Hand tattoo ideas

1,970 photos and flash · 27% Fine line, 15% Lettering · Forearm most common

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Colour tattoo of a cartoon face with ginger hair and blue eyes pushing through torn skin on the stomach, with a tongue piercing visible in the open mouth.
Cartoon face bursting through skin on stomach
Two hands with black and grey tattoos, including triangles on the fingers and a spider design on the back of one hand, with a wide-brimmed black hat covering the face.
Geometric finger tattoos and floral forearm
Small black dotwork tattoo of three dots on a finger, with silver rings worn on the same hand.
Three dots on a finger
Two hands with matching black Celtic knot band tattoos wrapped around the ring fingers.
Matching Celtic knot bands on two ring fingers
Black ink tattoo of a temple with spires, an eye and stars above, and two open hands with water drops below, on a person's upper back.
Temple with hands and eye on a back
Pencil drawing of a traditional-style tattoo design showing a hand with dark nails holding a cracked oval hand mirror, with a banner reading YOU'RE STILL PRETTY.
Hand holding a cracked mirror with banner
Fine line black tattoos on two forearms, one reading bon voyage in script and the other showing a city skyline with a dotted path and a sun.
Bon voyage script and skyline on forearms
Fine line hamsa hand tattoo with filigree scrollwork and a central eye, sitting on the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Hamsa hand on upper back
Large red ink hamsa hand tattoo with ornamental mandala patterning across the lower back, in a geometric style.
Red hamsa mandala on lower back
Tattooed hands resting on a white cat, with a colour traditional shell design and roses on the hand and arm and a grey etched design on the back of the other hand.
Tattooed hands petting a white cat
A person with hands over their face wears a brown fedora and grey t-shirt, showing colourful figurative tattoos on both forearms and small tattoos on the fingers.
Colour forearm tattoos and finger tattoos
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a fluffy cat looking down beside an outlined hand on the inner upper arm.
Fluffy cat and outlined hand on upper arm
Two small black cross-like tattoos sit on the fingers of two clasped hands, one on each hand.
Small cross tattoos on fingers
Black ink pine forest silhouette on the wrist beside a dotwork mandala design across the back of a hand.
Pine forest and mandala on hand and wrist
Black and grey tattoo covering a forearm, with the word Money in script, a skull, smoky shapes and bare branches, reaching down toward the hand.
Black and grey skull and smoke forearm sleeve
Small black keyhole tattoo on the inner wrist of a raised hand, with vintage keys hanging on strings in front of a pale wall.
Tiny keyhole tattoo on a wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a small outlined circle with a horizontal bar on a finger, shown on two interlaced hands.
Small circle tattoo on a finger
Black fine line infinity symbol with the words love and life in flowing script on an upper arm, with a hand resting beside it wearing two gold rings.
Infinity symbol with love and life script
Black ornamental hamsa hand tattoo with an eye motif on the outer thigh of a seated woman in a red skirt, in Blackwork style.
Ornate hamsa hand on a thigh
Colour tattoo on the arm of a heart-framed scene with No-Face from Spirited Away holding gold nuggets, a black cat and soot sprites.
No-Face and Jiji in a heart on the arm
Black script lettering reading Stay Strong on the top of a foot near the ankle, with a hand with rings holding the foot.
Stay Strong script tattoo on a foot
Blackwork botanical tattoo of swirling vines and a rose covering the back of a hand and the forearm, resting on a wooden table.
Blackwork vine and rose sleeve on hand and forearm
Black and grey shaded roses with leaves and thorny stems running down the outer thigh, with a hand with white nails resting at the lower edge.
Black and grey roses on a thigh
Fine line black constellation tattoo of dots, stars and connecting lines on the inner forearm and wrist, with partly visible lettering above it.
Star constellation tattoo on a wrist
Black line drawing of two hands in lace cuffs, one wrapped in pansies and leaves, shown as a flash design for a tattoo.
Lace-cuffed hands with pansies
Neo-traditional flash design of a green zombie hand gripping a red rose, with two curled banners and a small skull at the lower left.
Zombie hand holding a red rose with banners
Two forearms crossed under clasped hands against a white wall, one with a dark spiked band tattoo with two stripes near the wrist and the other with a tiny line of script.
Spiked band tattoo on a forearm
Black ink hamsa hand tattoo with ornate detailing centred on a woman's upper back, with gold temporary tattoos on her shoulder and arm.
Hamsa hand tattoo on upper back
Gold metallic mandala and lace-style tattoos on a hand, forearm and upper back, with hands crossed over the shoulder.
Gold metallic mandala and lace tattoos
Small black dotwork tattoo of a few dots on the side of a finger, on a hand with black painted nails, palm facing the camera.
Tiny dot tattoo on a finger
Collage of four photos showing small matching tattoos on wrists and ankles, including heart outlines, hash marks, a colour pinky-promise hands design and small lettering.
Matching small tattoos on wrists and ankles
Small purple fine line cross tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand with French tip nails, with a car steering wheel behind.
Small cross tattoo on inner wrist
Two matching black crown tattoos on the inner wrists, one above the words One Life and the other above One Love, with the hands clasped together.
Matching crown tattoos reading One Life and One Love
Two matching cartoon robot tattoos on a pair of forearms, each with red heart and bow details, in a traditional style with bold black outlines.
Matching robot tattoos on two forearms
Black and white drawing of an open hand with mandala and lotus patterns, a dotwork all-seeing eye in a triangle above the fingertips, in a dotwork and geometric style.
Hand with eye in triangle design
Realistic colour tattoo of a grey Buddha head with raised hand and a pink lotus flower, set against an orange and green clouded background on the upper arm and shoulder.
Buddha and lotus on upper arm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a dotwork hand holding a flower stem with leaves, with the words Wish me the best beside it, on a forearm.
Hand holding a flower reading Wish me the best
Black and grey tattoo of a raptor standing on an open hand, with a small plant beside it, on the outer thigh.
Raptor standing on a hand on the thigh
Close torso photo of a woman in a black lace bralette, showing a black geometric tattoo on her hand and a dark tattooed sleeve on her upper arm.
Geometric tattoos on hand and arm
Fine line black snowflake tattoo on the top of a foot, with a hand resting over it and a knitted mint wrist warmer.
Snowflake tattoo on the top of a foot
Close-up of a shaded realistic pink hibiscus tattoo with a yellow stamen on the inner forearm, near the wrist, against a dark background.
Pink hibiscus on the inner forearm
Two hands held together show small matching grey fine line crown tattoos on the backs of them, with one wrist wearing a gold watch.
Matching crown tattoos on the backs of hands
Traditional tattoo of two clasped hands over a red heart with blood drops, flanked by red roses on the abdomen, with a white lace bra visible above.
Handshake, heart and roses on the torso
Black and white photo of two people embracing, with LOVE tattooed across the knuckles and black-and-grey lettering and a portrait tattoo on the forearms.
Embracing couple with knuckle lettering
Black and white photograph of two fingers on a hand, each with a simple black smiley face drawn on the skin.
Smiley faces on two fingers
Two hands pressed together, each with a matching traditional-style dagger tattoo with an eye on the hilt and a banner ribbon on the back of the hand.
Matching dagger tattoos on two hands
Fine line tattoo of two outlined hands cupping a small solid black heart between them, on the side of a person's ribs.
Two outlined hands around a black heart on ribs
Traditional-style tattoos cover the back of a hand, including a shield and an eight ball, while the hand holds a small ginger kitten.
Traditional hand tattoos holding a kitten