Hand tattoo ideas

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Two forearms covered in small black line doodle tattoos of dice, lightning bolts, arrows, a pentagram and the word GHOUL, with dark nail polish on the hands.
Small doodle symbols on forearms
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two hands linking little fingers inside a circle of contour lines, on the inner forearm.
Linked little fingers in a circle on a forearm
Black and white photo of a raised fist showing a small solid black cross tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Small cross tattoo on forearm
Man in a white shirt with crossed arms, both arms covered in small colourful illustrated tattoos of a camera, watch, rabbit and crown on the forearms and upper arms.
Colourful illustrated sleeve on crossed arms
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
Fine line tattoo of two outlined hands over a solid red circle on the forearm, shown on a person wearing jeans and a grey top.
Two hands over a red circle on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose formed from a banknote, covering the back of a fist with more banknote detail continuing up the forearm.
Banknote rose on the back of a hand
Collage of five photos of a forearm and elbow with small fine line black tattoos, including a flower sprig, eyelashes, script words, a tiny triangle and a pinky promise hand.
Fine line forearm tattoos in a five-photo collage
Realism tattoo of a hand making a peace sign with two pink badges reading The Beatles, on the inner forearm.
Peace sign hand with Beatles badges on a forearm
Grey handprint tattoo on the inside of a wrist, with a small blue script word beneath it, against a striped fabric background.
Handprint tattoo on a wrist
Fine line black outline tattoo of a face in profile and a hand, with a small red rose, on the inner wrist.
Profile outline and red rose on wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of an eye with long lashes and a small hand inside the iris, with Chinese-style characters above it, on the inner forearm.
Realistic eye with characters on a forearm
Two hands high-fiving, showing a small black fine line crescent moon on one forearm and a small black fine line sun on the inner wrist of the other arm.
Crescent moon and sun wrist tattoos
Two people hold hands, showing full colour tattoo sleeves on their forearms and upper arms, with a dragon-style design on the woman's right arm.
Colourful tattoo sleeves on two clasped arms
Small red maple leaf tattoo with a little blue detail on the inner wrist of a hand with red nail polish.
Small maple leaf on a wrist
Small dotwork tattoo of a ring of coloured dots forming a colour wheel on the inner wrist of a raised hand.
Colour wheel of dots on the wrist
Several arms meet in a circle with clasped hands, and several wrists and forearms carry gold metallic script reading bride tribe.
Gold bride tribe script on wrists and forearms
Two wrists gripping a wooden bar, each with a teal lettering tattoo on the inner forearm: Breathe in on the left and Breathe out upside down on the right.
Breathe in and breathe out wrist tattoos
Black and white photo of two people holding hands, both with tattooed arms, showing a dragon and clouds sleeve on the right arm and a dagger design on the left forearm.
Tattooed sleeves holding hands
Black lettering tattoo in a typewriter-style font reading history will be kind to me, running down the inner forearm near the wrist.
Typewriter quote on the inner wrist
Small black geometric tattoo of two triangles on the inner wrist of a raised hand, set against a white faceted wall.
Small triangle pair tattoo on the inner wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm of a woman with sugar skull face paint and flowing hair, with a rose below her.
Sugar skull woman and rose on a forearm
Two people holding hands, each with a small black curved stroke tattoo on the inner forearm.
Matching curved forearm marks on a couple
Fine line black outline of a small heart tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand holding another hand.
Small heart outline on the inner wrist
Black and white photo of matching fine-line script lettering on the inner forearms of two people, one hand holding a coffee cup.
Matching script lettering on two forearms
Black and grey tattoos cover a person's back, arms and hands, with skull, ribcage and spine imagery against a dark background.
Full back and arms covered in skeletal tattoos
Black and grey tattoos on a hand and forearm, including the word forever in script across the back of the hand, with a star on a finger, shown through a barred hatch with handcuffs and a chain.
Forever lettering on the hand and forearm
Black and grey tattoos on a pair of thighs and knees, including lace-like patterns and a snake, with a black cat lying across the lap.
Black and grey thigh tattoos with a black cat
Two carved wooden arm and hand boards showing traditional-style tattoo designs of skulls, a heart with a dagger, a goat, a cat and flowers, in black and cream.
Carved arm boards with skull, goat and cat designs
Fine line script tattoo running along the inner forearm of a raised arm, with gold bangles on the other wrist against a pale blue background.
Fine line script on a forearm
Two forearm photographs showing a black linework tattoo of a woman in profile wearing a fox head headdress, with teal accents, in dotwork and geometric style on the forearm, plus a hand and
Profile woman and fox headdress on forearm
Four-panel collage of small black fine line arrow tattoos on fingers, a wrist, and behind an ear, with a small word tattoo on a forearm.
Small arrow tattoos on fingers and wrist
Black stippled paw print tattoo on a forearm near the wrist, with a dog's paw resting in an open hand on grass.
Paw print tattoo on forearm beside a dog's paw
Back of a hand covered in a dense black geometric star lattice tattoo, with a coloured tattoo visible on the forearm above.
Geometric star pattern across the back of a hand
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a blue-haired woman with a red rose in her hair and painted sugar skull face markings, on a forearm.
Blue-haired woman with rose on forearm
Two clasped hands showing a traditional-style skull and crossbones tattoo on one wrist and a pink rose with a teal bow on the back of the other hand, with a black patterned tattoo on the forearm
Skull and rose tattoos on clasped hands
Black and grey rose tattoo on a forearm, beside a hand holding two champagne bottles with watches resting on them in a car.
Hand with champagne bottles and rose forearm tattoo
Two forearms with black script lettering reading Laugh as much as you breathe, Love as long as you live, and a small outline heart on the other forearm.
Script quote and outline heart on forearms
Black and grey dotwork heart tattoo on the forearm showing two stylised figures, one with a toothed open mouth and one with a long beaked head, reaching to hold hands.
Heart with two stylised figures holding hands
Black and grey forearm tattoo of a moth on a branch inside a solid black circle, with a fine line botanical nest and foliage design beside it.
Moth on a branch in a black circle
Close photo of a black fine-line lettering tattoo reading WE ACCEPT YOU in spaced capitals across the inner forearm, with another person's hand holding the wrist.
We accept you lettering on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo on a forearm showing a shaded grey eagle within a rope-style border, with a hand above it holding a red and orange flame.
Eagle, hand and flame on a forearm
Two arms show a full sleeve tattoo of skulls, swirling forms and hands in realistic grey shading with bright pink bands, worn on the upper arm and forearm.
Full sleeve of skulls and swirls in grey and pink
Black mandala-style tattoos cover the back of a hand, the forearm and the outer thigh of a person in a brown skirt.
Mandala tattoos on hand, forearm and thigh
Colour tattoo of a horned, helmeted figure with a red visor, orange sun and flames on the forearm, shown from three angles.
Horned helmeted figure with flames on forearm
Small fine-line black tattoo of two hands reaching towards each other on the inner forearm.
Two reaching hands on a forearm
Traditional style red heart tattoo with black outlines and pins stuck through it, on the inner wrist of a hand with red nail polish.
Red pinned heart on a wrist
Realism tattoo on a forearm showing a colour portrait of a woman with long curved horns, one hand resting under her chin, against a black background.
Realistic horned woman portrait on a forearm