Silhouette tattoo ideas

1,248 photos and flash · 14% Blackwork, 13% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Five small white bird silhouettes flying in a diagonal line across a lower leg, shown as a white ink tattoo on tanned skin against a teal background.
Five white birds in flight on a lower leg
Small black airplane silhouette tattoo on a forearm, photographed in black and white beside an aircraft window.
Small airplane silhouette on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a leaping wolf silhouette filled with pine trees and a pink, orange and green night sky with stars, placed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Wolf silhouette with forest and night sky on the chest
Black and grey tattoo of a dog head in profile on a shoulder, with solid black ink forming the ears and head and the muzzle left as bare skin.
Dog head tattoo on a shoulder
Realistic colour half sleeve on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a swirling nebula and starry sky above a tree on a path with a silhouetted figure.
Galaxy and tree half sleeve on upper arm
Fine line tattoo of two bird silhouettes on a blossoming branch under a crescent moon, with the script words to the moon and back, on the side ribs.
Birds on a branch with moon on the ribs
Black silhouette of walking figures and an animal in a line along a fine outlined mountain range, tattooed on the forearm in black ink.
Silhouette procession across mountains on arm
Black and grey tattoo of a woman's profile silhouette with hair in a bun, set inside an ornate scrolled oval frame on the outer thigh.
Profile silhouette in an ornate frame on a thigh
Small solid black pine tree tattoo on the upper arm of a person in a grey dress, with a thin bracelet on the wrist.
Small pine tree on upper arm
Black and white photo of a solid black silhouette tattoo of four upright cats in a row across the back of a neck.
Four black cat silhouettes on the neck
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a bear silhouette with white constellation lines and star dots, on the outer ankle.
Bear silhouette with constellation on ankle
Black silhouette tattoo of a seated fairy with wings and small butterflies on a woman's upper back, shown beside a design of a fairy standing on a dandelion.
Fairy silhouette with butterflies on upper back
Fine line tattoos of three small black birds in flight on the inner wrist, with a matching trio on another person's shoulder and a partly visible finger tattoo at the top left.
Three small flying birds on wrist and shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a wolf head above a stag silhouette in a misty landscape, on a forearm.
Wolf head and stag silhouette on a forearm
Dark grey silhouette drawing of two seated cats on a branch, with their tails curling together to form a heart, on a pale background.
Two cats on a branch with heart tails
Black silhouette tattoo of a mother and child with a pink outline, with the word Momma and a small red heart below, on the ankle.
Mother and child silhouette with Momma on ankle
Small black silhouette tattoo of a flock of birds on a woman's upper back, with her hair pulled up and her face turned away from the camera.
Flock of birds on upper back
Black silhouette tattoo design of a pair of feathered wings above a long tapering central spike, drawn on a plain white background.
Symmetrical black wings with a long spike
Two matching black tattoos on feet, each with the word Always in flowing script and a solid stag silhouette with antlers.
Matching Always and stag tattoos on feet
Small black fine line tattoos of a heart, top hat, Alice silhouette, white rabbit and teacup scattered along the side of a neck behind the ear.
Alice in Wonderland motifs on the neck
Four small solid black bird silhouettes in a diagonal row on a woman's inner forearm, with a white lace top behind.
Four birds flying on a forearm
Black tribal-style line design of a sitting cat with pointed ears and a curling tail, drawn on a plain white background.
Stylised cat tattoo design
Black and grey photograph of a small flock of solid black bird silhouettes in a curved line across the upper back.
Flock of small birds across the upper back
Solid black city skyline silhouette tattoo across a man's upper back, with a ferris wheel and tall spires, in a blackwork style.
City skyline across upper back
Close-up of a hand held over a sunburst electric guitar, showing a small solid black guitar silhouette tattoo on the back of the hand.
Electric guitar silhouette on the hand
Black and white drawing of a paw print design filled with bare trees and a forest scene, shown without any body placement.
Forest-filled paw print design
Two solid black silhouette geckos tattooed on the upper back near the shoulder blade, with dark wet hair falling across the skin.
Two geckos on the upper back
Black ink design of a heart formed by two abstract figures, with a curling stem and swirled buds on the right side.
Heart formed by two figures with a swirl stem
Black blackwork tattoo of two fairy silhouettes among bare branches and roots with butterflies, on the outer thigh.
Fairy silhouettes in a bare tree on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork armband tattoo on a forearm, with stippled shading fading into a dark treeline-like edge and a small dot above it.
Dotwork band with treeline on forearm
Black ink silhouettes of four small flying figures trailing down from behind the ear onto the neck, shown in black and white.
Four flying silhouettes behind the ear
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a large tree silhouette with two cats on its branches against soft smoky shading.
Cats in a tree silhouette on the upper arm
Colourful galaxy-filled cat silhouette tattoo on the inner forearm, with blue, purple and teal shading and small white star sparkles.
Galaxy cat silhouette on a forearm
Back view of a woman with a small fine line tattoo of a flock of seven black birds on her upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Flock of birds on upper back
A grid of fifteen solid black cross silhouettes on a white background, with ornate, pointed and flared arm shapes, shown as flash designs with no body placement.
Fifteen decorative cross designs
Solid black silhouette tattoo of three orcas arranged in a circle on the inside of a wrist, against a plain white background.
Three orcas on a wrist
Five small grey bird silhouettes flying in a loose diagonal line across a shoulder, in a close phone photo.
Five small birds on a shoulder
Black and white photo of a small fine line airplane silhouette tattoo on a forearm, with a knitted cuff and an aircraft window behind it.
Small airplane silhouette on a forearm
Black and grey line drawing design of a feather that breaks apart into a flock of flying birds, shown on a plain white background with no body placement visible.
Feather dissolving into a flock of birds
Black and grey silhouette of a woman in profile dissolving into red petals, tattooed on the calf.
Silhouette dissolving into red petals on a calf
Solid black bear silhouette in a blackwork design, with white spiral swirls and dots cut into the body, shown as a flat drawing with no body placement.
Black bear silhouette with spirals
Black tattoo of a cat silhouette whose body forms a treble clef, with a long thin curling tail, on the side of a torso beside black and white striped clothing.
Cat and treble clef on the side
Traditional style tattoo of a flowering cactus, a sombrero and a red and orange sunset inside a circle, on a forearm.
Cactus and sombrero sunset on a forearm
Black tattoo of three tanks above the words 'We are healthy only to the extent that our ideas are humane' on the outer thigh.
Tanks above a quote on the thigh
Black fine line tattoo of latitude and longitude numbers, small stars and a flying figure silhouette on the top of a foot, with a castle in the background.
Coordinates and castle silhouette on a foot
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an arched cat silhouette filled with stars and moon phases, placed on the inner upper arm.
Night sky cat silhouette on upper arm
Black ink flash design of a white silhouetted creature framed by swirling waves, scale patterns and fine dotwork.
Silhouette within swirling waves
Small black cat silhouette tattoo with a curled tail and red eye and nose details, on the lower leg above a yellow sock.
Black cat silhouette on a lower leg