Forearm tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism tattoo of an eye with a clock face and Roman numerals on the forearm.
Eye and clock face with Roman numerals
Black and grey photograph of a geometric blackwork tattoo of solid and outlined hexagons across a forearm and onto the side of the ribs.
Hexagon blackwork on forearm and ribs
Colourful watercolour-style flower tattoo with pink, teal and orange petals and thin black linework on the inner forearm.
Watercolour-style flower on a forearm
Black line tattoo of a geometric faceted heart with internal lines, sitting on the inner forearm.
Faceted heart on an inner forearm
Watercolour-style compass rose with an anchor below it, in blue, purple and black ink on a forearm.
Compass and anchor on a forearm
Watercolour-style tattoo of two red poppies with green leaves and a small script word on the inner forearm.
Red poppies on a forearm
Photograph of a realistic colour tattoo of an open eye with a red iris and three dark markings, on the forearm, in Realism style.
Realistic red eye on a forearm
Black and grey neo-traditional key tattoo with red shading on the bow, crossing a rope-framed compass rose on the forearm.
Key and compass rose on a forearm
Black line circular emblem over a pink and blue galaxy watercolour background on a forearm.
Circular emblem over galaxy wash on forearm
Black script tattoo reading Believe on the inner wrist, where the capital B forms a heart loop, with a blurred shoreline behind.
Believe script with heart on wrist
Close crop of a woman's left arm showing a traditional-style red rose and bear tattoo on the upper arm and a darker design on the forearm.
Rose and bear tattoos on upper arm and forearm
Close view of a hand with a colour traditional-style tattoo on the back of the hand and wrist, worn beneath a tan suit sleeve with a striped shirt cuff.
Traditional-style hand and wrist tattoo
Fine line black infinity symbol with three small solid bird silhouettes tattooed on the inner wrist.
Infinity symbol with three birds on a wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a skull built from leaf veins, with a thin stem line above it, on the inner forearm against a pink background.
Leaf-textured skull on a forearm
Gold metallic temporary tattoo of the Greek letters delta and gamma beside an anchor on the inner wrist.
Gold Greek letters and anchor on wrist
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a treble clef in negative space on a forearm, set against a splattered ink wash.
Treble clef on forearm in ink splash
Black lettering tattoo on the inner forearm showing stylised initials MTW above the script quote Open your mind Before your mouth.
Initials and quote on a forearm
Close photograph of a black script lettering tattoo reading Je ne regrette rien on the inner wrist of a hand raised with pale pink nails.
French phrase in script on a wrist
Fine line tattoo of a cat face with teal eyes and a pink nose on the forearm, with light grey shading.
Cat face on a forearm
Black ink lettering tattoo on the inner wrist showing a semicolon beside the words 'You Are The Author' in mixed script fonts.
Semicolon and 'You Are The Author' on a wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a triangle enclosing a circle and vertical line, framed by swirls, on the wrist of a hand with dark nail polish.
Triangle, circle and swirl ornament on wrist
Heavily tattooed upper arm and forearm in traditional style, with a swallow and a banner design, cradling an orange cat.
Traditional tattoo sleeve holding an orange cat
Colour traditional style tattoos on a person's thighs and hand, showing a tiger head, a red rose, a framed portrait and a pocket watch, photographed in a car.
Traditional tattoo sleeve on legs and hand
Fine line tattoo of a curled-up sleeping cat on the inner forearm, drawn in single black linework.
Sleeping cat on a forearm
Mirror selfie of a person in a cream crochet maxi dress showing a dark, heavily shaded tattoo sleeve on the upper arm and forearm.
Dark tattoo sleeve in a crochet maxi dress
Fine line tattoo of two thin black parallel lines encircling a forearm, with a green jumper sleeve pushed up above it.
Two parallel lines around a forearm
Colour tattoo of a blueberry branch with dark purple berries and green leaves wrapping around a forearm, in a botanical style with realistic shading.
Blueberry branch wrapped around a forearm
Black ink lotus mandala with intricate fine line patterning and three dots above it, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Ornate lotus mandala on a wrist
Bold black tribal-style creature tattoo with a small red accent, running along the forearm.
Tribal creature on a forearm
Black dotwork tattoo of a globe showing Africa and part of Europe, placed on a forearm.
Dotwork globe showing Africa on a forearm
Realistic grey tattoo of a cat's head with pale blue eyes and pink nose and inner ears, on the outer forearm.
Cat head with blue eyes on a forearm
Black and grey fine line constellation tattoo of connected star points on the inner forearm, shown in a black and white photograph.
Constellation tattoo on a forearm
Realism tattoo of a woman in an ornate masquerade mask with red lips and a pocket watch on a forearm.
Masked woman and pocket watch on a forearm
Black and white photo of a forearm with a wide band of black dotwork dots around the wrist, the hand resting on a dark fabric.
Dotwork band on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a painted lady butterfly in orange, pink and black on a forearm, with faded butterfly shapes above it.
Realistic painted lady butterfly on a forearm
Two wrists side by side, each with three small solid black bird silhouettes in flight, placed on the forearm near the wrist.
Matching bird silhouettes on two wrists
Three black and grey photographs of forearms with geometric blackwork tattoos of hexagons, stripes and star shapes, shown from the same angle.
Geometric blackwork forearm sleeves in three views
Black and grey compass rose tattoo on a forearm, framed by the words 'Create your own path' in a curved lettering style.
Compass rose with 'Create your own path' on a forearm
Colour tattoo of two cat heads, one orange tabby and one grey tabby, in a fine line illustrative style on the forearm.
Two cat heads on a forearm
Black and grey script lettering reading Stop Watching and Start Doing inside a thin diamond outline on a forearm, in lettering style.
Stop Watching and Start Doing lettering
Realism full sleeve tattoo of a ringed planet, a sunburst, comets and stars across the upper arm and forearm.
Space sleeve with planets, sun and stars
Fine line script tattoo reading Always, looped through an open heart outline, on the inner wrist, with silver bangles worn above it.
Always script with heart on a wrist
Black and grey photo of three small black semicolon tattoos on the inner wrists of three arms held together.
Three small semicolon tattoos on wrists
Two forearms held together, one with an olive-toned wheat botanical tattoo and the other with a grey-blue lavender botanical tattoo, both on the forearm.
Wheat and lavender botanical forearm tattoos
Watercolour-style stag head with large antlers in purple, blue, pink and green, tattooed on the inner forearm of a person wearing a dark top.
Watercolour stag on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a white cat with black markings curled on a crescent, beneath a katana, with teal flames and pink petals, on the forearm.
White cat with katana on a forearm
Two cartoon cat tattoos with black outlines and orange fill, one on each forearm, shown with the palms raised toward the camera.
Two cat tattoos on forearms
Fine line black tattoo of an origami paper boat, origami bird and paper plane with a dashed flight path, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Origami boat, bird and paper plane on a wrist