Hand tattoo ideas

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

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Black ink linework drawing of a hamsa hand with a detailed eye at its centre, surrounded by roses, leaves and two swallows, on paper.
Hamsa hand with eye, roses and swallows
Black and grey claddagh tattoo with two hands holding a heart under a crown, set inside a Celtic trinity knot on skin.
Claddagh within a Celtic knot
Black and white photo of three small dot tattoos in a row on a man's upper chest, with tiny dotwork on one finger and a small X on the back of the hand.
Three dots on the upper chest
Two palms facing the camera, covered in black mandala-style geometric tattoos with dotwork on the fingers and decorative script running down the fingers and wrists.
Mandala and script tattoos on both hands
Two hands clasped together, each showing a pair of tiny black fine line bird silhouettes tattooed on the back of the hand.
Two small birds on clasped hands
Black and grey script lettering runs down a man's side over the ribs, while another man's arm shows a realistic skull sleeve from upper arm to forearm.
Script on ribs and skull sleeve on arm
A traditional flash sheet printed in cream on navy blue, showing a sheet of tattoo designs including a skull eagle crest, pistols, roses, a shark, a snake and a woman's bust.
Traditional flash sheet in cream on navy
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
White line drawings of traditional tattoo flash motifs, including an eagle, skulls, a hand, a bear and a skeleton, on a black fabric tapestry hung against a white wall.
Traditional flash sheet on black fabric
Black and grey fine line Hamsa hand tattoo with an eye and floral filigree on the inner forearm, shown against ripped denim.
Hamsa hand with eye on a forearm
Gold metallic temporary tattoo of brush lettering reading Bride's bitches on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Gold foil lettering on the inner wrist
Black linework tattoo on an upper leg showing the words BAD LUCK IS BETTER THAN NO LUCK, a skull and crossed bones, with a hand touching the skin.
Skull, bones and quote tattoo on a thigh
Close photo of a small black fine line arrow tattoo on the back of a hand, with a floral quilted bedspread behind.
Small arrow tattoo on the hand
A hand uses a black fineliner pen to draw an intricate black mandala design on white paper, with no tattoo on skin shown.
Black ink mandala being drawn by hand
Close-up of a realistic grey lion head tattoo on the back of a hand, with long pale ombre nails and yellow slides visible in the background.
Realistic lion head on the back of a hand
Fine line black outline tattoo of a world map on the inner wrist and forearm, with pink nail polish on the hand above it.
World map outline on a wrist
Two small black crown tattoos in fine line style, one on the back of a hand and a smaller one on a second hand wearing a pearl bracelet.
Small crown tattoos on the backs of two hands
Black and grey realism tattoo of an anatomical heart with engraved-style waves, a hand and script on the chest.
Anatomical heart with waves on the chest
Close-up of a woman with her hands clasped in front of her, both arms covered in black ornamental blackwork and dotwork sleeve tattoos.
Black ornamental sleeves with hands clasped
Black and grey realism rose on the back of a hand beside a geometric triangle design on the other hand, with mandala and butterfly tattoos on the forearms and hands.
Rose and geometric hand tattoos with butterfly wrist
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
Close view of a small black dotwork bow tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a hand resting on a white top beside it.
Small dotted bow on the wrist
Black fine line tattoo of a profile head with flowers spilling from the hair and hands holding scissors, on the upper arm.
Profile with flowers and scissors
Two people holding hands, each with a small colour tattoo of three overlapping circles in pink, blue and yellow on the forearm, in a Geometric style.
Matching overlapping circle tattoos on two forearms
Black geometric mandala tattoo on the side of a finger, with coral painted nails and a white towel beneath the hand.
Mandala tattoo on a finger
Silver metallic temporary tattoo of an ornate filigree design with black gems running from the wrist up the forearm and onto the hand.
Silver filigree design on forearm
Two black dotwork mandala tattoos on the inner forearms of a couple holding hands, each with a different emblem at its centre.
Matching mandala tattoos on two forearms
Close view of two hands resting on a knee, with fine line black tattoos of an arrow and sprig on the back of one hand and small stars and a crescent moon on the fingers.
Fine line hand tattoos with arrow and stars
Two black line drawings of hamsa hands filled with dotwork and fine line mandala patterns on a white background, shown as tattoo flash without a body placement.
Two ornate hamsa hand designs
Two people holding hands, each with a matching fine line black tattoo of a triangle, circle and vertical line on the wrist.
Matching triangle and circle wrist tattoos
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger on the forearm running down to a shaded rose on the back of the hand.
Tiger sleeve and rose on the hand
Neo-trad style flash drawing of a bearded skull in a sailor cap, with a hand gripping a bottle, on an aged parchment background.
Bearded skull in sailor cap holding a bottle
Fine line black tattoo of two hands gripping a rectangular object, placed on the inner upper arm.
Hands holding a rectangular object on the arm
Two small fine line tattoos on fingers, a ringed planet like Saturn on one finger and a rocket on the neighbouring finger, with orange painted nails.
Saturn and rocket finger tattoos
A seated person in a white t-shirt and ripped black jeans shows a coloured tattoo on the forearm, with the hand resting on the knee.
Forearm tattoo on a seated figure
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 fine line tattoo of a hang loose hand sign on the ankle, shown beside a paper drawing of the same gesture.
Hang loose hand sign on an ankle
Black fine line tattoo of two hands reaching towards each other, with dotted lines hanging planets, a sun and moon phases, on the upper arm.
Two hands with planets on upper arm
Black and white photo of two raised hands showing matching fine line script tattoos that read love on the inside of the wrists.
Matching love script tattoos on two wrists
Two hands with colourful neo-traditional tattoos on the backs: a cartoon robot holding a wrench on the left and a grinning green-capped face on the right.
Cartoon robot and grinning face on both hands
Black and grey tattoo of a dark shadowy figure with a reaching hand across a shoulder, with a swirl design continuing onto the upper arm.
Shadowy figure tattoo on a shoulder
Two pairs of hands joined together, each wrist with a small fine line tattoo of interlocking hearts in black ink.
Matching interlocking heart tattoos on wrists
A hand drawing a multicoloured feather with watercolour splashes and small birds on white paper, a design that could suit a tattoo.
Coloured feather and birds design
Small black numerals and a slash tattooed along the side of a finger, with a silver camera ring on another finger of the same hand against a grey road surface.
Small numerals tattooed on a finger
Fine line black outline tattoo of two cartoon hands forming a heart, on the shoulder of a person wearing a white vest top.
Hands forming a heart on a shoulder
Black and grey sketched tattoo of a finger bone running along the back of a hand and index finger.
Finger bone tattoo on the hand
Two small black fine line anchor tattoos on the wrists of two people whose hands are clasped over a restaurant table.
Matching anchor tattoos on two wrists
Two hands held together, each showing a small black lettering tattoo on a finger, with silver rings nearby.
Small character tattoos on two fingers