Lettering tattoo ideas

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

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Two forearms side by side with fine black script tattoos on the inner arms, reading Um coração on the left and Um amor on the right, in a black and white photograph.
Um coração and um amor forearm script
Fine line script design reading carpe diem, drawn with one continuous black line that extends to both sides, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Carpe diem script line design
Fine line black barcode tattoo with the word HUMAN beneath it, placed on the inside of a wrist.
Barcode with HUMAN on a wrist
Close-up photograph of thin black fine line Greek lettering reading φαμιλψ on skin, with the placement on the body not clear from the image.
Greek lettering tattoo on skin
Black line drawing of a heartbeat trace with fine script lettering along its length, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Heartbeat line with script wording
Woman seen from behind with a thin fine line script tattoo running vertically down the centre of her back.
Script line tattoo down the spine
Fine line black script word inside an outlined heart with an arrow, tattooed on an ankle, with a matching tattoo on a second ankle beside it.
Matching heart and arrow script ankle tattoos
Black line flash sheet of three small dragon designs on aged paper, with the words I am fire and I am death between them.
Three dragon designs with I am fire and I am death
Handwritten script lettering reading I'll love you 'til the end in black ink on a white background, shown as a tattoo design.
Handwritten I'll love you 'til the end lettering
Fine line black infinity symbol on a forearm, with the script words hakuna matata written inside the loop.
Infinity symbol with script wording on a forearm
Black and white photo of the word choice in fine line script lettering on the forearm, near a woven bracelet.
Script word choice on the forearm
Two bare feet, each with a matching black cursive lettering tattoo arranged in a heart outline across the top of the foot.
Matching heart lettering tattoos on two feet
Realistic fine line humpback whale tattoo in grey ink on the side of a torso, with the words Pro memoria written above it.
Humpback whale with script on the ribs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of moon phases running down the inside of a forearm, with small labels for waning crescent, full moon and waxing crescent.
Moon phases sequence on a forearm
Black and grey pen drawing of an anchor tattoo design built from a ship, two swallows, a butterfly, roses, a compass and small lettering, in a fine line style.
Anchor tattoo design made of small icons
Fine line black tattoo of a teepee with the word HOME beneath it, a crescent moon, a ringed planet and stars on the calf.
Teepee, planets and HOME on a calf
Black fine line tattoo of a heart-shaped cross with the script lettering 'by grace, through faith' on the inner forearm.
Heart cross and 'by grace, through faith' lettering
Close view of a small black fine line script tattoo reading Smile on the side of a woman's upper arm, with her shoulder and long hair visible.
Fine line script word on upper arm
Two black and grey script lettering tattoos on shoulders, reading Like Mother and Like Daughter, each finished with small heart shapes.
Matching Like Mother and Like Daughter script tattoos
Fine line black lettering tattoo forming a heart outline on the inner forearm, with the words set along the curve of the heart.
Heart outline of lettering on a forearm
Fine line script lettering in dark blue ink reading elgar on the inside of a wrist.
Fine line script word on a wrist
Black fine line script lettering reading stinate, headstrong girl across the ribs, with grey fabric draped over the top of the frame.
Script quote along the ribs
Black script lettering runs along the inside of both feet, with flip-flop straps crossing the toes, in a fine line lettering style.
Script quote tattooed along both feet
Fine line black sun outline with lettering on the left foot and a crescent moon outline with script on the right foot, both placed near the ankle.
Sun and moon outlines with script on two feet
Black and grey photograph of a small owl tattoo on the back of a hand, in a fine line style, near the base of the middle finger.
Small owl tattoo on the back of a hand
Black script tattoo reading Carpe Diem with a small outlined butterfly beside it, placed on the inner forearm.
Carpe Diem script with butterfly on forearm
Fine line script lettering reading saved by grace across the inner wrist and forearm, with a silver cuff bracelet beside it.
Saved by grace script on a wrist
Black fine line script lettering reading "He Lives" on a plain white background, drawn as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
"He Lives" script lettering design
Black fine-line lettering reading "not all those who wander are lost" runs along the inner forearm.
Quote lettering along a forearm
Close-up of a small black lettering tattoo reading F;GHT ON on the forearm, with the I replaced by a semicolon.
Fight on lettering on a forearm
Two thin black script tattoos on a person's forearms: a short line of non-Latin script on the left arm and a cursive English quote on the right.
Two forearm script tattoos
Black line-work tattoo of a lion's head with the word Courage in script and DEAR HEART in capitals below, on the forearm of a person with long auburn hair.
Lion and courage lettering on a forearm
Black line drawing of a heart outline with swirling script letters inside, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Heart with swirling script lettering
Black fine line script lettering, apparently the word enough, on the inner wrist and forearm of a person with a red and grey string bracelet.
Fine line script word on the inner wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a feather above an infinity loop, with the script words noah and toby, on the side of the torso.
Feather and infinity symbol with script lettering
Fine line black lettering running diagonally up the inner forearm, set in a thin sans serif typeface and rotated so the text reads vertically.
Rotated sans serif lettering on a forearm
Black fine line bell curve above a quote in black lettering, tattooed on the side of a person's ribs.
Bell curve and quote on the ribs
Black ink fine line tattoo of a swallow flying out of an open birdcage with script lettering above it, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Swallow leaving a birdcage on the shoulder
Black fine line script reading she flies with her own wings across the side of a torso, above the ribs, with grey fabric at the top edge.
Script quote along the side ribs
Fine line black script lettering with a pink and blue watercolour poppy on a woman's shoulder near the collarbone.
Script and poppy on the shoulder
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a state outline with the word home in cursive script on the upper arm.
State outline and home script on upper arm
Black fine line script lettering running along the inner forearm near the wrist, with a clenched fist raised beside it against a plain grey wall.
Fine line script lettering on the wrist
Black fine line abstract tattoo across a bare upper back, with circles, swirls, a solid dot and italic lettering along curved lines.
Abstract linework and lettering on upper back
Black and white photo of two feet with fine line script lettering tattooed along the ankles and feet, reading Do not go gentle and into that good night.
Script lettering across two feet
Black fine line tattoo of a patterned teacup with dotted steam, a heart tea bag tag and the word M.O.M beneath, on a person's leg.
Teacup with tea bag and M.O.M lettering
Fine line black script tattoo reading esse quam videri across the top of a bare foot, with dark painted toenails visible.
Latin script phrase across a foot
Fine line black tattoo of an infinity symbol with the words love yourself in script on the lower back.
Love yourself script within an infinity symbol
Small black fine line lettering reading F;GHT ON, with a semicolon in place of the I, on the inner forearm.
Fight on lettering on a forearm