Hand tattoo ideas

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Two small black crown tattoos on the backs of hands, one drawn in outline and one shaded, with navy painted nails visible.
Matching small crown tattoos on two hands
Black and grey traditional style tattoos on the fingers and back of a hand, including a wolf head on one finger and a compass and square on another.
Wolf and symbol finger tattoos on a hand
Two hands resting palm down on a pale fabric, each with small black dot tattoos on the fingers and rings worn on several fingers, in a dotwork style on the hand.
Small dot tattoos on fingers
Close-up of a hand holding a pale blue fur phone case, showing small black line tattoos on the fingers, one an outlined shape and one a shaded form, placed on the finger joints.
Small black finger tattoos beside pastel nails
Palm of a hand with a single black Chinese character tattooed on each of four fingers, shown in a sepia photograph.
Chinese characters tattooed on four fingers
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 hands rest on a floral quilt, each with a small solid black anchor tattoo on a finger.
Matching small anchor tattoos on fingers
Small solid black heart tattoo on the side of a finger, with hands held together to form a heart shape.
Small black heart on a finger
Black and grey realism tattoo of a crown above a pair of eyes and a paisley bandana mask on the back of a hand.
Crown and bandana portrait on the hand
Black henna-style mehndi design with lace-like mandala patterns across the back of a hand, wrist and fingers.
Black henna-style hands with lace patterns
Fine line black cross tattoo on the back of a hand, with a silver twisted ring on the middle finger.
Small cross tattoo on the back of a hand
Solid black traditional tattoo of a moth with eye motifs and rays covering the back of a hand and parts of the fingers.
Moth and eyes across the back of a hand
Black and grey dotwork hamsa hand tattoo with three small dots below it on the finger of a hand, in a black and white photo.
Hamsa hand with dots on a finger
Two pairs of tattooed legs in black sneakers, with traditional-style skulls, roses and a compass on the calves and hands, in mixed colour and black ink.
Traditional leg and hand tattoos with black sneakers
Black and white photo of two clasped hands, each showing a small fine line geometric triangle tattoo with a circle on a finger.
Matching triangle tattoos on two fingers
Black geometric star motifs in a repeating pattern tattooed across the back of a clenched hand and onto the knuckles, in a Japanese-influenced geometric style.
Geometric star pattern across the back of a hand
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
Colour realism tattoo of a hummingbird in mid-flight with a red head and blue-green wings on the back of a hand against a dark background.
Hummingbird tattoo on the back of a hand
Colourful botanical tattoo of red poppies, blue forget-me-nots and green leaves across the back of a hand, in a soft watercolour style.
Watercolour botanical florals on the back of a hand
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 white photo of two hands with small fine line skull and crossbones tattoos on the fingers, one on a top knuckle and one on a middle finger.
Small skull tattoos on two fingers
Black and white photo of two clasped hands, each with a black script lettering tattoo on the back of the hand reading Together and Forever.
Together and Forever script on clasped hands
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
Two hands resting on a denim knee, with small fine line star tattoos on the fingers, one beside a gold ring.
Small star tattoos on fingers
Black and grey lettering tattoos on two wrists, shown in a monochrome photo of clasped hands with a ring on one finger.
Matching wrist lettering on clasped hands
Close view of a small fine line cross tattoo in black ink on the back of a hand, raised near the chest of a person wearing a green floral top.
Small cross tattoo on the hand
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 grey script lettering spelling a word across the back of a hand, with a shaded bow and diamond above it and a crown at the wrist.
Script lettering and bow on the back of a hand
Small fine line outline heart tattoo in black ink on the hand between two interlaced fingers, placed on the hand.
Small outline heart on a hand
Black and grey cartoon tattoos of a smiley face and a balaclava-style masked face on two fingers of a hand, held up in front of an orange wall.
Smiley and masked face tattoos on fingers
Two hands with small fine-line black infinity symbol tattoos on their ring fingers, set against white orchids.
Matching infinity symbols on two ring fingers
Two hands with the word promise in black script tattooed along the side of a finger, with one finger raised in front.
Promise script tattoos on two fingers
Two overlapping hands show black and grey chain link tattoos on fingers, one on the top hand and one on the lower hand, in a close-up on a patterned background.
Chain link tattoos on two fingers
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
Close-up of a black mandala design covering the back of a hand, worn with several silver rings and green-grey nails, on a cream fur background.
Black mandala design on the back of a hand
Black and grey realistic eye tattoo on the back of a hand, with the fingers shaded solid black and skull-like details on the middle fingers.
Realistic eye tattoo on the back of a hand
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head covering the back of a hand, with the mane extending towards the wrist and pale pink nails and gold rings visible.
Realistic lion portrait on the back of a hand
Two clasped hands show matching double line band tattoos in dark blue ink on the ring fingers, with a music note tattoo visible on the arm.
Double line bands on ring fingers
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
Pencil sketch of an open hand with the words Promise, love, PROVOKE, DIRECTION and Good Luck written around the fingers, shown as a tattoo design idea.
Hand sketch with word designs
Two small black scissor tattoos on the fingers of two hands with pink nails, held together in front of a green wall.
Small scissor tattoos on two fingers
Dark ornamental mandala design covering the back of a hand and wrist, with fine lines extending onto the fingers.
Mandala design on the back of a hand
Black blackwork-style eye tattoos with stylised linework on the fingers of clasped hands, with red painted nails against a dark background.
Eye tattoos across clasped fingers
Close view of a hand resting on a black sparkly dress, showing a small dotwork tattoo of a few dots on one finger and a diamond ring on the ring finger.
Small dot tattoo on a hand
Black tattoos of a star, a ring and a vertical row of dots across the fingers and back of two clenched hands, with a forearm tattoo visible above the wrist.
Dot line and star tattoos on knuckles
Black line drawing of an open hand with dotted and floral henna-style patterns across the palm, wrist and fingers, suited to a hand tattoo.
Dotted floral henna-style hand design