Lettering tattoo ideas

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Colour neo-trad tattoo on an upper leg showing four cartoon women in front of a yellow sunset and palm trees, with script beneath reading Thank you for being a friend.
Four cartoon women with palm trees on a thigh
Traditional coloured tattoo on the thigh showing a golden helmet with a red crest and a black dome in a heart shape, with a blue banner.
Helmet and dome heart on thigh
Colour Neo-trad tattoo on the thigh showing a blue TARDIS police box with glowing windows, a banner reading ALLONS-Y and red roses.
TARDIS and roses on a thigh
Traditional style tattoo on a thigh of an orange skateboard breaking out of a black and grey television with the words GO OUTSIDE, with a coloured figure tattoo below.
Skateboard bursting from a TV on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face on a calf, with lettering on the thigh and a winged design on the hip, shown on a bed.
Black and grey portrait tattoo on a leg
Colour tattoo of a yellow and blue Seuss-style bird with swirling feathers and handwritten lettering on a thigh.
Seussian bird and quote on a thigh
Woman in an orange swimsuit and straw hat, with a small black script lettering tattoo on her upper thigh.
Script tattoo on upper thigh
Bare legs raised against a pale wall, showing a red rose with dark flowers on one thigh and black script lettering with flowers on the other thigh, in a traditional style.
Rose and script tattoos on raised legs
Close crop of a person in grey shorts showing a small black fine line script tattoo on the outer thigh.
Fine script line tattoo on a thigh
Fine line black ink tattoo of a stack of books with titles including 1984 and Brave New World on the outer thigh.
Stack of book spines on a thigh
Traditional colour tattoo on a thigh showing a teal whale, red flowers and the words DON'T PANIC in black lettering.
Whale and flowers with Don't Panic lettering
Traditional style colour tattoo on the thigh showing a sun over snowy peaks and a river, framed by a rope border and the words If it's the mountains bending rivers you will have them.
Mountain, river and sun scene on a thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a thigh of a blue globe with green continents, surrounded by bright flowers, scrolls and a banner reading TRAVEL DISCOVER EXPLORE.
Globe, flowers and banner on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a blaster pistol with the words HAN SHOT FIRST beneath it, on the outer thigh of a person in denim shorts.
Blaster pistol tattoo on thigh
Close-up of a fine black script tattoo reading persevere along the upper thigh of a person in denim shorts.
Persevere script on a thigh
Black and grey script lettering with swirling flourishes across a lower abdomen, above two heart-framed pin-up tattoos on the thighs.
Script lettering on abdomen with heart pin-up thighs
Black and white photo of a woman's legs, with a Beauty and the Beast outline tattoo inside a floral wreath on the thigh and a banner tattoo on the knee.
Beauty and the Beast thigh tattoo
Colour traditional tattoo on a thigh showing banners reading Don't Forget The Important Things, with a red flame motif in a blue circle and teal and orange flowers.
Traditional banner quote on thigh
Black and grey traditional-style tattoo of a lighthouse, ship's wheel and waves on the upper thigh, with a partly visible banner quote.
Lighthouse and ship's wheel on thigh
Black and grey floral leg sleeve with roses, foliage and script running from ankle to thigh, with the leg raised against a wooden jetty.
Floral leg sleeve with script
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a pizza slice with a banner reading Love dies, pizza is 4ever, on a thigh.
Pizza slice and banner on a thigh
Traditional style tattoo on a thigh showing a black banner reading KEDZIE above two teal bars with four red stars, which together form the Chicago flag.
Chicago flag and banner on a thigh
Colour tattoo of cartoon Milhouse from The Simpsons on a skateboard on the thigh, with banners reading Everything's Coming Up and Milhouse, in a traditional style.
Milhouse on a skateboard on a thigh
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
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
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a grey baby goat in front of a rainbow and pink clouds, with the words OH MY GOAT beneath, on the thigh.
Baby goat with rainbow on a thigh
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
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
Neo-traditional tattoo of a dark grey baby goat standing on pink clouds in front of a rainbow, with the words Oh my goat below, on the upper thigh.
Baby goat on clouds with a rainbow on a thigh
Black and grey realism leg sleeve on the thigh and calf showing a lion head, sunflowers, a clock face and scrolled lettering.
Lion and clock leg sleeve in black and grey
Two side-by-side photos of legs in boots: a colour tattoo of a bird with green foliage and red shading on the outer thigh, and a teal and orange butterfly with script lettering on the inner thigh.
Bird and butterfly tattoos on thighs
Colour tattoo of a teal and grey raptor claw with black outlines and the words Clever Girl curved along its edge, on the outer thigh.
Raptor claw with Clever Girl script
Traditional colour tattoo of clasped hands over a red heart, framed by a gold rope border, a scroll banner reading See you on the other side, and blue flowers, on the thigh.
Clasped hands in a heart on a thigh
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
Colour tattoo of Dobby the house elf holding a striped sock, with candles, a moon and a castle silhouette, on the outer thigh.
Dobby the house elf on a thigh
Black and grey tattoos of a robed figure and blackletter text on a thigh, with lettering on the fingers and stretching across the stomach above denim shorts.
Blackletter text and robed figure on thigh
Traditional style tattoo on the outer thigh showing a steaming coffee cup with a diamond motif, orange and purple flowers, a shoe and small lettering beneath.
Coffee cup and flowers on a thigh
Black ink lettering reading Excuse us while we sing to the sky across the outer thigh, above denim shorts.
Quote tattoo on the outer thigh
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a wolf head beneath pine trees with the words Winter is coming curved around it, on the upper thigh.
Wolf head and pine trees on a thigh
Black linework tattoo on an upper leg showing the words BAD LUCK IS BETTER THAN NO LUCK, a skull and crossed bones, with a hand touching the skin.
Skull, bones and quote tattoo on a thigh
Fine black cursive script tattoo curving along the outer thigh, with lettering that reads she laughs without fear of the future.
Script quote tattoo along the thigh
Close-up of a black ink heart-shaped banner tattoo with lettering on the outer thigh, above black lace lingerie and beside a fur coat and cash.
Heart banner tattoo on a thigh
Black script lettering with flourishes tattooed on the upper thigh of each leg, above lace shorts trim.
Script lettering on both thighs
Neo-traditional tattoo of a smiling sloth with a pink dahlia, red roses and orange lilies on the outer thigh, with a banner beneath.
Sloth with roses and lilies on a thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on the thigh of a lion with a flowing mane inside an oval, framed by gold scrollwork with a lion cub above and a banner below.
Lion in an ornate gilded frame on the thigh
Traditional style tattoo on a thigh showing a shaded grey cross wrapped in thorns, two red roses, grey clouds, small birds and the script words 'If heaven wasn't so far away'.
Cross, roses and heaven quote on a thigh
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a planchette with a crescent moon and three flowers on the thigh, beside a heron leg and a feather.
Planchette with crescent moon and flowers on thigh
Black Greek lettering spelling αδελφή in a simple script on pale skin just below lace trim, placed on the upper thigh.
Greek word lettering on the upper thigh