Lettering tattoo ideas

3,720 photos and flash · 59% Lettering, 22% Traditional · Forearm most common

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Fine line black tattoos of a slender sprig on the side of the torso, a small star on the upper arm and the words GIRL POWER on the inner forearm.
Fine line sprig, star and GIRL POWER lettering
Black boomerang shape with fine white dash texture and the word KARMA in white hand-drawn lettering, shown as a flat design on a white background.
Karma boomerang design
Two photographs of black hand-lettered script tattoos, one on the back of a thigh above the knee and one on a lower leg near the ankle, both shown upside down to the viewer.
Black script lettering on two legs
Close-up of a black serif Roman numeral tattoo in a single line on a person's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Roman numerals on upper back
Black and grey realism lion head with daisies and a pocket watch on a full leg sleeve, running from the thigh to the calf.
Lion and pocket watch leg sleeve
Neo-traditional flash design of a red-haired archer with a Celtic knot on her shoulder, a bow and arrows, white blossoms and a banner reading Fate loves the Fearless.
Red-haired archer with Fate loves the Fearless banner
Two traditional colour tattoos on a lower leg, a hamburger with FOREVER HUNGRY lettering on the left and a sunset palm tree scene inside a television on the right, placed on the calf.
Hamburger and retro TV tattoos on a leg
Close-up of black and grey script lettering with shaded flourishes across the lower abdomen, with a green succulent plant tattoo at the upper right.
Script lettering with flourishes across the stomach
Black and grey realism leg sleeve with a woman's face and a black cat on the calf, a three-eyed cat and ornate scrollwork with lettering on the ankle and foot.
Cat and woman portrait leg sleeve with scrollwork
Pencil-style drawing of a tattoo design with the word Love in ornate script, a large swash L, leaves and buds in black and grey.
Ornate script Love with botanical flourishes
Black fine line tattoo of a heartbeat trace with the script words guard your, and proverbs 4:23 in a typewriter style below, on skin.
Heartbeat line with script and Proverbs 4:23
Two colour traditional tattoos on the ribs, left a sugar skull in a veil with flowers and right a skull in a top hat with flowers and the word DEATH.
Sugar skull bride and top hat skull on ribs
Colour tattoo of two cartoon Minion characters beside a speech bubble containing a stylised word, on skin next to a dark fabric edge.
Two Minions with speech bubble
Fine line black script tattoo reading Faith over on the side of a torso, placed on the ribs below a red lace bra, with the end of the word cropped by the frame.
Faith over script on the ribs
Colour traditional tattoo of a woman with a hair bun, red flowers and a blue banner reading Stay True, on an upper arm.
Traditional pin-up portrait with banner on upper arm
Traditional colour tattoo of three banners reading home is wherever I'm with you, wrapped around orange and teal feathers on an upper arm.
Feather banners with quote on upper arm
Black bold paw print above the words BROTHER BEAR in blocky hand-drawn lettering on a cream background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Bear paw print with Brother Bear lettering
Colour traditional-style tattoo on a back showing four drawn female faces above pine trees, with Thank you for being a friend lettering in black.
Four portrait faces with thank you lettering
Two stacked photos of black blackletter lettering reading Artoscience and philosophy across a forearm, with a faint red scar line running beneath.
Blackletter lettering on a forearm
Black handwritten lettering reading Ohana on the side of the ribs, with a black lace bra visible above it.
Ohana lettering on the ribs
Two hands held palms out showing a black and grey realistic portrait tattoo on the back of one hand, lettering across the fingers, and a pink peony on the forearm.
Portrait hand tattoo with finger lettering
Black and grey traditional-style anchor tattoo with a chain, wings and the letters USN above it, on a lower leg.
USN anchor tattoo on a lower leg
Black and grey fine line script lettering on the side of a body in a dark, low-key photograph, placed on the ribs area.
Small script word on side of body
Black fine line drawing of a giraffe whose outline and neck are formed from flowing script lettering, shown on a plain white background.
Giraffe outline formed from script lettering
Black and grey lettering tattoo on a forearm and hand, with a gold wristwatch and a gold watch on the other wrist, beside a stack of banknotes.
Lettering on a forearm beside gold watches and cash
Black script lettering on the upper back reads God shook his head the day he built her, oh but I bet he smiled.
Script quote across the upper back
Colour traditional tattoo of a black cat with yellow eyes, a crown and a third eye on the back of a hand, with LADY lettered across the fingers.
Black cat with third eye on hand
Black and grey engraved-style tattoo of a coffee mug with curling steam, reading Death Before Decaf, on an arm.
Coffee mug reading Death Before Decaf
Colour traditional-style tattoo of Homer Simpson crouching in green leaves above a blue ribbon banner reading Praise Jebus, on the upper leg.
Homer Simpson with Praise Jebus banner
Traditional colour tattoo on a forearm of a yellow and purple typewriter over crossed fountain pens, with a red banner reading WRITE BRAVELY.
Typewriter and crossed pens on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a looping banner reading I solemnly swear that I am up to no good, surrounded by footprints, in a traditional style.
Footprints and quote banner
A person in a patterned dress holds a Ricoh film camera, showing a black and grey rose on the forearm, a sleeve on the upper arm, and lettering and a botanical design on the legs.
Rose, lettering and botanical tattoos on a person holding a
Fine line lettering tattoo in purple ink reading H.o.p.e; on the inner wrist, with a keyboard in the background.
Hope in fine line script on a wrist
Black and grey realism calf sleeve on a lower leg, showing a woman's face with banknotes, a grim reaper and a skull with a top hat, with script lettering.
Realism calf sleeve with portrait, reaper and skull
Black script tattoo reading Cellar Door with swirling flourishes on the inner upper arm, against a black and white damask towel.
Cellar Door script on upper arm
Two matching black anchor tattoos with script reading twin 1 and twin 2, one on each ankle, in a lettering style.
Matching anchor and twin lettering on ankles
Black and grey realism tattoo of a wristwatch with a repeated NOW dial and a metal strap with clasp, on the forearm near the wrist.
Wristwatch tattoo with matching strap
Fine line black script reading we only part to meet again with a date beneath and two small bird silhouettes, tattooed on the side of the ribs.
Script quote and two birds on the ribs
Black fine line script tattoo reading most ardently across the inside of an ankle and foot.
Most ardently script on an ankle
Black lettering tattoo on an upper arm spelling the word Always, with the letters replaced by symbols including a triangle with a circle, a wand, a lightning bolt and a snake.
Always lettering with symbols on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a blue inhaler wrapped in a grey banner reading Ain't easy bein' wheezy, on a limb.
Blue inhaler with banner reading Ain't easy bein' wheezy
Colour tattoo on a forearm of two interlocking puzzle pieces, one with a red and yellow Superman shield and one with a pink lily and gold crown, framed by script lettering reading Unique Different and
Puzzle pieces with a Superman shield and lily
Fine black lettering in the Devanagari script on the inner forearm, framed by a row of small dots on each side.
Devanagari script on the forearm
Black blackletter-style tattoo of the word Magic, with a triangle and circle symbol in place of the a and a lightning bolt forming the i, on pale skin.
Magic lettering with symbols
Black and grey tattoo of an armoured truck with a mounted cannon above the words Future Nomads, on the outer thigh.
Armoured truck with lettering on thigh
Traditional-style flash design of a green cactus in a patterned blue pot with two flowers and a banner reading DON'T BE A PRICK, painted on a natural wood slice.
Cactus in a pot with banner on wood slice
Black and grey photo of two flying bird silhouettes above the script words Always on my mind and Forever in my heart, tattooed on a forearm in a fine line lettering style.
Two birds and script quote on a forearm
Black and grey photo of a small, fine line angular lettering tattoo on the side of a person's back, below the shoulder blade, with the head turned away.
Small angular lettering on the side of the back