Forearm tattoo ideas

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Dotwork and linework paisley tattoo with two blue-shaded flowers and leaves on the forearm.
Blue flowers and paisley on a forearm
Collage of four dog tattoos: a black and white bulldog in a mandala, a coloured dog head in a bold neo-traditional style, a cubist dog head, and a small grey pug with a heart above it.
Four dog tattoos in different styles
Neo-traditional roaring lion tattoo in orange, red and brown with black outlines, covering the forearm.
Roaring lion and scrollwork on a forearm
Black and white photo of a small dark rose tattoo on the forearm near the wrist, with a raised hand and a black t-shirt printed with white slogan text.
Small rose tattoo near the wrist, black slogan tee
Traditional style tattoo of a smiling crescent moon holding a mountain, pine trees and a UFO on a forearm, with a heart and handshake tattoo below.
Crescent moon with mountain scene on forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a small turtle above the word Trust in cursive script on the inner wrist.
Turtle and Trust script on inner wrist
Two black and grey fine line script quote tattoos on the inner forearms of two people, placed side by side.
Matching script quotes on forearms
Black and grey botanical tree branches and birds in a night sky across a realistic arm sleeve, covering the upper arm and forearm.
Tree and birds sleeve on an arm
Two forearms with matching black line-drawn envelope tattoos, each with a soft blue or purple watercolour splash, held together by clasped hands.
Matching envelope tattoos on two forearms
Two people hold hands, each showing a fine line black maple leaf tattoo on the inner forearm.
Matching maple leaf forearm tattoos
Black outline tattoo of a coffee cup with a black coffee surface and a red lipstick kiss mark on the forearm.
Coffee cup with lipstick kiss on forearm
Black script lettering reading Look alive sunshine across the inner wrist and forearm, in a lettering style.
Look alive sunshine script on wrist
Colour tattoo of a raised fist with a female symbol, framed by green leaves, berries and a teal ribbon on the inner forearm.
Raised fist and foliage on a forearm
Realistic grey wolf head above pink roses tattooed on a forearm, with an open old book on a wooden table beside it.
Wolf and roses on a forearm
Black ink line drawing of a cartoon sailor with folded arms, a pipe and a cap, showing anchor tattoos on both forearms.
Cartoon sailor with anchor forearm tattoos
Small black fine line tattoo on a forearm showing a wave, a pine tree and a mountain above an arrow marked 49 degrees and an anchor.
Fine line wave, tree, mountain and anchor on arm
Two matching fine line stick figure tattoos in black ink with small red hearts, one on each inner forearm.
Matching stick figure tattoos on forearms
Colour realism sunflower tattoo with green vines and leaves on the inner forearm, shown in three vertical panels.
Sunflower and vines on a forearm
Black and grey fine line outline of a swallow in flight on the wrist, with the hand softly blurred in the foreground.
Swallow tattoo on a wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face in profile with closed eyes and a fringe, set against a clock face, on a forearm.
Woman's profile portrait with clock on forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a grey bat with spread wings, surrounded by yellow lightning bolts and a red burst, on a forearm.
Bat with lightning bolts on a forearm
Two black serif lettering tattoos on forearms, one reading enormous pocket (partly cropped at the edge) and one reading heavy boots.
Two word tattoos on forearms
Black and grey realism arm sleeve on a man's upper arm and forearm, showing a skull, a feathered wing, smoke and scrollwork.
Black and grey skull and wing arm sleeve
Black and grey geometric dotwork tattoos cover a man's arms, shoulders and upper chest, with mandala and hexagon patterns.
Geometric dotwork sleeves on arms and chest
Black ink blackwork back tattoo of symmetrical lotus and ornamental motifs, photographed from behind in a tattoo studio.
Ornamental full back tattoo
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
Colour and greyscale tattoo on a forearm showing a shaded paw print, a red heart, the word SOULMATE in handwritten lettering and a purple heart below.
Paw print, heart and SOULMATE on a forearm
Close-up of a fine line script tattoo reading faithfully along the inner forearm, shown in black ink on pale skin.
Faithfully script on a forearm
Small black block-capital lettering reading BE PRESENT BE LOVE on the inner wrist.
Be Present Be Love lettering on the inner wrist
Black and grey realism sleeve with a pocket watch and roses on the left arm, and script lettering across the ribs of a woman in a black bikini.
Pocket watch sleeve and script lettering on torso
Two small black fine line heart-shaped key tattoos on the inner wrists of two people holding hands, in a black and white photo.
Matching heart key tattoos on wrists
Black infinity symbol tattoo with purple shading on one loop and a small numeral inside it, on the inner wrist.
Infinity symbol with numerals on wrist
Black script lettering on a forearm reads I am not afraid, I was born to do this, with a skull bracelet on the wrist and ripped denim behind it.
Script quote on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of an upside-down cursive word inside an outlined downward triangle on the inner forearm.
Upside-down script inside a fine line triangle
Black and grey tattoos across two forearms show a skull with three roses, a large feather, a leafy pattern, stars and Roman numerals.
Skull, roses and feather on forearms
Colour tattoo of a watercolour globe with a white paper plane on a dashed flight path, on the forearm.
Paper plane orbiting a globe
Black ink mockingbird perched on a branch with leaves and the quote It's a sin to kill a Mockingbird in script, on the forearm near the wrist.
Mockingbird on a branch with script on a forearm
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a shaded rose inside a compass rose with N and S markings, on a forearm.
Rose and compass rose on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoos on two wrists, one showing a row of planets with a ringed Saturn, the other a scatter of star-like dots.
Planet dots and star scatter on two wrists
A tattooist in blue gloves uses a machine to work on a colourful Japanese-style koi fish and wave tattoo on a forearm.
Koi fish tattoo being inked on an arm
Fine line black script letter C with a small outlined heart tattooed on the inside of a wrist, with a hand curled in front of it.
Script letter C with heart on wrist
Traditional style colour tattoo of a compass with red, green and yellow tones, flowers and leaves, and the words SHOWS US THE WAY on an arm.
Compass with SHOWS US THE WAY lettering
Three photographs of a black and grey realism forearm tattoo showing a pocket watch, two roses and flowing ribbons.
Pocket watch and roses on a forearm
Black fern frond tattoo with spiral koru-style details on the inner wrist, shown in a sepia photograph.
Fern frond tattoo on the wrist
Realistic tattoo on a forearm of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, a chain, a flower and a shaded object, mostly in grey with gold accents.
Pocket watch and flowers on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm, with a dark tank top visible.
Mandala sleeve on an arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a leafy sprig with a dotted circle behind it, on the inner forearm.
Leafy sprig with dotted circle on a forearm
Two wrists pressed together showing small black fine line bird tattoos, with two birds perched on a wire on the left wrist and a single bird on the right.
Two wrists with matching bird tattoos