Lettering tattoo ideas

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Fine line black tattoo of a paper plane beside the cursive word Wanderlust, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Paper plane and Wanderlust script on upper back
Colour tattoo of a crowned creature sailing a boat under a crescent moon and stars, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Crowned creature in a sailboat on the upper back
Fine line black script tattoo running down the spine of a woman seated at a bar, photographed from behind.
Script quote running down the spine
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with a dotted inner ring and blackletter lettering along the lower edge, on a person's back.
Compass rose with blackletter lettering
Black and grey realism tattoo of a nail cross wrapped in wire, with the script words Only The Strong Survive, on the upper back.
Nail cross with Only The Strong Survive script
Black script lettering reading Never a victim, forever a fighter across the lower back above the waistband of blue jeans.
Script quote across the lower back
Fine line black script tattoo of four linked hearts with names on a person's upper back, placed down the centre of the spine.
Four linked hearts with script names on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of an eye with long lashes and a large letter N, with the words Never Look Back running down the side, on a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Realistic eye and compass on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch, two roses and the script Tempus fugit across the upper back.
Pocket watch and roses with Tempus fugit
Black and grey fine line tattoo of the words Follow Your Heart above a compass rose on a person's upper back.
Follow your heart and compass on upper back
Black lettering tattoo running vertically down the centre of a woman's back, shown from behind with her hair up.
Vertical lettering down the spine
Two script lettering tattoos with small orange sun designs, one reading You are my sunshine on the upper back and one reading My only sunshine on the upper arm.
Matching sun and sunshine lyric tattoos
Fine line script tattoo reading Amor vincit omnia in reddish ink across the upper back, just below the neckline.
Amor vincit omnia script on upper back
Black lettering in an infinity loop reading live the life you love, shown as a design, as temporary transfers on grass, and as a small fine script tattoo on a woman's upper back.
Infinity loop lettering reading live the life you love
Black and grey fine line lettering on a person's upper back reads hand wash warm water, mild soap like dry, do not machine dry, do not iron, with four laundry care symbols below.
Laundry care label text on upper back
Colour tattoo of four women's faces arranged like a monument above pine trees, with THANK YOU above and FOR BEING A FRIEND below, on the back.
Four portraits with thank you lettering
Small black script tattoo across the upper back of a woman with a blonde ponytail, with a tiny dark tattoo near her left shoulder blade.
Small script tattoo on upper back
Two photos of a fine line black script lettering tattoo, shown on the inner forearm and on the upper back near the neck.
Fine line script tattoo on forearm and upper back
Black fine line script reading Party on Wayne with a pair of glasses above it, tattooed on skin at the lower back.
Party on Wayne script with glasses
Black script lettering tattoo of a three-line quote across the upper back, shown from behind with the hair pulled up and a patterned top strap visible.
Script quote across upper back
Black script lettering reading Hello there, the angel from my nightmare across the lower back, above a pair of blue jeans.
Script quote across the lower back
Black fine line tattoo of a cross, a heartbeat line ending in a heart and the words Faith, Hope, Love across the upper back.
Cross, heartbeat and heart on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of praying hands wrapped in a rosary in front of a cross, with banners reading Only God Can Judge Me, on the back.
Praying hands, rosary and banner tattoo
Collage of four fine line infinity symbol tattoos with script wording, shown on a wrist, a finger and the upper back.
Infinity symbol tattoos in a four-photo collage
Fine line black tattoo on a person's upper back reading PURSUIT OF, followed by a chemical structure drawing of a molecule.
Pursuit of text with molecule on upper back
Colourful script tattoo on an upper back spelling AUTISM down the centre, with puzzle pieces in red, blue, yellow, purple and green.
Autism acrostic with puzzle pieces on upper back
Two people show matching black and grey script name tattoos with footprint outlines, one on the side of the ribs and one on the upper back.
Matching script name and footprint tattoos
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
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
Two people seen from behind showing matching black fine line script reading I am because you are on the upper shoulder and upper back.
Matching script quote tattoos on shoulders
Black, red and blue sketch-style tattoo of a car with paint splashes and a checkered flag on a person's upper back.
Car sketch with paint splashes on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo across a full back showing a bearded winged figure holding a staff above a muscular horned figure, with lettering along the top.
Winged figure and horned figure across a back
Black and grey double-headed eagle tattoo on a woman's upper back, with handwritten script lettering to its right, shown in a close-up below.
Double-headed eagle on upper back
Black and grey realism back tattoo of a crowned lion above a lamb, with Romans 1:16 script lettering across the lower back.
Crowned lion and lamb on back
Fine line black script tattoo reading heaven has taken my hero across the upper back, just below the neck, with hair in a bun above it.
Script quote across upper back
Colour tattoo on a person's upper back showing a grey spaceship, a pink, green and yellow spiral, pink flowers and the words I AIM TO MISBEHAVE.
Spaceship and spiral on upper back
Black ink tattoo of a mathematical equation with a cube root, set in a fine, handwritten style on the lower back, with white lace fabric above it.
Algebraic equation tattoo on skin
Collage of small black fine line tattoos drawn from classic books, shown on upper arms, forearms, shoulders and backs.
Literary tattoos on arms and backs
Black script lettering runs down the spine of a woman with her hair in a bun, shown from behind on the upper back.
Script lettering down the spine
Black and grey realism tattoo on the upper back showing a pocket compass, a chain and the script words To Die Would Be An Awfully Big Adventure.
Compass and quote lettering on a shoulder blade
Black and grey fine line cross above a vertical script quote tattooed down the centre of a person's back.
Small cross and vertical script on a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion head in profile with a full mane and Gurmukhi script above it, on a person's upper back.
Realistic lion head with script on upper back
Sepia photograph of a bare back with a fine line script tattoo running vertically down the spine, with the hair pinned up.
Script line down the spine in sepia
Man crouching against a wall, showing a black and grey realism tattoo of angelic figures, script lettering and roses across his shoulder, upper arm, back and ribs.
Black and grey angel and rose tattoo across back and arm
Black and grey script tattoo of the words If our love could have saved you, you would have lived forever, framed by shaded angel wings and a halo on the upper back.
Angel wings and script quote on upper back
Black script lettering set in several vertical lines across the upper back, shown in a close-up photograph of the skin.
Vertical script lettering across upper back
Colour tattoo of the comic character Deadpool reclining and holding a pistol, with a speech bubble above him, in a comic-book style on skin of the upper back.
Deadpool reclining with a speech bubble
Back view of a person with a densely tattooed back and arms, featuring a large grey hexagon, a crested eagle and engraved-style vintage motifs in realism style.
Full back tattoo with hexagon and eagle crest