Hand tattoo ideas

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

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Two small matching elephant tattoos on the inner wrists of two hands clasped together, one solid black and one in black fine line outline.
Matching elephant tattoos on two wrists
Realistic tattoo of a purple crayon on a forearm, with a real purple Crayola crayon held against it.
Purple crayon tattoo on a forearm
Two small crown tattoos on inner wrists, the left a solid black silhouette and the right a black outline, both in fine line style.
Matching small crown tattoos on wrists
Fine line black script lettering and a small outlined triangle tattoo on a person's forearms, with both palms held up towards the camera.
Script lettering and a triangle on both forearms
Colour tattoo of a hamsa hand with an eye above a pink and purple lotus, with black linework, on a forearm.
Hamsa hand and lotus on a forearm
Two forearms with matching black geometric bands of zigzags and triangles, shaded with dotwork, in a sepia photo of two people holding hands.
Matching geometric forearm bands on two people
Black script tattoo reading onward on the inner forearm, with silver rings and bracelets and a city view behind the hand.
Onward script tattoo on the forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hand making a split-finger gesture, framed by flowers and leaves, on the inner forearm.
Split-finger hand with flowers on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoos of a small flower and a key on the inner wrist and forearm, with a hand raised near the mouth and silver rings on the fingers.
Small flower and key tattoos on a wrist
Black and white photo of two people holding hands, each with a black Celtic knot tattoo on the forearm, geometric in style.
Matching Celtic knots on two forearms
Close view of gold and blue metallic temporary tattoos with ornamental patterns on a forearm, wrist, hand and lower leg.
Gold metallic temporary tattoos on arms and hands
Black and grey tattoo of praying hands with a rosary, a cross and two banners reading IN GODS and HANDS, on a forearm.
Praying hands and cross on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm showing a tarot-style card labelled LA MORT with a skull, a hand holding the card edge, and a mandala below.
La Mort tarot skull and hand on forearm
Two small black puzzle piece tattoos on the wrists of a couple holding hands, one wearing a dark suit and the other a white dress.
Matching puzzle piece wrist tattoos
Tattooed forearm and hand holding a rolled joint over scattered hundred dollar bills, with bold red and black traditional-style linework and dark lettering across the hand.
Tattooed hand holding a rolled joint over banknotes
Two clasped hands rest on sand, each wrist bearing a matching black script tattoo reading S'il plaît à Dieu.
Matching French script wrist tattoos
Close photo of a red heart in an ornate blue-and-gold frame on the forearm, traditional style, with a shaved scalloped design on the back of a head beside it.
Red heart in ornate frame on a forearm
Two colour tattoos of blue tits perched on the inner wrists of a pair of hands with white nail polish, in a realistic style.
Two blue tit tattoos on wrists
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a hand releasing falling grains above a pocket watch, on the inside of a forearm.
Realistic hand and pocket watch on a forearm
Fine line black and grey tattoo of an OK hand gesture on the inner wrist, beside a second hand making the same sign with red nails.
OK hand gesture tattoo on the wrist
Two crossed wrists held together, one with a small solid black downward triangle and the other with a small outline triangle, in a minimal geometric style.
Two small triangles on inner wrists
Black tally marks in simple strokes on a forearm, with another person's hand holding the wrist.
Tally marks on a forearm
Fine line black triple moon tattoo on the inner wrist, shown with a hand holding a dark stone and crystals in the background.
Triple moon tattoo on the inner wrist
Black and white photo of three small solid black star tattoos on the inner wrist, with the hand raised and dark nail polish.
Three small stars on the inner wrist
Black lettering reading accio adventure in a serif typeface runs along the inner forearm of a hand resting on a map of India.
Accio adventure lettering on a wrist over a map
Two hands with black glitter nails and silver rings show black ink finger tattoos of an eye and a crescent moon, and a mandala-style tattoo on the forearm.
Finger tattoos and mandala forearm
Two matching shaded black crown tattoos with cursive script letters on the forearms of two people holding hands.
Matching crown and script tattoos on two wrists
Fine line black tattoos of a palm tree above a wave on two wrists, plus curved lettering on a forearm, as two people hold hands on sand.
Palm tree and wave tattoos on two wrists
Black and white photograph of a lower leg, foot and hands covered in dark geometric tattoos, with the body resting on grass.
Geometric tattoos on a lower leg and hands
Black and white photo of a small solid star with two tiny stars tattooed on the inner wrist of a raised hand.
Three stars on a wrist
Line drawing of a teal rope knot wrapped around a wrist, with handwritten lettering beside the fingers, shown as a tattoo design sketch on the forearm.
Rope knot design around a wrist
Traditional style tattoo on a forearm showing a gold-rimmed pocket watch with rope, a skeletal hand and a grey banner reading WAKE UP DEAD.
Pocket watch and skeletal hand on a forearm
Three raised wrists with gold foil Team bride lettering tattoos on the forearms, against a sunlit beach.
Gold foil Team bride temporary tattoos on wrists
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on the inner forearm showing a woman's profile with a hand raised to her face and a black cat sitting in a round hand mirror.
Woman and black cat in a mirror on forearm
Fine line black world map tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand clasped with another, with gold and silver bracelets worn alongside it.
Fine line world map on a wrist
Close view of a white t-shirt printed with black line drawings of hands holding cigarettes, beside a forearm with small black script lettering and a tiny hand tattoo.
Hand-print tee with script forearm tattoos
Two forearms with matching black script fine line tattoos reading Okay? and Okay. on the forearm, with hands joined beside them.
Matching Okay script tattoos on forearms
Black and grey pencil sketch of a raised hand with a ribbon banner wrapped around the wrist reading Do not open before Christmas, with music notes, shown as a tattoo design on the forearm.
Raised hand with ribbon banner on wrist
Two people holding hands, each with a traditional-style anchor tattoo on the inner forearm, with black linework and orange-red accents.
Matching anchor tattoos on two forearms
Black and grey mandala and floral dotwork tattoo covering the back of a hand and wrist, with fine line chain detail across the fingers.
Mandala and floral hand tattoo
Black ink tattoos on a seated person's forearm, calf and ankle, including a praying hands design, thin lines and small script, against dark volcanic rock.
Small black tattoos on legs and feet
Black and white photo of a forearm tattooed with piano keys and a small treble clef on the hand, with the fingers raised in a rock gesture.
Piano keys forearm with treble clef on hand
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a cluster of roses with leaves on the outer forearm near the wrist, beside a hand resting on a hip.
Black rose cluster on a forearm
Black and white close-up of a small fine line tattoo of three triangles on the inner wrist, with a hand resting against the jaw.
Small triangles on the inner wrist
Black and white photo of two raised hands with triangle, chevron and dot designs on the fingers and wrists.
Geometric triangle and dot designs on hands
Two clasped hands show matching black lettering tattoos on the forearms, set in a typewriter-style font that reads everything was beautiful and nothing hurt.
Matching quote tattoos on forearms
Black and white photo of a hand holding a cigarette, with a small outlined square tattoo on the side of one finger in a fine line geometric style.
Small outlined square on a finger
Two people hold hands, each with a matching fine line 'always' script tattoo with a small triangle, circle and line motif on the inner wrist.
Matching 'always' wrist tattoos