Silhouette tattoo ideas

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

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Black silhouette tattoo of a flock of birds in flight across a forearm, photographed against a dark navy background.
Flock of birds on a forearm
Black fine line outline tattoo of a small dog with large upright ears on the top of a foot, in black and grey.
Outline of a chihuahua on a foot
Black crossed arrows design on a plain white background, drawn as a flat silhouette with no body placement shown.
Crossed arrows design
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a seated figure with its head bowed and hidden by hands, framed by dark trees and dripping ink lines.
Hooded figure among trees on a forearm
Black silhouette design of four sharks swimming at different sizes on a white background, with no body placement shown.
Four sharks silhouette design
Colour tattoo of the Deathly Hallows triangle with a wizard silhouette in a teal forest, above a script quote, on a forearm.
Deathly Hallows and quote on a forearm
Fine black line tattoo of a sitting cat with its tail curling into a small loop, placed on the inner lower leg above the ankle.
Line-drawn cat on the ankle
Upper arm tattoo of a Mickey Mouse head outline filled with soft rainbow watercolour-style washes of pink, orange, yellow, green, purple and blue.
Rainbow watercolour Mickey Mouse silhouette on upper arm
Black and white photo of three tiny bird silhouettes in a row, a fine line tattoo on the inner wrist.
Three small birds on the wrist
A purple tribal-style cat tattoo with swirling inner patterns and black outlines, sitting on the upper back.
Purple tribal cat on upper back
Black ink tattoo of a seated cat seen from behind, filled with swirling ornamental linework, on a forearm against a dark background.
Ornamental cat silhouette on a forearm
Black silhouette swallows in flight in a blackwork style, tattooed in a diagonal line across the ribs of a bare side torso.
Flying swallows across the ribs
Solid black pine tree tattoo with jagged branches on the calf of a hairy leg, in a blackwork style.
Pine tree on a lower leg
Small solid black dolphin tattoo on a finger, shown in a close photo of a hand with glitter nail polish.
Small dolphin tattoo on a finger
Solid black blackwork silhouette of a man in a suit with curly hair, beside a street lamp, tattooed on the ankle and lower leg.
Silhouette of a suited man beside a lamp on a lower leg
Small solid black owl and heart tattoo with a heart-shaped cutout on the inner wrist, shown beside a larger version of the design.
Small owl and heart on wrist
Two matching neo-traditional tattoos on a pair of thighs, each showing a profile silhouette filled with a night sky, planet, UFO and mountains, with text reading THE TRUTH and IS OUT THERE.
Matching space silhouettes on thighs
Side ribs tattoo of a handwritten line reading there is always hope, with a red heart balloon and a black silhouette of a girl reaching up.
Script quote and girl silhouette on ribs
Small black and grey blackwork tattoo of a castle silhouette with horizontal stripes and a faint circle behind it, on an upper arm.
Castle silhouette on an upper arm
Black silhouette tattoo of five birds flying in a line across the top of a bare foot, placed near the ankle.
Five birds in flight across a foot
Black line flash design of an infinity symbol with a gymnast silhouette in its right loop, with the words forever above and a gymnast below.
Forever a gymnast infinity design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of bare trees, a pine and a flock of birds fading into stipple near the wrist on a forearm.
Forest and birds on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a shaded feather with silhouetted birds rising from its tip and the text Isaiah 40:31 beneath it, on the side of the torso.
Feather and flying birds with scripture on flank
Black ornamental rooster design on a white background, with swirling line detail and dotted patterns filling the body and tail.
Ornamental rooster design
Black ink and grey pencil drawing of a stylised cat with spider web patterns on its body and a curling tail, a design suitable for a tattoo.
Stylised cat with spider web and swirling tail
Black cat silhouette filled with pink roses and leaves, tattooed on the left side of a ribcage, with a striped top and dark trousers.
Cat silhouette filled with roses on ribs
Black and grey photograph of three small solid black bird silhouettes tattooed on the inner wrist, with a silver charm bracelet worn on the same arm.
Three birds in flight on an inner wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a white rabbit holding a pocket watch, with a teacup and saucer and a small silhouette below.
White rabbit and teacup forearm sleeve
Back of a woman's neck and upper back with her hair in a bun, showing a small solid black silhouette of a swallow tattoo near the nape.
Small swallow tattoo on the back of the neck
Black tribal spiral designs with curling patterns shown as armbands and shoulder pieces over grey body silhouettes.
Tribal spiral armband designs on body silhouettes
Close photograph of a small solid black silhouette of a seated cat tattooed on the inner wrist.
Small black cat on a wrist
Grey flying bird silhouettes tattooed across the upper back of a person wearing a dark strappy top, with palm trees behind.
Flying birds across the upper back
Black silhouette tattoo of Peter Pan characters flying along a dotted infinity loop with the words Never Grow Up, on the ribs.
Peter Pan silhouettes in an infinity loop on ribs
Solid black cat silhouette with a small fleur-de-lis beside it, tattooed on the outer upper arm of a person in a dark sleeveless top.
Black cat silhouette and fleur-de-lis on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo on a calf showing a black silhouette of a woman holding a magnifying glass, framed by the words THIS ABOVE ALL TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE and pink and yellow flowers.
Silhouette with magnifying glass and quote on a calf
Close-up of a tattoo on the ribs showing four bird silhouettes in flight, the top bird in red and the three below in black.
Four birds in flight on the ribs
Small solid black hummingbird silhouette tattoo on an ankle, with the wearer in plaid canvas boat shoes on a sandy background.
Small hummingbird tattoo on an ankle
Solid black aeroplane silhouette tattoo on the upper back of a person lying on their side, with beige bra straps visible.
Aeroplane silhouette tattoo on a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a stag with large antlers, misty pine trees and a fisherman silhouette in water, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Stag, forest and fisherman realism on upper arm
Black ink tattoo on a forearm of swallows flying above two perched birds on a leafy branch, with the word love in script lettering below.
Swallows and the word love on a forearm
Two solid black silhouette swallows in flight on a forearm, with soft, slightly feathered edges.
Two swallows in flight on the arm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a cat silhouette in an oval cameo frame with flowers and a pearl drape, on a person's upper back.
Cat cameo on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a bird in flight with spread wings on the top of a shoulder.
Black bird in flight on a shoulder
Black and grey tattoo design of a dandelion seed head dissolving into a flock of birds, shown as a standalone drawing with no body placement.
Dandelion seed head turning into birds
Black fine line Eiffel Tower tattoo on a forearm, held up in front of the real Eiffel Tower across a grassy park in Paris.
Eiffel Tower tattoo on a forearm
Black silhouette of a child holding a balloon, with a puzzle piece pattern on the backpack, over red, purple and teal watercolour splashes on the thigh.
Child silhouette with balloon on thigh
Black silhouette design of three police boxes of decreasing size, each with curling ornamental swirls, on a plain grey background.
Three police box silhouettes with swirls
Black and grey tattoo of a bare tree with birds taking flight above a dark forest, on the forearm of a raised hand.
Bare tree and birds on a forearm