Hand tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a person with tousled hair, one hand raised to the face holding a cigarette, on the calf.
Realist black and grey portrait on a calf
Black and white photo of a hand resting on a striped top, with thin black fine line bands tattooed around the middle finger.
Thin black bands on a finger
Two side-by-side photographs of dotwork hand tattoos on a lower leg: the left with a lace-like wrist mandala over green leaves, the right holding red freesia with crystals and moon symbols.
Two hands with flowers and crystals on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face covering the back of a hand, with ornate ring designs tattooed across the fingers.
Realistic woman portrait on the back of a hand
A raised hand and forearm covered in a road map design with red routes and place names, set against a dark background, with the design appearing to sit on the skin.
Road map tattoo across hand and forearm
Black ink tattoo of two clasped hands forming a heart shape, with solid black fills and bold outlines, on a forearm.
Clasped hands forming a heart on a forearm
Neo-traditional flash design of a hand holding a black feather quill dripping with blood, with a rose tattooed on the back of the hand and a lace cuff at the wrist.
Hand holding a bloodied quill with rose
Hand reaching up towards hanging vintage keys, with a small black keyhole tattoo on the inner wrist.
Hand reaching for hanging keys
Black and grey realism style tattoo of praying hands with a small number 6 above them, on a forearm.
Praying hands with the number 6 on a forearm
Close view of a teal blue rose tattoo with green leaves and black outlines on the back of a hand, in a traditional style.
Blue rose on the back of a hand
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing the Statue of Liberty's spiked crown and hands covering her face, with a bullet hole and cracks below.
Statue of Liberty hands and bullet hole on forearm
Small solid black butterfly tattoo on the upper chest, with a hand with french-tipped nails resting nearby.
Small butterfly tattoo on the chest
Black line tattoo of a one-eyed triangle with a bow tie inside a ringed sigil with radial rays and small symbols, on the calf, covered in cling film.
Triangle eye sigil in a circle on a calf
Fine line tattoo of two reaching hands with a dotwork trail of dots, placed on the inner forearm.
Reaching hands with dotted trail on a forearm
Black linework tattoo of a bandaged hand with a crescent moon hanging from a ribbon, in blackwork style on the inner forearm.
Wrapped hand and crescent moon on a forearm
Gold metallic temporary tattoo of a lace ornament running across the back of a hand, with chevrons and a band on the wrist.
Gold metallic lace hand tattoo
Two hands overlapping on a green marble surface, with a fine line heart and infinity tattoo on one ring finger and a script word on the other hand's finger.
Heart and infinity fine line tattoos on fingers
Realistic colour tattoo of Darth Vader's helmet and a Death Star on an upper arm, with a glowing outstretched hand in the foreground.
Darth Vader and Death Star on upper arm
Close view of a hand with a small fine line heart tattoo on the back, styled with gold rings and bracelets beside white roses and green leaves.
Small heart tattoo on a hand with jewellery
Fine line black tattoo of an outlined hand holding a sprig of small flowers, placed on the forearm.
Outlined hand with flower sprig on forearm
Black and grey hamsa hand tattoo with a realistic eye and ornamental dotwork detailing, placed on the side of the ribs.
Hamsa hand with an eye on the ribs
Two small skull tattoos on the hands, one wearing a red bow and one wearing a black top hat with a red band, shaded in black and grey with red accents.
Matching skull tattoos on two hands
Five arms meet in a circle, each wrist with a small black outline heart tattoo in fine line style.
Matching outline hearts on five wrists
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with leaves and a wavy snake-like line on the inner forearm, beside a sleeping tabby cat.
Dotwork mandala on a forearm
Black ink hamsa hand with ornate lace-like patterns running down the centre of a woman's back, seen from behind.
Hamsa and lace design along the spine
Black ink tattoo on a thigh showing a ringed skull, an eye and a hand with an arm, drawn in bold outlines and solid black fills.
Ringed skull, eye and hand on a thigh
Black outline tattoo of two hands over a solid red circle on the forearm, in a fine line style with flat red fill.
Two hands over a red sun
Black and grey linework tattoo of a hand gripping a tattoo machine and marking a small arrow, placed on the upper back.
Hand holding a tattoo machine on the back
Black ink drawing of a woman with a third eye, surrounded by dripping candles, with teal rose and ornament shading on her arms, torso and thigh.
Woman surrounded by dripping candles design
Full back realism tattoo of cupped hands holding a leafy tree on a small island, set against a swirling galaxy with planets and asteroids, in full colour.
Cupped hands holding a tree in a cosmic back piece
Small fine line lotus tattoo with a dotted line above it on the base of a finger, on a hand with pink nails.
Small lotus tattoo on a finger
Two hands clasped on white sheets, each showing a small black fine line crown tattoo on the back of the hand.
Matching small crown tattoos on hands
Two hands pressed together showing black script lettering reading Inhale love and Exhale hate across the fingers and back of the hands.
Inhale love and exhale hate on the fingers
A man in a tan felt hat holds his hands over his face, showing small black finger tattoos on the hand, with silver rings and beaded bracelets on the wrists.
Finger tattoos and rings under a felt hat
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a hamsa hand with an eye, flowers and dotted detail, on the side of a person's ribs, with partial Latin script below.
Hamsa hand with eye on the ribs
Dark fine-line snowflakes with dotted trailing lines across the back of a hand and fingers, geometric style, placed on the hand.
Snowflake design across back of hand
Black line tattoos on inner forearms: a geometric flower of overlapping circles and hexagons, a raised hand near the elbow and a small crescent moon on the wrist.
Geometric flower, hand and crescent moon on forearms
Traditional dotwork tattoo in black and grey, showing a rose above a stippled hand with a scalloped cuff on the upper arm.
Rose and dotwork hand on upper arm
Fine line tattoo of two hands linking little fingers, placed on the upper back just below the neck.
Pinky promise hands on upper back
Traditional style flash drawing of a pale hand with pink fingertips, wrapped in three yellow banners reading COLD HANDS, COLDER and HEART, with dripping red and white details at the wrist.
Hand with COLD HANDS, COLDER, HEART banners
Black and grey traditional anchor tattoo with a banner and rope on the back of a hand, with the word FIND tattooed across the knuckles.
Anchor and banner hand tattoo from sketch to finish
Fine line drawing of a hand with black painted nails, with the words SNAP OUT OF IT wrapped across the fingers as a hand tattoo design.
Hand with SNAP OUT OF IT lettering
Colour tattoo of a woman with closed eyes and floral patterns in a rectangular panel on the left ribs, in a painterly art nouveau style.
Painted woman portrait on the ribs
Close photo of a small fine line script tattoo reading "free" across the back of a hand resting on a shoulder, in black ink.
Fine line word "free" on the hand
Black and grey realism skull tattoo covering the back of a hand, with deep shading and a dark background.
Skull tattoo across the back of a hand
Traditional style flash design of a hand holding a lipstick above a Femme Fatale banner, with pink roses and pearls on a teal background.
Hand with lipstick and roses flash
Two hands held together, each showing a colour traditional dagger tattoo with an eye on the handle, placed on the back of the hand near the wrist.
Traditional dagger tattoos on both hands
Two interlocked hands show small black script lettering tattooed along the side of a finger on each hand, with silver rings worn on the same fingers.
Small script finger tattoos on interlocked hands