Forearm tattoo ideas

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Traditional style flower and rose tattoos cover a person's forearms, upper arms, thighs and calves, with their hands resting on a seated dog.
Floral tattoos on legs and arms with a dog
Colour tattoo of a black infinity symbol entwined with a branch of pink cherry blossoms across the wrist.
Infinity symbol and cherry blossom on a wrist
Black and grey hamsa hand tattoo with an eye and ornate mandala patterns on the inner forearm, with small Chinese characters above it.
Hamsa hand on a forearm
Two matching yin yang tattoos with scrollwork and leaf motifs sit on the inner wrists, one shaded and one outlined, in black and grey.
Matching yin yang wrist tattoos
Fine line black tattoo of two outlined hands holding lavender and leafy sprigs on the forearm, against a brick wall.
Two hands holding botanical sprigs on a forearm
Black and grey shaded tattoo of a heart formed by two feathered wings on the inner forearm, with a gold bangle at the wrist.
Winged heart on the forearm
Black and grey linework tattoo on a forearm showing an EDGE KEEP OFF sign, a child sitting on a ledge and a dog beside them.
Sign, child and dog on a forearm
Black and grey anchor tattoo on the inner wrist of a man adjusting his white shirt cuff, with a silver wristwatch on the other arm.
Anchor tattoo on the inner wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of an anatomical heart wrapped in a stethoscope on the forearm.
Anatomical heart and stethoscope on forearm
Watercolour-style tattoo of a mermaid with flowing red hair and a purple shell top, with a blue splash below, on the forearm.
Watercolour mermaid with red hair on forearm
Black ink tattoo of a row of small Harry Potter themed symbols along a forearm, including a triangle, lightning bolt and goblet.
Row of Harry Potter symbols on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork and blackwork tattoo of a planet cut into stacked horizontal slices down a forearm, with a desert background.
Sliced planet tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey lettering tattoo reading Only God Can Judge Me in blackletter-style script with swirling flourishes along a forearm.
Only God Can Judge Me lettering on an arm
Black and grey typewriter-style lettering reading 'We only part to meet again' runs diagonally along a forearm, partly covered by clear wrap.
Typewriter quote along a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of Totoro holding a leaf over its head with a crescent moon beside it, on a forearm.
Totoro with leaf umbrella and moon on forearm
Two matching black fine line infinity knot tattoos on the inner wrists of two people whose hands are clasped together.
Matching infinity knot tattoos on wrists
Two wrists showing metallic gold lettering reading Single inside a heart outline on the left and silver lettering reading Taken on the right, in a script style on the forearm near the wrist.
Metallic Single and Taken wrist tattoos
Realistic colour full sleeve tattoo of Alice in Wonderland characters, including the Cheshire cat, Mad Hatter and Red Queen, on an upper arm and forearm.
Alice in Wonderland full sleeve
Black and grey traditional anchor tattoo with rope, a banner reading EST. and the date 1970 above, on a forearm.
Anchor with rope and 1970 est. banner on a forearm
Realism tattoo of a shaded skull with blue and grey tones across the back of a hand, with smoky grey and purple shading running up the forearm.
Shaded skull on the back of a hand
Black ink outline of a five-pointed star filled with swirling scroll patterns, tattooed on the inner wrist.
Scrollwork star on the inner wrist
Fine line black outline tattoo of a four-leaf clover with heart-shaped leaves and a curved stem on the forearm.
Outline four-leaf clover with heart-shaped leaves
Black and grey tattoo sleeve on an arm showing a panther head, roses, flowers and an eye, photographed from behind against a dark wooden wall.
Black and grey sleeve with panther and roses
Black fine line lotus tattoo with dotwork chain drops on the forearm, shown in a black and grey photo.
Lotus with dotted chain details on a forearm
Black-outlined Deathly Hallows symbol filled with purple, pink and blue galaxy shading and white stars, tattooed on the forearm.
Galaxy-filled Deathly Hallows symbol on forearm
Black typewriter-style lettering on the inner forearm reads 'We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.' with a gold chain bracelet at the wrist.
Typewriter quote tattoo on a forearm
Colour tattoo of two cartoon characters in a pink scalloped frame with a striped orange background, on a forearm, in a bold neo-traditional style.
Two cartoon characters in a pink frame
Black outline tattoo of a stylised barking dog with short motion lines on the side of a person's ribs, with a small paper plane tattoo visible on the forearm.
Barking dog outline tattoo on ribs
Black and grey dotwork tattoos of wolf heads on two crossed forearms, each with dotted triangles behind the head.
Matching wolf heads on two forearms
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a skull-headed figure in a dark cloak beneath a dotted sun with a star, on the forearm.
Skull figure with sun on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an anatomical heart with vessels and peony-like flowers on a forearm.
Anatomical heart and flowers on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a circle enclosing geometric lines, arcs and dots, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Fine line circle and geometric design on a forearm
Black fine script tattoo reading kiss kill kiss on the inner wrist, shown beside stacked gold bracelets and a black quilted bag.
Kiss kill kiss script on wrist
Close photo of a black blackletter-style lettering tattoo running vertically along the inside of a forearm, in solid black ink.
Vertical blackletter lettering on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with cogs and Roman numerals on the forearm.
Pocket watch and gears on a forearm
Black line drawing of a seated cat with pink, purple and blue watercolour splashes on a forearm.
Cat outline with watercolour splashes on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of a treble clef with music notes on the inner forearm near the wrist, in a simple bold linework style.
Treble clef and music notes on a wrist
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a snarling tiger with green foliage and a grey circular ornament on the inner forearm.
Snarling tiger on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a blackberry vine with leaves and berries wrapping across the outer forearm, with an open hand extended in front of a blurred interior.
Blackberry vine on a forearm
Black and grey abstract brushstroke tattoo sweeping across the inside of a forearm, with soft grey shading at the edges of the strokes.
Abstract brushstroke tattoo on a forearm
Two close photos of a forearm tattoo showing the heart curve equation, a black coordinate graph and a red heart outline, with a green leaf at the top, in a geometric style.
Heart curve equation and graph on a forearm
Black and grey geometric thunderbird tattoo with spread wings across the inner forearm.
Geometric thunderbird on the inner forearm
Lettering tattoo shaped like an anchor with a blue word and red heart on the inner forearm, in black and grey with small colour accents.
Anchor made of lettering on an inner forearm
Traditional style colour tattoo on a forearm showing a purple yarn skull with crossed knitting needles and orange banners reading KNIT FAST and DIE WARM.
Yarn skull with knitting needles on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on an arm showing a face with dark lips and bared teeth, with clawed hands and thin white linework below.
Realistic face and clawed hands on an arm
Close-up of a small, solid black semicolon tattoo on the inner wrist, with a dark background behind the arm.
Small semicolon on the wrist
Black and grey traditional tattoo on a forearm showing a skull within an ace of spades, banners reading Life is a gamble, roses, a crown and dice.
Ace of spades skull with dice and roses on forearm
Woman in a black strappy dress showing a black ornate ornament tattoo on her upper back and a black mandala tattoo on her forearm.
Mandala and ornament tattoos on back and forearm