Forearm tattoo ideas

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Small fine-line black tattoo of a curling wave inside a circle on a pale forearm, with a dark sleeve at the left edge.
Wave inside a circle on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a vertical arrow, dots and dashes running down a forearm, ending in a chevron arrowhead.
Vertical arrow and dot sequence on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a forward-facing elephant head with a mandala behind it on the forearm.
Elephant head and mandala on a forearm
Black botanical tattoo of flowers and leaves climbing up the inner forearm, with small Roman numerals on the wrist.
Botanical flowers and leaves on a forearm
Black dotwork tattoo on a forearm, with dots shrinking and spacing out towards the wrist, while a hand rests on a keyboard.
Dotwork fade on a forearm
Neo-traditional jackalope with antlers, acorns and leaves tattooed on a forearm, shaded in greys with green and orange accents.
Jackalope and acorns on a forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of a toy building brick with stippled shading on its side, placed on the inside of a forearm near the wrist.
Small toy brick on the wrist
Black and grey dotwork and linework tattoo of a snarling bear head with bared teeth on a forearm.
Snarling bear head on a forearm
Black ink fine line and dotwork tattoo of an ornate flower with scrolling leaves on the inner forearm.
Ornate flower and scrollwork on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo on the inner forearm of a small figure holding strings to a flock of birds, above a dotted planet and stars.
Small figure floating with birds above a planet
Four photographs of arm sleeves with whimsical black line-art tattoos, including a ladybird, a dandelion, a snail and a cat, with small red accents, on the upper arm and forearm.
Whimsical line-art sleeve shown across four arms
Black ink tattoo of four arrows running diagonally down the inner arm, with feathered fletching and dotwork-filled arrowheads.
Four arrows on the inner arm
Black and grey dotwork lotus flower tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm, with an open palm shown against a dark background.
Dotwork lotus on the inner wrist
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a lion head framed by a geometric diamond and a sigil, on the outer forearm.
Lion head and geometric sigil on a forearm
Close view of a forearm with a band of multicoloured dotwork in orange, blue, green and black, forming a swirling pointillist pattern.
Multicoloured dot pattern band on forearm
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 peony, butterfly and hourglass tattoo across a forearm, shown in four side-by-side photographs.
Peony, butterfly and hourglass forearm sleeve
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a lotus motif covering the inner forearm, shown on a person wearing a black top.
Mandala and lotus forearm piece
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo running from the wrist up the forearm, photographed on a wooden deck.
Mandala tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork and fine line rose enclosed in a triangle on the forearm, with wooden panelling behind.
Rose inside a triangle on a forearm
Black and grey Ganesha tattoo on a forearm, with an ornate crown, an om symbol on the brow and dotwork lotus shading behind the head.
Ganesha with lotus mandala on forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a mountain range with soft shaded peaks on the inner forearm.
Mountain range on an inner forearm
Black ink tattoo on a forearm showing a geometric icosahedron outline with a dotwork moon shaded inside it.
Icosahedron and moon on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of two thin branches with small flowers and a dotted crescent moon on the inner wrist.
Botanical branches and dotted crescent on wrist
Two forearms shown side by side: the left has a line-drawn white fox with snowflakes on a blue watercolour wash, and the right has an orange watercolour fox inside a dotted circular motif, placed on
Two fox forearm tattoos, winter and autumn
Black fine line and dotwork tattoo of two lions' heads inside overlapping geometric diamonds on the inner forearm.
Two lions in a geometric frame on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a pug in a space helmet and suit with an antenna, on the forearm.
Pug astronaut on a forearm
Black compass rose tattoo with arrow points and a dotted ring on the inner forearm, shown in a photo of a person in jeans.
Compass rose with arrows on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of planets in a vertical row on the inner forearm, with the ringed Saturn near the centre.
Solar system planets down a forearm
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork lion tattoo wrapping around the inner forearm, shown in three side-on views of the same arm.
Lion portrait on a forearm
Forearm tattoo of a stag with a golden snitch, a Deathly Hallows triangle and the numerals 9 3/4, in black linework with teal and purple watercolour washes.
Stag, golden snitch and 9 3/4 on a forearm
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
Black and grey dotwork fox head with a geometric line base on the inner forearm, shown against a light knitted fabric.
Fox head with geometric lines on forearm
Black fine line compass rose with a fleur-de-lis top and a sketched anchor linked by a thin line, on the inner forearm.
Compass and anchor on a forearm
Close view of a fine line black arrow tattoo on the forearm and a cluster of small dots above the elbow on the upper arm, with a light grey top.
Small arrow and dots on an arm
Black and grey dragonfly tattoo with mandala-patterned wings and dotted circles, placed on the forearm.
Dragonfly with mandala wings on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of peonies and leaves on a forearm, shown beside a close view of pale scar marks on skin.
Peony and flower forearm tattoo, before and after
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bird with spread wings above a geometric circle and arrow, on the forearm.
Bird with spread wings over a geometric circle
Black and grey peony tattoo with leaves on the forearm, its petals shaded with fine dotwork stippling.
Peony tattoo on a forearm
Black dotwork mandala tattoo wrapping around the inner wrist and onto the forearm of a hand resting on a dark fabric surface.
Mandala tattoo on wrist and forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a dagger piercing a rose, with dotwork shading, on the forearm of a person standing on a tiled floor.
Dagger and rose on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of pine trees, birds and a sun inside a triangle with mandala petals, on the inner forearm.
Forest and birds in a triangle on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork forearm tattoo of an eye in a sunburst, a shaggy ink cap mushroom, crystals and a puffball within dotted diamond lines.
Eye, mushrooms and crystals on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of pine trees on a forearm, fading into dots towards the wrist, shown in two photos.
Pine forest sleeve on a forearm
Black dotwork and fine line mandala tattoo with a radial geometric design on the inner forearm of a person wearing a dark blue top.
Dotwork mandala on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork lotus flower tattoo with fine line outline and the word namaste in script on the forearm.
Lotus with namaste script on a forearm
Two black and grey forearm tattoos in a traditional style: a hanging flower with leaves on the left, and a skull within an ace of spades playing card with a skeletal hand on the right.
Flower and ace of spades skull on forearms