Forearm tattoo ideas

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Colour tattoo of a closed-eyed matryoshka doll with pink sun rays, wave lines and a small heart flower on a forearm, in a neo-traditional style.
Matryoshka doll with sun rays on forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a cat's face with a curled tail on the inner forearm, beside three black paw prints and one red paw print.
Cat outline and paw prints on a forearm
Two matching forearm tattoos show a woman's profile and a horned profile beside a small red rose, drawn in bold black linework.
Matching profile tattoos with a red rose
Forearm tattoo of the words Made in Oregon in green script inside a black outline of the state of Oregon.
Made in Oregon script in a state outline on forearm
Black and grey photo of two inner wrists, one with the word past and the other with the word future, both in a simple serif lettering style.
Past and future lettering on wrists
Three photos in one collage showing a small fine line smiley face on the inner wrist, two tiny black triangles on forearms, and a world map outline on a person's upper back.
Small tattoos on wrist, forearm and upper back
Black treble clef tattoo with swirling flourishes sitting on the inner wrist.
Treble clef with flourishes on the wrist
Black and grey tattoo of a peony with leaves and a bud, framed by dotted geometric triangles, on the forearm.
Peony and geometric triangles on a forearm
Dark henna elephant with a patterned body and raised trunk across the wrist and palm, with dotted rings and small flower motifs on the fingers.
Henna elephant on hand and wrist
Black and grey tattoo on a forearm spelling COEXIST, with the letters replaced by a rounded ear, a figure in a wheelchair, braille dots, crossed sticks and a cross, in front of green and orange floral
Coexist lettering on a forearm
White ink tattoo of a vertical arrow with chevron barbs and a diamond lattice on the inner forearm, in a fine line geometric style.
White ink arrow on a forearm
Collage of small black fine line tattoos drawn from classic books, shown on upper arms, forearms, shoulders and backs.
Literary tattoos on arms and backs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a compass rose, hourglass and lightning storm across the outer forearm.
Compass and lightning storm on a forearm
Colour cartoon tattoo of a mouse sitting in a blue drink cup with a yellow straw and a bitten cookie, on a forearm.
Mouse in a cup with a straw
Three sepia photos of a small fine line infinity symbol tattoo, on the hand near the wrist, on the back of the neck and on the inner forearm.
Small infinity symbol tattoos in three placements
Solid black geometric origami crane tattoo on the inner wrist, shown beside a silver bead and black cord bracelet.
Origami crane tattoo on the inner wrist
Colour tattoo of a blue owl with black wings perched on a dark oval with stars, on the forearm, in a traditional style.
Blue owl perched on a starry oval
Two photographs: black script reading I solemnly swear that I am up to no good on the side of a torso, and black lettering reading Mischief Managed with flourishes on a forearm.
Script quote and lettering tattoos on skin
Forearm design of an Om symbol above a lotus flower, with a swirling stem running down to the wrist, in dark brown-black ink.
Lotus and Om symbol on a forearm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a lantern with an eye in a triangle and a banner reading WHERE WILL THIS ROAD LEAD, on the forearm.
Lantern with eye and banner on a forearm
Colour tattoo of orange pumpkins, green leaves and trailing vines with a tabby cat peeking in, wrapping around a forearm.
Pumpkins, vines and a tabby cat on a forearm
Collage of five small fine line tattoos in black ink: a crescent moon on the wrist, a sprig on the upper arm, a star constellation on the upper back, a botanical sprig on the ribs and a dotted line
Fine line moon, sprig and star tattoos
Black and grey fine line tattoo of three nested triangles on the inner forearm near the wrist, with the innermost triangle shaded.
Overlapping triangles on the wrist
Colour tattoo of a dreamcatcher with peacock feathers and an autumn leaf on the forearm.
Dreamcatcher and peacock feathers on a forearm
Black typewriter-style lettering reading Fear, display none, on a person's forearm, with a fine code-like phrase across the skin.
CSS display none lettering on forearm
Colour tattoo of a diving kingfisher with watercolour splashes in pink, purple and blue and black linework on the forearm, in a realistic watercolour style.
Kingfisher and watercolour splashes on a forearm
Two photos of matching black script tattoos with a quote and interlocking outline hearts, one on the forearm near the wrist and one on the ankle.
Matching sister quote and interlocking hearts
Colourful botanical full sleeve tattoo of roses, peonies and small flowers covering a woman's upper arm and forearm.
Full floral sleeve of roses and peonies
Traditional tattoo of a swallow above a compass with chain links and orange and purple flowers on a forearm.
Swallow, compass and flowers on a forearm
Black and grey realism sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, showing a swallow, a rose, stone arches and a pocket watch with Roman numerals.
Black and grey sleeve with rose and pocket watch
Back view of a woman on a beach in a striped bikini, showing black and grey botanical sleeve tattoos with roses and leaves on both upper arms and forearms.
Floral sleeve tattoos on a woman at the beach
Black dotwork lotus mandala tattoo with fine red dotted guide lines across the forearm, set against a purple towel.
Lotus mandala on a forearm
Collage of watercolour-style tattoos: a large orange fox on an upper arm, with a feather on a wrist, a flower on an arm, a hummingbird and blossoms on a thigh, and an owl on a thigh.
Watercolour fox, owl and flower tattoos
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman with sugar skull face paint and a spiderweb, with a rose beneath, on a forearm.
Sugar skull portrait and rose on forearm
Collage of three fine line tattoos: two thin black bands around a forearm near the wrist, an outline map of Australia on skin, and Roman numerals XCVI VI VIII on a forearm.
Three fine line tattoos on arms and skin
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with faded handwritten script behind it, on the inner forearm.
Pocket watch and handwriting on a forearm
Watercolour-style botanical tattoo of two blue cornflowers with green stems and a leaf on the inner forearm.
Cornflowers on a forearm
Full sleeve Japanese-style tattoo in colour showing cranes flying through clouds, a purple mountain, pine trees and turquoise waves, on an arm.
Japanese landscape full sleeve with cranes and waves
Realistic forearm tattoo of grey clouds and a mountain above blue water with hammerhead shark silhouettes.
Hammerhead sharks and clouds on a forearm
Black tribal band tattoo with bold geometric blocks and diamond motifs wrapping around a man's forearm near the elbow, with close-up views below.
Black tribal band tattoo on a forearm
Black linework tattoo of a Russian nesting doll with a floral mandala pattern on the inner forearm, shown on a pale arm resting over a wooden floor.
Matryoshka doll on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a feather on a forearm, shaded in pink, purple and blue with small ink splatter dots around it.
Pink and blue feather on a forearm
Black and grey full arm sleeve tattoo with ornamental paisley and mandala patterns, a flower mandala and a Buddha face near the wrist, running from the upper arm down the forearm.
Full arm sleeve with mandalas and a Buddha face
Full arm sleeve tattoo in dotwork and geometric style, showing an eye, a mandala, rainbows and a stylised figure, running from the upper arm down the forearm.
Geometric dotwork arm sleeve with an eye
Small black fine line tattoo of an arrow with circles, triangles and dots in a geometric style, placed on the inner forearm.
Geometric arrow on a forearm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a tiger's head with lotus flowers on the forearm, shown against a dark background.
Tiger head and lotus on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger's face and eye wrapping across the inner forearm, with stripes and whiskers.
Tiger face on a forearm
Line drawing of a figure with a black and purple tattoo on the upper arm and forearm, beside a blue gradient dragon design with dotwork scales and a curled tail.
Blue dragon designs with an arm tattoo outline