Give Style to Your Wrist

The craze of wrist tattoos are not new it has started many years ago. Initially, these tattoos were used by the coastal people with the sign of nautical star as the wearer believed that this tattoo sign will guide him in the sea & will protect him on his journey.

However, during the 50s to 60s, these tattoos were linked with gay & lesbian communities. In the primitive time, these tattoos were also worn by the people to protect them from dangerous disease.

In the current scenario, people apply wrist tattoos with or without any reason. Nowadays it is too much in trend. No doubt, tattoos look beautiful on any part of the body, however, the main reason behind so much popularity of wrist tattoos due to its most appealing location in our body. The wrist is one of the coolest parts to design a tattoo with the message a person wants to convey. There are various kinds of wrist tattoos apply by the people, like – bracelet tattoos, bird tattoos, butterfly tattoos, inspirational message tattoos, musical tattoos, flower tattoos etc.

There are lots of eye-catching tattoos online available from which a person can select according to his requirement & personality. The wrist is a common body part where a tattoo can easily be seen that is why most of the male & female prefer wrist tattoos. The selection & placement of tattoo is an important part to increase its effectiveness. People like to design tattoos on the inner as well as the outer side of the wrist. But inner tattoos are more effective due to the heart blood pulse closeness. As women are choosier than men they prefer wrist tattoos with meaningful messages. At a first glance, these wrist tattoos look simple but it means a lot to the wearer. These tattoos are available in different size & color with simple designs to complex designs.

Girls like cute wrist tattoos whereas boys & men like tribal tattoo designs. Couple tattoos are very much in a trend which reflects the love & devotion of the couple for each other. Wrist tattoo assists to beautify & increase the personality. The wrist is a small area which is not feasible for big tattoos that is why mostly youngsters prefer small wrist tattoos with angel wings, butterfly, cross & nautical stars. Bracelet tattoos are also used as jewelry by the girls. These tattoos make a person center of attraction between the surroundings. Message wrist tattoo is also one of the most popular tattoo designs which assist the wearer to express his or her feeling with the world. There is a huge collection of tattoos online available from which a person can select the best for him & can rock between his friends.

100. Parts of a sleeve Lam from Lament tattoo in Vietnam is working on.

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99. A little art from World of Warcraft done at Mastilnitsa, Sofia, Bulgaria

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98. Wrist forearm done today at garage inc on the Isle of Wight UK. This actually hurt more than my throat

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97. Work in progress unfinished popsurreal seahorse done by Casey Anderson at Guardian Arts in Fawn Grove, PA.

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96. Rabbit at Blue Rose Tattoo in Fort Worth, Tx hooked me up again with a sick cover up this time

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95. The Song of the Sea, done by Sarra Amy Stone at 67tattooshop, Prague, Czech Republic

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94. Trident tattoo by Derrick at scorpion sting in Ottawa, ON. Canada.

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93. First real tattoo! Done by Kara at Stay Gold Tattoo in Birmingham, AL

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92. Ana from Tintoretta Tattoo, Kansas City, MO, original art, free-handed

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91. What I sent my artist vs her finished work! Nicole @ Wells & Co Tattoo in Dayton OH

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90. My latest and first duck by isabela at avantgart in holbæk Denmark

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89. [Minnesota] PLEASE HELP, more info in comments. I got my first tattoo last thursday and im not sure if i messed up the healing process or not.

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88. My forearm bouquet done by Trinitey at 13th Hour Tattoo in Butler, PA. It features my bee friend, Albert!

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87. The never ending job stopper done by Necronomitron at Legacy Arts Tattoo in Addison Texas

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86. Got my first of many today!! Eric Johnson, Lowell Ink, Lowell, MA

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85. A strawberry by Andreas from Iron Ink in Vejle Denmark

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84. Inspired by a popular tattoo on this subreddit, here is my first tattoo. Done by Nicki N at Tymeless in Syracuse, NY

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83. Yes, the first one was done by a professional shop. Cover-up by Lindsey at Main St Tattoo in Mauldin, SC

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82. The Boy with the Lightning Scar; No Regrets Tattoo & Piercings, Champaign IL; Artist Yamil

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81. It’s not much, but I got my first (two!!) tattoos yesterday. Splash of Color in East Lansing, Mi ~this was the best I could do to picture both~

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80. Tame Impala – Currents (2015) // artist IG: badashtatts

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79. Bluebells and the number 22 for my Son who was born on my Birthday 22nd September, I love my first tattoo at 58

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78. My first tattoo – ASAN and Semicolon, done by Brittney at Roach and Company Tattoo Emporium in Clemson, SC

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77. My first piece done by Kane Wheadon at Autumn Rose Tattoo, Cardiff

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76. Paper Boat on a Wave – Kapital Ink, Lisburn – Luke Hogan

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75. my first tattoo; a heart pawprint done by Charlie H. at Forever Art Tattoos & Piercings in Hornell, NY

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74. My crow in the clouds: tattoo by John Henderson at Blacklist Tattoo in Albuquerque, NM.

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73. Got me a little grim reaper! Done by Jacey Love at Dorstocker Tattoos, Kent

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72. Bee! Done by Jordan at Platinum Ink in Austin, TX

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71. Peony by Madeleine at Attitude Tattoo Studio, Oslo Norway

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70. Bear and Trinity done by Vee Hart at Reservoir Tattoo in Echo Park, CA (ODIN on the outer side to go with the trinity and bear)

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69. Her design on Totoro. Anna Cojocari – Warren Tattoo Los Angeles

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68. Realistic 3D Feather Tattoo w/ Drop Shadow by Nick Appolo out of Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania!

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67. Got my hand blasted by blackmagicjake in malmö classic tattoo Sweden

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66. Healed hand mandala by Shaun Von Sleaze, Keep the faith Social Club, Cardiff, UK.

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65. Here’s my Scott Pilgrim piece 6 months out. Done by Marc Womer at Steel City Tattoo in Bethlehem, PA

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64. My new watercolor scribble violet by Jess Pereira at Victorian Ink in Oxford MA!

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63. Estradiol and beautiful flowers done by David Boggins @ American Crow Tattoo in Gahanna, OH

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62. Lucky Number, Butterfly and Wire. Butterfly done at Green Lion Studios in East Grand Rapid

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61. 1 year 4 month old comparison of my first tattoo, done by Phil Sommers at Into The Woods in Dania Beach, FL

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60. My busy little bee. Done by Amelia at Fallen Angel Tattoo

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59. Our Anniversary Tattoos – Johnny Morris – Toxxxic Ink – Demoplis, AL

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58. Tattoo touch up done by Flayme at Lady Rouge tattoo parlour in Newcastle-under-Lyme

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57. Matching Penguins by Emily at Born This Way in Knoxville, TN

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56. My Spider-Man tattoo, done by Paige Unfeigned at Extraterrestrial Ink in Colorado Springs, Colorado (x-post r/Spiderman)

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55. Infinity Paw matching tattoo by Mike H at Sacred Art Tattoo Waikiki

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54. My wife and I got matching anniversary tattoos from Rene at Red Dagger, Houston TX

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53. Done by Jon @ new breed tattoo in Johnstown pa
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52. Coverup done by Bobby at Outlaw Custom Tattoo in Montgomery, Alabama

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51. Cover done by rene @ lucky 7 Assen

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50. Traditional rose by TattooSin from GotInk – Bridgeport, CT

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49. Sunflower by Andy Sharik at Boundless Tattoo in Plainfield

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48. My first tattoo. Geometric cat by Juan @ Victory Ink derby ks

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47. Done by Rafael Carlos at Age of Ink tattoos

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46. Small wrist hedgehog, my first! Done by Darren at Stallions and Galleons in Swansea

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45. Wolf Wrist tattoo

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44. Unique Small Wrist Tattoos

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43. Clever design that spans both wrists

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42. Small Wrist Tattoo

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41. Eye-catching Wrist tattoo

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40. Beautiful Wrist tattoo

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39. Small Compass tattoos

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38. key wrist tattoo idea

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37. Tiny small wrist tattoo

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36. Cherry blossom wrist tattoo design

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35. Bird tattoo on wrist

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34. Blue Feather Tattoo

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33. Cherry Blossom Tattoo Wrist Tattoos for Girls

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32. Snow white Disney cute wrist tattoos

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31. Beautiful butterflies

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30. Rose wrist tattoo

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29. Wrist tattoo

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28. Wrist Tattoo 

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27. Sun wrist tattoo

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26. Cute Star Wrist Tattoos Design

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25. Coral Snake Bracelet Tattoo

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24. Sunflower Tattoo

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23. Lion and Cub Tattoo

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22. Anderson has the Olympic rings tattooed

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21. Wrist Tattoo

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20. Cute Star Wrist Tattoos

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19. cute tattoos

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18. two butterflies wrist tattoo

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17. Simple Female Wrist Tattoos

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16. music wrist tattoo 

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15.  Freedom wrist tattoo

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14. Family wrist-tattoo

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13. Small-Wrist-Tattoos

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12. Dragonfly motif wrist tattoo

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11. Wrist Tattoo

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10. Butterfly wrist tattoo

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09. Tree Wrist Tattoo

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08. Feather wrist tattoo

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07. Butterfly tattoo

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06. open cage and fly away birds wrist tattoo

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05. Rabbit Tattoo

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04. Simple Female Wrist Tattoos

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03. A pair of swallows

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02. Wrist Tattoo Designs

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01. Wrist Tattoo Design

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