Forearm tattoo ideas

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Colour tattoo of a wooden signpost with Shire, Winterfell and Hogwarts boards above a stack of pink, purple and green books, with sparkles, on a forearm.
Fantasy signpost and stacked books on a forearm
Black and grey sketch-style whale tattoo on a forearm, drawn with loose, overlapping geometric lines that suggest the animal's body and fins.
Sketched whale on a forearm
Close-up of a small black lettering-style tattoo on the inner forearm of a person lying on a bed, with pink nails and a floral garment visible.
Black lettering-style tattoo on a forearm
Black tattoo of two crossed axes inside a ring of runic lettering, Lettering style, on the inner forearm.
Crossed axes and runes in a circle on a forearm
Two matching fine line trefoil tattoos on the wrists, each with black outlines and swirls in pink on one arm and blue on the other.
Matching trefoil wrist tattoos
Black and grey tattoo of a snarling bear head with two snakes, a triangle and a dotwork sun on the forearm.
Bear head with snakes on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoos on two forearms show a smiling and a tearful face in clown-style makeup beside comedy and tragedy masks held by a hand.
Smiling and weeping faces with theatre masks
Fine line black tattoo of a tulip, sprigs of baby's breath and a daisy tied in a bouquet on the inner forearm.
Tulip and wildflower bouquet on a forearm
Two forearms each show the same black fine line script reading We got this with a small heart at the end, placed on the inner forearm.
Matching 'We got this' script on two forearms
Black tree tattoo with bare branches and spreading roots on the inner wrist and forearm, in a blackwork botanical style.
Tree with roots on a wrist
Hands and forearms with bold traditional tattoos, including a red winged design and a green snake, resting on a mustard tartan blanket.
Traditional hand and forearm tattoos
Fine black line tattoo of a geometric feather on a forearm, set against a pale background and dark clothing.
Geometric feather on a forearm
Traditional tattoo of a red rose pierced by a dagger with green leaves, on the inner forearm.
Dagger and rose on a forearm
A woman with long wavy hair and dark tattoos on her outstretched arms stands on a rocky cliff above the sea, with a small island in the distance.
Woman with dark arm tattoos on a sea cliff
Woman seated on a wooden dock with a black and grey tattoo sleeve running from her forearm up to her upper arm, with boats in the harbour behind her.
Black and grey arm sleeve on a woman on a dock
Colour tattoo of a grey cartoon donkey wearing a green and yellow striped hat, with red blood splatters and lettering beneath, on a forearm.
Cartoon donkey in striped hat on forearm
Black and grey key tattoo with a red polka-dot bow and a castle at its base, shown on a forearm.
Key with mouse-ear bow and castle
Two matching fine line infinity symbol tattoos reading family, each with a small red heart, on the inner wrists.
Matching family infinity tattoos on wrists
Black script lettering reading Hope on the inner wrist of a light-skinned arm, beside a pearl and silver bracelet, with a second hand held alongside.
Hope script on a wrist
Two wrists held together, each with a small black bird above fine line script reading i love her, placed on the inner wrist.
Matching bird and script wrist tattoos
Small colour tattoo of a curled lion cub with a black outline and yellow and orange fill on the inner wrist.
Curled lion cub on a wrist
Mirror selfie of a person in a white top and light blue jeans, showing a small black fine line cross tattoo on the forearm.
Small cross tattoo on forearm
Black fine line script running along the upper arm and forearm, with a compass rose tattoo on the ribs, shown on a woman with her arms raised.
Compass rose and script tattoos on arm and side
Colour botanical tattoo of a purple flowering sprig with green stems on a forearm, shown in a collage with black and white animal illustrations at the sides.
Purple flowering sprig on a forearm
Three views of a colour botanical tattoo on a forearm, showing a pale pink peony with green leaves and fern fronds.
Peony and fern forearm tattoo
Black blackwork infinity symbol tattoo on a forearm, with the words ALL OF THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE written through the loop in handwritten capitals.
Infinity symbol with lettering on forearm
Black and grey fine line dotwork tattoo on a forearm showing a small figure with a scarf carried up by a cluster of birds, above a stippled planet and stars.
Small figure drifting from birds over a planet
Two matching wrist tattoos with black script reading Memento Vivere and Memento Mori, decorated with pink flowers, in a lettering and botanical style.
Matching memento wrist tattoos with pink flowers
Fine line outline of a world map tattooed on the inner wrist of a raised arm, with a desert landscape behind.
World map outline on a wrist
Colour tattoo of the Cheshire Cat's grinning head on a forearm, with teal eyes, pink nose and ears, and soft grey shading.
Cheshire Cat head on a forearm
Black and white photo of two people with arms linked, each showing solid black bands on the forearm in a blackwork style, with dotwork on one arm and small script on the wrist.
Black bands and dots on two forearms
Black fine line geometric tattoo of overlapping circles on a forearm, with small rainbow-coloured shapes running down the centre.
Overlapping circles with rainbow accents on forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a paper aeroplane with a dotted trail looping into a heart above script lettering on the inner forearm.
Paper aeroplane and dotted trail on a forearm
Two matching black Celtic trinity knot tattoos with swirling tendrils on the forearms of two people with their wrists held together.
Matching Celtic knot tattoos on forearms
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of two magpies and a crescent moon on the forearm, shown in two side-by-side close-up photographs.
Two magpies and a crescent moon on a forearm
Fine line script lettering reading saved by grace across the inner wrist and forearm, with a silver cuff bracelet beside it.
Saved by grace script on a wrist
Close-up of a small black lettering tattoo reading GIRL POWER on the inner forearm near the wrist, worn with denim shorts and a brown cardigan.
Small girl power lettering on the wrist
Two inner wrists side by side, one with a solid blue French horn tattoo and the other with an orange umbrella tattoo with a black handle.
French horn and umbrella on wrists
Fine line black tattoo of the word faith in script on the inner wrist, with a small cross replacing the letter t and a tiny heart above the i.
Faith script with cross on wrist
Forearm tattoo of a grey open circle with black brush-like lines and red and green watercolour washes, shown in a watercolour style.
Watercolour circle and splatter on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of two elephants on the inner wrist and lower forearm, shown against white bedding.
Two elephants on the wrist
Black and grey shaded feather tattoo running along a forearm, with soft grey tones across the barbs and a thin quill tip.
Shaded feather on a forearm
Two black and grey dotwork tattoos of a doe and a stag head with antlers, placed on the inner forearms of two people.
Matching doe and stag heads on two forearms
Fine line black ink tattoo of an elephant in a vintage engraving style, placed on the inner forearm and wrist.
Engraved elephant on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bandana-masked banknote portrait with TRUST NO ONE and a script quote on a forearm.
Masked banknote portrait and script on forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm, with a wolf and a woman's face split by a geometric triangle and scattered diamond shapes.
Wolf and woman portrait on a forearm
Forearm tattoo of red and grey roses, rosebuds and leaves in a botanical style, shown on a person wearing a knitted cardigan.
Rose and bud sleeve on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a pine tree silhouette on a forearm, fading into fine stippling towards the wrist.
Pine tree forest silhouette on a forearm