one on each bare foot near the arch.
Matching puzzle piece outlines on two feet
Fine line black outline tattoo of a cat head with whiskers above a semicolon on the inner forearm near the wrist, photographed in a tattoo studio.
Cat and semicolon on the wrist
Two hands clasped together in black and white, each wrist with a small fine line infinity symbol tattoo.
Matching infinity symbols on two wrists
Fine line black outline of a small bow tattoo on a finger of a clenched hand, with leopard print nails.
Small bow outline on a finger
Close view of a small black fine-line mountain tattoo on a clenched forearm, with a beach and twin-peaked mountain behind.
Small mountain outline on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of Totoro holding a leaf, placed on the upper back over the shoulder blade.
Totoro outline on a shoulder blade
Black and grey fine line tattoo on a calf showing a raised leg in a stocking and high heel inside a rectangular frame.
Legs in high heels in a framed outline
Close photo of a small black fine line elephant outline tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand with painted nails, against a pale sky.
Small elephant outline on a wrist
Fine line black city skyline tattoo on the inner wrist, ending in a heartbeat line with a small red heart.
City skyline heartbeat line on a wrist
Black and white photo of a small single-line fine line dolphin tattoo on the side of the ribs, with a dark fabric edge on the left.
Small dolphin outline on the side ribs
Fine line tattoo of a Pantone colour swatch with a small label on the upper arm, with a partly visible coloured flower tattoo on the thigh.
Pantone swatch tattoo on an upper arm
Black outline tattoo on a lower leg showing a Cyberman, a Dalek, a TARDIS and a Weeping Angel, with no shading or colour yet added.
Doctor Who monsters and TARDIS on a calf
Red line drawing of two stylised ornamental shapes on a white background, one tall and pointed, the other containing stylised characters, a flash-style tattoo design.
Red outline design with characters
Black brush-stroke outline drawing of a cat sitting upright with its tail curling along the bottom, shown on a white background.
Sitting cat outline in brush strokes
Black and grey photo of a geometric line tattoo of an anatomical heart with faceted outlines and vessels, sitting on the side of the ribs.
Geometric anatomical heart on the ribs
Fine line black outline of a heart with a small aeroplane on the inner wrist.
Heart outline with aeroplane on a wrist
Small black fine-line tattoo of an outlined heart with a semicolon beside it, placed on the ankle.
Heart and semicolon on an ankle
Fine line outline tattoo of five elephants walking in a line in descending size across the side of a foot.
Row of five elephants on a foot
Fine line outline of a small heart tattoo on the inner wrist, next to a gold bracelet.
Small heart tattoo on the inner wrist
Close-up photograph of a simple black line tattoo of a cat head with whiskers and a small red nose, on skin, with the body part not visible.
Cat head outline with red nose
Fine line black tattoo of two outlined hands, one reaching up and one open and angled, on the inner upper arm near the elbow.
Two outline hands on an inner upper arm
Black ink tattoo of an Om symbol with an eye-like detail and two lines of Devanagari script on skin.
Om symbol with Devanagari script
Black fine line outline of a stretching cat with splashes of blue, pink and green ink, running from the calf down across the ankle and foot.
Stretching cat outline on an ankle
Black outline tattoo of a rose with buds and leaves on the side of a hip, drawn in a fine line botanical style.
Rose outline on a hip
Black fine line outline tattoo of a mermaid with flowing hair and small bubbles on the upper arm, shown against a green sleeve.
Mermaid line art on upper arm
Black outline tattoo of a stylised scorpion above the Roman numerals XIX, on the upper arm of a person in a light vest.
Scorpion and XIX on an upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a cat with an arched tail, seen from the front, on the lower leg.
Single-line cat tattoo on a lower leg