Letter tattoo ideas

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

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Black fine line compass rose tattoo with W and S cardinal letters on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Compass rose on upper back
Black and grey realism style compass rose tattoo with shaded points, a fleur-de-lis at north and N, E, S and W lettering, on the lower leg near the ankle.
Compass rose on the lower leg
Grey serif lettering spelling the word arm, written vertically down the outer upper arm in a Lettering style.
The word arm in serif letters on upper arm
Back of a woman's head with a braided updo, showing a small black blackletter-style letter tattoo on the nape of the neck.
Blackletter letter on the nape of the neck
Two clasped hands resting on a wooden ledge, with black and grey finger lettering and geometric patterns on the knuckles and back of the hands.
Hands with finger lettering and geometric knuckle tattoos
Fine line black tattoo of a fish outline with letters inside, placed on the side of a person's ankle in a greyscale photo.
Fine line fish outline on ankle
Black lettering tattoos across the fingers of a hand, with a lettering style placed on the fingers and nude stiletto nails decorated with rhinestones.
Letter tattoos across fingers with stiletto nails
Black linework tattoo of scrolling vines, script letters and a red heart with pink and green accents on the inner forearm.
Scrollwork vine with letters and heart on wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo of angular lettering resembling GOD on the back of a neck, above a checked shirt collar.
Angular lettering on the back of the neck
Black script lettering chart showing upper and lower case letters A to Z in a flowing copperplate style on a white background.
Script alphabet A to Z chart
Black blackwork tattoo of a crown above a triangle containing the letters FOB, with drip-style edges, on the forearm.
Crown and triangle lettering on forearm
Close-up of fine line black ink tattoos on four fingers of a hand, showing the letters M, E and W and a small cat face, with glitter nail polish.
Letters and a cat face on fingers
Two stacked photos of black and grey blackletter lettering tattooed on skin, with grey shading fading through the strokes.
Blackletter lettering shown in two panels
Small black serif letter Y tattoo on a woman's side below the arm, shown in a lettering style, with her hand resting on her arm.
Small serif letter Y on the side
Black Arabic calligraphy lettering design on a white background, drawn as a flowing script with a dot and a small diamond mark, shown without any body placement.
Arabic calligraphy lettering design
Small black fine line tattoo of two crossed arrows with the letters N, E, S and W, on the inner forearm above a gold watch strap.
Crossed arrow compass on a forearm
Two tattooed hands tie a light blue shoelace on a dark shoe, with a traditional style animal face on the back of the right hand and letters across the fingers.
Tattooed hands tying a light blue lace
Two small fine line black tattoos, an X and an O, one on each wrist of a person in a grey sweatshirt.
Small X and O wrist tattoos
Close photo of a small black Hebrew lettering tattoo on the inner wrist, in a fine lettering style, with the hand raised against a pale background.
Small Hebrew lettering on the inner wrist
Close photograph of a fine line infinity symbol tattoo with cursive script letters inside one loop, shown in pale ink on skin.
Infinity symbol with script letters
Close-up of a small black Roman numeral tattoo running vertically on the upper chest, beside a white vest top, in a lettering style.
Vertical Roman numerals tattoo on the chest
Pencil and ink sketch of a mandala-style compass rose with petal shapes, a central rosette and the letters W and S, drawn on aged paper.
Mandala compass rose design sketch
Black compass rose tattoo with a dashed outer circle and the letters N, E, S and W, sitting on the outer thigh of a person in denim shorts.
Compass rose tattoo on a thigh
Black compass rose tattoo with an arrow pointer and N, S, E and W letters on the inner upper arm, in a geometric style.
Compass rose on inner upper arm
Two raised wrists show small black fine line tattoos, an X on the left wrist and an O on the right, both on the inner wrist.
Small X and O tattoos on wrists
Black serif Roman numerals reading P. IV. XIII run vertically across the side of a torso, with a black garment at the edge of the frame.
Roman numerals P. IV. XIII on the side
Black line drawing of a compass rose with N, E, S and W points, two toothed gears and curling swirls, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Compass rose with gears and swirls
Small black fine line lettering tattoo on the back of a neck, with hair pulled up and a blue checked shirt visible.
Small lettering on the back of the neck
Black linework alphabet sheet of capital letters A to Z in a decorative lettering style with solid dark fills, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Decorative uppercase alphabet lettering sheet
Small black ink compass with crossed arrows, N E S W letters and the reference Phil. 4:13 beneath, tattooed on a wrist in a geometric style.
Compass and arrows with scripture reference on wrist
Black and grey pencil drawing of an ornate compass rose with a lace-edged mandala border, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Compass rose tattoo design
Black ornate script lettering tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist of a woman with long blonde hair, in a Lettering style.
Ornate script lettering on a wrist
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W letters and an arrow with feathers below, on the side of a torso over the ribs.
Compass and arrow with feathers on ribs
Black fine line infinity symbol with two script letters tattooed on the top of a foot, above a beige high-heeled shoe.
Infinity symbol with script letters on foot
Close photo of a fine line black tattoo of angular geometric letter-like symbols on the inner forearm, in a Lettering and Geometric style.
Angular symbols on a forearm
Close-up of two hands held together, with a small fine line black letter K and heart on one finger and a heart and letter on the next, placed on the fingers.
Letters and hearts on two fingers
Black blackletter alphabet sheet showing uppercase and lowercase letters A to Z in a gothic lettering style, suitable as tattoo lettering reference.
Blackletter alphabet sheet
Close-up of a hand with small black angular lettering tattooed across the top of one finger, against a green grass background.
Angular lettering on a finger
Colour tattoo on the forearm of stacked pink toy blocks with letters, skulls, crossbones and hearts.
Stacked letter blocks with skulls on a forearm
Traditional style tattoos on the back of a hand, showing a bow and arrows, a half heart, red drops and the word ROMANTIC in black lettering.
Bow, arrows and lettering on the hand
Traditional style flash design of a hand holding a quill over a scroll reading Dear John, with a red rose, black feathers and a heart envelope.
Quill, scroll and rose flash design
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 XO lettering with a small red heart between the letters, tattooed on the inner wrist and forearm.
XO lettering with a red heart on the wrist
Two clasped hands showing small red fine line tattoos: a K with a heart on one finger and a heart above a Q on the other.
Red K and Q heart tattoos on fingers
Dark blue compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W lettering on a bare limb, photographed in a casual phone shot.
Compass rose tattoo in dark blue ink
Black flourished script alphabet on a white background, showing upper and lower case letters A to Z in rows of five.
Script alphabet chart in upper and lower case
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a skull merging with a woman's face, a castle on a hill and a rose.
Skull and face with castle on upper arm
Black block lettering reading WHITE down the left calf and TRASH down the right calf of a person in plaid shorts, seen from behind in a shop aisle.
Stacked lettering on both calves