Lettering tattoo ideas

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Shirtless torso with black script lettering across the chest, an eagle on the upper chest and neck, and tribal-style blackwork on the shoulder and upper arm.
Script lettering, eagle and tribal chest and arm tattoos
Black and grey lettering tattoo on an upper arm, arranged in a stacked typographic layout with words including fierce, strong, love, wild and life.
Word tattoo on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a grimacing woman in a head wrap, with the words Ain't nobody got time for that beneath, on an upper arm.
Grimacing portrait with quote on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a brown songbird inside a wreath of leaves, flowers and berries with the words FREE INDEED above it, on the upper arm.
Bird and floral wreath with lettering on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with a clover and blackletter text reading et virtute, on an upper arm.
Pocket watch and clover on upper arm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a hooded grim reaper skull with the words DEAD SERIOUS beneath it, on an upper arm.
Grim reaper with DEAD SERIOUS lettering
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a night camp with a tent, campfire and crescent moon, with the script words not all who wander are lost.
Night camp scene with script lettering on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of an American flag revealed through torn skin on the upper arm, with DON'T TREAD lettering across the top.
American flag under torn skin on upper arm
Black ink tattoo of the words how strange it is to be anything at all, set within swirling scrollwork on the upper arm.
Quote lettering in scrollwork on an arm
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing the word NAVY, stars, a warship and a torn flag with the number 43.
Navy warship and torn flag on upper arm
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
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 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
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
Black ink tattoo of the word RISES in angular stylised lettering on the inner upper arm.
Rises lettering on the upper arm
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
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
Close view of a white t-shirt printed with black line drawings of hands holding cigarettes, beside a forearm with small black script lettering and a tiny hand tattoo.
Hand-print tee with script forearm tattoos
Black and grey realism tattoo of two sugar skulls, one with curled hair and a flowered hat, on an upper arm, with a script lettering piece in a second panel.
Sugar skull couple on upper arm
Close crop of a torso in a torn white top, showing fine black script lettering on the upper arm and a second script line on the forearm, both partly cropped.
Script lettering on upper arm and forearm
Black and white photo of a person's bare back showing a crown above bold ASSHOLE lettering with cross motifs, plus traditional sleeve tattoos on the raised arms and a word on one hand.
Crown and lettering across a back
Black and grey stylised lettering forming an armband tattoo around the upper arm, shown against a white sleeve.
Black lettering armband on upper arm
Shirtless man with a black NY cap covering his face, showing traditional rose and heart tattoos and lettering across his chest, arms and abdomen.
Heavily tattooed torso and arms under a cap
Close crop of a person in a navy paisley print T-shirt with a small black script lettering tattoo on the upper arm.
Small script tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey portrait tattoo on a forearm and upper arm, with knuckle lettering on the fingers and hand, photographed on a woman in a dark speckled t-shirt.
Portrait and lettering tattoos on hand and arm
Two panels show black and grey script lettering on an upper arm: the word Cursed in shaded lettering above, and the word Blessed in solid black script with swirling flourishes below.
Cursed and blessed script lettering on an arm
Black and grey script lettering runs down a man's side over the ribs, while another man's arm shows a realistic skull sleeve from upper arm to forearm.
Script on ribs and skull sleeve on arm
Grey shaded daisy tattoo on the shoulder with fine script lettering running down the upper arm, the word sunshine picked out in yellow.
Daisy and script on a shoulder
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a brown T-rex wearing a grey suit and blue tie, with the words Don't lose your dinosaur and green footprints, on an upper arm.
Cartoon T-rex in a suit with slogan
Black lettering tattoo on an upper arm reading Those who mind don't matter, those who matter don't mind, in a plain block typeface.
Quote lettering on an upper arm
Upper arm with a black ink bird tattoo and fine script lettering near the elbow, with a tan suede crossbody bag held against a black t-shirt.
Bird and script tattoos on an upper arm
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo covering a torso and upper arm, with a pagoda, an oni demon holding prayer beads, clouds and a dragon on the sleeve.
Pagoda and oni demon torso and sleeve
Fine black script lettering tattoo running down the upper arm of a woman in a white vest top and camouflage trousers.
Script lettering on an upper arm
Black and white photo of the outer upper arm of a person in a grey top, with the words WE CAN BE HEROES tattooed in block capitals.
We Can Be Heroes lettering on an arm
Black and grey script lettering reading Philippians 4:13 over a dark anchor tattoo on the upper arm.
Anchor and Philippians 4:13 on upper arm
Woman seen from behind with a small black fine line script tattoo running vertically along her upper arm, near the shoulder.
Small script tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey eye tattoo with dotwork shading and lashes, above the words I'M STILL FOND OF YOU, on an upper arm, with partial tattoos above and below.
Eye tattoo with 'I'm still fond of you' lettering
Woman wearing a white tee with a yellow sun mandala print, showing black script and fine-line tattoos on her forearm and upper arm.
Woman in sun and moon mandala tee with arm tattoos
Black and grey blackletter lettering reading REGRET NOTHING across the upper arm.
Regret nothing lettering on upper arm
Close-up of a black fine-line lettering tattoo reading Peace will win, Fear will lose in a typewriter-style font, with a small tattoo visible on the upper arm in the left panel.
Peace will win quote lettering on skin
Colour tattoo of the Goonies Never Say Die lettering with black silhouettes of figures and a large creature above, on the outer upper arm.
Goonies Never Say Die lettering on upper arm
Black outline script reading blue grass, with a simple line drawing behind it, on the outer upper arm.
Blue grass script on an upper arm
Man seen from behind with a large black and grey realism tattoo of lions and flowing script across his upper back and shoulder.
Lion and script tattoo across a back
Black and grey traditional tattoo of an ornate birdcage with a bird inside and a swallow flying out, above a banner of text on the upper arm.
Birdcage and swallow on an upper arm
Man wearing a grey top with full colour traditional tattoo sleeves on both arms and lettering across the hands, including the words Fate and Always.
Full colour traditional sleeves and hands
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two clasped hands with the words YOU ARE ENOUGH above them, on the inner upper arm.
Clasped hands with 'You are enough' lettering