Hand tattoo ideas

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

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Two small black fine line cross tattoos on the fingers of two hands held together, one on a finger of each hand.
Small cross tattoos on two fingers
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading I surrender on the inner forearm, near the wrist, with two hands clasped beside it.
I surrender script on a forearm
Black and grey tattoos of crosses and a leaf across the hands and forearms of a person fastening a knife sheath to a brown leather boot.
Hand tattoos adjusting a boot knife sheath
Traditional style colour tattoo of a heart with a scalloped border, a hand holding a small sprig and leaves above, on an upper arm.
Traditional heart with hand and sprig
Two people holding hands, each with a small, delicate black fine line symbol tattooed on the wrist.
Matching small symbol tattoos on wrists
Black and grey hamsa hand tattoo with a realistic eye at its centre and ornate paisley detailing, shown on the forearm.
Hamsa hand with an eye on a forearm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a red-nailed hand above two red roses, gold wheat stalks and red berries, on an arm.
Hand, roses and wheat on an arm
Two forearm tattoos side by side: a shaded realism gas mask with orange eyes and a daisy on the left, and a black line banner with a star on the right.
Gas mask and daisy forearm, with banner tattoo
Black and grey traditional flash design of a heart holding a hand clasping a cat paw, with a crescent moon, stars, a flower and the words Boys Whatever Cats Forever.
Heart with clasped hand and cat paw
Black and grey engraving-style tattoo of an open hand with an all-seeing eye in a triangle, on the inner forearm.
Open hand and all-seeing eye on a forearm
Two hands with spread fingers showing small fine line black tattoos of astrological symbols on the fingers, including a sun, a crescent moon and a triangle.
Planetary symbols on fingers
Small black dotwork bow tattoo on the wrist, with another hand resting against it.
Small dotwork bow on a wrist
Pencil drawing of a clenched fist with red nails, showing the words be kind to yourself and a small heart as lettering tattoo design on the forearm.
Be kind to yourself lettering on a drawn wrist
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on the forearm of two reaching hands above a stippled circle ringed by dots.
Reaching hands over a stippled circle on a forearm
Two interlocked hands showing small black tribal-style band tattoos on the fingers, with silver and black nail art.
Tribal finger bands on interlocked hands
Several hands pressed together, each wrist marked with a matching gold metallic temporary tattoo reading Bride Tribe above crossed arrows, in lettering style.
Gold Bride Tribe temporary tattoos on wrists
Close photo of a small fine line tattoo of a red balloon with a dark string on the side of a finger, on a hand with white nails.
Small red balloon tattoo on a finger
Black and white line drawing of a lotus flower held aloft by an open hand with an eye in its palm, in a botanical style, with no body placement shown.
Lotus flower held in a hand
Woman in a white satin wedding dress with black and grey tattoo sleeves of roses and butterflies on both arms, hands resting at her waist.
Full arm sleeves with roses and butterflies
Small fine line black cross tattoo on the side of a finger, on a hand with red painted nails.
Small cross tattoo on a finger
Traditional colour tattoo of a woman with dark wavy hair holding a skull, framed by red roses, on the upper arm.
Woman, skull and roses on upper arm
Two people holding hands outdoors, with a black and grey traditional rose tattoo on one forearm and geometric patterned tattoos on the other arm.
Couple holding hands showing forearm and upper arm tattoos
Black and red bass clef tattoo with a guitar neck, sketched hand and splatter details on a person's upper back, in a dotwork and watercolour style.
Bass clef and guitar neck on upper back
Black and grey shaded lotus flower tattoo on the back of a hand, which holds an iced coffee inside a car.
Lotus tattoo on the back of a hand
Hand making a V sign in front of a blurred world map, showing a small black aeroplane tattoo on the side of one finger.
Small aeroplane tattoo on a finger
Solid black traditional tattoo of a hand holding a flower sprig with a leafy stem and a flower-patterned cuff, on the inside of a forearm.
Hand holding a flower sprig on a forearm
Small fine line outline heart tattoo on the wrist of a hand that is holding another hand, with a silver ring on one finger.
Small outline heart on a wrist
Small black fine line tattoo of three short vertical lines on the inner wrist, with gold rings and a knotted gold bangle.
Three short lines on the inner wrist
Close-up of a small fine line crescent moon tattoo on a person's upper back, with a hand resting on their shoulder.
Small crescent moon on a back
Traditional style tattoo of a grinning panther head and an umbrella with eyes and lightning on the inner forearm.
Umbrella and panther on a forearm
Black and white photo of two clasped hands, with a small cross tattoo on one finger and an infinity symbol with a cross on another, in fine line style on the hand.
Cross and infinity finger tattoos
Small black cross tattoo on the side of a finger, shown beside silver rings and dark nail polish on a hand resting near a car dashboard.
Small cross tattoo on a finger
Black ornamental hamsa hand tattoo with a mandala pattern centred on a woman's upper back, photographed from behind.
Hamsa hand on upper back
Two clasped hands show a black fine line script tattoo reading smile on each wrist.
Script word smile on two wrists
Forearm tattoo of a Buddha head with a teal and gold band across the eyes, set against black geometric line work.
Buddha head with geometric background on forearm
Pink cherry blossom tattoo with falling petals trailing towards the wrist on the back of a hand, in a botanical style.
Cherry blossom and falling petals on the hand
Black ink mandala with a crescent shape and dotwork feathers across the back of a hand and wrist, shown against a plain white background.
Mandala and feathers on hand and wrist
Upper arm tattoo of an outlined open hand filled with blue and purple galaxy shading and a gold Starfleet-style emblem.
Galaxy hand and Starfleet emblem on upper arm
Solid black handprint tattoo on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade, photographed from behind.
Handprint tattoo on upper back
Two matching black lettering tattoos of a Roman numeral date run along the fingers of a woman's hand and a man's hand resting together.
Matching Roman numeral date tattoos on fingers
Fine line black tattoo of two hands reaching towards each other above a ring of small stars and dots, placed on the ankle.
Two reaching hands with stars on ankle
Dark brown octopus tattoo with tentacles wrapping the back of a hand and fingers, placed on the hand.
Octopus tentacles across a hand
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull, a pocket watch held in a hand and a rose on a forearm, shown in two photographs.
Skull, pocket watch and rose on a forearm
Black line drawing of a hand with a chain around the wrist, black-tipped nails and the words NEVER TALK in spaced capitals, a fine line tattoo design.
Hand with chain and NEVER TALK lettering
Black and white photo of a small solid yin yang tattoo on the inner wrist, with the hand raised and black nail polish on the fingers.
Small yin yang on the wrist
Close-up of the phrase live a little in small black serif lettering on the side of a person's ribs, with a dark-nailed hand resting above it.
Live a little lettering on the side ribs
Two realistic black and grey cat head tattoos, one on the inner forearm and one on the wrist, with two hands clasped together.
Two cat head tattoos on forearm and wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skeleton couple with sugar skull detailing, surrounded by butterflies, swirls and a rose on a veil.
Skeleton couple with butterflies and rose