Lettering tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey traditional tattoo of a scroll banner reading I solemnly swear that I am up to no good, with footprints, on the upper thigh.
Footprints and scroll banner on a thigh
Colour traditional-style tattoo on the side of the torso showing a palm tree, a wave, an orange sun, a red flower and a surfboard-shaped panel with script lettering.
Palm tree, wave and surfboard tattoo on the side
Black line flash design of a stitched spellbook with an eye on its cover, a banner reading It's all just a bunch of, and purple Hocus Pocus lettering.
Stitched spellbook with eye and banner flash
Colour tattoo of a kokeshi-style doll in a blue kimono with cherry blossom branches and a banner reading FOR YOU ANYTHING, on a person's upper back.
Kokeshi doll and cherry blossom on a shoulder blade
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a pin-up woman with curly dark hair and two cats, with an orange banner reading EAT LADY, on the upper arm.
Pin-up woman with cats on upper arm
Black and grey traditional compass rose with two curling banners reading a line about ships and harbour, tattooed on a person's lower abdomen.
Compass rose with banner quote on torso
Traditional-style flash sheet of hearts with banners, flowers and lettering such as no scrubs, go away and drop dead, drawn on paper with no placement on the body.
Heart and banner flash sheet
Black and grey pencil drawing of a Dalek above a banner reading EXTERMINATE, shown as a tattoo design on a spiral sketchbook page.
Dalek with EXTERMINATE banner design
Line drawing flash of a pizza slice with pepperoni and mushrooms, with banners reading I WILL NEVER and BREAK YOUR HEART, in a traditional style.
Pizza slice with banner lettering
White line drawings of traditional tattoo flash motifs, including a skull, rose, diamond and dagger, repeated across a black duvet cover on a bed.
Traditional tattoo flash print on black bedding
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a cartoon man in a suit above a banner reading DANGER ZONE, shown on the forearm.
Suited man portrait with Danger Zone banner
Traditional flash drawing of a sailor pin-up woman with closed eyes and a sailor cap, framed by a green laurel wreath and a yellow banner reading Sink or Swim.
Sailor pin-up with laurel wreath and Sink or Swim banner
Black and grey Traditional style tattoo of a wooden cross with a crucifix and a banner reading PHILIPPIANS, with 4:13 beside it, on the upper arm.
Wooden cross with banner and scripture reference
Traditional colour tattoo of red and black jump leads forming a heart, with the words Because failure is not an option around it, on the leg.
Jump leads forming a heart with slogan
Traditional style colour tattoo of a flying saucer with glowing orange rays, above the words I WANT TO LEAVE, on the upper arm.
Flying saucer with I want to leave lettering
Colour tattoo of a long-haired cat in a scalloped oval frame with a pink background and a banner reading BIXBY, on the upper arm.
Cat portrait in oval frame on upper arm
Traditional style forearm tattoo of a red-haired cartoon woman in round glasses and a green jacket, with arms folded, above a black-outlined flower with teal leaves.
Cartoon character and flower on a forearm
Traditional-style tattoo of a black sheep head with curled black wool, crossed bones and a banner reading Black Sheep, on the forearm.
Black sheep head with banner on forearm
Side by side, a photo of a grey Persian cat and a colour traditional tattoo of a cat in a top hat, monocle and bow tie with hibiscus flowers and a banner reading You Sir Are The Cat's Meow.
Top hat cat tattoo beside a cat photo
Traditional colour tattoo of a salted pretzel with two banners reading Don't get it twisted, shown on skin with a red burst behind it.
Pretzel with Don't get it twisted banners
Traditional style colour tattoo of a sailing ship on green waves inside a waffle cone, with pink and orange flowers and green leaves below, on a lower back.
Sailing ship in an ice cream cone with flowers
Pencil and ink drawing of a compass inside a hatched frame, with three banners reading Before you ask which way to go, remember where you've been.
Compass with banner quote drawing
Traditional style flash design of a grey owl with orange eyes carrying an envelope, with two banners reading Don't count your owls until they have been delivered, set against blue clouds and stars.
Owl carrying an envelope with banner scrolls
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a wolf head on a dagger wrapped in banners reading FOR THOSE I LOVE I WILL SACRIFICE, on an arm.
Wolf head on a dagger with banner lettering
Black and grey traditional rose with leaves tattooed on the back of a hand, with the word LOVE across the fingers.
Black and grey rose on the back of a hand
Traditional colour tattoo of a green dinosaur head with yellow spots, red flowers and a banner reading Hold on to your butts, on the thigh.
Green dinosaur with roses and banner
Traditional tattoo of a UFO beaming down over a house with the words I want to believe on a banner, with teal flowers, on the upper arm.
UFO and house in a banner roundel
Black and grey tattoo design of a tooth framed by radiating lines, with the word WISDOM beneath it, in a traditional flash style.
Wisdom tooth with sunburst flash
Traditional style tattoo of roses, a pocket watch and a banner on the thigh of a person in a beige dress.
Traditional rose and pocket watch on a thigh
Neo-traditional flash design of a dark-haired pin-up character in a black bodice, with banners reading Waiting for true love's kiss, roses and a rope frame.
Pin-up character with banners and roses
Two matching traditional-style colour tattoos of pizza, one a slice with a banner and one a whole pie, on the calves of two people.
Matching pizza tattoos on two calves
Traditional colour tattoo of a black silhouette of a figure with a raised fist before a stadium, with a yellow banner reading Sincerely Yours, on a limb.
Raised fist silhouette with Sincerely Yours banner
Colour traditional-style tattoo on an upper arm of a stack of books with a teacup and teapot, purple flowers and a banner with lettering.
Stacked books and teapot on upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of a typewriter with a banner reading HOW SOON IS NOW and red flowers, on a forearm.
Typewriter and banner reading How Soon Is Now
Colour tattoo of the Hogwarts school crest with a HOGWARTS banner across the top, placed on the calf in a traditional style.
Hogwarts crest tattoo on a calf
Traditional-style anchor with a red and gold stock and a DAD banner, printed as a design on a white ceramic mug.
Traditional anchor with DAD banner design
Black traditional-style tattoo of a winged caduceus with two snakes, with the words IMPLANTED above and DEFIBRILLATOR below, on a patch of skin.
Winged caduceus with implanted defibrillator lettering
Traditional style flash drawing of a pink-frosted cupcake with a bow, a slogan banner, two orange flowers and a rising sun, in full colour.
Cupcake with banner flash design
Traditional style tattoo of a chibi figure in a grey cloak holding a sword, with the words KNOWS and NUTHIN above and below, on a lower leg.
Chibi figure in a grey cloak with Knows Nuthin lettering
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm showing a radio tower with a red heart, lightning bolts and a city silhouette inside a ring of lettering reading Do What You Love and Love What You Do, with the
Radio tower and heart with Do What You Love text
Black and grey traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing mountains, pine trees, a cabin, stars, clasped hands and pinecones above the words ON THE ROAD TO WHOLENESS.
Mountain cabin scene with clasped hands
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing a dog head in profile above three roses, with the script words misunderstood breed arched overhead, in a traditional style.
Dog portrait with roses and script lettering
Black and grey traditional tattoo of two crossed revolvers above a ribbon banner reading Don't Tread On Me, on the lower back.
Crossed revolvers with Don't Tread On Me banner
Traditional style flash design of a pin-up woman in a space helmet beside a green alien holding a ray gun, with a banner reading Earth Attacks, shown without any body placement.
Pin-up and alien flash with Earth Attacks banner
Red pencil drawing of a heart-shaped house with scalloped roof tiles, a chimney with smoke, a rose with leaves and the words HEART & HOME on a banner, shown as tattoo flash with no body placement.
Heart-shaped house with rose and banner
Traditional style tattoo on an upper arm showing red roses, a grey envelope with a red wax seal, forget-me-not flowers and a banner with lettering.
Roses and envelope with banner on upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo on a calf of an oval mountain lake scene with a campfire, tent and pine trees, with the words Adventure Awaits arcing above.
Campfire and mountain lake scene on a calf
Black and white photo of two hands with traditional-style finger tattoos of block letters, an umbrella, a rain cloud, a crescent moon and a star.
Finger lettering with umbrella, cloud, moon and star