Hand tattoo ideas

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

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Small black dotwork tattoo of a ring of dots around a central circle on the back of a finger, shown with glossy black nails.
Dotwork circle tattoo on a finger
Black and grey shaded butterfly tattoo across the inner hands of a person pressing their palms together in prayer, with lettering on the wrist.
Butterfly tattoo across praying hands
Black and grey traditional hamsa hand tattoo with an eye and mandala flowers across the ribs of a torso, with a white top lifted above it.
Hamsa hand tattoo on the ribs
Colour tattoo on the inner forearm of a woman's face with hands covering her eyes, its hair and hands filled with blue and purple galaxy shading and stars, with a green shape below the chin.
Woman with hands over eyes, starry forearm tattoo
Small black and grey fine line tattoos on several fingers of a hand resting on a wooden table, including a pistol, a crown, outlined hearts and a letter M.
Small finger tattoos including hearts and a crown
Black outline tattoo of an open hand making the British Sign Language I love you sign, on the lower leg, with no shading or colour.
Sign language I love you hand on lower leg
Close view of a hand with pink nails showing a small black script tattoo on the wrist and a tiny design between the thumb and forefinger, beside black platform heels.
Small script tattoos on wrist and hand
Fine line black wave tattoo on the inner forearm of a raised hand, with the sea and beach blurred behind at dusk.
Small wave tattoo on a forearm
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoo bands with geometric patterns on wrists and forearms, with several hands clasped together.
Metallic temporary tattoo bands on wrists
Overhead view of tattooed forearms and hands holding a brush over a ceramic dish, with black blackwork patterns on the forearms and hand, surrounded by pots of pastel paint.
Tattooed hands painting ceramics from above
Black and grey flash design of an open hand with a dotted triangle in the palm, a key, a bullet and the words TO KILL, with no body placement shown.
Open hand with triangle and key design
Fine black line tattoo running along the fingers and down the back of the hand onto the forearm, shown against a plain pale wall.
Single fine line running from fingers to forearm
Black and grey photo of an upper arm with a small outlined heart containing script, a geometric knot emblem, daisies and a hand design nearby.
Heart, knot and daisies on an upper arm
Two wrists held together against a beach backdrop, each with a black lettering tattoo of the Roman numerals VIII IV XII.
Roman numeral wrist tattoos on a beach
Black linework tattoo of two clasped hands on the upper arm, with a dark grey t-shirt sleeve in the frame.
Clasped hands on the upper arm
Close-up of a small black fine line Roman numeral tattoo with a dot between the characters on the side of a finger, with red painted nails resting on a steering wheel.
Small Roman numeral tattoo on a finger
Black and grey forearm tattoo of a dagger held by two hands, with peony flowers and the words Hands Remember, in a traditional engraved style.
Dagger, hands and peonies on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of an outlined hand gesture with red fingertips on the inside of the ankle.
Outlined hand gesture on an ankle
Black and grey pen drawing of a hamsa hand with a lotus flower and dotted shading, sketched on grid paper with a hand holding the pen.
Hamsa hand and lotus design sketch on grid paper
Black and white photo of a hand resting on dark fabric, showing a small black semicolon tattoo on the inner wrist in a fine line style.
Semicolon tattoo on the inner wrist
Gold metallic temporary tattoos on a wrist and forearm, with script reading be happy, a watch face and a bangle, and the word love in fine lettering.
Gold metallic temporary tattoos on a wrist
Black linework tattoo on the inner forearm of a woman with long hair, a triangle eye on her forehead, and a hand holding a flame, framed by a dotted halo and vines.
Woman with all-seeing eye and flame on forearm
Colour neo-trad style tattoo on the top of a foot showing a claddagh with a red heart and crown, flanked by small Mickey Mouse ear silhouettes in red and black.
Claddagh and Mickey ears on the foot
Black and grey photo of a small solid cross tattoo on the inner wrist, with black painted nails and a checked wristband.
Small cross tattoo on the wrist
Small black quotation marks tattooed on the inner wrist of a hand resting on teal denim, in a simple fine line style.
Quotation marks on the inner wrist
Two hands clasped together in black and white, each wrist with a small fine line infinity symbol tattoo.
Matching infinity symbols on two wrists
Black and white photo of tattooed forearms and hands gripping a skateboard, with a traditional rose and a woman's portrait on the left forearm and a heart design on the back of the right hand.
Tattooed hands and forearms gripping a skateboard
Close-up of a fine line script lettering tattoo running along the inside of a forearm, with a crystal-encrusted bracelet worn on the wrist.
Small script line tattoo on a forearm
Fine line black tattoos of a ringed planet and a small rocket on two fingers of a hand resting on dark leather.
Planet and rocket finger tattoos
Black ink flash design of a symmetrical vertical motif with sweeping feather-like shapes and five circular emblems showing flame, hand, scales, eye and tree.
Symmetrical blackwork design with five circular emblems
Traditional colour tattoo on a forearm of a Ouija planchette with an eye, above a hand holding pink crystals and wearing a bracelet.
Ouija planchette and hand holding crystals on a forearm
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a hand pierced by two arrows, with fine geometric construction lines, on the calf.
Hand pierced by arrows on a calf
Sun-tanned forearm and hand with black geometric patterns on the wrist and fingers, styled with silver body chains and a turquoise pendant.
Geometric hand and wrist designs on a beach
Back view of a person with hands on their shoulders showing a skull on one hand, small star and heart tattoos on the fingers, and neck and upper arm tattoos.
Hands and fingers with traditional tattoos
Black fine-line lettering tattoo of a quote in a serif script running along the inner forearm near the wrist, against a pale fluffy background.
Quote lettering on a forearm
Colour botanical tattoos of roses, butterflies and beetles cover the back of both hands and the wrist of a person whose face is hidden behind their hands.
Roses and insects across hands and wrists
Small dotwork tattoo of three dotted concentric rings in black ink on the back of a hand, resting on a grey carpet beside a pink-stringed parcel.
Dotted concentric circles on the back of a hand
Traditional colour tattoo of the Golden Gate Bridge with a banner reading HOME and a red heart held in hands, on the inner forearm.
Golden Gate Bridge and heart on a forearm
Black ink hamsa hand tattoo with an eye motif, ornate patterned linework and Hebrew lettering, on a person's upper back.
Hamsa hand with Hebrew lettering on upper back
Black and grey sunflower tattoo with a smiley face centre on the stomach, framed by two hands forming a heart, with small peace and heart tattoos on the hands.
Sunflower tattoo on the stomach
Black linework flash sheet drawn on paper, showing a skull with a flower, a flowered heart, a bouquet, a hand and a rope banner reading forget me not, in traditional style.
Traditional flash sheet with skull, heart and flowers
Black and grey tattoo of the numerals 1689 surrounded by scrollwork on the back of a hand, resting on a dark leather book.
1689 numerals with scrollwork on the hand
Traditional colour tattoo of a hand with crossed fingers, framed by red flowers and green leaves, on the upper arm.
Crossed fingers and flowers on upper arm
Black and white photo of a small fine line tattoo of two wavy lines on the back of a hand making a V sign, with a torso in a dark crop top and white skirt behind it.
Tiny wavy lines on the hand
Black ink hand-lettered design reading Make Memories That Last Forever, with ornate scrolls and dotwork shading, being drawn with a fine pen on white paper.
Make Memories That Last Forever lettering design
Full back tattoo in black and grey realism showing a pentagram, faces, an angel, a boombox, a factory and hooded figures, placed across the back.
Full back collage tattoo in black and grey
Two matching fine line tattoos of crossed fingers with small sparkle marks on the inner upper arms of two people.
Matching crossed fingers tattoos on upper arms
Black and grey pencil sketch design of two hands linking little fingers, with a banner scroll on each wrist, suited to a hand or wrist placement.
Pinky promise hands with wrist banners