Silhouette tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two hands with solid black shadow shapes behind them, on the side of the torso.
Dotwork hands with black shadow on side
Two black line drawings of infinity symbols, one with a detailed feather across it and one with silhouetted birds in flight, shown as tattoo flash designs.
Infinity symbols with a feather and birds
Solid black blackwork tattoo of a soaring bird silhouette on the inner wrist, with the open palm raised towards the camera.
Small bird silhouette on the wrist
Solid black mermaid silhouette tattoo on the inner wrist, with the tail curving downwards towards the hand.
Mermaid silhouette on the inner wrist
Black ink tattoo on the upper back below the neck showing a bird silhouette with arrows, a flock of small birds, the Deathly Hallows triangle symbol, a trident and the words books are proof humans can
Birds, Deathly Hallows symbol and quote on upper back
Black line tattoo of a standing cat with a raised, curled tail and a collar, placed on the upper arm.
Cat with curled tail on upper arm
Two matching Mickey Mouse silhouette tattoos on the inner wrists, one in a thin black outline and one solid black, each with a small heart in the ear.
Matching mouse silhouette wrist tattoos
Black silhouette design of an infinity symbol with a dachshund standing on the upper curve and paw prints trailing off to the right.
Infinity symbol with dachshund and paw prints
Small solid black elephant silhouette tattoo on the lower abdomen beside the waistband of open jeans, worn under a pink top.
Small elephant silhouette on the hip
Two solid black swallow silhouettes tattooed on the side of a ribcage, with a dark top pulled up above them.
Two swallows on the ribs
Black silhouette of a man raising a long gun overhead and holding a chainsaw, with red blood splatters and the words Hail to the king baby, tattooed on a calf.
Chainsaw silhouette with blood splatter on calf
Black dotwork drawing of a walking bear filled with pine trees and birds, shown on white paper as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Bear silhouette filled with pine forest
Flash design of a teal watercolour cat with gold eyes, leafy foliage, a full moon and a small silhouetted cat on a branch.
Cat and moonlit foliage design
Realism tattoo of a pale, distorted horror face with wide eyes and an open mouth, above a silhouetted man in a hat beside a street lamp, on a limb.
Horror face and silhouetted figure on a limb
Blue and purple galaxy-style tattoo of a leaping dancer on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Leaping dancer tattoo on upper chest
Coloured drawing of a tattoo design showing two galaxy-filled Sailor Moon silhouettes on crescent moons, an orange and pink moon brooch above, and black and grey mandala flowers below.
Sailor Moon crescents and mandala flowers design
Black blackwork tattoo of a pine tree silhouette inside a circle, with a long trunk line, on the back of a lower leg.
Pine tree in a circle on a calf
Black and grey tattoo of a shaded dandelion seed head with birds and seeds drifting up the side of the ribs, with the word Always below.
Dandelion seeds becoming birds on ribs
Small solid black dragon silhouette tattoo in blackwork style on the upper chest, below the collarbone, on a woman in a black vest top.
Dragon silhouette on upper chest
Solid black silhouette of an anchor with a rope wrapped around its shaft and arms, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Anchor with coiled rope design
Solid black blackwork tattoo of a stag's head and antlers within swirling smoke shapes, shown on a forearm.
Stag silhouette blackwork on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a tree silhouette whose canopy breaks into scattered dots, on the side of a torso in a black and white photo.
Tree dissolving into dots on the side
Black and grey blackwork and fine line tattoo of a leaping stag with branched antlers on the side of the torso.
Leaping stag with branched antlers on the side of the body
Colour tattoo on the inner forearm of a black silhouette figure lifted by a cluster of red, orange, pink, green and blue balloons.
Silhouette floating from colourful balloons on forearm
Small solid black cat silhouette tattoo behind a person's ear, shown in a black and white photograph.
Small cat silhouette behind the ear
Solid black palm tree silhouette tattoo on the back of a calf, photographed on a sandy beach with the sea behind.
Palm tree tattoo on a calf
Black and grey photo of a small solid airplane silhouette tattoo on a lower leg, above a knitted sock, with an aircraft window behind.
Small airplane tattoo on a lower leg
Small solid black silhouette tattoo of a leaping basketball player with a ball above, on the ankle, above a white sock and navy trainer.
Jumpman silhouette on an ankle
Colour tattoo of a mermaid silhouette sitting on a rock with a green tail and red-edged hair, placed on the top of a foot.
Mermaid silhouette on the top of a foot
Flash sheet of solid black cat silhouette designs in varied poses, with small hearts and short captions on a white background.
Black cat silhouette flash sheet
Solid black silhouette of a fairy in flight with fine-lined butterfly wings, shown as a standalone flash design on a white background.
Fairy silhouette with butterfly wings
Black and white photo of a small solid black cat silhouette tattoo sitting behind a person's ear, on the neck.
Small cat silhouette behind the ear
Small black silhouette tattoo of flying figures and a bird across the upper chest near the collarbone.
Silhouette figures in flight on collarbone
Flash sheet of eight tribal-style wolf designs in red, blue, green, gold, purple, black and white, with no body placement shown.
Multicoloured tribal wolf flash sheet
Traditional style illustration of a woman in profile wearing two red roses in curled grey hair, with a black silhouette behind her, shown as a printed artwork on a wooden table.
Profile portrait with red roses in curled hair
Two matching forearm tattoos of black stick figures climbing beside a thin orange and blue vertical line, shown side by side.
Matching stick figure tattoos on forearms
Black and grey silhouette tattoo of an adult lifting a child against a circle, placed centrally on a person's upper back.
Silhouetted figure lifting a child on a back
Small black fine-line tattoo of three birds in flight above the cursive word invictus, on the upper back of a woman in a bikini.
Invictus script and three birds on the back
Small solid black poodle silhouette tattoo on the upper back near the shoulder blade, beside a patterned white and blue shoulder strap.
Poodle silhouette on upper back
Fine line black tattoo of an adult figure holding two small figures with a heart shape below, on the inner wrist, with a coin resting beside it.
Small figures and heart on a wrist
Small solid black cupid silhouette drawing a bow, with the word Shit. in typewriter lettering, on an upper arm.
Cupid silhouette with word on upper arm
Black Kokopelli figure with feathered headdress playing a flute, set against a red and orange circle, tattooed on skin.
Kokopelli figure over a red sun
Black silhouette design of four perched birds on a bare branch, with a songbird on a leafy twig and three small birds in flight above.
Silhouette birds on branches stencil
Two calf tattoos side by side: a dark silhouette of a figure beside a chimney skyline with orange shading and the words Step in Time, and a silhouette of a figure holding an umbrella with blue shading
Two calf tattoos of silhouettes with lettering
Solid black paw print design with a white dog head in profile cut into the large central pad, shown on a plain white background.
Paw print with dog head silhouette
Two small matching elephant tattoos on the inner wrists of two hands clasped together, one solid black and one in black fine line outline.
Matching elephant tattoos on two wrists
Black tattoo of a flock of birds rising over the script line Sometimes you're gotta fall before you fly, on a person's upper back and shoulder.
Bird flock and script quote across a shoulder
Solid black blackwork tattoo of a silhouetted girl with a ponytail and full dress holding a sparkler, on the upper arm.
Girl silhouette with sparkler on upper arm