Lettering tattoo ideas

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Shirtless man with a realistic black and grey skull and red sunburst tattoo across his chest and stomach, with geometric linework and red and grey sleeves on both arms.
Skull and geometric full torso and sleeve tattoo
Traditional flash design of a howling wolf beneath a teal crescent moon, with the banners Beware the Moon and leaves around it.
Howling wolf and crescent moon design
Black and white photo of a small fine line tattoo of script lettering on a line like a heartbeat, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Fine line script on a heartbeat line
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a calf of a woman with a red bow in her hair, holding red boxing gloves, above a banner reading TOUGH LOVE.
Woman with boxing gloves and Tough Love banner
Coloured flash design of a sword, pipe, staff and cloak among leaves, with a yellow banner reading Home is behind the world ahead, in a neo-traditional lettering style.
Banner lettering with sword and pipe design
Black and grey script lettering reading Bleed with me and you will forever be my brother, with a flourish beneath it, across the upper back.
Script quote across upper back
Black and grey wing tattoo across the ribs and an ornamental mandala-style tattoo on the back of the hand, with vertical lettering down the outer thigh.
Wing and mandala tattoos on a woman at the beach
Colour tattoo of a white cartoon cat with a pink bow and blue eyes above black script reading Because I'm a lady, on the thigh.
Cartoon cat with script quote on thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an anatomical heart with a rose stem, smoke-like wisps and the words Comfortably Numb, on the outer thigh.
Anatomical heart with rose stem on a thigh
Black fine line script lettering tattooed across the upper back between the shoulder blades of a woman with her hair in a bun, seen from behind in bed.
Fine script lettering across upper back
Traditional style flash sheet showing a retro television, a cassette with a flower and banner, a dark hand with a banner, and two round badges.
Traditional flash of TV, cassette, hand and banners
Small black Roman numeral lettering tattooed on the inner upper arm of a person in warm sunlight.
Roman numerals on an upper arm
Black script lettering reading Life Goes On, with soft grey shading, tattooed across the back of a hand.
Life Goes On script across the back of a hand
Colour traditional-style tattoo on a calf showing two cartoon figures, one aiming a pistol, above the words FROM THE WOMB TO THE TOMB.
Cartoon duel with lettering on a calf
Close-up of a black lettering tattoo on skin reading "Where words fail, music speaks." in a simple typeface.
Text tattoo reading Where words fail, music speaks
Fine line black script tattoo reading Fire within with a swirling swash and the numbers 13.1 below, on an ankle.
Script lettering with swash on an ankle
Black lettering tattoo on the upper arm in fine line script, showing a stack of names, several struck through with lines.
Crossed-out names on upper arm
Traditional colour tattoo on a thigh showing a teal rose, a yellow banner reading LIKE HOME, a red shoe and the words THERE'S NO PLACE in black lettering.
Teal rose and ruby slipper on a thigh
Back view of a woman in a shop aisle with a black and grey eagle tattoo on her upper back and the words MARRIED WITH 22 KIDS in lettering across her lower back.
Eagle and lettering on a lower back
Black and grey dove with outstretched wings carrying an olive branch, with the script words Fearfully and wonderfully made beneath it.
Dove with olive branch and script
Colour lettering tattoo reading Rebel Rebel in teal and purple script, with a red and blue lightning bolt and small diamonds, on a limb.
Rebel Rebel script with lightning bolt
Black fine line script tattoo reading 'everything was beautiful and nothing hurt' across a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Script quote across the shoulder blade
Traditional style flash drawing of a red and white lighthouse inside a bottle labelled On the Rocks, with an anchor on the neck, waves and rocks below.
Lighthouse in a bottle flash design
Colour tattoo of a sewing needle with blue thread forming the words Sew Crafty above a pink four-hole button, on skin.
Sew Crafty script with needle and button
Colourful neo-traditional style tattoo design of a blue unicorn playing a red guitar with skeletal hands, with a green METAL banner, on a black background.
Metal unicorn guitarist with banner
Close photo of a small black Hebrew lettering tattoo on the inner wrist, in a fine lettering style, with the hand raised against a pale background.
Small Hebrew lettering on the inner wrist
Two black script lettering tattoos reading Stay and Gold with flourishes, one on each ankle, shown with rolled denim and black canvas trainers.
Stay and Gold script ankle tattoos
Forearm tattoo in a shaded traditional style showing the words The Goonies in orange and yellow lettering above a skull and crossbones, a Never Say Die banner, and a skeleton in front of crossed
The Goonies skull and skeleton forearm tattoo
Black and grey tattoo of a snarling wolf head with pine trees above and Winter is Coming lettering curved beneath it, on the upper thigh.
Wolf head and pines with Winter is Coming lettering
Temporary tattoo on the inner wrist reading I'm With Erin's Bachelorette Party, with a red lipstick kiss mark beneath the text.
Bachelorette party temporary tattoo on wrist
Colour traditional tattoo of a pink milkshake with a strawberry and straw on a forearm, with a banner reading Brings all the boys.
Milkshake with strawberry and banner on forearm
Black ink lettering tattoo on the inner forearm imitating a leather label, reading a stylised logo with the words 100% LEATHER and MADE IN PORTUGAL.
Leather label tattoo on a forearm
Traditional style flash design of a man in a suit beside a vintage microphone, with a red rose, a flowering sprig and a banner reading Long Live The King, shown as a framed print.
Crooner portrait with microphone and roses
Black and grey script tattoo reading music is what feelings sound like, framed by swirling flourishes, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Script quote with swirls on upper back
Lettering tattoo reading RECKLESS in black ink on the lower lip, shown with the mouth open and a hand resting near the chin.
Reckless lettering on lower lip
Traditional-style flash design of a long-haired woman with hummingbirds, autumn leaves and sunflowers, framed by a rope border with a banner reading CHOOSE YOUR OWN PATH.
Illustrated woman with hummingbirds and banner
Colour tattoo of a black stag beetle with yellow wings and a faceted green gem on the back of a hand, in a neo-traditional style.
Stag beetle with green gem on the hand
Red handwritten lettering reading I must not tell lies on the back of a hand, in a lettering style with a small spiked mark before the text.
Handwritten quote on the back of a hand
Coloured pencil drawing of a clenched fist with red nails and a lettering design reading 'be kind to yourself' with a small heart on the wrist, in a lettering style.
Fist with 'be kind to yourself' wrist design
Colourful cartoon dough character in a blue hat and neckerchief, with the words LUV DA DOUGH, tattooed across a belly in red, blue and yellow.
Cartoon dough character on a belly
Traditional style tattoo of a sailing ship with red and yellow accents on a calf, with the words Loose lips sink ships on a banner below.
Sailing ship with banner on a calf
Fine line black ink geometric lettering reading AUDIO VIDEO DISCO in three rows on the upper arm.
Audio Video Disco lettering on upper arm
Close-up of the words love yourself in black fine line script tattooed across a wrist, shown on a forearm.
Love yourself script on the wrist
Two matching black tattoos on a pair of forearms, each showing an Assassin's Creed style emblem with the lettering Nothing is true, everything is permitted.
Matching Assassin's Creed quote tattoos on forearms
Black fine line script tattoo reading Bind my wandering heart to Thee running along the inner forearm.
Script quote along a forearm
Black and white photo of a man in a white vest holding a kitten, with script lettering across his chest and black ornamental tattoos on his forearm.
Chest script and kitten in black and grey
Black line art flash design of an eye with a heart-shaped pupil, a ribbon banner, roses and foliage, with mirrored lettering above, in a blackwork style.
Eye and heart design with roses and ribbon
Black and white lettering design in the shape of a rabbit standing upright, with the words I must become the lion hearted girl set in hand-drawn script.
Rabbit silhouette filled with lettering