Hand tattoo ideas

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Black and grey traditional tattoo of a Tudor rose on an open palm, with sleeve tattoos visible on the forearms above.
Tudor rose on a palm
Fine black linework tattoo of a lace-style cameo framing a rose, covering the back of a hand and wrist, with a small coloured rose on one finger.
Lace cameo with rose on the back of a hand
Two clasped hands showing small red fine line tattoos: a K with a heart on one finger and a heart above a Q on the other.
Red K and Q heart tattoos on fingers
Close-up of the inner forearm with small black sans-serif capital lettering reading LOVE YOURSELF SO NO ONE HAS TO, with a small crescent moon tattoo visible on the hand.
Quote lettering on a forearm
Black and grey tattoos of an anchor, a ship and a small cross on the hand, forearm and upper arm of a person with long hair, against a dark background.
Anchor, ship and cross tattoos on an arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with ridged, textured bone across the back of a hand, resting on a dark leather surface.
Realistic skull on the back of a hand
Hand resting on floral fabric showing a small fine-line ornamental tattoo across one finger and single dot tattoos on two other fingers.
Small ornament and dots on fingers
Black lettering tattoo reading promise on a finger, shown in a three-panel photo.
Promise lettering on a finger
Two hands resting on a green sheet, each ring finger wearing a thin black band tattoo in a fine line style.
Thin black bands on two ring fingers
Black and grey traditional tattoos on a forearm and upper arm, including a swallow, a rose and dotwork dots, with a bird head on the hand.
Traditional arm sleeve with rose and swallow
Black ink lace-style floral ornament with dangling bead chains across the back of a hand and up the wrist.
Lace-style ornament across hand and wrist
Blue linework tattoos of dolphins and swirling bands across the back of a hand and the inner wrist, with a strip of matching designs at the right edge.
Blue dolphin and swirl tattoos on hand and wrist
Traditional style tattoo on the back of a hand showing a grey umbrella with yellow lightning bolts and blue raindrops, inside a circle of black lettering that reads you are the smell before the rain.
Umbrella and lightning with quote on the hand
Black and grey ornamental knotwork heart tattoo on the inner wrist, seen with the palm of the hand turned upwards.
Ornate knotwork heart on the wrist
Black and grey traditional tattoo of two swallows over a sun with rays and a flower, on the back of a hand.
Two swallows and a sun on the back of a hand
Small black wavy brushstroke tattoo on the side of a finger, shown on a hand with gold nail polish.
Small wave tattoo on a finger
White ink lettering tattoo reading I must not tell lies across the back of a clenched hand, shown in a close photograph.
White ink script across the back of a hand
Black ink botanical vine with leaves and small flowers curling across the inner wrist, with the palm and fingers raised behind it.
Scrolling vine and flowers on the wrist
Four solid black silhouettes of figures in flight, arranged in a diagonal line along the side of a finger, shown on a hand with black nail polish.
Flying silhouettes along a finger
Fine line black tattoo of a small cross on the wrist of a hand resting among legs under a grey duvet on a white bed.
Small cross tattoo on a wrist
Black ornamental scrollwork tattoo with swirls and pointed leaf-like forms across the inner wrist and back of the hand.
Black ornamental scrollwork across a wrist
Close-up of a hand with red-tipped nails and jewelled rings, showing a small fine-line script letter M tattoo on the back of the hand.
Script letter M tattoo on the back of a hand
Black and grey realism eagle head tattooed on the back of a hand, with the word SOUL in block lettering across the knuckles and fingers.
Eagle portrait on the back of a hand
Black ornamental blackwork tattoo on the back of a hand, worn with diamond rings and long nails against a white top.
Ornamental hand tattoo with diamond rings
Faded fine line infinity symbol tattoo on the back of the hand near the wrist.
Infinity symbol on the hand
Small black arrow tattoo running along the side of a finger on a hand forming a loose circle, with gold rings and a bracelet visible.
Small arrow tattoo on a finger
Small colour tattoo of a red apple on a finger of a hand resting on a patterned surface, with a gold ring on a neighbouring finger.
Small red apple tattoo on a finger
Five pairs of child hands on a white background, each marked with a colourful cartoon temporary tattoo of a cupcake, lipstick, donut, cookie or ice cream cup on the palm or back of the hand.
Child hands with cartoon temporary tattoos
Black fine line script tattoo reading c'est la vie across the back of a hand, shown in a close photograph.
Script phrase c'est la vie on a hand
Fine line black double chevron tattoos on the back of a hand and across one finger, with the hand resting near the neck.
Double chevron tattoos on the hand
Black and grey shaded rose with leaves and a thorned stem, tattooed on the back of a hand, in a botanical style.
Hanging rose on the back of a hand
Green zombie face with open mouth and a reaching green hand tattooed on a finger, with blood-spattered pink skin on the neighbouring finger.
Zombie face and hand on two fingers
Small black outlined paintbrush tattoo with a red brush tip running along a finger, photographed against a pale background.
Paintbrush tattoo on a finger
Two open palms show small black lettering tattoos on the wrists, one reading Better Halves and the other Best Friends, with wedding rings on both hands.
Matching lettering tattoos on two wrists
Two small colour bow tattoos on the fingers of two hands, a red bow on the left finger and a pink bow on the right, against a black polka dot background.
Red and pink bow tattoos on two fingers
Black and white photo of an infinity symbol tattoo on the inner wrist, with the words live the life you love set in script and block lettering.
Infinity symbol with live the life you love lettering
Black and grey axe tattoo on the back of a hand, with more tattoo work on the fingers and wrist.
Axe tattoo on the back of a hand
A tattooed forearm and hand on a car dashboard, with a grey cat biting a finger, showing dark forearm tattoos on the forearm and back of the hand.
Tattooed forearm with a grey cat on a car dashboard
Close-up of a small black fine line tattoo of an anchor with a heart on the side of a finger, held up between another hand.
Anchor and heart on a finger
Two hands and forearms with silver metallic lace-style temporary tattoos on the forearm and back of the hand, with rings on the fingers.
Silver metallic temporary tattoos on hands
Three small solid black swallow silhouettes in fine line style on the inside of a wrist, with the hand raised above.
Three small swallows on a wrist
Fine line black anchor tattoo with a heart at its base on the inner wrist, shown in a black and white photograph.
Small anchor and heart on a wrist
Colour realism tattoo of blue, orange and yellow flames climbing a forearm, with a flaming skull and a banner on the wrist.
Flames up the forearm with a skull on the wrist
Two hands with black and grey tattoos on the backs: a star with a crescent moon on the left hand and a dotted geometric pattern with maze motifs on the right.
Star and crescent moon, and geometric pattern on hands
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a crescent moon on a finger, with three small dots rising diagonally above it.
Dotwork crescent moon on a finger
Back view of a person with arms raised and hands on their head, showing black and grey tattoos on both forearms and a slogan print on a black denim jacket.
Black and grey forearm tattoos with raised arms
Black ink compass rose with feathers and compass point letters on the back of a hand, over a pink and green watercolour wash.
Compass and feathers on the back of a hand
Black botanical vine tattoo with leaves running across the back of a hand and down the fingers, with a second black tattoo band on another hand beside it.
Leafy vine tattoo across the back of a hand