Hand tattoo ideas

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Black and grey ornate heart tattoo on the back of a hand, with a line of beaded dots running down towards the wrist.
Ornate heart with bead chain on hand
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of an eye with radiating lines on the middle finger of a hand.
Eye with rays on a middle finger
Black and grey cartoon tattoos of Mickey and Minnie Mouse kissing, one on each of two adjacent fingers of a hand.
Mickey and Minnie kissing tattoos on fingers
Black and white photo of two small crown tattoos on the fingers of a pair of hands, one an outline crown and one solid black, in fine line and blackwork styles, against a white brick wall.
Small crowns on two fingers
Pink lotus flower tattoo with a black outline and yellow centre on the back of a hand, with buds and petals across the wrist in a neo-traditional style.
Pink lotus tattoo on the back of a hand
Small black linework symbol tattooed on the side of a finger, held beside an open book with printed text.
Small black symbol tattoo on a finger
Black and white photo of two tiny fine line tattoos, a sun and a crescent, on the inner wrist beside a black strap.
Tiny sun and crescent on the wrist
Fine line gemstone tattoos in mixed colours across the fingers of two hands held over a woman's face, placed on the fingers.
Tiny gemstone tattoos across fingers
Close-up of a hand with orange nails showing a small fine line black tattoo of the female symbol on the side of the ring finger.
Small female symbol on a ring finger
Fine line black constellation tattoo of small dots joined by thin lines on the middle finger of a hand.
Constellation tattoo on a middle finger
Two open palms, each with a black outline tattoo of a heart split down the middle, with the words FUCK and YOU written across the two halves.
Split heart tattoos on both palms
Black and grey photograph of a man's back and raised arms covered in skeletal anatomy tattoos, including a skull, ribcage, spine and spiders.
Skeletal back and arms tattoo, black and grey
Black and grey geometric lotus mandala tattoo on a person's chest, seen in a mirror selfie while they wear a blue bikini.
Black and grey lotus mandala on chest
Small grey shaded owl tattoo with yellow eyes on the middle finger of a clenched hand.
Small owl tattoo on a finger
Black ink mandala tattoo with floral motifs and dotwork shading across the back of a hand and onto the forearm, resting on a teal patterned cloth.
Mandala tattoo across hand and forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's face with a shaded mane on the side of a finger, shown on a hand resting on a dark leather surface.
Lion face tattoo on a finger
Black script lettering on the ring finger of a clenched hand, sitting just above a dark metal band.
Black script name tattoo on a ring finger
Dark brown henna floral design with dotted borders, swirls and leaf motifs across the back of a hand and fingers, styled as a botanical design.
Henna floral design across the back of a hand
Close-up of a hand with small black geometric tattoos of dots, lines, a triangle and a cross on the fingers, worn with gold and silver rings.
Small geometric finger tattoos on a hand
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose merged with a clock face with Roman numerals and gears, on the back of a hand.
Rose and clock face on the hand
Fine line black tattoos on several fingers of a hand, including an eye, a crescent moon, a small mountain and a mandala-style lotus on the hand.
Small finger tattoos: eye, moon and lotus
Two open hands with silver and blue metallic geometric designs on the fingers, palms and wrists, styled with rings and bracelets.
Silver metallic geometric designs on both hands
Traditional style tattoo of a red and yellow flower with an eye inside a heart across the back of a hand, with a chrysanthemum on the forearm above.
Eye in heart flower on the back of a hand
Blue UV-reactive lettering reading Lumos with a starburst on the back of a hand, photographed under ultraviolet light.
Glowing Lumos lettering with starburst on the hand
Black script lettering reading promise along the side of a finger, with a diamond eternity ring on another finger.
Promise lettering on a finger
Close-up of a hand with black nail polish showing a black barcode tattoo on the wrist and a small heart-shaped barcode tattoo on a finger.
Barcode tattoos on a finger and wrist
Black blackwork spiral heart tattoo on the palm of a hand held open, with heavily tattooed arms and legs of a kneeling person on grass behind it.
Spiral heart tattoo on a palm
Black ink lettering M, E and W with a small star across the fingers of a hand, placed on the knuckles, with gold glitter nail polish.
Letters M, E, W and a star on fingers
Black and grey shaded anatomical heart with a red triangle outline and red arrows on the side of the ribs.
Anatomical heart with red triangle on ribs
Black and grey fine line outline of the world map on the inside of a wrist, with the hand resting palm up on a light surface.
World map outline on a wrist
Three small red fine line heart tattoos on wrists and hands, photographed in black and white with the ink left in colour.
Three small red hearts on wrists
Dark brown henna design with diamonds, dotted lines and leaf-like fern motifs across the back of a hand and fingers, with a silver ring on one finger.
Geometric henna on the back of a hand
Black script tattoos reading blame, hate, love and promise, one word on each of four fingers of a hand held against a pale background.
Blame, hate, love and promise on fingers
Close view of a heavily tattooed arm with a bold traditional rose and other coloured designs on the forearm, and dark tattooed knuckles and hand resting on a bare thigh.
Traditional rose sleeve with hand tattoos
Fresh red outline tattoo of a small three-loop clover motif on the side of a finger, wrapped in clear plastic film.
Small outlined clover on a finger
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork mandala tattoos covering a woman's thigh and calf, with a further design on her forearm, while she sits on sand.
Blackwork mandala leg sleeve on sand
Small black lettering on the top of a finger reads Sm:)e, with the colon and bracket forming a smiley in place of the i.
Smile lettering with smiley on finger
Gold metallic temporary tattoo of a teardrop medallion with dots across the back of a hand, with a patterned cuff on the wrist, on a person lying on sand.
Gold metallic hand chain and wrist cuff
Black lettering reading STAY and SOFT on the backs of two clasped hands, with a small black and grey insect motif near one wrist.
STAY and SOFT lettering on two hands
Close view of a woman with crossed hands showing traditional tattoos with dark outlines and red and orange colour on the back of both hands and wrists, plus small black symbols on the fingers.
Traditional hand tattoos with finger symbols
Small black fine line tattoo of an elephant with its trunk raised, on the inner wrist, shown beside a coin for scale.
Tiny elephant line tattoo on wrist
Two hands with the words fuck it in black cursive lettering tattooed along the fingers, one set with long nails and rings.
Script phrase tattooed across two fingers
Black and grey lettering tattooed across the fingers of both hands, with silver moth rings on the middle fingers.
Finger lettering with silver moth rings
Black fine line tattoos of a star, crescent moon and eye with rays on the fingers and back of a hand, worn alongside black jewelled rings.
Fine line star, moon and eye tattoos on fingers
Black ink tattoo of two paw prints, an infinity loop and a small outlined heart on the inner wrist, in fine line style.
Paw prints and infinity heart on a wrist
Black blackwork band tattoo with geometric patterns, dots and wave lines wrapping the upper thigh, with a small heart tattoo on a finger.
Geometric blackwork band on a thigh
Black and grey photograph of a small owl tattoo on the back of a hand, in a fine line style, near the base of the middle finger.
Small owl tattoo on the back of a hand
Small grey-shaded elephant head tattoo on the side of a finger, shown in a close photo of a hand resting on a dark blue surface.
Small elephant head on a finger