Silhouette tattoo ideas

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

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Small black fine line tattoo of a rearing horse beside the words take me away in script, on the inner wrist.
Horse silhouette and script on a wrist
Black silhouette tattoo of a flock of small birds flying diagonally across the upper back of a woman with her hair in an updo.
Flock of birds across the upper back
Solid black silhouette of a crow perched on bare branches wrapping around the wrist, in a blackwork style.
Crow on branches across a wrist
Black and grey photograph of a solid black cat tattoo stretched down the upper arm, with its tail curling over the shoulder.
Black cat silhouette on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a black silhouetted figure in a top hat, set against green and purple splashes, on the forearm.
Top hat silhouette with paint splashes
Brown silhouette of a howling wolf with a cream triskele of three spirals across its body, on a textured cream background.
Howling wolf with triskele design
Close-up of three solid black bat silhouette tattoos on the side of a woman's neck, below the ear.
Three bat silhouettes on the neck
Black silhouette design of birds flying from a feather beside the script words Your Wings Were Ready But My Heart Was Not, on a pale feathered background.
Flying birds, feather and script quote design
Red and orange sunset wash on the upper arm and shoulder with black silhouettes of savanna animals and a flying bird, in a colour tattoo.
Savanna sunset silhouettes on upper arm
Small black palm tree tattoo with a slim curved trunk on the upper arm of a woman in denim dungarees.
Palm tree on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on an upper thigh, showing a curved lion cub outline with two lion silhouettes on a tree branch inside it.
Lion cub arc with lion silhouettes on a thigh
Small solid black silhouette tattoo of two sitting cats with curling tails, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Two cats silhouette on the upper back
Black outline drawing of two sitting cats facing left, a simple line design on a white background with no body placement shown.
Two cats sitting side by side
Black and grey flash design of four flying silhouettes above the words Never Grow Up in thin serif lettering.
Flying silhouettes with Never Grow Up
Black fine line tattoo of a Roman numeral clock face with silhouetted figures, framed by three roses and leaves, on the outer thigh of a person in shorts.
Clock and roses on a thigh
Close view of a bold black lion silhouette tattoo with a flowing mane on a forearm, in a blackwork style, with a second part of the design on the adjoining arm.
Lion silhouette on a forearm
Black and grey palm tree tattoo on the inner ankle, with a solid trunk and layered fronds in a silhouette style.
Palm tree on an ankle
Small solid black cat silhouette tattoo, seen from behind and sat upright, on the inner wrist of a hand.
Small black cat silhouette on a wrist
Black fine line lettering reading Hakuna Matata with small animal silhouettes above it, tattooed on the top of a woman's foot near the ankle.
Hakuna Matata and animal silhouettes on an ankle
Neo-traditional tattoo on the upper arm inside an ornate gold frame, showing a black silhouette of a woman with a horned or feline head, beside a photo of scarred skin.
Framed silhouette tattoo on upper arm
Small solid black silhouette of a soaring bird on the inner wrist of an open palm, with a plain pale background.
Soaring bird silhouette on the inner wrist
Black fine line tattoo of an infinity loop with silhouetted figures and the script words Forever young, on a person's ribs.
Infinity loop with silhouettes and Forever young
Solid black silhouette design of an anchor with a flock of birds flying up from its shank, on a white background, suitable for a blackwork tattoo.
Anchor with birds taking flight design
Black ink tattoo of a dancing figure in a hat and jacket, in a bold silhouette style, on the outer upper arm.
Dancing figure silhouette on upper arm
Solid black cartoon cat with a curly tail chasing a small mouse, tattooed on the upper chest beside a grey crochet top strap.
Cartoon cat chasing a mouse on the chest
Close-up of a small solid black cat tattoo on the outer rim of an ear, shown in a simple blackwork silhouette style.
Black cat tattoo on the ear
Solid black blackwork leaf tattoo on the forearm near the wrist, with sharply lobed edges against pale skin.
Solid black leaf tattoo on forearm
Colour tattoo of an elephant in profile, filled with layered pink, blue and yellow landscape bands, on the side of the ribs.
Elephant silhouette with landscape fill on ribs
Flash design of a flock of dark silhouetted birds flying in a curving line across a white background.
Flock of birds flying in a curve
Black blackwork and dotwork tattoo of pine tree silhouettes on a lower leg, with a geometric band above the ankle.
Pine forest silhouette on a calf
Black tattoo of a bare branch with three small birds in flight, placed on a woman's upper chest near the collarbone.
Bare branch and three birds on a collarbone
Two black and grey profile silhouette tattoos on the calves, one filled with a domed cathedral city and the other with a Death Star and pine trees.
Twin profile silhouettes on the calves
Two matching fine line tattoos of dark silhouetted birds joined by a looping heart outline, one pink and one blue, on a calf and an ankle.
Matching bird and heart tattoos on two legs
Black silhouette tattoo of two birds perched on a bare branch that runs across the forearm.
Two birds perched on a branch
Small solid black silhouette of a woman holding an umbrella, tattooed on the upper arm and shoulder area of a person wearing a blue sleeveless top.
Umbrella silhouette on upper arm
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo on a calf showing a raised hand with two fingers beside a dark silhouette of a horned profile.
Hand and horned silhouette on a calf
Two solid black pine tree silhouette tattoos on the backs of a person's calves, shown from behind with tan ankle boots and a grassy park behind.
Twin pine tree silhouettes on the calves
Three solid black bird silhouettes in flight in a loose arc on the inner forearm, with a penny held beside them for scale.
Three birds in flight on a forearm
Black fine line pine tree tattoo running vertically along the side of a person's ribs, with a dark top and jeans in view.
Pine tree tattoo on the ribs
Fine line tattoo of three flying silhouettes filled with blue, purple and pink starry shading, placed on the neck behind the ear.
Three flying silhouettes behind the ear
Black and grey tattoo of two sketchy trees framing a small standing figure on the forearm, with grey paving stones behind.
Two trees and a figure on a forearm
A solid black tattoo of a seated cat silhouette wearing a crown with a small cross on top, shown on skin in a close-up photograph.
Black cat silhouette wearing a crown
Black ink tattoo of four small sea turtles in a vertical line with faint swirling trails, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Four sea turtles on upper back
Small red heart outline enclosing two black silhouette shapes, one smaller than the other, tattooed on an ankle.
Red heart and black silhouettes on an ankle
Small fine line black tattoo of three birds in flight on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Three birds in flight on upper back
Close-up of a fine line tattoo of five small black bird silhouettes flying in a diagonal row across the inner forearm near the wrist.
Five small birds in flight on a wrist
Back view of a woman with a small black flock of bird silhouettes tattooed on her upper back, running from the neck towards the shoulder blade.
Flock of birds on upper back
Solid black silhouette tattoo of a cat looking back over its shoulder with a curled tail, on the upper back.
Black cat silhouette on upper back