Forearm tattoo ideas

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Two matching black linework tattoos of nested squares spiralling inward, one on each forearm, with dot accents at the corners.
Spiral squares on both forearms
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm, showing a large circle and bands of stippled shading that darken towards the wrist.
Dotwork circle and gradient bands on forearm
Two colour tattoos on forearms held together, showing Princess Peach in a pink dress on the left arm and Mario in red and blue on the right arm.
Mario and Princess Peach forearm tattoos
Black blackwork tattoo of stacked geometric triangles and arrowheads running down the inside of a forearm, in a black and white photo.
Stacked geometric triangles on a forearm
Colourful geometric tattoo of a lipstick with a faceted gem base and dotted circle, placed on a forearm.
Lipstick with geometric gem on a forearm
Black typewriter-style lettering on an inner forearm reads Every song ends, but is that any reason not to enjoy the music, with a small red heart at the end.
Typewriter quote on a forearm
Small purple tattoo of a solid heart inside an open circular loop with three dots above it, on the inner wrist.
Heart in a looping circle on a wrist
Fine line black outline of an alien head with almond-shaped eyes on the forearm, shown in a warm-toned photo.
Fine line alien head on a forearm
Black ink blackwork tattoo of a sun with rays, clouds and a curling wave inside a circle, on the inner forearm.
Sunburst and waves on a forearm
Watercolour-style colour tattoo of a white unicorn silhouette inside an outlined triangle over a blue and purple galaxy wash on the inner forearm.
Unicorn in a triangle on a forearm
Shirtless bearded man with black tribal knotwork tattoos across his left shoulder, upper arm, chest and forearm.
Tribal knotwork tattoos on shoulder and chest
Fine-line French script tattoo running along the upper arm of a person lying on a bed, with a blue-grey feather tattoo near the elbow.
French script and feather tattoos on an arm
Fine line black tattoo of a heartbeat trace with a semicolon in the centre, on the inner forearm.
Heartbeat line with semicolon on a forearm
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading immeasurably more across the inner forearm, on a light skin tone.
Immeasurably more script on a forearm
Black anchor tattoo with a compass rose, and a red ship's wheel, on the inner forearm.
Anchor, compass and ship's wheel on a forearm
Fine line black treble clef tattoo, small and simple, on the inside of a person's wrist.
Small treble clef on the inner wrist
A small black fine line pine tree tattoo on the inner wrist of a raised hand, set against blurred evergreen branches.
Small pine tree on the inner wrist
Fine line black compass rose tattoo on the inner wrist, shown beside a pink strap with silver cuffs.
Small compass rose on the inner wrist
Close view of a fine line tattoo of three parallel lines encircling a forearm, shown against a grey-blue backdrop.
Three thin lines around a forearm
Colourful watercolour-style forearm tattoo of a cartoon penguin wearing blue headphones, with a rainbow splash and music notes rising above it.
Penguin in headphones with rainbow music notes
Full Japanese-style sleeve tattoo on a man's arm, showing a figure in a teal robe with a sword beside cherry blossoms, waves and red roses on the upper arm and forearm.
Japanese sleeve with figure, waves and roses
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo on the forearm showing a small stick-like figure with a trailing line that runs into cursive script.
Small figure with trailing script on a forearm
Several raised arms show gold metallic temporary tattoos of chevrons, arrows and diamonds on the forearms and hands, in a geometric style.
Gold metallic tattoos on raised wrists and hands
Black and grey realism sleeve on an arm showing Los Angeles street signs such as Broadway and Rodeo, with palm trees across the forearm and upper arm.
Los Angeles street signs sleeve
Black and grey realism forearm tattoo of ravens in flight over a pine forest, with a large raven perched at the lower forearm, shown from two angles.
Ravens and pine forest on a forearm
Black and grey ink wash tattoo of a sitting cat curled inside a brush-stroke circle on the inner forearm.
Black cat within an ink circle on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of a McDonald's receipt on the inner forearm, with the logo at the top and itemised text running down the arm.
McDonald's receipt replica on a forearm
Black and white photo pair showing the script words Endless love tattooed in fine black lettering on a forearm.
Endless love script on forearms
Small black and grey crescent moon tattoo on the inside of a wrist, fine line style, with the hand resting palm up on a floral bedsheet.
Small crescent moon on inner wrist
Black tribal band tattoo with spirals and triangles wrapping the forearm and onto the back of the hand, shown on a patterned mat.
Bold tribal band on forearm and hand
Two open hands show matching pink cherry blossom tattoos on the inner forearms, with soft, watercolour-like shading.
Pink blossom on both forearms
Close-up of a fine line tattoo of three small elephants walking in a line across the inner forearm, in black ink.
Three elephants in a row on a forearm
Small red bow with white polka dots and a black outline, tattooed on the inner wrist below a raised hand with orange nail varnish.
Small red polka-dot bow on a wrist
Full back tattoo in traditional style showing a black snake coiled between red roses, sun faces, dripping apple and blue waves, with forearm and upper arm tattoos visible.
Traditional back piece with snake, roses and sun faces
Fine line black tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol beside the word always in script on the inner wrist.
Deathly Hallows symbol and script word on wrist
Fine line colour tattoo of a teal swirl and red and orange wavy shapes with a small purple dot on the forearm, with a beach behind.
Colourful swirl tattoo on a forearm
Black linework tattoo on a forearm showing a planchette with a moon, a hand resting on it, and the words YES and GOODBYE.
Ouija planchette and moon on a forearm
Black and grey traditional anchor tattoo on a forearm, with two banners reading SINK OR SWIM and leaf shapes above a ring at the top of the shaft.
Anchor with Sink or Swim banners on a forearm
Two illustrated female portraits on the forearms, one with blonde hair, a black blindfold and red lips, the other with red hair and a black gag across the mouth, in a bold neo-traditional style.
Blindfolded and gagged portraits on forearms
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a blue TARDIS police box with a sunrise, gold scrollwork and green leaves on the outer forearm.
TARDIS and sunrise on a forearm
Two matching black arrow tattoos with feathered fletching and a dotted circle sit on the forearms of two people with their hands together.
Matching arrow tattoos on two forearms
Small solid red heart tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand held palm up against a dark grey background.
Small red heart on the inner wrist
Three stacked photos of fine line black tattoos on a wrist and hand, showing parallel bands around the wrist, an angular geometric line and a small dot pattern on a finger.
Fine line wrist bands and finger dots
Colour traditional tattoo of red roses, orange and blue flowers and green leaves rising from a patterned vase on a forearm.
Flowers in a vase on a forearm
Two matching cartoon tattoos with smiling faces and small red hearts on a forearm, one brown and one pink, in a simple doodle style.
Matching cartoon character tattoos with hearts
Black and grey fine line and dotwork tattoo of a row of moon phases, a diamond and a small star on the inner forearm.
Moon phases and star on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a cherry topped cupcake with cream frosting and a red case, with chocolate swirls below, on a forearm.
Realistic cherry cupcake on a forearm
Black linework tattoo of two hands reaching towards each other, shaded with hatching, on the inner forearm.
Two hands reaching on a forearm