Silhouette tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey dotwork and blackwork tattoo on a forearm, showing a stag silhouette against a moon, flying birds, pine trees and a deer, framed by solid black bands.
Stag and forest band on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a masked figure holding a large knife in front of a lit house at night, shown from two angles.
Masked figure with knife on upper arm
Small solid black silhouette tattoo of an animal on the inner forearm near the wrist, beside a blue cord bracelet and a dark beaded bracelet on sand.
Small black animal silhouette on a wrist
Two forearms show a solid black silhouette of a girl reaching out on the left arm and a red heart-shaped balloon with a black string on the right arm.
Silhouette girl and heart balloon on forearms
Fine line black script reading if you're a bird, I'm a bird, with three flying bird silhouettes on the inner wrist.
Script quote and three birds on a wrist
Small black and grey Mickey Mouse silhouette tattoo with hatched shading, on the inner wrist.
Mickey Mouse silhouette on the wrist
Small black fine line tattoo of five birds flying in a diagonal line across the inner forearm of a person wearing a white knit jumper.
Five birds in flight on a forearm
Small solid black elephant silhouette tattoo on the neck behind the ear, shown in a black and white photograph.
Small elephant silhouette behind the ear
Black and grey tattoo of a feather with a swirl at its base and two silhouetted figures across the shaft, on a limb.
Feather with silhouetted figures
Small watercolour-style cat silhouette in rainbow colours on the inner wrist, shown in a close photo of the arm.
Watercolour cat on the inner wrist
Black silhouette design of flying Peter Pan characters and a fairy around the cursive words never grow up, drawn on cream paper.
Peter Pan silhouettes above Never Grow Up script
Solid black silhouette design of an owl with a heart-shaped cutout belly perched on a leafy branch, shown on a plain white background.
Owl with heart belly on a branch
Black and grey tattoo of a woman with an afro, one finger raised to her lips and a flower in her hand, placed on the upper back of a person with curly hair tied back.
Afro figure with finger to lips on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of pine tree silhouettes on a forearm that fades into dotwork stippling towards the wrist, shown in two side-by-side photographs.
Pine forest fading to dotwork on a forearm
Small solid black pine tree tattoo sitting centred between the shoulder blades on a person's upper back.
Pine tree on upper back
Black and white silhouette stencils on card, including a Dalek, several profile heads, a sonic screwdriver, a bow tie and a police box with the word GERONIMO, laid out on a wooden table.
Silhouette stencil sheets on a wooden table
Four black antler designs arranged in a grid on a white background, shown as a flash sheet with no body placement.
Four antler designs on a flash sheet
Black marker silhouette of a figure with a chain across the shoulder, reaching out to a small outlined star beside an outlined starburst, drawn as a tattoo design on plain white paper.
Silhouette figure with chain and star
Solid black silhouette of a roaring lion with a full mane, walking across tufts of grass on a white background.
Roaring lion silhouette over grass
Black outline design of two deer heads with antlers, noses touching above a heart shape, on a white background.
Two deer heads forming a heart
Two matching bat emblem tattoos in black and yellow with a figure silhouette inside, one on each forearm.
Matching bat emblem tattoos on forearms
Blue-black silhouettes of birds in flight rise across a shoulder blade above a line of cursive lettering that reads Sometimes you've gotta fall before you fly.
Bird flock and quote on a shoulder
Two clasped hands showing black wristbands and a black bird silhouette on a forearm, with a colourful sleeve tattoo on a third arm.
Black bands and bird silhouettes on forearms
Small solid black pine tree silhouette tattoo on the outside of an ankle, above a black strap shoe, in a botanical style.
Pine tree silhouette on the ankle
Black and grey realism tattoo of a sitting cat with its tail curled down, on the left side of a person's ribs.
Black cat sitting on the ribs
Close photograph of a watercolour-style tattoo on the side of the torso, with a black pine tree silhouette over soft green and pink colour bands.
Pine tree silhouette over green and pink washes
Black line drawing of a heart outline with a solid black paw print inside it, a tattoo design in a bold blackwork style.
Paw print inside an outlined heart
White silhouette of a mermaid with flowing hair, a curled tail and one arm raised, shown as a tattoo design on a pale teal background.
Mermaid silhouette tattoo design
Two matching watercolour-style tattoos on the inner wrists, a pink and orange fairy holding a wand on the left and a green figure with blue splatter on the right.
Matching fairy and green figure wrist tattoos
Black and white lettering design of a crescent moon with a seated silhouette figure, the script words set within the moon's black shape.
Crescent moon with seated figure and script
Small black fine line tattoo of a single tree with stippled ground on the inner forearm, shown against a pale background.
Single tree on a forearm
Solid black silhouette tattoo of four flying figures in a descending line behind an ear, on the neck.
Flying silhouettes behind the ear
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a faceless masked spirit figure with a white mask, on the forearm, fading to grey at the base.
Masked spirit silhouette on a forearm
Black-ink city skyline tattoo with a suspension bridge in soft shaded silhouette on the inner forearm.
City skyline silhouette on a forearm
Black and grey flash design of dandelion seeds drifting up from an ornate silhouette with butterflies and flowing script lettering, on a white background.
Dandelion seeds and script design
Small black cat tattoo in fine line style with a curling tail, on the lower back above a white waistband.
Black cat with curling tail on lower back
A cat silhouette tattoo filled with purple, pink, yellow and green galaxy-style colour and small stars, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Galaxy cat silhouette on shoulder blade
Small solid black airplane silhouette tattoo on the forearm of a person wearing a grey vest top.
Small airplane tattoo on a forearm
Small traditional-style tattoo of a corked bottle with a black silhouette and red outline inside, on pale skin.
Corked bottle with silhouette
Solid black bat symbol tattoo shown in two photographs, one close up on the skin and one small tattoo on the lower abdomen above black jeans.
Bat symbol tattoo on skin
Small black bird silhouettes fly in a trail up the inner wrist and forearm, with a wooden floor behind.
Flock of birds up a forearm
Three photos of black and grey forearm tattoos showing bare trees, a moon, flying birds, a horse and rider silhouette, and a gate by water, in a blackwork and realism style on the forearm.
Forest, moon and horse rider forearm tattoos
Solid black silhouette of a bird in flight, with spread wings, tattooed on the side of an ankle, against a blue sky and trees.
Flying bird silhouette on an ankle
Close-up of a small black fine line tattoo of a cat with a crescent moon and a dotted swirl trail, placed behind a person's ear.
Cat, crescent moon and dotted swirl behind the ear
Black fine line tattoo of three birds perched on a thin wire across the upper back, with a green top visible below.
Three birds on a wire across the upper back
Solid black stylised design of a woodpecker clinging to a branch, drawn as a bold flat silhouette with no body placement shown.
Woodpecker silhouette on a branch
Three solid black silhouettes of hummingbirds in flight on a plain white background, shown as a flash design with no body placement visible.
Three hummingbirds in flight
Two people holding hands, each with a small black flock of birds tattooed on the inner forearm, one person wearing a camera strap.
Matching bird flock tattoos on forearms