Forearm tattoo ideas

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Fine line black tattoo of a cat with closed eyes, whiskers and a curling tail, with paw prints, on the inner forearm.

Fine line cat with curling tail on a forearm

Black and grey fine line feather tattoos with a heart and swirling line, one on the forearm and two on the upper chest near the collarbone.

Feather tattoos on the chest and forearm

Forearm covered in a bold, colourful traditional-style tattoo with a silver iPod nano worn on the wrist and a finger tapping its screen.

Colourful traditional sleeve with an iPod on the wrist

Fine line black tattoo of a cross and angular symbols on the inner forearm near the wrist.

Cross and angular symbols on a forearm

Colour tattoo of a sunflower with yellow and orange petals, a dark centre and green leaves and stem, on the inner forearm.

Sunflower tattoo on a forearm

Black line tattoo on the inner wrist showing an infinity symbol with a paw print, a heart and a stethoscope-style curve.

Infinity, paw print and heart wrist tattoo

Black lettering tattoo on a forearm reading Beauty in flowing script with a flourish above, and BEAST in vertical blackletter capitals below.

Beauty and beast lettering on a forearm

Two soft, shaded black feather tattoos on the inner forearm near the wrist, one upright and one angled to the lower left.

Two feathers on the inner wrist

Black fine line script reading Believe with a small outlined heart on the inner wrist of a hand with blue nails.

Believe script with heart on wrist

Fine line black tattoo of a single feather on the inner wrist of a pale arm, against a dark background.

Small feather on the inner wrist

Black fine line script tattoo reading omnia mutantur nihil interit across the inner forearm.

Latin script quote on a forearm

Black and grey fine line tattoo of open books turning into flying birds, running up the inner forearm.

Books turning into birds on a forearm

Black script tattoo reading Not all those who wander are lost, in fine line lettering on the wrist, with beaded bracelets worn below it.

Script quote tattoo on the wrist

Close view of a woman's forearm with three small black stacked chevron lines in a fine line geometric style.

Three stacked chevrons on a forearm

Small fine-line black script reading satis, with an arrow running through the letters, on the inner wrist.

Satis script with arrow on wrist

Black and grey fine line feather tattoo running down the inner wrist and forearm, photographed in black and white against a wooden background.

Fine line feather on the inner wrist

Forearm tattoo of black dotwork stipple fading upward into a solid black band near the wrist, with a thin strip of unmarked skin between the band and the stipple, photographed with the hand raised.

Dotwork gradient and black band on forearm

Black script lettering reading Live on a forearm, with a blue semicolon in place of the i dot and a small red heart after the e.

Live script with semicolon on a forearm

Red blackletter letter with black cracked shading and small black script lines above and below it, tattooed on a forearm, in a lettering style.

Red blackletter letter with script quote on forearm

Two arrow designs in gold and silver metallic ink on the backs of a woman's hands, with stacked rings and a black feather-style wrist band.

Metallic arrow designs on the backs of hands

Grey tattoo of a Celtic knotwork owl with bright green eyes and a crescent moon above it, on the forearm.

Celtic knot owl and crescent moon on a forearm

Black fine line tattoo of a To Do checklist with empty boxes and ruled lines across the inner forearm.

To do list tattoo on a forearm

Full arm sleeve in black geometric blackwork on a man's arm and shoulder, with a sun-like mandala on the shoulder and spiral patterns down to the wrist.

Geometric black sleeve on arm and shoulder

Two side by side photos of cartoon tattoos: on the left, two robots with red hearts and a bow; on the right, pizza slices with heart pepperoni on legs.

Matching robot and pizza tattoos

Two matching forearm tattoos show a black silhouette of a woman holding hands with two children, with script text reading because of her I will not fall and for them I'd risk it all.

Matching family silhouette and quote forearm tattoos

Woman in profile with yellow flower on a forearm

A colour tattoo of a blueberry branch with blue berries and reddish-brown leaves running down the inner forearm of a hand hanging against a white brick wall.

Blueberry branch on a forearm

Black and grey hourglass tattoo with ornate Time Is Money lettering on a forearm, in lettering style with shading.

Hourglass and Time is Money lettering on a forearm

Realism tattoo of a woman's face on the forearm, with a tear of blood running from the eye, bloodied lips and small black butterflies near the nose.

Realistic face with bloodied eye on forearm

Fine-line tattoo of a hummingbird with a soft watercolour wash in orange, pink, yellow and green, with a small blue and brown anchor hanging from a thin string on the calf.

Watercolour hummingbird and anchor on a calf

Back view of a person with grey dreadlocks and botanical tattoos of flowers and leaves on both forearms and upper arms.

Floral tattoos on raised arms

Infinity symbol tattoo with paw prints and a heart on the inner wrist, drawn in black ink with blue and purple washes behind it.

Infinity symbol with paw prints and heart on wrist

Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull emerging from swirling smoke, shaded across a forearm against a dark background.

Smoke and skull tattoo on a forearm

Colourful phoenix tattoo on a forearm, with orange wings, a dark branch and blue, pink and yellow watercolour splashes behind it.

Phoenix with watercolour splashes on a forearm

Pink and purple Celtic knot above black script lettering reading Always Keep Fighting, tattooed on the inner wrist and lower forearm.

Celtic knot and Always Keep Fighting script

Traditional style tattoo of a sailing ship against a red sunset inside a rope border, with a flower below, on a forearm.

Sailing ship and flower on a forearm

Colour traditional tattoo of an orange, green and yellow striped snake coiling around a cream skull on the forearm.

Striped snake coiled around a skull on a forearm

Colourful folk-style floral vine tattoo running down a forearm, with red, orange and green flowers, leaves and a stylised central motif.

Folk floral vine down a forearm

Black abstract silhouette of a parent and child with green swirls and a pink lotus tattooed on a forearm.

Abstract parent and child with lotus on an arm

Black and grey photograph of a realistic-style cluster of three roses with leaves tattooed on the forearm near the elbow.

Three roses on a forearm

Two forearms hold a paper coffee cup, each showing a matching small black fine line arrow tattoo with an infinity symbol on the shaft.

Matching arrow and infinity tattoos on wrists

Colour tattoo of a campsite in a circular frame, with a campfire, tent, stump, mountains and framing trees under an orange sunset, on the forearm.

Campfire and tent in a sunset landscape

Black and grey realism forearm tattoo of a casino scene with dice, poker chips, an ace of spades, a roulette wheel and an All In banner.

Casino forearm tattoo with dice and aces

Black and grey brush-stroke dragon with red accents running up a forearm, in a loose ink wash style.

Brush-stroke dragon on a forearm

Fine line black tattoo of a heartbeat trace with a treble clef on the inner wrist, shown with a clenched hand and pink ombre nails.

Heartbeat line and treble clef on wrist

Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing flying doves, clouds and a pocket watch.

Doves and pocket watch sleeve tattoo

Small fine line tattoo of a pink sewing machine with soft pink shading and grey outline, on the inner forearm.

Pink sewing machine on a forearm

Colour Japanese style tattoo on a forearm of a black and white cat with a sword wrapped in red and orange flames.

Black cat and sword in red flames