Lettering tattoo ideas

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

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Close-up of a small black fine line script tattoo of two lines of words on a woman's lower leg above the ankle, with red high heels and an anklet visible.
Fine line script tattoo on a lower leg
Close-up of a black script tattoo reading Pursuit of happiness running across the outer thigh, with white shorts visible at the left edge.
Pursuit of happiness script on a thigh
Black line drawing of a heart reading TACOS BEFORE VATOS, surrounded by sparkles and small flowers, as a fine line tattoo design.
Tacos before vatos heart flash
Back of a person's neck and upper back showing a fine line black tattoo of the words Not all those who wander are lost, with a small bird on each side.
Quote and two birds on upper back
Black fine line script lettering in two lines across a person's ribs, partly covered by a dark waistband.
Script quote along the ribs
Black script tattoo of the word family woven through an infinity symbol on the inner forearm.
Infinity symbol with family script on a forearm
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading 'Everything happens for a reason' along an upper arm, with a smiling mouth and a hand with a ring in the frame.
Fine line script quote on upper arm
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
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
Fine line hourglass design with mountains, a crescent moon and the words He has made everything beautiful in its time, drawn on white paper beside pens and a phone.
Hourglass and mountains with verse lettering
Fine line black script reading I am enough on a shoulder, shown in a sepia photograph with a pearl pendant necklace.
I am enough script on a shoulder
Black outline tattoo of the cartoon robot Baymax with the words BA LA LA LA LA above it, placed on the lower leg.
Baymax with ba la la text on a lower leg
Fine line black script tattoo reading "Not all those who wander are lost" across the outer thigh, partly covered by a denim shirt.
Script quote along a thigh
Black and white photo of a woman seen from behind with a fine line script tattoo reading Be free and small bird shapes on her upper back.
Fine line script tattoo on upper back
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 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 crop of a torso showing a fine line black script tattoo reading paciencia on the side ribs, above light denim shorts.
Fine line script phrase on the ribs
Black ink pen drawing of a dreamcatcher design with a tree of life, beads and feathers, drawn in fine line on white paper, not shown on skin.
Dreamcatcher with feathers design
Close photo of a fine line black script tattoo reading aloha, followed by wave lines, on the forearm.
Aloha script with waves on forearm
Fine line black ink tattoo of two hands holding a cat's cradle string, with the words NO DAMN CAT above and NO DAMN CRADLE below, on the outer thigh.
Cat's cradle hands with lettering on a thigh
Fine line black tattoo of angular letters on the inner forearm of a person wearing a white top.
Angular letters 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
Thin black script reading Someday followed by three dots, shown as a fine line lettering tattoo design on a plain white background with no body part visible.
Someday script lettering design
Fine line drawing of a hand making the horns gesture above a purple banner reading I DON'T CARE, shown as a tattoo design.
Horns hand gesture with banner
Close photo of small black script lettering tattooed on the side of a finger, with two hands held together.
Small script lettering on a finger
Close photo of fine line black script reading 'el exito es la mejor venganza' across the skin of the hip, below a dark garment.
Spanish script quote on the hip
Black and grey photo of a forearm with fine script lettering reading a quote about playing a dangerous game, with three short marks below.
Script quote on a forearm
Fine line black lettering reading LIVE FREE with a small heart after the last word, on a pale forearm against a cream fluffy background.
Live Free lettering on a forearm
Black fine line lettering reading BELIVE MY DECISION on the inner upper arm, with a grey sweatshirt sleeve visible above.
Small lettering reading Belive my decision
Close photo of white ink script reading Live Life across the inner wrist, in a fine lettering style.
Live Life script on a wrist
Fine line outline tally marks on the inside of a wrist, beside temporary tattoo sheets showing Roman numerals and a feather.
Fine line tally marks on a wrist
Two bare feet with black script lettering tattooed along the tops, forming a quotation that continues from the left foot to the right, with painted toenails and a toe ring.
Script quote tattoos across both feet
Black and grey fine line dreamcatcher with two feathers and small script lettering above the hoop, on a forearm.
Dreamcatcher and feathers on a forearm
Fine line black script tattoo reading mia with a small looped heart on the side of the ribs, shown in a black and white photo.
Script name and heart on the side ribs
Black and grey photo of a small fine line GRL PWR lettering tattoo on the side ribs, below a lifted grey sweater and above jeans.
GRL PWR lettering on the ribs
Close view of a small fine line black script tattoo reading this too shall pass on the lower leg, with embellished heels in the background.
Fine line script quote on a lower leg
Fine line black arrow tattoo on the back of a hand, with the lowercase word breathe in lettering on the forearm below it.
Arrow and breathe lettering on a forearm
Black fine-line script tattoo reading Pura Vida across the ribs, shown on a person's side below a black crop top.
Pura Vida script on the ribs
Two photos of a fine line black infinity symbol tattoo with script wording, reading 'to infinity' on the top image and 'and beyond' on the bottom, on skin.
Infinity symbol with 'to infinity and beyond' script
Fine line black tattoo of a feather, a flock of birds and a line of script lettering across the top of a foot, with pink toenail polish.
Feather, birds and script on a foot
Fine line black script tattoo running vertically on the back of a person's neck, photographed from behind with purple hair and a white top.
Fine script tattoo on the back of the neck
Back view of a person with curly brown hair showing a small black fine line script lettering tattoo on the upper back, with the wording partly faint.
Script lettering phrase on upper back
Black and grey photograph of two feet, each with a fine line tattoo of a split heart pendant on a chain anklet, with lettering on the halves, placed on the ankle.
Matching broken heart anklet tattoos on two feet
Fine line black tattoo of a dumbbell with the words DON'T GIVE UP above it, on the outer upper arm of a person photographed from behind.
Dumbbell and lettering on upper arm
A fine line black script quote tattoo runs along the inner forearm of a hand resting on a teal leather car seat.
Fine line script quote on a forearm
Black handwritten script reading 'This too shall pass.' on a plain white background, a lettering design suited to a fine line tattoo.
Handwritten 'This too shall pass' lettering
Small black fine line script lettering on a woman's side ribs, shown with a white bralette and open blue shirt.
Small script lettering on the ribs