Small wrist tattoo ideas

Why the wrist

The wrist suits small designs you want to see every day, and it is easy to cover with a watch or a sleeve when you need to. The inner wrist faces you and the outer wrist faces everyone else, so decide who the tattoo is for.

Size and placement

• Keep it simple. The wrist is small and curved, so a few clean lines read better than a lot of detail.
• Very small fine line work can blur as it ages, so a little bigger is usually safer. Ask your artist where their limit is.
• To see a design at real size, try it on with a daylight photo of your own wrist.

Before you take it to your artist

• An AI design is a starting point. Some tattoo artists say AI designs are often too detailed for the spot they are meant for, so expect your artist to simplify it.
• The free stencil is a clean line version that shows the line work. Your artist will still redraw it to fit your body.
• Check the size before you book: try the design on with a daylight photo of the spot.