Lettering tattoo ideas

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

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Black Hebrew script tattoo running along a forearm, set against a plain indoor background with blinds and a sofa.
Hebrew script on a forearm
Colour back tattoo of a pink lotus between blue crescent moons with dangling beads, seen on a woman facing away from the camera, with grey arm tattoos visible.
Lotus and crescent moons on a back
Two fine line black lettering tattoos on the inner forearms, one reading Be Kind to yourself inside a flower wreath and one reading You are loved in a small heart outline.
Be Kind and You Are Loved wrist tattoos
Black and grey tattoo of a vertical arrow with stylised lettering reading May the odds be ever in your favor, on the inside of a forearm.
Arrow and lettering quote on a forearm
Black lettering reading Slice of Life with red splatter marks, a lettering tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm.
Slice of Life lettering with red splatter on wrist
Small black lettering tattoo running vertically along a forearm, with a woven cord bracelet and gold bangle at the wrist.
Small rotated word on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo on a forearm reading Until the very end with three small stars, leading to a Deathly Hallows symbol with ornate scrollwork.
Until the very end script and Deathly Hallows symbol
Black and grey traditional sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing skulls, roses, a clock, a microphone and banners with lettering.
Skull, rose and banner sleeve on an arm
Black fine line script lettering tattoo on a wrist, partly covered by a dark leather wrap bracelet with a gold clasp.
Script quote tattoo on a wrist
Traditional coloured tattoo of a raptor head with the words Clever Girl beneath it, on the forearm.
Raptor head with Clever Girl lettering
Black and grey traditional-style tattoo of a bird on a branch, with a ribbon banner spiralling down the forearm bearing a quote.
Bird and quote banner on a forearm
Fine line black script tattoo on a forearm reading got a dream, got a spark, got somewhere to be.
Small lettering quote on a forearm
Black and grey tattoos on a forearm sleeve with botanical and geometric motifs, plus script on the wrist and small lettering on the fingers.
Forearm sleeve with wrist script and finger lettering
Black typewriter-style lettering reading find what you love and let it kill you, tattooed across the inner forearm.
Typewriter quote tattoo on a forearm
Black script lettering reading Let go, or be dragged across the inner wrist, in a lettering style on the forearm.
Script quote on the inner wrist
Close photo of a black serif lettering tattoo on the inner wrist reading 'It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.'
Quote tattoo on the inner wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a vintage rangefinder camera with the words the way I see the world in script beside it, on a forearm.
Vintage camera with quote on forearm
Black fine-line eight-point star beside cursive lettering reading let it go on the inner forearm, photographed outdoors against a blurred green background.
Star and script lettering on the forearm
Black script lettering reading strength lies in nights of peaceful slumber over an orange and pink watercolour splash on a forearm.
Script quote with watercolour splash on a forearm
Black and grey fine line forearm tattoo of a compass rose, a sailing ship and an ornate cartouche with lettering, with a small globe near the wrist.
Compass rose, ship and cartouche on a forearm
Black and grey photograph of two wrists, each with a lettering tattoo: Life's too SHORT to worry on the left and Life's too LONG to wait on the right.
Matching quote tattoos on two wrists
Fine black cursive script reading one day at a time tattooed across the inner wrist, with light blue painted nails visible at the top of the frame.
Script quote tattoo on an inner wrist
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading immeasurably more across the inner forearm, on a light skin tone.
Immeasurably more script on a forearm
Black linework tattoo on a forearm showing a planchette with a moon, a hand resting on it, and the words YES and GOODBYE.
Ouija planchette and moon on a forearm
Black and grey traditional anchor tattoo on a forearm, with two banners reading SINK OR SWIM and leaf shapes above a ring at the top of the shaft.
Anchor with Sink or Swim banners on a forearm
Two clenched fists show the word SELFMADE tattooed in dark letters across the knuckles, in a lettering style with teal shading on the hands.
SELFMADE lettering across knuckles
Small black serif lettering reading No matter who you are, always be the good one, with a small red heart below it, on a forearm.
Quote and red heart on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a tree above the script words i climbed the tree to see the world, on the inner forearm.
Tree and quote on a forearm
Two arms flexed toward the camera, each with a colour pizza slice tattoo with pepperoni and HOME-SLICE lettering in traditional style, with roses and banners on the upper arm.
Matching pizza slice tattoos on two forearms
Black and grey fine line tattoo of three arrows wrapping around the forearm as a band, with cursive lettering partly visible above.
Arrow band around a forearm
Black fine line script reading Redeemed on the inner forearm near the wrist, with the palm of the hand open above it.
Redeemed script on an inner wrist
Black script lettering reading Let it Be on the inner forearm, with sunlight glowing behind the arm.
Let it Be script lettering on a forearm
Traditional tattoo on a forearm of a sailor kissing a red-haired woman inside a gold rope heart, with a black and grey ship and the word FAMIGLIA above.
Sailor kissing in a rope heart on a forearm
Colour tattoo of the Hogwarts school crest with a lion, a snake and ribbon banners, shown on the forearm.
Hogwarts crest with banners on forearm
Colour traditional tattoo of a red lipstick and a scalloped heart with teal flowers and a banner reading uh as if, on a forearm.
Lipstick and heart on a forearm
Two wrists showing matching black script tattoos that read To infinity and beyond, one phrase split across both inner wrists in fine line lettering.
To infinity and beyond script on wrists
Black script lettering reading Always my mother Forever my friend, looped inside an infinity symbol on a forearm, in a lettering style.
Infinity script quote on a forearm
Black and grey flash drawing of a tattooed forearm and hand gripping a torch, with an eagle and the words Death Before Dishonor on the arm.
Hand holding a torch over a striped flag
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
Black block lettering reading I'LL BE BETTER THAN I WAS across a forearm, with dark shaded ink along the upper edge of the arm.
Quote lettering on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hand holding a sprig of flowers and fern-like leaves, with the words Hello Lovely beneath, on the forearm.
Hand holding flowers with Hello Lovely
Small anchor tattoo with a red and white ribbon wrapped around it, above script lettering reading hope anchors the soul, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Anchor and ribbon with Hebrews 6:19 script
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
Black block lettering reading Face your fear, accept your war runs down a person's forearm, with military vest and camouflage trousers visible behind.
Face your fear quote on forearm
Colour tattoo on a forearm of a grinning Vault Boy character in a blue suit holding banknotes, with a red devil beside him and banners reading DEAL WITH THE DEVIL, in a traditional style.
Vault Boy and devil on a forearm
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
Black and grey mandala tattoo with script lettering on a forearm, shown alongside a pencil sketch of the design and a second mandala tattoo on another pair of wrists.
Mandala with script on forearms