Lettering tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey realism leg sleeve on a thigh and calf, showing a lion head, daisies, a pocket watch, a skull and lettering.
Lion and flower leg sleeve with pocket watch
Black and grey realism tattoo of a semi truck with smoke, a moon and the script The Ride Home, on the calf.
Semi truck with The Ride Home script
Black fine line lettering reading LIKE A WAVE on the inner forearm of a person seated with ripped denim jeans.
Like a wave lettering on forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on the outer thigh showing an orange gramophone, a red rose with green leaves and the lettering THE THERAPISTS PUMPING THROUGH YOUR SPEAKERS.
Gramophone, rose and lettering on a thigh
Black and white photo of two forearms with fine line script lettering, a triangle outline and small motifs, holding a metal skull.
Script lettering and fine line forearms holding a skull
Black and grey fine line design of five feathers above the lettering Under His wings you will find refuge, with Psalm ninety one verse four beneath it.
Five feathers with Psalm 91:4 lettering
Black script lettering arranged in a cross shape on the side of a ribcage, with the reference John 3:16 written beneath it.
Scripture cross tattoo on the ribs
Black script lettering reading Stay Gold with swirls and an infinity symbol, tattooed on the inside of a wrist.
Stay Gold script lettering on a wrist
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a light bulb inside a circle, with TESLA and 1856 in white lettering on a solid black rectangle, on the upper thigh.
Light bulb and Tesla 1856 on upper thigh
Black and grey fine line cursive lettering running along the side of a foot near the ankle.
Fine line cursive script on the foot
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading carpe diem on the ankle of a bare foot, resting on white bedding.
Carpe diem script tattoo on an ankle
Black lettering tattoo of an infinity symbol reading I love you to the moon and back, with stars and a crescent moon, on the ribs.
Infinity symbol with moon and back lettering on ribs
Black and grey drawing of a skeletal marching band drum major with a plumed hat and baton, beside lettering reading I am not afraid to keep on living.
Skeleton drum major with lettering
Black and white photo of a woman's bare upper back with a small vertical line of lettering tattooed along the spine, placed between the shoulder blades.
Small lettering down the spine
Black ink lettering design on white paper, with a decorative blackletter-style word surrounded by scrollwork and foliage, beside a fine black pen.
Ornate lettering design in black ink
Two thighs show matching black lettering tattoos above the knees, each with a leafy vine and flower, reading OH NO LOVE and YOU'RE NOT ALONE.
Matching thigh tattoos with leaves and a flower
Black and grey realism feather tattoo with fading splatter dots and script lettering reading There, but for the grace of God, go I, on the side of a torso.
Feather and script quote on ribs
Hand-drawn lettering design reading Harry, Hermione and Ron in flowing script, with a lightning bolt, crown, glasses and small star doodles, drawn in brown ink on a sepia background.
Harry, Hermione and Ron name lettering design
Black script lettering reading DiabeT1c, with the T1 in blue, and a blue outlined circle beneath it, tattooed on the inner wrist.
Script DiabeT1c lettering with blue circle on wrist
Colour photo of a black bat wing fading into red with scattered red, green and purple HA lettering on the upper arm.
Bat wing and laughing HA lettering on upper arm
Colourful rainbow paint splash tattoo with black Born This Way lettering and an equals sign on an upper arm, in a painterly style.
Rainbow paint splash with Born This Way on upper arm
Two forearms with fine line black script lettering, a small outlined triangle and a partial outline shape, shown with palms facing up.
Script phrases and a triangle on two forearms
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a flying saucer with beams of light and stars above the words GET IN LOSER, on the lower leg.
Get in Loser UFO on a lower leg
Fine line black tattoo of the word Always beside a triangle and circle symbol and a small lightning bolt, on the side of the ribs.
Always script with Deathly Hallows symbol
Traditional style tattoo on a calf of a pair of legs in fishnet stockings and red heels, with banners reading Don't dream it, be it.
Fishnet legs and banners on a calf
Black and white lettering design reading Harley-Davidson with a B and D emblem, a ribbon banner and ornate spires, drawn as a flash design with no body placement shown.
Harley-Davidson lettering with ribbon and emblem
Black design drawing of a row of spiral and angular symbols above the word UNFOUND in serif lettering on a white background.
Unfound lettering with spiral symbols
Traditional style tattoo of a red fox riding a black skateboard, with the words TOO WEIRD TO LIVE and TOO RARE TO DIE arcing around it on a limb.
Fox on a skateboard with lettering
Hand-drawn flash sheet of infinity symbol tattoo designs with handwritten words such as love, faith and hope, in fine black linework.
Infinity symbol lettering designs
Black script lettering reading Always on my mind and Forever in my heart, with two outlined hearts beside it, shown as a design on a white background.
Always on my mind script with two hearts
Black and white photo of a man pulling back a dark t-shirt to show thin fine line lettering reading KISS HERE on his upper chest.
Kiss Here lettering on upper chest
Black fine line tattoos across a person's neck, chest and shoulders, including open books, a quote, a book stack and large comma marks.
Literary quotes, open books and book stack on chest
Black and grey script tattoo reading Riddikulus with a shaded feather beneath it, on the forearm.
Riddikulus script with feather on forearm
Black fine-line snowflake beside cursive script lettering on the inner forearm, near the wrist.
Snowflake and script lettering on forearm
Black fine line script lettering tattoo across the side ribs of a woman with long dark hair, wearing a black bra.
Black script lettering on the side ribs
Black fine line script tattoo reading walk by faith running diagonally across the top of a foot.
Walk by faith script on a foot
Colour lettering tattoo reading We're all stories in the end, Just make it a good one eh?, with a red bow tie below, on a person's upper back.
Quote lettering with red bow tie on upper back
Black and grey lettering design reading Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future, in a shaded and outlined traditional-style typeface on a beige background.
Every saint has a past lettering design
Dark ink tattoo of a grinning Cheshire Cat with one blue-filled eye and the words 'we're all mad here' trailing into a dotted tail, on the ankle.
Cheshire Cat grin and 'we're all mad here' on ankle
Teal script lettering reading Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also, running diagonally across a person's back.
Script quotation across a back
Black lettering tattoo of a quote about courage on the outer thigh, framed by ornate scrolls and set in a mix of bold and italic serif type.
Quote tattoo with scrollwork on a thigh
Close-up of a hand holding red and white twine, with a teal and black lettering and anchor design on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Lettering and anchor on the inner wrist
Heart-shaped tattoo in blue and black with filigree scrollwork and script lettering on the upper arm.
Filigree heart with lettering on upper arm
Black and white photo of a fine line cursive script word tattooed along the inner forearm, running diagonally from wrist towards elbow.
Fine line cursive script on a forearm
Colour lettering tattoo spelling CHICAGO across a forearm, with each letter filled with bold red, blue, orange, green and yellow patterns.
Chicago lettering on a forearm
Two stacked photos of black ink lettering tattoos in gothic-style letterforms on skin, the lower one reading love.
Two black lettering tattoos on skin
Close view of a woman's bare back showing a thin black script line tattooed vertically along her side ribs, in fine line lettering.
Fine script quote along the side ribs
Black lettering tattoo reading CRAFT on the back of a hand, with the A replaced by an anarchy symbol.
CRAFT lettering with anarchy symbol on hand