Forearm tattoo ideas

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Black linework alchemy transmutation circle with three kanji characters above it, tattooed on a forearm in a geometric style.
Alchemy circle and kanji on a forearm
Black lettering tattoo reading BAD WOLF across the inner wrist, in a casual hand-drawn script, photographed with the palm raised.
Bad Wolf lettering on a wrist
Two wrists held together, one with a grey shaded key tattoo and the other with a padlock tattoo outlined in pink on the inner forearm.
Matching key and padlock wrist tattoos
Fine line black outline of the state of Ohio with the word Home in red script beside it, and a partial black owl tattoo below, on a forearm.
Ohio outline with Home script on a forearm
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a shaded Ganesha face with a detailed ornamental mandala pattern above it.
Ganesha and ornamental full sleeve
Colour Japanese style full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a blue koi fish, pink cherry blossoms and a red chrysanthemum among grey clouds.
Koi and blossom full sleeve on an arm
Close-up of a small black line-work cross tattoo on the inner forearm of a person in a denim jacket, in a fine line style.
Simple black cross on forearm
Black and grey scrollwork tattoo with swirling shapes and shading on a forearm, beside a leather strap and stacked leather bracelets.
Black and grey scrollwork on a forearm
Black and grey realism sleeve on an upper arm and forearm showing doves in flight, a pocket watch and a partly visible rose.
Doves and pocket watch sleeve in black and grey
Red stamp-style lettering reading SAVEMONEY inside a rectangular border, tattooed on the inside of a forearm against a green and yellow background.
SAVEMONEY stamp lettering on a forearm
Colour tattoo of hot air balloons among orange clouds with a postage stamp at the wrist, in a neo-traditional style on the forearm.
Hot air balloons and clouds on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a tree stump cross-section with growth rings and radial cracks, shown on the forearm in three stacked photographs.
Tree ring cross-section on a forearm
Black ink blackwork tribal sleeve of spirals and triangles covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Tribal arm sleeve with spirals
Black script word Love with a black heart and a dark blue band across the inner wrist, shown as a healed tattoo on skin.
Love script and heart on a wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a multi-storey pagoda on the upper arm, with gnarled tree branches running down the forearm.
Pagoda and gnarled tree on an arm
Black and white photo of a fine line geometric arrow tattoo with dot accents and chevron fletching on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Fine line arrow tattoo on a forearm
Fine line black outline tattoo of a world map on the inner wrist, with a green knitted sleeve and a striped bracelet nearby.
World map outline on the inner wrist
Close-up of a fine line black arrow tattoo on the forearm and a scattered cluster of small dots on the upper arm, both in black ink.
Tiny arrow and dot constellation on an arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a goddess face with a jewelled crown, third eye and beaded necklaces on a forearm.
Goddess portrait on a forearm
Watercolour tattoo of a compass and an anchor with blue, purple and green splashes and thin black triangle lines, on the forearm.
Watercolour compass and anchor on forearm
Two black and grey fine line feather tattoos on the inner forearm near the wrist, one larger and one smaller, with soft shading.
Two feathers on the inner wrist
Traditional style tattoo of a BB-8 style droid in orange and grey with teal flowers, on the forearm.
BB-8 droid with teal flowers on a forearm
Black and grey realism portrait of a man in sunglasses with block lettering and red splashes, tattooed on a forearm.
Portrait and lettering sleeve on a forearm
Two-panel photo of black and grey forest tattoos, with a pine silhouette and bare branching trees, and a small bird on a forearm.
Forest and pine silhouette tattoos on an arm
Two matching black linework tattoos of a swirl and open heart on the inner forearms of two people, with a small pink accent in one of the hearts.
Matching swirl and heart forearm tattoos
Colour tattoo of abstract paint splashes in purple, blue, green, pink and red across the inner forearm.
Abstract paint splashes on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of rolled dollar bills and banknotes with a skull at the lower edge, on a forearm near the elbow.
Rolled dollar bills and skull on forearm
Colour realism tattoo of a Batman cowl with bat symbols and a rainbow backdrop on a forearm.
Batman portrait with bat symbols on a forearm
Realism tattoo on a forearm of a grey skull tipping a skeletal hand holding an amber Jack Daniel's bottle, with a black label and shaded background.
Skull drinking from a whiskey bottle on forearm
Colourful wolf head tattoo with a galaxy background of stars and nebula shades in blue, pink and purple, placed on the forearm.
Galaxy wolf on a forearm
Black and grey castle tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, with soft grey shaded firework bursts above it.
Fairytale castle on inner forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a feather joined to an infinity symbol with the words stay strong, on the forearm.
Feather and infinity with stay strong script
Fine line black ink tattoo of a small whale with two bubbles on the inner forearm, against a blurred purple background.
Small whale tattoo on a forearm
Two forearms with black lettering tattoos: "Trust Your Struggle" in cursive script on the upper arm and "UNUM ARBITRIO VARIAT OMNIA" in serif capitals on the lower arm.
Script and Latin lettering on two forearms
Small black fine line tattoo of three cartoon dalmatian puppies sitting in a row on a forearm.
Three dalmatian puppies on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of Batman in a cape above a city street, with a bat symbol, across the upper arm and forearm.
Batman above a city street on an arm
Two matching black ink symbol tattoos on the forearms of two people, placed side by side on the inner arm.
Matching symbol tattoos on two forearms
Collage of small black fine line cross tattoos on a finger and the inner wrist, with panels showing how to apply a temporary tattoo.
Fine line cross tattoos on finger and wrist
Three black and grey tattoos: a wolf built from overlapping circles on an upper arm, a bear with Roman numerals in a circle pattern, and a realistic owl inside an orbit-style ring on a forearm.
Geometric wolf, bear and owl tattoos in black and grey
Black and grey realism tattoo of a clock face with Roman numerals and interlocking gears on a forearm, shown from four angles.
Clockwork gears and clock face on a forearm
Two people show matching black fine line tattoos on the inner forearms, each an infinity symbol forming a heart with the word love written in script inside.
Matching infinity heart with love script on wrists
Colour tattoo of a clock face with Roman numerals XII and VI and anime-style game characters on the inner forearm, in neo-traditional style.
Clock face with video game characters on a forearm
Black ink castle silhouette above a geometric circle and arrow linework design, drawn on paper and held against a forearm.
Castle and compass linework design on paper
Colour tattoo of California poppies with green leaves and a grey curled stem across the forearm, in a neo-traditional botanical style.
California poppies with a swirling stem on a forearm
Hand raised against a black background with a small black dotwork tattoo on the inner wrist and a silver ring on the middle finger.
Small dot cluster on the wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of an astronomical clock face with zodiac symbols and Roman numerals on the forearm.
Astronomical clock face on a forearm
Black ink full sleeve tattoo with bold geometric and tribal-style patterns covering a forearm, upper arm and hand, shown on a standing person in a grey t-shirt.
Black geometric sleeve tattoo on arm and hand
Colour forearm tattoo of a stack of old books with an open book at the top, a blossoming tree growing from its pages, and a bird and hanging keys beside it.
Stacked books with a blossom tree on a forearm