Forearm tattoo ideas

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Black and grey photograph of the words AWAKE AND UNAFRAID in block serif lettering across the inner wrist and forearm.
Awake and unafraid lettering on a wrist
Black and grey Celtic knotwork sleeves cover both arms, with a circular tree of life design on the upper back, in a black and white photo of a shirtless man with raised arms.
Celtic knotwork sleeves and tree of life back piece
Hand and forearm with a glowing violet skeleton design on the back of the hand and wrist, shown under ultraviolet light.
Glowing skeleton hand under UV light
Close view of a woman's arms showing black lettering and an arrow on the forearm, a red and black lotus on the upper arm, and a dark patterned tattoo beside it.
Lettering and lotus tattoos on forearm and upper arm
Black typewriter-style lettering reading 28.4186 N 81.5811 W across the inner forearm, a fine black lettering tattoo.
Typewriter coordinates on a forearm
Two small black crown tattoos on the inner wrists of two people, one a solid silhouette and one outlined, held close together.
Matching crown tattoos on wrists
Black and grey botanical sleeve of peonies, carnations and leaves running from the upper arm down the forearm.
Black and grey floral sleeve on an arm
Fine line black circle tattoo with a few small dots on the forearm, beside a rolled cream sleeve.
Single fine line circle on a forearm
Black line tattoo of a sitting fox made from geometric triangles and straight lines, on the inner forearm.
Geometric fox outline on a forearm
Three-panel collage of a winged cartoon cat tattoo: a purple stencil on skin, a gloved tattooist working on the outline, and the finished blue and black cat on the upper arm.
Winged cartoon cat on the upper arm
Colour tattoo of a serene Buddha head with closed eyes and soft blended purple and teal shading, on the inner forearm.
Blue and purple Buddha head on a forearm
Two black line tattoos of flowering stems on the inner forearms, one a tall gladiolus-style stem and the other a wildflower sprig, in a fine line botanical style.
Matching flower sprigs on two forearms
Colour neo-trad tattoo of macaroni pasta inside a black-outlined heart on the forearm, with other tattoos visible around it.
Macaroni pasta in a heart on a forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of five birds in flight rising up the inner forearm, shown in a Fine line style.
Flock of birds on a forearm
Close up of the word explore in fine black script lettering on the inner forearm of a person wearing a black top.
Explore script tattoo on an inner forearm
Black and grey photograph of the words Those who don't believe in magic will never find it tattooed in a typewriter-style font on pale skin, likely the forearm.
Typewriter quote tattoo on forearm
Colourful folk-style floral tattoo in red, orange, pink, blue and green, with a cluster of stylised flowers and large leaves on an arm.
Folk floral tattoo on an arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a dove in flight above a shaded rose on the forearm.
Dove and rose on a forearm
Forearm tattoo of grey seed heads on tall stems above a shaded geometric star, with vertical orange and yellow streaks running beneath, in a botanical and geometric style.
Seed heads and geometric star on a forearm
Black and white photo of a small fine line wave tattoo on the inner wrist of a raised hand.
Small wave tattoo on the wrist
Close photograph of a small fine line black feather tattoo on the inner wrist, with the palm of the hand raised toward the camera.
Small feather on the inner wrist
Small black Celtic knot tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand held palm up, with a thin ring on one finger.
Celtic knot on the inner wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo on a forearm showing a wave inside a circle, with triangles, arrows and dotted geometric lines.
Wave in a circle with arrows on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on the forearm of a woman with closed eyes, her head enclosed in a fishbowl with goldfish swimming through her dark hair.
Woman with goldfish in a bowl on a forearm
Inner forearm tattoo of grey footprints and handprints, each set labelled with a script name and small blue hearts, in a soft realistic style.
Footprints and handprints with script names on forearm
Black ink fine line tattoo of three arrows with feather and leaf fletching and triangle, square and heart arrowheads on a forearm.
Three arrows on a forearm
Two matching forearm tattoos in black ink: a ship's wheel with the words 'be the one to guide me' and an anchor with 'but never let me down'.
Ship's wheel and anchor with matching quote tattoos
Two matching fine line tattoos of a heart entwined with an infinity loop, shown on two wrists in a black and white photo.
Matching heart and infinity tattoos on wrists
Fine-line black tattoo of angular capital letters with chevron symbols on the upper arm, in a lettering style.
Angular lettering with chevrons on an arm
A watercolour-style feather tattoo with blue, green and yellow washes on the inside of a forearm.
Watercolour feather on a forearm
Small fine line pink rose tattoo with dark green stems and leaves on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Small pink rose on a wrist
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of tribal patterns on the shoulders and upper arms, with fine script lettering across the chest and a forearm lettering piece, on a shirtless torso.
Chest script and tribal shoulder tattoos on a torso
Black and white photo of a fine-line script tattoo reading Ohana with a small heart flourish on the inner forearm, near the wrist.
Ohana script with heart on forearm
Watercolour-style tattoo of a red-haired mermaid with a blue and purple tail on the forearm.
Watercolour mermaid on a forearm
Black fine-line script reading Life goes on with a heartbeat trace beneath it, tattooed on a forearm.
Life goes on script with heartbeat line
Black ink tattoo of stacked concentric circles and dots running down the forearm, in a geometric linework style.
Stacked circles tattoo on forearm
Colourful tattoo of a dachshund in blue, violet, teal and pink painterly blocks of shading, on the inner forearm against a black background.
Dachshund on a forearm
Solid black dragon tattoo with a spiked head, flowing jaw lines and a curled tail, on the forearm, in a blackwork style.
Black dragon tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two roses with leaves running down the inner forearm, shown against a wooden wall.
Two roses and leaves on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a sleeping baby cradled by hands, across the forearm.
Sleeping baby in realism on a forearm
Black and grey photograph of a small solid airplane silhouette tattoo on a forearm, beside a knitted sleeve and a metal watch strap.
Small airplane tattoo on forearm
Black and grey fine line infinity symbol tattoo with the words life and live and a shaded feather, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Infinity symbol with feather and script on wrist
Colour tattoo on the inner forearm of red Barbie script with a realistic lipstick tube, shaded in orange, red and black.
Barbie script and lipstick on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork and geometric mandala with a triangle eye on a forearm, with a bold lettering tattoo reading I will stand my ground on the forearm below.
Eye mandala forearm and lettering on wrist
Two forearms held together, each with a black and grey traditional-style anchor wrapped in rope on the inner forearm.
Matching anchor tattoos on forearms
Fine line tattoo of a compass star above a mountain ridge on the inner wrist, in dark blue-black ink.
Compass star over mountain ridge on wrist
Traditional style colour tattoo of a cat's head with a red flower and green leaves below, on the inner forearm.
Traditional cat head with red flower on forearm
Fine line script tattoo reading Don't dream your life, live your dream along a forearm, with a hand with pink nails raised above it against a white fur background.
Script quote on a forearm