Lettering tattoo ideas

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Black line drawing of two fists with the words BOOB and MILK lettered across the knuckles, printed on a grey t-shirt.
Knuckle fists design on a grey t-shirt
Close view of a man's neck with black and grey script and a winged design, and his hands with traditional-style tattoos including a red-ribbed tiger and a rose, and knuckle lettering.
Neck script, wing and hand tattoos
Traditional style colour tattoo of a snail with a skull-shaped shell and the words Death Comes Ripping around it, on a limb.
Skull-shell snail with Death Comes Ripping
Black outline tattoo of a cartoon man in a cap, sunglasses and chain holding a camera, with EASY MONEY lettering, on the thigh in a traditional style.
Cartoon man with camera and Easy Money lettering
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a pocket watch with gears and a banner reading Everything is borrowed, on the forearm.
Pocket watch and banner on a forearm
Bold traditional flash drawing of a woman with a cross, FAITH and HOPE lettering, a spider web and an anchor on her face and neck, shown as a painted wooden cutout.
Traditional pin-up flash with face and neck tattoos
Traditional style heart tattoo with a white DONE banner and dark leaves on the forearm, in red, orange and black ink.
Traditional heart with DONE banner on forearm
Colour traditional tattoo of cartoon character Milhouse standing on a red heart with a banner of lettering above, on the upper arm.
Milhouse on a heart with banner on upper arm
Two traditional style colour tattoos on the inner wrists and forearms, one showing a glue bottle with a CONSTRUCT banner and one showing scissors with a CREATE banner, both with blue and red flowers.
Glue bottle and scissors wrist tattoos
Black and grey traditional anchor tattoos with rope and script lettering on both thighs, worn above striped over-knee socks.
Matching anchor tattoos with quotes on thighs
Traditional rose and script lettering tattoos on the thighs of legs resting in a bath, with a hand holding a cup of tea.
Rose and lettering tattoos on bathed legs
Traditional style tattoo of an open book with the words We're all stories in the end and two red flowers, on the ankle.
Open book with quote and red flowers on ankle
Traditional style flash drawing of a pale hand with pink fingertips, wrapped in three yellow banners reading COLD HANDS, COLDER and HEART, with dripping red and white details at the wrist.
Hand with COLD HANDS, COLDER, HEART banners
Colour traditional tattoo of a cartoon woman with dark bob hair and glasses, framed by three banners reading I am a smart strong sensual woman, with roses on a calf.
Cartoon character with banner lettering on calf
Black and grey traditional anchor tattoo with a banner and rope on the back of a hand, with the word FIND tattooed across the knuckles.
Anchor and banner hand tattoo from sketch to finish
Colour tattoo of the cartoon character Dr Zoidberg from Futurama in a white coat above a yellow banner reading 'TRUST ME I'M A DOCTOR', on the lower leg, in a traditional style.
Dr Zoidberg with 'Trust me I'm a doctor' banner
Traditional flash design of an anchor, red heart and clasped hands holding a cross, with a TRUE LOVE banner, in red, yellow, grey and black.
True love anchor and clasped hands flash
Pencil drawing of a traditional-style dagger with an ornate hilt and the word Rumplestiltskin on the blade, with banners reading All magic comes with a price, shown as a tattoo design.
Dagger with banner reading All magic comes with a price
Colour traditional tattoo of red glitter ruby slippers and a silver star on an upper arm, with a banner above.
Red glitter ruby slippers on an arm
Black and grey caduceus tattoo with the word DIABETIC above and TYPE 1 below, in a traditional lettering style, on the forearm.
Caduceus with Diabetic and Type 1 lettering on a forearm
Black and grey flash design of a winged skull with ribbon banners carrying the words I hold a beast, an angel and a madman in me.
Winged skull with banner quote
Neo-traditional flash design of a red-haired archer with a Celtic knot on her shoulder, a bow and arrows, white blossoms and a banner reading Fate loves the Fearless.
Red-haired archer with Fate loves the Fearless banner
Two traditional colour tattoos on a lower leg, a hamburger with FOREVER HUNGRY lettering on the left and a sunset palm tree scene inside a television on the right, placed on the calf.
Hamburger and retro TV tattoos on a leg
Two colour traditional tattoos on the ribs, left a sugar skull in a veil with flowers and right a skull in a top hat with flowers and the word DEATH.
Sugar skull bride and top hat skull on ribs
Colour traditional tattoo of a woman with a hair bun, red flowers and a blue banner reading Stay True, on an upper arm.
Traditional pin-up portrait with banner on upper arm
Traditional colour tattoo of three banners reading home is wherever I'm with you, wrapped around orange and teal feathers on an upper arm.
Feather banners with quote on upper arm
Colour traditional-style tattoo on a back showing four drawn female faces above pine trees, with Thank you for being a friend lettering in black.
Four portrait faces with thank you lettering
Black and grey traditional-style anchor tattoo with a chain, wings and the letters USN above it, on a lower leg.
USN anchor tattoo on a lower leg
Colour traditional tattoo of a black cat with yellow eyes, a crown and a third eye on the back of a hand, with LADY lettered across the fingers.
Black cat with third eye on hand
Colour traditional-style tattoo of Homer Simpson crouching in green leaves above a blue ribbon banner reading Praise Jebus, on the upper leg.
Homer Simpson with Praise Jebus banner
Traditional colour tattoo on a forearm of a yellow and purple typewriter over crossed fountain pens, with a red banner reading WRITE BRAVELY.
Typewriter and crossed pens on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a looping banner reading I solemnly swear that I am up to no good, surrounded by footprints, in a traditional style.
Footprints and quote banner
Traditional style tattoo of a blue inhaler wrapped in a grey banner reading Ain't easy bein' wheezy, on a limb.
Blue inhaler with banner reading Ain't easy bein' wheezy
Colour tattoo on a forearm of two interlocking puzzle pieces, one with a red and yellow Superman shield and one with a pink lily and gold crown, framed by script lettering reading Unique Different and
Puzzle pieces with a Superman shield and lily
Black and grey tattoo of an armoured truck with a mounted cannon above the words Future Nomads, on the outer thigh.
Armoured truck with lettering on thigh
Traditional-style flash design of a green cactus in a patterned blue pot with two flowers and a banner reading DON'T BE A PRICK, painted on a natural wood slice.
Cactus in a pot with banner on wood slice
Traditional style flash design of a red heart with a tan banner reading MOM, a blue bird, pink roses and yellow stars.
Traditional heart banner reading MOM
Traditional style colour tattoo of two red hearts with orange banners reading MOM and DAD in blue lettering, on the upper arm.
Mom and Dad hearts with banners on an arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a champagne bottle with a popping cork and the words No Troubles Just Bubbles on a banner, with red flowers, on a forearm.
Champagne bottle with banner on a forearm
Traditional style colour tattoos on the tops of two feet, showing a swallow over a birdcage and a ring with a diamond, with banner lettering and small flowers.
Swallow, birdcage and banners on two feet
Black ink pocket watch with Roman numerals, a flower and a banner reading TIME IS ON MY SIDE, tattooed on a forearm.
Pocket watch and banner on a forearm
Colour traditional dagger tattoo on a forearm, with a banner reading DEAD MEN DON'T CATCALL and small pin and anchor motifs below.
Dagger and banner on a forearm
Black ink flash drawing of a king of hearts and queen of spades playing card with ribbon banners reading You're the King, baby I'm your Queen, in a lettering and dotwork style.
King and queen playing cards with banner lettering
Traditional forearm tattoo of a red and white lighthouse, a black-sailed ship, banners and flowers on a red sunburst, shown in four angled views.
Lighthouse and ship on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a smiling ghost beside an orange moon and two bats, with Forever Halloween lettering below, on the lower leg.
Ghost and moon with Forever Halloween lettering
Colour tattoo on the thigh showing a blue TARDIS police box above a cream banner reading ALLONS-Y, framed by red roses and pink swirls, in a neo-traditional style.
TARDIS and roses banner on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a dark cauldron with green bubbling brew, a banner reading DEAD MAN'S TOE and a campfire, placed on the outer thigh.
Cauldron with Dead Man's Toe banner on thigh
Traditional colour tattoo of an antlered animal head with red roses and a yellow Montana banner on an upper arm.
Antlered animal head and roses on upper arm