Forearm tattoo ideas

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Small black ink tattoo of two skeleton figures on the forearm near the wrist, one upside down and one standing.
Two skeleton figures on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a lotus-like centre on the inner forearm and wrist, with a hand resting across it.
Mandala tattoo on the inner forearm
Two matching black fine line tattoos of interlocking hearts with script quotes about sisters, one on the forearm near the wrist and one on an ankle.
Matching sister quote and heart tattoos
Colour tattoo of a heart-shaped artist's palette with a paintbrush on a forearm.
Heart-shaped paint palette on a forearm
Two matching fine line black outline maps of Virginia with a small heart, one beside a red lip print on a hip and one on a forearm.
Matching Virginia outline tattoos
Two black and grey swallow tattoos in flight, one on each of two forearms shown side by side in a black and white photo.
Two swallows in flight on forearms
Small solid black cross tattoo on the inner wrist, shown in a fine line style, with a silver chain bracelet and heart charm worn beside it.
Small black cross on a wrist
Two wrists with black script lettering tattoos reading Stay and Strong on the forearm, with a small red heart beside the word Strong.
Stay and Strong wrist tattoos
Colour tattoo of a red shaded heart outline with a yellow and orange crescent inside it, placed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Red heart with golden crescent on wrist
Black and grey shaded tattoo of a unicorn skull with a horn and flowing mane on the outer forearm, with hands clasped behind the back.
Unicorn skull tattoo on a forearm
Black dotwork and geometric tattoo of a wolf's head with amber eyes, framed by a triangular pattern and a night-sky panel with trees and a crescent moon, on the inner forearm.
Geometric wolf head on forearm
Black and white photo of a fine line outline tattoo of Iceland on the inner wrist.
Iceland outline on the inner wrist
Realistic red flower tattoo with a thin black stem and leaf running across the inner forearm.
Red bloom and stem on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo on a forearm of a hand holding blue forget-me-not flowers in a blue and yellow base, with the words FORGET ME NOT in black lettering beside it.
Forget-me-not hand and lettering on a forearm
Black and grey script tattoos on two forearms pressed together, reading Friends by Chance and Sisters by Choice, each followed by a small heart.
Matching sister quote tattoos on forearms
Small fine line black ampersand tattoo on the inner wrist, with bare feet and a wooden floor visible in the background.
Ampersand tattoo on the inner wrist
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading hope with a small outlined star on the inner wrist, partly surrounded by stacked black and silver bangles.
Hope script with a star on the wrist
Solid black geometric tattoo of a blocky tower with grid windows and speed lines on the forearm.
Geometric tower tattoo on forearm
Colour tattoo of a lion's head above an orange and red sunset with animal silhouettes on a ridge, on a forearm.
Lion and savanna sunset on a forearm
Colourful Japanese style tattoo of a green shishi lion with a grey curled mane and orange swirling background, on the outer forearm.
Green shishi lion on a forearm
Four people's inner wrists show matching black fine line script reading No. 4, with a key drawn between the two middle designs.
Matching No. 4 wrist tattoos with a key
Black script lettering reading Family with sweeping flourishes on the inner forearm, shown in a close photograph of healed skin.
Family script lettering on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a wolf's head above a moon with a howling wolf silhouette, on the inner forearm.
Realistic wolf head and moon on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of two feathers with a small red heart at their meeting point on the inner forearm.
Two feathers and a heart on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a dandelion seed head on a stem with drifting seeds, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Dandelion seed head tattoo on a wrist
Seated person with an orange peony tattoo on the calf, a blue rose on the thigh and a neo-traditional style sleeve on the forearm.
Orange peony and blue rose on legs
Neo-trad owl tattoo on the inside of a forearm, with a red heart and a banner reading 1985 below it.
Owl and heart on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of two avocado halves, one showing its stone, in fine line with dotwork shading on a forearm.
Two avocado halves on a forearm
Small fine line tattoo of a single feather in black ink, angled diagonally across the inner forearm.
Fine line feather tattoo on the forearm
Colour tattoo of a dark profile silhouette in an ornate oval frame, with a blue carriage, pink bow and script above, on a forearm.
Silhouette cameo and carriage on a forearm
Black geometric bands with rune lettering wrap a forearm, while another person's hands hold the arm and a faint blue guideline marks the wrist.
Rune and geometric band forearm tattoo
Black and grey birdcage tattoo with a bird leaving it on one forearm, beside a flock of silhouetted birds on the other forearm, shown wrist to wrist.
Birdcage and flying birds on forearms
Black handwritten script reading 'i am not afraid to walk this world alone' across the inner forearm, in a fine lettering style.
Handwritten quote on the inner forearm
Black fine line script tattoo reading blessed with a small cross above the final d, on the inner wrist.
Blessed script with cross on the wrist
A single black line tattoo runs diagonally from the upper arm down the forearm, with a slight bend at the elbow, on a shirtless person in a dim room.
Single black line along the arm
Small black tattoo of a cat with an arched back and raised tail on the inside of a forearm, near the wrist.
Black cat tattoo on the forearm
Two hands held together show black lettering tattoos on the inner wrists, one reading Live in script and the other reading SURVIVOR with a semicolon.
Live and survivor wrist tattoos
Fine line black outline tattoo of a fluffy long-haired cat sitting with its tail curled around, on the inner wrist, shown beside two reference photos of the cat.
Fluffy cat outline on the wrist
Grey-shaded anchor tattoo with a cross and a red heart outline on the inner wrist.
Anchor, cross and heart on a wrist
Traditional style tattoo of a skull wearing a flat cap and bandana with a cigarette, above and below the words WORKING CLASS, on a forearm.
Skull in flat cap with cigarette
Fine line black crown tattoo and script on a woman's forearm, shown near a wristwatch while she rests her hand on a car steering wheel.
Small crown and script tattoo on a forearm
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of translucent pink and teal hearts and bubbles with a crescent moon and leaves on the inner forearm.
Hearts and bubbles on a forearm
A small coloured turtle tattoo with shaded green and brown shell sits on the inner forearm below an open hand.
Small turtle tattoo on a forearm
Black fine line botanical tattoo of a leafy vine curling from the inner wrist up the forearm, with a hand resting on dark denim beside it.
Leafy vine tattoo on wrist and forearm
Small crescent moon tattoo on the forearm, filled with blue, teal and pink galaxy shading and tiny white star dots.
Galaxy crescent moon on a forearm
Two matching butterfly tattoos with black linework and pink shading, one on each of two wrists placed side by side.
Matching butterfly wrist tattoos
Pink botanical peony tattoo with soft shading on the forearm, with a clear plastic dressing wrapped below it.
Pink peony tattoo on forearm
Black and grey tattoo of five moon phases with fine script lettering below them, sitting on the forearm.
Moon phases with script on a forearm