Latin phrase tattoo ideas

54 photos and flash · 98% Lettering, 43% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Close view of a fine line script tattoo reading tempus fugit in dark ink across the upper back, between the shoulder blades.
Tempus fugit script on upper back
Black fine line script reading alis volat propriis with a small bird silhouette in flight, shown on a pale grey background.
Alis volat propriis script with bird
Black and grey script lettering reading Dum Spiro Spero on an upper arm, with a dotwork stipple shading halo around the letters.
Dum Spiro Spero script lettering on upper arm
Fine line black script tattoo reading Vincit qui se vincit along the side of the ribs.
Latin script quote along the ribs
Sheet of black script lettering samples spelling Alis volat propriis in several calligraphic styles, shown on a plain white background with no body placement.
Script lettering samples in several fonts
Fine line script tattoo reading lux in tenebris across the upper back, shown in a black and white photo of a person with their hair in a loose bun.
Small script phrase on upper back
Close photo of a fine line black script tattoo reading alia volat propriis across the upper chest, below a black lace bra strap and above a grey vest top.
Fine line Latin script on upper chest
Close-up of a fine line script tattoo reading Vincit qui se vincit across the upper chest near the collarbone.
Latin script quote along the collarbone
Black and white photo of a black script tattoo reading alis volat propriis along the side of the ribs, in a lettering style.
Latin script phrase along the ribs
Two matching black script tattoos reading Post tenebras lux, one on each forearm, with flowing lettering and a small swirl at the end of the phrase.
Post tenebras lux lettering on forearms
Black and grey lettering tattoo reading amor vincit omnia in cursive script along the ribs, with a hand wearing a ring resting above it.
Amor vincit omnia script on the ribs
Fine line black script tattoo reading esse quam videri across the top of a bare foot, with dark painted toenails visible.
Latin script phrase across a foot
Flash sheet of six black serif Latin phrases with English translations and sizes, including Silentium est aureum, Veni vidi vici and Carpe diem, for tattoo lettering designs.
Latin phrase lettering flash sheet
Three lines of fine black script lettering reading aut viam inveniam aut faciam, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Latin script lettering on upper back
Black and grey script tattoo reading semper ad meliora on a forearm, photographed in black and white.
Semper ad meliora script on a forearm
Black script lettering reading sic parvis magna across a man's upper back near the shoulder, with framed pictures on the wall behind.
Script lettering across a shoulder
Black lettering reading HIC ET NUNC, set in a serif style, running diagonally across a man's forearm.
Hic et nunc lettering on a forearm
Black script lettering arranged in the shape of a cross on a white background, a lettering design with no body placement shown.
Cross-shaped script lettering design
Black and white photo of a clenched fist showing the words sola gratia in fine line script lettering on the inner wrist.
Sola gratia script lettering on the wrist
Two black script tattoos, one reading amica mea on the back and one reading soror mea on the inner forearm.
Amica mea and soror mea script on back and forearm
Black ink lettering reading Nosce te ipsum in a joined script style, running diagonally across a forearm.
Latin lettering across a forearm
Black script lettering tattoo reading Veni vidi vici along a finger, with a large gold ring and red nails visible on the hand.
Veni vidi vici script on finger
Black and grey fine script tattoo reading lux in tenebris along the forearm, shown in a black and white photograph.
Lux in tenebris script on a forearm
Black fine script lettering tattoo of a Latin phrase across the lower back of a person wearing white shorts and a braided belt.
Latin script tattoo across the lower back
Black and grey fine serif lettering reading tempus neminem manet across the upper back near the shoulder blade, with a hand resting on the shoulder.
Latin lettering across upper back
Colour sunflower with black script reading A Cruce Salus across the top of a foot, with red toenail polish.
Sunflower and script on the top of a foot
Black and white photo of the script phrase Dum Spiro Spero tattooed along a forearm, with a metal watch on the wrist.
Dum Spiro Spero script on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of the Latin phrase carpe diem in script across the inner wrist and forearm.
Carpe diem script on a wrist
Black script tattoo reading Amor Vincit Omnia along the side ribs, shown in two photos side by side.
Amor Vincit Omnia script on the ribs
Black fine line script tattoo reading what appears to be in omnia paratus, placed on the inner forearm of a hand held out against a plain grey background.
Small script line tattoo on a forearm
Black flowing script lettering reading Veni Vidi Vici on a white background, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Veni Vidi Vici in flowing script
Close view of a small black fine lettering tattoo reading VENI VIDI VICI in capitals across the inner forearm.
Veni vidi vici lettering on a forearm
Black lettering reading Via Veritas Vita, in a blackletter-style font, across the inner forearm against a red fabric background.
Via Veritas Vita lettering on a forearm
Close photo of a black fine line script tattoo reading dum spero spero along the ribs, worn beneath a black lace bandeau top.
Dum spero spero script on the ribs
Black and grey script tattoo reading Vincit qui se vincit with a shaded rose and stem on the side of the ribs, in a fine line and realism style.
Latin script motto with a shaded rose
Close-up of three lines of black Veni Vidi Vici lettering in a typewriter-style font on the inner forearm, near the wrist.
Veni Vidi Vici lettering on a forearm
Black fine line cursive lettering reading ad infinitum on the side ribs, with a hand holding a red fabric above it.
Ad infinitum script on the side ribs
Black script lettering reading Carpe Librum on the inner wrist, shown in a close photograph of the arm.
Carpe Librum script on the wrist
Two photos of fine line black script lettering: the words amica mea on the upper back near the neck, and soror mea on the inner forearm.
Script lettering on upper back and forearm
Close-up of a black fine line script tattoo reading ad maiora with a small hand-drawn arrow above it, on the inner wrist beside a world map watch.
Ad maiora script on the inner wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of an adult elephant leading a calf, with the script words Omnia Vincit Amor beneath, on a person's upper back.
Elephant and calf with Latin script on upper back
Black fine line script reading alis volat propriis between two shaded wings, tattooed on the upper arm.
Script phrase with wings on upper arm
Fine line script tattoo reading Dum spiro spero in dark blue-violet ink on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Latin script tattoo near the collarbone
Fine line black script tattoo of a Latin quote running across the upper back.
Latin script quote across upper back
Fine line black script tattoo reading semper ad meliora on the inner upper arm of a woman with long hair, lifted arm, gold bracelets.
Semper ad meliora script on upper arm
Black script lettering reading Veni Vidi Vici on a plain white background, shown as a tattoo design in a fine line lettering style.
Veni Vidi Vici in script lettering
Black calligraphic lettering on white reading Improvidus, Asto, quod Victum, with the English line Improvise, Adapt, and Overcome beneath, shown as a lettering design without a body placement.
Latin motto in calligraphic script
Fine line black script reading alis volat propriis across the inner forearm, with a cream knit sleeve and denim in the background.
Latin script phrase on a forearm