Lettering tattoo ideas

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Black and grey fine line tattoos on an upper arm: a shaded polyhedron with animals and lettering, a diagram of hands on axes, and an engraved multi-tool below.
Polyhedron, hands diagram and pocket knife on upper arm
Black linework tattoo of a police box outline on the upper arm, with a block of capitalised lettering quoting nine hundred years of time and space.
Police box quote on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an owl face inside a postage stamp design on the upper arm.
Owl portrait in a postage stamp
Colour burger tattoo and script lettering on a person's forearm and upper arm, with a second small tattoo on the lower right arm, worn beside a blue ringer t-shirt.
Burger and script tattoos on arms
Two arms pressed together in black and grey, one with fine line lettering reading GIRL ALMIGHTY on the forearm and one with SHE'S NOT AFRAID on the upper arm.
Girl Almighty and She's Not Afraid text tattoos
Black and grey tattoo of two swallows above the Roman numerals XVIII IX MMX on the upper arm, with a script tattoo partly visible at the top right.
Two swallows and Roman numerals on upper arm
Three views of a full arm sleeve on a man's arm, with a black and grey clock face, a shaded hand, geometric linework and red splashes.
Clock and hand full arm sleeve
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a shaded feather joined to an infinity symbol with the script words stay and strong, on the inner upper arm.
Feather and infinity script reading stay strong
Black and white photo of a person seen from behind, with a large back tattoo of script and roses and tattoos on the upper arm.
Back piece with script and roses
Black and grey serif lettering spelling the word arm vertically down the outer upper arm, in a lettering style.
Vertical lettering reading arm on an upper arm
Black and white photo of a woman's upper arm with fine line handwritten script near the shoulder and three thin horizontal bands below it.
Script lettering and lines on upper arm
Black and grey realistic moon tattoo with the words LA LUNA above it, on the upper arm of a person wearing a dark t-shirt.
Realistic moon and La Luna lettering on upper arm
Black handwritten-style lettering tattoo on the upper arm reading a quote in quotation marks, with an attribution line beneath it, in a lettering style.
Handwritten quote tattoo on upper arm
Black fine line script tattoo running down the outer upper arm of a person wearing a black lace bralette.
Script lettering along upper arm
Shirtless torso with black script lettering across the chest, an eagle on the upper chest and neck, and tribal-style blackwork on the shoulder and upper arm.
Script lettering, eagle and tribal chest and arm tattoos
Small fine line tattoo of a pink heart with the word love inside, on the inner upper arm near the elbow.
Small pink heart with love lettering
Black and grey lettering tattoo on an upper arm, arranged in a stacked typographic layout with words including fierce, strong, love, wild and life.
Word tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a pale-faced woman with long dark hair and fangs, eyes hidden by a banner reading Save the Vampire Queen, with an anchor below, on an upper arm.
Vampire queen portrait on a upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a grimacing woman in a head wrap, with the words Ain't nobody got time for that beneath, on an upper arm.
Grimacing portrait with quote on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a songbird inside a wreath of flowers and berries, with the words Free Indeed above, on the upper arm.
Songbird in a flower wreath with Free Indeed lettering
Colour tattoo of a brown songbird inside a wreath of leaves, flowers and berries with the words FREE INDEED above it, on the upper arm.
Bird and floral wreath with lettering on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with a clover and blackletter text reading et virtute, on an upper arm.
Pocket watch and clover on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of torn skin revealing Latin text across an upper arm and down towards the elbow.
Torn skin revealing Latin text on an arm
Colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a woman in a lace mask beside a teal peacock, with black gothic lettering running down the side.
Masked woman and peacock on upper arm
Colour tattoo on the outer thigh of a blue ball of yarn, crochet hook, pink scissors and orange tape measure, with the script words Just Keep Crafting beneath.
Yarn, crochet hook and scissors on a thigh
Black and grey Viking chest and arm sleeves, with two longships and tattooed portraits in the sails above a large Thor's hammer on the stomach.
Viking ships and Thor's hammer chest piece
Black fine line tattoos of a small triangle and tiny lettering on a forearm, with a dark shaded shape on the upper arm, in black ink.
Fine line triangle and script on forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a hooded grim reaper skull with the words DEAD SERIOUS beneath it, on an upper arm.
Grim reaper with DEAD SERIOUS lettering
Black and grey realism tattoo of plate armour across a shoulder and upper arm, with an eagle emblem on the arm and a helmeted figure on the shoulder plate.
Plate armour shoulder and arm tattoo
Colour tattoo of a blue and grey yarn skull with crossed knitting needles and the words KNIT FAST and DIE WARM, on the upper arm.
Yarn skull with knitting needles and lettering
Colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a shaded football with laces, a black and gold fleur-de-lis, and the words NEW ORLEANS above and SAINTS below.
New Orleans Saints football tattoo on upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a night camp with a tent, campfire and crescent moon, with the script words not all who wander are lost.
Night camp scene with script lettering on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of an American flag revealed through torn skin on the upper arm, with DON'T TREAD lettering across the top.
American flag under torn skin on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a green cartoon monster stomping over grey buildings in a red sunburst, with a yellow banner reading Halt I am Reptar, on the upper arm near the shoulder.
Cartoon monster over a city on upper arm
Two-panel photo of colour traditional tattoos on an upper arm and forearm, including a blue rose, a woman's face, a skull cross, a winged heart labelled Rocker and a shield reading Victory or Death.
Traditional rock-themed arm tattoos
Black ink tattoo of the words how strange it is to be anything at all, set within swirling scrollwork on the upper arm.
Quote lettering in scrollwork on an arm
Realism black and grey tattoo of a large skull across the chest and stomach, with the word INSOMNIA above it and further tattoos on the neck, upper arm and forearm.
Full torso skull and dark imagery tattoo
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing the word NAVY, stars, a warship and a torn flag with the number 43.
Navy warship and torn flag on upper arm
Black and grey realism full arm sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, shown from five angles, featuring a banknote portrait, playing cards, stars and an 8 ball.
Full arm sleeve with banknote portrait and cards
Black and grey realism tattoo of orchids and handwritten script lettering across the upper arm and shoulder.
Black and grey orchids with script on upper arm
Back view of a person with black and grey blackletter lettering across the upper back, a rose tattoo on the upper arm and knuckle lettering on the raised hand.
Blackletter back piece and rose on upper arm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of an hourglass, rose and leaves with banners reading Time does not heal, on an upper arm.
Hourglass and rose with 'Time does not heal'
Colour realism tattoo of a red rose with white feathered wings, a small dove and a water droplet on the upper arm, set against dark shading.
Red rose and dove on upper arm
Black and grey script lettering tattooed across a woman's lower abdomen above black underwear, with a colour traditional-style tattoo on the upper arm at the top left.
Script lettering across the lower abdomen
Black ink tattoo of a vintage sewing machine with CAROLINA lettering on the body, placed on the upper arm in an engraved style.
Vintage sewing machine on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a long-haired woman with a clown nose and tear, with comedy and tragedy masks and a pointe shoe, on the upper arm with script lettering below.
Woman with theatre masks and script on upper arm
Outline tattoo of a pin-up woman with a pearl necklace, lotus flowers and a Bayou Beauty banner, placed on the upper arm.
Pin-up woman with lotus and banner on upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a football crest, a bottle marked with an X, the words Stay True and a red rose.
Traditional arm tattoos with football crest and Stay True