Lettering tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line black script lettering reading sister with an outlined heart, placed vertically on the ankle.
Script word and heart on an ankle
Two black tattoos on a forearm: a bold key silhouette reading MEMORY IS THE KEY, and a second black symbol in a blocky lettering style.
Memory is the key quote on forearm
Small fine line tattoo on the inner wrist reading Paris, with the Eiffel Tower forming the A and a solid red heart beside the word.
Paris with Eiffel Tower and red heart on wrist
Close view of a small black script lettering tattoo on the lower leg just above the ankle, with a person wearing black wedge sandals.
Small script tattoo on an ankle
Black ink Arabic script lettering tattooed across the inner forearm, photographed with the arm raised against a gallery-style room.
Arabic script on a forearm
Four people's inner wrists show matching black script tattoos reading No 1/4, No 2/4, No 3/4 and No 4/4, with a key design beside No 3/4.
Four numbered wrist tattoos, 1/4 to 4/4
Black lettering tattoo on a thigh in a lettering style, with a serif quote about courage between two ornamental scroll flourishes.
Lettered quote tattoo on the thigh
Black script lettering reading let your faith be bigger than your fears across the ribs, with a white lace garment above.
Script quote across the ribs
Black script lettering tattoo across the back of a hand and wrist, with a small cross above it, on a woman wearing a black bikini top and denim shorts.
Script lettering tattoo on the hand and wrist
Black and white photo of fine line cursive script lettering running diagonally along a forearm, with the hand relaxed below.
Cursive script lettering on a forearm
Fine line black script tattoo on the inner forearm of a hand raised against a grey tiled floor, in an angular style that appears to be Tengwar.
Elvish script tattoo on a forearm
Pencil sketch of decorative lettering reading Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday, with scrollwork and a banner, beside an eraser and two pencils.
Lettering sketch of a quote on a banner
Two hands with traditional style tattoos, bold black lettering across the finger knuckles and coloured banner designs on the backs of the hands.
Knuckle lettering and banners on both hands
Black script lettering on a white background reading 'La vita è un sogno', a tattoo design in a flowing calligraphic style.
Italian script quote 'La vita è un sogno'
Close view of a wrist with typewriter-style lettering reading I'm with Amanda's Bachelorette Party and a black anchor with a red rope, placed on the forearm near the wrist.
Bachelorette party anchor on a wrist
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
Close-up of a dark blue script lettering tattoo reading Never a failure, Always a lesson across the ribs, partly covered by a pink sports bra.
Script quote on ribs
Fine line black script lettering tattoo on the outer thigh of a person in denim shorts on a sandy beach.
Small script tattoo on a thigh
Fresh tattoo of a red awareness ribbon with black linework and script lettering across the upper back, covered in clear plastic wrap.
Lettered awareness ribbon on a back
Traditional style tattoo on a calf showing a black silhouette of a woman holding a magnifying glass, framed by the words THIS ABOVE ALL TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE and pink and yellow flowers.
Silhouette with magnifying glass and quote on a calf
Two matching fine script tattoos on the soles of two feet reading Like Mother and Like Daughter, each with a small red heart.
Like Mother and Like Daughter script on feet
Black lettering tattoo reading part of a Latin phrase ending in audere semper, in a plain lettering style on the outer thigh of a leg.
Latin lettering along the thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a shaded rose with a stem and leaves, and the word Strenght in cursive script above it, on the side of a hip.
Script word and rose on a hip
Close photo of the word COURAGE above FEAR in lettering split by a horizontal line on the wrist, with part of a leaf tattoo visible above it.
Courage and fear lettering on a wrist
Two black line drawings of potted cacti and succulents on banners reading DON'T BE A PRICK and SUCK IT, a botanical flash design.
Cactus and succulent flash with banner lettering
Close photo of a small black fine line script lettering tattoo on the inner forearm, with a hand resting over the knee and red nail polish.
Fine script lettering on the inner forearm
Colour tattoo on the upper thigh showing orange daisies, a pencil with eraser, a blue awareness ribbon and the word Survivor in script.
Survivor script, daisies and awareness ribbon on thigh
Colour tattoo of a blue police box with scrolled black lettering reading Bad Wolf and a quotation, on the outer thigh.
TARDIS and Bad Wolf lettering on a thigh
A hand holding black cat-eye sunglasses, showing a small black script tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, with partly visible lettering.
Black script wrist tattoo with cat-eye sunglasses
Black cursive script lettering on a plain white background, reading "I didn't give you the gift of life, life gave me the gift of you."
Script quote design, gift of life
Black and grey lettering tattoo reading Not all those who wander are lost, with swirling flourishes, across the top of a foot.
Quote lettering with swirls across a foot
Collage of three black and grey forearm tattoos: a lettered Carl Sagan quote, an engraved travel scene with landmarks, and the word travel in fine line script with a heartbeat line.
Travel tattoos: quote, city landmarks and script
Matching black and grey tattoos of a compass and a clock with flowers and a script banner, placed across two forearms.
Compass and clock pair on forearms
Close-up of dark ink stylised lettering on the inner wrist, beside a woven friendship bracelet and a silver peace sign pendant.
Stylised lettering on inner wrist
Fine line black script reading Jer 29:11, with a small purple semicolon, across the inner wrist.
Jer 29:11 script on the wrist
Two matching black and grey tattoos of a compass and pocket watch with flowers and a lettered banner, shown on a pair of forearms.
Compass and pocket watch forearm pair
White textured hand lettering reading IF NOT NOW WHEN, stacked over several lines on a black background, in a lettering design style.
If not now, when hand lettering
Black and grey tattoo on the ribs of a Deathly Hallows triangle, circle and line over a shaded cloud, with a quote in capitals below.
Deathly Hallows symbol and quote on the ribs
Close-up of a shaved head beside an ear, with the lettering tattoo Leave a Coment Below in black ink across the scalp above the ear.
Text tattoo reading Leave a Coment Below on a shaved head
Black and grey shaded cross tattoo with cracked-stone detailing and flowing script lettering on the upper thigh.
Shaded cross with script quote on thigh
Black and grey shaded rose with leaves on a thigh, beside fine script lettering on the other leg, with both legs resting in a bath.
Shaded rose and script tattoos on legs
Pencil drawing of a cracked pocket watch with Roman numerals, two shaded roses and script lettering, drawn as a tattoo design.
Pocket watch and roses pencil design
Close up of black fine line script reading expecto patronum on a lower leg, beside a bearded figurine holding a cage with an owl.
Expecto patronum lettering on a lower leg
Close view of a small fine line script tattoo with a flowing underline on the side of a woman's neck, below her ear, with her hair in a bun.
Fine line script behind the ear
Fine line script tattoo reading bind my wandering heart to thee in black ink across the inner forearm.
Script quote on the inner forearm
Black and grey fine line script reading Life goes on on a woman's ribs, with black underwear and bra in a bright studio.
Script 'Life goes on' on the ribs
Realism teddy bear in an ornate frame on one thigh and black and grey script lettering on the other, with the wearer in underwear and striped socks.
Teddy bear and script tattoos on thighs
Close photograph of the phrase Lights will guide you home in black cursive script across the inside of a forearm.
Script quote reading Lights will guide you home