Lettering tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey lettering tattoo reading MAY THE ODDS BE EVER IN YOUR FAVOR, with a thin arrow running vertically through the words, on the forearm.
Quote lettering with an arrow on a forearm
Black lettering reading IRON BORN with a black arrow running through it on a forearm, with a spiderweb tattoo above and a dagger and cup below.
Iron Born lettering with arrow on a forearm
Black and white photo of bold black Hebrew lettering spelling the word ahava across the inner wrist, in a blackwork lettering style.
Hebrew lettering on a wrist
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a realistic lighthouse, a woman's portrait and a rose, across the forearm and upper arm.
Lighthouse and portrait full sleeve
Neo-traditional style tattoo of a creature with an open mouth and tongue, a fin above and scales, with pink fill and black outlines on an upper arm.
Pink-backed creature with fin and lettering on arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hand holding a flowering branch on a forearm, with partial lettering beside it.
Hand holding a blossom branch on a forearm
Flash design of the words Mama Tried in ornate gold-brown lettering, with a revolver and pink and white flowers around it.
Mama Tried lettering with revolver and flowers
A man in a black t-shirt shows a colourful geometric tattoo running from his forearm to his upper arm, with small lettering on his wrist.
Geometric forearm tattoo with lettering
Traditional colour tattoo of a globe on a stand with an orange flower, black leaves and the words WHEN I COME AROUND, on a limb.
Globe with flower and lettering
Black ink tattoo of two footprints with angel wings, a halo and script reading Too Beautiful for Earth, on the wrist.
Footprints with wings and script on a wrist
Fine line black script tattoo reading esse quam videri across the top of a bare foot, with dark painted toenails visible.
Latin script phrase across a foot
Traditional style flash design of an open book with a quill and chain, flanked by two closed leather-bound books, with banner scrolls carrying lettering above and below.
Open book with quill and banner scrolls
Abstract brushstroke tattoo on the forearm in black with red, yellow and blue streaks, with small script lettering near the wrist.
Painterly brushstroke tattoo on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of an infinity symbol with the words love yourself in script on the lower back.
Love yourself script within an infinity symbol
Black serif lettering reading in, teg, ri and ty separated by dots, tattooed along a forearm, with a gloved hand visible at the bottom of the frame.
Integrity lettering on a forearm
Black ink lettering arranged into an anchor-like shape on the side of a hip, in a lettering style, photographed beside a dark waistband.
Lettering arranged into an anchor shape on hip
Red name badge tattoo on an upper arm reading Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya, You killed my Father, Prepare to die, in black lettering.
Name badge tattoo with movie quote
Small black fine line lettering reading F;GHT ON, with a semicolon in place of the I, on the inner forearm.
Fight on lettering on a forearm
Gold metallic design of three palm trees with the word SMILE, with a small palm tree in place of the letter I, on a white background.
Gold palm trees with SMILE lettering
White ink lettering tattoo reading Believe, with swirling flourishes, on the forearm.
Believe script on a forearm
White line-art crest on a black background with a bird, a pentagram, a police box, a lattice panel and a banner reading all who wander are lost.
Crest design with bird, police box and banner
Neo-traditional flash design of a blonde woman in a dark gown and white gloves, holding a small mouse, with a clock, a bird and a KEEP ON BELIEVING banner.
Princess with mouse in a leafy frame
Traditional style tattoos of ships, roses and a sailor portrait on a woman's stomach and upper thigh, with her face cropped out of frame.
Ships, roses and a sailor on torso and thigh
Close-up of a small black fine line script tattoo of two lines of words on a woman's lower leg above the ankle, with red high heels and an anklet visible.
Fine line script tattoo on a lower leg
Black line drawing of an ornate genie lamp with two roses, leaves and swirling smoke, with script lettering, shown as a flash design on cream paper.
Genie lamp and roses flash with script
Close-up of a black script tattoo reading Pursuit of happiness running across the outer thigh, with white shorts visible at the left edge.
Pursuit of happiness script on a thigh
Realism tattoo on an upper arm of a grey portrait of a woman in a crown and veil, with pink watercolour splashes and the words WE ARE NOT AMUSED above.
Crowned portrait with pink scrollwork on upper arm
Traditional flash sheet with the words NO MONEY NO TATTOO, a swallow, a lighthouse, falling coins, a clasped handshake on a striped sleeve, an anchor and shears in the corners.
No money no tattoo flash sheet
Black line tattoo of a snarling monster with clawed hands reaching above the words Grrr Argh, shown on bare skin in a close-up photo.
Snarling monster with Grrr Argh lettering
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing an anchor wrapped in rope, a fishing rod and reel, and the words Teach a man how to fish, he feeds himself for life.
Anchor and fishing rod pencil sketch
Black line drawing of a heart reading TACOS BEFORE VATOS, surrounded by sparkles and small flowers, as a fine line tattoo design.
Tacos before vatos heart flash
Back of a person's neck and upper back showing a fine line black tattoo of the words Not all those who wander are lost, with a small bird on each side.
Quote and two birds on upper back
Traditional style flash design of Hello Kitty sitting in front of a pink heart with a banner reading HELLO KITTY, framed by flowers and leaves.
Hello Kitty traditional design with heart and banner
Black fine line script lettering in two lines across a person's ribs, partly covered by a dark waistband.
Script quote along the ribs
Hand-drawn script lettering of the word blessed in black ink with thin blue flourishes on white paper, shown as a design sketch with no body placement.
Blessed script lettering design
Black script tattoo of the word family woven through an infinity symbol on the inner forearm.
Infinity symbol with family script on a forearm
Forearm tattoo of a teal and yellow doorway with radiating light rays, beside black typewriter-style lettering reading If you're a dreamer, come in.
Dreamer quote beside a glowing doorway on a forearm
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading 'Everything happens for a reason' along an upper arm, with a smiling mouth and a hand with a ring in the frame.
Fine line script quote on upper arm
Black and grey traditional style tattoo on a calf showing a leaping rabbit, a bear trap with a chain, and the words NEVER RENOUNCE FREEDOM beneath it.
Rabbit, bear trap and lettering on a calf
Two matching fine line lettering tattoos, reading GIRL ALMIGHTY on one forearm and SHE'S NOT AFRAID on the other upper arm.
Matching text tattoos on two forearms
Watercolour-style barn owl tattoo with black brush lettering reading 'It's only forever not long at all' on the forearm, surrounded by pink, purple and blue splashes.
Barn owl with lettering on an arm
Black and grey tattoo on a calf showing the LA Kings crest, the letters LA, a crown and the outline of California, in a bold traditional style.
LA Kings logo and crown on a calf
Close photograph of a woman's chin and neck with a hand resting under her jaw, showing a fine black handwritten script tattoo running diagonally along the inner forearm.
Fine handwritten script on a forearm
Black ink hand lettering on white reading IT IS well WITH MY soul, with tall capitals and flowing script words.
It is well with my soul lettering design
Black ink traditional-style anchor design with three banner scrolls across the shank reading Sleeping With Sirens, drawn as a flash sheet with no body part visible.
Anchor with three banners reading Sleeping With Sirens
Colour tattoo on a upper chest showing the word Love in script over a red and blue flag design, with an eagle, globe and anchor emblem and the reference 1 COR. 13:13.
Love script, flag and eagle emblem on chest
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a crescent moon with a woman's face, roses and a banner reading LA LUNA on a person's upper back.
Crescent moon with face and roses on back
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a shaded profile silhouette with ribbon banners reading Darling You'll Be Okay, on a forearm.
Silhouette and banner on a forearm