Letter tattoo ideas

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

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Colour tattoo of a blue NY logo with grey and black biomechanical-style shading on the upper arm, shown in close view.
Blue NY logo on upper arm in biomechanical shading
Two black fine line tattoos on an upper arm: an outline world map above and a compass with arrows and the letters N, E, S and W below.
World map and compass tattoos on arms
Colourful traditional-style sleeve of peonies, roses and a unicorn on a woman's arm, with lettering on her fingers and a white t-shirt behind.
Traditional floral sleeve with peonies and roses
Back view of a model in a backless navy beaded gown, with a small black lettering tattoo on her upper arm.
Small lettering tattoo on upper arm, runway model
Black compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W letters on a man's shoulder and upper arm, shown in traditional style.
Compass rose on a shoulder
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
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
Colour compass rose tattoo with black linework and an orange watercolour wash on the upper arm, with a compass flash design visible in the background.
Compass rose tattoo with orange watercolour splash
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
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
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
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
Watercolour-style compass rose tattoo with black linework and orange, purple and blue splashes on the upper arm.
Watercolour compass on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket compass, quill, coins and a map on an upper arm.
Realistic compass and map sleeve piece
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
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
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
Fine line black tattoo of angular letterforms and chevron shapes on the inner upper arm.
Angular letterforms on the upper arm
Close-up photo of a grey-black lettering tattoo on the upper arm, with the letters a, r and m stacked vertically in a serif font.
Stacked serif letters spelling arm on upper arm
Small fine-line black tattoo of a letter P with a single dot beneath it on the upper arm.
Small letter P with dot on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a typewriter with a quote reading May I never be complete, on the upper arm, with letters spilling from the keys.
Typewriter with spilling letters and quote
Colour tattoo on an upper arm of a crouching winged Superman figure in front of a grey Superman shield, with the letters DC in script below.
Winged Superman and shield on upper arm
Black pixel-style lettering reading HM04 on the inner upper arm of a flexed arm, against a dark blind backdrop.
Pixel lettering HM04 on upper arm