Forearm tattoo ideas

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Neo-traditional style tattoo of two beetles in blue, orange and black ink, surrounded by dotwork stippling on a forearm.
Two beetles with dotwork on a forearm
Traditional colour tattoo on a forearm of a Ouija planchette with an eye, above a hand holding pink crystals and wearing a bracelet.
Ouija planchette and hand holding crystals on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of an orange and yellow rose with bold black outlines and green leaves on the forearm.
Orange rose with green leaves on a forearm
Black botanical tattoo of a trailing branch with small leaves running down the inner forearm towards the wrist.
Trailing branch tattoo on a wrist
Sun-tanned forearm and hand with black geometric patterns on the wrist and fingers, styled with silver body chains and a turquoise pendant.
Geometric hand and wrist designs on a beach
Two raised forearms showing a shaded black dotwork rose with leaves on the left forearm and the word Dreamer in fine script lettering on the right inner wrist.
Black rose and Dreamer script on forearms
Black fine line geometric tattoo on the inner forearm, with a circle, triangles, dots and an arrow running up towards the elbow.
Geometric arrow and circle on a forearm
Close view of a forearm with gold and silver metallic geometric tattoo bands of dots and triangles, alongside black leather bangles, in Geometric style on the forearm and wrist.
Gold and silver geometric bands on forearm
Colour forearm tattoo with dice, a piggy bank, the Monopoly man and a red banner, in a neo-traditional style on the forearm.
Monopoly themed dice and piggy bank forearm
Black and white photo of a full sleeve blackwork tattoo of mandala-style ornament and fern-like leaves covering the upper arm and forearm.
Blackwork mandala sleeve on an arm
Fine line black outline tattoo of the state of Michigan with a small red heart on the inner wrist.
Michigan outline with red heart on wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a small dot cluster on the upper arm and a tiny arrow on the forearm, shown on a person in a white t-shirt.
Small dot cluster and arrow on an arm
Realistic black, grey and red tattoo of an ornate pocket watch within scrollwork and feathered leaves, covering the forearm and back of the hand.
Pocket watch and scrollwork on forearm and hand
Gold metallic temporary tattoo reading Team Bride, with a small heart and a lip print, on the inner forearm.
Team Bride gold lettering on a forearm
Two side-by-side photos of a realistic colour tattoo of a slice of toast on the inner forearm, one with purple jam and one with golden toast.
Toast tattoos on the forearm
Colour traditional style tattoo of two facing profiles inside a heart outline, framed by purple pansies and a bud, on the forearm.
Profile faces in a heart with pansies
Two forearm tattoos in a loose watercolour style: a leaping fox in orange and black on the left, and a grey wolf with a teal wash on the right.
Fox and wolf tattoos on forearms
Black and grey photograph of the words you only live once in black script tattooed diagonally across the inner forearm.
You only live once script on a forearm
Arm with a colourful traditional-style sleeve of a rabbit and an animal design on the forearm and upper arm, worn with a white camisole and belt.
Colour animal sleeve on an arm
Fine line black script tattoo reading Never look back on the inner forearm, set against reddened skin.
Never look back in script on the arm
Two people press their inner forearms together, each showing half of a circular fine-line script tattoo that reads follow me and I'll follow you around a small outline motif.
Circular script quote tattoo on two forearms
Close-up of a small black lettering tattoo in Arabic script on the inner wrist of a hand resting on a steering wheel.
Small Arabic script tattoo on wrist
Black ink lace-pattern band with daisy-like flowers and vines across the forearm, on a red background.
Lace-pattern floral band on a forearm
Man in a grey waistcoat and turquoise tie holding an MR sign, with colourful traditional-style tattoos covering both forearms and small tattoos on the fingers.
Colourful sleeve tattoos on forearms holding an MR sign
Black fern frond tattoo in stippled dotwork shading on the inner forearm of a person whose sleeve is rolled up.
Fern frond on a forearm
Traditional hourglass tattoo with a red flower and black leaves above it and red flames at the sides, on a forearm.
Hourglass and red flower on a forearm
Two-panel photo of a botanical tattoo of pink peony and rose flowers with green leaves wrapping the forearm.
Pink peony and rose on a forearm
Colour realism tattoo of two pink cherry blossom flowers with two loose petals on the forearm.
Pink cherry blossom flowers on an arm
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo with red poppies, a bird in flight and a skull, with German text, across the shoulder, upper arm and forearm.
Poppies, bird and skull full sleeve
Black and white photo of a person's arm covered in parallel wavy black lines across the upper arm and forearm, with a city street behind.
Parallel wavy lines on an upper arm and forearm
Close-up of a fine line black wave tattoo on the inner forearm, near the wrist, with a blonde-haired person and a dark top in the background.
Fine line wave on the inner forearm
Two forearms pressed together, each with a colour tattoo of three overlapping circles in red, green, blue and yellow, in a geometric style.
Matching overlapping colour circle tattoos on forearms
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a pocket watch with Roman numerals, a feather, a key and a rose.
Pocket watch, feather and rose on a forearm
Geometric seahorse tattoo in black linework and dotwork with teal accents, sitting on the forearm inside a dotted circle.
Geometric seahorse on a forearm
Brown henna-style turtle with spiral shell pattern, surrounded by dots and seaweed-like curls, on a forearm.
Turtle design with swirls on a forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of a key with a heart-shaped bow on the inner wrist of a person's arm.
Heart-topped key on the inner wrist
Colourful compass rose and anchor with a rope on the inside of a forearm, with watercolour splashes in orange, green, blue and pink.
Compass and anchor with watercolour splashes
Close photograph of a small black fine line star and two tiny dots tattooed on the inner wrist of a raised hand, with teal nail polish and a white sweater sleeve.
Small star tattoo on a wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a fastback muscle car with banknotes spilling from its boot, on the forearm.
Muscle car with banknotes on a forearm
Black fine-line lettering tattoo of a quote in a serif script running along the inner forearm near the wrist, against a pale fluffy background.
Quote lettering on a forearm
Fine line black city skyline tattoo on the inner wrist, ending in a heartbeat line with a small red heart.
City skyline heartbeat line on a wrist
Small colour tattoo of a robin with a red breast and tan wing in a simple black outline, on the inner wrist of a forearm.
Robin tattoo on the inner wrist
Colour botanical tattoos of roses, butterflies and beetles cover the back of both hands and the wrist of a person whose face is hidden behind their hands.
Roses and insects across hands and wrists
A woman lies on white bedding with her face hidden by her arm, showing a small black lettering tattoo that reads love on her forearm.
Small script word tattoo on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a black lace heart with purple roses and grey leaves on a forearm, in a neo-traditional style.
Lace heart with purple roses on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of the solar system with a sun with a face, dotted orbits, planets and a ringed Saturn running down a forearm.
Solar system with sun on a forearm
Black and grey realism full sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, showing an armoured warrior, a skull, a spiked mace, a chain and a sword.
Armoured warrior sleeve with skull and sword
Colour tattoo of a seated fox filled with orange swirling linework and purple shading at the tail, on the inner forearm.
Ornamental fox on a forearm