Lettering tattoo ideas

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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
Traditional colour tattoo of a blue TARDIS with orange explosions, a gear motif and banners reading We only have what we remember, on an upper arm.
TARDIS and explosions on an upper arm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a stylised bird with folded wings and a banner reading PRETTY BIRD, on the upper arm.
Pretty Bird banner tattoo on upper arm
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 traditional tattoo of a hooded grim reaper skull with the words DEAD SERIOUS beneath it, on an upper arm.
Grim reaper with DEAD SERIOUS lettering
Two-panel photo of colour traditional tattoos on an upper arm and forearm, including a blue rose, a woman's face, a skull cross, a winged heart labelled Rocker and a shield reading Victory or Death.
Traditional rock-themed arm tattoos
Black and grey traditional tattoo of an hourglass, rose and leaves with banners reading Time does not heal, on an upper arm.
Hourglass and rose with 'Time does not heal'
Black and grey script lettering tattooed across a woman's lower abdomen above black underwear, with a colour traditional-style tattoo on the upper arm at the top left.
Script lettering across the lower abdomen
Colour traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a football crest, a bottle marked with an X, the words Stay True and a red rose.
Traditional arm tattoos with football crest and Stay True
Traditional style tattoo on an upper arm showing a log cabin beside a river and campfire, mountains and trees under a sunset, a red flower below, and the words THIS MUST BE THE PLACE.
Cabin, mountains and lettering on an arm
Traditional style tattoo on an upper arm showing a woman in dark judicial robes and glasses, framed by green laurels and a red banner reading SUPREME.
Robed portrait with laurels on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of three banners reading SLOTH LOVE CHUNK above a bitten chunk of food, with red and blue shapes, on the inner upper arm.
Sloth Love Chunk banners on upper arm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of an eagle with a United States flag, an anchor and a banner reading U.S.N., on the upper arm.
Eagle, flag and anchor on an upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of an anatomical heart pierced by a dagger, with a banner reading Live through the pain, on the upper arm.
Dagger-pierced heart with banner on upper arm
Black and grey traditional style tattoo on an upper arm showing an anchor, a skull, a ribbon banner with lettering and five-pointed stars.
Anchor, skull and stars on an arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a Roman numeral clock face with a building in its centre, framed by banners reading GREAT and SCOTT, on an upper arm.
Clock face and banners on an upper arm
Full colour sleeve tattoo of roses, daisies and hearts on an arm resting on a wooden table, in a traditional style.
Colourful floral sleeve on an arm
Colour tattoo on an upper arm in a traditional style, showing a state outline with mountains, a sun, a cabin, pine trees, a peach and a banner reading ON MY MIND.
Mountain cabin and peach on an upper arm
Black and white photo of a person's bare back showing a crown above bold ASSHOLE lettering with cross motifs, plus traditional sleeve tattoos on the raised arms and a word on one hand.
Crown and lettering across a back
Woman in a floral cutout swimsuit showing a blue and orange bird tattoo with script on her thigh, and rose and script tattoos on her upper arm.
Bird and script tattoos on thigh and arm
Shirtless man with a black NY cap covering his face, showing traditional rose and heart tattoos and lettering across his chest, arms and abdomen.
Heavily tattooed torso and arms under a cap
Traditional-style colour tattoo of a pin-up woman with knitting needles in curled hair and a banner reading I love yarn, on the upper arm.
Pin-up knitter with I love yarn banner
Traditional style tattoo of a bowl of pho with chopsticks, dotted steam and a banner reading Got time pho that, on the upper arm.
Pho bowl with banner on upper arm
Black and grey eye tattoo with dotwork shading and lashes, above the words I'M STILL FOND OF YOU, on an upper arm, with partial tattoos above and below.
Eye tattoo with 'I'm still fond of you' lettering
Heavily tattooed arms crossed over a head of long hair, showing a grey rose on the hand, a pink rose on the forearm, and a teal heart on the upper back in traditional style.
Roses and heart tattoos on arms and hands
Black linework gravestone tattoo reading DON'T TRY, with a cracked top, a flower and a leaf, in a traditional style on the upper arm.
Gravestone with Don't Try lettering
Black and grey traditional style hourglass tattoo on the upper arm, with a flower at the top, a sailing ship in the upper and lower bulbs, and the words savor it on a banner.
Hourglass with ship and flower on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a dark handbag with an orange beaded handle and a red PICTURE IT banner across it, on the upper arm.
Handbag and PICTURE IT banner on upper arm
Traditional style eagle tattoo with a red sun, a lettered banner and a purple flower on a person's upper arm.
Traditional eagle with banner on upper arm
Traditional colour tattoo of a horse wearing an orange halter inside a horseshoe, with leaves and a banner reading Lil Sebastian, on the upper arm.
Horse portrait in horseshoe on upper arm
Traditional style sleeve on a man's left arm, showing a swallow, a ribbon banner and a ship, with a script tattoo partly visible on his chest.
Traditional sleeve with swallow and ship on left arm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of an ornate birdcage with a bird inside and a swallow flying out, above a banner of text on the upper arm.
Birdcage and swallow on an upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a banjo wrapped in a banner reading Fire and Hail, with orange, red and teal flowers, on the upper arm.
Banjo, flowers and banner on upper arm
Man wearing a grey top with full colour traditional tattoo sleeves on both arms and lettering across the hands, including the words Fate and Always.
Full colour traditional sleeves and hands
Colour traditional tattoo of a skeleton-faced black cat, a red rose and blue flowers above a banner reading Siempre en mi corazon, on the upper arm.
Skeleton cat and rose banner on upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of a red and white lighthouse among waves and palm trees, with the words THE SEA WAS ANGRY THAT DAY beneath, on an upper arm.
Lighthouse and stormy sea on an arm
Traditional colour tattoo of a woman's portrait with pink jacket, pink flowers and a blue banner reading Ain't No Such Thing, on the upper arm.
Portrait with flowers and banner on upper arm
Black and grey traditional sleeve on a forearm and upper arm, featuring a tiger head, an eagle, a feathered chief, a snake and roses.
Black and grey traditional sleeve with tiger, eagle and
Close view of a person in ripped denim shorts showing a colourful traditional-style tattoo of a fanged creature on the stomach, with a snake and rose on the upper arm and roses and lettering on the
Traditional tattoos on torso, arm and thigh
Shirtless man with a black NY cap covering his face, showing traditional style roses, a heart and script lettering on his chest, abdomen and full sleeve tattoos on both arms.
Traditional roses and lettering across chest and arms
Traditional style colour tattoo of a pale blue diamond with orange banners reading SHINE ON YOU CRAZY DIAMOND, on the upper arm.
Diamond with Shine On You Crazy Diamond banners
Four-panel photo of a black and grey full arm sleeve with clouds, sunburst rays, doves, a pocket watch, an anchor and a compass rose, on the upper arm and forearm.
Black and grey cloud sleeve with doves and anchor
Colour traditional tattoo on an upper arm of a woman in glasses and a dark robe with a lace collar, framed by a laurel wreath and a banner reading SUPREME.
Portrait with laurel wreath on upper arm
Black traditional-style tattoos on an upper arm, with a block-lettered quote reading NO BULLSHIT DO REAL HAVE PASSION STAY THIRSTY, an anatomical heart, a sunburst and a banner.
Quote, anatomical heart and banner on upper arm
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
Full colour traditional tattoo of a gold anchor with chain, a silver USN lettering and a naval emblem over an American flag on the upper arm.
US Navy anchor over American flag
Colour traditional-style tattoo on a thigh showing a cartoon woman in a red polka dot bandana and glasses, flexing one arm in front of an orange sun, with a red rose below and a quote in black
Cartoon flexing woman and rose on a thigh
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a snow globe with an aurora sky, pine trees and snowflakes on an upper arm, with the word Dreamer beside it.
Snow globe with aurora and the word Dreamer