Hand tattoo ideas

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Black and grey shaded lotus flower tattoo on the back of a hand, which holds an iced coffee inside a car.
Lotus tattoo on the back of a hand
Hand making a V sign in front of a blurred world map, showing a small black aeroplane tattoo on the side of one finger.
Small aeroplane tattoo on a finger
Black and white photo of two clasped hands, with a small cross tattoo on one finger and an infinity symbol with a cross on another, in fine line style on the hand.
Cross and infinity finger tattoos
Small black cross tattoo on the side of a finger, shown beside silver rings and dark nail polish on a hand resting near a car dashboard.
Small cross tattoo on a finger
Pink cherry blossom tattoo with falling petals trailing towards the wrist on the back of a hand, in a botanical style.
Cherry blossom and falling petals on the hand
Black ink mandala with a crescent shape and dotwork feathers across the back of a hand and wrist, shown against a plain white background.
Mandala and feathers on hand and wrist
Two matching black lettering tattoos of a Roman numeral date run along the fingers of a woman's hand and a man's hand resting together.
Matching Roman numeral date tattoos on fingers
Dark brown octopus tattoo with tentacles wrapping the back of a hand and fingers, placed on the hand.
Octopus tentacles across a hand
Fine line black ink tattoo of a ringed planet on a finger, with small marks on the wrist, shown on a hand wearing rings and black nail polish.
Tiny ringed planet tattoo on a finger
Black-ink blackwork tattoos on a hand, including an eye on a finger, a crescent moon on another finger and an ornate mandala on the wrist, with black nails and silver rings.
Hand with eye, moon and mandala tattoos
Black and white photo of a fine line cross tattoo on the side of a finger, with hands resting together.
Small cross tattoo on a finger
Dark botanical design of flowers, leaves and vines across the back of a hand and along one finger.
Floral henna-style design on the back of a hand
Close-up of a hand with four small playing card suit tattoos on the fingers: a black spade, a red diamond, a black club and a red heart.
Playing card suit tattoos on four fingers
Close view of a barber's tattooed hands holding a comb on a man's head, with a traditional skull on the knuckles and a coloured rose and dagger on the right hand.
Traditional hand tattoos while cutting hair
Fine line black quotation marks tattooed on the inner wrist of a raised hand, with stacks of books blurred in the background.
Small quotation mark tattoo on the inner wrist
A white ink mandala and lotus design on the back of a hand, with silver rings and white nails, in a botanical and geometric style on the hand.
White mandala and lotus on the back of a hand
Two hands clasped together showing black script lettering reading 'Do Us Part' and 'Til Death' tattooed on the hands and wrists, in a lettering style.
Matching 'Do Us Part' and 'Til Death' hand tattoos
Small pink and magenta butterflies in a soft watercolour-style design across the back of a hand and wrist, with a person's dark hair visible behind.
Pink butterflies across the back of a hand
Small solid black star tattoos running along one finger of a hand with red nails, a ring and a wristwatch.
Black stars running along a finger
Two hands with small tattoos on the fingers and backs form a heart shape, with pink nail polish and the words Keep Calm and Love Ink overlaid in the centre.
Tattooed hands forming a heart
Two hands with dark, swirling scrollwork designs across the backs of the hands, wrists and fingers, shown against a dark teal background.
Swirling ornamental designs on both hands
Black fine line ruler tattoo with tick marks across the middle section of a finger on a hand resting on a pale marble surface.
Ruler tattoo across a middle finger
Small black peace symbol tattoo on a finger of a hand making a V sign, against a blurred background.
Peace symbol on a finger
Small black fine line crescent moon tattoo on the side of a finger, with the hand resting near a woman's chin and lips.
Crescent moon tattoo on a finger
Two hands showing traditional red rose tattoos with green leaves and chain drapes ending in a heart pendant on the back of each hand, with script on the fingers.
Traditional roses with chain drapes on hands
Close-up of a woman's hand and wrist with metallic silver and gold dotted temporary tattoos and a small black chevron tattoo on one finger, Forearm and Hand.
Metallic dot and chevron tattoos on hand and wrist
Two hands resting on grass, each with a small black outline triangle tattooed on the side of the ring finger, in a fine line geometric style.
Matching triangle finger tattoos
Two hands with fingers linked against a dark background, showing a small black eye tattoo on one finger and thin red zigzag lines on fingers of the other hand.
Small eye and red zigzag tattoos on fingers
Black ink mandala tattoo covering the back of a hand and fingers, extending up onto the forearm, shown in a black and white photograph.
Mandala tattoo across hand and fingers
Black and grey photograph of a small cross tattoo on the back of a hand between the knuckles, with rings and a pinstripe jacket sleeve in view.
Small cross tattoo on hand
Black and grey tattoos of an anchor, a ship and a small cross on the hand, forearm and upper arm of a person with long hair, against a dark background.
Anchor, ship and cross tattoos on an arm
Black ink lace-style floral ornament with dangling bead chains across the back of a hand and up the wrist.
Lace-style ornament across hand and wrist
White ink lettering tattoo reading I must not tell lies across the back of a clenched hand, shown in a close photograph.
White ink script across the back of a hand
Four solid black silhouettes of figures in flight, arranged in a diagonal line along the side of a finger, shown on a hand with black nail polish.
Flying silhouettes along a finger
Small black arrow tattoo running along the side of a finger on a hand forming a loose circle, with gold rings and a bracelet visible.
Small arrow tattoo on a finger
Small colour tattoo of a red apple on a finger of a hand resting on a patterned surface, with a gold ring on a neighbouring finger.
Small red apple tattoo on a finger
Five pairs of child hands on a white background, each marked with a colourful cartoon temporary tattoo of a cupcake, lipstick, donut, cookie or ice cream cup on the palm or back of the hand.
Child hands with cartoon temporary tattoos
Black and grey shaded rose with leaves and a thorned stem, tattooed on the back of a hand, in a botanical style.
Hanging rose on the back of a hand
Green zombie face with open mouth and a reaching green hand tattooed on a finger, with blood-spattered pink skin on the neighbouring finger.
Zombie face and hand on two fingers
Two open palms show small black lettering tattoos on the wrists, one reading Better Halves and the other Best Friends, with wedding rings on both hands.
Matching lettering tattoos on two wrists
Two small colour bow tattoos on the fingers of two hands, a red bow on the left finger and a pink bow on the right, against a black polka dot background.
Red and pink bow tattoos on two fingers
Black and grey axe tattoo on the back of a hand, with more tattoo work on the fingers and wrist.
Axe tattoo on the back of a hand
A tattooed forearm and hand on a car dashboard, with a grey cat biting a finger, showing dark forearm tattoos on the forearm and back of the hand.
Tattooed forearm with a grey cat on a car dashboard
Two hands with black and grey tattoos on the backs: a star with a crescent moon on the left hand and a dotted geometric pattern with maze motifs on the right.
Star and crescent moon, and geometric pattern on hands
Back view of a person with arms raised and hands on their head, showing black and grey tattoos on both forearms and a slogan print on a black denim jacket.
Black and grey forearm tattoos with raised arms
Black botanical vine tattoo with leaves running across the back of a hand and down the fingers, with a second black tattoo band on another hand beside it.
Leafy vine tattoo across the back of a hand
Tattooed hands cradling a black cat against a dark background, with a colourful eye and dagger design on one hand and small finger tattoos.
Tattooed hands holding a black cat
Two small red outline heart tattoos on the fingers of interlocked hands, one hand with pink nails and the other with mint green nails, in a fine line style.
Small heart tattoos on fingers