Hand tattoo ideas

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

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Hand-drawn script lettering design reading Mind on my money, money on my mind, in black ink on cream paper, being traced by a hand holding a pen.
Script lettering sketch on paper
Black and grey cartoon tattoos on several fingers of a hand, including a masked figure in a balaclava and a face with a hand over its mouth, photographed in a tattoo studio.
Cartoon faces and masked figure tattooed on fingers
Black and white photo of two clasped hands, each with a small solid black anchor tattoo on the back of the hand.
Matching anchor tattoos on two hands
Fine line black tattoo of two hands holding a criss-crossed string between them, placed on the thigh.
Hands holding a string on the thigh
Close view of a bare thigh with gold, silver and black geometric block tattoos and a gold chevron band, with a small gold mark on the back of the hand.
Metallic geometric temporary tattoos on thigh and hand
Black and white photo of several people's wrists and forearms, each with a matching fine line heart and swirl tattoo, with hands clasped together.
Matching heart swirl tattoos on wrists
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with map shapes and stars on the palm, with a tree tattoo on the wrist.
Compass rose and tree on a hand
A hand with a fine brush painting a traditional style flash design of Frankenstein's monster in profile, with a red flower and a sunburst behind the head.
Frankenstein's monster flash being painted
Small black fine line tattoo of angular chevron-like marks on the inner wrist of a hand resting beside a mug with a painted woodland scene.
Thin angular symbol on an inner wrist
Two hands with fingers touching, showing a small black outline heart on one finger and a small red heart on another, in a fine line style.
Small heart tattoos on two fingers
Colour tattoo of a hamsa hand with a blue eye at its centre, dotted borders and teal swirls, on a forearm.
Hamsa hand with eye on a forearm
Pink flash sheet of black and pink gothic designs including a skull, werewolf head, skeleton, coffin, raven and eyes.
Gothic flash sheet with skulls, skeleton and creature
Black and grey traditional tattoo of two hands holding a wishbone, flanked by roses with leaves, across the chest.
Hands holding a wishbone with roses on chest
Black and grey dotwork and linework tattoo of a humpback whale curving up the outer thigh, with a hand resting on the hip beside it.
Humpback whale on a thigh
Two clasped hands resting on a wooden ledge, with black and grey finger lettering and geometric patterns on the knuckles and back of the hands.
Hands with finger lettering and geometric knuckle tattoos
Two small black yin yang tattoos on the forearms of two people whose hands are clasped together on a bed.
Matching yin yang tattoos on forearms
Two hands with white and turquoise geometric diamond and chevron designs on the skin in a geometric style, across the back of the hands and wrists.
White and turquoise geometric designs on hands
Two small black crown tattoos on the wrists of two people whose hands are held together, one crown solid and one outlined.
Matching crown tattoos on wrists
Two hands with small black dotwork tattoos of a circle and a dotted triangle on the side of the fingers.
Dotwork circle and triangle on two fingers
Black dotwork hamsa hand tattoo with an eye, an om symbol and leaf motifs, placed on the upper back.
Hamsa hand with eye and om symbol on upper back
Black script lettering reading Highlife across the side of the ribs, with a hand holding a rolled cigarette beside it.
Highlife script tattoo on the ribs
Two clasped hands show matching black lotus flower tattoos on the inner forearms, one on each arm.
Matching lotus tattoos on two forearms
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two clasped hands with the words YOU ARE ENOUGH above them, on the inner upper arm.
Clasped hands with 'You are enough' lettering
Two clasped hands with traditional tattoos of a butterfly, a cat head, a heart and a lily on the hands and forearm.
Hands with butterfly, cat and lily tattoos
Small black fine line cross tattoo on a man's forearm as he walks outdoors across a snowy hillside, holding another person's hand.
Small cross tattoo on a forearm
Two hands with matching thin black wave tattoos around fingers, shown in a fine line style on the hand.
Matching wave bands on two fingers
Traditional tattoo of two clasped hands, one shaded and one skeletal, in front of a red rose with dark leaves and dotwork shading on an upper arm.
Clasped hands and red rose on an upper arm
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a hamsa hand with a blue eye, lotus flowers and leaves on the outer thigh.
Hamsa hand with eye and flowers on a thigh
Black and coloured flash sheet showing a city skyline, birds in flight, circular emblems of a flame, hand, scales, eye and tree, and two ferris wheels, with the word divergent in script.
Flash sheet of skyline, birds, emblems and ferris wheels
Two hands held together in a heart shape, with a small solid black heart tattoo on the side of one finger and a dark ring on the other hand.
Small solid heart on a finger
Fine line outline tattoo of two hands reaching towards each other on a forearm, shown in black and white.
Outlined hands on an arm
Fine line flash sheet in black ink showing a moth, skull, cat, blackberry, hands, sprigs and a sleeping fawn, arranged on a pale grey background.
Botanical and animal flash sheet
Black and grey skeleton hand forming an OK sign in dotwork shading with bold black outlines, on a forearm beside partly visible colour tattoos.
Skeleton hand making OK sign on forearm
Black and grey hamsa hand tattoo with an eye at its centre and ornamental filigree, on the forearm.
Hamsa hand with eye on a forearm
Close photograph of a hand holding a green bottle, with a black striped blackwork tattoo wrapping across the fingers.
Striped black tattoo across fingers
Black ornate hamsa hand tattoo with an eye at its centre and leaf patterns, placed on the side of a person's ribs.
Ornate hamsa hand on the ribs
Black and white photo of clasped hands with a musical staff and notes tattooed across one finger, placed on the hand.
Musical staff tattoo across a finger
Black and grey realism style feather tattoo with shaded barbs and an outlined quill, placed on the side of the ribs, with a hand resting at the left edge.
Shaded feather tattoo on the side of the torso
Blackwork geometric tattoo of parallel bands and a diamond pattern on a forearm and wrist, partly covered by a turquoise bracelet.
Black geometric bands on wrist with turquoise jewellery
Black fine line tattoo on a forearm showing a triple moon with a peace sign above a framed figure with a dark oval face and hands pressed together.
Triple moon and framed figure on a forearm
Two matching black Celtic knot tattoos in bold linework on the wrists of two hands clasped together.
Matching Celtic knot wrist tattoos
Two people hold hands, each with a matching black and grey tattoo of a skull with a snake coiled around it on the forearm.
Matching skull and snake forearm tattoos
Realistic biomechanical tattoo covering the back of a hand, with copper-toned metal plates, rivets and mechanical joints running over the fingers.
Biomechanical hand tattoo
Black linework drawing of a woman with flowing hair, an eye in a triangle above her brow, and a flame held in her hand, framed by vines and radiating lines.
Woman with all-seeing eye and flame
Black ink line drawing of a hand holding a cigarette near a pair of lips, with wisps of smoke rising above it, drawn on white paper.
Hand holding a cigarette with lips and smoke
Black fine-line tattoo of a map-like network of crossing lines and hatched areas across a hand and forearm.
Fine black linework map across a hand and forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a bald grey alien with a scowling expression, wearing a suit and tie, on the forearm.
Grey alien in a suit on a forearm
Black and grey fine line peacock feather tattoo on the side of a finger, with the hand curled in front of a partly visible face.
Peacock feather tattoo on a finger