Lettering tattoo ideas

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

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Black Hebrew script lettering tattooed across the inner wrist, in a clean lettering style.
Hebrew lettering on the inner wrist
Black line tattoo of a chemical structure formula running across the top of a foot and onto the ankle.
Chemical structure formula across a foot
Black and grey dotwork mandala with a flower of life centre and leaf motifs covering the back of a hand and forearm, with small letters on the fingers.
Mandala and flower of life on hand and forearm
Black script lettering reading tattoo on the inner wrist of a raised hand, shown in black ink against pale skin.
Script word tattoo on inner wrist
Black and white photo of two hands with TRUE and LOVE lettering on the fingers and a shaded lion head with wings on the backs of the hands, a small child's hands resting on top.
TRUE and LOVE lettering across the knuckles
Colour traditional tattoo of a pepperoni pizza slice with the words In Crust We Trust above it, on the forearm.
Pepperoni pizza slice with In Crust We Trust
Black fine line tattoo of two crossed arrows with the names Karen and Micah and the date June 21st 2014, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Crossed arrows with names and date on forearm
Traditional style colour tattoo on a forearm showing a whisk, rolling pin and red berries behind a ribbon banner reading BAKE AND DESTROY.
Bake and destroy baking tools banner on forearm
Black fine line elvish-style script tattoo running diagonally across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Elvish-style script across upper back
Fine line black tattoo of the word Wanderlust in script with a fine arrow and overlapping circles across the inside of a forearm.
Wanderlust script and arrow on a forearm
Colour lion cub tattoo with black shading on the top of a foot, with the script words Remember and Who you are curving around it.
Lion cub and script on the foot
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 photo of a small script lettering tattoo reading James 1:2 on the neck, with a hand resting in hair above it.
Script "James 1:2" tattoo on the neck
Colour tattoo of a green cartoon monster stomping over grey buildings in a red sunburst, with a yellow banner reading Halt I am Reptar, on the upper arm near the shoulder.
Cartoon monster over a city 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 ink flash drawing of an anchor wrapped in rope with the word SAILORS in ornate lettering across it, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Anchor and SAILORS lettering design
Papercut traditional-style flash design of a compass, roses, dice, a butterfly and a banner reading Not all who wander are lost, shown as white cut paper on grey card.
Compass, roses and dice flash design
Two-panel photo of colour traditional tattoos on an upper arm and forearm, including a blue rose, a woman's face, a skull cross, a winged heart labelled Rocker and a shield reading Victory or Death.
Traditional rock-themed arm tattoos
Black ink compass rose with a wheel-style centre, N, E, S and W letters and two lines of coordinates, tattooed on the inner forearm.
Compass rose with coordinates on a forearm
Black and white photo of a hand with a moth tattoo on the palm and the word DANDY lettered on the wrist, with a metal watch strap.
Moth and script tattoos on a hand
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a pizza slice with a banner reading Love dies, pizza is 4ever, on a thigh.
Pizza slice and banner on a thigh
Flash-style cartoon design of a wild-haired character in a lab coat under a curved banner reading My new catchphrase is, with a crude phrase in a puddle below, in colour.
Cartoon character with catchphrase banner
Colour tattoo of a red and white striped top hat inside a circle of black lettering reading Today You are You, on the upper back.
Striped hat and circular quote on upper back
Traditional style tattoo on a thigh showing a black banner reading KEDZIE above two teal bars with four red stars, which together form the Chicago flag.
Chicago flag and banner on a thigh
Two people show black script lettering tattoos across their upper backs, one quote placed above the other, in a lettering style.
Two script quote tattoos across upper backs
Traditional flash design of two swallows, five-point stars, red roses and a cream flower on a scroll banner reading LIVE LOVE SOCIAL WORK, with no body placement shown.
Swallows, roses and a banner reading Live Love Social Work
Close-up of a fine black script tattoo reading Wanderlust on a bare foot near the ankle, with a beaded anklet, resting on tangled tree roots.
Wanderlust script tattoo on ankle
Black fine line script tattoo reading cure on the side of the ribs, partly covered by grey fabric.
Cure script on the ribs
Two forearms with brown ink designs: a winged angel with its face in its hands and the words Don't Blink, beside a police box with spirals and a crescent moon.
Angel and police box forearm designs
Fine line black script lettering and a small outlined triangle tattoo on a person's forearms, with both palms held up towards the camera.
Script lettering and a triangle on both forearms
Black ink drawing of decorative script lettering with shaded capitals, swirling flourishes and a leaf motif, drawn on paper beside a black fineliner pen.
Script lettering with flourishes
Black line drawing flash design of a banner reading Death before decaf, flanked by roses, with a teacup bearing a skull and crossbones, in a traditional style.
Death before decaf banner with roses and teacup
Purple line drawing of a barn owl, a long-haired face, a banner and ornate script lettering, shown as a tattoo flash design with no body placement.
Owl, portrait and lettering flash design
Black ink tattoo of the words how strange it is to be anything at all, set within swirling scrollwork on the upper arm.
Quote lettering in scrollwork on an arm
Black fine line script tattoo reading what appears to be in omnia paratus, placed on the inner forearm of a hand held out against a plain grey background.
Small script line tattoo on a forearm
Colour tattoo of cartoon Milhouse from The Simpsons on a skateboard on the thigh, with banners reading Everything's Coming Up and Milhouse, in a traditional style.
Milhouse on a skateboard on a thigh
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
Black line drawing of overlapping circles of varying sizes above the words You are Loved by so Many and so Much and By no One more than ME, on a white background.
Overlapping circles with quote lettering
Black ink line drawing of a pine tree, a deer and hatched hillside with a banner reading Prone to Wander, on aged paper.
Prone to Wander pine and deer design
Colour flash design of a steel anchor wrapped in banners reading Just Keep Swimming, surrounded by cartoon sea creatures on a blue background.
Anchor with Just Keep Swimming banners
Black and grey rose and floral tattoo on a man's forearm and hand, with lettering across the knuckles, shown beside a cuff of a striped shirt and a dark suit.
Rose and floral forearm tattoo
Red bow tie with black outline at the centre of a circle of black lettering, shown as a lettering-style tattoo on pale skin.
Red bow tie inside circular lettering
Coloured pencil sketch of a neo-traditional style woman's face with curly hair, pearl necklace, drop earring and a spider, drawn as a tattoo design with script lettering below.
Woman portrait with spider and pearls sketch
Black and grey traditional tattoo of roses, swallows and leaves with script lettering and a date on a forearm.
Roses and swallows with script on a forearm
Two black script tattoos side by side, one reading til my last day on a forearm and one reading til my last breath on a second limb.
Matching script quote tattoos
Traditional style tattoo of a Ouija board with dripping candles, red flowers and a black widow spider on the forearm.
Ouija board, candles and flowers on a forearm
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 script lettering reading Never let your fear decide your fate across the inner wrist, shown in a black and white photo.
Script quote on the inner wrist