Lettering tattoo ideas

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Traditional style tattoo on an upper arm showing a log cabin beside a river and campfire, mountains and trees under a sunset, a red flower below, and the words THIS MUST BE THE PLACE.
Cabin, mountains and lettering on an arm
Traditional style tattoo on an upper arm showing a woman in dark judicial robes and glasses, framed by green laurels and a red banner reading SUPREME.
Robed portrait with laurels on upper arm
Black ink tattoo of the word RISES in angular stylised lettering on the inner upper arm.
Rises lettering on the upper arm
Outline tattoo on an upper arm showing a city skyline above script reading There's no place like home, with red-shaded flowers below.
City skyline and script lettering on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of three banners reading SLOTH LOVE CHUNK above a bitten chunk of food, with red and blue shapes, on the inner upper arm.
Sloth Love Chunk banners on upper arm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of an eagle with a United States flag, an anchor and a banner reading U.S.N., on the upper arm.
Eagle, flag and anchor on an upper arm
Black and white photo of a shirtless man with black and grey script lettering on his chest, neck and hand tattoos, and realism-style sleeve tattoos on both arms.
Script lettering on chest with sleeve tattoos
Fine line script tattoo reading expecto patronum in dark ink along the upper arm, just past a blue sleeve.
Expecto patronum script on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of orchids and cursive script including the word Love, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Orchids and script on an upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of an anatomical heart pierced by a dagger, with a banner reading Live through the pain, on the upper arm.
Dagger-pierced heart with banner on upper arm
Black and grey traditional style tattoo on an upper arm showing an anchor, a skull, a ribbon banner with lettering and five-pointed stars.
Anchor, skull and stars on an arm
Black fine line outline of a symmetrical lotus flower tattoo on the inner upper arm, with partial lettering visible at the top right.
Outline lotus flower on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a Roman numeral clock face with a building in its centre, framed by banners reading GREAT and SCOTT, on an upper arm.
Clock face and banners on an upper arm
Full colour sleeve tattoo of roses, daisies and hearts on an arm resting on a wooden table, in a traditional style.
Colourful floral sleeve on an arm
Close view of a white t-shirt printed with black line drawings of hands holding cigarettes, beside a forearm with small black script lettering and a tiny hand tattoo.
Hand-print tee with script forearm tattoos
Colour tattoo on an upper arm in a traditional style, showing a state outline with mountains, a sun, a cabin, pine trees, a peach and a banner reading ON MY MIND.
Mountain cabin and peach on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of two sugar skulls, one with curled hair and a flowered hat, on an upper arm, with a script lettering piece in a second panel.
Sugar skull couple on upper arm
Close crop of a torso in a torn white top, showing fine black script lettering on the upper arm and a second script line on the forearm, both partly cropped.
Script lettering on upper arm and forearm
Black and white photo of a person's bare back showing a crown above bold ASSHOLE lettering with cross motifs, plus traditional sleeve tattoos on the raised arms and a word on one hand.
Crown and lettering across a back
Colour neo-traditional portrait of a woman in a headscarf with the word Faith on her brow, tattooed on the upper arm.
Woman portrait in headscarf on upper arm
Black and grey stylised lettering forming an armband tattoo around the upper arm, shown against a white sleeve.
Black lettering armband on upper arm
Man with a large black and grey crown tattoo across his back and a tattooed upper arm, standing beside a woman with a small tattoo on her lower back on a sandy beach.
Crown tattoo on a man's back at the beach
Woman in a floral cutout swimsuit showing a blue and orange bird tattoo with script on her thigh, and rose and script tattoos on her upper arm.
Bird and script tattoos on thigh and arm
Black and grey two-panel tattoo on an upper arm in an engraved style, showing scales and a solid polyhedron on the left and a skeleton holding an hourglass above a skull on the right.
Two-panel engraving tattoo on an upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a ringed planet, a rocket on a dashed trail, small stars and the words 'See you never' on the inner upper arm.
Ringed planet and rocket with 'See you never' on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with Roman numerals and exposed gears, on the upper arm.
Realistic pocket watch on an upper arm
Shirtless man with a black NY cap covering his face, showing traditional rose and heart tattoos and lettering across his chest, arms and abdomen.
Heavily tattooed torso and arms under a cap
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing the Air Jordan winged basketball logo, the word Jordan, a jumpman silhouette and the number 23.
Air Jordan wings, basketball and number 23 on upper arm
Close crop of a person in a navy paisley print T-shirt with a small black script lettering tattoo on the upper arm.
Small script tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey portrait tattoo on a forearm and upper arm, with knuckle lettering on the fingers and hand, photographed on a woman in a dark speckled t-shirt.
Portrait and lettering tattoos on hand and arm
Two panels show black and grey script lettering on an upper arm: the word Cursed in shaded lettering above, and the word Blessed in solid black script with swirling flourishes below.
Cursed and blessed script lettering on an arm
Black and grey script lettering runs down a man's side over the ribs, while another man's arm shows a realistic skull sleeve from upper arm to forearm.
Script on ribs and skull sleeve on arm
Traditional-style colour tattoo of a pin-up woman with knitting needles in curled hair and a banner reading I love yarn, on the upper arm.
Pin-up knitter with I love yarn banner
Grey shaded daisy tattoo on the shoulder with fine script lettering running down the upper arm, the word sunshine picked out in yellow.
Daisy and script on a shoulder
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a brown T-rex wearing a grey suit and blue tie, with the words Don't lose your dinosaur and green footprints, on an upper arm.
Cartoon T-rex in a suit with slogan
Black lettering tattoo on an upper arm reading Those who mind don't matter, those who matter don't mind, in a plain block typeface.
Quote lettering on an upper arm
Upper arm with a black ink bird tattoo and fine script lettering near the elbow, with a tan suede crossbody bag held against a black t-shirt.
Bird and script tattoos on an upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a bowl of pho with chopsticks, dotted steam and a banner reading Got time pho that, on the upper arm.
Pho bowl with banner on upper arm
Black fine line script reading I will make better mistakes tomorrow, tattooed on an upper arm beneath a rolled red plaid sleeve.
Script quote on an upper arm
Black dotwork tattoo of a classical bust with a labyrinth on its head, on the upper arm, with a small tombstone reading TOO OLD TO DIE YOUNG above it.
Classical bust with labyrinth on upper arm
Black and grey realistic roses with leaves and fine script lettering running down the upper arm, shown from two angles.
Black and grey roses with script on upper arm
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo covering a torso and upper arm, with a pagoda, an oni demon holding prayer beads, clouds and a dragon on the sleeve.
Pagoda and oni demon torso and sleeve
Fine black script lettering tattoo running down the upper arm of a woman in a white vest top and camouflage trousers.
Script lettering on an upper arm
Black and white photo of the outer upper arm of a person in a grey top, with the words WE CAN BE HEROES tattooed in block capitals.
We Can Be Heroes lettering on an arm
Black and grey script lettering reading Philippians 4:13 over a dark anchor tattoo on the upper arm.
Anchor and Philippians 4:13 on upper arm
Woman seen from behind with a small black fine line script tattoo running vertically along her upper arm, near the shoulder.
Small script tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey eye tattoo with dotwork shading and lashes, above the words I'M STILL FOND OF YOU, on an upper arm, with partial tattoos above and below.
Eye tattoo with 'I'm still fond of you' lettering
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