Lettering tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey realism tattoo of orchids and handwritten script lettering across the upper arm and shoulder.
Black and grey orchids with script on upper arm
Black line lettering design arranged in a circle reading 'What goes around comes around', shown on a plain white background with no body placement visible.
Circular 'What goes around' lettering design
Black flowing script lettering reading Veni Vidi Vici on a white background, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Veni Vidi Vici in flowing script
Black line drawing of a lettering design reading The Mountains Are Calling And I Must Go, with three peaks above and a ribbon banner below, in a lettering style.
The mountains are calling lettering design
Back view of a person with black and grey blackletter lettering across the upper back, a rose tattoo on the upper arm and knuckle lettering on the raised hand.
Blackletter back piece and rose on upper arm
Black ink script lettering reading Blue Neighbourhood, drawn by a hand holding a pen on white paper, shown as a lettering design rather than a tattoo on skin.
Blue Neighbourhood script lettering design
Two matching black script tattoos on the side ribs of two people lying on a bed, one wearing white lingerie and one in patterned shorts.
Matching script tattoos on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of three roses and leaves with script reading a quote, placed on the outer thigh.
Realistic roses and script quote on a thigh
Close-up of black script lettering reading "It's called Vitiligo." on a forearm, with lighter depigmented skin patches visible around the tattoo.
"It's called Vitiligo" script on a forearm
Woman seen from behind with a small black script tattoo reading 'a love supreme' on her upper back, hair in a bun, city balcony behind her.
Small script phrase on upper back
Close photograph of a fine line cursive script word tattoo in black ink on the top of a foot near the ankle, resting on a purple patterned blanket.
Cursive word tattoo on the foot
Black and grey script tattoo reading Ohana with three small swallow silhouettes, placed on the side of the ribs below a black bra strap.
Ohana script lettering with swallows on ribs
Black hand-drawn uppercase alphabet lettering design in a playful, bouncy script, shown twice on a white background, with no body placement.
Uppercase alphabet in playful hand-drawn script
Close photo of a fine line script quote in black ink across a pale forearm against a dark background.
Fine line script quote on a forearm
Black and grey realistic drawing of an eye with the words Don't Blink in block lettering above, and a screaming face reflected in the pupil.
Don't Blink eye design with screaming face
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
Black ink tattoo of the word island above an outlined heart filled with pine tree silhouettes, on the inner forearm.
Island word and heart with pine trees on a forearm
Black line drawing of a razor blade beside hand-lettered text reading "If I were you, I'd put that away" and "Darling, you'll be okay" on a white background.
Razor blade with hand-lettered quote
Close-up of a lettering tattoo on skin showing the word Diabetic in black script inside a red outlined medical alert star, with the numerals 1 above and below.
Diabetic medical alert star tattoo
Black script lettering spelling poema on the inner wrist, in a fine line lettering style.
Script lettering reading poema on wrist
Traditional style colour tattoo on a forearm showing a compass in a rope border, a blue and red anchor and the words Let your past be your compass but never your anchor.
Compass, rope and anchor quote on a forearm
Brown blackletter lettering design reading Old School on a white background, with swashed capitals and fine trailing strokes, shown as a flash design rather than on skin.
Old School blackletter lettering design
Fine line black script tattoo of a French quote running vertically along the side of the ribs, with the wearer holding blue satin ribbons.
French script quote along the side ribs
Close-up of a script lettering tattoo reading Concurs All on skin, with black outlines, red fill and grey shading behind the letters.
Script lettering reading Concurs All
Black cursive script lettering tattooed on the tops of two feet, worn with snakeskin-print peep-toe platform heels.
Black script lettering on both feet
Two hands resting together, each showing the same small black fine line Roman numeral tattoo across a finger.
Matching Roman numeral finger tattoos on two hands
Black fine-line script lettering of the word Pause on a plain white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Pause script lettering design
Two matching fine line black heartbeat tattoos with a heart and the words sister, one on lighter skin above and one on freckled skin below, on a forearm.
Matching heartbeat sister tattoos
Close-up of a lettering tattoo on the side of the body reading MUST BE THIS TALL TO RIDE with a red arrow pointing left, in black and red ink.
Must be this tall to ride slogan with red arrow
Tattooed forearm and hand holding a rolled joint over scattered hundred dollar bills, with bold red and black traditional-style linework and dark lettering across the hand.
Tattooed hand holding a rolled joint over banknotes
Colour tattoo of a blue orchid with green vines and blue script reading Just Breathe, on the side of a torso above the ribs.
Blue orchid and vines with Just Breathe script
Two stacked photos of matching crown tattoos on an arm, one reading her king and the other his Queen, both in grey shading with red accents.
Matching crown tattoos with script wording
Vertical black script tattoo running down the side of the ribs, with fine, slightly broken strokes in black ink.
Vertical black script on the ribs
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
Bold black lettering on a forearm, with the letters forming an elephant shape beneath the word.
Lettering with elephant shape on forearm
Close photo of a small black lettering tattoo reading EVERY DROP COUNTS with a tiny blue water drop, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Every drop counts lettering on a wrist
Close-up of a mouth with gold grills over the lower teeth, showing black lettering that reads FLAWLESS on the skin below the lower lip.
FLAWLESS lettering below the lip
Metallic gold Team Bride lettering temporary tattoo on the inner wrist, beside a pink paper flower.
Gold Team Bride temporary tattoo on wrist
Traditional style tattoo of a blue and red ball of yarn pierced by two knitting needles, with banners reading KNIT FAST and DIE WARM, on a back.
Ball of yarn with knitting needles and banners
Traditional colour tattoo of an inhaler wrapped in a cream banner reading Ain't easy bein' wheezy, shown close up on skin.
Inhaler and banner reading Ain't easy bein' wheezy
Black script lettering reading "It was then that I carried you" across the side of a foot, a fine line lettering tattoo.
Script quote tattoo along the side of a foot
Black lettering tattoo of a four-line quote in a serif typeface across the side of a ribcage, with a hand and ring visible above.
Quote tattoo along the ribs
Fine line black script lettering reading oh de lally with an arrow pointing up and right, tattooed on the inner forearm.
Script words and arrow on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of the words No means No in black script with a solid red heart after each No, flanked by coloured designs on skin.
No means No script with red hearts
Black script lettering tattoo reading 'Simple like a mountain is simple' across the forearm, photographed against a white wall and bathroom background.
Script quote on forearm: simple like a mountain
Black and grey pen drawing of an ornate lettered banner design with flourished scrollwork, shown on paper beside two drawing pens.
Lettered banner design with flourishes
Black and grey tattoo of a triangle with a circle inside and lettering along its edges, shown on bare skin.
Triangle and circle with quote lettering
Black ink tattoo of the word RISES in angular stylised lettering on the inner upper arm.
Rises lettering on the upper arm