Hand tattoo ideas

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Black script lettering reading Hope on the inner wrist of a light-skinned arm, beside a pearl and silver bracelet, with a second hand held alongside.
Hope script on a wrist
Two wrists held together, each with a small black bird above fine line script reading i love her, placed on the inner wrist.
Matching bird and script wrist tattoos
Black ink MMVI Roman numeral lettering on the forearm of one person, held hands with another person who has a matching tattoo on the forearm.
Matching MMVI numerals on forearms
Two hands held together show small black fine line tattoos of a simple curved mark on each wrist, in a fine line style on the forearm.
Tiny fine line wrist tattoos on two hands
Black and white photo of a script lettering tattoo across a man's chest and an ornamental tattoo on the back of his hand, with a tabby kitten resting against him.
Script chest tattoo and hand tattoo with a kitten
Gold metallic temporary tattoo reading Best Day Ever in script lettering on the inner wrist and forearm.
Gold "Best Day Ever" lettering on a wrist
Close-up of a hand with black stiletto nails and black skull rings, over a forearm covered in black blackletter lettering tattoos and an ornamental design.
Blackletter lettering on a forearm beside skull rings
Black and grey traditional style tattoo on a forearm showing a hand holding a tarot card with a moon and sun, with a snake wrapped around the arm.
Tarot card, hand and snake on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of two hands clasped together on the forearm, with sketchy broken outlines and small dots of shading.
Two hands clasped on a forearm
Two people holding hands show matching traditional anchor tattoos on their forearms, each with orange accents and a rope detail.
Matching anchor tattoos on two forearms
Overhead photo of three small black cross tattoos on a forearm, next to a wide silver cuff bracelet and a hand resting on a grey concrete slab.
Three small crosses on a forearm
Black and grey photo of four small wrist tattoos of playing card suits, a diamond, club, spade and heart, with the wrists pressed together in the centre.
Playing card suit wrist tattoos
Fine line tattoo of a clenched hand holding a knife, in black outline, on the inner forearm.
Fist gripping a knife on a forearm
Close-up of a hand with stacked gold rings and a gold wristwatch, with black linework tattoos visible on the forearm and upper thigh.
Hand with gold rings and linework tattoos
Two black and grey crown tattoos with the words One Life and One Love in script, shown on the wrists of two clasped hands.
Matching crown tattoos on two wrists
Colour pop art comic style full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a blonde woman with a hand raised to her mouth, a speech bubble and a red explosion.
Pop art comic full sleeve with woman and explosion
Two wrists with dark blue script lettering reading Best and Friends, each with a small heart, joined by pinky fingers on a sandy beach.
Best Friends wrist lettering on a beach
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hand holding a flowering branch on a forearm, with partial lettering beside it.
Hand holding a blossom branch on a forearm
Four people hold hands, each with a black and grey realistic tattoo of feathers wrapped around the inner wrist.
Realistic feather bands on four wrists
Black and grey ornamental mandala tattoo covering the back of a hand and forearm, with short striped lines across two fingers.
Ornamental mandala tattoo on hand and forearm
Black and grey feather tattoo that dissolves into dots, with the word love in flowing script below, on the inner wrist.
Feather and love script on a wrist
Three forearms against a black background, each with two solid black bands tattooed around the forearm in a blackwork style with brushed, uneven edges.
Double black bands on three forearms
Grey and green tattoo of a Claddagh with a crown, heart and hands, a Celtic triquetra knot and green ivy leaves on the forearm.
Claddagh with ivy and Celtic knot on an arm
Colour tattoo on a forearm showing a ringed purple planet, a striped brown planet, a blue planet and a pale moon above a hand in galaxy shades of teal and purple.
Planets and galaxy hand on a forearm
A heavily tattooed forearm and hand in black, grey and red ink reach towards a bare hand with a ring against a plain white background.
Tattooed forearm and hand reaching towards a bare hand
Black and grey realism tattoo of a hand holding strings attached to an anatomical heart, on the forearm.
Marionette hand and anatomical heart on a forearm
Black ink botanical tattoo of leaves and flowers running from the back of the hand down over the wrist and forearm.
Leaf and flower tattoo on hand and wrist
Black script lettering reading Girl on a forearm, with a hand holding a bundle of banknotes above a pink handbag.
Script word Girl on a forearm
Colourful traditional tattoo on a forearm showing a bouquet of flowers held by a hand, with a yellow scroll border and a ribbon banner.
Traditional flower bouquet held by a hand
Two small fine line tattoos in black ink, a circle with a minus sign and a circle with a plus sign, on the inner wrists of two people holding hands.
Matching plus and minus circle tattoos on wrists
Black and grey tattoo of a human footprint and a paw print on the inner wrist, with a dog's paw resting on the palm in a black and white photo.
Footprint and paw print on wrist
Black and white photo of a hand resting on a white cat, showing a realistic grey forest sleeve tattoo with pine trees on the forearm.
Forest sleeve tattoo on a forearm with a cat
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a geometric flower across the back of a hand, with a tessellated cube pattern running up the forearm.
Geometric flower and tessellation on hand and forearm
Small black swallow and star tattoos on two people's hands and wrists as they hold hands outdoors, with a dark tattoo visible on a forearm.
Swallow and star tattoos on joined hands
Two hands held together, each with a black outlined half-heart tattoo, one reading BEST and the other FRIENDS, in a simple lettering style on the hand.
Matching best friends half-heart tattoos on hands
Black and white photo of a thin single line tattoo running from the wrist up the inside of a forearm, in a fine line style.
Single fine line along a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a tabby cat's head above a wreath of red, pink and blue flowers on the inner wrist of a hand held up beside a real tabby cat.
Tabby cat portrait with roses on the inner wrist
Black and grey photograph of two matching fine line script tattoos reading take care on the inner forearms, with the two people holding hands.
Matching take care script on forearms
Partly visible dark tattoo on the forearm near the wrist of a person lying on a white bed in ripped white jeans and a knit jumper.
Forearm tattoo beside white ripped jeans
Two small fine line snowflake tattoos in pale ink on the inner wrist of a raised hand with black nail polish.
Two small snowflakes on the wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a hand holding a lavender sprig, placed on the inner forearm.
Hand holding a lavender sprig on a forearm
Black and white photo of two people holding hands, each with a small fine line heart tattoo on the wrist or forearm, with script lettering on an upper arm.
Matching small heart tattoos on held hands
Several tattooed arms and hands wrapped together, showing a black and grey figure on a forearm, a compass design on an upper arm and small lettering on the fingers.
Intertwined tattooed arms and hands
Fine line tattoo of two hands clasping on the inner wrist, drawn in thin black single-line linework.
Two hands clasped in fine line on a wrist
Black dotwork Claddagh tattoo of a heart held by two hands beneath a crown, shown on the inner forearm.
Claddagh heart and crown on a forearm
Black dotwork tattoo of two clasped hands with long nails on the inner wrist and forearm.
Clasped hands on the inner wrist
Close photo of a hand with a bold black tribal blackwork tattoo of chevrons, hexagons and bands covering the back of the hand, fingers and wrist.
Blackwork tribal pattern across the hand
A forearm with a dark ink floral tattoo on the upper arm, partly covered by silver bangles, holding an embellished coin and bead clutch with a turquoise ring.
Hand with bangles and tattoo on forearm