Hand tattoo ideas

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

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Traditional style tattoo of two clasped hands in front of a red heart with a lace edge and orange flowers, on a forearm.
Clasped hands and heart with flowers on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a crescent moon and hanging drops on the inner forearm, above a black cord bracelet.
Mandala crescent moon on a forearm
Traditional colour tattoo of a hand holding a glass vial, with purple roses and an orange banner reading I know my value, on a forearm.
Hand holding a vial with roses and banner
Black and grey realism tattoo of two hands reaching towards each other on the inner forearm.
Two reaching hands tattoo on a forearm
Small black fine line triskele tattoo with three spiralling arms on the inner wrist, shown with an open palm resting on a patterned fabric.
Triskele tattoo on the inner wrist
Black line tattoo of a woman with long flowing hair and a hand raised near her chin, in a fine line style, on the inner forearm.
Art Nouveau style woman on forearm
Silver and white ornamental linework designs on a woman's forearms and hands, with a metallic chain pendant over a blue crochet bikini.
Silver ornamental designs on forearms and hands
Close-up of a small black outline pair of angel wings tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist, with the hand resting on white fur.
Pair of small angel wings on a wrist
Black and white photo of two clasped hands, with a serif letter tattoo on each wrist that together spell LOVE.
LOVE lettering on clasped wrists
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a zipper opening on the inner forearm to reveal a hand gripping from beneath the skin.
Zipper revealing a hand on the forearm
Black dotwork mandala-style flower tattoo on a forearm, with stippled petals and bold outlines, shown against tattoo flash sheets.
Dotwork mandala flower on a forearm
Fine-line black tattoos on a forearm showing a plaster, a hand gesture, a small wedge and a ribbon banner reading WHATEVER.
Small fine-line bandage, hand and WHATEVER banner
Black and grey realism forearm sleeve tattoo showing a classic car, banknotes, a pocket compass and a map, with small red accents on the forearm.
Realism forearm sleeve with car, cash and compass
Black and grey shaded rose tattoo on a forearm, next to a hand holding a white travel mug printed with the words There's a chance this is wine.
Rose tattoo on forearm beside a travel mug
Close photo of a hand resting on a black top, showing a small black lightning bolt tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Lightning bolt tattoo on a forearm
Two inner wrists held together, one with a small solid black downward triangle and the other with a fine outlined triangle, both on the forearm.
Small solid and outlined triangles on wrists
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man's face partly covered by a paisley bandana, holding a handgun with smoke curling up, on the forearm.
Bandana-masked portrait with handgun and smoke
Black and grey fine line tattoos on an arm, with a small white tree on the forearm near the wrist and a map-style design with script covering the upper arm.
Tree and map tattoo on an arm
Black and grey fine line tattoos on a forearm, including small script reading BE IT and an outlined animal on the lower arm, with the wearer's arms crossed over a dark jacket.
Fine line lettering and animal tattoos on forearms
Black outline tattoo of the American Sign Language I love you hand gesture with the word iloveyou in script below, on the forearm.
Sign language I love you hand with iloveyou script
Black and grey tattoo of an anatomical heart hanging from strings held by a hand, on the forearm, in a detailed sketched style.
Marionette hand and heart on a forearm
Black and white photo of two clasped hands on a pebble beach, with a small fine line sun tattoo on the back of one hand and a small crescent moon tattoo on the other wrist.
Small sun and moon tattoos on clasped hands
Two crossed hands on a white background showing a realistic black and grey rose tattoo framed by ornate filigree on the inner wrist and forearm.
Grey rose wrist tattoo with filigree
Black and white photo of an open hand and forearm with a black tribal tattoo running along the forearm.
Tribal tattoo on a forearm
Close-up of a small black fine line arrow tattoo with a diamond head and a dot at the tail, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Fine line arrow on a forearm
A raised hand and forearm covered in a road map design with red routes and place names, set against a dark background, with the design appearing to sit on the skin.
Road map tattoo across hand and forearm
Black ink tattoo of two clasped hands forming a heart shape, with solid black fills and bold outlines, on a forearm.
Clasped hands forming a heart on a forearm
Black and grey realism style tattoo of praying hands with a small number 6 above them, on a forearm.
Praying hands with the number 6 on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing the Statue of Liberty's spiked crown and hands covering her face, with a bullet hole and cracks below.
Statue of Liberty hands and bullet hole on forearm
Fine line tattoo of two reaching hands with a dotwork trail of dots, placed on the inner forearm.
Reaching hands with dotted trail on a forearm
Black linework tattoo of a bandaged hand with a crescent moon hanging from a ribbon, in blackwork style on the inner forearm.
Wrapped hand and crescent moon on a forearm
Gold metallic temporary tattoo of a lace ornament running across the back of a hand, with chevrons and a band on the wrist.
Gold metallic lace hand tattoo
Fine line black tattoo of an outlined hand holding a sprig of small flowers, placed on the forearm.
Outlined hand with flower sprig on forearm
Five arms meet in a circle, each wrist with a small black outline heart tattoo in fine line style.
Matching outline hearts on five wrists
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with leaves and a wavy snake-like line on the inner forearm, beside a sleeping tabby cat.
Dotwork mandala on a forearm
Black outline tattoo of two hands over a solid red circle on the forearm, in a fine line style with flat red fill.
Two hands over a red sun
Black line tattoos on inner forearms: a geometric flower of overlapping circles and hexagons, a raised hand near the elbow and a small crescent moon on the wrist.
Geometric flower, hand and crescent moon on forearms
Traditional style colour tattoo of a horned ram skull above a red-cloaked hooded figure, on the forearm.
Horned ram skull and cloaked figure on forearm
Two forearms rest side by side, each with a small black Roman numeral tattoo in a fine lettering style, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Roman numeral tattoos on two forearms
Small black and grey fine line tattoo of two hands reaching towards each other on the inner forearm.
Two reaching hands on a forearm
A tattooed forearm and hand resting a pineapple top on the head of a grey tabby cat, with black fine line tattoos including a loop design on the forearm and small marks on the hand.
Tattooed forearm holding a pineapple on a tabby cat
Black and grey Celtic knotwork tattoo on the left hand and scale pattern tattoo on the right hand, both extending onto the forearms, with fingertips touching against a black background.
Celtic knotwork and scale tattoos on both hands
Black dotwork lotus mandala tattoo wrapping around the wrist and forearm, with the hand resting on a cream sheet.
Lotus mandala wrist band tattoo
Fine line black tattoo of two outlined hands holding lavender and daisy sprigs on a forearm, photographed against a brick wall.
Hands holding flowers on a forearm
Black and white photo of two clasped hands, each forearm wearing a solid black band tattoo in a blackwork style on the forearm.
Matching black bands on two clasped forearms
Neo-traditional forearm tattoo of Belle and the Beast dancing inside a stained glass style oval, topped by a red rose, with a hand and red leaves below.
Beauty and the Beast stained glass forearm tattoo
Two hands held palms out showing a black and grey realistic portrait tattoo on the back of one hand, lettering across the fingers, and a pink peony on the forearm.
Portrait hand tattoo with finger lettering
Black and grey geometric mandala and om symbol tattoos cover a forearm, with a small tattoo on the hand.
Mandala and dagger tattoos on a forearm