Hand tattoo ideas

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

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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
Design of a skull in a samurai helmet with crossed katana, pink flowers and an oni mask, in a Japanese style.
Samurai skull with katanas and flowers
Black and grey realism tattoo of a guitar being played by two hands, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Hands playing guitar on an upper arm
Two forearms resting on a white shaggy rug, each with a small photo-print tattoo on the wrist, with a phone and scattered print photos nearby.
Photo-print temporary tattoos on two wrists
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an open hand holding a thin branch on the arm, with a shaded engraved-style hare below it.
Hand holding a branch and hare tattoo
Black and grey dotwork calf tattoos showing a full moon, crystals, a cactus, an open hand with an eye in the palm, a moth and morel mushrooms.
Moon, crystals, cactus and eye hand on both calves
Two black and grey tattoos: a dotwork and fine line geometric eye in a triangle on the inner forearm, and a traditional style swallow on the back of a hand.
Geometric eye on a forearm and swallow on a hand
Black and grey Roman numeral lettering reading VIII IV XII on two wrists, with two pairs of hands clasped in front of the sea.
Roman numeral wrist tattoos on a beach
Flash sheet of small black line-drawn stick and poke tattoo designs, including arrows, stars, a diamond, an eye, a cross and a sun.
Stick n poke tattoo ideas flash sheet
Close-up of two fingers with green zombie faces in red, pink and dark tones, shown on the fingers of a hand.
Zombie faces on two fingers
A hand holding black cat-eye sunglasses, showing a small black script tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, with partly visible lettering.
Black script wrist tattoo with cat-eye sunglasses
Colour realism tattoo of a pink, purple and teal nebula with stars, framed by grey sculpted hands, on the inner forearm.
Nebula held in grey hands on a forearm
Small black symbol tattoo on the side of a finger, shown in a hand held in an OK-style gesture against a blue wall.
Small symbol tattoo on finger
Dark ink Om symbol inside a sunburst border on the back of a hand resting on sand, in a black and grey style.
Om symbol in a sun design on the hand
Close photo of a hand resting on a car steering wheel, showing small black script lettering tattooed on the inner wrist and forearm.
Small script lettering on a wrist
Fine line red tattoos of a K with a heart and a Q with a heart on two fingers, with the other hand showing dark script tattoos.
King and queen of hearts on fingers
Small black handwritten tattoo reading PROTECT ME FROM WHAT I WANT on a forearm, with an open hand resting on a white marble surface.
Handwritten quote on a forearm
Raised hand against a black background showing a small, fine line arrow tattoo on the inner wrist in dark ink.
Small arrow tattoo on the inner wrist
Realistic portrait tattoo on an upper arm of a long-haired, bearded man grinning with a gold tooth and holding a bat marked montos.
Realistic portrait of a grinning man with a bat
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a man and woman seated either side of a Ouija board inside a circle, on the outer thigh.
Couple at a Ouija board on a thigh
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of two reaching hands across the inner forearm, with a ring on the hand below.
Two reaching hands on a forearm
Black and white bold line drawing of two hands clasped together, shown as a tattoo flash design on a pale background.
Two hands clasped in black line drawing
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing a hand holding a mushroom, with a skull, snake, lotus, cannabis leaves and crescent moon, shown without a body placement.
Hand holding mushroom with skull and snake
Close-up of a black geometric tattoo across the back of a hand and fingers, with diamond motifs, small stars and fine parallel lines.
Geometric diamond pattern across the back of a hand
Black and grey rose tattoo across a person's stomach, with a hand with red nails resting on the belly above denim jeans.
Black and grey rose on stomach
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with clockwork gears and a hand holding a clock face, on the upper arm.
Realistic skull with clockwork gears on upper arm
Two matching puzzle piece tattoos on a pair of wrists, one with a dark red rose and one with a teal clock face, in a neo-traditional colour style.
Matching puzzle piece wrist tattoos
Dark teal mandala tattoo across the back of a hand and wrist in a geometric dotwork style, with silver rings and matte teal nails.
Mandala design on the back of a hand
Small black padlock tattoo on a wrist and a red key tattoo on the back of a hand, shown as two people hold hands.
Padlock and key tattoos on held hands
Black mandala tattoo with dot work and geometric patterns on the back of a hand and wrist, with silver rings on the fingers.
Mandala tattoo on the back of a hand
Black and grey realism tattoo of a hand holding a reflective sphere that shows a seated man in a room, on the back of a bald head.
Reflecting sphere tattoo on the back of the head
Fine line black tattoo of a full moon above two crescent moons cradled in open hands, on the inner forearm.
Full moon and two crescent moons on a forearm
Colour tattoo of two hands holding a faceted teardrop gem, drawn with fine hatched shading, on the outer thigh.
Two hands holding a faceted gem on a thigh
Two wrists held together showing black crown tattoos, the left in fine ornate linework and the right in dotwork shading, both on the inner wrist.
Matching crown tattoos on two wrists
Dark brown mehndi-style floral and paisley design across the back of a hand and along the fingers, resting on grey fur beside a makeup brush and compact.
Mehndi-style floral design on the back of a hand
Black fine line infinity symbol with a heart forming one loop, tattooed on the side of a hip, with a hand with magenta nails resting nearby.
Infinity and heart tattoo on the hip
Two forearms with clasped hands, each bearing two colour tattoos of anthropomorphic animals in suits, including a hawk, a bear, a leopard and a cat, placed on the inner forearms.
Four animal portraits in suits on two forearms
Black and grey lotus mandala tattoo with dotwork shading on the upper back, with hands pressed together in prayer below it.
Lotus mandala tattoo on upper back
Close photo of a small black bird tattoo on a woman's forearm as her hand rests in the pocket of pale blue jeans.
Small bird tattoo on a forearm
Forearm tattoo of a woman's face with realistic eyes and lips, a hand near her mouth, black brushstroke streaks and red and ochre drips, shown in three side-by-side views.
Realistic face portrait with brushstrokes on forearm
Two small outlined star tattoos in fine line style, one on each wrist of two clasped hands, with the sea behind.
Matching small star wrist tattoos on the beach
Fine line black script reading with pain comes strength runs vertically along the side of a torso, beside a hand with rings resting on a purple top.
Script quote along the side ribs
Close view of a forearm with a bold geometric tattoo in black, orange and teal, held beside a woman's hands holding silver hoop earrings.
Geometric tribal pattern on a forearm
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
Close view of a man in a beige suit and striped shirt touching his jacket, showing a traditional style tattoo of a fist and banner across the back of his hand and wrist.
Traditional hand tattoo with banner on wrist
Three wrists with matching small black outline heart tattoos in a fine line style, shown with the hands raised and touching.
Three matching small outline hearts on wrists
Black ink hamsa hand tattoo with ornate detail, centred between the shoulder blades on the upper back of a woman with her palms pressed together behind her.
Hamsa hand tattoo on upper back
Black and grey neo-traditional style tattoo of a cartoon girl with her hair in a bun, chin resting on her hands, inside an ornate scrolled frame on the upper arm.
Cartoon girl in a scrolled frame on an arm