Hand tattoo ideas

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Two hands pressed together showing matching white ink mandala tattoos with a rose-like centre on the backs of the hands.
White ink mandala on two hands
Close photograph of a hand with white ink ornamental designs stacked on the middle finger, against a blue denim background.
White ink ornamental designs on a finger
Black and grey realism tattoo of a snarling wolf across the back of a hand, with flowers and shading continuing up the forearm.
Snarling wolf on the back of a hand
Small black fine line starburst tattoo on a shoulder, with a small flower tattoo on a finger of the hand resting near it.
Starburst tattoo on a shoulder
Black geometric mandala tattoo on the side of a finger, with coral painted nails and a white towel beneath the hand.
Mandala tattoo on a finger
Black line tattoo of a heart-shaped wreath of flowers and leaves with a single drop below, on the inner wrist.
Floral heart wreath on the inner wrist
Silver metallic temporary tattoo of an ornate filigree design with black gems running from the wrist up the forearm and onto the hand.
Silver filigree design on forearm
Realism black and grey tattoo of a snarling lion on the back of a hand, with a rosary and cross running down the side of the hand.
Snarling lion tattoo on the back of a hand
Eight small colour tattoos of desserts on the fingers of a hand, including a lollipop, cupcake, cinnamon roll, ice cream cone, donut, waffle, sundae and cake slice.
Dessert tattoos across eight fingers
Close view of two hands resting on a knee, with fine line black tattoos of an arrow and sprig on the back of one hand and small stars and a crescent moon on the fingers.
Fine line hand tattoos with arrow and stars
Close-up of a hand covered in small black doodle tattoos of eyes, suns, spirals, stars and the numbers 999, placed across the fingers and back of the hand.
Doodle symbols across a hand
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger on the forearm running down to a shaded rose on the back of the hand.
Tiger sleeve and rose on the hand
Two small fine line tattoos on fingers, a ringed planet like Saturn on one finger and a rocket on the neighbouring finger, with orange painted nails.
Saturn and rocket finger tattoos
Black and grey photograph of the words LIKE A LADY tattooed in block lettering across the top of a finger, with dark painted nails on the hand.
Like a Lady lettering across fingers
Black and grey photo of two rows of fine line angular symbols tattooed on the hand and wrist, one above the other.
Two rows of angular glyphs on the hand
Black fine line lotus flower tattoo on the side of a raised middle finger, with a silver snake ring on the next finger.
Small lotus tattoo on a finger
Four small black playing card suit tattoos, a spade, heart, club and diamond, on the wrists of clasped hands, with a metal bangle and a woven bracelet nearby.
Four playing card suit tattoos on wrists
Fine line black ink tattoos of a sun, a ringed planet and a crescent moon, one on each of three fingers of a hand resting on a light fabric surface.
Sun, planet and moon finger tattoos
Black and grey tattoos on a clenched hand: a wolf head on the index finger, a square and compass on the middle finger, a rose on the ring finger and an eye in a triangle on the little finger.
Wolf, rose and eye tattoos on fingers
Fine line black wrist tattoo of a dotted and solid band with a small hanging geometric pendant, on a forearm and hand.
Fine line wrist band with small pendant
Black and white photo of a small fine-line script tattoo on the inner wrist, with a hand with striped nails visible above it.
Small script lettering on inner wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a moustached man's face covering the back of a hand, with a second face-like shape above the knuckles.
Moustached man portrait on the back of a hand
Fine line black outline tattoo of two small wings on the back of a wrist, with a hand resting on a wooden table.
Pair of outline wings on a wrist
Two hands with colourful neo-traditional tattoos on the backs: a cartoon robot holding a wrench on the left and a grinning green-capped face on the right.
Cartoon robot and grinning face on both hands
Black and grey realistic lion head tattoo on the side of a finger, with the mane and face shaded in fine detail.
Realistic lion head tattoo on a finger
Small black numerals and a slash tattooed along the side of a finger, with a silver camera ring on another finger of the same hand against a grey road surface.
Small numerals tattooed on a finger
A woman sits on sand wearing a bikini, showing a black and grey rose sleeve on her upper arm and forearm and a mandala-style tattoo on her hand.
Rose and mandala arm tattoos on a beach
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of cartoon cat characters with bows, flowers and sweets across the fingers of a hand.
Cartoon cat and candy sleeve across fingers
Black and white photograph of a hand making a V sign, with a small fine line angled tattoo on the skin between the index and middle finger.
Small angled line tattoo on hand
Black and grey sketched tattoo of a finger bone running along the back of a hand and index finger.
Finger bone tattoo on the hand
Small black fine line outline of a heart on the palm of a hand, held between two other hands.
Small outline heart on the hand
Fine line black treble clef and musical note tattoos on two fingers of a hand with red nail polish, against a pale background.
Treble clef and musical note on fingers
Small black outline peace symbol tattoo on the side of a finger, held up in a V sign against a cream fleece background.
Small peace symbol on a finger
Two hands held together, each showing a small black lettering tattoo on a finger, with silver rings nearby.
Small character tattoos on two fingers
Two clasped hands show matching geometric triangle tattoos, the larger one on the inner forearm with a purple galaxy fill and a smaller outlined pair on the hand.
Matching galaxy triangle tattoos on wrists
A woman holding a tabby kitten shows a traditional-style sleeve of red roses and flowers on her forearm, with a small crescent moon on her hand.
Kitten held by a woman with a floral forearm tattoo
Black and grey photograph of the word wanderlust in small serif lettering on the inner wrist of a hand with dark painted nails.
Wanderlust lettering on the inner wrist
Close-up of the word love in black cursive lettering tattooed along the side of a finger on a hand held up against a blurred background.
Love script tattoo on a finger
Small black outline diamond tattoo on the side of a finger in fine line style, with a thin silver ring on the neighbouring finger.
Small diamond tattoo on a finger
Black and white photo of a small black fine line tattoo reading love with a paw print on the side of a finger.
Small love script with paw print on a finger
Black and white photo of a hand with fingers spread, showing a small fine line tattoo of four moon phases in a diagonal row on the back of the hand near the thumb.
Four moon phases on the back of a hand
Black and white photo of a hand covered in small fine line doodle tattoos, including a diamond, a daisy, a pizza slice and words such as HOMEWRECKER, with a cigarette held between the fingers.
Small doodle tattoos across the back of a hand
Black handwritten lettering reading Riddikulus on a finger, beside a brass star-shaped ring on the same finger.
Riddikulus script on a finger
Realism sleeve tattoo on a forearm showing a wolf head at the top, a tiger face in the middle and a rose near the wrist, in black and grey shading.
Wolf, tiger and rose forearm sleeve
Black ink stag head with antlers above interlocking geometric triangles on the back of a hand, in a blackwork style.
Stag and geometric triangles on the hand
Close crop of a woman wearing gold metallic botanical scroll tattoos on her upper chest and an ornate gold filigree tattoo across her hand and wrist, against green leaves.
Gold leaf and filigree temporary tattoos on chest and wrist
Black line drawing of a hand gripping a tattoo machine, with roses and lotus leaves wrapped around the wrist and forearm in a traditional botanical style.
Hand holding a tattoo machine with roses
Black ink symbols on both palms and number words on the fingers, including a loop-and-cross sigil on the left palm and an eye on the right hand.
Symbols and number words on both palms and fingers