Lettering tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey tattoo of two butterflies beside the script phrase 'My Sister's Keeper' on a person's chest, with a thin chain necklace visible.
Two butterflies and script on the chest
Close-up of a fine black Arabic script lettering tattoo on pale skin, with the body area not clearly visible in the crop.
Arabic script lettering in fine black ink
Black fine line script reading happiness on the back of a woman's neck, photographed from behind with her hair in a bun.
Happiness script on the back of the neck
Black script lettering reading Never run faster than your guardian angel can fly, tattooed in a long line across a bare back.
Script quote along the back
Black ink hand-lettered design reading Wild hearts can't be tamed, with looping flourishes, shown as a drawn tattoo design without a body placement.
Wild hearts can't be tamed lettering
Black cat with an arched back and red accents, two bats and crossed bones above the word LUCKY, tattooed on an ankle.
Black cat and LUCKY lettering on ankle
Two open palms show small black line tattoos: an arrow, dots and a symbol on one hand, and an eye with a short line of lettering on the other.
Arrow, eye and lettering on palms
Black fine line script tattoo reading create beautiful moments across a tanned shoulder, with a sandy beach blurred behind.
Script quote across the shoulder
Woman in a pale lace top with colourful botanical tattoos on her upper chest and shoulder, including a rose design and a Stop and Smell the Roses wreath lettering piece.
Floral and script tattoos on chest and shoulder
Close-up of a dark blue script tattoo reading 'Never a failure, always a lesson' across the ribs, with a pink bra top above it.
Script quote tattoo on the ribs
A neo-traditional compass rose with a red wash and the words Families are the compass that guide us, tattooed across a man's chest and shoulder.
Compass and family quote on chest
Fine black script reading 'After all this time? Always' above and below a line-drawn triangle, circle and vertical line symbol on the inner forearm.
Script quote and triangle symbol on a forearm
Black fine line script tattoo reading It's all for love across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Script phrase on upper back
Fine line black script reading Not all those who wander are lost, with a small compass ornament near the ankle, shown in a black and white photo of a foot.
Quote script and compass on foot
Pencil flash sheet showing the word INSANE drawn in ten lettering styles, including script, blackletter, serif and an ornate design, for use as tattoo lettering.
Insane lettering flash sheet in ten styles
Small black lettering reading don't panic in a plain lowercase typeface on the inner upper arm.
Don't panic lettering on upper arm
Black script lettering tattoo across two lines on the upper back near the shoulder blade, with a white and orange strap visible.
Script quote tattoo on upper back
Black Tibetan script lettering design on a plain white background, shown as a standalone tattoo design with no body part visible.
Tibetan script lettering design
Black cursive lettering quotation tattoo across the upper thigh, shown in fine line script beside denim shorts.
Cursive quotation tattoo on the thigh
Two matching black ink XOXO tattoos in a thin handwritten script on the ankles of bare feet resting on a grey blanket.
XOXO lettering on two ankles
Two stacked photos of blue script lettering tattoos reading deirfiúr mhór and deirfiúr bheag on pale skin.
Irish script lettering tattoos in blue ink
Black lettering reading MADE IN ENGLAND on a forearm, with a partly visible black and grey lion head tattoo near the wrist.
Made in England lettering on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo on a chest reading Follow your arrow in script, with three arrows, one with a shaded grey arrowhead.
Follow your arrow script with three arrows on the chest
Colour tattoo of stylised blue and red lettering with two crossed wands on a person's upper back.
Blue and red lettering with crossed wands on back
Black and grey lettering tattoo reading Allons-y with a sonic screwdriver and dotted swirls on the outer thigh.
Allons-y lettering with sonic screwdriver on thigh
Black lettering tattoo on the side of the ribs forming an infinity symbol, reading I love you to the moon and back, with a crescent moon and small stars.
Infinity quote with moon and stars on ribs
Traditional colour tattoo of a brown cow head with yellow flowers, green leaves and the words WE ARE ALL EARTHLINGS, on the back of a lower leg.
Cow head with flowers and lettering on a calf
Black and grey Game Over lettering tattooed across a man's knuckles, with small cross marks above, shown in a close-up of both fists held together.
Game Over lettering across knuckles
Close photograph of black blackletter lettering tattooed vertically along the side of a person's ribs, with a dark wall and records in the background.
Vertical blackletter lettering on the ribs
Teal and black circular sigil tattoo on the outer thigh, surrounded by a curved black lettering quote.
Teal circular sigil with quote on thigh
Fine line black script lettering on the inner forearm of a person holding a red quilted handbag with a gold chain strap.
Small script tattoo on a forearm
Two matching black and grey tattoos on inner forearms, each showing a seated cartoon creature in soft shading beside the word OHANA in thin lettering.
Matching Stitch and Ohana forearm tattoos
Two black and grey forearm tattoos: a key reading My Brothers Keeper above an arrow reading My Sisters Protector, both in script lettering.
Key and arrow script tattoos on forearms
Black fine line script lettering reading I keep a close watch on this heart of mine, tattooed across the ribs on pale skin.
Script quote along the ribs
Black and white lettering design reading I knew who I was this morning but I've changed a few times since then, with a key, a mushroom and a cupcake beside the words.
Quote lettering with key, mushroom and cupcake
Black line drawing of the word OBLIVIATE in a typewriter-style font, with the A replaced by the Deathly Hallows symbol, on a white background.
OBLIVIATE lettering with Deathly Hallows symbol
Black lettering tattoo of a Proverbs 31:25 quote in mixed script and serif fonts across the ribs and side of the torso.
Scripture quote across the ribs
Close side view of a fine black script tattoo reading na mo amituofo along the ribs, below a black bra strap.
Script lettering along the ribs
Traditional-style flash design of a lantern with a gold flame, three moths and banners reading LIGHTS, WILL, GUIDE and YOU HOME, with no body placement shown.
Lantern with moths and banner lettering
Colour tattoo of a cartoon character in a blue top beside a pink flower, green leaves and the words Worst Tattoo Ever in black script, on a limb.
Cartoon character with Worst Tattoo Ever lettering
Black ink lettering reading Once Upon A Time with flowing vines and leaves across the inside of a forearm, in a Lettering style.
Once upon a time lettering with vines on a forearm
Black line drawing of the word LOVE in serif capitals, entwined with flowers and swirling vines, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
LOVE lettering with floral vines
Black fine line script tattoo reading "this too shall pass" across the upper back, with a beige lace top and teal fabric visible above it.
"This too shall pass" script on the back
Black cursive script reading Bad Wolf with a blue spiral ornament between the words, tattooed on the inner forearm.
Bad Wolf script with blue spiral on forearm
Black ink script reading Home is where the heart is, inside a state outline with a small heart at its left edge, on a lower leg.
Home is where the heart is lettering on calf
Black script lettering on a white background reading Always on my mind and Forever in my heart, with two linked hearts beside the first line, shown as a design with no body placement.
Script lettering with two hearts
Colourful blackletter lettering spelling Google across the upper back of a person photographed from behind.
Google lettering across upper back
Black and white photo of a small serif lowercase lettering tattoo reading acp on the upper arm, near the elbow.
Small lowercase lettering on upper arm