Initial tattoo ideas

64 photos and flash · 63% Lettering, 36% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Two fine line script letters, a T and an R, each with a small heart, tattooed on pale inner forearms in a sepia photograph.
Script initials T and R with small hearts
Fine line black script letter C with a small heart on the inner wrist, shown with the hand raised and fingers curled.
Script initial C with tiny heart on wrist
Forearm tattoo of a pink awareness ribbon joined to a black heartbeat line, with script lettering reading fuck cancer and small grey letters DECD above.
Cancer awareness ribbon and heartbeat on a forearm
Two wrists side by side showing fine line black tattoos of an outlined heart above a letter B and an outlined heart above a letter M, placed on the inner wrist.
Heart and initial wrist tattoos
Fine line white ink script monogram tattoo on the inside of a wrist, shown against a pale cream background.
White ink script monogram on a wrist
Close photo of a black infinity symbol tattoo with two script initials and a small red heart in the centre, on skin.
Infinity symbol with script initials and heart
Interlaced Celtic heart knot tattoo with teal and blue shading and the letters K and R, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Celtic heart knot with initials on the wrist
Small black letter Y tattoo on the side of a person's torso, with one hand resting near it and a striped top.
Small letter Y tattoo on the side
A sheet of eight black line monogram designs in flourished lettering styles, with initials such as JM, CB, SB, AG, EJ and TS, shown on a plain white background.
Eight decorative monogram designs on white
Fine line black ink tattoo of three arrows with the initials C&Q above them, on the inside of a wrist.
Three arrows and C&Q on a wrist
Fine line black anchor tattoo with a heart at the top and the letters L and M beside the shank, on an ankle.
Anchor with heart and initials on an ankle
Fine line script monogram of the letters N and L in black ink on the inner wrist, photographed in black and white.
Script NL monogram on a wrist
Black and grey line drawing of a traditional-style anchor wrapped in ribbon banners, one reading FAMILY, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Anchor with family ribbon banners
Black and grey script lettering over a shaded block monogram on a forearm.
Script lettering over shaded monogram on forearm
Black ink drawing of an ornate capital letter A decorated with swirls, dots and leaf shapes on crumpled white paper, in a lettering design style with no body placement shown.
Ornate letter A with flourishes
Fine line tattoo design of a woman in profile with flowing red and black hair, overlaid with grey script initials.
Woman in profile with flowing hair and script
Close-up of a hand with four small fine line black monogram tattoos, one on each finger, sitting on the fingers of the hand.
Four monogram tattoos across the fingers
Close-up of a small fine line black tattoo of a heart with a looping script letter on the inner ankle, beside a bare foot on a wooden floor.
Fine line heart and script on an ankle
Black crown above a triangle with the letters FOB tattooed on the back of a hand, held beside a black wristband with white lettering.
Crown and FOB triangle on the back of a hand
Black ink drawing of an ornate capital letter D with acanthus leaf flourishes, shaded with fine hatching in a lettering style.
Ornate capital letter D with acanthus leaves
Black lettering tattoo of a serif letter R between two thin horizontal lines, forming a band around a finger on a hand.
Letter R finger band tattoo
Black lettering tattoo on the inner forearm showing stylised initials MTW above the script quote Open your mind Before your mouth.
Initials and quote on a forearm
Two hands with black script initial tattoos on the fingers, each finger wrapped in a green striped band, shown in a lettering style on the hand.
Script initial finger bands on two hands
Close photo of a small black fine line infinity tattoo with script initials A and R and a red heart between them, on skin.
Infinity symbol with initials and heart
Grey-shaded anchor tattoo with coiled rope and blue flowers on the top of a foot, with script lettering on the anchor stock.
Anchor and blue flowers on a foot
Fine line black tattoo of crossed arrows with the letters M and R and two small dots on a forearm, covered with cling film and tape.
Crossed arrows with M and R on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a shaded blue flower with an orange centre and a black script initial on a wrist.
Blue flower and script letter on a wrist
Black and grey tattoo of a shaded crown above a flowing script letter B, placed on the torso.
Crown over a script letter B
Black ink drawing of an interlocking script A and N monogram with a small heart in the centre, shown as a tattoo design on plain paper.
Interlocking A and N monogram with heart
Close-up of a fine line black script letter B tattooed on the side of a finger, with a grey fabric background.
Script letter B on a finger
Two matching fine line black tattoos of an infinity symbol crossed by an arrow, with the letters R and K, on two inner wrists.
Matching infinity and arrow wrist tattoos
Black fine line script letters b and k joined by a thin connecting line and a solid heart, shown as a tattoo design on a light grey background.
Script letters b and k with a heart
Grey shaded paw print tattoo on an ankle with an outlined script letter B and blue highlights on the letter.
Script B over a paw print on an ankle
Black and grey interlocking script monogram tattoo on the back of a person's neck, with large hoop earrings visible at either side.
Interlocking script monogram on the back of the neck
Shaded grey anchor wrapped in rope and decorated with blue flowers, with script initials on the stock, in a traditional style on the lower leg.
Anchor with rope and blue flowers on a calf
Small black ink tattoo of three circles, each with an arrow above and a letter inside, on the side of a finger.
Three circles with arrows on a finger
Two stacked photos show a fine line lowercase letter a on a man's middle finger knuckle and a fine line lowercase letter j on a woman's inner wrist.
Small letter tattoos on a finger and wrist
Two matching shaded heart tattoos with script initials on the ankles, one in red and one in grey.
Matching heart tattoos on ankles
Black and grey fine line infinity symbol tattoo with two footprints and script initials on the inner wrist.
Infinity symbol with footprints on wrist
Black lettering tattoo reading WOAH with a diamond ring in the O, with a smaller line of text beneath, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Woah slogan with diamond ring on wrist
Flash design of a pink pig sitting on a rose inside a heart made of petals, with the initials SJ above, in a botanical style with black linework and pink watercolour.
Pig and rose in a petal heart
Black line drawing of a crown above crossed arrows, a diamond at their centre and the letters N, A, X and J, on a plain white background.
Crown, crossed arrows and diamond design
Black and grey photo of two matching traditional-style crown tattoos with initials and small script, one on each person's ribs.
Matching crown tattoos on ribs
Small fine line black letter Q above a solid red heart tattoo on a person's skin, in a close-up photo.
Letter Q and red heart tattoo
Black script monogram of two interlocking letters with curling flourishes, tattooed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Interlocking script monogram on upper back
Black and grey photograph of a butterfly tattoo on the inner forearm, with a semicolon as its body, the letters AKF and a small infinity symbol below.
Butterfly with semicolon and initials on wrist
Two matching fine line black tattoos of an infinity loop crossed by an arrow, with the letters R and K, shown on two wrists.
Matching infinity and arrow wrist tattoos
Black line drawing of the initials E and M joined by a plus sign, with a fine-line botanical sprig on each side, shown on a white background as a tattoo design.
E and M initials with leafy sprigs