Much like a fresh manicure, a hand tattoo can spark joy every time you look down. Each artist we spoke with for this story mentioned a growing interest in hand tattoos among their clientele. Some ...

CHAD TAFOLLA AND his friends used to call hand tattoos “job stoppers.” A little ink around the knuckles would surely make someone unhirable, no? Mr. Tafolla, 39, whose body was already amply tattooed ...

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With all the rich historical context around hand tattoos, some tattoo artists decline inking the spot altogether to avoid cultural appropriation. Other artists might say no to first-time tattoos in ...

From her early role in Girl, Interrupted to her more recent foray into the world of superheros in Eternals, Angelina Jolie has no doubt secured her status as one of most sought-after, beloved actors ...

The Coast Guard announced it updated its tattoo policy, easing rules to allow larger hand tattoos and ink behind each ear. Coast Guardsmen can now have an up to 2.5 inch tattoo on each hand, larger ...

The tattoo industry has a history of catering to a community outside the mainstream, but until recently, that community of outsiders has looked fairly homogenous (read: white and male). Tea Leigh, a ...

So coined 'stick 'n' poke' tattooing, the non-electric method that's done freestyle with needle and ink, is having a major moment – ironic given that it's an ancient art form. While the technique has ...

A change to Coast Guard tattoo policy will allow Coast Guardsman or recruits to have (small) tattoos on their hands or some fingers. The policy allows for one tattoo per hand on a single finger, ...

PHOENIX (KSAZ) --Artists in Japan have been creating permanent body art, well before the tattoo machine was invented. They did (and still do) create tattoos by hand, and there's a local artist who ...

A dyslexic teenager got a "left" and a "right" tattoo on her hands so that she can learn how to drive. Alexis Morris, 16, struggles to tell left from right and was finding it impossible to get through ...