Silhouette tattoo ideas

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

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Black stencil of a smiling bulldog standing with front paws visible, set against a pale blue background.
Bulldog stencil design
Close photograph of a small black silhouette tattoo of four birds in flight on pale skin, placed on the side of the body near the ribs.
Four birds in flight on the side of the body
Small solid black hummingbird silhouette tattoo on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Small hummingbird on upper chest
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a figure holding an umbrella under dripping rain, on the inner wrist.
Figure under umbrella in rain on a wrist
Small black and grey tattoo of a moose silhouette on the outer side of an ankle.
Moose silhouette on an ankle
Black and grey tattoo of a shaded feather dissolving into a flock of solid bird silhouettes on the side of the ribs.
Feather turning into a flock of birds
Black fine line tattoo of Belle and the Beast in profile beside a small green and pink rose, with the script words Tale as old as time beneath, on a person's upper back.
Belle and the Beast silhouette with rose on upper back
Small black silhouette birds in flight tattooed up the side of the neck behind the ear, photographed from behind.
Flock of birds on the neck
Black ink tattoo of a woman silhouette in a dress, leaning back in an oval frame with scrolled corners, on the inner upper arm.
Silhouetted dancer in an oval frame on upper arm
Fine line tattoo of a small flock of birds in flight on the side of a ribcage, shown in a black and grey photo of a person in a loose vest top.
Small flock of birds on the ribs
Black silhouette tree with a flock of birds and pink and blue watercolour wash tattooed across the upper back and shoulder.
Tree and flying birds on a shoulder
Black silhouette cat tattoo with a curling tail and a trail of paw prints, one with a small red heart, on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Black cat and paw prints on upper chest
Colour tattoo of a cat outline filled with a pink and blue night sky, a yellow moon and a black cat silhouette in bare branches, on the outer thigh.
Cat silhouette with moon on thigh
Solid black tribal-style cat design filled with spiral swirls, shown as a flash drawing on a white background with no body placement visible.
Tribal swirl cat design
Two people seen from behind on a beach, each with a small solid black bird tattoo at the nape of the neck.
Matching small bird tattoos at the nape
Colour tattoo of two figure silhouettes in orange, red and green watercolour washes with dripping edges, on the outer upper arm.
Watercolour figures on an upper arm
Solid black silhouette design of a witch in a pointed hat riding a broomstick, surrounded by swirling flourishes on a white background.
Witch on broomstick silhouette
Colour tattoo of a Totoro outline filled with a misty forest and a dark figure holding a red umbrella, on the calf.
Totoro outline with forest scene on calf
Black and grey realistic feather tattoo with small flying bird silhouettes on the side of the torso, above the waistband.
Feather with birds on the side of the torso
Black design of a bear in profile walking to the right, with a pine forest filling its body against a white background.
Bear silhouette filled with pine forest
Colour realism tattoo on a lower leg showing a dark silhouette of a figure with outstretched arm against green trees and an orange and red sunset.
Silhouetted figure in a sunset landscape
Black tattoo of five bird silhouettes in flight scattered across pale skin on the side of the torso, placed on the ribs.
Flock of bird silhouettes on the side
Colour tattoo of a lion's head above an orange and red sunset with animal silhouettes on a ridge, on a forearm.
Lion and savanna sunset on a forearm
Solid black silhouette of a palm tree tattooed on the side of a person's ribs, beneath a grey vest top.
Palm tree tattoo on the side ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a wolf's head above a moon with a howling wolf silhouette, on the inner forearm.
Realistic wolf head and moon on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a dark profile silhouette in an ornate oval frame, with a blue carriage, pink bow and script above, on a forearm.
Silhouette cameo and carriage on a forearm
Solid black guitar silhouette tattoo with small lettering along the neck, placed on the inside of a person's ankle.
Black guitar silhouette on an ankle
Two black ink tattoos of running foxes on the backs of a pair of hands and wrists, held together against a white background.
Running foxes across the hands
Side ribs tattoo with the words never grow up in black script, flying figure silhouettes, stars and a green island with a gold-edged shoreline.
Never grow up script and green island on ribs
Small solid black silhouette tattoo on the back of a hand near the base of a finger, shaped like an animal's head and neck.
Small black silhouette on the hand
Black silhouette tattoo of two birds perched on a thin branch with leaves, placed at the back of the neck below dark hair.
Two birds on a branch on the back of the neck
Colour watercolour tattoo of a white fox silhouette with black outline on the side of the ribs, surrounded by pink, blue, orange and purple washes.
Fox silhouette in watercolour splashes on ribs
Black silhouette of a leafy tree with spreading roots, with the word Family and a quote about branches and roots set beside the trunk.
Family tree with roots and quote
Small black fine line tattoo of a cyclist riding a bicycle whose wheels form an infinity symbol, placed on a person's upper back.
Cyclist silhouette within an infinity loop
Black tattoo of flying birds and a dreamcatcher on the side of a person's neck, photographed from behind in sepia tones.
Birds and dreamcatcher on the neck
Small black fine-line pine tree tattoo on the side of the ribs, with a hand resting beside it.
Small pine tree on the side ribs
Black tattoo of a flock of birds rising from the upper arm, with a dark treeline silhouette fading into the forearm, on a man in a white vest.
Flock of birds and treeline on an arm
Small black pine tree tattoo in a solid silhouette style on a person's shoulder, seen from behind against green trees.
Small pine tree on a shoulder
Black tattoo of a film strip with a dark silhouette and ink drips on a leg, surrounded by other black linework tattoos of a ship, birds and high heeled legs.
Film strip with ink splash on a calf
Solid black silhouette design of three birds in flight, arranged diagonally on a white background, suitable as a flash design.
Three birds in flight silhouette
Solid black silhouette tattoo of a line of marching elephants across the top of a bare foot, with a beaded anklet above the ankle.
Line of marching elephants on a foot
Fine line black tattoo of three bird silhouettes perched on a curling vine with leaves, placed on the side of the ribs.
Three birds on a vine on the ribs
Small black fine line bird silhouettes in a row across two fingers of a hand, with a coloured tattoo partly visible on a forearm at the right edge.
Row of small birds across two fingers
Close-up of a woman's inner forearm with a small black silhouette tattoo of five birds flying in a line towards the elbow.
Five small birds in flight on a forearm
Black blackwork tattoo of a baseball stitch seam curving around a solid black batter silhouette on home plate, on the forearm.
Baseball stitching and batter logo on a forearm
Black hatched linework tattoo of a sitting cat with a curling tail on the inner arm.
Sketched cat silhouette on a forearm
A collection of black cat silhouette flash designs, several containing a black and white yin yang symbol, with no body placement shown.
Black cat silhouettes with yin yang symbols
Three solid black crown silhouettes on a white background: a heart-topped crown at the top, a scrolled crown in the middle and a classic arched crown at the bottom.
Three crown silhouette designs