Hand tattoo ideas

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Two clasped hands with black dotwork stars, small symbols on the fingers and a large dotwork eye design on the back of one hand, with gold rings worn on several fingers.
Dotwork stars and eye tattoo across clasped hands
Dark brown henna design on the back of a hand, with the word Believe in cursive script on the wrist and a cross with swirling ornamental lines on the hand.
Believe script and cross on the back of a hand
Black and grey photo of two hands with matching infinity symbol tattoos, each with handwritten script, one reading My sister's protector.
Matching infinity tattoos with script
Gold metallic botanical leaf design across the back of a hand and wrist, worn with a gold ring and bracelet, in front of turquoise gift boxes.
Gold leaf design on the back of a hand
Black and grey realism wolf head tattoo on the middle finger of a hand with blue nails.
Wolf head tattoo on a finger
Black and grey realistic octopus tattoo with curling tentacles across the back of a hand, shown in a close photograph.
Octopus tattoo on the back of a hand
Black line tattoos of simple dancing figures on the fingers of a hand, one figure on each of four fingers, with the outline style sitting on the Hand placement.
Dancing figures tattooed on four fingers
Both arms and hands submerged in clear blue pool water, with black and grey botanical tattoos on the forearms and upper arms and small tattoos on the fingers.
Tattooed arms and hands in a swimming pool
Black and grey ornamental tattoos with swirling paisley and floral motifs cover the backs of two hands and fingers against a dark background.
Ornamental patterns across two hands
Illustrated pair of hands with solid black sun face designs on the wrists, a black circle with crossbars on each palm, and the letters of DEATH across the fingers.
Sun and circle hand tattoo designs
Two small black script letter tattoos on the fingers of clasped hands, in a fine line lettering style.
Script letters on two fingers
Realism black and grey tattoo of a bass guitar across the back of a hand, with letters tattooed on the fingers.
Bass guitar tattoo on the back of a hand
Back of a hand with black mandala-style tattoos over the knuckles and fingers, resting on a bare thigh on a sandy beach.
Mandala tattoos on the hand
Black and grey fine line tattoo of topographic contour lines across the back of a hand and knuckles, photographed against a plain light background.
Topographic contour lines across the back of a hand
Two hands resting together with black blackwork motifs and solid ring bands tattooed on the fingers, plus a dot beside several motifs.
Blackwork motifs and bands on fingers
Fine line black tattoos of a heart, an infinity sign and a cupcake on the fingers of a hand, with two small hearts on the knee.
Small heart, infinity and cupcake tattoos on hand and knee
Black and grey ornate patterned ink covering the backs of both hands and fingers, with spire motifs rising towards the wrists.
Ornate patterned hands on a textured blanket
Two pairs of tiny black bird tattoos sit on the backs of two hands held together, in a minimal fine line style.
Two small birds on linked hands
Black and grey shaded mountain peaks tattoo on the inner wrist, seen with the open palm and fingers of the hand.
Mountain peaks tattoo on wrist
Small black and grey compass rose tattoo on the back of a hand, resting on a dark leather surface, with a ring on the adjacent finger.
Compass rose on the back of a hand
Black crown above a triangle with the letters FOB tattooed on the back of a hand, held beside a black wristband with white lettering.
Crown and FOB triangle on the back of a hand
Close-up of a hand with the index finger extended, showing a small black handwritten lettering tattoo reading "let's go" on the finger.
"let's go" script on an index finger
Hand and forearm with a glowing violet skeleton design on the back of the hand and wrist, shown under ultraviolet light.
Glowing skeleton hand under UV light
A woman holds her hands over her face, showing dark geometric ornamental tattoos on the back of one hand, the wrist and a finger.
Geometric hand and wrist designs in dark ink
Two small solid black crown tattoos on the fingers of a pair of clasped hands, with a beaded bracelet on one wrist.
Small crown tattoos on clasped fingers
Black and white photo of two hands touching, each with a bold black cartoon tattoo of a Mickey or Minnie style mouse character on the back of the hand.
Mickey and Minnie tattoos on two hands
Fine line black ink tattoos of planets, stars, suns and moons across the back of a hand and fingers, set against a dark starry background.
Celestial doodles across the back of a hand
Black ink linework of a mechanical robotic hand drawn across the fingers, back of the hand and wrist, with hatched shading.
Mechanical hand design in black ink
Two hands with small black geometric finger tattoos, including a cross, chevrons and dots, worn alongside gold rings.
Small geometric finger tattoos with gold rings
A small black line symbol tattoo on the back of a hand near the wrist, with the hand resting against white jeans and a white bed.
Small black symbol tattoo on a hand
Two hands held together in sepia, each with a black and grey tattoo on the back of the hand: a tea bag tagged TEA on the left and a steaming teacup on the right.
Tea bag and teacup hand tattoos
Two black ink Om symbols on the side of the fingers of hands pressed together in a prayer pose.
Two Om symbols on hands in prayer
Close view of a hand with a colour traditional-style tattoo on the back of the hand and wrist, worn beneath a tan suit sleeve with a striped shirt cuff.
Traditional-style hand and wrist tattoo
Black and grey photo of the word Strength in flowing script lettering on the inner wrist, with another hand holding it.
Strength script lettering on a wrist
Black and white photograph of clasped hands, with a musical staff and notes tattooed across the back of one hand.
Musical staff tattoo on the hand
Close view of a small black lettering tattoo of capital letters and numerals on the back of a hand, resting on an open Bible.
Small letter block tattoo on the back of a hand
Two hands with black script initial tattoos on the fingers, each finger wrapped in a green striped band, shown in a lettering style on the hand.
Script initial finger bands on two hands
Two dark-skinned hands pressed flat against a pale wall, showing black blackwork bands on the fingers and an abstract linework tattoo across the back of one hand.
Hands with black finger bands and linework
Hand resting beside a feather-and-mandala drawing, showing a small fine line feather tattoo on a finger and a tiny crescent moon tattoo beside it.
Small feather and crescent moon finger tattoos
Black and white photo of two hands wearing stacked silver rings, with small fine line tattoos of a crescent moon and an om symbol on the fingers.
Crescent moon and om finger tattoos in black and white
Several hands meet in the centre of the frame, showing black ink sun, yin yang, spiral and cross designs on the hands, wrists and forearms.
Hands with sun and yin yang designs
Fine line tattoo on the back of a hand showing a woman's face with red lips, hands holding strings above two black silhouette figures on the fingers, with an eight ball at the wrist.
Woman's face and marionette hands on the back of a hand
Close photo of a small fine line black lotus tattoo on a finger of a hand with grey nails, in front of white and yellow chrysanthemums.
Fine line lotus tattoo on a finger
Two small black fine line anchor tattoos on the fingers of two hands linked together, one on each hand.
Matching anchor tattoos on fingers
Black ornamental mandala tattoo covering the forearm and back of the hand of a woman in a bikini, with small lettering tattoos on her side.
Mandala tattoo on forearm and hand
Close view of a tattooed forearm and hand resting on a gold guitar, with a traditional style skull and rose design on the forearm and small lettering on the knuckles.
Tattooed forearm and hand on a guitar
Two open palms with black fine-line tattoos of birds, one bird spanning both hands on a dark background.
Bird tattoos across two palms
Black and white photo of two hands crossed at the wrist against a black background, with small tattoos on the knuckles and a wristwatch on one wrist.
Hands with knuckle tattoos and a wristwatch