Hand tattoo ideas

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Collage of four photos: two matching traditional-style forearm tattoos of linked hands in front of an orange sun, a tiny eye tattoo on the upper back, lettering reading LOVE, HOPE and DREAM on the
Four small matching tattoos on arms and back
Traditional style tattoo of a hand with red painted nails and a pale green cuff on a forearm, with a dark grey shadow silhouette behind it.
Hand with red nails and shadow on forearm
Black line drawing of a hand gripping a tattoo machine, with roses and lotus leaves wrapped around the wrist and forearm in a traditional botanical style.
Hand holding a tattoo machine with roses
Traditional style tattoo of a hand holding a crystal ball with teal and green stars, shaded in black on the forearm.
Hand holding a crystal ball with stars
Traditional style tattoo of two clasped hands with cuffs and a red rose with dark spiked leaves on a forearm.
Clasped hands and rose on a forearm
Black and grey rose tattoo on the forearm running onto the back of the hand, with a geometric mandala design in fine linework and dark leaves.
Rose and geometric mandala on the hand
Black and white photo of two hands held out palms down, with knuckle lettering, a skull and banner, a spider web and a broken heart tattooed on the hands and forearms.
Knuckle lettering and skull banner on both hands
Hands holding a white mug, with a red and black traditional ship's wheel tattoo on the back of one hand and small anchor, arrow and Roman numeral tattoos on the fingers.
Ship's wheel and small symbols on hands
Traditional style colour tattoo of two clasped hands inside a red heart with a beaded border, on a forearm.
Clasped hands in a beaded heart on a forearm
Two hands with a colour nautical star on the back of one hand, LOVE on the knuckles, and Japanese-style dragon and koi tattoos on the arms and legs behind them.
Nautical star and Japanese sleeve on hands
Two wrists with matching black crown tattoos, one reading One Life and the other One Love, with the hands clasped together.
Matching crown tattoos reading One Life and One Love
Two black and grey tattoos: a dotwork and fine line geometric eye in a triangle on the inner forearm, and a traditional style swallow on the back of a hand.
Geometric eye on a forearm and swallow on a hand
Two wrists held together showing black crown tattoos, the left in fine ornate linework and the right in dotwork shading, both on the inner wrist.
Matching crown tattoos on two wrists
Close view of a man in a beige suit and striped shirt touching his jacket, showing a traditional style tattoo of a fist and banner across the back of his hand and wrist.
Traditional hand tattoo with banner on wrist
Two clasped hands with traditional tattoos of a butterfly, a cat head, a heart and a lily on the hands and forearm.
Hands with butterfly, cat and lily tattoos
Black and grey skeleton hand forming an OK sign in dotwork shading with bold black outlines, on a forearm beside partly visible colour tattoos.
Skeleton hand making OK sign on forearm
Two tattooed hands tie a light blue shoelace on a dark shoe, with a traditional style animal face on the back of the right hand and letters across the fingers.
Tattooed hands tying a light blue lace
Two forearm tattoos side by side: a shaded realism gas mask with orange eyes and a daisy on the left, and a black line banner with a star on the right.
Gas mask and daisy forearm, with banner tattoo
Two people holding hands outdoors, with a black and grey traditional rose tattoo on one forearm and geometric patterned tattoos on the other arm.
Couple holding hands showing forearm and upper arm tattoos
Solid black traditional tattoo of a hand holding a flower sprig with a leafy stem and a flower-patterned cuff, on the inside of a forearm.
Hand holding a flower sprig on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a grinning panther head and an umbrella with eyes and lightning on the inner forearm.
Umbrella and panther on a forearm
Traditional colour tattoos on a forearm show a hand holding a lighter labelled BEST, above a matching hand holding a joint labelled BUDS, with leaves and pink flowers.
Matching lighter and joint hand tattoos
Black ink tattoo of two hands linking little fingers in a pinky promise, framed by sprigs and small stars, on the forearm.
Pinky promise hands with sprigs and stars
Traditional style tattoo of a hand holding a sprig of yellow wheat, red berries and green leaves, on the inside of a forearm.
Hand holding wheat and berries on a forearm
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
A hand rests on a sleeping husky while a colour forearm sleeve shows roses and a bird in a traditional-style design.
Hand on a sleeping husky beside a forearm tattoo
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a hand holding a bouquet of flowers and leaves on a forearm, with dotwork shading.
Hand holding a flower bouquet on a forearm
Two inner wrists held together, each with a black anchor tattoo with a red ribbon wrapped around its shank, in a traditional style on the forearm.
Matching anchor tattoos on two wrists
A woman holding a white mug shows a black and grey traditional style tattoo on her forearm, with a fist and leaf shapes.
Black and grey traditional forearm tattoo
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
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
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
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
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
Traditional style tattoo of two clasped hands inside a red scalloped heart, with orange and teal flowers, on a forearm.
Clasped hands in a heart with flowers