State outline tattoo ideas

105 photos and flash · 44% Fine line, 28% Lettering · Forearm most common

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Colour realism tattoo of California's outline on the upper back, filled with a Milky Way sky, snowy mountains and orange poppies.
California state outline with night sky and poppies
Fine black outline of a state-shaped map with a small red heart inside, tattooed on the side of an ankle.
State outline with red heart on ankle
Close-up of a thin black fine line tattoo outlining a US state on the inner forearm, with a dark knitted sleeve above it.
Fine line outline of a US state on a forearm
Tattoo of the State of Oregon outline in black ink, with a teal pine tree, purple-edged mountains and dark treelines, on a area of skin.
Oregon outline with pine tree and mountains
Colour tattoo on an upper arm in a traditional style, showing a state outline with mountains, a sun, a cabin, pine trees, a peach and a banner reading ON MY MIND.
Mountain cabin and peach on an upper arm
Close-up of a fine line black outline tattoo of the state of Texas behind a person's ear, with the ear and hair visible.
Texas state outline behind the ear
Black lettering tattoo in the shape of the state of Minnesota, filled with names and place words, on the side of a torso.
Minnesota state outline made of words
Colour traditional-style tattoo of the state of Texas on a calf, showing a red sunset, mountains, water and a red and teal tent.
Texas outline with sunset and tent on a calf
Two side-by-side photographs of watercolour-style tattoos of the state of Illinois with a heart cut out, labelled Big Sister and Little Sister in script, on skin.
Illinois state outline with heart, big and little sister
Black and grey realism tattoo of the state of Texas with a raised, bevelled star, shaded to look three-dimensional on the side of the torso.
Texas state outline in 3D shading
Colour tattoo on a lower leg showing the outline of the state of Maine filled with a lighthouse on rocky shore, a compass rose and the word MAINE, with a banner reading the way life should be.
Maine lighthouse and compass rose on a calf
Fine line black tattoo of a state outline with a cursive word running down its right edge, on the side of an ankle.
State outline with script on ankle
Fine line tattoo of an Oregon state outline with the word home in script, a small pink heart and a green pine tree, on the side ribs.
Oregon state outline with home and pine tree
Fine line black outline of a state on the ankle with the word home in script and a small red heart, in fine line style.
State outline with 'home' and red heart on ankle
Colour tattoo on the side ribs showing a Minnesota state outline with a sunset, a common loon, pink lady's slipper orchids, a walleye and a 'You Betcha' banner.
Minnesota loon, walleye and orchids on ribs
Colour tattoo of the state of Oklahoma on an upper arm, filled with a blue sky, red and yellow flowers, a small pink heart and a bird perched on the edge.
Oklahoma state outline with flowers and a bird
Colour realism tattoo of the Texas state outline filled with the Texas flag, showing through torn skin on the upper arm near the elbow.
Texas flag through torn skin on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of the word home in script inside a state outline, with a small star, on the side of a torso.
Home script inside a state outline
Fine line tattoo of the state of Montana with a small red heart and the cursive word home, placed on the upper back.
Montana outline with heart and home
Fine line black outline of the state of Massachusetts with a small red heart near its eastern coast, tattooed on the inner forearm.
Massachusetts outline with red heart
Black outline tattoo of the state of Texas with a small pink heart on a forearm, in a simple fine line style.
Texas outline with pink heart on forearm
Black script lettering reading Buckeyes overlaps a red outline of the state of Ohio on the side of the ribs.
Buckeyes script with Ohio state outline
Black fine line outline of the state of Alabama tattooed on the side of a torso, with a white shirt lifted above it.
Alabama state outline on the side ribs
Blue line drawing of the state of Texas filled with bluebonnet wildflowers, a botanical tattoo design shown on white paper with no body placement visible.
Texas outline filled with bluebonnets
Red tattoo of the state of Michigan with a wing motif on the upper arm of a woman wearing a red printed t-shirt.
Michigan outline with wing on upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of the state of Texas outline with the word Home in script across its lower part, on a person's ribs in black and white.
Texas outline with Home script on ribs
Fine line black outline tattoos of a US state map shape on the side of two fingers of a hand, with grey painted nails.
Two small outline map tattoos on fingers
Black and grey tattoo of a heart inside an outline of Oklahoma on pale skin, with bold linework and soft shading.
Heart inside an Oklahoma outline
Fine line black outline of a state with the word home in script and a small red heart, tattooed on the top of a foot near the ankle.
State outline with home script and red heart on a foot
Black and grey realism tattoo of the state of Oregon, with a shaded mountain and pine trees inside the outline, photographed on skin.
Oregon state outline with mountain and pines
Fine line black tattoo of the state of Kentucky with the script words My Old above and home below, with a small heart, on a person's shoulder.
Kentucky outline with script on shoulder
Fine line outline tattoo of the state of Texas in dark ink on the back of a woman's ankle, with jeans in the background.
Texas outline on an ankle
Black fine line tattoo of the state of Michigan with the word Home in script beneath it, on the upper arm.
Michigan state outline with Home script
Black ink drawing in a dotwork and fine line style of the state of Oregon filled with mountains, pine trees and a sun with dotted rays, on a cream background.
Oregon outline with mountains, pines and sun
Realistic colour tattoo of the state of Texas filled with the Texas flag, with a white star on blue, on the centre of a chest.
Texas flag state outline on chest
Colour rib tattoo of the West Virginia outline filled with an arched bridge over green hills and a river, with script lettering reading take me home country roads.
West Virginia outline with bridge and script
Black and grey tattoo of a state outline with a city skyline silhouette and lettering inside it, on the side of the ribs.
State outline with skyline and lettering on ribs
Two people's forearms, each with a small black outline of a state-shaped map tattooed just below the elbow.
Matching state outline tattoos on forearms
Watercolour-style tattoo of the Alaska outline in teal and pink with an outlined heart and a dotted line, on the side of the ribs.
Alaska map with heart on ribs
Fine black line tattoo of the state of California on the side of the torso, with a small patch of redness near the southern edge.
California state outline on skin
Colour tattoo of the Ohio state outline filled with the state flag, with the script words Home is Where the Heart is below, on the upper leg.
Ohio flag state outline on thigh
Colour realism tattoo of a red covered bridge and orange autumn trees inside a state-shaped outline on a limb.
Covered bridge and autumn trees in state outline
Forearm tattoo of Alaska's black outline filled with a green and yellow landscape, with the words 'That which the sea breaks against' in black lettering below.
Alaska silhouette with landscape and quote on forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of the outline of the state of Texas on the inner forearm, with the word TEXAS in block lettering on the wrist, in a black and white photo.
Texas state outline and word on forearm
Two matching fine line black outline maps of Virginia with a small heart, one beside a red lip print on a hip and one on a forearm.
Matching Virginia outline tattoos
Close photograph of a fine black outline tattoo of the state of New Jersey on the back of a hand, with tattooed forearm visible at the top left.
New Jersey state outline on the back of a hand
Single continuous line drawing of the state of Michigan in dark red ink, with the word Home written in script along the bottom, shown as a fine line design sketch.
Michigan outline with Home script
Black outline tattoo of the state of Massachusetts on the side of a person's ribs, with a grey top lifted beside it.
Massachusetts state outline on ribs