Nail tattoo ideas

89 photos and flash · 28% Fine line, 22% Lettering · Hand most common

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Two hands with pale blue nails on a white wooden surface, showing red script lettering on the inner left wrist and dark grey script on the back of the right hand.
Pale blue nails with script tattoos on hands
Small black dotwork tattoo of a few dots on the side of a finger, on a hand with black painted nails, palm facing the camera.
Tiny dot tattoo on a finger
Small black dotwork and jagged marks on the fingers of a hand, with matte grey geometric nail polish on the nails.
Small dotwork marks on fingers
Close-up of a hand with pale pink nails and small fine line black tattoos of a diamond, three stars and a bow on the fingers, beside pearl and black bead jewellery.
Fine line diamond, stars and bow on fingers
Close-up of a hand with pale pink nails and a tiny solid red heart tattoo on the side of the middle finger.
Small heart tattoo on a finger
Neo-traditional flash design of a hand holding a black feather quill dripping with blood, with a rose tattooed on the back of the hand and a lace cuff at the wrist.
Hand holding a bloodied quill with rose
Small outlined bow tattoo with red fill and a red centre dot on the middle finger of a hand with pink nails, shown in a film-style frame.
Small bow tattoo on a finger
Fine line pale script tattoo across the back of a hand, reading I must not tell lies, with black stiletto nails resting on a wooden table.
Fine line script quote on the back of a hand
Two hands held together against a black background, with thin black bands tattooed around several fingers and solid black ink on the tips of some nails.
Black finger bands and nail tips on two hands
Traditional style tattoos of an open book with an eye and an anvil with nails, one on each hand.
Open book and anvil on hands
Close view of a hand with black nails showing a fine line tattoo of three small dots on the middle finger and a small circular symbol on the ring finger.
Small dots and circle symbol on fingers
Close-up of a hand holding a champagne flute, with small silver geometric triangle and dot designs across the fingers.
Silver triangle and dot finger tattoos
Two hands with the words fuck it in black cursive lettering tattooed along the fingers, one set with long nails and rings.
Script phrase tattooed across two fingers
Hand with long pointed black-tipped nails, each finger bearing a small black outline tattoo of interlocking loops on the finger.
Small interlocking loop tattoos on fingers
Small black ornamental tattoo on the middle finger of a hand with dark nails and a cigarette held between the fingers.
Small ornamental tattoo on a finger
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
Black blackwork-style eye tattoos with stylised linework on the fingers of clasped hands, with red painted nails against a dark background.
Eye tattoos across clasped fingers
Small fine line outline heart tattoo on the side of a finger, on a hand with dark nails and gold rings.
Outline heart tattoo on the side of a finger
Close-up of a hand with pale blue nails and small black geometric triangle tattoos on the side of three fingers, beside each nail.
Nested triangle tattoos on three fingers
Small fine line tattoo of a pink bow with a dark outline on the middle finger of a hand, against a dark plastic background.
Small pink bow tattoo on a finger
Close photo of a small fine line black lotus tattoo on a finger of a hand with grey nails, in front of white and yellow chrysanthemums.
Fine line lotus tattoo on a finger
Close-up of a black geometric mandala design on the back of a hand, with silver rings and grey matte nails.
Black mandala on the back of a hand
Two hands with black lettering tattooed across the fingers, including a spiral letter form, worn with coffin-shaped rings and long pale nails.
Finger lettering and spiral tattoos on two hands
Black and grey photograph of the words LIKE A LADY tattooed in block lettering across the top of a finger, with dark painted nails on the hand.
Like a Lady lettering across fingers
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
Dark teal mandala tattoo across the back of a hand and wrist in a geometric dotwork style, with silver rings and matte teal nails.
Mandala design on the back of a hand
Close view of a hand with black matte almond nails and small fine line tattoos, including two short parallel lines and a curved loop motif on the fingers.
Fine line finger tattoos with black nails
Black and grey shaded tattoo of a fingernail on the tip of a finger, shown in two side-by-side photographs.
Fingernail tattoo on a finger
Close photo of black hand-style lettering reading LIKE A LADY across the top of a finger, with a blurred dark background.
Like a Lady lettering across a finger
Small black cross tattoo on the inner wrist in a fine line style, shown beside a pearl bracelet and a lace sleeve.
Small black cross on the inner wrist
Close view of a small black fine line cross tattoo on the middle finger of a hand with dark red nails, resting against a dark grey garment.
Small cross tattoo on a finger
Close photo of a small fine line tattoo of a red balloon with a dark string on the side of a finger, on a hand with white nails.
Small red balloon tattoo on a finger
Small fine line black cross tattoo on the side of a finger, on a hand with red painted nails.
Small cross tattoo on a finger
Close-up of a hand with black painted nails and a small fine line outline of a cloud tattooed on the middle finger, with a rainy window behind.
Small cloud outline on a finger
Small solid black star tattoos running along one finger of a hand with red nails, a ring and a wristwatch.
Black stars running along a finger
Close-up of a hand with red-tipped nails and jewelled rings, showing a small fine-line script letter M tattoo on the back of the hand.
Script letter M tattoo on the back of a hand
Two hands held together showing a red traditional rose on the back of one hand and a black and grey rose on the other, with small finger tattoos on the fingers.
Rose tattoos on the backs of both hands
A hand with long nude nails and turquoise rings shows a metallic gold and turquoise geometric diamond design on the back of the hand, in a geometric style.
Turquoise and gold geometric design on a hand
Close-up of a fine black script tattoo reading Amor across a finger, with a blue opal ring on the same hand.
Amor script tattoo on a finger
Close photograph of a grey tribal-style tattoo with spiral and interlocking patterns across the back of a hand and up towards the wrist.
Tribal design across the back of a hand