Hand tattoo ideas

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

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Four hands stacked together in the centre, each wrist showing a small black compass rose tattoo in Geometric style on the forearm.
Matching compass tattoos on four wrists
Fine line black tattoo of two reaching hands inside an outlined triangle on the forearm, against a white brick wall.
Reaching hands in a triangle on a 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 ink hamsa hand tattoo with dotwork and ornamental detail on the inner forearm, near the wrist.
Hamsa hand on the inner wrist
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
Gold metallic mandala and lace-style tattoos on a hand, forearm and upper back, with hands crossed over the shoulder.
Gold metallic mandala and lace tattoos
Close torso photo of a woman in a black lace bralette, showing a black geometric tattoo on her hand and a dark tattooed sleeve on her upper arm.
Geometric tattoos on hand and arm
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
Small black fine line triskele tattoo with three spiralling arms on the inner wrist, shown with an open palm resting on a patterned fabric.
Triskele tattoo on the inner wrist
Two inner wrists held together, one with a small solid black downward triangle and the other with a fine outlined triangle, both on the forearm.
Small solid and outlined triangles on wrists
Close-up of a small black fine line arrow tattoo with a diamond head and a dot at the tail, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Fine line arrow on a forearm
Black line tattoos on inner forearms: a geometric flower of overlapping circles and hexagons, a raised hand near the elbow and a small crescent moon on the wrist.
Geometric flower, hand and crescent moon on forearms
Black and grey Celtic knotwork tattoo on the left hand and scale pattern tattoo on the right hand, both extending onto the forearms, with fingertips touching against a black background.
Celtic knotwork and scale tattoos on both hands
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 and grey geometric mandala and om symbol tattoos cover a forearm, with a small tattoo on the hand.
Mandala and dagger tattoos on a forearm
Close crop of a forearm with a black geometric pattern tattoo near the wrist, a small mark above the elbow, and a woman wearing a green t-shirt and layered gold necklaces.
Geometric forearm tattoo with layered necklaces
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoo bands with geometric patterns on wrists and forearms, with several hands clasped together.
Metallic temporary tattoo bands on wrists
Overhead view of tattooed forearms and hands holding a brush over a ceramic dish, with black blackwork patterns on the forearms and hand, surrounded by pots of pastel paint.
Tattooed hands painting ceramics from above
Sun-tanned forearm and hand with black geometric patterns on the wrist and fingers, styled with silver body chains and a turquoise pendant.
Geometric hand and wrist designs on a beach
Crossed forearms under UV light show a small glowing swallow tattoo on one forearm and geometric band tattoos around the wrists.
Swallow and geometric bands under UV light
Black and grey ornamental mandala tattoo covering the back of a hand and forearm, with short striped lines across two fingers.
Ornamental mandala tattoo on hand and forearm
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
Close photo of a hand with a bold black tribal blackwork tattoo of chevrons, hexagons and bands covering the back of the hand, fingers and wrist.
Blackwork tribal pattern across the hand
Small black geometric tattoo of two triangles on the inner wrist of a raised hand, set against a white faceted wall.
Small triangle pair tattoo on the inner 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
Back of a hand covered in a dense black geometric star lattice tattoo, with a coloured tattoo visible on the forearm above.
Geometric star pattern across the back of a hand
Black mandala-style tattoos cover the back of a hand, the forearm and the outer thigh of a person in a brown skirt.
Mandala tattoos on hand, forearm and thigh
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 photograph of a fine line tattoo of two overlapping triangles on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a hand held loosely below.
Overlapping triangles on the inner wrist
A woman holds her hands over her face, showing dark geometric ornamental tattoos on the back of one hand, the wrist and a finger.
Geometric hand and wrist designs in dark ink
Black and grey snake coiled around a skull on a forearm, with a fine line triangle and circle tattoo on the wrist of the other arm.
Snake and skull on a forearm
Two muddy hands cupped together around a pale object, showing green banded tattoos with dot details on both wrists.
Green banded wrist tattoos on muddy hands
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
Three views of a full arm sleeve on a man's arm, with a black and grey clock face, a shaded hand, geometric linework and red splashes.
Clock and hand full arm sleeve
Two matching fine line geometric tattoos of circles and vertical lines sit on the inner forearms of two people holding hands.
Matching geometric line tattoos on forearms
Black ink blackwork tattoo of five stacked circular motifs on the inner forearm, showing a flame, a hand, a tree, scales and an eye.
Five circular black ink symbols down a forearm
Close view of a gold and navy mandala-style temporary tattoo on the back of a hand, with a finer gold filigree design on the wrist and forearm.
Gold and navy mandala design on the 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 white photo of two people holding hands, each with a black Celtic knot tattoo on the forearm, geometric in style.
Matching Celtic knots on two forearms
Two crossed wrists held together, one with a small solid black downward triangle and the other with a small outline triangle, in a minimal geometric style.
Two small triangles on inner wrists
Fine line black triple moon tattoo on the inner wrist, shown with a hand holding a dark stone and crystals in the background.
Triple moon tattoo on the inner wrist
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 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
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 close-up of a small fine line tattoo of three triangles on the inner wrist, with a hand resting against the jaw.
Small triangles on the inner wrist
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
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