Forearm tattoo ideas

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Colour traditional tattoo of a pin-up mermaid with a flower in her hair and a green scaled tail, on the inner forearm.
Pin-up mermaid on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a cheese wedge inside a pink scalloped heart on the forearm, with bold black outlines.
Cheese wedge in a pink heart on an arm
Fine line outline of a world map tattooed on the inside of a wrist, with the Americas and Africa visible.
Outline world map on a wrist
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a cross with a ribbon wrapped around it, on the inner forearm of a person in a white top.
Cross with ribbon on a forearm
Traditional tattoo of a palm tree, red sunset clouds and small birds in an orange scalloped frame, with an orange flower and black leaves below, on a forearm.
Palm tree sunset and flower on a forearm
Close view of a black script tattoo on a forearm, partly showing the words I love, with clasped hands, red nails and a diamond ring.
Script tattoo on a forearm beside a diamond ring
Dark shaded tattoo on the forearm of a woman in a distressed denim jacket and grey shorts, holding a white phone for a mirror selfie.
Dark shaded tattoo on a forearm, denim jacket selfie
Two forearms with black lettering tattoos, each beside a black rebel insignia: one reads I love you and the other reads I KNOW.
Matching forearm lettering with insignia
Black handwritten script tattoo on the inner wrist reading 'i am not afraid to walk this world alone', in a fine line lettering style.
Handwritten quote tattoo on the inner wrist
Red floral ornamental tattoo on the inner wrist of a raised hand, with a teal and grey ring on the middle finger against blurred green foliage.
Red floral ornament tattoo on wrist
Fine line outlined heart tattoo in black ink on the inside of a wrist, with a dark jacket and chain strap in the background.
Small outlined heart on a wrist
Black ink Chi Rho symbol with the Greek letters alpha and omega, tattooed on a forearm above a studded leather wristband.
Chi Rho with Alpha and Omega on a forearm
Colour Neo-traditional tattoo of an ornate padlock with a pink heart keyhole and two magenta roses with grey leaves, on the arm.
Padlock heart and two roses on an arm
Black ink tattoo of a circular sea scene with sunrays, clouds and rolling waves on the inner forearm.
Sun, clouds and waves on a forearm
Grey shaded fine line tattoo of a butterfly, cherry blossom flowers, leaves and swirls on a forearm, with a faint pink wash on the wings and petals.
Butterfly and cherry blossom on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a small triangle above a cross shape on the inner wrist of a raised hand.
Small triangle and cross wrist tattoo
Close-up of a fine-line black script tattoo reading love is enough in cursive on a forearm.
Love is enough script on an arm
Black blackwork tattoo of a triangular hooded emblem filled with Celtic knotwork, on the forearm.
Celtic knotwork emblem on a forearm
Black lettering tattoo in a script style reading Brevity is the soul of wit, on the forearm of a person in a plaid shirt with arms crossed.
Quote in script on a forearm
Small dark blue palm tree tattoo on the inner forearm, held up against a black wrought iron gate.
Small palm tree on the inner forearm
Two matching fine line tattoos in black ink on the inner forearms of two people, each showing a triangle with a circle, a lightning bolt and the numbers 9 3/4.
Matching triangle, bolt and 9 3/4 tattoos on forearms
Close-up of a thin black fine line tattoo of a curling wave across the wrist, with the hand visible on the right.
Fine line curling wave on a wrist
Black and grey sunflower tattoo with shaded petals and a dark centre on the forearm, photographed outdoors on grass.
Sunflower tattoo on a forearm
Two crossed forearms in black fine line ink, one with a small cross and the other with angular geometric lettering that appears to read GOD, both on the inner forearm.
Small cross and angular lettering on forearms
Small colour tattoo of four cartoon breakfast foods, bacon, a fried egg, a slice of toast and a grey-green item, each with a face and legs, in fine line style on the inner forearm.
Cartoon breakfast characters on a forearm
Realistic colour crucifixion scene tattoo on a forearm, showing a figure with long dark hair on a cross before an orange sun, with a small blood drip near the wrist.
Crucifixion scene on a forearm
Two photographs of botanical floral tattoos in grey ink, one on the outer thigh and one on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Floral tattoos on thigh and forearm
Colour geometric tattoo of a fox head on a forearm, built from red, orange, grey and tan triangular facets with black outlines.
Geometric fox head on a forearm
Watercolour-style rainbow colour wheel tattoo with a pale open centre on the forearm, shown in a close-up photo.
Rainbow colour wheel tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a dreamcatcher, two feathers and a flock of birds, with the word Dream in script, on the forearm.
Dreamcatcher and feathers with the word Dream
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a coastal cliff, palm tree and sea inside a triangle on the forearm.
Coastal scene inside a triangle on a forearm
Woman with long wavy hair, seen from behind, reaching toward a graffiti wall with black and grey rose tattoos on her upper arm and forearm.
Black and grey roses on an upper arm
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading be still on the inner forearm, with a hand holding a white mug of coffee.
Fine line script reading be still on the wrist
Two matching black puzzle piece tattoos with pixelated hearts on the inner forearms near the wrists.
Matching puzzle piece tattoos on wrists
Black and white photo of a small, simple arrow tattoo running vertically on the inner forearm, framed by dark striped sleeves.
Small arrow tattoo on the inner forearm
Fine line tattoo of a serotonin molecule with purple, blue and pink watercolour splashes on the forearm.
Serotonin molecule with watercolour splashes
Black and grey tattoo of a hand with two fingers raised inside a braided rope oval tied with a knot, on the forearm, with stippled shading in the background.
Hand in a rope frame on a forearm
Full Japanese-style sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing pink cherry blossoms, grey waves and a fish-like creature with a yellow eye.
Japanese full sleeve with cherry blossoms and fish
Black and grey fine line geometric arrow tattoo running along the inner forearm, with triangular fletching and small circles and dashes along the shaft.
Geometric arrow on a forearm
Colour and grey Japanese style flower sleeve with red peonies and grey chrysanthemums covering the upper arm and forearm.
Red peony and chrysanthemum arm sleeve
Realistic black and grey roses with leaves tattooed up a forearm, with a small script line on the wrist above.
Black and grey roses on a forearm
Black geometric compass star tattoo on the inner forearm, with fine radiating lines and a dotted circular border.
Geometric compass star on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a molecular chemical structure with green shaded rings and black outlines on the inner forearm.
Chemical structure on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a purple perfume bottle with an atomiser bulb, sparkles, clouds and pink and orange flowers on a forearm, in a bold neo-traditional style.
Perfume bottle with flowers on a forearm
Black and grey lotus flower outline with grey shading on a forearm, shown in three close-up views against darkly coloured skin.
Lotus flower on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of two strands of blue and grey beads wrapping around the inside of a wrist.
Blue bead bracelet tattoo on a wrist
Black and grey photograph of a blackwork tribal band tattoo with bold triangles on a man's forearm, above a black wristband.
Tribal band tattoo on a forearm
Two-panel photo: a black typewriter-style quote reading We're all stories in the end on a forearm, and black concentric circles with a blue watercolour wash on a forearm below.
Quote and concentric circles on a forearm