Hand tattoo ideas

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Traditional colour tattoo on a thigh showing an outstretched hand, a lantern with a flame, green leaves and a dangling bead chain.
Hand, lantern and rosary beads on a thigh
Woman lying on dark bedding showing a dark branch-like tattoo on her thigh and a tattooed forearm, with a navel piercing and a black top with a white skeleton hand print.
Branch tattoo on thigh with forearm design
Fine line black tattoo of a hand holding a steaming mug, sitting on the outer side of a thigh.
Steaming mug line drawing on a thigh
Black ornamental hamsa hand tattoo with an eye motif on the outer thigh of a seated woman in a red skirt, in Blackwork style.
Ornate hamsa hand on a thigh
Black and grey shaded roses with leaves and thorny stems running down the outer thigh, with a hand with white nails resting at the lower edge.
Black and grey roses on a thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a raptor standing on an open hand, with a small plant beside it, on the outer thigh.
Raptor standing on a hand on the thigh
Black and grey realism portrait of a woman with long hair, a hand raised to her head and red lips, tattooed on the outer thigh, with flowers beside her.
Portrait of a woman with flowers on a thigh
Black linework leg sleeve covering both legs from thigh to ankle, with a peony at the knee, hands in a mudra pose and ornamental patterns, on a grey bed.
Full leg sleeve with peony and hands
Black outlined cartoon hands curving together around a solid red heart, a bold traditional style tattoo on the thigh.
Cartoon hands forming a red heart on thigh
Colour Japanese style tattoo of a tiger and pink lotus flower with blue waves on the outer thigh of a woman's leg.
Tiger and lotus on a thigh
Black ink tattoo on a thigh showing a ringed skull, an eye and a hand with an arm, drawn in bold outlines and solid black fills.
Ringed skull, eye and hand on a thigh
Traditional style tattoo on the thigh showing a hand gripping a stake, red carnations, a banner reading INTO EVERY GENERATION A SLAYER IS BORN and a red gem with a B.
Hand with stake, banner and carnations
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a thigh of a grey jar labelled Deadly Nightshade, held by a green stitched hand with purple smoke and a flower below.
Deadly Nightshade jar held by a stitched hand
Black and white photo of tattooed forearms and hands gripping a skateboard, with a traditional rose and a woman's portrait on the left forearm and a heart design on the back of the right hand.
Tattooed hands and forearms gripping a skateboard
Black and grey tattoo of a lace-patterned garter band on a thigh, photographed in low, dark light with a hand resting on the leg.
Lace garter tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo on the thigh showing a veiled woman among clock gears and a Roman numeral clock face.
Clockwork woman and gears on a thigh
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
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
Close-up of a hand with stacked gold rings and a gold wristwatch, with black linework tattoos visible on the forearm and upper thigh.
Hand with gold rings and linework tattoos
Two people sit side by side with black lion and skull tattoos on their thighs, green sugar skull tattoos below them, and hands clasped between their legs.
Matching lion and sugar skull leg tattoos
Fine line black ink tattoo of two hands holding a cat's cradle string, with the words NO DAMN CAT above and NO DAMN CRADLE below, on the outer thigh.
Cat's cradle hands with lettering on a thigh
Two sketch-style portrait tattoos of faces on a person's thighs, one in grey and blue ink and the other with orange-brown wash, viewed from the waist down.
Sketch-style portrait tattoos on both thighs
Traditional style tattoo on a thigh showing a hand holding a white rose, with banners reading Valar Morghulis and Valar Dohaeris, framed by red berries, green leaves and yellow flames.
Hand and rose banner tattoo on thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a human skull held by a hand rising from a scalloped cuff, placed on the thigh.
Skull held in a hand on a thigh
Colour traditional tattoo of a pale-faced woman with blue hair and flowers in an orange frame, beside a red rose, on the upper thigh.
Pale-faced woman in a frame with a red rose
Colour tattoo of an outlined hand filled with a starry night sky, a planet with pine trees and an orange glow, on the outer thigh in a neo-traditional style.
Hand with starry sky, planet and pine trees
Neo-traditional tattoo on a thigh of a hooded, blindfolded woman with a black raven, a hand holding rope and an orange crescent moon.
Blindfolded woman and raven on a thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a ring of old-fashioned keys with an open hand above them, on the upper thigh of a person wearing sheer tights and a black skirt.
Bunch of keys and a hand on a thigh
Black and grey tattoos on a pair of thighs and knees, including lace-like patterns and a snake, with a black cat lying across the lap.
Black and grey thigh tattoos with a black cat
Black and white photo of the outer thigh of a person holding a cigarette, with 'ROCK N' ROLL' tattooed in black block lettering.
Rock n' Roll lettering on a thigh
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
Fine line black tattoo of two hands reaching towards each other on the upper leg.
Two reaching hands on a thigh
Hands with metallic silver and gold geometric temporary tattoos, plus a gold and turquoise geometric bird design on the thigh.
Metallic geometric bird and hand designs
Black and grey illustrated tattoo of two figures, one kneeling and holding the head of the other, on the outer thigh.
Two figures on a thigh tattoo
Colourful traditional-style tattoos cover a thigh and forearm as two people lie on a bed holding hands.
Two people holding hands with tattooed legs
Black and grey dotwork hamsa hand with a lotus and an eye at its centre, tattooed on the outer thigh.
Hamsa hand and lotus with eye on thigh
Black and grey traditional tattoo on a thigh, showing a peony, daisies, fern leaves, a stylised hand and a banner reading I long for you to hold me in your arms.
Peony and hand banner tattoo on thigh
Illustrated tattoo on the upper thigh of a woman in a patterned headscarf, resting her chin on her hand beside a rocking horse and a pram wheel, with a green wash and red accent.
Woman with rocking horse on a thigh
Thigh tattoo of a black linework hand holding a pine tree filled with blue and purple galaxy shading, with a small landscape below.
Galaxy pine tree held in a hand on a thigh
Black and grey ship tattoo with flowing script on the upper thigh, with a hand with glitter ombre nails resting beside it.
Ship and script tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a smiling man with swept-back hair and the words The King in script, on the upper thigh.
Black and grey portrait with script on thigh
Black fine line tattoo of two clasped hands holding roses tied with a knotted rope, on the outer thigh.
Clasped hands with roses and rope on a thigh
Traditional colour tattoo of a woman with blue eyes and a red veil that reveals a skull, held by a hand with long blue nails, on the thigh.
Veiled woman with skull on thigh
Black linework tattoo of an open hand above a ring of keys on the outer thigh, seen over sheer black tights against a blue background.
Keys and open hand on a thigh
Black linework tattoo on an upper leg showing the words BAD LUCK IS BETTER THAN NO LUCK, a skull and crossed bones, with a hand touching the skin.
Skull, bones and quote tattoo on a thigh
Neo-traditional colour tattoo on the thigh showing a hand holding paintbrushes and pencils, framed by pink flowers and green leaves.
Hand holding paintbrushes and pencils on thigh
Black and grey engraved-style tattoo of a cat's head shaped like a balloon, tied by a string to a hand, on the outer thigh.
Cat balloon held by a hand on a thigh
Traditional-style tattoos of an eye, a bearded face with a flower and lettering on a thigh, with a white kitten in the foreground.
White kitten in front of traditional tattoos on a thigh