Hand tattoo ideas

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Two wrists held together showing matching black script tattoos with crowns, reading Queen on the left and King on the right, placed on the inner wrists.
Matching King and Queen crown wrist tattoos
Two people with crossed, heavily tattooed forearms showing a grey rose with a black outline on a hand, a pink rose on a wrist, and a teal heart padlock on the chest.
Roses and padlock tattoos on crossed forearms
Black and white photo of three matching fine line shamrock tattoos on wrists and forearms, with the arms clasped together.
Matching shamrock tattoos on three wrists
Three raised wrists with gold metallic temporary tattoos reading TEAM bride in lettering, set against a sandy beach.
Team bride gold temporary tattoos on wrists
Small fine line black x and o tattoos on the inner wrists of two people whose hands are clasped together on a white pillow.
Small x and o tattoos on two wrists
Small black fine line tattoo of a triangle with a circle and vertical line on the inner forearm near the wrist, with the hand raised in a fist over grass.
Small triangle and circle tattoo on a wrist
Black and grey shaded tattoo of a unicorn skull with a horn and flowing mane on the outer forearm, with hands clasped behind the back.
Unicorn skull tattoo on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo on a forearm of a hand holding blue forget-me-not flowers in a blue and yellow base, with the words FORGET ME NOT in black lettering beside it.
Forget-me-not hand and lettering on a forearm
A small coloured turtle tattoo with shaded green and brown shell sits on the inner forearm below an open hand.
Small turtle tattoo on a forearm
Traditional style flower and rose tattoos cover a person's forearms, upper arms, thighs and calves, with their hands resting on a seated dog.
Floral tattoos on legs and arms with a dog
Black and grey hamsa hand tattoo with an eye and ornate mandala patterns on the inner forearm, with small Chinese characters above it.
Hamsa hand on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of two outlined hands holding lavender and leafy sprigs on the forearm, against a brick wall.
Two hands holding botanical sprigs on a forearm
Black and grey anchor tattoo on the inner wrist of a man adjusting his white shirt cuff, with a silver wristwatch on the other arm.
Anchor tattoo on the inner wrist
Realism tattoo of a shaded skull with blue and grey tones across the back of a hand, with smoky grey and purple shading running up the forearm.
Shaded skull on the back of a hand
Black and grey realism tattoo on an arm showing a face with dark lips and bared teeth, with clawed hands and thin white linework below.
Realistic face and clawed hands on an arm
Two matching traditional-style tattoos of linked hands with blue cuffs in front of an orange sun, on two forearms.
Matching linked hands and sun on forearms
Two colour traditional tattoos on forearms, one of a hand holding a lighter with a 'BEST' banner, the other a hand holding a joint with a 'BUDS' banner, both with cannabis leaves and red flowers.
Matching lighter and joint hand tattoos on forearms
Fine line black and grey tattoo of an old-fashioned key on the forearm of a person whose hands are clasped in their lap.
Key tattoo on a forearm
Fine line black script tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, shown with two hands pressed together against a plain white wall.
Small script tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey photograph of an open palm with a small script lettering tattoo on the forearm near the wrist.
Script word on an inner wrist
A blue and tan hamsa hand tattoo with a mandala flower and dotted outline on the inside of a forearm, photographed in a car.
Hamsa and mandala on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of two hands holding a crystal ball with stars and a crescent moon on a forearm, beside a butterfly and a flower.
Hands holding a crystal ball on a forearm
Black and grey script reading Lady on a forearm and fine lettering across the fingers and back of a hand, with a navy hoodie in the background.
Script lady on forearm and lettered hand
Black and grey fine line lettering arranged inside a heart outline on the inner wrist of a hand resting on a dark wooden surface.
Lettering in a heart on the inner wrist
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on the inner forearm showing a bald head with closed eyes held by a hand, with a second hand pinching a small object above it.
Hands holding a bald head on a forearm
Gold metallic temporary tattoos of a mandala on a bare back, with lace-style ornaments on the upper arm, forearm and hand, as a woman with curly hair turns away.
Gold metallic mandala and lace tattoos on back
Fine line outline of an arrow running along the inner forearm, in black ink, while a hand holds leather key straps and keys.
Arrow tattoo on forearm holding keys
Fine line tattoo of a hand making a finger heart gesture with two solid black hearts, on the inner arm.
Finger heart hand with small black hearts
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man wearing a snapback cap, with a hand beside his face, on the forearm.
Realism portrait of a man in a cap
Close crop of a woman's hand and wrist with silver and blue metallic geometric tattoos, including triangles and a feather motif, alongside gold rings and body chains.
Metallic geometric temporary tattoos on hand
Three tattoo photos: a galaxy-filled crescent moon, a black line moon with stars and a rocket on the hand and fingers, and a galaxy-filled diamond outline on the calf.
Galaxy moon, rocket and diamond tattoos
Two hands with silver-white geometric mandala and chevron designs on the hands, wrists and forearms, with silver rings on the fingers.
Silver mandala designs on hands and wrists
Two wrists held together, one with a grey shaded key tattoo and the other with a padlock tattoo outlined in pink on the inner forearm.
Matching key and padlock wrist tattoos
Hand raised against a black background with a small black dotwork tattoo on the inner wrist and a silver ring on the middle finger.
Small dot cluster on the wrist
Black lettering tattoo in Latin script running along a forearm, with another hand touching the skin in a pale, warm-toned photo.
Latin lettering tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on the forearm of a man with swept-back hair in a dark jacket, his hands gripping the lapels beneath a banner reading THE KING IS DEAD.
Black and grey portrait with banner on forearm
Two black tattoos on forearms: a dark cap over a hand-like outline on the left, and a bearded face in a cap in silhouette on the right.
Matching cap and beard silhouette tattoos
Collage of four small black fine line tattoos on the wrist and forearm, showing a ringed planet, the words inhale exhale, a tiny heart and cross, and a heartbeat line.
Four fine line wrist tattoos in a collage
Colour tattoo of a Claddagh design with a green heart gem, hands and crown in black outline, on a forearm.
Claddagh with green heart on a forearm
Close view of a fine line black script tattoo reading "we found love" on the inner forearm of a person whose hand rests nearby.
"We found love" script on forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of parallel lines, triangles and bands covering the back of a hand, fingers and forearm.
Geometric lines and triangles across hand and forearm
Two matching fine line script tattoos of a cursive word sit on the inner wrists of two people whose hands are clasped together.
Matching script word tattoos on wrists
Black script tattoo reading i am because you are running diagonally along the inner forearm, in a lettering style.
Script quote on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a singer with long hair, mouth wide open, gripping a microphone beside a hand with rings.
Singing performer with microphone on a forearm
Two arrow designs in gold and silver metallic ink on the backs of a woman's hands, with stacked rings and a black feather-style wrist band.
Metallic arrow designs on the backs of hands
Two matching forearm tattoos show a black silhouette of a woman holding hands with two children, with script text reading because of her I will not fall and for them I'd risk it all.
Matching family silhouette and quote forearm tattoos
Two panels of abstract geometric tattoos: a stippled face with orange and blue accents on a forearm, and a tree, bird, hand and sun on a back.
Abstract face on forearm and tree on back
Realistic colour tattoo on a forearm showing a red, clawed creature with an open toothed mouth against a dark cloudy sky.
Red clawed creature with open jaws on a forearm