Hand tattoo ideas

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

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Two hands with black script initial tattoos on the fingers, each finger wrapped in a green striped band, shown in a lettering style on the hand.
Script initial finger bands on two hands
Fine line drawing of an outstretched hand with poppy flowers, leaves, a moon and an eye motif, and the words trust the path unseen, in black ink with blue accents.
Hand with poppies and lettering
Black and grey image of two hands holding pistols, with the word VERITAS lettered across the knuckles and fingers and rosary beads wrapped around the wrists.
Veritas lettering on two hands holding pistols
Close-up of a hand gripping a black camera, with the word Smile in small black script lettering tattooed on a finger.
Smile lettering on a finger
Black and grey photograph of a barcode tattoo with the word SLAVE beneath it, placed in the centre of an open palm.
Barcode and SLAVE on a palm
Two matching fine line tattoos reading soulsister with an arrow, one on a forearm and one on a wrist, shown as two hands are held together.
Matching soulsister arrow tattoos on two wrists
Black and white photo of a man's hands with blackletter-style lettering tattooed across the fingers and back of the hands, in black ink.
Black lettering tattoos across fingers and hands
Close photograph of a hand with pale nails resting on hair, showing fine line script lettering in black ink along the middle finger and a small mark on the index finger.
Script lettering across two fingers
Two clasped hands showing black script lettering reading King and Queen, each with a small crown, tattooed on the back of the hands.
King and Queen script hand tattoos
Two hands resting together, each showing the same small black fine line Roman numeral tattoo across a finger.
Matching Roman numeral finger tattoos on two hands
Tattooed forearm and hand holding a rolled joint over scattered hundred dollar bills, with bold red and black traditional-style linework and dark lettering across the hand.
Tattooed hand holding a rolled joint over banknotes
Two hands with black lettering tattooed across the fingers, including a spiral letter form, worn with coffin-shaped rings and long pale nails.
Finger lettering and spiral tattoos on two hands
Fine line black tattoos of a palm tree above a wave on two wrists, plus curved lettering on a forearm, as two people hold hands on sand.
Palm tree and wave tattoos on two wrists
Two clasped hands with matching fine-line black Roman numeral lettering reading XIV II MMXII on the fingers, styled as lettering on the hand.
Roman numeral date tattoos on two fingers
Black and grey tattoo of three folded banknote triangles on skin, shown beside a hand tattoo of Family First script lettering on the back of the hand.
Banknote triangles and Family First hand script
Close view of a white t-shirt printed with black line drawings of hands holding cigarettes, beside a forearm with small black script lettering and a tiny hand tattoo.
Hand-print tee with script forearm tattoos
Black and grey photo of two clasped hands, with script lettering reading King and Queen, each under a crown, tattooed on the hands.
King and Queen crown lettering on hands
Black and white photo of hands in beaded lace sleeves, with a small fine line script tattoo on one finger.
Small script tattoo on a finger
Two hands overlapping on a green marbled surface, with fine line script on one ring finger and a small interlocking heart on the other ring finger, both in black ink.
Matching script and heart finger tattoos
Black and grey portrait tattoo on a forearm and upper arm, with knuckle lettering on the fingers and hand, photographed on a woman in a dark speckled t-shirt.
Portrait and lettering tattoos on hand and arm
Two hands raised against a clear blue sky, with a small black lettering tattoo on the inner wrist and tiny black marks on one finger.
Small lettering on wrist and finger tattoos
Two hands held together, with the word FRIENDS in black lettering tattooed across the fingers and dark nail polish on the nails, a Lettering tattoo on the hand.
FRIENDS lettering across fingers
Collage of four couple tattoos in fine black and blue linework, including script reading to and beyond on wrists, Mickey and Minnie on hands, MRS and MR on forearms, and a kissing silhouette on a
Matching couple tattoos in a four-photo collage
Two hands held together, each showing a small black lettering tattoo on a finger, with silver rings nearby.
Small character tattoos on two fingers
Two interlocked hands with small black numeral tattoos in a fine lettering style on the fingers, with silver rings worn on two fingers.
Matching numerals on two fingers
Fine line drawing of a hand mid finger snap with the words SNAP OUT OF IT across the fingers, shown as a flash design for a hand tattoo.
Snap out of it hand design
Black cursive script tattoo reading la dolce vita across the back of a hand, in a lettering style.
La dolce vita script on the back of a hand
Black and white photograph of two interlocked hands with small black script lettering tattooed on the fingers.
Small script words on interlocked fingers
Black serif lettering reading NEVER TRUST THE LIVING across the fingers of a hand resting on a marble table, with mint nail varnish.
Lettering across fingers on a 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
Two hands form a heart around crossed rolled cigarettes, with a black lettering tattoo reading DON'T PANIC across the fingers of one hand.
Heart hands with DON'T PANIC finger tattoo
Two hands pressed together with black script lettering reading Inhale love on one and Exhale hate on the other, placed on the backs of the fingers and hands against a dark background.
Inhale love and exhale hate hand tattoos
Black script lettering tattoo across the back of a hand and wrist, with a small cross above it, on a woman wearing a black bikini top and denim shorts.
Script lettering tattoo on the hand and wrist
Two hands with traditional style tattoos, bold black lettering across the finger knuckles and coloured banner designs on the backs of the hands.
Knuckle lettering and banners on both hands
Black and grey photo of two open palms with the word HARD tattooed across the left fingers and WORK across the right, in block lettering on the hand.
HARD WORK lettering across the fingers
Two clasped hands resting on a wooden ledge, with black and grey finger lettering and geometric patterns on the knuckles and back of the hands.
Hands with finger lettering and geometric knuckle tattoos
Two hands resting on denim, each with a small black lettering ampersand tattooed on a finger, a simple Lettering design on the Hand.
Ampersand tattoos on two fingers
Black and white photo of two clasped hands, each with a black script tattoo reading 'til death across the finger, placed on the hand.
'til death tattoos on two clasped fingers
Close up of a fine line black script tattoo of the word free across the back of a hand, with turquoise rings and a denim shirt in view.
Script word free on the hand
Two matching black lettering tattoos of a Roman numeral date run along the fingers of a woman's hand and a man's hand resting together.
Matching Roman numeral date tattoos on fingers
Fine line black quotation marks tattooed on the inner wrist of a raised hand, with stacks of books blurred in the background.
Small quotation mark tattoo on the inner wrist
Two hands clasped together showing black script lettering reading 'Do Us Part' and 'Til Death' tattooed on the hands and wrists, in a lettering style.
Matching 'Do Us Part' and 'Til Death' hand tattoos
White ink lettering tattoo reading I must not tell lies across the back of a clenched hand, shown in a close photograph.
White ink script across the back of a hand
Two open palms show small black lettering tattoos on the wrists, one reading Better Halves and the other Best Friends, with wedding rings on both hands.
Matching lettering tattoos on two wrists
Small black lettering tattoos on the fingers of a hand with black nails, resting on the face of an orange and white cat with its eyes closed.
Lettering tattoos on fingers, hand resting on a cat
Two hands with fine line black Roman numeral lettering tattooed along the fingers, reading V XIV XIII on one and XIII XIV V on the other.
Roman numeral tattoos on two fingers
Black and white photo of two hands held together in a triangle, with the words what goes around comes back around tattooed in capitals across the fingers.
Quote tattooed across fingers
Two hands with matching thin black script tattoos on the fingers, reading mr and mrs, in a fine line lettering style.
Matching mr and mrs finger tattoos