Lettering tattoo ideas

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Black ink Thai script mandala tattoo arranged in a sunburst circle across the upper back, with a second tattoo partly visible at the lower back.
Circular Thai script mandala on upper back
Colour realism tattoo of a red fox with autumn leaves and circular script across the upper back.
Fox and circular script on upper back
Colour traditional tattoo of a coiled rattlesnake over a waving orange banner reading Don't Tread On Me, with a skull and rope on the upper back.
Rattlesnake and Don't Tread On Me banner
Black fine-lettering text tattoo across the lower back of a woman in a beaded top and jeans, shown from behind.
Small text tattoo on lower back
Black and grey script tattoo across the lower back of a person wearing black leggings with white XO logos.
Script tattoo on lower back
Black script reading Made of Love across a person's upper back, flanked by two small coloured circles, one red and one blue, with a thin silver chain visible.
Made of Love script on upper back
Fine line black ink tattoo of a cartoon creature above the line 'A person's a person, no matter how small' on the lower back.
Cartoon creature and quote on the lower back
Colour traditional tattoo of a compass in an octagonal frame with yellow banners reading BRING ME THAT HORIZON, on a person's upper back.
Compass with banners on upper back
Black script lettering reading To live does not mean your alive, tattooed across the back in a lettering style.
Script quote tattoo on the back
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
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a brown cowboy boot with a spur, a banner reading Daddy's Girl and teal roses, on the upper back.
Cowboy boot with Daddy's Girl banner and roses
Black line tattoo of a fictional island map across a person's upper back, with labelled locations, a compass rose and scrolled corner ornaments.
Island treasure map across the upper back
Black script lettering reading Never a victim. Forever a fighter. across a person's lower back, above the waistband of blue jeans.
Quote lettering across lower back
Bold black lettering tattoo reading HOPE across the upper back, with the words INSIDE ALL OF US IS inside the O, in a lettering style.
HOPE lettering tattoo across the upper back
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
Fine line tattoo of a red watercolour-style poppy at the top of a woman's back, with a thin stem and cursive script running down the spine.
Red poppy with script down the spine
Close-up of a woman's bare back with fine black cursive lettering tattooed on the lower back, below the shoulder blade.
Cursive script lettering on upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of three staves of sheet music with the word Unlimited between them, placed on the upper back.
Sheet music tattoo across the upper back
Black ink infinity symbol joined to the word strength in cursive script, tattooed across the lower back above jeans.
Infinity symbol with strength script
Two fine line black script tattoos, one reading amica mea on the upper back and one reading soror mea on the inner forearm.
Latin script words on back and forearm
Black and grey script lettering reading Bleed with me and you will forever be my brother, with a flourish beneath it, across the upper back.
Script quote across upper back
Black fine line script lettering tattooed across the upper back between the shoulder blades of a woman with her hair in a bun, seen from behind in bed.
Fine script lettering across upper back
Back view of a woman in a shop aisle with a black and grey eagle tattoo on her upper back and the words MARRIED WITH 22 KIDS in lettering across her lower back.
Eagle and lettering on a lower back
Black and grey script tattoo reading music is what feelings sound like, framed by swirling flourishes, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Script quote with swirls on upper back
Large unfilled black outline lettering in a blocky graffiti style across a person's upper back, with some reddening around the lines.
Large outlined block lettering across upper back
Black compass rose tattoo with red accents, dots and a circle of lettering on a person's upper back beside the shoulder blade.
Compass rose with circular lettering on back
Large back tattoo with Air Jordan lettering, winged emblem, the number 23 and a red bull head, shaded in red and grey ink alongside a grey portrait.
Air Jordan 23 and bull back piece
Fine line tattoo of a red balloon with black string that flows down into the script words let it be, on the middle of a person's back.
Red balloon with script on the back
Close-up of the word Believe in black and pink script lettering with swash flourishes below, on the upper back.
Believe script lettering on upper back
Black and grey feather tattoo with script lettering above it on the lower back, worn above a colourful bikini bottom.
Feather with script lettering on lower back
Back view of a woman with a fine line script tattoo running down her spine and a shaded black and grey rose on her upper arm.
Script down the spine with a rose on the arm
Realistic tattoo across a shoulder and upper back showing torn skin that reveals an old sepia map, a blue ship's wheel compass rose and a blue fleur-de-lis.
Torn skin revealing a compass and old map
Sketchy black and red linework tattoo of three faces on a man's upper back, with vertical lettering running down the left side of the spine.
Three faces and vertical lettering on a back
Black and white photo of a woman's bare back showing a fine line Greek lettering tattoo running vertically down the centre of the spine.
Greek lettering down the spine
Black ink lettering tattoo of a block of scripture text across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Scripture lettering across a back
Traditional style tattoo of a grey skull with orange banners reading EVERYDAY IS HALLOWEEN, a bat and a spider on a web, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Skull banner with bat and spider on back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a fantasy map with labels including the Shire, Hobbiton and Bree, placed across a person's upper back.
Middle-earth map tattoo on a upper back
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
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
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 script lettering tattoo reading Always Love and Hate will get you every time, placed across the upper back near the shoulder blade, in a lettering style.
Script lettering reading Always Love on upper back
Grey shaded backpack tattoo with a compass star and the word Wanderlust on a man's upper back, photographed from behind beside a rocky lake.
Backpack and compass tattoo on upper back
Black lettering reading Croi de Leon runs vertically down the upper back of a woman in a black top, with a small knot symbol beneath, in a lettering style.
Vertical lettering on upper back
Large back tattoo in black and grey with red accents, showing lips holding a cigarette, a hand, and German lettering across the back.
Back piece with lips, hand and German lettering
Black lettering tattoo on the upper back reading I'm a lumberjack and I'm ok, with a small axe illustration between the lines.
Lumberjack quote tattoo on upper back
Colour back tattoo of a pink lotus between blue crescent moons with dangling beads, seen on a woman facing away from the camera, with grey arm tattoos visible.
Lotus and crescent moons on a back
Woman seen from behind with a fine line script lettering tattoo running down her spine, in grey-black ink, above an open lace wedding dress.
French script quote down the spine
Full back tattoo in orange, purple and grey showing a Clemson University tiger paw, the words CLEMSON UNIVERSITY, the date 1889, a clock tower, a football player and a lying tiger, on the back.
Clemson University tiger full back piece