Hand tattoo ideas

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Close-up of a hand with pale pink nails and a tiny solid red heart tattoo on the side of the middle finger.
Small heart tattoo on a finger
Small black and grey fist tattoo on a finger, drawn in a fine line style and placed on the hand.
Small fist tattoo on a finger
Close view of a small black fine line treble clef tattoo on the back of a hand, resting on ripped denim.
Small treble clef on the back of a hand
Two hands hold white coffee cups marked MR and MRS, each with a small fine line anchor tattoo in grey ink on the fingers.
Small anchor tattoos on two hands
Two small black interlocking heart tattoos sit on the fingers of a hand, shown against a dark, softly blurred background.
Interlocking hearts on two fingers
Black and white photo of two clenched fists pressed together, each with a small black fine line anchor tattoo on the hand.
Matching anchor tattoos on two hands
Close-up of a hand with white ornamental lace-style designs on the fingers and back of the hand, set against grey fabric.
White ink lace-style design on a hand
Two open palms with fine black line tattoos of the world map, one showing the Americas and the other Europe, Africa and Asia, on a dark background.
World map outline tattoos on both palms
Black and white photo of two hands with matching fine line arrow-like geometric tattoos on the middle fingers, one on each hand.
Arrow symbols on two fingers
Close photo of dark Hebrew lettering tattooed across the back of a hand, with a silver band ring resting on the knuckle above it.
Hebrew lettering across the back of a hand
Black and grey photo of two clasped hands showing small black script lettering on both wrists, partly upside down from this angle, with a ring on one finger.
Matching script wrist tattoos on clasped hands
Small solid black paw print tattoo on the back of a hand resting on a tartan blanket.
Small paw print tattoo on the back of a hand
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
Scanned page of numbered black and white drawings of Russian prison tattoo symbols, including a hand with a boar's head and lettering across the fingers.
Reference sheet of Russian prison tattoo symbols
Two hands pressed together, each showing a matching black script tattoo that reads bff, placed on the side of the hand near the fingers.
Matching bff script tattoos on two hands
Black and white photo of a hand resting on a striped top, with thin black fine line bands tattooed around the middle finger.
Thin black bands on a finger
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face covering the back of a hand, with ornate ring designs tattooed across the fingers.
Realistic woman portrait on the back of a hand
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
Neo-traditional flash design of a hand holding a black feather quill dripping with blood, with a rose tattooed on the back of the hand and a lace cuff at the wrist.
Hand holding a bloodied quill with rose
Close view of a teal blue rose tattoo with green leaves and black outlines on the back of a hand, in a traditional style.
Blue rose on the back of a hand
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
Two hands overlapping on a green marble surface, with a fine line heart and infinity tattoo on one ring finger and a script word on the other hand's finger.
Heart and infinity fine line tattoos on fingers
Close view of a hand with a small fine line heart tattoo on the back, styled with gold rings and bracelets beside white roses and green leaves.
Small heart tattoo on a hand with jewellery
Two small skull tattoos on the hands, one wearing a red bow and one wearing a black top hat with a red band, shaded in black and grey with red accents.
Matching skull tattoos on two hands
Small fine line lotus tattoo with a dotted line above it on the base of a finger, on a hand with pink nails.
Small lotus tattoo on a finger
Two hands clasped on white sheets, each showing a small black fine line crown tattoo on the back of the hand.
Matching small crown tattoos on hands
Two hands pressed together showing black script lettering reading Inhale love and Exhale hate across the fingers and back of the hands.
Inhale love and exhale hate on the fingers
A man in a tan felt hat holds his hands over his face, showing small black finger tattoos on the hand, with silver rings and beaded bracelets on the wrists.
Finger tattoos and rings under a felt hat
Dark fine-line snowflakes with dotted trailing lines across the back of a hand and fingers, geometric style, placed on the hand.
Snowflake design across back of hand
Black and grey traditional anchor tattoo with a banner and rope on the back of a hand, with the word FIND tattooed across the knuckles.
Anchor and banner hand tattoo from sketch to finish
Fine line drawing of a hand with black painted nails, with the words SNAP OUT OF IT wrapped across the fingers as a hand tattoo design.
Hand with SNAP OUT OF IT lettering
Close photo of a small fine line script tattoo reading "free" across the back of a hand resting on a shoulder, in black ink.
Fine line word "free" on the hand
Black and grey realism skull tattoo covering the back of a hand, with deep shading and a dark background.
Skull tattoo across the back of a hand
Two hands held together, each showing a colour traditional dagger tattoo with an eye on the handle, placed on the back of the hand near the wrist.
Traditional dagger tattoos on both hands
Two interlocked hands show small black script lettering tattooed along the side of a finger on each hand, with silver rings worn on the same fingers.
Small script finger tattoos on interlocked hands
Two hands clasped together, each ring finger wearing a thin solid black band tattoo in a fine line style, shown in close focus against a dark background.
Matching black band tattoos on two ring fingers
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
Fine line pale script tattoo across the back of a hand, reading I must not tell lies, with black stiletto nails resting on a wooden table.
Fine line script quote on the back of a hand
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
Close-up of a hand with the word grace in black script lettering on the back of the hand, beside a coffee mug and an open book.
Grace script lettering on the back of a hand
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
Black and grey lettering tattoo on a forearm and hand, with a gold wristwatch and a gold watch on the other wrist, beside a stack of banknotes.
Lettering on a forearm beside gold watches and cash
Two hands held together with gold metallic geometric temporary tattoos of triangles, a bird and a crescent moon on the fingers and palms, with gold rings.
Gold geometric temporary tattoos on hands
White ink ornamental mandala and dot patterns across the back of a hand and fingers, in a geometric style.
White ink mandala across a hand
Two fingers with small tattoos, a black line-work anchor on one finger and a colour shark fin above blue water on the next, with black lettering across the knuckles and fingers.
Anchor and shark finger tattoos
Two hands held together in a sepia photo, showing small black fine line anchor tattoos on two fingers.
Small anchor tattoos on fingers
Four photos of matching small fine line tattoos on fingers, wrists, and feet, including a purple flower, a bee, two birds with a red heart, and a black arrow.
Matching small tattoos on hands and feet