Hand tattoo ideas

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

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Two arms held close together, each with a small fine line tattoo of a hand holding a wand on the inner forearm near the elbow.
Matching wand tattoos on two forearms
Two colour neo-traditional tattoos on a pair of forearms, one showing a teal hand holding a gold keyhole ornament with beads, the other a peach hand holding an ornate key with a teal ribbon.
Matching hand and key tattoos on forearms
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face with feathers and a pipe, covering a forearm.
Feathered portrait on a forearm
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a woman's face with a hand near her mouth and a Roman numeral clock on the wrist.
Realism portrait sleeve with clock
Fine line black infinity symbol tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand held in a loose fist, shown in a close photograph.
Infinity symbol on the inner wrist
Two hands rest on a wooden table, each ring finger wearing a black and grey band tattoo, with a partly visible tattoo on the left forearm.
Band tattoos on two ring fingers
Black and grey portrait tattoo on a forearm and upper arm, with knuckle lettering on the fingers and hand, photographed on a woman in a dark speckled t-shirt.
Portrait and lettering tattoos on hand and arm
Person in a cream dress holding a large bouquet of poppies and foliage over the face, with colour botanical tattoos on both forearms.
Tattooed forearms holding a flower bouquet
Close photo of a hand making a peace sign in a car, with small black script lettering on the inner wrist, shown in black ink.
Small script lettering on an inner wrist
Two hands raised against a clear blue sky, with a small black lettering tattoo on the inner wrist and tiny black marks on one finger.
Small lettering on wrist and finger tattoos
Realistic colour crucifixion scene tattoo on a forearm, showing a figure with long dark hair on a cross before an orange sun, with a small blood drip near the wrist.
Crucifixion scene on a forearm
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading be still on the inner forearm, with a hand holding a white mug of coffee.
Fine line script reading be still on the wrist
Black and grey tattoo of a hand with two fingers raised inside a braided rope oval tied with a knot, on the forearm, with stippled shading in the background.
Hand in a rope frame on a forearm
Black script lettering reading Through Dangers Untold and Hardships Unnumbered on an inner forearm, beside a white dogwood flower on grey stone.
Script quote on an inner forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a hand with crossed fingers in engraving-style hatching, on the inner forearm.
Crossed fingers hand on forearm
Two wrists held together in a black and white photo, each with a small fine line crescent moon tattoo on the inside of the wrist.
Matching crescent moon wrist tattoos
Collage of four photos: two matching traditional-style forearm tattoos of linked hands in front of an orange sun, a tiny eye tattoo on the upper back, lettering reading LOVE, HOPE and DREAM on the
Four small matching tattoos on arms and back
Two palms facing the camera, covered in black mandala-style geometric tattoos with dotwork on the fingers and decorative script running down the fingers and wrists.
Mandala and script tattoos on both hands
Black and grey script lettering runs down a man's side over the ribs, while another man's arm shows a realistic skull sleeve from upper arm to forearm.
Script on ribs and skull sleeve on arm
Black and grey fine line Hamsa hand tattoo with an eye and floral filigree on the inner forearm, shown against ripped denim.
Hamsa hand with eye on a forearm
Gold metallic temporary tattoo of brush lettering reading Bride's bitches on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Gold foil lettering on the inner wrist
Fine line black outline tattoo of a world map on the inner wrist and forearm, with pink nail polish on the hand above it.
World map outline on a wrist
Close-up of a woman with her hands clasped in front of her, both arms covered in black ornamental blackwork and dotwork sleeve tattoos.
Black ornamental sleeves with hands clasped
Black and grey realism rose on the back of a hand beside a geometric triangle design on the other hand, with mandala and butterfly tattoos on the forearms and hands.
Rose and geometric hand tattoos with butterfly wrist
Collage of four couple tattoos in fine black and blue linework, including script reading to and beyond on wrists, Mickey and Minnie on hands, MRS and MR on forearms, and a kissing silhouette on a
Matching couple tattoos in a four-photo collage
Close view of a small black dotwork bow tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a hand resting on a white top beside it.
Small dotted bow on the wrist
Two people holding hands, each with a small colour tattoo of three overlapping circles in pink, blue and yellow on the forearm, in a Geometric style.
Matching overlapping circle tattoos on two forearms
Silver metallic temporary tattoo of an ornate filigree design with black gems running from the wrist up the forearm and onto the hand.
Silver filigree design on forearm
Two black dotwork mandala tattoos on the inner forearms of a couple holding hands, each with a different emblem at its centre.
Matching mandala tattoos on two forearms
Two people holding hands, each with a matching fine line black tattoo of a triangle, circle and vertical line on the wrist.
Matching triangle and circle wrist tattoos
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger on the forearm running down to a shaded rose on the back of the hand.
Tiger sleeve and rose on the hand
A seated person in a white t-shirt and ripped black jeans shows a coloured tattoo on the forearm, with the hand resting on the knee.
Forearm tattoo on a seated figure
Traditional style tattoo of a hand with red painted nails and a pale green cuff on a forearm, with a dark grey shadow silhouette behind it.
Hand with red nails and shadow on forearm
Black and white photo of two raised hands showing matching fine line script tattoos that read love on the inside of the wrists.
Matching love script tattoos on two wrists
Two small black fine line anchor tattoos on the wrists of two people whose hands are clasped over a restaurant table.
Matching anchor tattoos on two wrists
Two small black fine line tattoos, an X and an O, placed on the wrists of two raised arms in black sleeves.
XO tattoos on both wrists
Four small black fine line arrows tattooed in a row on the inner wrist of a hand with black painted nails, shown in black and white.
Four arrows on an inner wrist
Black line drawing of a hand gripping a tattoo machine, with roses and lotus leaves wrapped around the wrist and forearm in a traditional botanical style.
Hand holding a tattoo machine with roses
Black and grey tattoo on a forearm showing a skull within a tarot-style card labelled LA MORT, with a hand pinching a small object below it and a dotwork ornament at the base.
Skull tarot card and hand on forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a hand holding a crystal ball with teal and green stars, shaded in black on the forearm.
Hand holding a crystal ball with stars
Two hands held together, each wrist showing a small black semicolon tattoo, with white dice bearing the same mark in the palm.
Matching semicolon wrist tattoos
Black and grey tattoo of pine tree silhouettes on a forearm that fades into dotwork stippling towards the wrist, shown in two side-by-side photographs.
Pine forest fading to dotwork on a forearm
Forearm with a dense black and grey tattoo sleeve, worn beside a black-bezel steel diver-style watch and a thin silver ring.
Black and grey sleeve beside a diver watch
Close-up of a small, fine-line cross tattoo on a woman's wrist, with pale nails and a deep red background.
Small cross tattoo on the inner wrist
Two drawn hands showing a lotus and crescent moon design on one palm and a botanical stem and diamond eye design on the other, in black line with a warm peach wash.
Hands with lotus and botanical designs
Traditional style tattoo of two clasped hands with cuffs and a red rose with dark spiked leaves on a forearm.
Clasped hands and rose on a forearm
Woman with a raised hand showing a black and grey realism skeleton hand tattoo that runs from the fingers down onto the forearm.
Skeleton hand tattoo running onto the forearm
Two crossed hands and forearms on sand with gold and blue metallic temporary tattoos of mandalas and feathers on the hands and wrists.
Metallic mandala and feather designs on crossed hands