Any four-letter words will fit but so too will eight-letter words across both hands and even across the insides of your hands. The Inner finger tattoos in script style can range from simple, flowing handwriting to bold, blocky letters to something more ornate.

6. Beastly Finger Tattoos

The challenge of a finger tattoo is fitting the right amount of detail into a small space to make it readable. One of the most fun applications involves a beastly design that shows off artistic skill to make a clear and readable animal image in only the width of a finger.

When you don’t want to commit to a massive animal portrait, or you just don’t have the real estate left for tattoo art, this is a great option. It takes an artist with a degree of confidence in their line work to make sure the image doesn’t blur and look amateurish.

Model and actress Cara Delevingne has a lion tattoo on the index finger of her right hand.

7. Skull Small Finger Tattoo

Skulls have long been a popular image in every tattoo shop. Skull finger tattoos are one of the most fun and unique ways to apply them. Unlike standard skull tattoos, the detail here has to be restrained because the space is so limited.

A competent artist needs to balance the design between simplicity and overly detailed to hit that sweet spot where the image is clear and recognizable without looking messy or overworked.

8. Clever Finger Tattoos

A tattoo design that flips your expectations is always eye-catching, so a clever finger tattoo is an excellent choice if you want to have a good conversation starter or just have people stare at your hands.

These small tattoo design concepts are best when the tattoo ink exploits the natural length of the finger or the shape of the hand and thumb as it tapers but they can also just use an elegant or unexpected design in a small space to be noticeable.