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
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
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 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
Small black-outlined infinity symbol with script letters R and M, a central heart and two red hearts, tattooed on the inner wrist.
Infinity symbol with R and M on wrist
Black lettering tattoo of the letters DA inside a circle of text reading Dumbledore's Army, on the upper arm in a close-up photo.
Dumbledore's Army initials on upper arm
Black line drawing of a heart outline containing blackletter-style lettering that reads Family, with a large decorative initial F, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Family lettering in a heart outline
Black ink lettering reading Once Upon A Time with vine and leaf flourishes across the forearm, in a lettering and botanical style.
Once Upon A Time lettering with vines on forearm
Close-up photo of a small black script tattoo of the letters D and A on skin, with fine body hair visible around it.
Small black script initials on skin
Black lettering tattoo on an upper arm, with a quote set in a circle around a central blackletter-style monogram.
Circular quote tattoo with monogram on upper arm
Two interlocked hands show matching black script monogram tattoos on the ring fingers, in a lettering style.
Script monogram on two ring fingers
Fine line infinity symbol tattoo with two script initials and a small red heart, placed on a person's upper back.
Infinity symbol with initials and heart on upper back
Black and white photo of four fingers with fine line tattoos: the letters M, E and W and a small cat face, one on each finger, placed on the hand.
Letters and a cat on four fingers
Black and white photo of a tiny fine line capital letter M tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Small letter M on the inner forearm
Black lettering tattoo across a woman's upper back, with an ornate decorative initial A and a four-line verse in a gothic-style serif, photographed from behind.
Quote lettering across a woman's upper back
Small black serif letter V lettering tattoo on the wrist, with blurred green foliage and a pale flower behind the arm.
Serif letter V on the wrist
Black and white photo of two small lettering and symbol tattoos, one on the back of a hand and one on a wrist, with a second tattooed arm visible at the top right.
Small letter and symbol tattoos on hand and wrist