Forearm tattoo ideas

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Black and grey script tattoo reading Semper Fi with swirling flourishes and a black eagle, globe and anchor emblem on a forearm.

Semper Fi script and eagle emblem on forearm

Fine line black and grey tattoo of two feathers on the inner wrist and forearm, with soft shaded edges.

Two feathers on the inner wrist

Black outline tattoo on a forearm with the script Too Beautiful for Earth above a sleeping winged cherub.

Script and winged cherub on a forearm

Colour realism tattoo of a halved papaya, blueberries and a strawberry across a forearm, with a partly visible hand design above.

Realistic fruit cluster on a forearm

Black block lettering reading STAY ALIVE with a small line symbol beneath it, tattooed on the inside of a wrist in a simple lettering style.

Stay Alive lettering on a wrist

Colour realism tattoo of a red rose with water droplets and green leaves on the forearm.

Realistic red rose with dew drops

Raised fist showing a wrist design of black and pink lettering reading I'm with Lucy's hen party, with a pink cocktail glass beneath.

Hen party lettering and cocktail glass on wrist

Neo-traditional colour tattoo on a forearm showing a grey cat head with yellow eyes, a dragonfly above, and a red poppy among gold scrolling leaves.

Cat, dragonfly and poppy on a forearm

Fine line purple outline of a small elephant tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm, with the hand open above it.

Small elephant outline on the inner wrist

Black and grey realism tattoo of a melting pocket watch draped over a hand shape, sitting on the forearm.

Melting pocket watch on a forearm

Realistic raven and smoke swirl on a forearm

Black and grey penguin tattoo of four penguins standing in a row on a forearm, with small orange beaks and feet and partly visible script beneath.

Four penguins in a row on a forearm

Black geometric tattoo of a vertical line with stacked triangles and arrow shapes on the forearm of a person holding a camera.

Triangle arrow design on a forearm

Colour tattoo of a cartoon baby panda holding a red balloon on the inner forearm near the wrist.

Baby panda holding a red balloon on a wrist

Full colour neo-traditional Alice in Wonderland sleeve covering the forearm and upper arm, with the Cheshire Cat, playing cards, roses and a green hedge maze.

Alice in Wonderland arm sleeve

Full arm sleeve in Japanese style with cream peonies, red and green flowers and dark wave patterns, shown on the upper arm and forearm.

Japanese peony arm sleeve

Two small black semicolon tattoos in fine line style on the inner wrists of two people whose raised hands are visible in a car.

Matching semicolon wrist tattoos

Two forearms with black linework tattoos in a botanical illustration style, showing a lemon slice, a sprig of leaves and seeds, each labelled fig 1 to fig 5.

Fig 1 to fig 5 botanical tattoos on forearms

Colour traditional-style tattoo of a cupcake with bat, bone, skull and crescent moon motifs on the inner forearm.

Halloween cupcake on a forearm

Three photographs of pocket watch tattoos on forearms: a realistic black and grey watch with a bee, a traditional watch with a red rose, and a coloured watch with a cracked dial.

Pocket watch tattoos on forearms, three examples

Black and grey wrist tattoo of the word give above a tree stump with a red heart, set among outlined grass, on the forearm.

Give word above a stump with red heart

Colour tattoo of an ornate lotus mandala with hanging ornaments and blue, purple and pink watercolour splashes on a forearm.

Lotus mandala with watercolour splashes on a forearm

Small black semicolon tattoos in fine line style sit on a wrist, the back of a hand and behind an ear, with two people in the frame.

Semicolon tattoos on wrist, hand and behind ear

Colourful watercolour-style New York skyline tattoo with the Empire State Building on a forearm, in blue, purple, pink and teal.

Watercolour New York skyline on a forearm

Black script lettering reading 'We loved with a love that was more than love' runs along the inside of a forearm in a lettering style.

Script quote along a forearm

Black and grey realistic lion tattoo running down a forearm, showing the face, mane and front paws in fine shading.

Realistic lion portrait on a forearm

Colour tattoo of a pink origami crane with a black and orange lotus on the inner forearm, with traditional-style tattoos visible above it.

Pink origami crane and lotus on a forearm

Yellow and green sunflower tattoo on a forearm, seen in a mirror selfie with a cream top and floral shorts.

Sunflower tattoo on a forearm

Black and grey tattoo of a Maltese cross firefighter emblem with FIRE and FIGHTER banners and FD letters, shown on the forearm.

Firefighter emblem on forearm

Realistic grey dragonfly tattoo with blue-violet accents on the inner forearm, near the wrist.

Dragonfly on an inner forearm

Black and grey dotwork mandala and rose full sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm, photographed in black and white against a white brick wall.

Mandala and rose full sleeve

Fine line tattoo of a black spiral above a vertical row of small red, orange, green, blue and purple dots on the inner forearm near the wrist.

Spiral and coloured dot line on a wrist

Black and grey realism tattoo of ornate plate armour covering the shoulder, upper arm and elbow as a full sleeve.

Plate armour sleeve on shoulder and arm

Black and grey realism tattoo of an eye, cracked pocket watches with Roman numerals and gears, covering the forearm.

Realistic eye and cracked clock sleeve on a forearm

Black script reading "in a world of my own" with a leaf stroke, running into an outlined daisy on a forearm, in a fine line lettering and botanical style.

Script quote and daisy on a forearm

Traditional style colour tattoo of a steaming teacup and saucer with a tea bag and yellow flowers, placed on the inner wrist and forearm.

Teacup and saucer on a wrist

Black and grey tribal blackwork sleeve tattoo covering the shoulder, upper arm and forearm, with a geometric mandala on the shoulder and a chest piece.

Tribal blackwork sleeve on a man's arm

Traditional style colour tattoo of a dagger wrapped with a banner and a red rose, on the forearm.

Dagger and rose on a forearm

Black linework geometric tattoo of a symmetrical diamond design with radiating lines and arches, on the inner forearm of a person with an open hand.

Geometric diamond linework on a forearm

Colour Japanese-style arm sleeve showing a grey Totoro-like character, pink plum blossoms and orange chrysanthemums across the upper arm and forearm.

Totoro and chrysanthemums on a full arm sleeve

Fine line tattoo on a forearm of dandelion seeds drifting upward with script words and a dark silhouetted figure at the base, with pink and blue accents.

Dandelion seeds and script on a forearm

Cat profile in a heart on a forearm

Angular geometric linework tattoo on a forearm, with faceted triangular shapes in pale pink tones and a glossy ointment sheen on the skin.

Geometric linework design on a forearm

Traditional-style colour tattoo of a red heart with two clasped hands, framed by yellow flowers and green leaves, on a forearm.

Handshake heart on a forearm

Two tattoo photos: on the left, a black and grey eye inside a triangle with sunburst rays in dotwork shading; on the right, a colour eye within a ribbon frame surrounded by teal and yellow flowers on

Eye in triangle tattoos, dotwork and neo-trad

Fine line black tattoo of the word OHANA with a thin arrow running through the letters, across the inner wrist.

Ohana word and arrow on a wrist

Black handwritten script reading "i love you to the moon and back" with a small black crescent moon on the inner wrist, in a lettering style.

Quote and crescent moon on a wrist

Colour traditional tattoo of a grey pigeon with a blue and magenta neck, a yellow banner reading COO-COO and a red rose, on a forearm.

Pigeon with banner and rose on a forearm