Lettering tattoo ideas

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

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Two black ink calf tattoos on a beach: a ship's wheel on a man's left leg and an anchor on a woman's right leg, each with script wording above and below.
Ship's wheel and anchor calf tattoos
Sketch style forearm tattoo of dandelion seed heads, a red sun and lettering in black ink with touches of red, on the inner forearm.
Dandelions and red sun on a forearm
Neo-traditional style flash design of a red-haired archer with a bow, arrows, white blossoms and a banner reading Fate Loves the Fearless.
Red-haired archer with banner design
Traditional-style flash design of a couple kissing in front of a red sun, with a banner reading IN LOVE WITH A SCOUNDREL and sparkling stars around them.
Couple kissing beside a banner reading In Love With a
Colour traditional tattoo of a green succulent in a terracotta pot with the words What up, succa? above and below, shown in two close photos on skin.
Succulent in pot with 'What up, succa?' lettering
Back view of a person with a black cursive script tattoo reading violent delights have violent ends across the upper back.
Cursive quote across upper back
Heavily tattooed arms crossed over a head of long hair, showing a grey rose on the hand, a pink rose on the forearm, and a teal heart on the upper back in traditional style.
Roses and heart tattoos on arms and hands
Black line drawing of a coffee mug with a banner reading DEATH above and a banner reading BEFORE DECAF below, in a traditional flash style.
Coffee mug with Death before decaf banners
Black linework flash design of a dog wearing goggles above a banner reading Wanderer's Best Friend, with diamond sparkles and rosettes.
Goggled dog with Wanderer's Best Friend banner
Black and grey tattoo of the words I love you to the moon and back in handwritten lettering, with a small crescent moon below, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
"I love you to the moon and back" lettering with moon
Black fine line script lettering reading Sorella sits on a forearm near the wrist, photographed in warm orange light.
Fine line script word on forearm
Black and grey flash sheet of six vintage men's hairstyle portraits, labelled The Valentino, The Executive, City Slick, Service Man, The Playboy and Aristocrat.
Vintage men's hairstyle flash sheet
Two panels show matching black script lettering tattoos on skin, reading 'You are mine' and 'I am yours', each with Roman numerals II XVI XIII beneath.
Matching script lettering tattoos
Close-up of a black fine-line Arabic script lettering tattoo across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Arabic script tattoo on upper back
Hand-drawn ornate letterform in red fineliner with scrolls, filigree and hatched shading, a design suited to lettering-style tattoos.
Ornate red ink lettering sketch
Black and grey hand-drawn design of a stack of books with the words I might read until I feel better in lettering across the spines.
Stack of books with a reading quote
Colour traditional tattoo of Hello Kitty with a red bow, pink and yellow flowers and a banner reading HELLO KITTY on a forearm.
Hello Kitty banner tattoo on a forearm
Two black lettering tattoos in a typewriter font sit on a pair of forearms, one reading Do or die you'll never make me and the other reading Because the world will never take my heart.
Two forearm quote tattoos in typewriter lettering
Colour tattoo of Kodos, the green one-eyed alien from The Simpsons, with tentacles and the words 'Don't blame me I voted for Kodos' above, on a thigh.
Kodos from The Simpsons with lettering on a thigh
Three-view photo of a full arm sleeve in neo-trad comic book style showing the Joker, Batman, and HA HA and BANG lettering on the upper arm and forearm.
Batman and Joker comic book arm sleeve
Fine white-ink cursive script reading breathe deep on a forearm, with a small dark script tattoo on the wrist.
Breathe deep script on forearm
Legs covered in colour traditional tattoos including a tiger head and a rose on the thigh and calf, shown in denim shorts outdoors.
Traditional tattoos covering legs
Black and grey drawing of a heart breaking into fragments, with the words When it's over, I'll count back from ten, and you can listen to glass hearts shattering around it.
Shattering black heart with lyric text
Small black fine line Roman numerals run vertically down the back of a person's ankle, above white canvas trainers.
Vertical Roman numerals on an ankle
Traditional style flash sheet of video game themed designs including a chainsaw gun, Xbox 360 console, Kinect sensor, controller with a PLAY HARD banner, burger and fries, and a drink cup.
Video game flash sheet with gun, console and burger
Close view of a thin black fine line script tattoo on the outer thigh of a person lying on a sunlounger by the sea.
Fine line script on a thigh at the beach
Black ink Nike swoosh with the words I DO IT on the forearm, beside a hand holding a fan of hundred dollar bills.
Nike swoosh and I DO IT lettering on wrist
Woman wearing a white tee with a yellow sun mandala print, showing black script and fine-line tattoos on her forearm and upper arm.
Woman in sun and moon mandala tee with arm tattoos
Black ink tattoo of a hand-drawn stick figure with arms raised above a heart shape, with the word ALIVE beneath it, on the upper body.
Stick figure with ALIVE lettering on upper body
Small black serif capital letters tattooed on the inner wrist, resting on a patterned fleece and a yellow blanket.
Small Greek capital lettering on wrist
Two matching black script tattoos reading Anam Cara, one on the top of each foot, shown in lettering style on bare feet against dark rock.
Matching script lettering on two feet
Colour tattoo on a forearm of two anime characters, one with spiky black hair and a blue vest, and a small blue-haired child, with yellow FATHER lettering below.
Anime father and child on a forearm
White lettering on a black background forming a skull outline, with the words Beautiful Disaster, Perfectly Imperfect, Love Hate, Live Fast Die Pretty and Sinner Saint.
Skull made of lettering
Black script lettering reading Valar Morghulis with flourished capitals, tattooed across the inner forearm in a lettering style.
Valar Morghulis script on a forearm
Fine line black script tattoo reading family with a small heart beside it, on the side of a finger held against a white fluffy surface.
Family script and heart on finger
Tattoo flash design of a cartoon woman with a pink bubblegum bubble and a baseball bat, with lettering reading A fun filled lollipop triple dipped in, on a watercolour splatter background.
Lollipop lettering with a bat-wielding woman
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man in glasses and a tie on the outer thigh, with a scroll banner reading Assistant Regional Manager.
Portrait of a man in glasses with banner on thigh
Black and white photo of two clenched fists with traditional-style LOVECATS lettering tattooed across the fingers and a small star above the knuckles on the right hand.
LOVECATS lettering across fingers
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of Hogwarts castle inside a crystal ball, framed by green leaves and red berries, with a HOGWARTS banner, on a calf.
Hogwarts castle in a crystal ball on a calf
Traditional style colour tattoo of a horseshoe with STAY and LUCKY banners and orange flowers with green leaves on a forearm.
Stay lucky horseshoe with flowers
Black and grey realism style flash design of a skull wearing a feather headdress, with a rope, banner and arrow below, not shown on skin.
Skull in feather headdress with banner
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a cartoon woman with glasses and a black bun, with a red banner reading UGHHH and flowers, on a calf.
Cartoon character with UGHHH banner on calf
Traditional style black and grey tattoo of a cartoon man in sunglasses with stitches and a red mouth, above the words ALL HYPE NO HEART, on a limb.
Cartoon face with sunglasses and lettering
Colour cartoon tattoo of Milhouse from The Simpsons with arms raised, standing on a banner that reads Everything's Coming Up, on the top of a foot.
Milhouse cartoon on a banner, top of foot
Black line drawing of bubbly script lettering reading Filthy Douche, surrounded by suds and bubbles, as a tattoo flash design.
Bubble lettering reading Filthy Douche
Close-up of a fine line script tattoo reading Stars can't shine without darkness, placed across the upper chest below the collarbone.
Script quote across the collarbone
Black line-drawn tattoo flash sheet with food, objects and lettering motifs, including a steak, pizza slice, pie, revolver and the word MEAT, on a pale grey background.
Tattoo flash sheet of food and text motifs
Hand-drawn lettering design reading Never give up in ornate script with flourishes, sketched in pencil on paper beside a pencil.
Never give up lettering design