Forearm tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a feather on the forearm that breaks up into flying bird silhouettes, shown across three photographs from different angles.

Feather turning into flying birds

Black fine line tattoo of a tulip on a long stem with a single leaf, placed on a forearm against a white brick wall.

Fine line tulip on a forearm

Nefertiti bust tattoo on a forearm

Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a forest with trees and animal silhouettes in a circle on the inner wrist, held by a hand with sage green nail polish.

Forest scene in a circle on a wrist

Blue watercolour-style tattoo of a TARDIS police box on the inner forearm, with ink splashes running down towards the wrist.

TARDIS tattoo with blue ink splashes on a forearm

Black dotwork tattoo of a geometric fox inside a coffin-shaped outline on the forearm, with the hand held open below.

Geometric fox in a coffin outline on forearm

Fine line black script tattoo running down a woman's forearm, above a blue silk scarf tied around her wrist.

Fine line script on a forearm

Black and grey realism tattoo of two hands reaching towards each other on the inner forearm.

Two reaching hands on a forearm

Colour tattoo of an anime girl in a red top with brown bob hair, beside three black-outlined soot sprites, on a forearm.

Anime girl and soot sprites on a forearm

Bold black block lettering reading BELIEVE tattooed on a forearm, with a slightly shaded, dimensional look.

Believe lettering on a forearm

Forearm tattoo with black carpe diem script above an abstract watercolour design in pink, orange and teal, with a helix-like shape and black strokes.

Carpe diem script and watercolour forearm tattoo

Black typewriter-style lettering on the inside of a forearm reads 'i carry your heart with me (i carry it in my heart)' against a dark striped background.

Typewriter quote on a forearm

Close photo of the words just breathe; written in black fine line script across the inner wrist and forearm.

Just breathe script on the wrist

Black script tattoo reading Let it be with three small birds in flight, on the inner forearm near the wrist, in a lettering style.

Let it be script with three birds on a forearm

Two black and grey swallows in flight tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a silver beaded bracelet below.

Two swallows on a wrist

Grid collage of sixteen colourful tattoos on skin in a bold traditional style, including a balloon dog, a bunny, ice creams, a hearts motif and a teddy bear.

Sixteen-tile collage of colourful traditional-style tattoos

Colour realism tattoo of a great white shark with open jaws and bared teeth across the forearm, with red blood-like splashes behind it.

Realistic shark on a forearm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals and exposed gears on the forearm.

Pocket watch with gears on a forearm

Black and grey fine line tattoo on the inner wrist showing an infinity symbol with the word faith and heb 11:1 beneath, with three small birds flying above.

Infinity symbol, faith script and birds on wrist

Solid black cartoon bomb tattoo with an angry face, star-shaped fuse spark and radiating dashes on the forearm.

Cartoon bomb on a forearm

Small black anchor and red heart tattoos on the inside of a wrist, with a raised hand above.

Anchor and heart on a wrist

Black fine line tattoo of a cross, heart and anchor on the inner wrist and forearm, shown in a black and white photo.

Cross, heart and anchor on the inner wrist

Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm showing a stippled cloud, an umbrella, a long-dressed figure and a striped cup.

Cloud, umbrella and dress on a forearm

Black and grey shaded tattoo of a pumpkin with curling vines and leaves on the inner wrist.

Shaded pumpkin with vines on a wrist

Black and grey fine line and dotwork tattoo of overlapping circles, a dotted axis line and shaded moon phases on the inner forearm, with a small script word at the edge.

Overlapping circles and moon on a forearm

Three wrists show matching colourful interlocking heart tattoos in teal, pink, purple and green, placed on the inner wrist.

Matching interlocking hearts on three wrists

Teal and pink butterfly tattoo with black outlines and dark antennae, shown on the forearm.

Teal and pink butterfly on a forearm

Fine line black tattoo of a circle divided by spokes with a dashed arrow, on the inner forearm, with cursive script tattooed below.

Fine line circle and arrow on forearm

Close-up of a green botanical sprout tattoo with a black script word vegetarian beside it, on the forearm.

Vegetarian script with a green sprout on an arm

Traditional coloured tattoo of a raptor head with the words Clever Girl beneath it, on the forearm.

Raptor head with Clever Girl lettering

Fine line black tattoo of two crossed lavender sprigs on the forearm.

Crossed lavender sprigs on an arm

Colour tattoo of a pink peony set inside a black triangle on the forearm, surrounded by black leaves, grey flowers and dotted linework.

Pink peony in a triangle on a forearm

Black and grey traditional-style tattoo of a bird on a branch, with a ribbon banner spiralling down the forearm bearing a quote.

Bird and quote banner on a forearm

Fine line black script tattoo of the word love with a long swash line across a forearm, set against a plain white background.

Love script on a forearm

Solid black mermaid silhouette tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm, in a blackwork style.

Mermaid silhouette on the inner wrist

Traditional-style tattoo of a red and grey crown with a small gold cross on top, with two black stars beside it, on the inner forearm.

Crown and stars on a forearm

Fine line black script tattoo on a forearm reading got a dream, got a spark, got somewhere to be.

Small lettering quote on a forearm

Black fine line swirls and a semicolon tattoo on the inner wrist, shown against pale skin.

Swirls and a semicolon on the inner wrist

Black and grey traditional rose tattoo with two open blooms and shaded leaves on the forearm, set against a brick wall.

Black and grey roses on a forearm

Small black Om symbol tattoo on the inner wrist, photographed close up with the palm visible above.

Om symbol on the inner wrist

A tattooed forearm and hand on a car dashboard, with a grey cat biting a finger, showing dark forearm tattoos on the forearm and back of the hand.

Tattooed forearm with a grey cat on a car dashboard

Black linework tattoo of gears, pulleys and numbered mechanical parts running along a forearm and up towards the upper arm.

Mechanical parts diagram along an arm

Torso and arm of a woman holding a blue mug, with a dark black and grey tattoo on the upper arm and a small tattoo near the wrist.

Dark ink upper arm tattoo, kitchen mug

Black and grey tattoos on a forearm sleeve with botanical and geometric motifs, plus script on the wrist and small lettering on the fingers.

Forearm sleeve with wrist script and finger lettering

Black and white photo of a forearm with the words THIS MEANS NOTHING in simple hand-drawn block lettering across the inner arm.

Forearm lettering reading This means nothing

Ornamental hamsa hand tattoo with a multicoloured eye in its centre, on the inner forearm of an arm resting against light bedsheets.

Hamsa hand with eye on a forearm

Colour botanical tattoo of purple crocuses, pink flowers, red berries and a bumblebee on the forearm.

Crocus and pink flower bouquet on a forearm

Black and grey hibiscus flowers within a solid black triangle on the forearm of a hand raised in a shaka gesture against the sea.

Hibiscus flowers in a triangle on a forearm