Hand tattoo ideas

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Fine line tattoo of a corgi in black outline on the side of a finger, held up against a pale brick wall.
Corgi outline on a finger
Black script lettering reading Love yourself across the inner wrist, shown in a close photo of a raised hand with pink nail polish.
Love yourself script on the wrist
Two forearms with colourful traditional tattoos of roses, swallows, stars and a key, shown with palms facing up.
Traditional sleeves with roses and swallows on forearms
A woman in a black bikini sits on rocks by a river, showing a black blackwork tribal pattern on her left hand and forearm and black flame tattoos on her right upper arm.
Blackwork tribal and flame tattoos by a river
Two fingers bearing black script lettering that spells Promise, with the letter O replaced by a heart, placed on the finger.
Promise lettering on two fingers
Small black fine line treble clef tattoo on the side of a finger, shown on a hand wearing a turquoise ring and a textured band ring.
Treble clef on a finger
Close-up of a hand with four small playing card suit tattoos on the fingers: a black spade, a red diamond, a black club and a red heart.
Playing card suit tattoos on four fingers
Close view of a barber's tattooed hands holding a comb on a man's head, with a traditional skull on the knuckles and a coloured rose and dagger on the right hand.
Traditional hand tattoos while cutting hair
Black fine line geometric heart tattoo on the side of a finger, shown in a black and white photograph.
Small geometric heart on a finger
Small solid black blackwork raven silhouette perched on the side of a finger, shown in black and white.
Raven silhouette on a finger
Black fine line tattoo of a peace sign overlapping a heart on the side of a raised finger, with two thin rings on the hand.
Peace sign and heart on a finger
Black and grey dotwork lotus tattoo with geometric petals on the wrist and forearm, with small dots on the back of the hand.
Geometric lotus and dots on a wrist
Fine line black quotation marks tattooed on the inner wrist of a raised hand, with stacks of books blurred in the background.
Small quotation mark tattoo on the inner wrist
Fine line black chevron tattoo across the inner wrist, shown on a forearm against a dark top and striped background.
Fine line chevron across a wrist
A white ink mandala and lotus design on the back of a hand, with silver rings and white nails, in a botanical and geometric style on the hand.
White mandala and lotus on the back of a hand
Two hands clasped together showing black script lettering reading 'Do Us Part' and 'Til Death' tattooed on the hands and wrists, in a lettering style.
Matching 'Do Us Part' and 'Til Death' hand tattoos
Small pink and magenta butterflies in a soft watercolour-style design across the back of a hand and wrist, with a person's dark hair visible behind.
Pink butterflies across the back of a hand
Close view of a small black fine line curled motif tattoo on the wrist of a hand with the index finger extended.
Small black curl tattoo on the wrist
Black and grey floral tattoos cover a forearm and the back of a hand, with ornate lettering across the neck of a person with dark hair.
Floral sleeve and hand tattoos with neck lettering
Fine line black anchor tattoo on the side of a finger on a light-skinned hand against a dark background.
Small anchor tattoo on a finger
Small solid black star tattoos running along one finger of a hand with red nails, a ring and a wristwatch.
Black stars running along a finger
Black and grey fine line tattoos of dots, dashes and simple symbols across the fingers of a hand, shown in a black and white photograph.
Small dot and dash marks across fingers
Close-up of two hands held together, with a small fine line black letter K and heart on one finger and a heart and letter on the next, placed on the fingers.
Letters and hearts on two fingers
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading let go let God across the back of a hand's finger, resting on a thigh.
Let go let God script on a finger
Colour tattoo of a wide-eyed blue furry cartoon monster with an open toothy mouth across the back of a hand, with shading and a pink-tinged background.
Blue furry monster on the back of a hand
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a pineapple with pink flowers and teal leaves on the back of a hand, with a partly visible ribbon banner above.
Pineapple and pink flowers on the back of a hand
Two hands with small fine line tattoos on the fingers, a tree on one finger and an owl on another, in black ink.
Tree, owl and matching finger tattoos
Fine line black arrow tattoo on the side of a finger, photographed on a pale hand against a wooden floor.
Small arrow tattoo on a finger
Small black line tattoo of an anchor with a heart and cross on a finger, in a fine line style.
Anchor, heart and cross on a finger
Small solid heart tattoo in dusky pink ink on the side of a finger, with white painted nails.
Small heart tattoo on a finger
Small solid black giraffe silhouette tattoo on the back of a hand near the wrist, against a dark background.
Giraffe silhouette on the back of a hand
Close-up of two clenched fists with BURRITOS tattooed in grey ink across the fingers, a lettering tattoo on the hand.
Burritos spelt across knuckles
Close photo of a hand held up in a forest, with a small black pine tree tattoo on the palm below the thumb.
Small pine tree tattoo on the palm
Black butterfly design with swirls and a small heart trail on the back of a hand, in a bold henna-style linework.
Butterfly and heart design on the back of a hand
Two hands with small tattoos on the fingers and backs form a heart shape, with pink nail polish and the words Keep Calm and Love Ink overlaid in the centre.
Tattooed hands forming a heart
Two hands with dark, swirling scrollwork designs across the backs of the hands, wrists and fingers, shown against a dark teal background.
Swirling ornamental designs on both hands
Traditional colour tattoo of an open umbrella with lightning bolts, grey clouds and raindrops across the back of a hand.
Umbrella and lightning on the hand
Small black fine line moustache tattoo on a finger, with a tabby cat's nose and white paws pressed against it.
Small moustache tattoo on a finger with a cat
Black and white photo of a clenched fist with a small arrow tattoo on the middle finger, with rings on the adjacent finger.
Small arrow tattoo on a finger
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with chain and a rose on the back of a hand and wrist.
Pocket watch and rose on the hand
Close-up of a hand with small black angular lettering tattooed across the top of one finger, against a green grass background.
Angular lettering on a finger
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a thread spool with a thread running down to a needle across the finger on the back of a hand.
Spool of thread and needle on a hand
Traditional style tattoo of an eye within a yellow and green crescent moon, with a dagger through the top and black spiked rays behind it, on the back of a hand.
Eye in a crescent moon on the back of a hand
Black fine line ruler tattoo with tick marks across the middle section of a finger on a hand resting on a pale marble surface.
Ruler tattoo across a middle finger
Close-up of gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos on a forearm and hand, with geometric bands, scales and a small pineapple design.
Metallic geometric temporary tattoos on forearm and hand
Four small cartoon duck head tattoos in colour, one per finger on a hand, the first wearing a top hat and the others wearing coloured caps.
Cartoon duck heads across four fingers
Collage of nine small black tattoos on hands, wrists, neck and back, including birds in flight, an infinity symbol, a barcode and script lettering.
Nine small tattoos: birds, script and symbols
Close view of a woman's forearm and wrist with metallic gold and silver botanical and geometric tattoos, including a leaf vine band and a diamond pattern band.
Metallic leaf and geometric armband tattoos