Hand tattoo ideas

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

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Small fine line lotus tattoo with three dots above it on the centre of the torso, framed by two hands with dark nail polish.
Fine line lotus with three dots
Red pencil drawing on tracing paper of a figure wearing a tall ornate headdress and tinted sunglasses, with one hand raised near the mouth, shown as a possible tattoo design.
Red pencil sketch of a headdressed figure in sunglasses
Small black fine line hamsa hand tattoo with an eye motif sitting behind a person's ear, shown in close up.
Small hamsa hand behind the ear
Tote bag printed all over with traditional-style flash designs of aliens, UFOs, hands, flowers, flames and banner lettering in colour.
Tote bag printed with tattoo flash designs
Two raised legs in pale strappy sandals show colourful tattoos on the calves, with tattooed forearms visible below against a city skyline.
Colourful tattoos on raised legs and forearms
Two black line smiley faces with linked arms tattooed on adjacent fingers, one hand wearing a thin silver ring.
Smiley faces on two fingers
Black and grey realism tattoos on two forearms show a smiling and a tearful face in clown-style makeup beside comedy and tragedy masks held by a hand.
Smiling and weeping faces with theatre masks
Two solid black abstract shapes, one mottled and one resembling a clenched fist, in blackwork style on the upper arm.
Two bold black abstract shapes on upper arm
Black and white flash drawing of a hand with crossed fingers holding a cigarette, with lettering around it and a small anchor on one finger.
Crossed fingers holding a cigarette
Black and grey realism angel wings tattoo spanning the upper back, shown in a sepia-toned photograph of a bare back.
Black and grey angel wings across a back
Black script lettering reading Hope on the inner wrist of a light-skinned arm, beside a pearl and silver bracelet, with a second hand held alongside.
Hope script on a wrist
Two wrists held together, each with a small black bird above fine line script reading i love her, placed on the inner wrist.
Matching bird and script wrist tattoos
Traditional-style flash design of a red rose, two headstones with carved busts, clasped hands, a shovel and a banner reading Forever True.
Forever True flash with rose and headstones
Small black ornamental tattoo on the middle finger of a hand with dark nails and a cigarette held between the fingers.
Small ornamental tattoo on a finger
Realistic colour portrait tattoo of a woman with blonde hair in a bun and tinted sunglasses, placed on a person's upper arm near the shoulder.
Realistic portrait of a woman in sunglasses on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a moth beside a crescent moon on a person's chest, partly visible between the open edges of a light denim shirt.
Moth and crescent moon on the chest
Black ink MMVI Roman numeral lettering on the forearm of one person, held hands with another person who has a matching tattoo on the forearm.
Matching MMVI numerals on forearms
Two hands held together show small black fine line tattoos of a simple curved mark on each wrist, in a fine line style on the forearm.
Tiny fine line wrist tattoos on two hands
Anchor tattoo filled with pink and red flowers and leaves on the back of a hand, resting on kraft paper.
Floral anchor on the back of a hand
Black and white photo of a script lettering tattoo across a man's chest and an ornamental tattoo on the back of his hand, with a tabby kitten resting against him.
Script chest tattoo and hand tattoo with a kitten
Colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a woman with blonde hair, dark shaded eyes and a choker, with red roses below her hand.
Portrait of a woman and roses on an upper arm
Two aged, torn-edge sheets of vintage tattoo designs in grey line work, showing a woman's portrait, a dagger, roses, a bottle and a seated nude figure.
Vintage tattoo designs: woman, roses and dagger
Gold metallic temporary tattoo reading Best Day Ever in script lettering on the inner wrist and forearm.
Gold "Best Day Ever" lettering on a wrist
Black ink line drawing of a hand in a hang loose gesture, filled with geometric spirals, triangles and dots in a tattoo flash style.
Patterned hang loose hand design
Two small black traditional-style tattoos on fingers: a ship's wheel on one finger and a compass star on another, shown on hands resting on dark leather.
Ship's wheel and compass star on fingers
Blackwork and dotwork hamsa hand tattoo with an eye at its centre, shaded in grey and placed on the upper leg.
Hamsa hand with eye on a thigh
Close-up of a hand with black stiletto nails and black skull rings, over a forearm covered in black blackletter lettering tattoos and an ornamental design.
Blackletter lettering on a forearm beside skull rings
Black and grey traditional style tattoo on a forearm showing a hand holding a tarot card with a moon and sun, with a snake wrapped around the arm.
Tarot card, hand and snake on a forearm
Realism tattoo of a large eye above hands cupping an orange flower, with a feathered wing on the left, on the side of a torso.
Realistic eye, hands and flower with wing
Small solid black elephant silhouette tattoo on the side of a finger, with silver painted nails on a hand.
Elephant silhouette on a finger
Black and grey realism tattoo of two stacked skulls with a ribcage and skeletal hand on an upper arm.
Skulls and skeleton ribcage on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of two hands clasped together on the forearm, with sketchy broken outlines and small dots of shading.
Two hands clasped on a forearm
Tattoo of an ornate hamsa hand with a teal eye at its centre, drawn in dotted and patterned detail on the side of a ribcage.
Hamsa hand with eye on the ribs
Small shaded pink ribbon tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand held palm facing the camera, with a soft grey shadow along one edge.
Pink ribbon tattoo on the wrist
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo design on tracing paper showing a bearded man in a helmet beside a ship in a bottle, with flowers and a hand.
Bearded sailor and ship in bottle design
Two small black crown tattoos on the backs of hands, one drawn in outline and one shaded, with navy painted nails visible.
Matching small crown tattoos on two hands
Orange and yellow fox design drawn in a circular frame of swirling linework, shown as a finished drawing and mid-drawing with a pen on a warm background.
Fox design in a swirling floral frame
Black and grey tattoo of an engraved hand releasing strings from which dotwork planets, including a ringed Saturn, hang across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Hand holding planets on the upper back
Traditional colour tattoo of a globe wrapped in a SISTER banner, with clasped hands, pink flowers and a red and white base, on the upper arm.
Globe and clasped hands with SISTER banner
Two people holding hands show matching traditional anchor tattoos on their forearms, each with orange accents and a rope detail.
Matching anchor tattoos on two forearms
Black and grey traditional style tattoos on the fingers and back of a hand, including a wolf head on one finger and a compass and square on another.
Wolf and symbol finger tattoos on a hand
Black and grey realism tattoo collage covering a man's entire back, with a woman smoking, an open book, film strips, a film reel and a figure holding a pistol.
Film-themed collage across a full back
Overhead photo of three small black cross tattoos on a forearm, next to a wide silver cuff bracelet and a hand resting on a grey concrete slab.
Three small crosses on a forearm
Fine line black tattoos of two hands forming a heart on the upper thighs of two people, shown in a sepia photo.
Matching hands heart tattoos on thighs
Two hands resting palm down on a pale fabric, each with small black dot tattoos on the fingers and rings worn on several fingers, in a dotwork style on the hand.
Small dot tattoos on fingers
Black and grey photo of four small wrist tattoos of playing card suits, a diamond, club, spade and heart, with the wrists pressed together in the centre.
Playing card suit wrist tattoos
Close-up of a hand holding a pale blue fur phone case, showing small black line tattoos on the fingers, one an outlined shape and one a shaded form, placed on the finger joints.
Small black finger tattoos beside pastel nails
Fine line tattoo of a clenched hand holding a knife, in black outline, on the inner forearm.
Fist gripping a knife on a forearm