Lettering tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey fine line script lettering on the side of the ribs, shown in a black and white close-up photograph.
Fine line script word on the ribs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a globe showing continents, with the words Isaiah 6:8 and Here I am, Lord. Send me. across the upper back.
Fine line globe with Isaiah 6:8 on upper back
Pencil drawing of a snail with shaded shell and textured body beside cursive script reading I'll be there soon, shown as a design sketch rather than on skin.
Pencil snail with I'll be there soon script
Realism full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing zombie figures, character portraits and tattooed lettering in colour.
Zombie and portrait full sleeve
Black script reading sempre con voi with a simple bird outline on the upper arm, shown in two stacked photos.
Sempre con voi script and bird on upper arm
Black linework tattoo of a tree with a leafy canopy, two long trunks and grass, beside the quotation 'and she loved a little boy very, very much even more than she loved herself', with grey shading at
Tree and quotation tattoo on the side of the body
Hand-drawn design of the word Survivor in dark purple marker on cream paper, with a long swooping flourish rising through the first letter.
Survivor lettering with a long flourish
Black script lettering reading "faith" in a fine line style on the inner forearm.
Script word "faith" on a forearm
Shaded green artichoke tattoo with layered leaves on a forearm, photographed with a soft blurred background.
Green artichoke tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey shaded rose with script lettering on a forearm, with a circular inset showing a red lip print tattoo.
Shaded rose and script on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a maneki-neko lucky cat holding a coin with script lettering, in a Japanese style, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Maneki-neko lucky cat on upper back
Black and white lettering flash sheet showing ten Paris metro station names in varied decorative script and block styles, with no body placement shown.
Paris metro station lettering sheet
Colour traditional tattoo on a lower leg showing a swallow, a heart on a banner, a compass and red and purple flowers, with partial banner lettering.
Traditional swallow and compass on a lower leg
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a crown with pink and grey shading and black script lettering below it, on the upper thigh of a person in denim shorts.
Crown and script lettering on a thigh
Black and grey mandala-filled Minnie Mouse head tattoo with a red bow on the stomach, with a 'There is no progress' script quote above it.
Mandala Minnie Mouse on the stomach
Black and grey sketchy-style bird with spread wings tattooed across a man's upper back and shoulder blade, with typewriter lettering on the upper arm.
Sketchy bird in flight across upper back
Traditional-style colour tattoo of a blue cartoon bear wearing a bandana and holding a HUG LIFE band, placed on the ribs.
Blue cartoon bear with Hug Life belly band
Colour traditional tattoo of an open pizza box with a slice, a flame and two banners reading Can't Stop Won't Stop, with Hot-N-Fresh on the box, on the lower leg.
Pizza box and banners on a calf
Black and grey butterfly tattoo on the ankle, with wings made of banknotes, a banner reading MOR and a small heart.
Butterfly made of banknotes on an ankle
Traditional style lantern tattoo with a lettered banner and rope border on a man's forearm, resting on a bar.
Lantern and banner tattoo on a forearm
Blue cartoon Stitch character with black outlines and the word OHANA beneath it, tattooed on the ankle area of a lower leg.
Stitch character with OHANA lettering
Black fine-line tattoos of a palm tree, a safety pin, a can, a triangle and small words across a forearm, thigh and calf.
Small fine-line icons on arms and legs
Woman seen from behind with dark script lettering tattooed across her upper back and shoulder, wearing a red patterned dress with gold straps.
Script lettering across upper back
Black brush lettering tattoo reading "Much virtue in if" in a loose, hand-drawn style on the upper arm.
Much virtue in if lettering on upper arm
Black and white photo of a foot with a fine script lettering tattoo reading Dance like nobody's watching running along the side of the foot.
Script quote tattoo along a foot
Black and white photo of a fine line Roman numeral lettering tattoo running down the centre of a woman's upper back.
Roman numerals down the upper back
Close view of the back of a neck with the black lettering open at the close tattooed in a serif script, with a raised scar running down below it.
Open at the close lettering on neck
Red maple leaf tattoo with bold black outlines and cut-out lettering-style shapes across the top of a foot, placed near the ankle.
Red maple leaf on the top of a foot
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
Black and white photo of a woman wearing a stormtrooper helmet, showing black and grey tattoos on her forearm, upper arm, hands, abdomen and legs, including a script lettering piece on the stomach.
Script and rose tattoos with stormtrooper helmet
Fine black Greek lettering reading agape on the inner wrist, with the hand raised against a red background and a striped sleeve.
Greek word agape on the inner wrist
Colourful flash design of an owl in a top hat surrounded by roses, speakers and a trumpet, with the words Make Some Noise across the top, drawn in bold black outlines.
Owl in a top hat with roses and speakers
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 ink tattoo of the Deathly Hallows triangle symbol above a lettered quote on the inner forearm.
Deathly Hallows symbol and quote on a forearm
Flash-style drawing of a cartoon woman with black bob hair and glasses, her arms raised, framed by hatched gold banners reading Smart, Strong, Sensual, Woman.
Cartoon woman with Smart Strong Sensual Woman banners
Black and white photo of both forearms covered in lettering and collage-style tattoos, including outlined MY LIFE text, a skull, and a rose on the hand.
Forearm lettering and sticker-style collage tattoos
A woman in a standing split yoga pose shows a small black script lettering tattoo on her ribs, in black and grey ink.
Standing split pose with small rib lettering
Black fine line anchor tattoo with a small heart at its base and script lettering reading Hebrews 6:19, on the outside of an ankle.
Anchor and scripture reference on an ankle
Close photo of the word Riddikulus in thin black script lettering across the inner forearm near the wrist, shown against a dark blurred background.
Riddikulus lettering on a wrist
Black line drawing of a woman in an Art Nouveau arched frame, surrounded by skulls and snakes, with the word DEATH lettered at the base, shown as a tattoo design.
Art Nouveau woman with skulls and DEATH lettering
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 script lettering tattoo on a forearm, with the arm holding a red tennis racket and a yellow ball.
Script lettering on a forearm
Colour traditional tattoo of a cartoon woman in glasses and a polka dot bandana flexing her arm, with banners reading I'm a strong smart sensual woman, on a calf.
Cartoon woman flexing arm with banners
Pencil sketch flash design of a woman with long flowing hair embracing herself, framed by script lettering and floral flourishes, shown without a body placement.
Woman with script lettering design
Black and grey script lettering with a flourish and shading on the back of a man's hand, with a wristwatch on the wrist.
Script tattoo on the back of a hand
Two flash designs of script lettering reading I Love you more and I Love you most, each with a looping line and a small green heart.
I Love you more and I Love you most designs
Two matching forearm tattoos of a black and grey Celtic knot with the handwritten words Forever Daddy's Angel above each knot.
Matching Celtic knot forearm tattoos
Close view of a woman's arms showing black lettering and an arrow on the forearm, a red and black lotus on the upper arm, and a dark patterned tattoo beside it.
Lettering and lotus tattoos on forearm and upper arm