Letter tattoo ideas

351 photos and flash · 52% Lettering, 29% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Black ink stylised lettering tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand resting on an open Bible beside a pen.
Stylised letters on the inner wrist
Sepia photo of two small fine line script letters with tiny hearts, one on each inner wrist.
Two small script letters with hearts on wrists
Small tattoo of an open book with a pink cover and scattered grey letters above it, on the inner forearm.
Open book and floating letters on a forearm
Two sheets showing the word POWER stacked vertically in bold serif capitals, purple letters with an offset orange shadow, shown as a lettering design rather than on skin.
POWER lettering design on two transfer sheets
Back of a woman in a car showing a dark outlined tattoo of the word FUCK in blocky letters across her upper back, with a curled shape to the left.
Blocky word tattoo across upper back
Black and white photo of a shirtless torso showing fine line Chi-Rho symbols on both shoulders, a small cross on the abdomen and letters on the upper arms.
Chi-Rho symbols, cross and letters on torso
Hand-drawn flourished script monogram of interlocking letters in dark ink on a sepia background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Flourished script monogram design
Colour tattoo of blue three-dimensional block letterforms on a man's chest, shown as if tearing through the skin to reveal red beneath.
Blue 3D letterforms torn through skin on chest
Two small black script letter tattoos on the fingers of clasped hands, in a fine line lettering style.
Script letters on two fingers
Fine line lettering reading TOUGH ENOUGH in orange, teal, purple, green and yellow on the upper arm of a person in a striped top.
Multicoloured TOUGH ENOUGH lettering on upper arm
Two palms turned up showing a small black fine line arrow with feathered fletching, a single eye, and the words THE DEVIL WON'T KEEP TIL MORNING in black lettering.
Arrow, eye and quote on palms
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
Colour tattoo of orange poppies, green vines and a large decorative letter with swirling scrollwork on a person's limb, in a botanical style.
Poppies and a decorative letter on a limb
Black outline lettering spelling NICE, one letter on each finger of a hand, in a lettering style with ornate, decorative letterforms.
NICE lettered across four fingers
Fine-line black tattoo of angular capital letters with chevron symbols on the upper arm, in a lettering style.
Angular lettering with chevrons on an arm
Black and white photo of fingers with fine line tattoos spelling MEW, with a small cat face between the E and the W, on the hand.
MEW lettering with a cat on fingers
Black ink drawing of an ornate calligraphic letter with floral and leaf filling and stippled dotwork outlines, shown on white paper beside a quartz cluster and a fine liner pen.
Ornate floral lettering design in fine ink
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
Close view of a small black lettering tattoo of capital letters and numerals on the back of a hand, resting on an open Bible.
Small letter block tattoo on the back of a hand
Black serif lettering spelling LADYLIKE, one letter per finger across both hands, in a lettering style with pink nail polish visible.
LADYLIKE lettered across fingers
Colour tattoo of four stacked alphabet blocks spelling ISLA in Lettering style on the outer forearm of a person wearing a white t-shirt.
ISLA letter blocks on a forearm
Black lettering tattoo on the top of a foot, with a large bold ornamental letter beside the word Forever in cursive script.
Forever script with bold letter on a foot
Two small black lettering tattoos on the inner wrists, an X beside a solid black heart on the left and an O beside a heart on the right.
X and O with heart wrist tattoos
Black serif lowercase alphabet tattoo running across the ribs of a bare torso, with a hand with a ring holding the skin beside it.
Lowercase alphabet tattoo across the ribs
Small black fine line tattoo of two angular symbols above a right-pointing arrow, on the inside of a wrist.
Symbols and arrow on a wrist
Black and white photo of a man's hands with blackletter-style lettering tattooed across the fingers and back of the hands, in black ink.
Black lettering tattoos across fingers and hands
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 lettering tattoo of an interlocking script monogram with flowing swashes on the wrist, covered by clear plastic wrap.
Script monogram on a wrist
Black and white blackletter alphabet sheet showing upper and lower case letters A to Z in an ornate lettering style.
Blackletter alphabet lettering sheet
Three black letters N, Q and R, each set in a yellow circle, run down the outer forearm of a person wearing a green patterned dress and tan leather bracelets.
Letters N, Q and R on a forearm
Pencil sketch of an ornate swash design with shaded ribbon-like forms and curling scrolls, drawn on off-white paper.
Pencil sketch of an ornate scroll flourish
Pencil sketch of an interlocking script monogram in black and grey, drawn as a lettering design for a tattoo.
Interlocking script monogram sketch
Fine line black tattoo of two crossed lines with the letters H, A, S and D placed around the centre, on the inner upper arm.
Crossed lines with letters on upper arm
Small black XO lettering tattoo on the side of a finger, in a simple lettering style, held beside a white cigarette.
XO lettering on a finger
Black and white photo of two hands with TRUE and LOVE lettering on the fingers and a shaded lion head with wings on the backs of the hands, a small child's hands resting on top.
TRUE and LOVE lettering across the knuckles
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
Black and grey lettering tattoo reading Money in script on the back of a hand, with a large stylised letter and shaded scroll details above.
Money lettering on the back of a hand
Small black fine line script lettering with a looping swash tail on the forearm near the wrist, in a black and white photo.
Small script lettering on a forearm
Close photograph of a small black fine line tattoo of angular letter-like marks joined by a horizontal line, sitting on the inside of a wrist.
Angular letter marks on a wrist
Lettering tattoo on a forearm reading ;IGY6, with a teal semicolon, black serif letters and a red number 6.
Semicolon and IGY6 lettering on a forearm
Two hands with black lettering tattooed across the fingers, including a spiral letter form, worn with coffin-shaped rings and long pale nails.
Finger lettering and spiral tattoos on two hands
Fine line black script reading family inside an infinity symbol on the inner wrist, with small letters placed around it.
Family script inside an infinity symbol on a wrist
Black and grey blackletter lettering spelling HARES, running vertically down a forearm.
Vertical blackletter lettering on a forearm
Fine black line tattoo design of a G, a chevron, an inverted V and a V on a plain white background, with no body placement shown.
Minimal line G chevron and V design
Fine line black scrollwork monogram tattoo on the forearm, with looping flourishes enclosing stylised letters.
Scrolled monogram on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a circular wreath of pink roses, a blue flower and green leaves around blue-grey lettering, on the inner forearm.
Floral wreath with monogram on a forearm
Black and grey stylised lettering forming an armband tattoo around the upper arm, shown against a white sleeve.
Black lettering armband on upper arm