Silhouette tattoo ideas

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

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Black outline tattoo of a mouse-ear silhouette with a small red heart inside one ear, on the ankle.
Mouse-ear silhouette with red heart on an ankle
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 cat silhouette on the upper arm filled with the word MEOW in orange and red lettering, in a bold lettering style.
MEOW lettering in a cat silhouette
Small black silhouette of a pine tree tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist, photographed against a floral bedsheet.
Single pine tree on the forearm
Small solid black airplane silhouette tattoo on the inner forearm of a person seated by an aircraft window at night, with a knitted white sleeve and a yellow seat back.
Small airplane tattoo on a forearm
Colourful botanical tattoo of a cat silhouette filled with blue, white and red flowers, across the upper back of a person with their head turned away.
Floral cat silhouette on upper back
Solid black silhouette of a greyhound head with ears, combined with swirling black and white filigree scrolls in a blackwork style design.
Greyhound head with scrollwork
Colour tattoo of a Mickey Mouse head silhouette filled with flowers in teal, pink and purple on a lower leg, with bold black outlines.
Floral Mickey Mouse silhouette on calf
Small black and grey tattoo of two cats seen from behind, standing side by side above a thin horizontal line, on the side of the ribs.
Two cats seen from behind on the ribs
Colourful tattoo of a leaping wolf silhouette filled with pine trees, mountains and a purple and orange night sky, placed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Wolf silhouette with aurora forest on chest
Solid black cat tattoo with green eyes and a red collar on the upper arm, shown on glossy skin.
Black cat with red collar on upper arm
Colour tattoo of two cats sitting on a black crescent moon with a red heart and green leaves, placed on the upper back, shown beside a photo of two cat silhouettes at a window.
Two cats on a crescent moon on the upper back
Flash sheet of six numbered black silhouette designs of antlered deer heads, some combined with hearts and a small bow, shown on a white background.
Six buck silhouette designs on a flash sheet
Colour tattoo on a forearm of a blue Deathly Hallows triangle showing a silhouetted figure in a forest, with script lettering below reading Don't let the Muggles get you down darling.
Deathly Hallows triangle and script quote on forearm
Colour tattoo of a leaping dancer silhouette with blue and green wash shading, on the lower leg above the ankle.
Dancer silhouette in blue and green wash on a lower leg
Small solid black cat silhouette tattoo behind a person's ear, shown in a black and white photograph.
Small cat silhouette behind the ear
Three black swallow silhouettes on a forearm, with soft green, blue and pink shading behind the wings, set against a patterned top.
Three swallows on a forearm
Small black tattoo of four birds in flight running up the inner forearm near the wrist, in a photo with a blurred green background.
Four flying birds on a wrist
Black botanical tattoo of a bare tree with birds lifting off its branches, placed centrally on the upper back of a woman with her hair in a bun.
Bare tree with birds on upper back
Small solid black bird silhouette tattoo on the side of a person's neck, above the collarbone, with a black leather jacket at the neckline.
Small bird silhouette near the collarbone
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
Solid black blackwork tattoo of a paw print with a wolf head in silhouette inside the main pad, on the lower leg.
Wolf head within a paw print on a lower leg
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
Colour tattoo of a bare black tree and a child on a swing silhouetted against a purple, pink and orange sunset sky, on a forearm.
Tree silhouette and swing at sunset on a forearm
Black lettering reading 'Not all those who wander are lost' with two bird silhouettes, tattooed along the side of a foot near the ankle.
Quote tattoo with birds on a foot
Small solid black silhouette tattoo of a witch in a pointed hat and flowing dress, on the upper arm beside a coin.
Witch silhouette on the upper arm
Three photos of Peter Pan silhouette tattoos: a black one on the heel, a green one with the words Never grow up on the forearm, and a black one on the neck.
Peter Pan silhouette tattoos in three placements
Two views of a colourful silhouette tattoo on an upper arm, showing a figure holding an umbrella above rooftops with a pink, purple and blue sky behind.
Silhouetted umbrella figure and rooftops on upper arm
Small solid black pine tree tattoo on the inner forearm, with slight redness around the skin.
Small pine tree on the inner forearm
Black and white photo of a woman seen from behind, with a small solid black silhouette of a cat with an arched back tattooed on her upper back near the shoulder blade.
Small black cat tattoo on upper back
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
Black ink anchor with birds lifting off its shank and the script Sorelle per Sempre below it, tattooed on a lower leg.
Anchor with birds and script on a calf
Black silhouette design of a small fairy and several flying figures on a white background, shown as a standalone design with no body part visible.
Silhouetted flying figures design
Small solid black cat silhouette tattoo on the top of a foot, close to the toes.
Cat silhouette on the top of a foot
Blackwork and dotwork tattoo of bare trees and branches in solid black silhouette on the forearm, with stippled red and black dots fading into the skin above and below.
Tree silhouettes in a forest on a forearm
Black silhouette tattoo of a flying figure, three smaller trailing figures and two stars across a woman's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Silhouetted flying figures and stars on upper back
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
A small solid black cat silhouette tattoo on the inside of a wrist, with white flowers and green foliage behind it.
Small cat silhouette on a wrist
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
Solid black silhouette tattoo of a figure beside a smaller figure, with a heart-shaped loop below, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Solid black figure and heart on a wrist
Small black castle silhouette inside an arc, with pink and teal palm trees, tattooed on the ankle.
Castle and palm trees on an ankle
Two matching solid black cat silhouette tattoos with heart-shaped tails and script words Mother and Daughter on a pair of forearms.
Matching cat silhouette tattoos for mother and daughter
Black and grey tattoo of a bare tree with two child silhouettes on a swing, above script lettering, on a forearm.
Tree and swing with names on a forearm
Brown and cream lion cub tattoo with a dark outline and soft shading, sitting on the ankle.
Lion cub silhouette on an ankle
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of three square panels showing a forest, a wooden cabin and a path, running down the inner forearm.
Three forest and cabin panels on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm showing a woman in profile wearing a headwrap and beaded necklace, set inside an outline of the African continent with the word Africa in script.
Woman profile and Africa map on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a dark surfer silhouette carrying a surfboard against an orange sunset and teal sea, on the outer arm.
Surfer silhouette at sunset on an arm