M uch like a fresh manicure, a hand tattoo can spark joy every time you look down. Each artist we spoke with for this story ...

From delicate fine-line florals to intricate geometric patterns, hand tattoos are the perfect blend of edgy and elegant, ...

One of the first applications of laser-stimulated fluorescence in anthropology, the tattoos contain lines only 0.1 millimeter ...

These tattoos can themselves be specially done to curve over the hand where the knots may coil around the fingers and across the knuckles. A mountain range tattoo on the hand may be a way of ...

Traditional Polynesian tattoos used a comb called “au” which was tapped with a mallet “sausau” to push the ink into the skin. Pushing ink into the skin by hand is an ancient practice.

the quick fix for the confusion is to have the words "kaliwa" and "kanan" inked on her left and right hand. "One of the best gifts I gave myself is being able to tell which is which," Eva shared on X.