Hand tattoo ideas

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Fine line red tattoos of a K with a heart and a Q with a heart on two fingers, with the other hand showing dark script tattoos.
King and queen of hearts on fingers
Close-up of a black geometric tattoo across the back of a hand and fingers, with diamond motifs, small stars and fine parallel lines.
Geometric diamond pattern across the back of a hand
Dark teal mandala tattoo across the back of a hand and wrist in a geometric dotwork style, with silver rings and matte teal nails.
Mandala design on the back of a hand
Small black padlock tattoo on a wrist and a red key tattoo on the back of a hand, shown as two people hold hands.
Padlock and key tattoos on held hands
Black mandala tattoo with dot work and geometric patterns on the back of a hand and wrist, with silver rings on the fingers.
Mandala tattoo on the back of a hand
Dark brown mehndi-style floral and paisley design across the back of a hand and along the fingers, resting on grey fur beside a makeup brush and compact.
Mehndi-style floral design on the back of a hand
Black and grey photo of two open palms with the word HARD tattooed across the left fingers and WORK across the right, in block lettering on the hand.
HARD WORK lettering across the fingers
Close view of a man in a beige suit and striped shirt touching his jacket, showing a traditional style tattoo of a fist and banner across the back of his hand and wrist.
Traditional hand tattoo with banner on wrist
Black and grey cartoon tattoos on several fingers of a hand, including a masked figure in a balaclava and a face with a hand over its mouth, photographed in a tattoo studio.
Cartoon faces and masked figure tattooed on fingers
Black and white photo of two clasped hands, each with a small solid black anchor tattoo on the back of the hand.
Matching anchor tattoos on two hands
Close view of a bare thigh with gold, silver and black geometric block tattoos and a gold chevron band, with a small gold mark on the back of the hand.
Metallic geometric temporary tattoos on thigh and hand
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with map shapes and stars on the palm, with a tree tattoo on the wrist.
Compass rose and tree on a hand
Two hands with fingers touching, showing a small black outline heart on one finger and a small red heart on another, in a fine line style.
Small heart tattoos on two fingers
Two clasped hands resting on a wooden ledge, with black and grey finger lettering and geometric patterns on the knuckles and back of the hands.
Hands with finger lettering and geometric knuckle tattoos
Two hands with white and turquoise geometric diamond and chevron designs on the skin in a geometric style, across the back of the hands and wrists.
White and turquoise geometric designs on hands
Two hands with small black dotwork tattoos of a circle and a dotted triangle on the side of the fingers.
Dotwork circle and triangle on two fingers
Two clasped hands with traditional tattoos of a butterfly, a cat head, a heart and a lily on the hands and forearm.
Hands with butterfly, cat and lily tattoos
Two hands with matching thin black wave tattoos around fingers, shown in a fine line style on the hand.
Matching wave bands on two fingers
Two hands held together in a heart shape, with a small solid black heart tattoo on the side of one finger and a dark ring on the other hand.
Small solid heart on a finger
Close photograph of a hand holding a green bottle, with a black striped blackwork tattoo wrapping across the fingers.
Striped black tattoo across fingers
Black and white photo of clasped hands with a musical staff and notes tattooed across one finger, placed on the hand.
Musical staff tattoo across a finger
Realistic biomechanical tattoo covering the back of a hand, with copper-toned metal plates, rivets and mechanical joints running over the fingers.
Biomechanical hand tattoo
Black fine-line tattoo of a map-like network of crossing lines and hatched areas across a hand and forearm.
Fine black linework map across a hand and forearm
Black and grey fine line peacock feather tattoo on the side of a finger, with the hand curled in front of a partly visible face.
Peacock feather tattoo on a finger
Black and white photograph of clasped hands with a musical staff and notes tattooed across the fingers and back of the hand.
Musical staff tattoo across fingers
Two hands resting on denim, each with a small black lettering ampersand tattooed on a finger, a simple Lettering design on the Hand.
Ampersand tattoos on two fingers
Flash design of a hand making a V sign, filled with a galaxy pattern, with the word SHAMBLES across the palm and a black cross motif, on a white background.
Galaxy hand with Shambles lettering
Black and grey realism tattoo of a mechanical helmet with a round dial, rivets and gears across the back of a hand.
Mechanical helmet and gears on the back of a hand
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose with a coin-like metallic finish across the back of a hand, shown in a colour photo and a greyscale version side by side.
Metallic rose on the back of a hand
Black and white photo of two clasped hands, each with a black script tattoo reading 'til death across the finger, placed on the hand.
'til death tattoos on two clasped fingers
Black and white photo of a small fine line cat tattoo on the back of a hand holding a takeaway coffee cup.
Cat outline on the back of a hand
Close view of a raised hand with a small black fine line heart on the palm side of the fingers and a small chevron mark on a finger, with nude nail polish.
Small heart and chevron tattoos on a hand
Close view of a small black fine line cross tattoo on the middle finger of a hand with dark red nails, resting against a dark grey garment.
Small cross tattoo on a finger
Small black and grey fine line butterfly tattoo with swirling lines and dots on the back of a hand, near the thumb.
Butterfly and swirl on the back of a hand
Two tattooed hands tie a light blue shoelace on a dark shoe, with a traditional style animal face on the back of the right hand and letters across the fingers.
Tattooed hands tying a light blue lace
Realistic black and grey lion head tattoo on the middle finger of a hand, with a silver ring and a black lace sleeve nearby.
Lion head tattoo on a finger
Close up of a fine line black script tattoo of the word free across the back of a hand, with turquoise rings and a denim shirt in view.
Script word free on the hand
Two clasped hands with small black chevron tattoos on the fingers, shown in a simple outdoor photograph.
Small chevron tattoos on fingers
Close-up of a hand resting on an arm, with simple black chevron tattoos on two fingers and gold and bronze rings worn on the hand.
Chevron tattoos on fingers
Solid black tribal tattoo with a central circle and two dots on the back of a hand, in a blackwork style.
Tribal design on the back of a hand
Intricate brown henna mehndi with teal and green accents covering a forearm and the back of a hand against a gold sparkle background.
Henna mehndi on forearm and hand
Black and white photo of two hands clasped together, each ring finger wearing a black banded ring tattoo.
Matching black band ring tattoos on fingers
Two small black fine line cross tattoos on the fingers of two hands held together, one on a finger of each hand.
Small cross tattoos on two fingers
Black and grey tattoos of crosses and a leaf across the hands and forearms of a person fastening a knife sheath to a brown leather boot.
Hand tattoos adjusting a boot knife sheath
Two hands with spread fingers showing small fine line black tattoos of astrological symbols on the fingers, including a sun, a crescent moon and a triangle.
Planetary symbols on fingers
Two interlocked hands showing small black tribal-style band tattoos on the fingers, with silver and black nail art.
Tribal finger bands on interlocked hands
Close photo of a small fine line tattoo of a red balloon with a dark string on the side of a finger, on a hand with white nails.
Small red balloon tattoo on a finger
Small fine line black cross tattoo on the side of a finger, on a hand with red painted nails.
Small cross tattoo on a finger