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Wrist tattoos have a rep for being painful, which makes total sense considering how delicate and thin the skin covering the wrists is. Yet, the high pain levels don't seem to discourage inkheads from getting their wrists tatted since wrist tattoo designs are incredibly popular.

It's not surprising that many men (and increasingly women) contemplating a sleeve in the future go for wrist or forearm tattoos as their starting points. However, small wrist tattoos don't necessarily have to evolve into full sleeves (although the temptation is high). Since our wrists are exposed most of the time, they make the perfect location for meaningful wrist tattoos and designs that we don't mind being seen by others. Hence, if you don't mind being asked to show your wrist tattoo up close every time you shake someone's hand, roll up your sleeves, or take off your gloves, it's unlikely that you would regret the placement. However, unlike, for example, spine tattoos, you should be aware that you will be the one seeing it every day. Hence, if you get bored and tired of wearing the same jewelry or accessories over and over again, you may want to rethink whether your wrist really is the best placement for an adornment as permanent as a tattoo.

If you answered positively, look at the list featuring unique wrist tattoos we've compiled below, and feel free to use the tattoo ideas to inspire your personal design. As always, upvote the wrist tattoo ideas you liked the most and let us know whether you have a wrist tattoo. And if you do, we are super excited to see it, so please share a photo of it in the comments!

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My Sunflower And Moon Tattoo Is All Healed, I Think! The One Closer To The Wrist (Home) Was My First Tattoo

My Sunflower And Moon Tattoo Is All Healed, I Think! The One Closer To The Wrist (Home) Was My First Tattoo

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#5

Floral Wrist Piece

Floral Wrist Piece

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#6

Forest Wrist Sleeve

Forest Wrist Sleeve

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#8

I Love Working In This Style. Sweet Little Ornamental Moon Piece

I Love Working In This Style. Sweet Little Ornamental Moon Piece

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#10

Wave Moon

Wave Moon

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#13

Got Dad’s Handwriting In His Classic Xoxo

Got Dad’s Handwriting In His Classic Xoxo

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Saj
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Amazing ☺. I've been thinking about a tattoo to commemorate my Dad and this is a fantastic idea. Thank you x

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#17

Wrist Tattoo

Wrist Tattoo

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#18

Name Tattoo In Punjabi Calligraphy

Name Tattoo In Punjabi Calligraphy

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Aroace tiger (she/they/he)
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh cool! Wish I could read it but that's not a skill that was passed down the family sadly

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#19

Wrist Cuffs

Wrist Cuffs

"Have the other wrist with the same outline, just ran out of time for that coloring."

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#20

Handpoked Bracelet

Handpoked Bracelet

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#21

It's Loaded With Meaning And Makes My Heart Full

It's Loaded With Meaning And Makes My Heart Full

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#23

New Wrist Trees

New Wrist Trees

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#24

My Wrap Around Wrist Of Flowers

My Wrap Around Wrist Of Flowers

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#26

3 Matching Sibling Tattoos

3 Matching Sibling Tattoos

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#28

Music Notes Wrist Tattoo

Music Notes Wrist Tattoo

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#32

Butterly Tattoo

Butterly Tattoo

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#33

Ornamental Wrist Piece

Ornamental Wrist Piece

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#34

Pretty Lil Thing

Pretty Lil Thing

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#35

First Tattoo Today, Designed My Self With Inspo From X

First Tattoo Today, Designed My Self With Inspo From X

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#36

But First… Coffee

But First… Coffee

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#37

North Star Tattoos

North Star Tattoos

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#38

Broken Chain Links Wrist Tattoo

Broken Chain Links Wrist Tattoo

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#39

Lumos And Nox Wrist Tattoos

Lumos And Nox Wrist Tattoos

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#40

Wrist Tattoo

Wrist Tattoo

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#41

Lotus Wrist Piece

Lotus Wrist Piece

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#43

Wrist Adornment Resembles The Birth Of A Mutated Cell

Wrist Adornment Resembles The Birth Of A Mutated Cell

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#44

My Wrist Tattoo

My Wrist Tattoo

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#45

Wrist Watch Tattoo

Wrist Watch Tattoo

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#46

Wedding Tattoo Idea

Wedding Tattoo Idea

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#47

Matching Wrist Tattoos

Matching Wrist Tattoos

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#48

Barbs Tattoos

Barbs Tattoos

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#50

Build Up Your Life & Fight Off Your Enemies

Build Up Your Life & Fight Off Your Enemies

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#52

Queen And King

Queen And King

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#55

Wrist Tattoo

Wrist Tattoo

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#56

Went To Nola On A Road Trip, And Got 2 New Wrist Tattoos

Went To Nola On A Road Trip, And Got 2 New Wrist Tattoos

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#57

Wrist Coverup

Wrist Coverup

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#58

Crisp Little Wrist Banger

Crisp Little Wrist Banger

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#59

Some Luck On The Wrist

Some Luck On The Wrist

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#60

Azura's Moon And Star Tattoo I Just Got Done

Azura's Moon And Star Tattoo I Just Got Done

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#62

Wrist Tattoo

Wrist Tattoo

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#63

The Couples That Get Tattooed Together... Well They Don't All Stay Together But At Least U Get A Cool Tattoo

The Couples That Get Tattooed Together... Well They Don't All Stay Together But At Least U Get A Cool Tattoo

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Wrist Tattoo

Wrist Tattoo

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Steven Dixon
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4 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If this was in color, or in either Trad or Realism style, it'd be sick

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Symmetrical Ornamental

Symmetrical Ornamental

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#73

Some Teeny Tiny Lettering

Some Teeny Tiny Lettering

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#74

“Earth” Lettering Tattoo In Green & Purple To Add To This Alice In Wonderland Sleeve

“Earth” Lettering Tattoo In Green & Purple To Add To This Alice In Wonderland Sleeve

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#75

City Skyline Tattoo

City Skyline Tattoo

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#76

Hannya Mask On Wrist

Hannya Mask On Wrist

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#77

Tattoo On My Right Wrist

Tattoo On My Right Wrist

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#78

Some Lil Wrist Sand Dollars

Some Lil Wrist Sand Dollars

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#79

Horoscope Sigs

Horoscope Sigs

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Lucky Number

Lucky Number

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#82

A Meaningful One

A Meaningful One

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#83

Cute Lettering

Cute Lettering

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#84

MLB Logo

MLB Logo

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Saj
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why would anyone do this? A love of baseball is understandable but there must be better tattoos to choose than that surely.....

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#85

Wrist Tattoo

Wrist Tattoo

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