Lettering tattoo ideas

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

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Black ink tattoo on a forearm showing a shaded pine cone above a pair of pine needles and the lowercase word nu, in a botanical fine line style.
Pine cone and needles with the word nu on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hand holding a sprig of flowers and fern-like leaves, with the words Hello Lovely beneath, on the forearm.
Hand holding flowers with Hello Lovely
Watercolour-style orange flower with fine black stems and script lettering, tattooed on the ankle.
Orange flower and script on an ankle
Fine line black botanical wreath of leaves and small flowers around the script words beauty for ashes, tattooed on a forearm.
Leafy wreath with script lettering on a forearm
Black and grey lettering design of a globe wrapped in botanical sprigs, with the words Be the change you wish to see in the world.
Globe with lettering and botanical sprigs
Black and white line drawing of a botanical design with a dahlia-like flower and a fern stem, labelled Leo with a short line of text beneath, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Leo botanical flash with dahlia and fern
Black ink tattoo of the word Ohana in script with a hibiscus flower and swirling linework on a forearm, set against a mandala patterned background.
Ohana script and hibiscus on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoos with an arrow and script lettering on a woman's upper arm and forearm, in a photo where she wears a white dreamcatcher-print t-shirt.
Floral and leaf tattoos on upper arm and forearm
Black ink line drawing of a circular floral wreath with mandala-style patterns and the words BE FREE in the centre, shown on white paper with no body placement.
Be free floral wreath design
Fine line flash design of the words Do small things with great love, with a stylised flower and leaves at each side.
Quote with flowers and leaves design
Traditional style tattoo on a forearm of a hand holding blue forget-me-not flowers in a blue and yellow base, with the words FORGET ME NOT in black lettering beside it.
Forget-me-not hand and lettering on a forearm
Black and grey photograph of a bare back with arms raised overhead, showing a shaded rose and script tattoo on one upper arm and a small bird tattoo on the upper back.
Raised arms with rose and bird tattoos
Colour tattoo of red tulips and green leaves on a calf, with a lettered quote wound along a ribbon-like vine in a realistic style.
Tulips and lettering tattoo on a calf
Black flowing script reading Ohana with two small hibiscus flowers beneath the letters, shown as a flash design on a white background.
Ohana script with hibiscus flowers
Colour realism tattoo of pink lilies, a tulip bud and two butterflies across the top of a foot, with script lettering beside them.
Pink lilies and butterflies on a foot
Black and grey script lettering with two shaded roses and leaves running down the side of a ribcage.
Script lettering with roses on ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of orchids and lilies with cursive script on an upper arm and shoulder.
Orchids and script on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of orchids and cursive script wrapping over the shoulder and upper arm.
Orchids and script on an upper arm
Colour botanical tattoo of a blossoming tree with exposed roots and a banner reading Family, across the ribs on the side of the torso.
Blossoming tree with roots on the ribs
Black and grey realism rose sleeve on an upper arm and a script and pocket watch tattoo on a thigh, shown on a woman crouching outdoors.
Rose sleeve and script thigh tattoo outdoors
Black fine line daisy tattoo with cursive script trailing down from the petals along the skin, shown in a close photograph.
Daisy with script lettering