Hand tattoo ideas

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

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Traditional-style tattoos of an eye, a bearded face with a flower and lettering on a thigh, with a white kitten in the foreground.
White kitten in front of traditional tattoos on a thigh
Two matching fine line outline tattoos of three elephants in a row, one on each of two people's forearms, with the wrists held together.
Matching elephant trio tattoos on forearms
Fine line black bicycle tattoo on the inner wrist of a raised hand, with a city skyline blurred in the background.
Small bicycle tattoo on the inner wrist
Two small black fine line lightning bolt tattoos on the wrists of two hands clasped together.
Matching lightning bolt wrist tattoos
Fine black script lettering reading If there is hope, it lies in the proles, set along the ribs beneath a breast, with a hand with black nails resting above it.
Script quote along the ribs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two hands clasping, one plain and one covered in scales with an eye, with a dotted arc and three drips below, on the outer arm.
Clasped hands with a scaled arm in dotwork
Black and grey photograph of two hands held together, each with a small fine line anchor tattoo with dotwork detail on the back of the hand.
Matching anchor tattoos on two hands
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a seated figure with its head bowed and hidden by hands, framed by dark trees and dripping ink lines.
Hooded figure among trees on a forearm
White ink ornamental filigree tattoo running from the wrist across the back of the hand, against a cream lace dress.
White ink filigree design on the hand
Colour peacock feather tattoo on a forearm, with the hand resting on a beige leather steering wheel in a car interior.
Peacock feather tattoo on a forearm at the wheel
Two clasped hands show matching small black fine line symbols on the wrists, one on each arm.
Matching small symbol tattoos on two wrists
Black and grey hamsa hand tattoo with dotwork shading and a mandala in the palm, sitting on the forearm against a dark background.
Hamsa hand with mandala on forearm
Two wrists with black and grey crown tattoos above One Life and One Love script, and a forearm with a realistic key and a red heart tattoo in a collage.
Matching crown and key tattoos on wrists
Small black crescent moon tattoo on the inner wrist of an open hand, which rests beside a dark leather pouch with cords and orange beads on a brown fur background.
Crescent moon tattoo on the inner wrist
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a black cat with a paw resting on a hand, placed on the calf.
Black cat and hand on a calf
Fine line tattoo of two reaching hands in dark ink on the inner wrist and forearm, with a bare hand with red nail polish and silver rings extended beside it.
Two reaching hands on an inner wrist
Black fine line geometric tattoo of a wireframe cube shape on the inner forearm, above two thin black wristbands.
Geometric wireframe shape on a forearm
A hand uses a black marker to draw a tribal-style swirl design on a person's arm, showing the outline before any tattoo is inked.
Tribal swirl design being drawn on skin
Black and grey realism tiger head tattoo on a finger of a hand with black nail polish, photographed in greyscale.
Tiger head tattoo on a finger
Black and grey ornamental mandala tattoo with diamond motifs and dotwork across the back of a hand, with a beaded bracelet on the wrist.
Ornamental mandala tattoo on the back of a hand
Traditional tiger tattoo on the back of a raised hand, with the words Diamonds are forever along the side, while a blue flame plays around one raised finger.
Tiger tattoo on a raised hand
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a winged heart split in two, with each half on the back of one of two hands pressed together.
Winged heart split across two hands
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
Black and grey traditional rose tattoo on the back of a man's right hand, with a skull tattoo on his left hand, as he adjusts a tie.
Rose and skull tattoos on the hands
Two matching black and grey crown tattoos with One Life and One Love script on the inner wrists of two clasped hands.
Matching crown wrist tattoos
Colour realism tattoo of a dark-haired figure with smudged eye makeup and hands pressed together in prayer, shown on a limb.
Realism portrait of a figure with hands clasped
Black botanical tattoo of a bare branching tree with two small leaves on the inner wrist of a hand held palm up against a turquoise background.
Bare branching tree on inner wrist
Two hands pressed together in front of orange flowers, each with a small grey shaded wing tattoo on the back of the hand.
Grey wing tattoos on the backs of two hands
Gold metallic floral design with swirls and a dotted line running along the fingers, on the back of a hand.
Gold floral temporary tattoo on the back of a hand
Black ink tattoo of a pair of scissors cut through a horizontal line, with clawed hands on the upper chest and left shoulder, in blackwork and dotwork style.
Scissors and clawed hands across the chest
Three raised wrists with gold foil temporary tattoos reading bride tribe in brush script, set against a sandy beach and sea.
Gold bride tribe wrist tattoos on beach
Pencil drawing of a crescent moon, a hand holding a wand and two ribbon banners with script lettering, shaded in yellow and black linework.
In the Name of the Moon banner design
Black tattoo of a stag's antlers and head across the back of a hand, with the head extending down the middle finger, in a geometric style.
Stag antlers across the back of a hand
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
Black ink ruler tattoo marked 1 to 10 running along a person's forearm towards the wrist, with the hand clenched in a fist.
Ruler tattoo on a wrist
Two black-and-grey outline tattoos on open palms: a small circle with a dot on the left hand and a crescent moon on the right, against a dark background and dry grass.
Circle and crescent moon tattoos on palms
Small black three-dot tattoo on the side of a finger, beside thin gold rings and mint green nail polish.
Three dots tattoo on a finger
Close-up of two hands pressed palm to palm, with small fine line black symbols tattooed on several fingers against a dark background.
Small symbols on the fingers of both hands
Black and grey realistic skull tattoo covering the back of a hand, with a tribal pattern continuing up the forearm.
Shaded skull on the back of a hand
Pencil and wash flash sketch of an ornate lace-patterned heart held by two hands, with a crown above and a dagger through it, partly tinted pink.
Lace heart with crown and dagger design
Black and grey realism tattoo on a calf showing a screaming woman with her hands at her throat in front of a dark fence.
Screaming woman with hands at her throat
Pencil sketch of an open hand with the words love, provoke, direction, promise and good luck placed above the fingers as a finger tattoo design.
Pencil sketch of a hand with finger words
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
Close crop of a woman in pink satin lingerie with a black and grey ornamental mandala tattoo on the back of her hand.
Ornamental mandala tattoo on the back of a hand
Black and white photo of clasped hands above a geometric lace-style black linework tattoo on the chest.
Lace-style chest tattoo with clasped hands
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of two hands reaching towards each other on an upper arm, with a dark top in the background.
Two outlined hands on an upper arm
Traditional style flash sheet with two portrait figures in the centre, surrounded by an eye, a hand holding a cigarette, a UFO, a bee and crystals, with slogan lettering.
Flash sheet with two portraits, UFO, eye and bee
Black and white photo of a raised hand showing a fine line Roman numeral lettering tattoo along the inner forearm near the wrist.
Roman numeral tattoo on the inner wrist