Hand tattoo ideas

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

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Small black serif letter Y tattoo on a woman's side below the arm, shown in a lettering style, with her hand resting on her arm.
Small serif letter Y on the side
Black and white photograph of clasped hands with a musical staff and notes tattooed across the fingers and back of the hand.
Musical staff tattoo across fingers
Flash sheet of horror tattoo designs in black and pink, including a skull, werewolf head, open mouth with fangs, skeleton, coffin, raven and creature head on a pink background.
Horror flash sheet with skulls, skeleton and coffin
Two hands resting on denim, each with a small black lettering ampersand tattooed on a finger, a simple Lettering design on the Hand.
Ampersand tattoos on two fingers
Flash design of a hand making a V sign, filled with a galaxy pattern, with the word SHAMBLES across the palm and a black cross motif, on a white background.
Galaxy hand with Shambles lettering
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman with dreadlocks and a patterned headband, shaded portrait on the calf.
Realistic portrait of a woman with dreadlocks on a calf
A child's hand peels a paper sheet of four red heart temporary tattoos onto the inside of their forearm.
Heart temporary tattoos on a child's forearm
Black fine line script reading God is still working on me on a forearm, with the hand resting on a teal leather car seat.
Script quote on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a mechanical helmet with a round dial, rivets and gears across the back of a hand.
Mechanical helmet and gears on the back of a hand
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose with a coin-like metallic finish across the back of a hand, shown in a colour photo and a greyscale version side by side.
Metallic rose on the back of a hand
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a pocket watch held by a hand, with roses, feathers and a script banner.
Pocket watch and roses with script banner
Black and white photo of two clasped hands, each with a black script tattoo reading 'til death across the finger, placed on the hand.
'til death tattoos on two clasped fingers
Fine line black tattoo on the ribs showing a row of an owl, lightning bolt, crescent moon, sphere and triangle motif above the script phrase Our Hearts Beat As One.
Owl and charms script line tattoo on ribs
Black and white photo of a small fine line cat tattoo on the back of a hand holding a takeaway coffee cup.
Cat outline on the back of a hand
Two forearms with black tattoos, an outline world map on one arm and a compass rose on the wrist, while the hands hold a pine cone and a shell.
World map and compass rose tattoos on forearms
Close view of a raised hand with a small black fine line heart on the palm side of the fingers and a small chevron mark on a finger, with nude nail polish.
Small heart and chevron tattoos on a hand
Small solid black guitar silhouette tattoo on the inner wrist, shown with a hand making the rock horns gesture against a textured white wall.
Guitar silhouette tattoo on wrist
Colour traditional-style tattoo on a leg showing a UFO, an agency badge, a hand holding a cigarette, a mobile phone, pink flowers and a banner reading Mulder it's me.
Mulder quote banner with UFO and badge
A small brown puppy with a red collar held in a hand on a tattooed forearm, which carries a colourful traditional-style design, against a plain grey background.
Puppy held on a tattooed forearm
Close view of a small black fine line cross tattoo on the middle finger of a hand with dark red nails, resting against a dark grey garment.
Small cross tattoo on a finger
Small black and grey fine line butterfly tattoo with swirling lines and dots on the back of a hand, near the thumb.
Butterfly and swirl on the back of a hand
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a hooded grim reaper with a skull face holding out a hand above skull coins, with wispy smoke behind.
Hooded reaper with skull coins on upper arm
Traditional style flash sheet showing a retro television, a cassette with a flower and banner, a dark hand with a banner, and two round badges.
Traditional flash of TV, cassette, hand and banners
A hand with a dark tattoo with green accents on the forearm holds a blue plastic toy tattoo machine beside a box of pipe cleaners and temporary tattoo sheets.
Hand holding a toy tattoo machine
Black lettering tattoo of the phrase "i am not afraid to walk this world alone" across the inner wrist and forearm, shown with the hand raised against a hedge.
Lettered quote tattoo on the inner wrist
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two figures kissing, based on Klimt's The Kiss, placed on the side of the ribs.
Klimt's The Kiss on the side of the torso
Two tattooed hands tie a light blue shoelace on a dark shoe, with a traditional style animal face on the back of the right hand and letters across the fingers.
Tattooed hands tying a light blue lace
Black and grey realism tattoo of a hand holding a reflective sphere, which shows a seated man in a room, across the back of a bald scalp.
Reflective sphere tattoo on a scalp
Realistic black and grey lion head tattoo on the middle finger of a hand, with a silver ring and a black lace sleeve nearby.
Lion head tattoo on a finger
Black and grey traditional style tattoos stacked down a man's upper arm: a burning car, a tombstone reading THE SYSTEM IS A DEAD END, a globe and a hand with a dollar sign.
Burning car, tombstone, globe and hand on upper arm
Watercolour flash design of a blue genie lamp with a hand rising from it and 'You're free' in blue script lettering above.
Genie lamp with 'You're free' script
Close up of a fine line black script tattoo of the word free across the back of a hand, with turquoise rings and a denim shirt in view.
Script word free on the hand
Two clasped hands with small black chevron tattoos on the fingers, shown in a simple outdoor photograph.
Small chevron tattoos on fingers
Close-up of a hand resting on an arm, with simple black chevron tattoos on two fingers and gold and bronze rings worn on the hand.
Chevron tattoos on fingers
Solid black tribal tattoo with a central circle and two dots on the back of a hand, in a blackwork style.
Tribal design on the back of a hand
Black ink line drawing of a skeletal hand making the rock horns gesture, shown as a tattoo flash design on a pale background.
Skeleton hand in rock horns gesture
Black and grey photo of a small solid yin yang tattoo on the inner wrist, with a hand raised above it and black nail polish.
Yin yang on the inner wrist
Black line tattoo of two hands holding a tattoo machine, placed on the side of a hip and buttock, with a gloved tattooist's hand visible below.
Hands holding a tattoo machine on a hip
Black and grey blackwork chest tattoo of open scissors cut by a horizontal line, with clawed hands and leaf-like shapes on the shoulders and chest.
Scissors and claws across a chest
Black fine line tattoo of a woman's face in loose, sketchy linework on the inner forearm.
Sketchy line portrait of a woman on forearm
Black and grey hamsa hand tattoo with filigree scrollwork and flourishes across the ribs below the bust, on a torso with a hand lifting a black top.
Hamsa hand with swirls on the ribs
Two raised hands show fine line black tattoos of faceted gemstones on the inner forearms near the wrists.
Faceted gem tattoos on both forearms
Coloured pencil drawing of a clenched fist with red nails and a lettering design reading 'be kind to yourself' with a small heart on the wrist, in a lettering style.
Fist with 'be kind to yourself' wrist design
Small black fine line peace symbol tattoo on the inner wrist, shown beside pale mint nails and a green patterned fabric.
Small peace symbol tattoo on a wrist
Intricate brown henna mehndi with teal and green accents covering a forearm and the back of a hand against a gold sparkle background.
Henna mehndi on forearm and hand
Black and white photo of a clenched hand showing a small solid crescent moon tattoo on the inner wrist, in a minimal style.
Small crescent moon on the inner wrist
Two wrists with matching small red bow tattoos outlined in black, with the hands clasped together.
Matching red bow wrist tattoos
Black and white photo of two hands clasped together, each ring finger wearing a black banded ring tattoo.
Matching black band ring tattoos on fingers