Lettering tattoo ideas

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

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Black lettering tattoo on an upper arm reading Those who mind don't matter, those who matter don't mind, in a plain block typeface.
Quote lettering on an upper arm
Black script tattoo reading Hello Sweetie with a small pink bow beneath it, on the side of the ribs.
Hello Sweetie script with pink bow
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading wild and free across the forearm.
Wild and free script on a forearm
Two small black script lettering tattoos on the ankles of a person raising their legs, wearing white trainers and black leggings against a plain light background.
Script lettering on both ankles in white trainers
Black ink tattoo of a circular geometric emblem above the stacked words THE SUIT AND I ARE ONE, placed at the nape and upper back.
Circle emblem and quote on the upper back
Upper arm with a black ink bird tattoo and fine script lettering near the elbow, with a tan suede crossbody bag held against a black t-shirt.
Bird and script tattoos on an upper arm
Traditional style flash design of a cartoon fox in a green hat inside a yellow oval, with a red poppy and green leaves below, shown on a framed poster mockup.
Cartoon fox in green hat flash design
Black script lettering reading "by Grace" on the inner wrist and forearm of a light-skinned arm.
by Grace script lettering on a wrist
Black lettering tattoo reading WOAH with a diamond ring in the O, with a smaller line of text beneath, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Woah slogan with diamond ring on wrist
Fine line black script reading Until the very end, with a small lightning bolt at its end, across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Until the very end script on upper back
Black linework flash drawing of a lace-edged heart with two script lettering banners and rays, drawn on tracing paper, suited to a neo-traditional tattoo.
Heart and script banners flash design
Green shaded four-leaf clover with a curling stem above the Irish phrase go deo i mo chroí, drawn as a flash design with no body placement shown.
Four-leaf clover with Irish lettering
Man in a grey check suit and black shirt, with a black and grey tattoo visible at the neck and upper chest above the open collar.
Man in grey suit with neck tattoo
Two forearms in black and grey fine line tattoos: a palm tree, a small bird, a paper plane, the word WILDERNESS and a line with a circle.
Palm tree and wilderness forearm tattoos
Black linework tattoo of a bald cartoon head with a skeptical expression and the word BULLSHIT above it, with red and yellow accents on a limb, placed on the body as seen in the photo.
Cartoon head with BULLSHIT lettering
Black handwritten lettering design of the word relax, with a long vertical stroke running through the l, on a plain white background.
Relax lettering design
Traditional style tattoo of a bowl of pho with chopsticks, dotted steam and a banner reading Got time pho that, on the upper arm.
Pho bowl with banner on upper arm
Black ink tree with spreading roots on a forearm, with the words Deep roots are not reached by the frost set in bold serif lettering across the trunk and canopy.
Tree with roots and lettering on a forearm
Close-up of a gold foil temporary tattoo on a forearm, reading I belong with Melissa's bachelorette party, if I'm lost buy me a drink, with a small heart below.
Gold bachelorette party temporary tattoo on forearm
Fine line cursive lettering tattoo across the lower back above a pair of jeans, with only part of the words legible.
Cursive script tattoo on lower back
Black and grey script tattoo reading 1 Corinthians 13 with an anchor beneath it, on the side of a torso below a grey top.
Anchor and scripture lettering on the side
Fine line black script lettering on the upper back of a woman with her blonde hair in a bun, wearing a white top with a low scoop back.
Small script lettering on upper back
Black linework drawing of a dreamcatcher with three hanging feathers and a quote lettered around the hoop, shown as a flash design.
Dreamcatcher with feathers and quote
Forearm tattoo of a city skyline beside a Steelers logo, with the words I Bleed Black and Gold in black script beneath, in mostly grey shading with yellow, red and blue accents.
Pittsburgh skyline and Steelers logo on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo of a cat skull with whiskers above the word WILDCATS and a swash underline, on a limb.
Cat skull with Wildcats lettering
Black and white photo of a hand covered in small fine line doodle tattoos, including a diamond, a daisy, a pizza slice and words such as HOMEWRECKER, with a cigarette held between the fingers.
Small doodle tattoos across the back of a hand
Traditional style black and grey flash design of a crescent moon with a crying face beside a woman with a rose in her hair, with the words I hope you're miserable, shown on a grey background.
Crescent moon and woman with rose flash
Traditional style tattoo of an NES controller with banners reading TRUE and LOVE on the inner forearm.
NES controller and True Love banner on forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo designs printed on a white sweatshirt, including swallows over a clasped-hands heart, a rose with a banner, a stag and an anchor.
Tattoo designs printed on a white sweatshirt
Black fine line script reading I will make better mistakes tomorrow, tattooed on an upper arm beneath a rolled red plaid sleeve.
Script quote on an upper arm
Close side view of a woman lifting her top to show a small black lettering tattoo of a single word on her left ribs.
Single word script tattoo on the ribs
Colour lettering tattoo reading Believe in yourself in red and dark script, sitting on the inner forearm.
Believe in yourself script lettering on skin
Black ink tattoos on the upper back showing a mockingjay with an arrow, three flying birds, the Deathly Hallows symbol, a trident and the words books are proof humans can do magic.
Book quote with birds, Deathly Hallows and trident
Black script word Ohana with a pink hibiscus flower above its final letters, tattooed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Ohana script and hibiscus on the collarbone
Pink illustrated flash-style design of a blink-182 CD case with a crossed-out smiley face, set inside a scalloped heart with the words Blink-182 and And Chill.
Blink-182 CD in a scalloped heart
Black and grey lettering tattoo of a tree built from lines of quoted text, covering the upper back.
Text tree of quotes across the back
Black and white photo of a woman's upper back showing a black script lettering tattoo reading If I Could Fly, placed between the shoulder blades below the neck.
If I Could Fly script on upper back
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading keep going, placed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Keep going script on the upper chest
Traditional style tattoo of a V8 engine flanked by flames on an upper back, with Detroit Muscle lettering above and a banner reading EST 1985 below.
Detroit Muscle engine with flames on upper back
Black and grey typewriter-style lettering reading imagine on the upper back beside the shoulder blade, in a fine line lettering style.
Imagine lettering on upper back
Forearm with a small hand-lettered Happy Camper tattoo in black on a pale blue circle, with a black and brown roasting stick crossing the words.
Happy Camper lettering on a forearm
Close-up photo of black script lettering reading Mommy with a red ribbon in the middle, tattooed on the inner wrist, in a lettering style.
Script word Mommy with red ribbon on wrist
Purple and black hand-lettered Psalm 91:4 design with a feather illustration, lettering style, no body placement shown.
Psalm 91:4 lettering with a feather
Black and white flash design of a solid spiky starburst with the word YAY in white hand-drawn capitals on a plain white background.
Starburst with YAY lettering
Black and purple tattoo of an awareness ribbon with the words Stay Strong and Breathe On, placed on the side of the ribs.
Purple ribbon with Stay Strong script on ribs
Close-up of a black ink heart-shaped banner tattoo with lettering on the outer thigh, above black lace lingerie and beside a fur coat and cash.
Heart banner tattoo on a thigh
Close-up of a large geometric snowflake tattoo in teal, blue and purple with white dot accents on the forearm, with a partial bird tattoo visible at the top right.
Teal and purple snowflake on forearm
Traditional style flash design of three Poké Balls with fire, water and leaf elements and ribbon banners reading Life's Hardest Choice, on a black background.
Pokeball trio with fire, water and leaf