Forearm tattoo ideas

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Close view of a black blackwork tattoo wrapped around a forearm near the wrist, with a lattice panel between solid bands, against a dark background.
Geometric blackwork band on forearm
Black ink MMVI Roman numeral lettering on the forearm of one person, held hands with another person who has a matching tattoo on the forearm.
Matching MMVI numerals on forearms
Two hands held together show small black fine line tattoos of a simple curved mark on each wrist, in a fine line style on the forearm.
Tiny fine line wrist tattoos on two hands
Realistic colour tattoo of a maple leaf with a forest and bird scene inside it, placed on the forearm.
Maple leaf with forest scene on an arm
Black geometric stag head tattoo in fine linework on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Geometric stag head on forearm
Black and white photo of a forearm with two thin solid black bands tattooed around it, below a pushed-up grey sweatshirt sleeve.
Two black bands on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a wand with curling scroll tips and small dotted stars on the handle, placed along the inside of a forearm.
Wand with swirls on a forearm
Small solid black hummingbird silhouette tattoo in flight on a forearm, with soft edges and a long slender beak.
Hummingbird silhouette on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of a thin arrow pointing left across the inner wrist and forearm.
Single line arrow on a wrist
A colour realism tattoo on the forearm of open red lips framing a grey space scene with planets, set within black geometric linework of a circle, triangles and stars.
Open red lips with planets and geometric linework
Two matching small black XO lettering tattoos on the inner wrists of two forearms.
Matching XO tattoos on two wrists
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a detailed moth with patterned wings, sitting on the forearm against a background of green foliage.
Moth tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey Japanese style phoenix tattoo covering a man's upper arm and shoulder, with feathers and wisps of cloud, shown in two photos.
Phoenix full sleeve in black and grey
Black and white photo of a script lettering tattoo across a man's chest and an ornamental tattoo on the back of his hand, with a tabby kitten resting against him.
Script chest tattoo and hand tattoo with a kitten
Thin black fine line tattoo of a continuous looping abstract design on a forearm, shown against a beige tiled floor.
Fine line abstract squiggle on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a red-eyed alien figure in a dark suit holding an orange object, shown in three side-by-side views on a forearm, in a neo-traditional style.
Alien figure in a black suit on an arm
Colour tattoo on the forearm of a person in a white top, showing a purple watercolour orb inside fine black triangle linework with pink and blue washes.
Purple orb in a geometric triangle on forearm
Colour traditional tattoo of a pepperoni pizza slice with a pink banner reading PIZZA MY HEART, script text above and small hearts around it, on a forearm.
Pizza slice with banner on forearm
Black and grey owl within a dreamcatcher design with feather charms, tattooed on the inner forearm and wrist in a detailed blackwork style.
Owl and dreamcatcher on a forearm
Black and white photo of a dotwork and fine line tattoo of a world map with a paper plane outline on the forearm.
World map and paper plane on a forearm
Colourful neo-traditional style tattoo on a forearm showing the cartoon characters Link with a shield and sword and Zelda, with a triforce and ivy in a stained-glass style circle.
Link and Zelda forearm piece with triforce
Black lettering tattoo reading There's no place like HOME on the inner wrist, with a large looping script H.
There's no place like home lettering on wrist
Black fine line tattoo on the forearm of an infinity symbol with three birds in flight above the left loop and the word always in script on the right loop.
Infinity symbol with birds and script 'always'
Black and grey tattoo of a stack of books on the inner forearm near the wrist, with shaded spines and a small star detail.
Stack of books on a forearm
Close photograph of a bold red cartoon fox tattoo with black outlines and spiky ears, sitting on the forearm, with a partial second tattoo visible at the bottom edge.
Red cartoon fox tattoo on an arm
Fine line black tattoo of a howling wolf with ornamental swirling lines trailing below it, on the inside of a wrist.
Howling wolf with swirls on a wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with Roman numerals and cogs on the forearm.
Pocket watch with gears on a forearm
Small black serif tattoo of the number 9 with a superscript 3/4 on the inner wrist, in black ink.
Number 9 and 3/4 on the inner wrist
Black lettering tattoo reading amore with a small heart-shaped arrow on the wrist, worn beside a gold metal watch strap.
Amore script on a wrist
Watercolour style tattoo of stacked books, an open book and flying birds on a forearm, with rainbow colour washes and black linework.
Stacked books, open book and birds on a forearm
Two matching black and grey chess piece tattoos, a king and a queen, on the inside of two wrists.
King and queen chess pieces on two wrists
Colour tattoo on a forearm of a split design: one half shows a red-haired doll with stitched cheeks and one eye, the other a pale stitched skull-like face with black eye sockets and dark wisp-like
Split stitched doll face on a forearm
Black and grey biomechanical full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing metal plates, gears, chains and a shield emblem, shown in three photographs.
Biomechanical full sleeve with gears and chains
Two matching colour lotus tattoos with dotted line accents on the inner forearms, one above the other, on a wooden surface.
Matching lotus tattoos on two wrists
Two matching forearms show black silhouette bird tattoos, with two birds perched on a thin wire and flying birds nearby, in soft black ink.
Black bird silhouettes on two forearms
A woman in a black bikini and wide-brimmed black hat stands on rocks by turquoise water, with dark tattoo sleeves covering both arms.
Dark tattoo sleeves on both arms by the sea
Small red koi fish tattoo with soft, watercolour-style shading on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Red koi fish on an inner forearm
Black trinity knot tattoo on a forearm beside a gold-coloured trinity knot tattoo on the back of the neck.
Trinity knot tattoos on forearm and neck
Black and grey realism tattoo of an ornate oval gemstone pendant with scrollwork and droplet trim on the inner forearm, shown from three angles.
Ornate gem pendant on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of media playback symbols, including rewind, pause, play, fast forward and skip icons, in a simple line across the inner wrist.
Media playback symbols on a wrist
Two wrists with matching fine line black heart and infinity symbol tattoos, shown side by side on the forearms.
Matching heart and infinity wrist tattoos
Black and grey geometric dotwork tattoo of overlapping triangles, a circle and squares on a forearm, with a second example on the other arm.
Geometric dotwork tattoos on two forearms
Black and grey realism tattoo of a vintage coupe with whitewall tyres and smoky clouds on the forearm.
Vintage car tattoo on forearm
Black and grey pharaoh portrait tattoos with striped nemes headdresses on two forearms, with the hands clasped together.
Pharaoh portraits on two forearms
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a pocket compass over a faded world map on the inner forearm.
Compass over a map on a forearm
Two matching forearm tattoos with black bird silhouettes, blue, teal and pink watercolour splashes, and the words Choose to keep going and this too shall pass beside a semicolon.
Matching semicolon and bird tattoos with watercolour
Forearm tattoo of a stacked spacecraft with black linework over a purple, pink and blue watercolour galaxy background.
Spacecraft over a watercolour galaxy on a forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of a fawn on the inner wrist of a hand resting palm up on a dark wooden floor.
Small fawn tattoo on the wrist