Lettering tattoo ideas

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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 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
Colour tattoo of three scaled dragon eggs in teal, purple and orange above a black banner reading DRACARYS, on a forearm.
Three dragon eggs and a Dracarys banner on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a red fox with the words Breathe Out So I Can Breathe You In in ornate black script on the forearm, in a neo-traditional style.
Fox and lettering on a forearm
Black ink handwritten script lettering reading Stay Beautiful across the inner forearm, in a Lettering style.
Stay Beautiful script on a forearm
Two matching black outline Minnie Mouse tattoos with red bows on the inner forearms, one with Best Friends lettering written beside it.
Matching Minnie Mouse best friends tattoos
Small black Roman numerals tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a knitted grey sleeve pushed up above it.
Roman numerals on an inner forearm
Black and grey lettering tattoo reading MAY THE ODDS BE EVER IN YOUR FAVOR, with a thin arrow running vertically through the words, on the forearm.
Quote lettering with an arrow on a forearm
Black lettering reading IRON BORN with a black arrow running through it on a forearm, with a spiderweb tattoo above and a dagger and cup below.
Iron Born lettering with arrow on a forearm
Black and white photo of bold black Hebrew lettering spelling the word ahava across the inner wrist, in a blackwork lettering style.
Hebrew lettering on a wrist
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a realistic lighthouse, a woman's portrait and a rose, across the forearm and upper arm.
Lighthouse and portrait full sleeve
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hand holding a flowering branch on a forearm, with partial lettering beside it.
Hand holding a blossom branch on a forearm
A man in a black t-shirt shows a colourful geometric tattoo running from his forearm to his upper arm, with small lettering on his wrist.
Geometric forearm tattoo with lettering
Black ink tattoo of two footprints with angel wings, a halo and script reading Too Beautiful for Earth, on the wrist.
Footprints with wings and script on a wrist
Abstract brushstroke tattoo on the forearm in black with red, yellow and blue streaks, with small script lettering near the wrist.
Painterly brushstroke tattoo on a forearm
Black serif lettering reading in, teg, ri and ty separated by dots, tattooed along a forearm, with a gloved hand visible at the bottom of the frame.
Integrity lettering on a forearm
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
White ink lettering tattoo reading Believe, with swirling flourishes, on the forearm.
Believe script on a forearm
Black script tattoo of the word family woven through an infinity symbol on the inner forearm.
Infinity symbol with family script on a forearm
Forearm tattoo of a teal and yellow doorway with radiating light rays, beside black typewriter-style lettering reading If you're a dreamer, come in.
Dreamer quote beside a glowing doorway on a forearm
Two matching fine line lettering tattoos, reading GIRL ALMIGHTY on one forearm and SHE'S NOT AFRAID on the other upper arm.
Matching text tattoos on two forearms
Watercolour-style barn owl tattoo with black brush lettering reading 'It's only forever not long at all' on the forearm, surrounded by pink, purple and blue splashes.
Barn owl with lettering on an arm
Close photograph of a woman's chin and neck with a hand resting under her jaw, showing a fine black handwritten script tattoo running diagonally along the inner forearm.
Fine handwritten script on a forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a shaded profile silhouette with ribbon banners reading Darling You'll Be Okay, on a forearm.
Silhouette and banner on a forearm
Black ink portrait of a woman with flowers in her hair, labelled FRIDA KAHLO beneath it, on the inner forearm.
Frida Kahlo portrait on a forearm
Black dotwork circle with the words 1 tbsp and 1 tsp inked on the palm, with traditional colour tattoos of an apple and a bird on the wrist and forearm.
Dotted circle with measurements on palm
Black script tattoo reading thick and thin inside a looping infinity and heart outline on a forearm.
Thick and thin script within an infinity loop
Two forearms with black tattoos: a bold blackwork X on the left wrist, a small lettering word on the right wrist, and thin black bands with tiny leaf and heart symbols around each forearm.
Bold X and word tattoos on both wrists
Fine line black script tattoo reading we're all mad here across the forearm.
We're all mad here script on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rabbit-eared skull with the words FEAR and LOVE below, on the inner forearm.
Rabbit skull with FEAR and LOVE on a forearm
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading L'espoir across the inner arm, shown in a close black and white photograph.
Fine line script word on an arm
Close photo of a fine line black script tattoo reading aloha, followed by wave lines, on the forearm.
Aloha script with waves on forearm
Two people's forearms side by side showing matching traditional-style tattoos of a shovel and a shaded object, each with a scroll banner carrying lettering, on the inner forearm.
Matching shovel and banner forearm tattoos
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm and forearm showing a rose, script words and a dove over smoky shading.
Black and grey rose, script and dove on an arm
Fine line black tattoo of angular letters on the inner forearm of a person wearing a white top.
Angular letters on a forearm
Black ink lettering tattoo on the inner forearm reading I solemnly swear that I am up to no good, in a hand-lettered script style.
Quote lettering on the inner forearm
Black and grey script tattoo reading semper ad meliora on a forearm, photographed in black and white.
Semper ad meliora script on a forearm
Black and grey lettering on a chest and a forearm covered in wings and florals, with a black cat held in front of the arm and gold chains and a cross pendant.
Black cat held against chest and forearm tattoos
Black script lettering tattoo running along the inner forearm of a person with a bracelet on the wrist.
Script lettering on a forearm
Black fine line script tattoo reading Once upon a time, with small swirl flourishes, on a forearm.
Once upon a time script on a forearm
Two fine line script tattoos reading sunshine phrases, one along the ribs and one on the inner forearm, in black ink.
Matching sunshine script on ribs and forearm
Six-panel photo of a black and grey arm sleeve tattoo with coordinate text and vintage stamps, shown on the forearm and upper arm.
Coordinates and vintage stamps on an arm sleeve
Black and grey tattoo of a revolver with the words Never Look Back on its barrel, flanked by two roses and leaves on a forearm.
Revolver and roses on a forearm
Two arms placed side by side, each showing half of a black script heart tattoo reading 'You are mine' and 'I am yours', with Roman numeral dates, on the forearm.
Matching heart script tattoos on two forearms
Close-up of a black script word tattooed across a wrist in lettering style, with a hand and grey nail polish visible at the top of the frame.
Black script lettering on a wrist
Black and grey lettering tattoos on a man's upper arm and forearm, including the words Yesterday, May and Friday and the number 3, shown beneath a white t-shirt sleeve.
Handwritten words and a number on an arm
Small wrist tattoo of three red and pink lip prints above four lines of black serif lettering, on a forearm against green grass.
Three lip prints and text on a wrist
Black and grey script lettering over a shaded block monogram on a forearm.
Script lettering over shaded monogram on forearm