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 an eye with long lashes and a large letter N on a person's upper back and shoulder, with lettering beside it.
Realistic eye with large N on a shoulder
Four views of a black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a raven, a realistic eye, bare branches and the words Go with the flow.
Raven, eye and tree full sleeve
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a weathered wooden cross with a ribbon banner reading To Live Is Christ in script, on the upper arm.
Wooden cross with To Live Is Christ banner
Black and grey realism tattoo of two lions' heads side by side with leaves and partial script lettering along the bottom edge, shown on skin.
Two lions with leaves in black and grey realism
Colour tattoo of a Star Wars clone trooper holding a blaster in front of a galaxy-filled Galactic Empire emblem, on the outer thigh, in a realistic style.
Clone trooper and Galactic Empire emblem on a thigh
Black and grey realism style tattoo of rolled dollar bills with partial lettering, covering a forearm.
Rolled dollar bills on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing torn skin that reveals a stone-like surface inscribed with words such as loyalty, integrity and compassion.
Torn skin revealing virtue words on a forearm
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
Black and grey full back tattoo of a dragon over a heart shield, framed by Celtic knotwork, runes and skulls, in a Realism style on the back.
Full back piece with dragon and Celtic knotwork
Colour realism tattoo on the ribs showing a portrait in mirrored sunglasses with a cigarette, red Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas lettering and black bats.
Fear and Loathing portrait on the ribs
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
Black and grey realism tattoo of an owl face inside a postage stamp design on the upper arm.
Owl portrait in a postage stamp
Three views of a full arm sleeve on a man's arm, with a black and grey clock face, a shaded hand, geometric linework and red splashes.
Clock and hand full arm sleeve
Black and grey realism drawing of a raven perched on a skull, with a scroll banner reading EXPENDABLE beneath it.
Raven perched on skull with banner
Realistic shaded tattoo of a baseball with blue Dodgers script across its centre, on a limb with a dark vignette around the edges.
Dodgers script on a baseball
Black and grey realistic moon tattoo with the words LA LUNA above it, on the upper arm of a person wearing a dark t-shirt.
Realistic moon and La Luna lettering on upper arm
Black and grey pencil drawing of a pocket watch on a chain with two scroll banners reading time heals and all wounds, a tattoo flash design with no body placement shown.
Pocket watch with chain and banners
Black and grey tattoo of a raven in flight holding hanging chains with pendants, on the side of a ribcage.
Black and grey raven with chains on ribs
Black and grey realism rose with cursive script lettering on the side of a torso, held beside a fan of banknotes.
Black and grey rose and script on ribs
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
Black and grey botanical tattoos on both ankles, with a peony bloom and leaves on the left and flowers and foliage on the right.
Black and grey floral ankle tattoos
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 realism tattoo of torn skin revealing Latin text across an upper arm and down towards the elbow.
Torn skin revealing Latin text on an arm
Realistic-style tattoo of a key with a pink bow and a keyhole, with the script words follow your heart along the shaft, on the side of a torso.
Key with pink bow and follow your heart script
Black and grey Viking chest and arm sleeves, with two longships and tattooed portraits in the sails above a large Thor's hammer on the stomach.
Viking ships and Thor's hammer chest piece
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
Black and grey realism tattoo of plate armour across a shoulder and upper arm, with an eagle emblem on the arm and a helmeted figure on the shoulder plate.
Plate armour shoulder and arm tattoo
Two matching realism tattoos in black and grey on forearms, each showing a hand with a hooked pinky finger above a ribbon banner.
Matching hands with ribbon banners on forearms
Realistic passport stamp tattoos in blue, red and black across a forearm, showing dated immigration-style marks and a border agency stamp.
Passport stamps on a forearm
Two matching forearm tattoos: a shaded black and grey game controller and a colour stack of books, each above the words I have lived a thousand lives.
Matching game controller and books on forearms
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 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 pencil drawing of a woman in a cap with script lettering, a hand raised to her mouth and a rosary, a tattoo flash design with no placement on the body.
Pencil portrait of a woman in a script-embroidered cap
Realism black and grey tattoo of a large skull across the chest and stomach, with the word INSOMNIA above it and further tattoos on the neck, upper arm and forearm.
Full torso skull and dark imagery tattoo
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 full arm sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, shown from five angles, featuring a banknote portrait, playing cards, stars and an 8 ball.
Full arm sleeve with banknote portrait and cards
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 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 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
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
Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant riding a unicycle with a banner reading ELEVATE and birds in flight above, on a person's side ribs.
Elephant on a unicycle with birds on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a long-haired woman with a clown nose and tear, with comedy and tragedy masks and a pointe shoe, on the upper arm with script lettering below.
Woman with theatre masks and script on upper arm
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
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with gears and Roman numerals on a forearm, with the name Greyson on the dial and 2015 below.
Pocket watch with gears on a forearm
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
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
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose breaking out of a coin with a torn edge, shown on a limb, with the word ONE on the coin.
Realistic rose within a coin design
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