Hand tattoo ideas

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

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Black and white photograph of two interlocked hands with small black script lettering tattooed on the fingers.
Small script words on interlocked fingers
Black fine line cursive lettering reading ad infinitum on the side ribs, with a hand holding a red fabric above it.
Ad infinitum script on the side ribs
Two fine line script tattoos on the inside of a pair of wrists, each joined to a thin line that wraps around the wrist, as two hands hold together.
Matching script wrist tattoos
Three people's wrists side by side, each with script lettering reading Sisters with 1 of 3, 2 of 3 or 3 of 3 and a small red heart, held together in a clasp.
Matching sisters wrist tattoos, 1 to 3
Black serif lettering reading NEVER TRUST THE LIVING across the fingers of a hand resting on a marble table, with mint nail varnish.
Lettering across fingers on a hand
Black Roman numeral lettering tattoo on a forearm, beside a thin gold bracelet and a white supplement tub.
Roman numerals on a forearm
Black serif lettering reading LOVE is split across two wrists, with LV on one wrist and OE on the other, while two hands are clasped together.
LOVE lettering split across two wrists
Dark grey stylised letter tattoo on the outer forearm of a hand with yellow stiletto nails reaching into a monogram tote full of banknotes.
Stylised letter tattoo on a forearm
Black and white photo of two hands held out palms down, with knuckle lettering, a skull and banner, a spider web and a broken heart tattooed on the hands and forearms.
Knuckle lettering and skull banner on both hands
Two hands form a heart around crossed rolled cigarettes, with a black lettering tattoo reading DON'T PANIC across the fingers of one hand.
Heart hands with DON'T PANIC finger tattoo
Two wrists raised against sand, each with a gold foil script word, 'the maids' on the left and 'bride' on the right, with small hearts beside them.
Gold foil 'bride' and 'the maids' wrist tattoos
Two hands pressed together with black script lettering reading Inhale love on one and Exhale hate on the other, placed on the backs of the fingers and hands against a dark background.
Inhale love and exhale hate hand tattoos
Close-up of a hand and forearm with the words IGNORE ALL PROBLEMS in brown block lettering on the inner forearm, against a white background.
Ignore all problems slogan on a forearm
Fine black script lettering reading If there is hope, it lies in the proles, set along the ribs beneath a breast, with a hand with black nails resting above it.
Script quote along the ribs
Two wrists with black and grey crown tattoos above One Life and One Love script, and a forearm with a realistic key and a red heart tattoo in a collage.
Matching crown and key tattoos on wrists
Two matching black and grey crown tattoos with One Life and One Love script on the inner wrists of two clasped hands.
Matching crown wrist tattoos
Three raised wrists with gold foil temporary tattoos reading bride tribe in brush script, set against a sandy beach and sea.
Gold bride tribe wrist tattoos on beach
Pencil drawing of a crescent moon, a hand holding a wand and two ribbon banners with script lettering, shaded in yellow and black linework.
In the Name of the Moon banner design
Two wrists with matching black crown tattoos, one reading One Life and the other One Love, with the hands clasped together.
Matching crown tattoos reading One Life and One Love
Black script lettering tattoo across the back of a hand and wrist, with a small cross above it, on a woman wearing a black bikini top and denim shorts.
Script lettering tattoo on the hand and wrist
Black and white photo of a raised hand showing a fine line Roman numeral lettering tattoo along the inner forearm near the wrist.
Roman numeral tattoo on the inner wrist
Two hands with traditional style tattoos, bold black lettering across the finger knuckles and coloured banner designs on the backs of the hands.
Knuckle lettering and banners on both hands
Black and grey Roman numeral lettering reading VIII IV XII on two wrists, with two pairs of hands clasped in front of the sea.
Roman numeral wrist tattoos on a beach
A hand holding black cat-eye sunglasses, showing a small black script tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, with partly visible lettering.
Black script wrist tattoo with cat-eye sunglasses
Close photo of a hand resting on a car steering wheel, showing small black script lettering tattooed on the inner wrist and forearm.
Small script lettering on a wrist
Small black handwritten tattoo reading PROTECT ME FROM WHAT I WANT on a forearm, with an open hand resting on a white marble surface.
Handwritten quote on a forearm
Fine line black script reading with pain comes strength runs vertically along the side of a torso, beside a hand with rings resting on a purple top.
Script quote along the side ribs
Black and grey photo of two open palms with the word HARD tattooed across the left fingers and WORK across the right, in block lettering on the hand.
HARD WORK lettering across the fingers
Hand-drawn script lettering design reading Mind on my money, money on my mind, in black ink on cream paper, being traced by a hand holding a pen.
Script lettering sketch on paper
Two clasped hands resting on a wooden ledge, with black and grey finger lettering and geometric patterns on the knuckles and back of the hands.
Hands with finger lettering and geometric knuckle tattoos
Black script lettering reading Highlife across the side of the ribs, with a hand holding a rolled cigarette beside it.
Highlife script tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two clasped hands with the words YOU ARE ENOUGH above them, on the inner upper arm.
Clasped hands with 'You are enough' lettering
Small black serif letter Y tattoo on a woman's side below the arm, shown in a lettering style, with her hand resting on her arm.
Small serif letter Y on the side
Two hands resting on denim, each with a small black lettering ampersand tattooed on a finger, a simple Lettering design on the Hand.
Ampersand tattoos on two fingers
Black fine line script reading God is still working on me on a forearm, with the hand resting on a teal leather car seat.
Script quote on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a pocket watch held by a hand, with roses, feathers and a script banner.
Pocket watch and roses with script banner
Black and white photo of two clasped hands, each with a black script tattoo reading 'til death across the finger, placed on the hand.
'til death tattoos on two clasped fingers
Black lettering tattoo of the phrase "i am not afraid to walk this world alone" across the inner wrist and forearm, shown with the hand raised against a hedge.
Lettered quote tattoo on the inner wrist
Watercolour flash design of a blue genie lamp with a hand rising from it and 'You're free' in blue script lettering above.
Genie lamp with 'You're free' script
Close up of a fine line black script tattoo of the word free across the back of a hand, with turquoise rings and a denim shirt in view.
Script word free on the hand
Coloured pencil drawing of a clenched fist with red nails and a lettering design reading 'be kind to yourself' with a small heart on the wrist, in a lettering style.
Fist with 'be kind to yourself' wrist design
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading I surrender on the inner forearm, near the wrist, with two hands clasped beside it.
I surrender script on a forearm
Pencil drawing of a clenched fist with red nails, showing the words be kind to yourself and a small heart as lettering tattoo design on the forearm.
Be kind to yourself lettering on a drawn wrist
Several hands pressed together, each wrist marked with a matching gold metallic temporary tattoo reading Bride Tribe above crossed arrows, in lettering style.
Gold Bride Tribe temporary tattoos on wrists
Two clasped hands show a black fine line script tattoo reading smile on each wrist.
Script word smile on two wrists
Two matching black lettering tattoos of a Roman numeral date run along the fingers of a woman's hand and a man's hand resting together.
Matching Roman numeral date tattoos on fingers
Black line drawing of a hand with a chain around the wrist, black-tipped nails and the words NEVER TALK in spaced capitals, a fine line tattoo design.
Hand with chain and NEVER TALK lettering
Close-up of the phrase live a little in small black serif lettering on the side of a person's ribs, with a dark-nailed hand resting above it.
Live a little lettering on the side ribs