Hand tattoo ideas

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Fine line outline tattoos of a world map on the left wrist and a small aeroplane on the right wrist, shown with both palms facing up.
World map and aeroplane on two wrists
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a small cross with a dotted chain above it, on the side of a finger, with silver rings on the hand.
Small cross with dotted chain on a finger
A hand photographed under ultraviolet light, showing a glowing cyan scrollwork tattoo with swirls and leaves on the back of the hand near the wrist.
Glowing UV scrollwork tattoo on hand
Small black and grey rose tattoo with a bold outline on the side of a finger, photographed on a hand against a dark leather surface.
Small rose on a finger
Small solid black silhouette tattoos of figures in flight, arranged in a line along the side of an index finger, held near a woman's chin.
Flying silhouettes along a finger
Two hands with small fine-line black infinity symbol tattoos on their ring fingers, set against white orchids.
Matching infinity symbols on two ring fingers
Two hands with the word promise in black script tattooed along the side of a finger, with one finger raised in front.
Promise script tattoos on two fingers
Black handwritten-style lettering reading I LOVE YOU along a finger, with a diamond ring on the neighbouring finger.
I love you lettering on a finger
Close photo of small black script lettering tattooed on the side of a finger, with two hands held together.
Small script lettering on a finger
Back of two hands with a grey shaded lotus on one and a coloured traditional rose on the other, plus small finger tattoos spelling DOLL and FACE.
Rose and lotus hand tattoos with finger lettering
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a dotted sigil with arcs and a vertical line on the side of a finger, with two silver rings worn on the hand.
Dotted sigil on a finger
Close view of white geometric patterns with dots and lines across the back of a hand and onto the wrist, with rings on the fingers and denim shorts in the background.
White geometric hand and wrist design
Fine line black script lettering tattooed along a finger, on a hand with white-tipped nails against a pink leopard print background.
Script word tattoo on a finger
Two overlapping hands show black and grey chain link tattoos on fingers, one on the top hand and one on the lower hand, in a close-up on a patterned background.
Chain link tattoos on two fingers
Collage of an abstract ornamental tattoo across a hand, fingers and forearm, with black linework, purple shading and an eye motif.
Eye and swirl tattoo on hand and forearm
Fine line black outline heart tattoo on a finger, with a hand resting on a steering wheel and long purple matte nails.
Outlined heart tattoo on a finger
Black and white photo of a hand with a small black wavy line tattoo on the side of one finger.
Small wavy line tattoo on a finger
Several tattooed arms and hands wrapped together, showing a black and grey figure on a forearm, a compass design on an upper arm and small lettering on the fingers.
Intertwined tattooed arms and hands
Three raised wrists with gold foil temporary tattoos reading bride tribe in brush script, against a sandy beach and blue sky.
Gold bride tribe script on wrists
Small solid black heart tattoo on the thumb of an open palm held up towards the camera, against a dark patterned background.
Tiny black heart on thumb
Black ink tattoos on the back and fingers of a hand, including a shaded butterfly, a leafy vine with a flower, and small geometric symbols.
Butterfly, vine and symbols on a hand
Small fine line gold metallic bee tattoo on the inner wrist, seen against a warm wooden background.
Small gold bee on the wrist
Two hands show a blue seahorse tattoo running from the back of the hand along the fingers, with blue outlines and shading.
Blue seahorse tattoo across fingers and hand
Fine line black crown tattoo on the middle finger of a hand with pale pink long nails and a rhinestone accent.
Small crown tattoo on a finger
Small coloured planet tattoo in a diagonal row running from the wrist across the back of a hand, with white lace fabric behind.
Planet row tattoo across the hand
Close-up of a black mandala design covering the back of a hand, worn with several silver rings and green-grey nails, on a cream fur background.
Black mandala design on the back of a hand
Black and grey realistic eye tattoo on the back of a hand, with the fingers shaded solid black and skull-like details on the middle fingers.
Realistic eye tattoo on the back of a hand
Black fine line tattoo of two feathers wrapping around the wrist of a hand held against a plain pale background.
Two feathers on a wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head covering the back of a hand, with the mane extending towards the wrist and pale pink nails and gold rings visible.
Realistic lion portrait on the back of a hand
Close view of a hand with small finger lettering and a cross, pointing at a white t-shirt, with a black-grey upper arm tattoo and red script on the arm.
Finger lettering and red script on upper arm
Two clasped hands show matching double line band tattoos in dark blue ink on the ring fingers, with a music note tattoo visible on the arm.
Double line bands on ring fingers
Fine line black outline of a sitting dog with a small solid red heart above it, tattooed on the side of a finger.
Dog outline and red heart on a finger
Close crop of a woman in a white crop top wearing gold metallic temporary tattoos of a peacock feather on the chest, a triangle band on the upper arm and a triangle on the hand.
Gold peacock feather and triangle temporary tattoos
Colour traditional-style tattoo on the back of a hand showing a dark castle silhouette under a starry purple and orange sky, inside a crescent, with a Deathly Hallows symbol below.
Castle and Deathly Hallows symbol on the hand
Black ink lettering reading Lenny=white and Carl=black tattooed on a palm, shown above a cartoon hand with the same text.
Lenny=white and Carl=black tattoo on palm
Small colour tattoo of a teacup with a pink rose, green leaves and a tea bag tag on the side of a finger, held by a gloved hand.
Teacup and rose on a finger
Close photo of a hand with a bold black tribal blackwork tattoo of chevrons, hexagons and bands covering the back of the hand, fingers and wrist.
Blackwork tribal pattern across the hand
Black ink stylised lettering tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand resting on an open Bible beside a pen.
Stylised letters on the inner wrist
Close photo of a fine line black script tattoo reading free along the back of a hand, with a woman resting her hand on her denim-clad shoulder.
Free script lettering on the back of a hand
Pencil sketch of an open hand with the words Promise, love, PROVOKE, DIRECTION and Good Luck written around the fingers, shown as a tattoo design idea.
Hand sketch with word designs
Close-up of a hand with black nail polish showing a small black eye with radiating lines on the middle finger and a triangle with circle and line symbol on the ring finger.
Eye and triangle tattoos on fingers
Fine line black arrow tattoo on the back of a hand, with the lowercase word breathe in lettering on the forearm below it.
Arrow and breathe lettering on a forearm
Two small black scissor tattoos on the fingers of two hands with pink nails, held together in front of a green wall.
Small scissor tattoos on two fingers
Fine line skull and crossbones tattoo in black ink on the middle finger of a clenched fist.
Small skull and crossbones on a finger
Small traditional-style tattoo of a grey oval with blue and red starburst rays on the middle finger of a hand held in a loose fist.
Small starburst and oval on a finger
Black ornamental mandala and paisley tattoo on the back of a hand and wrist, with several silver rings and black nail polish.
Mandala and paisley tattoo on the back of a hand
Dark ornamental mandala design covering the back of a hand and wrist, with fine lines extending onto the fingers.
Mandala design on the back of a hand
Close-up of a small black outline tattoo of an elephant on the side of a finger, in a fine line style, against a red background.
Small elephant outline on a finger