Silhouette tattoo ideas

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

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Small black bird silhouettes in flight tattooed across a shoulder and collarbone, shown in a black and white photograph.
Flock of birds on a shoulder
Two small fox tattoos on skin: one a solid black silhouette and one a black outline, both sitting on the forearm in a minimal fine line style.
Two small fox tattoos on skin
Fine line black tattoos on a man's forearms showing a stack of book spines, quotation marks, lettering and small flying silhouettes.
Book stack, quotes and birds on forearms
Black fine-line tattoo of a seated cat seen from behind with a curled tail, shown on skin in a fine line style.
Single-line cat silhouette tattoo
Small black silhouette of three birds in flight tattooed on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade, in a minimal fine line style.
Three birds on upper back
Several people's wrists with small black fine line tattoos of birds in flight, arranged in a trail across the forearm near the wrist.
Flying bird tattoos on several wrists
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a dandelion seed head on the side ribs, with seeds drifting off and turning into small birds.
Dandelion seeds turning into birds on the ribs
Small black fine line tattoo of three birds in flight on the inner wrist, beside a silver bracelet and teal nail polish.
Three birds in flight on a wrist
Black and white photo from behind of a fine line cat outline tattoo on the nape of a person's neck.
Single line cat on the nape of the neck
Black single-line drawing of a sitting cat in profile, looking left, with a curled tail, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Minimalist sitting cat line drawing
Fine line tattoo of a seated cat outline with pink, blue and purple watercolour splashes on the forearm.
Cat silhouette with watercolour splashes on forearm
Back of a woman's neck showing a small fine line black cat outline tattoo, with a tabby cat resting on her shoulder.
Fine line cat tattoo on the nape
Fine line black tattoo of a slender cat with a curled tail on a person's upper back, with a real black cat resting its head on the shoulder.
Black cat tattoo on an upper back
Collage of four tattoos showing cats and dogs: a black silhouette on the neck, a fine line heartbeat with paw print on the inner arm, a fine line cat on the chest, and a watercolour cat and dog on the
Cat and dog tattoo designs in four placements
Black and grey photo of a fine black branch tattoo with a small perched bird on the upper back near the shoulder blade, in a botanical style.
Bird perched on a branch on the upper back
Fine line outline of a seated cat with a soft pink and blue watercolour wash on the inner wrist.
Cat outline with watercolour wash on wrist
Black fine line wrist tattoo of two birds on wires, one perched and one in flight, with a second photo showing the wire lines alone.
Birds on wires around the wrist
Fine line black tattoo on a shoulder showing two facing profiles with a small red rose, in a fine line style.
Profile pair and rose on a shoulder
Fine line black tattoo on the outer side of a foot showing silhouettes of the Eiffel Tower, the Colosseum and Big Ben above the word wanderlust in script.
Landmark skyline and wanderlust script on a foot
Black fine line book stacks, quotation marks, Peter Pan silhouettes and quote lettering shown as a flash sheet, with the designs applied to a forearm in the lower right photo.
Book and quote designs on forearms
Fine line black tattoo of a sitting cat with a curled tail on the ankle, shown in a close photograph of the skin.
Sitting cat outline on an ankle
Close-up of a small fine line tattoo of five black birds in flight running down the inner forearm towards the wrist.
Five birds in flight on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of a fairy silhouette with swirling wings and a trail of small stars, fine line style, on the outer ankle.
Fairy silhouette with star trail on ankle
Fine line black tattoo of three small birds in flight on the upper back near the shoulder blade of a woman with a braided ponytail.
Three small birds on upper back
Two pairs of tiny black bird tattoos sit on the backs of two hands held together, in a minimal fine line style.
Two small birds on linked hands
Black and grey dotwork pine tree running down the inner forearm of a man wearing a red and black checked shirt, with a thin single line forming the trunk.
Pine tree silhouette on a forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of five birds in flight rising up the inner forearm, shown in a Fine line style.
Flock of birds on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of a stylised cat with a curling tail running down the centre of a woman's back, with green accents on the head.
Stylised cat with curling tail on a back
Fine line black outline of a sitting cat with a curled tail, tattooed on the lower leg near the ankle.
Small cat silhouette on a lower leg
Two wrists pressed together showing small black fine line bird tattoos, with two birds perched on a wire on the left wrist and a single bird on the right.
Two wrists with matching bird tattoos
Fine line tattoo of small black birds perched on a thin wire running across the inner forearm, with a hand resting against a tree trunk.
Birds on a wire along a forearm
Fine line black outline tattoo of a cat sitting on a ledge, seen from behind, on the back of a person's neck.
Cat outline on the back of the neck
Two black cat tattoos on the backs of hands: a fine line outline of a cat with an arched back on one hand, and a solid black silhouette of a cat on the other.
Two cat tattoos on the backs of hands
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
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
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
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
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 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
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 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
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
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
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
Fine line black cat tattoo on the back of a woman's neck, with a tabby cat resting on her shoulder.
Small cat tattoo on the nape
Black fine line tattoo of two cats sitting side by side on a horizontal line, with curled tails, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Two cats sitting on a line
Close photo of a small black fine line cat silhouette tattoo on the side of a torso, near the hip, with a hand resting beside it.
Simple black cat silhouette tattoo on the side