Hand tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey hamsa hand tattoo with an eye and ornate mandala patterns on the inner forearm, with small Chinese characters above it.
Hamsa hand on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of two outlined hands holding lavender and leafy sprigs on the forearm, against a brick wall.
Two hands holding botanical sprigs on a forearm
Black and grey anchor tattoo on the inner wrist of a man adjusting his white shirt cuff, with a silver wristwatch on the other arm.
Anchor tattoo on the inner wrist
Black and white photograph of a hand with a fine diamond lattice tattoo across the back, in a geometric style, with a chunky silver ring on one finger.
Lattice tattoo on the back of a hand
Realism tattoo of a shaded skull with blue and grey tones across the back of a hand, with smoky grey and purple shading running up the forearm.
Shaded skull on the back of a hand
Colour neo-trad tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder of a hand with a raised middle finger, surrounded by scissors, thread, a paintbrush and ink bottle, with PRIDE IN CRAFT on banners.
Hand and craft tools on an upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of two hands reaching towards each other on the upper arm, with a navy top and a light blue background.
Two reaching hands on an upper arm
Pencil drawing of a hamsa hand design with an open eye at its centre, surrounded by leaf sprigs and scalloped dotted outlines, with soft pink shading on the fingertips.
Hamsa hand with eye and botanical filigree
Close photograph of a grey tribal-style tattoo with spiral and interlocking patterns across the back of a hand and up towards the wrist.
Tribal design across the back of a hand
Calf tattoo of a fragmented clock face with Roman numerals, a dotwork hand and a small butterfly, combining black ink and green geometric shapes in a mixed abstract style.
Clock, hand and butterfly calf tattoo
Black and grey realism tattoo on an arm showing a face with dark lips and bared teeth, with clawed hands and thin white linework below.
Realistic face and clawed hands on an arm
Two matching traditional-style tattoos of linked hands with blue cuffs in front of an orange sun, on two forearms.
Matching linked hands and sun on forearms
Coloured neo-traditional tattoo design drawn on paper, showing a hand reaching towards a planchette with an eye, framed by purple and red roses and leaves.
Ouija planchette, hand and roses design
Two colour traditional tattoos on forearms, one of a hand holding a lighter with a 'BEST' banner, the other a hand holding a joint with a 'BUDS' banner, both with cannabis leaves and red flowers.
Matching lighter and joint hand tattoos on forearms
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two reaching hands with a crescent moon and ringed planet over concentric dotted circles, on the upper back.
Reaching hands with orbit circles on upper back
Fine line tattoo of an open hand pierced by an arrow, in dark ink on the upper back of a woman seen from behind.
Hand pierced by an arrow on upper back
Fine line black and grey tattoo of an old-fashioned key on the forearm of a person whose hands are clasped in their lap.
Key tattoo on a forearm
Fine line black script tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, shown with two hands pressed together against a plain white wall.
Small script tattoo on a forearm
Two matching colour tattoos on adjacent fingers show Jack Skellington and Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas, each holding a red heart, in a traditional style on the hands.
Jack and Sally finger tattoos
Black and grey photo of an ornate floral tattoo with paisley-like motifs across the back of a hand and down onto the fingers, in a botanical style.
Ornate floral design across the back of a hand
Black and grey realism sunflower tattoo covering the back of a hand, with shaded dark ink visible on the wrist above.
Sunflower on the back of a hand
Black thread embroidery in a wooden hoop of a tattoo-style hand holding a heart with a SOULMATE banner, a chain and a decorated cuff.
Embroidered hand holding a heart banner
Black and grey photograph of an open palm with a small script lettering tattoo on the forearm near the wrist.
Script word on an inner wrist
Black traditional tattoo of a crowned hand with a pointing finger on the outer thigh, with denim shorts at the top of the frame.
Crowned hand on a thigh
A blue and tan hamsa hand tattoo with a mandala flower and dotted outline on the inside of a forearm, photographed in a car.
Hamsa and mandala on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a rose with leaves and a long stem running from the back of a hand onto a finger.
Rose tattoo on the back of a hand
Fine line black tattoo of two hands holding a crystal ball with stars and a crescent moon on a forearm, beside a butterfly and a flower.
Hands holding a crystal ball on a forearm
White line drawings on a black background of traditional tattoo flash, including a skull with a dagger, a horseshoe, an anvil, roses, an envelope reading I HATE YOU and a spider web.
Traditional flash sheet with skull, dagger and horseshoe
Black and grey script reading Lady on a forearm and fine lettering across the fingers and back of a hand, with a navy hoodie in the background.
Script lady on forearm and lettered hand
Realism tattoo of a sugar skull woman with red roses in her hair and teal eyes, placed on the thigh.
Sugar skull woman with roses on a thigh
Black and grey fine line lettering arranged inside a heart outline on the inner wrist of a hand resting on a dark wooden surface.
Lettering in a heart on the inner wrist
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on the inner forearm showing a bald head with closed eyes held by a hand, with a second hand pinching a small object above it.
Hands holding a bald head on a forearm
Gold metallic temporary tattoos of a mandala on a bare back, with lace-style ornaments on the upper arm, forearm and hand, as a woman with curly hair turns away.
Gold metallic mandala and lace tattoos on back
Black linework traditional flash sheet showing a perfume bottle, a potted plant with a banner, a sundae, a hand holding lipstick, a pin-up, cherries and a knife with banners.
Traditional flash sheet with pin-up and cherries
Neo-trad style flash sketch of a woman in a beaded headwrap with an Ouija board alphabet across her eyes, with long black nails and beaded bracelets.
Ouija board headwrap woman sketch
Fine line outline of an arrow running along the inner forearm, in black ink, while a hand holds leather key straps and keys.
Arrow tattoo on forearm holding keys
Fine line tattoo of a hand making a finger heart gesture with two solid black hearts, on the inner arm.
Finger heart hand with small black hearts
Black and white photograph of a small outline triangle tattoo on the side of a finger, in a geometric style, with a hand holding it.
Small triangle tattoo on a finger
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man wearing a snapback cap, with a hand beside his face, on the forearm.
Realism portrait of a man in a cap
Close crop of a woman's hand and wrist with silver and blue metallic geometric tattoos, including triangles and a feather motif, alongside gold rings and body chains.
Metallic geometric temporary tattoos on hand
Three tattoo photos: a galaxy-filled crescent moon, a black line moon with stars and a rocket on the hand and fingers, and a galaxy-filled diamond outline on the calf.
Galaxy moon, rocket and diamond tattoos
Abstract watercolour tattoo with red, purple and blue splashes and dark linework of a bird and a hand on the side of the ribs.
Abstract watercolour bird and hand on ribs
Realism tattoo of a woman in a red lace masquerade mask with feathers, grey shading with red accents, on the outer thigh.
Masked woman with red feathers on a thigh
Two hands with silver-white geometric mandala and chevron designs on the hands, wrists and forearms, with silver rings on the fingers.
Silver mandala designs on hands and wrists
Two thin black outline heart tattoos on the hand and fingers, shown in a fine line style on a pair of hands.
Outline hearts on fingers and hands
Traditional style flash design of a dagger dripping blood, wrapped in lettered banners over a drawn arm with a spider web and rose.
Dagger and banners flash with blood
Small black outline heart tattoos on the fingers of a hand, in a fine line style, shown in two close-up photographs.
Outline heart tattoos on fingers
Two handprints in grey ink on the side of a torso, with script lettering above and below them.
Two handprints with script names on the side