Lettering tattoo ideas

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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
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
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
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
Black lettering tattoo in Devanagari script across the upper arm, shown in a close photograph of the skin.
Devanagari script on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm and forearm showing a rose, script words and a dove over smoky shading.
Black and grey rose, script and dove on an arm
Black spiral tattoo of brick-like tiles on an upper arm, with the words There is no place like home curling around it and HOME set larger beneath.
Spiral brickwork tattoo with home lettering on upper arm
Black and grey lettering tattoos on a man's upper arm and forearm, including the words Yesterday, May and Friday and the number 3, shown beneath a white t-shirt sleeve.
Handwritten words and a number on an arm
Several tattooed arms and hands wrapped together, showing a black and grey figure on a forearm, a compass design on an upper arm and small lettering on the fingers.
Intertwined tattooed arms and hands
Black fine line lettering reading BELIVE MY DECISION on the inner upper arm, with a grey sweatshirt sleeve visible above.
Small lettering reading Belive my decision
Close view of a hand with small finger lettering and a cross, pointing at a white t-shirt, with a black-grey upper arm tattoo and red script on the arm.
Finger lettering and red script on upper arm
Black and grey torn skin effect tattoo on an upper arm, with lines of lettering revealed beneath the skin.
Torn skin lettering on upper arm
Red lip print and red script lettering reading 'Love my smile... Beware of my silence' tattooed on an arm.
Lip print and script lettering on an arm
Black and grey portrait tattoo of a bearded man with shoulder-length hair on the upper arm, with the lettering Only Grohl can judge me below it.
Black and grey portrait with quote on upper arm
Woman in a white mandala sun print t-shirt, with black lettering and a red rose tattoo on her forearm and upper arm.
Lettering and rose tattoos seen beneath a mandala tee
Fine line black tattoo of a dumbbell with the words DON'T GIVE UP above it, on the outer upper arm of a person photographed from behind.
Dumbbell and lettering on upper arm
Black and grey realistic orchids with flowing script lettering across an upper arm and shoulder tattoo.
Black and grey orchids with script on upper arm
Fine black line tattoo of the state of California with the word California in script inside the outline, on the inner upper arm.
California state outline with script lettering on upper arm
Black script lettering tattoo on the upper arm of a woman in a pale pink dress with sheer sleeves, photographed from behind.
Script tattoo on upper arm
Close-up of a black script tattoo reading Love on the upper arm, with a white lace top in the background.
Love script tattoo on an upper arm
Black script lettering tattoo running down the outer upper arm of a person with blonde hair, who wears a jewelled corset.
Script tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey tattoos of a compass, a pocket watch, flowers and a lettered banner on two upper arms.
Compass and pocket watch with banner on two arms
Black ink script lettering reading Allonsy, decorated with fine line swirls, on the inner upper arm of a woman with long wavy hair.
Allonsy lettering with swirls on upper arm
Black ink tattoo on an upper arm reading I'm a LUMBERJACK AND I'M OK, with a hand-drawn axe and tree stump, in a Lettering style.
Lumberjack slogan with axe on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a star of printed words, including family, love and friendship, appearing through a torn skin effect.
Star of words torn through skin on upper arm
Black and grey linework tattoo of a hanging 'Sorry we're closed' sign on an upper arm, with brush and pen designs below near the elbow.
Sorry we're closed sign on an upper arm
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
Blackwork and red-line sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, with a circular symbol, arrow-like marks and lettering.
Abstract black and red arm sleeve
Black ink script lettering on an upper arm showing a crossed-out name above the words oops and I meant Hollie, in a freehand script style.
Crossed-out name with 'oops I meant' lettering
Black script reading sempre con voi with a simple bird outline on the upper arm, shown in two stacked photos.
Sempre con voi script and bird on upper arm
Black brush lettering tattoo reading "Much virtue in if" in a loose, hand-drawn style on the upper arm.
Much virtue in if lettering on upper arm
Black and white photo of a woman wearing a stormtrooper helmet, showing black and grey tattoos on her forearm, upper arm, hands, abdomen and legs, including a script lettering piece on the stomach.
Script and rose tattoos with stormtrooper helmet
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a weathered wooden cross with a ribbon banner reading To Live Is Christ in script, on the upper arm.
Wooden cross with To Live Is Christ banner
Close view of a woman's arms showing black lettering and an arrow on the forearm, a red and black lotus on the upper arm, and a dark patterned tattoo beside it.
Lettering and lotus tattoos on forearm and upper arm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of tribal patterns on the shoulders and upper arms, with fine script lettering across the chest and a forearm lettering piece, on a shirtless torso.
Chest script and tribal shoulder tattoos on a torso
Black lettering tattoo reading 'bold as love' on the upper arm, seen from behind in soft natural light.
Bold as love lettering on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on the upper arm showing two figures with bird skulls for heads, with the words NEVER TRUST THE LIVING between them.
Two bird-skulled figures with Never Trust the Living
Black linework tattoo of a police box outline on the upper arm, with a block of capitalised lettering quoting nine hundred years of time and space.
Police box quote on upper arm
Colour burger tattoo and script lettering on a person's forearm and upper arm, with a second small tattoo on the lower right arm, worn beside a blue ringer t-shirt.
Burger and script tattoos on arms
Two arms pressed together in black and grey, one with fine line lettering reading GIRL ALMIGHTY on the forearm and one with SHE'S NOT AFRAID on the upper arm.
Girl Almighty and She's Not Afraid text tattoos
Black and grey tattoo of two swallows above the Roman numerals XVIII IX MMX on the upper arm, with a script tattoo partly visible at the top right.
Two swallows and Roman numerals on upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a shaded feather joined to an infinity symbol with the script words stay and strong, on the inner upper arm.
Feather and infinity script reading stay strong
Black and white photo of a person seen from behind, with a large back tattoo of script and roses and tattoos on the upper arm.
Back piece with script and roses
Black and grey serif lettering spelling the word arm vertically down the outer upper arm, in a lettering style.
Vertical lettering reading arm on an upper arm
Black and white photo of a woman's upper arm with fine line handwritten script near the shoulder and three thin horizontal bands below it.
Script lettering and lines on upper arm
Black and grey realistic moon tattoo with the words LA LUNA above it, on the upper arm of a person wearing a dark t-shirt.
Realistic moon and La Luna lettering on upper arm
Black handwritten-style lettering tattoo on the upper arm reading a quote in quotation marks, with an attribution line beneath it, in a lettering style.
Handwritten quote tattoo on upper arm
Black fine line script tattoo running down the outer upper arm of a person wearing a black lace bralette.
Script lettering along upper arm