Lettering tattoo ideas

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

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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
Collage of pencil-style sketches of a pocket watch, roses and leaves with a scroll banner reading Time Stays Long Enough For Those Who Use It, shown in several stages of shading.
Pocket watch and rose banner design
Traditional style tattoo on a calf showing a city skyline, a red bridge, a moon and two stars, with a quote on banners.
City skyline, red bridge and quote banners on a calf
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo covering the full back and chest, with a Statue of Liberty portrait, a skull holding a torch, roses and a central religious figure.
Full back and chest black and grey tattoo
Pencil sketch flash design of a Mad Hatter top hat with a pocket watch, roses, cake and the words We're all mad here, in a neo-traditional style.
We're all mad here Mad Hatter design
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
Colour tattoo of a perched songbird inside a floral wreath with the words Free Indeed above it, on the forearm.
Songbird and floral wreath with Free Indeed
Colourful tattoo of an elephant covered in swirl patterns, with a pink and orange flower and the script words Forever With No Exchanges, shown on skin.
Swirl-patterned elephant with script
Colour tattoo of a man's face with a black glove and backpack equipment inside a blue angular frame, on the calf.
Man portrait with black glove on calf
Colour tattoo on a forearm of a yellow cartoon character with braided hair inside an oval frame, a lemon slice and green leaves, with script lettering curving around the edge.
Cartoon character and lemon with lettering
Colour tattoo on a calf of a bare leg in a bath, showing a cartoon creature in an ornate oval frame with pink roses, a pink bow and lettering in neo-traditional style.
Cartoon creature and roses on a calf
Black ink flash design of a woman with long hair embracing a skeletal punk with a mohawk and eye patch, above a banner reading I AM YOURS.
Skull punk and woman with banner design
Colour tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, autumn leaves and a banner reading until the very end, in neo-traditional style on the upper chest.
Pocket watch and autumn leaves on chest
Colour tattoo of purple anemone flowers and a gold heart frame with a turquoise centre and script lettering, on the forearm, in a neo-traditional style.
Purple anemones and gold heart on forearm
Neo-traditional style tattoo on a calf showing two cartoon-style figures in jackets above the words I WANT TO BELIEVE, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Cartoon pair with 'I want to believe' on a calf
Black and grey tattoo of a pale-faced woman with long dark hair and fangs, eyes hidden by a banner reading Save the Vampire Queen, with an anchor below, on an upper arm.
Vampire queen portrait on a upper arm
Neo-traditional flash design of a winged fairy with a small compass tattoo on her arm, framed by rope and banners reading Those who wander are not always lost.
Winged fairy with wanderer quote flash
Colour tattoo of a songbird inside a wreath of flowers and berries, with the words Free Indeed above, on the upper arm.
Songbird in a flower wreath with Free Indeed lettering
Colour tattoo of orange California poppies with green leaves and a banner with partly legible lettering, on the outer forearm.
Orange poppies and banner on a forearm
Neo-traditional flash of a blonde cartoon woman with a tattooed arm, two bluebirds, roses and a banner reading Once Upon a Dream.
Blonde princess with roses and banner
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
Neo-traditional flash design of a woman with a hair bun and a frog on her hand, framed by pink lotus flowers and a banner reading Bayou Beauty.
Bayou Beauty portrait with frog and lotus flowers
Black and grey neo-trad style tattoo on a back showing two embracing figures, a clock face, an owl and scroll banners with lettering.
Embracing figures, owl and clock on upper back
Colour tattoo of a blue and grey yarn skull with crossed knitting needles and the words KNIT FAST and DIE WARM, on the upper arm.
Yarn skull with knitting needles and lettering
Colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a shaded football with laces, a black and gold fleur-de-lis, and the words NEW ORLEANS above and SAINTS below.
New Orleans Saints football tattoo on upper arm
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
Neo-traditional flash design of a pin-up woman with a red rose in her hair, half of her face a skull, with the quote I got a beautiful heart but a twisted mind around her.
Pin-up woman with half skull face and red rose
Colour tattoo of the cartoon character Stitch with hibiscus and plumeria flowers, above the words Ohana means family, on a person's side ribs.
Stitch with flowers and Ohana lettering
Colour flash design of a steel anchor wrapped in banners reading Just Keep Swimming, surrounded by cartoon sea creatures on a blue background.
Anchor with Just Keep Swimming banners
Coloured pencil sketch of a neo-traditional style woman's face with curly hair, pearl necklace, drop earring and a spider, drawn as a tattoo design with script lettering below.
Woman portrait with spider and pearls sketch
Colour realism tattoo of a red rose with white feathered wings, a small dove and a water droplet on the upper arm, set against dark shading.
Red rose and dove on upper arm
Traditional-style colour tattoo of the BB-8 droid above a banner reading They See Me Rollin, on the calf.
BB-8 droid with banner on a calf
Outline tattoo of a pin-up woman with a pearl necklace, lotus flowers and a Bayou Beauty banner, placed on the upper arm.
Pin-up woman with lotus and banner on upper arm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a moustached officer in a green campaign hat and aviator sunglasses, with the words Mother of God below, on a calf.
Officer portrait with Mother of God banner
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
Full back tattoo in bold colour with the word Boston, a roaring bear, Red Sox, Bruins and Celtics motifs and a Patriots figure, shown on a man's back.
Boston sports back piece with bear and team mascots
Colour tattoo of two pastel conversation heart sweets reading SHUT UP and GO AWAY, with sparkles and teal flowers, in a neo-traditional style on skin.
Shut up and go away conversation hearts
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
Teal and black compass rose tattoo with calligraphic swirls and letters, on the inner forearm.
Teal compass 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
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
Colour tattoo on an upper arm in a traditional style, showing a state outline with mountains, a sun, a cabin, pine trees, a peach and a banner reading ON MY MIND.
Mountain cabin and peach on an upper arm
Illustrated flash design of a black and yellow orca with an orange tail, crossed by a beige banner reading IF YOU LOVE ME LET ME GO, on a cream damask background.
Orca with a banner reading If you love me let me go
Colour neo-traditional portrait of a woman in a headscarf with the word Faith on her brow, tattooed on the upper arm.
Woman portrait in headscarf on upper arm
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
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black cat with red eyes and a white cross on the forehead, set on red splatter on the back of a hand.
Black cat with cross on hand
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