Hand tattoo ideas

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

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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
Black and grey realism tattoo of an eye on the back of a hand, with heavily shaded fingers and bone-like detail on the middle finger.
Realistic eye tattoo across the back of a hand
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 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 white photo of two raised hands with triangle, chevron and dot designs on the fingers and wrists.
Geometric triangle and dot designs on hands
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
Black and grey photo of two clasped hands, with script lettering reading King and Queen, each under a crown, tattooed on the hands.
King and Queen crown lettering on hands
Two small crown tattoos on fingers of a pair of hands, one solid black and one outlined in fine line, in front of a white brick wall.
Small crown tattoos on fingers
Black and grey realism rose tattoo on the back of a hand, with a shaded smoky figure tattoo on the other hand, both visible as a man adjusts his tie.
Realistic rose and shaded design on hands
Several hands with fingers meeting in the centre of a wooden table, each finger bearing a thin black dotted line tattoo in a fine line style, placed on the finger.
Dotted line tattoos on fingers meeting at the centre
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 white photo of hands in beaded lace sleeves, with a small fine line script tattoo on one finger.
Small script tattoo on a finger
Two hands overlapping on a green marbled surface, with fine line script on one ring finger and a small interlocking heart on the other ring finger, both in black ink.
Matching script and heart finger tattoos
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
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 skull tattoo in shaded greys and reds on the back of a hand, with partial script tattoos above the wrist.
Realistic skull tattoo on the hand
Two hands held together against a dark background, each finger wrapped in several thin black horizontal bands in a geometric style, placed on the fingers.
Banded line tattoos around fingers
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos of a mandala, chevrons, dots and arrows across the back of a hand and fingers, resting on a torso in a black top.
Metallic temporary tattoos on hand and fingers
Close view of a hand with an ornate white henna-style design of swirls, dots and lattice across the back of the hand and wrist, with a woman in a grey top and grass behind.
White henna-style pattern on a hand
Black and white photo of a black line tattoo outlining a hand with curled fingers on the palm of another hand, which wears a ring.
Hand outline tattoo on a palm
Black and white photo of three small dot tattoos in a row on a man's upper chest, with tiny dotwork on one finger and a small X on the back of the hand.
Three dots on the upper chest
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
Two hands clasped together, each showing a pair of tiny black fine line bird silhouettes tattooed on the back of the hand.
Two small birds on clasped hands
Two hands held together, with the word FRIENDS in black lettering tattooed across the fingers and dark nail polish on the nails, a Lettering tattoo on the hand.
FRIENDS lettering across fingers
Close photo of a small black fine line arrow tattoo on the back of a hand, with a floral quilted bedspread behind.
Small arrow tattoo on the hand
Close-up of a realistic grey lion head tattoo on the back of a hand, with long pale ombre nails and yellow slides visible in the background.
Realistic lion head on the back of a hand
Two small black crown tattoos in fine line style, one on the back of a hand and a smaller one on a second hand wearing a pearl bracelet.
Small crown tattoos on the backs of two hands
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
Black geometric mandala tattoo on the side of a finger, with coral painted nails and a white towel beneath the hand.
Mandala tattoo on a finger
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
Close view of two hands resting on a knee, with fine line black tattoos of an arrow and sprig on the back of one hand and small stars and a crescent moon on the fingers.
Fine line hand tattoos with arrow and stars
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
Two small fine line tattoos on fingers, a ringed planet like Saturn on one finger and a rocket on the neighbouring finger, with orange painted nails.
Saturn and rocket finger tattoos
Two hands with colourful neo-traditional tattoos on the backs: a cartoon robot holding a wrench on the left and a grinning green-capped face on the right.
Cartoon robot and grinning face on both hands
Small black numerals and a slash tattooed along the side of a finger, with a silver camera ring on another finger of the same hand against a grey road surface.
Small numerals tattooed on a finger
Black and grey sketched tattoo of a finger bone running along the back of a hand and index finger.
Finger bone tattoo on the hand
Two hands held together, each showing a small black lettering tattoo on a finger, with silver rings nearby.
Small character tattoos on two fingers
Black ink stag head with antlers above interlocking geometric triangles on the back of a hand, in a blackwork style.
Stag and geometric triangles on the hand
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
Two interlocked hands with small black numeral tattoos in a fine lettering style on the fingers, with silver rings worn on two fingers.
Matching numerals on two fingers
Small black outline heart tattoo on a hand, in a fine line style, with a green ring on one finger and a bare torso and thigh beside it.
Small outline heart on a hand
Black and grey realistic boxing glove tattoo on the back of a clenched hand.
Boxing glove tattoo on the back of a hand
Two elderly hands clasped together in sepia tones, with small black crosses, star-like marks and fine lines tattooed across the knuckles, fingers and back of the hands.
Crosses and marks on elderly hands
Small black leaf sprig tattoo and two small letter-like marks on a palm holding a brass compass in front of misty mountains.
Leaf sprig tattoo on palm holding compass
Dark blue-black paisley motifs on three fingers and a scalloped lace-style band across the back of a hand, with pink and turquoise nail polish.
Paisley and lace design on a hand
Two hands held together, each with a fine line black heartbeat tattoo on a finger, one with a small heart inside the line.
Heartbeat line tattoos on two fingers
Close-up of a small black fine line cat face tattoo on the middle finger of a hand, with silver rings on the neighbouring fingers.
Small cat face tattoo on a finger