Hand tattoo ideas

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

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Two matching black fine line compass and arrow tattoos with dotted rings sit on the back of two hands held together.
Matching compass and arrow tattoos on two hands
Black and grey dotwork flash design of a woman with flowing hair, a starfish, bubbles and a skull on her cheek, drawn in ink on textured paper.
Woman with starfish and skull, dotwork design
Black and grey dotwork hamsa hand with a lotus and an eye at its centre, tattooed on the outer thigh.
Hamsa hand and lotus with eye on thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two hands with solid black shadow shapes behind them, on the side of the torso.
Dotwork hands with black shadow on side
Black ink dotwork drawing of a jackal-headed Anubis figure with an ankh on a forearm-like shape, set among geometric lines and sun motifs.
Anubis head and ankh dotwork design
Black and grey mandala tattoo on a forearm and an ornamental floral sleeve on the other arm, with small finger tattoos, resting on white bedsheets.
Mandala and floral sleeve on forearm and hand
Black mandala tattoo on the back of a hand, beside faded LOVE script on the wrist and fingers, shown in four photographs.
Mandala on the back of a hand
Black and grey dotwork flash drawing of a skeleton resting its head on one hand while holding a steaming mug in the other.
Skeleton resting head on hand with steaming mug
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two hands framing a sun, crescent moon and planets, placed on a calf.
Two hands, sun and planets on a calf
Black and grey stag head tattoo with large antlers on the back of a hand, with a small letter I tattooed on a finger.
Stag head tattoo on the back of a hand
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with an om symbol on a person's upper back, with a hand resting beside it bearing the words This too shall pass.
Mandala back tattoo with om symbol
Black dotwork stipple drawing of a hand with the index and middle fingers crossed, shown on a pale grey textured background.
Crossed fingers hand in dotwork
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hand making the ILY sign, placed on the ankle of a bare foot.
Sign language hand on an ankle
Black and grey tattoo of a curled tabby cat with a hand shape over its back, placed on the side of the ribs.
Tabby cat tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey hamsa hand tattoo with an eye and heart at the centre, placed on a woman's ribs beside a grey tank top.
Hamsa hand tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a lower leg showing a cat reaching up towards a ringed planet held on a chain by a hand, set within a dotted geometric panel.
Cat and planet on a calf
Black ink flash sheet of traditional-style designs including hands, daggers, a skull, a rose and a candle, drawn on white paper.
Black ink flash sheet of hands, daggers and skulls
Two forearms with matching black geometric bands of zigzags and triangles, shaded with dotwork, in a sepia photo of two people holding hands.
Matching geometric forearm bands on two people
Close-up of a hand with a small black swoosh tattoo on one finger and tiny dot clusters on the other fingers, in a minimal dotwork style.
Small swoosh and dot tattoos on fingers
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hand making a split-finger gesture, framed by flowers and leaves, on the inner forearm.
Split-finger hand with flowers on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm showing a tarot-style card labelled LA MORT with a skull, a hand holding the card edge, and a mandala below.
La Mort tarot skull and hand on forearm
Stippled dotwork drawing of two open palms beneath a sunburst and a row of moon phases, with rosette shapes at the wrists, in black and ochre ink on cream paper.
Stippled hands with sun and moon phases
Pencil and dotwork drawing of a hamsa hand with the face of Ganesha and ornate mandala patterns, a design suitable as a tattoo.
Hamsa hand with Ganesha design
Traditional tattoo on the upper arm of a heart-shaped frame holding a moth, a flower, a snake and a hand gripping a small heart, outlined in black with orange-red accents.
Heart, moth and hand on upper arm
Two hands resting on a stone, with small black dot tattoos on the fingers and several rings, in a dotwork style on the hand.
Small dot tattoos on fingers
Two hands with black glitter nails and silver rings show black ink finger tattoos of an eye and a crescent moon, and a mandala-style tattoo on the forearm.
Finger tattoos and mandala forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on the upper arm, a hamsa hand with an eye in its palm merged with a skull.
Hamsa and skull on the upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on the inner forearm showing a woman's profile with a hand raised to her face and a black cat sitting in a round hand mirror.
Woman and black cat in a mirror on forearm
Small fine line hamsa tattoo in black ink on the back of a hand, near the base of the fingers.
Small hamsa tattoo on the hand
Black and grey mandala and floral dotwork tattoo covering the back of a hand and wrist, with fine line chain detail across the fingers.
Mandala and floral hand tattoo
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
White line drawing of a hamsa hand filled with a mandala pattern and dotwork shading on a black background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Hamsa hand with mandala design
Black and grey tattoo on a forearm showing a skull within a tarot-style card labelled LA MORT, with a hand pinching a small object below it and a dotwork ornament at the base.
Skull tarot card and hand on forearm
Black and grey tattoo of pine tree silhouettes on a forearm that fades into dotwork stippling towards the wrist, shown in two side-by-side photographs.
Pine forest fading to dotwork on a forearm
Three black ink flash drawings on cream paper showing a crystal ball with flowers, a hand with a dotted trail and an eye with flowers, beside a pen and pencil.
Three flash designs: crystal ball, hand and eye
Black and grey tattoo of a lace-cuffed hand gripping a dripping snake head, shown in two close-up photographs, one above a LUCKY banner.
Snake-headed hand with lace cuff
Black dotwork and blackwork tattoo on an upper arm showing a hand with a heart inside a triangle, an eye below, and a sun, moon and stars.
Hand, heart and eye in a triangle
Black and grey rose tattoo on the forearm running onto the back of the hand, with a geometric mandala design in fine linework and dark leaves.
Rose and geometric mandala on the hand