Forearm tattoo ideas

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Two matching circle tattoos on a pair of forearms, one showing a dotwork mountain range and the other a dotwork wave in a Japanese-inspired style.
Mountain and wave tattoos on forearms
Close view of a person in a grey zip sweatshirt with black and grey tattoos on both forearms, one with a figure design and the other with a dense illustrative piece.
Tattooed forearms under a grey zip sweatshirt
Tattoos on both forearms and an upper arm, including a red rose near the wrist, on a person in a sleeveless kittens print top in front of a red brick wall.
Tattooed arms in front of a brick wall
Neo-trad colour tattoo on a forearm showing a woman's face with a braided updo, orange and pink flowers, green leaves and a red anatomical heart.
Woman portrait and anatomical heart on a forearm
Black dotwork mandala tattoo wrapping around the inner wrist, with a hand held down and blue sneakers visible below.
Mandala band tattoo on the wrist
Small black astronaut in a spacesuit and helmet tattooed on the inner forearm of a person wearing a dark t-shirt.
Astronaut tattoo on a forearm
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a cupcake with pink frosting, a cherry and a banner reading Life is Sweet on the forearm.
Cupcake with cherry and banner on a forearm
Close-up of a woman's arm with black and grey geometric and dotwork tattoos on the upper arm and forearm, wearing a white t-shirt and denim dungarees.
Blackwork and dotwork arm tattoos under denim dungarees
Black script tattoo reading Stay Strong across the wrist, beside a silver charm bracelet, in a lettering style.
Stay Strong script on a wrist
Forearm tattoo of a grey anchor wrapped in rope, with barnacles, green seaweed, an orange starfish and Spanish script lettering around it.
Anchor with script lettering on a forearm
Five views of a black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing Jesus with a crown of thorns, skulls, roses, a praying figure and an eye.
Black and grey realism full sleeve with religious and skull
Traditional colour tattoo of palm trees, a red sunset over the sea with a sailboat, and a pink flower with green leaves, on a forearm.
Palm trees, sunset and flower on a forearm
Two small black and grey traditional swallow tattoos on the inner wrists of two people resting their hands on green grass.
Two matching swallow tattoos on wrists
Fine line black tattoo on a forearm showing a circle between two triangles, with a sprig, an eight-point star, a crescent moon and small crosses and dots.
Geometric moon and star motif on forearm
Photograph of a crouching person in jeans and brown boots, with a colourful tattoo running down the forearm and upper arm on the left side.
Arm tattoo on a crouching man in jeans
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo on the inner forearm, showing a city skyline with a tall central spire that becomes a heartbeat line at the right.
City skyline merging into a heartbeat line on a wrist
Two forearms show matching black fine line script tattoos, one reading mom, i love you and the other reading i love you more, placed on the inner forearms.
Matching script tattoos on two forearms
Fine line black infinity symbol tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand held in a loose fist, shown in a close photograph.
Infinity symbol on the inner wrist
Black infinity symbol with the names Ethan and Jacob in script, enclosing an outlined red heart, tattooed on a forearm.
Infinity symbol with names and red heart on forearm
Shirtless man with a black NY cap covering his face, showing traditional rose and heart tattoos and lettering across his chest, arms and abdomen.
Heavily tattooed torso and arms under a cap
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a flowering stem with buds and leaves, with a small spider beside it, on the inside of a forearm.
Botanical flower stem on a forearm
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing an angel, a pocket watch, an eye and hanging keys, photographed from three angles.
Realism full sleeve with angel and pocket watch
A small red poppy tattoo with a fine dark stem on the inner forearm, in a fine line botanical style.
Small red poppy on a forearm
Colour full sleeve tattoo on both arms of a man in a grey vest, showing Fallout imagery including Vault Boy, a Nuka Cola logo, a power armour helmet and an explosion across the upper arm and shoulder.
Fallout full sleeve with Vault Boy and Nuka Cola
Black fine line script reading Music is my religion across a forearm, with a calm sea and wooded headland behind.
Music is my religion script on a forearm
Forearm tattoo of a solid black rose entwined with pale stippled snakes, with three small outlined geometric shapes above it.
Black rose and white snakes on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a red heart with teal-shaded dark green leaves and a cream banner with black lettering, on the forearm.
Traditional heart with banner on forearm
Two matching black heart tattoos filled with scrollwork and the word Sisters in script, shown side by side on two forearms.
Matching sisters heart tattoos on forearms
Small black and grey butterfly tattoo in fine line style on the wrist, with a braided gold bracelet worn beside it.
Small butterfly tattoo on a wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch breaking into fragments, with clock numbers and hands, on a forearm.
Shattering pocket watch on a forearm
Black and grey shaded tattoo of five palm trees above a dark band of foliage, wrapped around a forearm.
Palm trees along a forearm
Black and grey peony tattoo on a forearm, with a geometric mandala-style band of ornament below it, photographed beside a wristwatch.
Peony and mandala on a forearm
Black and grey script lettering reading Strength on the inner forearm, in a black and white photo of a person with long hair touching their neck.
Strength script on forearm
Two colourful geometric Rubik's cube tattoos side by side on the forearms, one bright and one in softer tones.
Matching Rubik's cube tattoos on forearms
Black silhouette tattoo of a saluting soldier on a rocky mound near the wrist, with the words Life has a hopeful undertone above it on the forearm.
Saluting soldier silhouette and quote on forearm
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo of skulls, lotus flowers and smoke on an upper arm and forearm, shown from three angles.
Skulls and flowers full sleeve
Forearm covered in a colourful sleeve tattoo with a paw print, LEGO minifigure, maple leaf, snowflake and puzzle pieces, shown in a close photo.
Colourful forearm sleeve with LEGO and paw print
Black script tattoo reading 'Wish you wer' on a wrist, beside a silver heart bracelet engraved with the word home.
Script lettering on the wrist with a silver heart bracelet
Black fine line tattoo of a Norse-style compass with rune-like marks, an arrow and a small skull on a forearm.
Norse compass, arrow and skull on forearm
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo of a mountain range inside a circular frame on the inner forearm.
Mountain range in a circle on a forearm
Black and grey rose tattoo with a geometric mandala, crescent moon and arrow on a forearm, shown against white paper.
Rose, mandala and crescent moon on a forearm
Black line drawing of a bare branching tree with small orange and teal dots as leaves, tattooed on the inner wrist and forearm.
Bare tree tattoo on a wrist
Two forearms with small fine line botanical tattoos of wildflowers and stems, held beside real pressed flowers in open palms.
Pressed wildflower tattoos on two forearms
Fine line black tattoo of three small dots on the inner forearm and a tiny curled symbol on the lower abdomen above jeans.
Minimal dots and a small curl tattoo
Fine-line outline of a standing deer with the word 'always' written in script across its body, tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Deer outline with 'always' on a wrist
Fine black script reading Walkworthy beside a watercolour style cross in red, green and orange on a forearm, with transfer stencils shown above.
Cross and script on a forearm
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of two short thin diagonal strokes on the inner forearm, with a patterned top and a fringed sleeve visible behind it.
Two fine lines on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a wolf's head on a forearm, with dark silhouettes of a bird and another animal set against clouds below.
Wolf head and silhouettes on a forearm