Hand tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey realism chest tattoo of a winged woman and a skull with a wing, with a small gold cross and geometric lines, spreading over the chest and shoulder.
Winged woman and skull on a chest
Traditional style flash design of a hand holding a quill over a scroll reading Dear John, with a red rose, black feathers and a heart envelope.
Quill, scroll and rose flash design
Black and grey claddagh tattoo with a crown, flanked by two Celtic triquetra knots and tribal swirls, across the lower back.
Claddagh with Celtic knots on lower back
Two hands showing traditional red rose tattoos with green leaves and chain drapes ending in a heart pendant on the back of each hand, with script on the fingers.
Traditional roses with chain drapes on hands
Black anchor tattoo on a forearm and a smaller black anchor on a wrist, with two hands held together in front.
Two anchor tattoos on a forearm and wrist
Close-up of a woman's hand and wrist with metallic silver and gold dotted temporary tattoos and a small black chevron tattoo on one finger, Forearm and Hand.
Metallic dot and chevron tattoos on hand and wrist
Two people holding hands, each with a black fine line arrow tattoo on the forearm, one with a geometric chevron head and triangular fletching.
Matching arrow tattoos on two forearms
Close view of a hand holding a white takeaway cup, showing a small fine line black script tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Fine script tattoo on a wrist holding coffee
Black ink tattoo of a stylised hand with lace-like filigree and dotwork shading on the inner upper arm of a person in a pale patterned blouse.
Ornate hand tattoo on the inner arm
Black and grey drawing of a skeleton pirate in a tricorn hat with a skull and crossbones, holding a lantern and a dagger in its teeth, with a ship's mast behind.
Skeleton pirate with lantern and dagger
Two hands resting on grass, each with a small black outline triangle tattooed on the side of the ring finger, in a fine line geometric style.
Matching triangle finger tattoos
Black outline tattoo of two cartoon gloved hands forming a heart, with the word Sisters in script inside, shown in three photographs.
Sisters heart hands tattoo
Traditional style tattoo of a hand holding a sprig of yellow wheat, red berries and green leaves, on the inside of a forearm.
Hand holding wheat and berries on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of two outlined hands above the word MEANWHILE in spaced capitals, in black ink on a limb.
Outlined hands with MEANWHILE lettering
Neo-traditional style illustration of a queen figure framed by playing cards, with a king, jack and queen card and a small script detail on the body.
Playing card queen illustration
Black ink drawing of two cupped hands holding a crescent moon, with water drips and a star constellation above, labelled aquarius.
Aquarius hands holding a crescent moon
Small grey praying hands tattoo on the back of a person's neck, drawn in a fine line style with light shading.
Praying hands on the back of the neck
Fine line drawing of two hands clasped together on a cream background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Clasped hands line drawing
Fine line black tattoo of musical notes and curling swirls rising from a hand, with the words And beauty is not a need but an ecstasy arcing around it.
Musical notes rising from a hand
Two hands with fingers linked against a dark background, showing a small black eye tattoo on one finger and thin red zigzag lines on fingers of the other hand.
Small eye and red zigzag tattoos on fingers
Black ink mandala tattoo covering the back of a hand and fingers, extending up onto the forearm, shown in a black and white photograph.
Mandala tattoo across hand and fingers
Black fine line tattoo of an outlined hand holding a small flower sprig, placed on the side of the ribs.
Hand holding a flower sprig on the ribs
Close photo of a dark blue-grey ornamental fleur-de-lis tattoo on the side of a torso, with a hand with pale nails resting at the top right.
Ornamental fleur-de-lis on the side of the torso
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a wolf's head emerging from a torn shape, with pale hands gripping it, on the forearm.
Wolf head held by hands on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a torso in a square frame, with a hand on the hip and black underwear, on the outer thigh.
Line drawing of a torso in a square frame on a thigh
White fine line drawing of a clenched fist with the middle finger raised and a cuff at the wrist, shown small on a black background.
Raised middle finger fist line drawing
Large back tattoo in black and grey with red accents, showing lips holding a cigarette, a hand, and German lettering across the back.
Back piece with lips, hand and German lettering
Two people hold hands, showing matching fine line black arrow tattoos on their inner wrists in a black and white photograph.
Matching arrow tattoos on two wrists
Black and grey shaded tattoo of two little fingers linked in a pinky promise, with the words PINKY PROMISE in outlined lettering with red accents, on a forearm.
Pinky promise hands on a forearm
Black and grey photograph of a small cross tattoo on the back of a hand between the knuckles, with rings and a pinstripe jacket sleeve in view.
Small cross tattoo on hand
Small black fine line hamsa hand with an eye and filigree scrolls on the upper back, just below the neck.
Hamsa hand on the upper back
Black and grey tattoos of an anchor, a ship and a small cross on the hand, forearm and upper arm of a person with long hair, against a dark background.
Anchor, ship and cross tattoos on an arm
Black and grey linework tattoo of two clawed hands over a stippled dark shape, with a crescent moon above, on a lower leg.
Clawed hands and crescent moon on a lower leg
Black ink lace-style floral ornament with dangling bead chains across the back of a hand and up the wrist.
Lace-style ornament across hand and wrist
Small blue botanical flower tattoo with swirls and dots on the inner wrist and forearm, with a hand resting against an arm.
Blue flower tattoo on a wrist
Three solid black silhouettes of birds in flight on the inner wrist, with a pearl and rhinestone heart bracelet worn just below them.
Three birds in flight on the inner wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of hands fanning playing cards across the upper arm.
Hands holding playing cards on upper arm
Two fine-line tattoos of hands joined by a red thread, one on each of two shoulders, with a pearl necklace visible on the left.
Two hands joined by a red thread on shoulders
Black and grey photo of a small solid black elephant silhouette tattoo on the inner wrist, with its trunk raised.
Small elephant silhouette on a wrist
White ink lettering tattoo reading I must not tell lies across the back of a clenched hand, shown in a close photograph.
White ink script across the back of a hand
Black line drawing of a ribcage with two hands with long nails covering the centre of the chest, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Ribcage with hands over the chest
Four solid black silhouettes of figures in flight, arranged in a diagonal line along the side of a finger, shown on a hand with black nail polish.
Flying silhouettes along a finger
Fine line black tattoo of two hands hooking little fingers together, placed on the left side of the ribs.
Linked pinkies on the ribs
Black outline Claddagh tattoo of two hands holding a heart topped with a crown, placed on the inner wrist.
Claddagh design on the inner wrist
Black ink tattoo on the chest of a person in an open denim shirt, showing an eye with dotted rays above an engraved-style hand.
Eye and hand tattoo on the chest
Small black arrow tattoo running along the side of a finger on a hand forming a loose circle, with gold rings and a bracelet visible.
Small arrow tattoo on a finger
Small colour tattoo of a red apple on a finger of a hand resting on a patterned surface, with a gold ring on a neighbouring finger.
Small red apple tattoo on a finger
Red line drawing design of a woman's face framed by a rose and leaves, with her hand raised near her chin, in a neo-traditional style.
Woman with rose in hair, red line drawing