Silhouette tattoo ideas

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

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Solid black ballerina silhouette tattoo in a blackwork style on the outer ankle, with one arm raised and one arm extended.
Ballerina silhouette on an ankle
Small solid black silhouette tattoo of an elephant holding an umbrella on the ankle.
Elephant holding an umbrella on an ankle
Four solid black silhouettes of figures in flight, arranged in a diagonal line along the side of a finger, shown on a hand with black nail polish.
Flying silhouettes along a finger
Colour tattoo of a Mickey Mouse head silhouette on the ankle, outlined in a soft blurred rainbow of pink, orange, yellow, teal and blue.
Mickey Mouse silhouette in rainbow wash
Solid black silhouette of a dancing woman framed by pink ribbon swirls, tattooed across a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Silhouette dancer with pink ribbons on upper back
Solid black mermaid silhouette with two small fish silhouettes trailing below, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Mermaid silhouette and fish on a wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a feather on the forearm that breaks up into flying bird silhouettes, shown across three photographs from different angles.
Feather turning into flying birds
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a forest with trees and animal silhouettes in a circle on the inner wrist, held by a hand with sage green nail polish.
Forest scene in a circle on a wrist
A small solid black silhouette of a squirrel drawn in ink on lined paper, shown as a tattoo design sketch.
Black silhouette squirrel design on paper
Four small black dragonfly tattoos in a vertical line down the back of a person's neck, decreasing in size towards the shoulders.
Four dragonflies down the back of the neck
Solid black mermaid silhouette tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm, in a blackwork style.
Mermaid silhouette on the inner wrist
Black and grey tattoo of a bison silhouette filled with a starry night sky and a crescent moon, with grey shaded mountains inside its body, on the upper leg.
Bison silhouette with night sky and mountains
Colour tattoo on a limb showing two dark silhouetted figures against a rainbow and orange sunset inside an outline shape, with an ALLONS-Y banner below.
Two silhouettes, rainbow and sunset with banner
Close-up of a black ink tattoo of four flying silhouette figures trailing down behind a person's ear, with a stud earring in the lobe.
Flying figure silhouettes behind the ear
Black tattoo on a forehead showing four antelope and two archers in a simple cave-painting style.
Cave-art hunting scene on forehead
Small solid black unicorn silhouette tattoo on the back of a hand near the wrist, shown in a close photograph.
Small unicorn tattoo on the hand
Solid black silhouettes of three birds in flight on a wrist, with a second panel below showing six similar bird designs on white.
Three flying birds on a wrist
Solid black flash design of a stylised dragon-like creature with a curling spiral tail and sweeping wing-like spikes, on a white background.
Black silhouette dragon with spiral tail
Small dark dragon silhouette tattoo in black and grey ink on a woman's upper chest, just below the collarbone.
Dragon silhouette on upper chest
A flash sheet of nine pairs of black antler designs drawn in bold linework on a white background, with no body placement shown.
Antler flash sheet in nine pairs
Black silhouette tattoo of a creature with pink inner ears and a trailing tail of small star dots on the outer upper arm.
Black creature with a star trail on the upper arm
Two walking bear silhouettes, one larger than the other, filled with a galaxy pattern of stars in blue, purple and red across the upper back.
Two bears with galaxy fill on upper back
Black koala silhouette on a forearm, filled with an orange sunset, a pale sun and mountain peaks in colour.
Koala silhouette with sunset on a forearm
Blue, teal and yellow watercolour-style silhouette of a figure with one arm raised, surrounded by splatter dots, tattooed on the upper arm.
Blue silhouette of a figure on upper arm
Black solid blackwork tattoo of two elongated stylised figures holding hands, placed centrally on the upper back.
Two stylised figures holding hands on upper back
Close-up photograph of a bold solid black tattoo of an abstract arrow-like shape with a rounded section, on the ankle and foot.
Bold black arrow-like tattoo on ankle
A grid of black butterfly designs in varied wing shapes, from detailed linework to solid silhouettes, shown on a white background.
Black butterfly flash sheet
Black silhouette tattoo of five birds in flight, arranged in a rising diagonal line across the lower back.
Five birds in flight on lower back
Colour tattoo of a starry galaxy-filled figure silhouette inside a scalloped shell on the lower leg, with a bold black outline and pink and orange wash behind.
Galaxy silhouette in a shell on the calf
Solid black cat tattoo with a tall curling tail on the lower back, shown against pale skin.
Black cat with raised tail on the back
Black silhouette tattoo of three elephants walking in a row around an ankle, with bare feet and rolled denim visible on wet sand.
Three elephants on an ankle
Two matching Mickey Mouse head tattoos on the wrists, one a black outline and one solid black, each with a small heart in the ear.
Matching Mickey silhouette wrist tattoos
Black and grey tattoo of a bare tree with flying birds fading into a dark treeline on the forearm, with the hand held open above it.
Birds and bare tree on a forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of three birds in flight on the upper back, near the left shoulder blade.
Three birds on the upper back
Black ink flash sheet with six traditional-style designs: a crescent moon with clouds, a rose with a banner, a dagger with a banner, a silhouette and skull, a sun with a banner, and a heart inside a
Six black ink flash designs on a sheet
Small solid black bat silhouette blackwork tattoo on the inner forearm, shown in a black and white photo with a soft blurred background.
Small bat silhouette on a forearm
Black silhouette of a bird perched on a branch with pink blossoms, tattooed on the forearm of a person wearing a dark blue sleeve.
Bird on a blossom branch on a forearm
Fine line black outline tattoo of a sitting cat seen from behind, with a curling tail, on the calf.
Sitting cat outline on a lower leg
Small black Mickey Mouse silhouette tattoo with a grey shimmer finish, sitting behind a person's ear on the head.
Mickey Mouse silhouette behind the ear
Black blackwork tattoo of a bird in flight above bare trees on the inner forearm, fading to solid black near the wrist.
Bird over forest silhouette on forearm
Colour tattoo of a heart-shaped night scene with a pale castle, a black silhouetted tree and stars on the upper arm.
Heart-framed castle and silhouette on upper arm
Close-up of a solid black bicycle silhouette tattoo on a shoulder, with a patterned fabric top below.
Bicycle tattoo on the shoulder
Healed tattoo on an ankle of a solid black terrier head in profile beside a small green four-leaf clover.
Terrier silhouette and clover on an ankle
Black and grey forearm tattoo of a ruined wooden cabin and a dark silhouetted figure, with the script line Celebrate the way the night hides scars above it.
Ruined cabin and script lyric on a forearm
Black and grey forest tattoo on a forearm, with bare trees on the left, pine trees on the right and birds flying above, shading to solid black near the wrist.
Forest silhouette on a forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black cat silhouette on a red oval panel within an ornate black and grey frame, on the forearm.
Black cat in ornate frame on forearm
Watercolour-style tattoo of a white fox silhouette sitting against pink, orange, blue and purple splashes, on the side of the ribs.
Watercolour fox silhouette on ribs
Small solid black cat silhouette tattoo on the lower back of a person whose lilac top is lifted at the side.
Small black cat silhouette on lower back