Letter tattoo ideas

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

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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
Fine line black compass rose merged with an atom diagram, tattooed centrally on the upper back below the neck.
Compass and atom tattoo on upper back
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 ink flash design of an ornate compass rose with the letters N, E, S and W and a shaded rose at the centre, drawn on a parchment-style background.
Compass rose with a central rose
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
Black fine line butterfly tattoo with a curling script letter beneath it, placed on the inner wrist and forearm.
Butterfly and script letter on wrist
Black and grey tattoo on a lower leg showing an eye inside a triangle with an ornate frame, a beetle below, and fine geometric construction lines.
Eye and beetle within geometric lines on a calf
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
Black repeating monogram pattern tattooed across the upper arm and forearm of a man wearing a grey tank top.
Repeating monogram pattern full arm sleeve
Black and grey stag head tattoo with large antlers on the back of a hand, with a small letter I tattooed on a finger.
Stag head tattoo on the back of a hand
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
Small fine line tattoo of an envelope outline with a red heart in its centre, placed at the base of the neck on the upper back, fine line style.
Envelope with red heart on upper back
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
Shaded purple lily tattoo with black stars, swirls and script letters on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Purple lily and stars on upper back
Black ink compass rose tattoo with ornate N, E, S and W letters on the ankle, above a cream slip-on shoe.
Compass rose on the ankle
Flash sheet of four black and grey tattoo designs: crossed arrows with a diamond, crossed arrows with a rose, solid crossed arrows, and crossed feathered arrows with letters and dots.
Crossed arrow tattoo flash sheet
Two hands held together showing small red tattoos of a K with a heart and a Q with a heart on the fingers, with grey script tattoos on the other hand.
King and queen of hearts on fingers
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
Close crop of a bearded man with a traditional-style diamond tattoo on his neck, a rose on the back of one hand and a female design on the other, with finger tattoos.
Neck diamond and hand tattoos on a bearded man
Black tribal-style compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W letters on the upper back of a person with dark hair.
Tribal compass rose on upper back
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
Black and grey realism style stag head tattoo with large antlers across the back of a hand and along the middle finger, with a small block letter I on another finger.
Stag head tattoo on the back of a hand
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
Neo-traditional colour tattoo on the thigh of an owl perched on a sealed envelope, with a castle and purple clouds behind it.
Owl on a letter with castle on thigh
Black line drawing of a compass rose with an eight-point star inside a ring, with the letters N, E, S and W at the cardinal points, shown on a plain white background.
Compass rose design with N, E, S and W
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
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
Fine line black scrollwork monogram tattoo on the forearm, with looping flourishes enclosing stylised letters.
Scrolled monogram on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of a bold geometric letter with a flock of small birds flying off it, on the inner forearm.
Flock of birds beside a bold letter
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
Three-panel photo of a large colour and grey sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a castle, a red steam train, a white owl, dragons and a hippogriff.
Hogwarts castle and steam train sleeve
Colourful tattoo of a child-like drawing on the inner forearm, showing a blue stick figure, a striped figure, a face and small flowers.
Child's drawing tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W points and two feathers hanging below, on the outer calf.
Compass rose with feathers on a calf
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W lettering on the upper arm, below a loose sleeve.
Compass rose tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey stylised lettering forming an armband tattoo around the upper arm, shown against a white sleeve.
Black lettering armband on upper arm
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
Close-up of a small black and grey wing tattoo with green lettering behind a person's ear, with feather detail and soft shading.
Small wing tattoo behind the ear
Pen and ink drawing of a tattoo design showing a snarling wolf, coiled snake, rosary and red mandala, in a neo-traditional style, with no body placement shown.
Wolf, snake and mandala tattoo design
Red and black blackletter capital letter with three black birds in flight, tattooed on a lower leg in a lettering style.
Blackletter initial with birds on a calf