Lettering tattoo ideas

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

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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
Two matching realistic colour tattoos of tabby cat faces with purple and teal banners and scrollwork, shown side by side on the legs.
Matching cat portraits with name banners
Colour traditional-style tattoo on a thigh showing a cartoon woman in a red polka dot bandana and glasses, flexing one arm in front of an orange sun, with a red rose below and a quote in black
Cartoon flexing woman and rose on a thigh
Hand holding a colourful flash drawing of a rainbow, hearts, a lollipop, stars, flowers and a cloud, with the words Sugar, spice and everything nice in bold lettering.
Sugar, spice and everything nice flash design
Pencil sketch of a pin-up woman with three bears and Just Right script in Neo-trad and lettering styles, drawn as a tattoo design.
Pin-up portrait with bears and Just Right script
A coloured traditional-style tattoo sleeve on an upper arm, with blue roses and a banner reading LOVE HATE, while a man in a burgundy suit holds the arm.
Blue rose and banner sleeve on upper arm
Colour tattoo of the cartoon character Daria in a green jacket and round glasses, with an orange banner reading MISUNDERSTOOD, on skin.
Daria cartoon with Misunderstood banner
Neo-trad style tattoo of a black crow in flight with yellow, orange and red circles and white rain strokes, with partial script below, on an upper arm and shoulder.
Crow in flight with rain on upper arm
Colour tattoo of the cartoon character Stitch sitting on grass with the word Ohana in red script below, on a calf.
Stitch cartoon tattoo on a calf
Colour tattoo of the Cheshire Cat's grin and teal eyes with the words We're all mad here below, on the side of the body in a neo-traditional style.
Cheshire Cat grin with quote
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of Sulley, Mike Wazowski and Boo from Monsters Inc inside a heart frame of pink beads on the thigh.
Monsters Inc characters in a heart on a thigh
Two side-by-side photos of a matching black and grey neo-trad tattoo on an arm, showing a compass and pocket watch framed by cherry blossoms, with a banner reading And We Learn and As We Age.
Compass and pocket watch pair on forearms
Green and teal hamsa hand tattoo with a central eye and dotwork border on the inner forearm, with cursive script beneath it.
Hamsa hand with eye on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a heart framing a night camping scene with a tent, campfire, mountains and stars, with the words Beauty for ashes below, in a neo-traditional style on a limb.
Heart with campfire scene and lettering
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a carved jack-o'-lantern with curling vines and the words Halloween Forever arched around it on a forearm.
Jack-o'-lantern with Halloween Forever lettering
Hand-drawn tattoo design of a compass with pink flowers, leaves and a scroll banner reading Take Me Home, shaded in grey with coloured pencil accents.
Compass and flowers with Take Me Home banner
Two matching pink flamingo tattoos on the tops of bare feet, each with a grey banner, reading CREATE on the left foot and OR DIE on the right, in a bold neo-trad style.
Matching flamingo tattoos on both feet
Green line drawing on black of a Cthulhu octopus head with tentacles wrapped in chains, under blackletter lettering reading Cthulhu, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Cthulhu octopus with chains design
Coloured flash design of a rose, sunflower, leaves, helmet and a pen-like tool, with banners reading DEMONS RUN, WHEN A GOOD MAN and GOES TO WAR, in a neo-traditional style.
Banner and rose design with sunflower and helmet
Neo-trad style tattoo design of two fantasy characters back to back, one masked, above a cream banner reading I'll See You Again, with no body placement shown.
Two fantasy characters with a scroll banner
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a glass candy jar full of eyeballs, labelled Eye Candy, with a skull on a bow, shown on the thigh.
Eye candy jar of eyeballs on thigh
Neo-traditional tattoo of a yellow songbird carrying a red banner with lettering, with black sprigs, on a person's upper back near the shoulder.
Yellow songbird with banner on shoulder
Neo-traditional tattoo of a pair of red glitter ruby slippers with blue highlights and a star on an upper arm, with banner lettering above.
Ruby slippers tattoo on an arm
Colour tattoo of a blue TARDIS with a sunburst, roses, scrollwork and a banner on the side of the ribs, in a Neo-trad style.
TARDIS and roses on the ribs
Colour neo-trad tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder of a hand with a raised middle finger, surrounded by scissors, thread, a paintbrush and ink bottle, with PRIDE IN CRAFT on banners.
Hand and craft tools on an upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of the Jurassic Park logo with a dinosaur silhouette on the upper arm, with a red and green rose tattoo above it.
Jurassic Park logo tattoo on upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of a golden potion bottle with a cork stopper, purple ribbons, a Lucky banner and a Felix Felicis tag, on the calf, over a pink stippled cloud.
Potion bottle with Lucky banner on a calf
Black line drawing flash design of a winged bat over a ribbon banner reading Children of the Night, What Music They Make, with a castle and roses below.
Bat, castle and roses banner design
Pen sketch of a tattoo design showing a skull, roses and a banner reading Dead men tell no tales, in a neo-trad lettering style.
Skull and banner lettering design
Neo-traditional tattoo on a calf of a black poodle in a red Starfleet-style uniform, holding a phaser, set against an orange flame burst, with a badge reading SISKO below.
Poodle in Starfleet uniform on a calf
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a lantern with an eye in a triangle and a banner reading WHERE WILL THIS ROAD LEAD, on the forearm.
Lantern with eye and banner on a forearm
Flash sheet of four cartoon fox designs in neo-traditional style, each with a banner and flowers, the banners reading Be Quiet, Don't Talk To Me, Gross and Please Leave.
Four fox flash designs with banners
Tall red and yellow banner design of a sun with a face, a sword, a coiled red snake and hibiscus flowers, with the words Unbowed Unbent Unbroken on a ribbon.
Sun, sword and snake banner design
Pen drawing flash sheet of tattoo designs in a neo-traditional style, showing a steampunk gas mask with a top hat above a Legacy banner, a Photo Factory banner, and a Union banner over a compass and
Steampunk mask and banner flash sheet
Colour tattoo of two cartoon white cats with pink daisies, a teal backdrop and a Darling banner, placed on the calf.
Two cartoon cats and daisies on a calf
Black and grey pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing two skulls wrapped in dollar bills, with banners reading EVIL PAYS FOR and EVIL WAY, shown without a body placement.
Skulls and dollar bills with banner design
Colour cartoon tattoo on a forearm showing Scooby-Doo and Shaggy in front of a haunted house under an orange sky, with ZOINKS lettering below.
Scooby-Doo and Shaggy with haunted house
Colourful flash sheet of cartoon tattoo designs in bold outlines, including a gremlin, a game console, an eight ball, a skull and a devil head, with repeated pattern versions below.
Bright flash sheet of cartoon tattoo designs
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of an orange pill bottle with a grey lid and a banner reading STILL ILL, on the upper arm.
Pill bottle with STILL ILL banner