Hand tattoo ideas

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Black dotwork Claddagh tattoo of a heart held by two hands beneath a crown, shown on the inner forearm.
Claddagh heart and crown on a forearm
Black dotwork tattoo of two clasped hands with long nails on the inner wrist and forearm.
Clasped hands on the inner wrist
Traditional style tattoo on a thigh showing a hand holding a white rose, with banners reading Valar Morghulis and Valar Dohaeris, framed by red berries, green leaves and yellow flames.
Hand and rose banner tattoo on thigh
Close photo of a hand with a bold black tribal blackwork tattoo of chevrons, hexagons and bands covering the back of the hand, fingers and wrist.
Blackwork tribal pattern across the hand
Black and grey realism tattoo of praying hands above cursive script lettering, on the back of a person's neck.
Praying hands and script on the back of the neck
Pencil sketch of an open hand with the words Promise, love, PROVOKE, DIRECTION and Good Luck written around the fingers, shown as a tattoo design idea.
Hand sketch with word designs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a human skull held by a hand rising from a scalloped cuff, placed on the thigh.
Skull held in a hand on a thigh
Pen and watercolour tattoo design drawn on paper, showing a skull, a woman's face, roses and flowing hair, being inked by hand.
Skull, roses and woman design drawing
Fine line black ink tattoo of a small hand with crossed fingers on the outer upper arm of a person in a white t-shirt.
Crossed fingers hand on upper arm
Two small black scissor tattoos on the fingers of two hands with pink nails, held together in front of a green wall.
Small scissor tattoos on two fingers
Fine line black outline drawing of two hands linking little fingers on a cream background, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Two hands linking little fingers
A tattooist applies black tribal blackwork linework to a bare arm, holding a tool above a small ink cap.
Tribal tattoo being applied to an arm
A forearm with a dark ink floral tattoo on the upper arm, partly covered by silver bangles, holding an embellished coin and bead clutch with a turquoise ring.
Hand with bangles and tattoo on forearm
Two people seen from behind with matching black fine line tattoos of a hand with long nails and small stars on the upper arm.
Matching hand tattoos on two upper arms
Colour traditional tattoo of a hand holding a bundle of feathers and rope across the stomach, with a candle and a portrait on the surrounding skin.
Traditional feathers and hand on torso
Dark ornamental mandala design covering the back of a hand and wrist, with fine lines extending onto the fingers.
Mandala design on the back of a hand
Black and grey realism tattoo of two hands reaching towards each other across the skin of a limb.
Two reaching hands in black and grey
Black and grey dotwork and engraved tattoo of a hand holding a quill above a faceted icosahedron, placed on the side of the ribs.
Quill hand above a geometric d20
Two forearms covered in small black line doodle tattoos of dice, lightning bolts, arrows, a pentagram and the word GHOUL, with dark nail polish on the hands.
Small doodle symbols on forearms
Black line drawing of a hand with a cuff reading LOVE KILLS, holding up a card marked with a heart pierced by an arrow.
Hand holding a heart card with Love Kills
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a hamsa hand with an eye at its centre, flanked by two roses, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Hamsa hand with eye and two roses design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two hands linking little fingers inside a circle of contour lines, on the inner forearm.
Linked little fingers in a circle on a forearm
Black and white photo of a raised fist showing a small solid black cross tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Small cross tattoo on forearm
Black and white stippled flash design of a skull over crossed bones, an all-seeing eye in a triangle, a dollar sign, a hand and a 40 oz bottle on a banner, in dotwork style.
Skull, crossbones and 40 oz bottle design
Black blackwork-style eye tattoos with stylised linework on the fingers of clasped hands, with red painted nails against a dark background.
Eye tattoos across clasped fingers
Black line drawing flash sheet showing an AK-style rifle, a pixel sad face, a bag of pills labelled Soft Drugs, a unicorn head, a middle finger hand and two cartoon characters.
Flash sheet with rifle, pills and cartoon designs
Man in a white shirt with crossed arms, both arms covered in small colourful illustrated tattoos of a camera, watch, rabbit and crown on the forearms and upper arms.
Colourful illustrated sleeve on crossed arms
Close view of a hand resting on a black sparkly dress, showing a small dotwork tattoo of a few dots on one finger and a diamond ring on the ring finger.
Small dot tattoo on a hand
Black tattoos of a star, a ring and a vertical row of dots across the fingers and back of two clenched hands, with a forearm tattoo visible above the wrist.
Dot line and star tattoos on knuckles
Black and grey geometric tattoo on a man's upper back and shoulder, showing a tree with a checked trunk, a sun, faces and a hand, with a small green bird and dashed line running onto the upper arm.
Surreal tree and hand on upper back
Colour traditional tattoo of a pale-faced woman with blue hair and flowers in an orange frame, beside a red rose, on the upper thigh.
Pale-faced woman in a frame with a red rose
Fine line tattoo of two outlined hands over a solid red circle on the forearm, shown on a person wearing jeans and a grey top.
Two hands over a red circle on a forearm
Colour tattoo of two cartoon stick figure girls holding hands with the words sisters by and a small red heart, on the top of a foot.
Stick figure sisters on a foot
Black line drawing of an open hand with dotted and floral henna-style patterns across the palm, wrist and fingers, suited to a hand tattoo.
Dotted floral henna-style hand design
Realism tattoo on a ribcage with a red ribbon, a hand holding a red apple, a chess king and pawn on a checkered board, and script quote lines.
Chessboard, apple and red ribbon on the ribs
Black and grey tiger head with clouds tattooed on the back of a hand, held with another hand against dark clothing.
Tiger and clouds on the back of a hand
Black and grey sketch tattoo across a man's upper back showing two hands holding a wooden cross above an anatomical heart with thin wire-like lines.
Hands holding a cross above a heart on back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose formed from a banknote, covering the back of a fist with more banknote detail continuing up the forearm.
Banknote rose on the back of a hand
Collage of five photos of a forearm and elbow with small fine line black tattoos, including a flower sprig, eyelashes, script words, a tiny triangle and a pinky promise hand.
Fine line forearm tattoos in a five-photo collage
Realism tattoo of a hand making a peace sign with two pink badges reading The Beatles, on the inner forearm.
Peace sign hand with Beatles badges on a forearm
Two hands held together showing matching fine line black knot band tattoos wrapped around the base of two fingers.
Matching knot band tattoos on two fingers
Black line drawing flash design of an anatomical heart cradled by a hand, with the lettering Do not hold my heart unless you want to hold my hand.
Anatomical heart held in a hand
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two skeleton hands meeting in a heart shape across the chest, worn by a person in a grey vest top.
Skeleton hands forming a heart on the chest
Colour tattoo of an outlined hand filled with a starry night sky, a planet with pine trees and an orange glow, on the outer thigh in a neo-traditional style.
Hand with starry sky, planet and pine trees
Black and white line drawing of a palm tattoo design with symbols on the fingers, a sunburst eye and the words Deus Ex Machina, in a blackwork and geometric style.
Palm design with sunburst eye and numerals
Grey handprint tattoo on the inside of a wrist, with a small blue script word beneath it, against a striped fabric background.
Handprint tattoo on a wrist
Fine line black outline tattoo of a face in profile and a hand, with a small red rose, on the inner wrist.
Profile outline and red rose on wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of an eye with long lashes and a small hand inside the iris, with Chinese-style characters above it, on the inner forearm.
Realistic eye with characters on a forearm