Silhouette tattoo ideas

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

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Side of a torso showing a black cat silhouette filled with pink roses and foliage, tattooed on the ribs, in a botanical style.
Rose-filled cat silhouette on the ribs
Solid black pine tree tattoo on the left side ribs, shown in a close photo of a person pulling back a dark top.
Pine tree on the ribs
Black solid-fill horse silhouette tattoo across the side of a person's ribs, in a blackwork style.
Horse silhouette on the ribs
Black silhouette temporary tattoo transfer of a flying figure and children, shown partly out of its kraft paper 'temporary tattoo' packet.
Temporary tattoo transfer with flying silhouettes
Black and white photo of five small solid black bird silhouettes tattooed on the inner wrist, with the palm of the hand visible below.
Five small birds on the inner wrist
Black tattoo of a sitting cat with a white-faced head, surrounded by red swirling vines, flowers and stars on a forearm.
Cat silhouette with red vines on a forearm
Black solid tattoo of a Chicago skyline silhouette above four stars and a bar, on the inner upper arm of a woman with her arm raised.
Chicago skyline and stars on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo on the ribs showing two hands clasped together, with their shadow forming a side profile of a head.
Hands casting a profile shadow on the ribs
Black script lettering reading Fly With Me with two flying silhouettes and a small star, tattooed on a forearm.
Fly with me script and flying silhouettes
Black lettering reading Courage, dear heart in script with a solid bird silhouette above it, tattooed on the inner wrist.
Courage, dear heart script and bird on wrist
Close-up of a small black airplane silhouette tattoo on the inner wrist, in a fine line style.
Small airplane tattoo on the inner wrist
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a shaded profile silhouette with ribbon banners reading Darling You'll Be Okay, on a forearm.
Silhouette and banner on a forearm
Small solid black palm tree tattoo on the upper back of a woman wearing a black bikini top, photographed in bright sunlight.
Small palm tree tattoo on upper back
Small solid black ballerina silhouette tattoo in a tutu, with one arm raised, placed centrally on the upper back.
Ballerina silhouette on upper back
Black and white photo of a bare winter tree tattoo in solid black ink on a person's lower back, in a botanical style.
Bare tree tattoo on lower back
A flash sheet of eight black wolf silhouettes in varied poses, including howling, walking, sitting and running, on a white background.
Eight wolf silhouette poses on a sheet
Black and white photo of three small fine line swallows tattooed behind a person's ear on the neck, with short hair framing the image.
Three swallows on the back of the neck
Black silhouette tattoos of a figure on a forearm, with cursive script reading Michael Jackson on another forearm, photographed with the arms crossed.
Silhouette and script forearm tattoos
Black silhouette of a girl reaching for a red heart balloon, tattooed on the inner wrist in a simple stencil-like style.
Silhouette girl with heart balloon on a wrist
Small black fine line tattoo of three birds in flight on an ankle, above the top of a brown canvas high-top trainer.
Three birds in flight on an ankle
Five small solid black silhouette birds in a diagonal line across the inner wrist and lower forearm of a person wearing a dark jumper and a ring.
Row of birds on the inner wrist
Black filigree oval frame with a heart at the top, enclosing a cat silhouette against a dusky blue and pink galaxy background, on a thigh.
Cat silhouette in ornate frame on thigh
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
Small solid black cat silhouette tattoo on the ankle of a foot wearing a leopard print loafer.
Small cat silhouette tattoo on an ankle
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
Healed tattoo across a woman's upper back showing a shaded dandelion, drifting seeds turning into black birds, and the script quote "Inhale the future, exhale the past".
Dandelion seeds becoming birds with script on back
Solid black silhouette of the state of Ohio with tree roots spreading beneath it, drawn as a design on a plain white background.
Ohio silhouette with roots
Black and grey photo of a small solid airplane silhouette tattoo on a forearm, with a knit sleeve and a window seat in the background.
Small airplane tattoo on a forearm
Small solid black silhouette of a figure on the lower leg near the ankle, with a leg in lace platform heels against a dark street at night.
Silhouette figure tattoo on a calf
Colour tattoo on a thigh showing a pink rose with green stem under a glass dome, with two black silhouettes facing each other, in a bold neo-traditional style.
Rose in a glass dome with two silhouettes on a thigh
Black and grey tattoo of pine and bare trees with a flock of birds above a Celtic knot band on a calf, shown in four side-by-side views.
Forest silhouette with birds and Celtic band
Black ink tattoo of a cross with a flock of birds flying off it, on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Cross with birds on upper back
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
Black silhouettes of seven birds in flight on a white background, with the words let it go in cursive script beneath them.
Flying birds with let it go script
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
A red ornate frame holds a Tattoo Bar sign above scattered temporary tattoo designs in script lettering, a silhouette and a peacock on a yellow surface.
Tattoo Bar sign with temporary tattoo designs
Grid of twenty elephant tattoo designs in tribal, mandala, line and colour styles, each shown with a price and a View tattoo button.
Grid of elephant tattoo designs
Colour and grey tattoo across a shoulder blade showing a yellow moon, a spiral hill, two silhouetted figures, a graveyard fence and carved pumpkins.
Moon, spiral hill and pumpkins on a back
Small solid black silhouette tattoo of a giraffe and its calf on the inside of a wrist, with the hand raised and a checked sleeve visible.
Giraffe and calf silhouette on a wrist
Black silhouette tree tattoo with purple and teal watercolour washes behind the canopy, sitting on the upper back.
Black tree silhouette with watercolour splashes on the back
Small solid black silhouette tattoos of figures in flight, arranged in a line along the side of an index finger, held near a woman's chin.
Flying silhouettes along a finger
Grid of black silhouette ornaments including swirls, flowers, leaves, butterflies and snowflakes on a white background, shown as a flash sheet.
Black silhouette ornament flash sheet
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
Close crop of a woman in a bikini showing a small black silhouette tattoo of three butterflies on her lower abdomen, near the waistband.
Small black butterflies on the lower abdomen
Close-up of a small solid black bird silhouette tattoo on the inner forearm, against a yellow, red and blue background.
Small black bird on a forearm
Photograph of a large surreal tattoo on a person's upper back and shoulder, showing a glowing blue night sky with a moon and small planets framed by swirling brown organic shapes, with a tiny standing
Night sky and moon across a shoulder blade
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