Hand tattoo ideas

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

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Black and white photo of a forearm tattooed with piano keys and a small treble clef on the hand, with the fingers raised in a rock gesture.
Piano keys forearm with treble clef on hand
Black and grey fine line script quote tattoo running across a woman's ribs, photographed in black and white.
Script quote tattoo on ribs
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a cluster of roses with leaves on the outer forearm near the wrist, beside a hand resting on a hip.
Black rose cluster on a forearm
Black and white close-up of a small fine line tattoo of three triangles on the inner wrist, with a hand resting against the jaw.
Small triangles on the inner wrist
Black and white photo of two raised hands with triangle, chevron and dot designs on the fingers and wrists.
Geometric triangle and dot designs on hands
Pen and ink drawing of a tattoo design showing a snarling wolf, coiled snake, rosary and red mandala, in a neo-traditional style, with no body placement shown.
Wolf, snake and mandala tattoo design
Two clasped hands show matching black lettering tattoos on the forearms, set in a typewriter-style font that reads everything was beautiful and nothing hurt.
Matching quote tattoos on forearms
Black and white photo of a hand holding a cigarette, with a small outlined square tattoo on the side of one finger in a fine line geometric style.
Small outlined square on a finger
Neo-traditional style tattoo of a beetle held between two outstretched hands with strings, with a pink glow and ribbon below, on a person's stomach above the navel.
Beetle held in hands on stomach
Two people hold hands, each with a matching fine line 'always' script tattoo with a small triangle, circle and line motif on the inner wrist.
Matching 'always' wrist tattoos
Two arms held close together, each with a small fine line tattoo of a hand holding a wand on the inner forearm near the elbow.
Matching wand tattoos on two forearms
Two colour neo-traditional tattoos on a pair of forearms, one showing a teal hand holding a gold keyhole ornament with beads, the other a peach hand holding an ornate key with a teal ribbon.
Matching hand and key tattoos on forearms
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face with feathers and a pipe, covering a forearm.
Feathered portrait on a forearm
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 grey realism sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a woman's face with a hand near her mouth and a Roman numeral clock on the wrist.
Realism portrait sleeve with clock
Two small crown tattoos on fingers of a pair of hands, one solid black and one outlined in fine line, in front of a white brick wall.
Small crown tattoos on fingers
Fine line black infinity symbol tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand held in a loose fist, shown in a close photograph.
Infinity symbol on the inner wrist
Black and grey realism rose tattoo on the back of a hand, with a shaded smoky figure tattoo on the other hand, both visible as a man adjusts his tie.
Realistic rose and shaded design on hands
Several hands with fingers meeting in the centre of a wooden table, each finger bearing a thin black dotted line tattoo in a fine line style, placed on the finger.
Dotted line tattoos on fingers meeting at the centre
Two hands rest on a wooden table, each ring finger wearing a black and grey band tattoo, with a partly visible tattoo on the left forearm.
Band tattoos on two ring fingers
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a hand making a V sign and gripping folded banknotes, placed on the lower leg near the ankle.
Hand making a V sign holding banknotes
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
Person in a cream dress holding a large bouquet of poppies and foliage over the face, with colour botanical tattoos on both forearms.
Tattooed forearms holding a flower bouquet
Two side-by-side tattoo flash drawings: a skull with a wrapped bone-like form above it, and a skeletal hand, both in a neo-traditional style with watercolour washes and black splatter.
Two skeletal bone designs with ink splatter
Close photo of a hand making a peace sign in a car, with small black script lettering on the inner wrist, shown in black ink.
Small script lettering on an inner wrist
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
Black and grey tattoo of balance scales held by a hand, framed by leafy branches and berries on the upper arm, with fine dotwork accents.
Scales and botanical branches on upper arm
Small black linework hamsa hand tattoo with a blue evil eye at the centre, placed on the back of a neck.
Hamsa hand with evil eye on the neck
Realistic skull tattoo in shaded greys and reds on the back of a hand, with partial script tattoos above the wrist.
Realistic skull tattoo on the hand
Fine line black tattoo of two hands with fingers crossed, placed on the side of the ribs.
Crossed fingers outline on the ribs
Realistic colour crucifixion scene tattoo on a forearm, showing a figure with long dark hair on a cross before an orange sun, with a small blood drip near the wrist.
Crucifixion scene on a forearm
Two people link arms to show matching fine line tattoos of two hands hooked together in a pinky promise on the upper arm.
Matching pinky promise hands on upper arms
Black ink drawing of a hamsa hand with an eye and yin-yang details above a lotus flower, in a botanical and dotwork style, with no body placement shown.
Hamsa hand and lotus flower design
Two hands held together against a dark background, each finger wrapped in several thin black horizontal bands in a geometric style, placed on the fingers.
Banded line tattoos around fingers
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading be still on the inner forearm, with a hand holding a white mug of coffee.
Fine line script reading be still on the wrist
Realism portrait tattoo of a bearded man in round wire-rimmed glasses with his hand under his chin, shown as a line sketch, a purple outline on skin and the finished colour piece.
Realism portrait of a bearded man with glasses
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos of a mandala, chevrons, dots and arrows across the back of a hand and fingers, resting on a torso in a black top.
Metallic temporary tattoos on hand and fingers
Black and grey tattoo of a hand with two fingers raised inside a braided rope oval tied with a knot, on the forearm, with stippled shading in the background.
Hand in a rope frame on a forearm
Traditional colour flash sheet of Halloween designs including a vampire, witch hat, jack-o-lantern, poison bottles, candy corn and a severed head with a knife.
Halloween traditional flash sheet
Close view of a hand with an ornate white henna-style design of swirls, dots and lattice across the back of the hand and wrist, with a woman in a grey top and grass behind.
White henna-style pattern on a hand
Black script lettering reading Through Dangers Untold and Hardships Unnumbered on an inner forearm, beside a white dogwood flower on grey stone.
Script quote on an inner forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a hand with crossed fingers in engraving-style hatching, on the inner forearm.
Crossed fingers hand on forearm
Two wrists held together in a black and white photo, each with a small fine line crescent moon tattoo on the inside of the wrist.
Matching crescent moon wrist tattoos
Black and white photo of a black line tattoo outlining a hand with curled fingers on the palm of another hand, which wears a ring.
Hand outline tattoo on a palm
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
Black ink line drawing of a woman with flowing hair and a third eye, holding a skull, with two bats above, shown as a neo-traditional tattoo flash design on paper.
Woman with skull and bats design