Forearm tattoo ideas

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Realistic pink diamond tattoo with a soft grey cast shadow on the inner wrist, worn beside a silver chain bracelet.
Pink diamond on a wrist
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo of a shaded rose, leaves and mandala-style flowers on an arm, in a realism and botanical style.
Black and grey rose and mandala sleeve
Two matching traditional-style tattoos of linked hands with blue cuffs in front of an orange sun, on two forearms.
Matching linked hands and sun on forearms
Fine line black tattoo of a woman's face wearing a leaf crown, on the forearm.
Line drawing of a woman with a leaf crown
Fine line black and grey tattoo on the inner forearm showing a hatched circle with the quote how rare and beautiful it is to even exist.
Hatched circle with quote on a forearm
Two crown tattoos on forearms in a traditional style: a red-filled crown with black outline on the left and a grey-shaded crown with pink gems on the right.
Two crown tattoos on forearms
Black and grey tattoo of tall pine trees with soft, misty shading and fine vertical trunk lines on a forearm.
Pine trees on a forearm
Two colour traditional tattoos on forearms, one of a hand holding a lighter with a 'BEST' banner, the other a hand holding a joint with a 'BUDS' banner, both with cannabis leaves and red flowers.
Matching lighter and joint hand tattoos on forearms
Colour tattoo of blue forget-me-not flowers with yellow centres and green stems and buds, on the inner wrist and forearm, in a botanical neo-traditional style.
Forget-me-not flowers on the wrist
Black ornate script lettering with looping flourishes on the inner forearm, close to the wrist.
Ornate script lettering on an inner forearm
Realistic feather tattoo on the inner wrist, shaded in a rainbow of red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple.
Rainbow feather on a wrist
Seated man shown from the neck down, covered in a full Japanese style tattoo with a dragon and phoenix on the arms and a deity figure across the chest and abdomen.
Full body Japanese tattoo with dragon and phoenix
Traditional style tattoo of an elephant-headed deity with a red and cream ornate crown on the inner forearm, in black, red and cream ink.
Ganesh head with ornate crown on a forearm
Two photos of black handwritten script tattoos on the inner wrists, one reading xoxo Mom and the other reading Love you Dad.
Handwritten xoxo Mom and Love you Dad on wrists
Black and white photo of a man with a rose sleeve tattoo on his forearm and hand, with knuckle tattoos and a wristwatch, his face cropped out of frame.
Rose sleeve and knuckle tattoos
Teal script tattoo of the word faith with a small cross above the final letter, on the inside of a wrist.
Faith lettering with cross on wrist
Colour tattoo of a ribcage, red rose, ear and red-winged moth on a forearm, set against a soft green wash.
Ribcage, rose and moth on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a microphone with an ink splatter at its base, on the inner forearm.
Microphone and ink splatter on a forearm
Black and grey realistic monarch butterfly tattoo with red-dotted wing edges on the inner forearm, shown in two photos beside a quote panel.
Monarch butterfly on a forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of a matryoshka doll with a flower pattern on the dress, on a forearm resting on a floral bedsheet.
Matryoshka doll tattoo on a forearm
Black tattoo of a flock of birds rising from the upper arm, with a dark treeline silhouette fading into the forearm, on a man in a white vest.
Flock of birds and treeline on an arm
Colour tattoo of a faceted grey and blue cat head with yellow eyes and a pink nose, sitting on the forearm in a geometric style.
Geometric cat head on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a seated, draped figure with bowed head beside a bare tree, inside a stippled circle on a forearm.
Seated figure beneath a tree in a circle
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cat with planets and stars on the inner forearm.
Cat with planets on a forearm
Two matching forearm tattoos of simple black stick figures inside rings, one teal and one orange, shown side by side on bare skin.
Matching portal ring tattoos on forearms
Black and grey fine line tattoo on the inner forearm of a stack of books, with open books rising and turning into flying birds.
Books turning into birds on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a heart outline made of small filled and open stars on a forearm.
Star-filled heart on a forearm
Colour traditional-style tattoo on a forearm of a cartoon woman with pink curly hair blowing a bubblegum bubble beside a milkshake, with a partly visible banner.
Cartoon woman blowing bubblegum on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo on a forearm, with a fine line and chevron marks running down to the wrist and palm.
Mandala and line tattoo on a forearm
Colourful neo-trad style elephant tattoo with mandala flowers and a purple blossom on the inner forearm, close to a teal wristband.
Elephant and mandala flowers on a forearm
Black and grey geometric wolf head tattoo with dotwork shading and triangular details on the forearm.
Geometric wolf head on forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a red rose with green leaves and black outlines on the forearm, shown on a white paper towel.
Red rose with green leaves on a forearm
Two colour tattoos of cartoon lion cubs, one on each forearm, shown side by side in a close photograph.
Two lion cub cartoon tattoos on forearms
Black and red mandala tattoo with fine line petals and a long stem on a forearm, with another tattoo visible above the elbow.
Mandala and petal forearm tattoo
Fine line black and grey tattoo of an old-fashioned key on the forearm of a person whose hands are clasped in their lap.
Key tattoo on a forearm
Close-up of a blue botanical tattoo of layered flowers and leaves on the inner forearm of a person wearing a light blue denim shirt.
Blue floral tattoo on a forearm
Fine line black script tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, shown with two hands pressed together against a plain white wall.
Small script tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a hooded figure, crows, hexagon honeycomb outlines and a sword.
Hooded figure, crows and honeycomb full sleeve
Woman seen from behind in a backless lace dress, with traditional-style red roses and a skull tattooed on her upper arm and forearm, holding a white bouquet on a beach.
Rose and skull arm tattoos at a beach wedding
Two fine black parallel lines tattooed in a band around a person's inner forearm, near the wrist, against a brown backdrop.
Two thin bands around a forearm
Watercolour-style wolf head tattoo with purple and yellow moon wash on the inner forearm.
Wolf head and moon on a forearm
Wrist with a temporary tattoo reading I'm with Amber's bachelorette party, with a palm tree and coconut cocktail, set against tissue paper flowers.
Bachelorette party slogan with palm tree
Four men stand side by side showing black and grey geometric dotwork full sleeves on their arms, with hexagon panels and star patterns from shoulder to wrist.
Geometric dotwork full sleeves on four arms
Abstract elephant head tattoo with a compass, dots and red and teal brush strokes on the inner forearm, shown against a white sink.
Abstract elephant head on a forearm
Three arms with matching black script tattoos near the wrist reading Sisters 1 of 3, Sisters 2 of 3 and Sisters 3 of 3, each with a small red heart.
Three sisters matching wrist script tattoos
Black and grey realism tattoo of torn skin peeling back to reveal printed text pages across the upper arm and elbow.
Torn skin revealing text pages on arm
Black and grey Ganesha elephant tattoo with ornate mandala detailing on a forearm, with a second dotwork mandala tattoo on the arm below.
Ganesha elephant and mandala forearm tattoo
Lettering tattoo on a forearm with black names arranged in a heart around the word love in red script.
Names in a heart with love script on forearm