Hand tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey tattoo of a hand holding a flower with an eye at its centre and radiating rays, with leaves, on a forearm.
Hand holding an eye flower on forearm
Fine line and dotwork tattoo of a moon, a faceted shape and a cat resting on an outlined hand, with a small teal wash, on a forearm.
Moon, cat and geometric shape on a forearm
Black fine line ornamental tattoo wrapping the wrist like a bracelet, with a lotus motif, dotted chains and diamond shapes, on a hand with dark nail polish.
Ornamental wrist bracelet tattoo
Black ink hamsa hand tattoo with dotwork and ornamental detail on the inner forearm, near the wrist.
Hamsa hand on the inner wrist
Two forearms with a black and grey dotwork lotus mandala on the wrist and a pink rose with a woman's face on the other arm, with clasped hands.
Mandala and rose tattoos on two forearms
Black and grey photograph of tattooed hands buttoning a dark suit jacket, with dotwork and geometric tattoos on the hands and wrists.
Tattooed hands buttoning a dark suit jacket
Black ink pine forest silhouette on the wrist beside a dotwork mandala design across the back of a hand.
Pine forest and mandala on hand and wrist
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a dotwork hand holding a flower stem with leaves, with the words Wish me the best beside it, on a forearm.
Hand holding a flower reading Wish me the best
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a crescent moon and hanging drops on the inner forearm, above a black cord bracelet.
Mandala crescent moon on a forearm
Black dotwork mandala-style flower tattoo on a forearm, with stippled petals and bold outlines, shown against tattoo flash sheets.
Dotwork mandala flower on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of two reaching hands with a dotwork trail of dots, placed on the inner forearm.
Reaching hands with dotted trail on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with leaves and a wavy snake-like line on the inner forearm, beside a sleeping tabby cat.
Dotwork mandala on a forearm
Black dotwork lotus mandala tattoo wrapping around the wrist and forearm, with the hand resting on a cream sheet.
Lotus mandala wrist band tattoo
Black linework tattoo on the inner forearm of a woman with long hair, a triangle eye on her forehead, and a hand holding a flame, framed by a dotted halo and vines.
Woman with all-seeing eye and flame on forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hand holding a flowering branch on a forearm, with partial lettering beside it.
Hand holding a blossom branch on a forearm
Black ink botanical tattoo of leaves and flowers running from the back of the hand down over the wrist and forearm.
Leaf and flower tattoo on hand and wrist
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a geometric flower across the back of a hand, with a tessellated cube pattern running up the forearm.
Geometric flower and tessellation on hand and forearm
Black dotwork Claddagh tattoo of a heart held by two hands beneath a crown, shown on the inner forearm.
Claddagh heart and crown on a forearm
Black dotwork tattoo of two clasped hands with long nails on the inner wrist and forearm.
Clasped hands on the inner wrist
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two hands linking little fingers inside a circle of contour lines, on the inner forearm.
Linked little fingers in a circle on a forearm
Black tattoos of a star, a ring and a vertical row of dots across the fingers and back of two clenched hands, with a forearm tattoo visible above the wrist.
Dot line and star tattoos on knuckles
Small dotwork tattoo of a ring of coloured dots forming a colour wheel on the inner wrist of a raised hand.
Colour wheel of dots on the wrist
Two forearm photographs showing a black linework tattoo of a woman in profile wearing a fox head headdress, with teal accents, in dotwork and geometric style on the forearm, plus a hand and
Profile woman and fox headdress on forearm
Black stippled paw print tattoo on a forearm near the wrist, with a dog's paw resting in an open hand on grass.
Paw print tattoo on forearm beside a dog's paw
Black and grey dotwork heart tattoo on the forearm showing two stylised figures, one with a toothed open mouth and one with a long beaked head, reaching to hold hands.
Heart with two stylised figures holding hands
Two arms and the upper back of a figure on a black background, covered in grey and red geometric star and flower tattoos on the upper arms, forearms and shoulders.
Geometric sleeve tattoos on both arms
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a skeleton hand forming a V sign on the forearm.
Skeleton hand making a V sign
Close view of a hand resting on a floral sheet, showing a fine line and dot constellation tattoo in black ink on the inner wrist.
Small star constellation on the wrist
Black and white photo of a forearm with a wide band of black dotwork dots around the wrist, the hand resting on a dark fabric.
Dotwork band on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a hand with crossed fingers, outlined in bold black line with stippled shading, on the forearm.
Crossed fingers gesture on a forearm
Black and grey forearm tattoo of a skull on a card labelled LA MORT, held by a hand above a geometric mandala, in a dotwork style.
Skull and hand tarot card on a forearm
Black and grey mandala tattoo on a forearm and an ornamental floral sleeve on the other arm, with small finger tattoos, resting on white bedsheets.
Mandala and floral sleeve on forearm and hand
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 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 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 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 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
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 two raised hands with triangle, chevron and dot designs on the fingers and wrists.
Geometric triangle and dot designs on hands
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
Black and grey rose tattoo on the forearm running onto the back of the hand, with a geometric mandala design in fine linework and dark leaves.
Rose and geometric mandala on the hand
Close-up of a hand with red nails and a line of gold dotwork across the fingers and back of the hand, with metallic wave bands on the wrist.
Gold dot and metallic wave designs on a hand