Forearm tattoo ideas

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Man wearing a grey top with full colour traditional tattoo sleeves on both arms and lettering across the hands, including the words Fate and Always.
Full colour traditional sleeves and hands
Shirtless man with black geometric bands and parallel lines tattooed on his forearm and upper arm, with a solid band around the wrist of the other arm.
Black banded linework on forearm and upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a dog's face with black ears and a white muzzle, set within a red rose with green leaves, on a forearm.
Dog face in a rose on a forearm
Realistic tattoo of a black and white cat with grasses behind it, shown in two photos of the same forearm.
Black and white cat portrait on a forearm
Realistic camera tattoo with orange, blue and purple watercolour splashes, placed on the forearm.
Camera with watercolour splashes on a forearm
Two clasped hands show matching black lotus flower tattoos on the inner forearms, one on each arm.
Matching lotus tattoos on two forearms
Fine line black outline of a pineapple on the inner forearm near the wrist, beside a black leather strap watch.
Pineapple tattoo on a wrist
Black and grey geometric tattoo of stacked nested diamonds and chevrons running down the inner forearm of a person holding a fist.
Nested diamond geometric tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey ornamental forearm tattoo with a mandala-style panel and a long curved line ending in a point, running along the forearm.
Ornate mandala and blade forearm tattoo
Blue and black tribal symbol with a grey Libra scroll banner and blue stars, tattooed on the arm.
Libra scroll and stars on an arm
Realistic green eye tattoo with peeling skin edges and handwritten black script below it, on the inside of a forearm, in a realism style.
Realistic green eye with script on forearm
Colour botanical tattoo of a leafy branch with blue berries running down the forearm, shaded in greens and blue-greys with black outlines.
Leafy branch running down the forearm
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a red-haired cartoon boy above two cartoon girls holding telephones, surrounded by hearts and sparkles, on a forearm.
Three cartoon characters with hearts on a forearm
Black blackwork tree with bare branches and a shaded trunk spreading up the inner forearm, with a bracelet on the wrist.
Bare tree across a forearm
Fine line tattoo of a solar system with elliptical orbits and small coloured planets around a dark sun, on the inside of a forearm.
Solar system on a forearm
Black linework tattoo of scrolling vines, script letters and a red heart with pink and green accents on the inner forearm.
Scrollwork vine with letters and heart on wrist
Fine line geometric tattoo of interlocking red and blue triangles on the inner forearm, set against a dark background.
Red and blue triangular linework on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a bare tree and birds on a forearm, with shaded ground and roots lower down the arm.
Bare tree and birds on a forearm
Three-panel photo of a black and grey script lettering tattoo on a forearm, with Arbonne foundation and a compact shown alongside it.
Script tattoo on forearm with makeup over it
Traditional style tattoo of a dagger piercing a red rose with green leaves, placed on the inner forearm of a person wearing a navy striped top.
Dagger and rose on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a crocodile-headed figure in a long dress beside a skull-headed figure in a checked outfit, on the inner forearm.
Crocodile and skull figures on a forearm
Two clasped hands with traditional tattoos of a butterfly, a cat head, a heart and a lily on the hands and forearm.
Hands with butterfly, cat and lily tattoos
Fine line black tattoo of an H-shaped symbol with a small circle, above a second tattoo of crossed lines with loops, both on forearms.
Two small fine line symbols on forearms
Traditional style arm sleeve with a tiger head, an all-seeing eye, a skull, a snake and a rose on a forearm and upper arm, in black outline with red, green and blue colour.
Traditional sleeve with tiger, eye and snake
Black and white photo of a person with tattooed hands and forearms, showing a rose on the forearm and a cup design on the back of the hand, in a traditional style.
Rose and cup tattoos on hands and forearms
Traditional style tattoo of a pink flower and orange leaves in a black cuff band with orange dotted borders, on the forearm near the wrist.
Traditional flower cuff on a wrist
Black and grey forearm tattoo of a dotted rain cloud above a patterned teacup filled with waves and a sailing ship, in blackwork and dotwork style.
Teacup with waves, ship and rain cloud
Small black fine line cross tattoo on a man's forearm as he walks outdoors across a snowy hillside, holding another person's hand.
Small cross tattoo on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a monarch butterfly with open wings on the inner forearm, shaded to look three-dimensional against a dark background.
Monarch butterfly on an inner forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tabby cat's face with wide eyes and an open mouth, on the inner forearm, beside a photo of the real cat.
Realism tabby cat portrait on a forearm
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a rocket with a pink heart, crescent moon, planets and stars on the forearm.
Pastel rocket and crescent moon on a forearm
Close-up of a grey fine line antler tattoo with small flowers at its base on a person's forearm, beside a long necklace with a crystal pendant.
Antler and flower tattoo on a forearm
A gloved tattooist uses a machine to add a red, orange and yellow watercolour-style floral tattoo to a forearm.
Colourful floral tattoo being inked on a forearm
Colour botanical tattoo of blue forget-me-not flowers with yellow centres and dark green leaves on a forearm near the wrist.
Forget-me-not sprig on a forearm
Realism-style lion head in black and grey shading, with a small gold pentagon on its brow, set inside a black triangle outline on the forearm.
Lion head and triangle on a forearm
Bare back of a person with hands clasped behind their head, showing a black tribal design across the upper back and shoulders, a spider web on one shoulder blade and a star of David on the upper arm.
Tribal back tattoo with hands behind head
Small black fine line heart with curled tails on the inner wrist, shown with the palm facing up.
Small swirl heart on an inner wrist
Red ornamental elephant head tattoo with mandala-style patterns across the forearm.
Ornate elephant head on a forearm
Close photo of a hand with teal nails showing a small, thin black line arrow tattoo on the inner wrist.
Small arrow tattoo on the inner wrist
Black geometric tattoo of stacked circles and dots running vertically down the inner forearm.
Stacked circles and dots on a forearm
Close up of a fine line black script tattoo spelling the word Love on the inner wrist, with an open Spanish textbook behind it.
Fine line script 'Love' on a wrist
Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman's face with dark curling hair, pearls and a green and black ornate frame, on a forearm.
Neo-traditional woman portrait on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoos of two pigtailed girls holding hands, one on each wrist, with the wrists pressed together.
Two matching girl doodles on wrists
Fine line black infinity symbol with the word family in script woven through it, tattooed on the forearm.
Infinity symbol with family script
Black outline tattoo of the state of Texas with a small pink heart on a forearm, in a simple fine line style.
Texas outline with pink heart on forearm
Black tribal swirl tattoo with dots and sweeping spikes on the inner forearm, shown in blackwork style.
Black tribal swirl on a forearm
Black fine line script tattoo reading hallelujah across the inner forearm, photographed against green grass.
Hallelujah script on a forearm
Colour tattoo of an anatomical heart inside an oval frame with a teal border, surrounded by black filigree ornament, on the forearm.
Anatomical heart in filigree frame on forearm