Lettering tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey realism tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol on a folded cloth, ringed by the words 'The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death', on the upper back.
Deathly Hallows on a cloth with circular quote
Black and grey realistic skull with roses inside overlapping geometric triangles on a forearm, with the word Believe on the wrist, shown beside its flash design.
Skull and roses in triangles on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo across a man's back and shoulder showing a hockey mask, a bladed glove, a doll face, chains and a knife, with quotes in the design.
Horror film characters across back and shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a smiling man with swept-back hair and the words The King in script, on the upper thigh.
Black and grey portrait with script on thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of orchids and cursive script including the word Love, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Orchids and script on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a Roman numeral clock face with a building in its centre, framed by banners reading GREAT and SCOTT, on an upper arm.
Clock face and banners on an upper arm
Two versions of a tattoo design showing a pocket watch, compass, roses and chain, with a ribbon reading not all those who wander are lost, one in line work and one shaded.
Pocket watch, compass and roses tattoo design
Black and grey flash design of a stippled full moon above the script words Fly me to the moon, shown on a plain light background with no body placement visible.
Full moon with script lettering flash
Black and grey realism tattoo of two sugar skulls, one with curled hair and a flowered hat, on an upper arm, with a script lettering piece in a second panel.
Sugar skull couple on upper arm
Black and grey realism leg sleeve on the thigh and calf showing a lion head, sunflowers, a clock face and scrolled lettering.
Lion and clock leg sleeve in black and grey
Realism style tattoo of a frowning face in round glasses and a red beanie, with lettering curved around it, on a lower leg.
Bespectacled face in red beanie on a calf
Realism style tattoo of a grey SLR camera with a Canon label, purple succulent, green vines and blue flower, with Stay Focused script below, on the ribs.
SLR camera with Stay Focused script on ribs
Two black and grey tattoos on forearms: a ship's wheel with the script 'Be the one to guide me' on the left, and a shaded anchor with a chain and the script 'but never hold me down' on the right.
Ship's wheel and anchor script tattoos on forearms
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with Roman numerals and exposed gears, on the upper arm.
Realistic pocket watch on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing the Air Jordan winged basketball logo, the word Jordan, a jumpman silhouette and the number 23.
Air Jordan wings, basketball and number 23 on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a five-petalled blossom with leaves and a lettered banner across the lower back.
Black and grey flower with lettered banner
Black and grey portrait tattoo on a forearm and upper arm, with knuckle lettering on the fingers and hand, photographed on a woman in a dark speckled t-shirt.
Portrait and lettering tattoos on hand and arm
Black and grey script lettering runs down a man's side over the ribs, while another man's arm shows a realistic skull sleeve from upper arm to forearm.
Script on ribs and skull sleeve on arm
Close photo of a realistic eye tattoo with a blue iris and black and grey script above it, on the inner wrist and hand.
Realistic blue eye tattoo on the wrist
Black and grey realistic black widow spider with a red hourglass on a web across a person's upper back, with script lettering reading for time and all eternity and a small rose on the shoulder.
Black widow spider and web across the back
Black and grey tattoo on a forearm showing a skull within a tarot-style card labelled LA MORT, with a hand pinching a small object below it and a dotwork ornament at the base.
Skull tarot card and hand on forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a moonlit mountain, pine trees and a log cabin with a scroll banner, on a lower leg.
Mountain and log cabin scene on a calf
Colour tattoo on the inner forearm of a tabby cat with blue eyes peeking over a coffee cup, with the words all you need is love and more coffee in a realistic style with lettering.
Cat peeking over coffee cup with lettering
Realistic colour tattoo of a silver key with a keyhole charm tied with a pink bow and the script words follow your heart, on the ribs.
Pink bow key with follow your heart script
Neo-trad style colour tattoo of a tabby cat's head with flowers, leaves and a banner reading BANDIT, on the outer thigh.
Cat portrait with banner on thigh
Black and grey realistic roses with leaves and fine script lettering running down the upper arm, shown from two angles.
Black and grey roses with script on upper arm
Realistic shaded Cheshire Cat grin with teal eyes and grey fur, with the words We're all mad here beneath it, tattooed on skin.
Cheshire Cat grin with We're all mad here
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo covering a torso and upper arm, with a pagoda, an oni demon holding prayer beads, clouds and a dragon on the sleeve.
Pagoda and oni demon torso and sleeve
Full back tattoo of a shaded grey skull with red poppies, a helicopter and a line of black lettering, with painterly black and red splashes.
Skull and poppies across a full back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lipstick tube with MAC lettering wrapped around a finger, next to a red painted nail.
Lipstick tube tattoo on a finger
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man in glasses and a tie on the outer thigh, with a scroll banner reading Assistant Regional Manager.
Portrait of a man in glasses with banner on thigh
Black and grey realism style flash design of a skull wearing a feather headdress, with a rope, banner and arrow below, not shown on skin.
Skull in feather headdress with banner
Purple pencil flash drawing of a planchette-style design with a shaded eye, a smiling sun, a crescent moon and the words SPEAK TO ME NO MORE, in a neo-traditional style.
Planchette design with eye, sun and moon
Black and grey realism tattoo of a penny on the side of the ribs, with a shaded profile portrait and small lettering around the rim.
Realistic penny coin on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of three roses, a compass and script on the outer thigh.
Roses and compass on a thigh
Black and grey feather wing tattoo with ink splatter dots and small lettering on the side of the ribs.
Feather wing with splatter on ribs
Realism style tattoo of two pink roses with green leaves and a small black script line, on a woman's shoulder and upper chest.
Pink roses and script on the shoulder
Colour realism tattoo of a red fox with autumn leaves and circular script across the upper back.
Fox and circular script on upper back
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
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
Black and grey realism tattoo of an ornate heart-shaped locket on a chain with a key and script lettering, on a lower leg.
Heart locket and key on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a laughing bearded figure with arms crossed, framed by the words OMG and LOL and two crosses, on skin.
Laughing bearded figure with OMG and LOL lettering
Man seen from behind with a large black and grey realism tattoo of lions and flowing script across his upper back and shoulder.
Lion and script tattoo across a back
Black and grey tattoo on a forearm of a framed, Polaroid-style drawing of a house with a fence, with flourished script lettering below it.
Framed house drawing and script on a forearm
Realistic owl tattoo on the upper back with black and red paint splashes and red WATCH OUT lettering across the lower half.
Realistic owl with splatter and red lettering
Black and grey realism tattoo of a Batman comic scene with BATMAN lettering and a bat symbol across the upper arm.
Batman comic scene on upper arm
Realism-style black and grey tattoo of two dog tags on a chain across a forearm, with lettering stamped on the tags.
Dog tags with chain on a forearm
Shirtless man with a realistic black and grey skull and red sunburst tattoo across his chest and stomach, with geometric linework and red and grey sleeves on both arms.
Skull and geometric full torso and sleeve tattoo