Lettering tattoo ideas

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

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Black Greek lettering tattoo set in five staggered lines across a person's shoulder and upper back, in a clean serif lettering style.
Greek lettering across a shoulder
Black script lettering reading inspired, with swirling flourishes and small sparkle stars on a white background, in the style of a tattoo lettering design.
Inspired script lettering design
Black and grey fine line script tattoo with a small dot above it, shown on the inner forearm in a black and white photograph.
Fine line script on a forearm
Close-up of two hands held palm up, with a black script lettering tattoo reading Whom then shall I fear on the right wrist.
Script quote on the wrist
Black script lettering reading twentysix.two on the side of the ribs, photographed on skin with white paper towel above.
Script lettering reading twentysix.two on ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman with curled hair and a pearl necklace on the thigh, beside a red heart reading I Love Lucy in script.
Realist woman portrait with heart script on thigh
Outline tattoo on an upper arm showing a city skyline above script reading There's no place like home, with red-shaded flowers below.
City skyline and script lettering on upper arm
Black and white photo of a shirtless man with black and grey script lettering on his chest, neck and hand tattoos, and realism-style sleeve tattoos on both arms.
Script lettering on chest with sleeve tattoos
Fine line script tattoo reading expecto patronum in dark ink along the upper arm, just past a blue sleeve.
Expecto patronum script on upper arm
Two black tattoos, each an ornate anchor with script lettering: love is patient on a forearm, and love is kind on the lower back.
Matching anchor tattoos with love is patient and love is
Black fine line script tattoo reading Faith with an arrow running through it, on the inner forearm.
Faith script and arrow on a forearm
Realistic grey lipstick tattoo with a red tip on the middle finger, above red script lettering across the hand, shown on a light-skinned hand with red nails.
Lipstick and red script on a hand
Black and grey realism tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol on a folded cloth, ringed by the words 'The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death', on the upper back.
Deathly Hallows on a cloth with circular quote
Traditional style tattoo of a crescent moon with a face, a gold star and the words Sleepy Head in script on a forearm.
Crescent moon with face and star on a forearm
Fine line black script lettering reading The pain you feel today is the strength you feel tomorrow, tattooed across the lower back above a grey waistband.
Quote tattoo across the lower back
Black script lettering reading Trust your struggle across the upper chest below the collarbone, in a lettering style.
Script lettering along a collarbone
Black and white photo of a black script tattoo reading Never Again on the back of a neck, with a strap visible below it.
Never Again script tattoo on the neck
Traditional style anchor tattoo wrapped in rope on the forearm, with the words Hope Anchors the Soul in blackletter lettering and small red gems.
Traditional anchor with rope and lettering
Black and white photo of the words BE THE CHANGE in black lettering tattooed on the inner wrist, with beaded bracelets worn above and below it.
Be the change lettering on a wrist
Black and grey guillotine tattoo reading Keep your chin up beside a gallows with noose reading Hang in there, both on a lower leg.
Guillotine and gallows tattoos on lower legs
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design with a ship's wheel enclosing a sailing ship, a flower below, and the words DARLIN IM NOT above and COMIN HOME below.
Ship's wheel and flower sketch with lettering
Black script lettering reading Hello Sweetie with a small red bow beneath it, tattooed on the side of the ribs.
Hello Sweetie script with red bow
Woman seen from behind with a large colour back tattoo of flowers, leaves and script, and a dark ornate design, placed across the upper and lower back.
Full back tattoo with script and florals
Black and grey pencil drawing of the word Love in ornate script with sketched flourishes, leaves and swirls, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Ornate script design spelling Love
Black and grey realism tattoo of a smiling man with swept-back hair and the words The King in script, on the upper thigh.
Black and grey portrait with script on thigh
Black lettering reading accio adventure in a serif typeface runs along the inner forearm of a hand resting on a map of India.
Accio adventure lettering on a wrist over a map
Fine line black tattoo of a small daisy sprig tied with a bow on the forearm, with script lettering above it on the same arm.
Daisy sprig and script on a forearm
Two forearms with blue script lettering: Fearless with a teal ribbon on the upper arm, and Hope with a teal ribbon beneath it.
Fearless and Hope ribbon tattoos on forearms
Nautical flash design of white lettering on a navy background, with a crossed anchor, lifebuoy, flags and banners in a traditional style.
Nautical lettering with anchor and lifebuoy
Black and grey realism tattoo of orchids and cursive script including the word Love, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Orchids and script on an upper arm
Black fine line cursive script lettering runs diagonally up the inner forearm, with a hand, a handwritten page and a mug of tea beside it.
Fine line script lettering on forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a running wolf pierced by arrows, with the words WINTER IS COMIN beneath it, on the calf.
Running wolf with arrows and lettering on a calf
Black and white photo of a fine line cursive script lettering tattoo running diagonally across a woman's shoulder and upper back.
Cursive script lettering across a shoulder
Close-up of the word 'saved' in thin black fine line script tattooed on the inner forearm.
Fine line script word 'saved' on a forearm
Black cursive lettering tattoo of a short word on the inner wrist, shown in a close-up photograph.
Cursive word tattoo on the inner wrist
Fine line black tattoos of a palm tree above a wave on two wrists, plus curved lettering on a forearm, as two people hold hands on sand.
Palm tree and wave tattoos on two wrists
Black ink flash sheet of lettering quotes, including follow your dreams, let it go, you got this and be strong and courageous, decorated with arrows and feathers, with no body placement shown.
Arrow and lettering quote flash sheet
Pencil flash sketch of a Roman numeral clock with a rose and two lettered banners, with a pocket watch and beaded chain, in traditional style.
Clock, rose and banners sketch
Black line drawing of an arched headstone with a small winged cherub at the top, the words EVERYTHING WAS BEAUTIFUL, AND NOTHING HURT in outlined capitals, and tufts of grass at the base.
Headstone with angel and quote
Black and grey traditional tattoo on a forearm showing a heart with a crescent moon, stars and clasped hands, above a flower, with the words Boys whatever cats forever.
Heart with clasped hands and lettering
Teal and black compass rose tattoo with calligraphic swirls and letters, on the inner forearm.
Teal compass rose on a forearm
Black and grey traditional style forearm tattoo of a man with a pompadour haircut in profile, with script reading Love me Tender and a rose beside it.
Pompadour portrait with script and rose on a forearm
Neo-traditional style tattoo of a cat's face with lettering reading Lil Bub on a forearm, with a real tabby cat held against the arm.
Cat portrait tattoo on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a thigh of a scroll banner reading I solemnly swear that I am up to no good, with purple flowers, green leaves, footprints and a triangle and circle symbol.
Quote banner with flowers on a thigh
Pencil sketch tattoo design of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, roses and leaves, and the script words Time flies.
Pocket watch with roses and script lettering
Dandelion seed head on a long stem with fine script lettering across the ribs, shaded in grey with a soft purple-pink head.
Dandelion seed head and script quote on ribs
Black script lettering tattoo reading Famiglia on the ankle and top of the foot, shown with a cream high-heeled shoe.
Famiglia script on an ankle
Three raised wrists with gold foil Team bride lettering tattoos on the forearms, against a sunlit beach.
Gold foil Team bride temporary tattoos on wrists