Lettering tattoo ideas

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

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Two hands with fine line black Roman numeral lettering tattooed along the fingers, reading V XIV XIII on one and XIII XIV V on the other.
Roman numeral tattoos on two fingers
Black ink tattoo on a forearm showing a shaded pine cone above a pair of pine needles and the lowercase word nu, in a botanical fine line style.
Pine cone and needles with the word nu on a forearm
Close-up of a bare arm with black lettering reading LUCE in capitals on the upper arm and a small script line on the forearm near the elbow.
Luce and script lettering on an arm
Two photos of a fine line black script lettering tattoo, shown on the inner forearm and on the upper back near the neck.
Fine line script tattoo on forearm and upper back
Fresh black script lettering with a starfish, dots and a shell on the side of the ribs, covered by clear wrap and tape.
Script quote with starfish and shell on ribs
Fine line black script lettering tattoo running around the inner wrist, with another person's hand holding the wearer's hand.
Fine line script tattoo on the wrist
Fine line black tattoo on a forearm showing an arrow inside a dotted loop, script lettering and an ampersand, ending in an arrow pointing to a small circular motif.
Arrow and script loop on a forearm
Two people in black and grey bras show matching fine line script tattoos on their ribs, reading To infinity and and beyond.
Matching "To infinity" and "and beyond" script on ribs
Black fine line script reading 'there is always hope' tattooed across the upper chest near the collarbone.
Script quote 'there is always hope' on chest
Two fine line black script tattoos of the word Ohana on a forearm, one with three bird strokes and one with two hibiscus flowers.
Ohana script with birds or hibiscus flowers on a forearm
Black and white photo of a fine line script lettering tattoo of three words on the upper arm of a woman with long dark hair.
Script lettering on an upper arm
Small fine line tattoo reading The END, with script The above block capitals END, in dark ink on an upper arm.
The END lettering on an upper arm
Black line drawing of a heart with the words TACOS BEFORE VATOS, surrounded by sparkles and flowers, shown as a fine line tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Heart with lettering and sparkles flash design
Watercolour-style orange flower with fine black stems and script lettering, tattooed on the ankle.
Orange flower and script on an ankle
Fine line black botanical wreath of leaves and small flowers around the script words beauty for ashes, tattooed on a forearm.
Leafy wreath with script lettering on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo on a forearm showing a UFO beaming up a figure above cacti and Joshua trees, with the words I WANT TO LEAVE below.
UFO and desert scene with lettering on a forearm
Black line drawing flash of a fairytale castle with stars, trees and a banner reading Who says we have to grow up, shown on paper with no body placement visible.
Fairytale castle with banner quote design
Black line tattoo of the words How strange it is to be anything at all inside a looping scroll frame, shown on an arm.
Quote in a swirl frame on an arm
Close view of a seated person with several small black fine line tattoos, including a palm tree on the thigh and a can and a triangle on the forearm and lower leg.
Small fine line tattoos on arms and legs
Black fine line tattoo of a cross, a heartbeat line ending in a heart and the words Faith, Hope, Love across the upper back.
Cross, heartbeat and heart on upper back
Black line tattoo of a hanging sign reading Gone to Market on the top of a foot, near the toes, in fine line style.
Hanging sign reading Gone to Market on a foot
Collage of four fine line infinity symbol tattoos with script wording, shown on a wrist, a finger and the upper back.
Infinity symbol tattoos in a four-photo collage
Fine line black tattoo of a heart with the word WILD inside it, placed on the upper chest near the shoulder.
Small wild heart tattoo near the collarbone
Fine line flash design of the words Do small things with great love, with a stylised flower and leaves at each side.
Quote with flowers and leaves design
Fine line black tattoo on a person's upper back reading PURSUIT OF, followed by a chemical structure drawing of a molecule.
Pursuit of text with molecule on upper back
Fine line script tattoo reading "Let it Be" in black ink on the inner forearm near the wrist, with stacked beaded bracelets below it.
"Let it Be" script on a wrist
Black and white photo of two people's sides, each with a fine line script tattoo on the ribs: a ship's wheel with a quote on the left and an anchor with a quote on the right.
Ship's wheel and anchor with script on the sides
Two matching black script tattoos reading We shall never drift apart with an anchor, one on the top of a foot and one on a forearm.
Matching anchor and quote tattoos on foot and forearm
Black and white photo of the word grace in thin, lowercase fine line lettering on the inner wrist and forearm.
Lowercase word grace on an inner wrist
Fine line black tattoo on the side of a thigh showing a stack of three books beneath the script words I've lived a thousand lives.
Stack of books and a quote on the thigh
Black fine line peacock feather tattoo on the side of the ribs, with lettering in an invented script running beside it.
Peacock feather and lettering on the ribs
Black fine line tattoo of a galloping horse with the words stay strong in cursive script on the inner forearm.
Horse and stay strong script on forearm
Fine line black script lettering runs from the ankle down the side of a bare foot, with a second foot beside it.
Script quotation running along the foot
Fine line black script tattoo reading inhale exhale across the upper chest, shown on bare skin beside a white top.
Inhale exhale script on the chest
Black and white photo of a fine line script quote tattooed along the side of an ankle and foot, reading What you think, you become.
Script quote along an ankle
Fine line black tattoo on a forearm showing a compass with a fern, mountain peaks, a rain cloud and the letters PNW.
Compass with fern, mountains and rain on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of the outline of the state of Texas on the inner forearm, with the word TEXAS in block lettering on the wrist, in a black and white photo.
Texas state outline and word on forearm
Two hands with matching thin black script tattoos on the fingers, reading mr and mrs, in a fine line lettering style.
Matching mr and mrs finger tattoos
Black and grey fine line cursive script tattoo running down the forearm of a person whose raised arm is shown against a grey wall.
Cursive script on a forearm
Black and grey photograph of a fine line script tattoo running along a forearm, styled as flowing handwritten lettering.
Fine line script on a forearm
Close-up of a fine line script tattoo reading Bruised But Never Broken in dark ink across the upper back near the shoulder.
Script quote Bruised But Never Broken on a shoulder
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo of the word soul on a forearm, with a small dot over the letter o.
Soul script on a forearm
Fine black serif lettering reading a short quote, with a small red heart below it, on the forearm of a woman in a grey top.
Serif quote and small heart on a forearm
Black and grey line drawing of a compass rose with an arrow, ribbon and feathers, above the words Time flies like an arrow, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Compass rose and arrow design with lettering
Black fine line script quote tattoo running across the side of the ribs, partly covered by a grey towel.
Script quote along the ribs
Black and grey script tattoos on two forearms pressed together, reading Friends by Chance and Sisters by Choice, each followed by a small heart.
Matching sister quote tattoos on forearms
Fine line black tattoo of an outlined hand reaching down above the words HUG LIFE and an underline, on the side of the ribs.
Outlined hand and HUG LIFE on the ribs
Black fine line script tattoo reading One day at a time, placed across the upper chest along the collarbone.
One day at a time script on the collarbone