Profile tattoo ideas

302 photos and flash · 22% Traditional, 19% Fine line · Upper arm most common

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Black and grey lettering tattoo on the upper back, with flourished script inside a teardrop of scrollwork around a silhouetted head and sailing ship.
Script and silhouette on upper back
Black and grey drawing of a woman's face in profile, looking upward, framed by flowers, leaves and feathers on a cream background.
Woman's profile framed by flowers and feathers
Close-up of a small fine line tattoo of a woman's face in profile with a bird, in black ink on the side of a hand.
Fine line face and bird on the hand
Fine line black outline of a wolf head in profile on the inner wrist and forearm.
Wolf head outline on wrist
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a woman in profile with closed eyes and a pearl headband, beside a horned pink creature, on the upper thigh.
Woman in profile with horned creature on thigh
Colourful traditional tattoo of a woman's profile with a shaved patch and curly blonde hair, beside candy hearts on the ribs.
Woman's profile and candy hearts on ribs
Black line tattoo of a stylised face profile with hatched shading and the words WHO, AM and I on the upper arm.
Abstract face profile with WHO AM I lettering
Black fine line tattoo of two faces in profile, drawn in one continuous line, on the side of a person's ribs.
One-line profiles on the ribs
Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman in profile wearing a feather headdress and peony flower, placed on an upper arm.
Neo-trad woman and peony on upper arm
Black line drawing of a cat's head in profile with three whiskers and a long sweeping tail on a white background.
Cat in profile line design
Fine line wrist tattoo of a mother and child in profile inside a heart, with two green hearts and a pink flower.
Mother and child profile tattoo on wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of Medusa in profile, with snake hair and an ornate helmet, on the upper arm.
Medusa in profile with snake hair on upper arm
Black and grey line drawing of a wolf's head in profile, with flowing strokes forming the fur, on a grey textured background.
Wolf head in profile line drawing
Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman in profile with curled dark hair, orange spiked rays and a teal hair ornament, on the inner forearm.
Neo-trad woman profile on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a mother and child in profile on the lower back, above a white top.
Fine line mother and child on the back
Realism tattoo of a woman in profile wearing a biomechanical helmet, in greys with blue accents, across a large limb.
Biomechanical woman in helmet on a limb
Black fine line tattoo of a face in profile, drawn in one continuous line, on the calf of a raised leg.
Single-line face tattoo on a calf
Neo-traditional tattoo of a white profile silhouette inside a black ornate frame filled with purple and blue galaxy shading, on the thigh, with a small wrist tattoo visible.
Galaxy silhouette in ornate frame on thigh
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a woman in profile with a sculpted updo and wing detail, on the outer thigh.
Profile of a woman with a wing on the thigh
Traditional-style flash design of a woman's profile in a winged helmet, with oak leaves, acorns and a shield, drawn in brown ink on aged paper.
Winged helmet profile with oak leaves
Colour tattoo of a female profile silhouette, with flowing hair forming a castle, inside a lilac ornate cameo frame on the outer thigh.
Silhouette cameo with castle on thigh
Traditional colour tattoo of a woman in profile with a rose-red cheek and a scroll banner reading YOUR MY ONLY HOPE on the upper arm.
Woman in profile with banner on upper arm
Two black and grey tattoos on a person's inner forearms, one showing a female profile with anatomical lines and the other a crowned Egyptian-style bust profile.
Two profile tattoos on the forearms
Fine line sketch tattoo of a woman in profile with butterflies and teal accents running down a woman's upper arm and forearm.
Sketched woman and butterflies on upper arm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo on a thigh showing a hawk's head merging with a woman's profile, surrounded by orange chrysanthemums and red feather swirls.
Hawk-headed woman and chrysanthemums on thigh
Close photo of a fine line black tattoo of a hand and a profile face with closed eyes on a limb, with a shaded black and grey woman in a headdress tattoo below.
Fine line profile and hand with black and grey figure
Black fine line tattoo of two profiles nearly touching in a kiss, on a person's torso, in a minimal line style.
Fine line profile kiss tattoo on skin
Black stylised line drawing of a cat head in profile, looking upwards, with bold tribal-style flowing strokes on a cream background.
Stylised cat head in black line design
Black and grey cameo tattoo of a woman in profile with a ponytail and flowers in her hair, set in an ornate frame on the calf.
Cameo silhouette of a woman on a calf
Traditional style tattoo on an upper arm showing a red-capped profile of a person with a cigarette, with black crows flying beside the head.
Red-capped profile with crows on upper arm
Black and grey pencil drawing of a skull in profile wearing a layered feather headdress, shown as a flash design on a white background.
Skull in feathered headdress in profile
Flash design of a woman's profile silhouette in black, with a red wide-brimmed hat, red lips and the words I KNOW MY VALUE in white lettering.
I Know My Value lettering in a profile silhouette
Traditional style colour tattoo of an arrow with a red heart in the arrowhead and a red bow shape, on an upper arm, beside part of a woman's profile tattoo.
Arrow with heart tip and woman profile
Forearm tattoo of a bare black tree with blue and yellow watercolour splashes in its canopy and a profile face shaped into the trunk.
Watercolour tree with profile silhouette on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of a stylised animal head outline in black ink on the side of the ribs.
Single line animal head on side ribs
Black ink tattoo of a profile head wearing a bowler hat, with a cog over the eye, on the forearm.
Bowler hat head with cog eye on forearm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a 1920s flapper in profile wearing a jewelled headband and feather, with geometric beaded necklace, on a forearm.
Art deco flapper profile on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a face in profile on the inner wrist and forearm, with a gold digital watch worn beside it.
Single line face in profile on a wrist
Traditional colour tattoo of a woman's profile nuzzling a black and white cat inside an orange-outlined heart, with a red flower and leaves, on a forearm.
Woman and cat in a heart on a forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a woman in profile wearing a headscarf, with flowers, leaves and a comb, on the upper arm.
Traditional woman profile with flowers
Two black and grey profile silhouette tattoos on the calves, one filled with a domed cathedral city and the other with a Death Star and pine trees.
Twin profile silhouettes on the calves
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo on a calf showing a raised hand with two fingers beside a dark silhouette of a horned profile.
Hand and horned silhouette on a calf
Grey shaded tattoo of a woman in profile with a hair bun, holding a small red rose, on the outer thigh.
Woman in profile holding a rose on a thigh
Traditional style tattoo of a woman in profile wearing a feathered headdress, with an animal head below, on the inner forearm.
Feathered headdress woman on a forearm
Flash design of a woman in profile with a skull-shaped lower face, a green headscarf and a red poppy in her black hair, in a neo-traditional style.
Skull-faced woman with poppy flash
Black ink line drawing of a lion's head in profile, with a dense, ornamental mane and patterned face, shown as a tattoo design.
Ornate lion in profile line drawing
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a profile head filled with roses and flowers, with a striped tie beneath, on the inner forearm.
Floral profile on a forearm
Two matching black cameo silhouette tattoos in ornate frames on the upper thighs of a person, in a traditional style.
Matching cameo silhouette tattoos on thighs