Hand tattoo ideas

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

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Black and white photo of a raised arm with a road map tattoo across the forearm and hand, set against a dark background.
Road map tattoo on a raised forearm
Black and grey geometric symbol tattoo with a diamond and cross-like motif on the middle finger of a hand, photographed in black and white.
Geometric symbol tattoo on a middle finger
Fine line black and purple tattoos of a straight razor, a comb and a thin looped line on three fingers of a hand with purple nail varnish.
Razor, comb and line tattoos on fingers
Fine line black tattoo of two overlapping triangles and a small dot on the back of a hand, which rests on an animal skull.
Overlapping triangles and dot on the hand
Black and white photo of a hand resting on fabric, with a small fine line cross tattoo on the side of one finger.
Small cross tattoo on a finger
Close-up of a hand with a small black swoosh tattoo on one finger and tiny dot clusters on the other fingers, in a minimal dotwork style.
Small swoosh and dot tattoos on fingers
Two hands held together showing small red tattoos of a K with a heart and a Q with a heart on the fingers, with grey script tattoos on the other hand.
King and queen of hearts on fingers
Close photograph of a hand with pale nails resting on hair, showing fine line script lettering in black ink along the middle finger and a small mark on the index finger.
Script lettering across two fingers
Two hands held together, each showing a black geometric band tattoo of zigzag lines around a finger, placed on the Hand.
Geometric finger band tattoos on two hands
Two small black crown tattoos in a fine line style on the backs of two hands, one hand resting over the other, with pearl and chain bracelets on the wrist.
Small crown tattoos on the backs of two hands
Two hands with linked fingers showing small black fine line infinity symbol tattoos on the fingers.
Matching infinity tattoos on two fingers
Two hands showing matching solid black triangle tattoos in a row across one finger each, in a blackwork style on the hand.
Three black triangles across two fingers
Small black infinity symbol tattoo on the side of a finger on a hand with curled fingers, set against a soft blurred background.
Infinity symbol on a finger
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
Fine line black crystal tattoo on the side of a finger, beside rings, a skull and a quartz cluster.
Crystal tattoo on the finger
Close-up of a black geometric mandala design on the back of a hand, with silver rings and grey matte nails.
Black mandala on the back of a hand
Two clasped hands showing black script lettering reading King and Queen, each with a small crown, tattooed on the back of the hands.
King and Queen script hand tattoos
Black and white photo of two clasped hands, each with a small black outline heart tattoo on the back of the wrist in fine line style.
Matching outline hearts on clasped hands
Gamago Fingerstache temporary moustache tattoo on a finger, shown in its clear blister pack beside a card of black moustache designs.
Temporary moustache tattoos in Gamago packaging
Two hands resting together, each showing the same small black fine line Roman numeral tattoo across a finger.
Matching Roman numeral finger tattoos on two hands
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 hands resting on a stone, with small black dot tattoos on the fingers and several rings, in a dotwork style on the hand.
Small dot tattoos on fingers
Black ink infinity symbol on a finger and ornate tattoos across the back of a hand and wrist, shown in a mirror selfie where a patterned phone case covers the face.
Infinity symbol and hand tattoos in a mirror selfie
Close-up of a fine-line gold chevron tattoo on the back of a hand, worn beside stacked metallic bracelets on the wrist.
Gold chevron tattoo on the back of a hand
Two hands with black lettering tattooed across the fingers, including a spiral letter form, worn with coffin-shaped rings and long pale nails.
Finger lettering and spiral tattoos on two hands
Small black anchor tattoo on the side of a finger, resting on a wooden table, with a colourful tattooed forearm visible beside it.
Small anchor tattoo on a finger
Close-up of a hand with a brown henna peacock feather design across the back of the hand and fingers, beside a real peacock feather.
Peacock feather henna design on a hand
Black fine line tattoo of chevron lines radiating from a central line across the back of a hand and onto the wrist, in a geometric style.
Chevron line tattoo across the back of a hand
Black and grey photo of two clasped hands, each with a small black anchor tattoo on the side of a finger.
Matching anchor tattoos on two fingers
Close view of a hand with a small black linework tattoo on the side of one finger, resting on a black book beside a rose gold digital watch.
Small finger tattoo beside a watch and book
Black and white photo of two hands clasped together, with a small fine line outlined heart with a keyhole on one finger and a tiny key tattoo on the other hand.
Small heart and key tattoos on two hands
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
Black and white photograph of two weathered hands, each with a small black swallow tattoo on the back between the thumb and first finger, in a traditional style.
Two swallows on the backs of hands
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
Two hands overlapping, each ring finger with a solid black band tattoo of looped swirl ornament, in blackwork style on the hand.
Matching black band tattoos on ring fingers
Black and grey blackwork butterfly tattoos with swirling tendrils on two hands pressed together.
Matching butterfly tattoos on two hands
Two black ink infinity symbol ring tattoos on interlaced fingers, one with a knot design and one with swirls and a small central dot.
Matching infinity ring tattoos on fingers
Black fine line semicolon tattoo on one finger and a small black cross tattoo on the next, shown on a hand held in a peace sign.
Semicolon and cross on two fingers
Two clasped hands with matching fine-line black Roman numeral lettering reading XIV II MMXII on the fingers, styled as lettering on the hand.
Roman numeral date tattoos on two fingers
Black and grey photo of a small fine line infinity symbol tattooed on the side of a finger, with the hand resting on a bare leg.
Small infinity symbol on a finger
Black and grey tattoo of three folded banknote triangles on skin, shown beside a hand tattoo of Family First script lettering on the back of the hand.
Banknote triangles and Family First hand script
Black and grey realism tattoo of a turntable and vinyl record across the back of a hand, with script tattooed on the wrist above.
Turntable and vinyl record on the hand
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
Fine line black swallow tattoo on the back of a hand, with more tattoo work visible on the forearm against a dark background.
Swallow on the back of a hand
Two realistic orange, black and teal butterfly tattoos, one on the back of each hand, with a partly visible traditional flower tattoo at the top left.
Butterflies on the backs of both hands
Black and white photo of an open palm with a black linework outline of a hand gesture tattooed across it, placed on the palm.
Hand outline tattoo on palm
Small fine line hamsa tattoo in black ink on the back of a hand, near the base of the fingers.
Small hamsa tattoo on the hand