Lettering tattoo ideas

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

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Fine black line tattoo of the state of California with the word California in script inside the outline, on the inner upper arm.
California state outline with script lettering on upper arm
A six-panel grid of small black fine line tattoo designs on pale backgrounds, including mountains with a moon, a tree with stars, a leaf, a serpent, and a ring with inscribed lettering.
Six small fine line tattoo designs in a grid
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo on an upper arm, showing a pig outline with the word vegan written in script inside it.
Vegan pig outline on upper arm
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading sisu on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Script word 'sisu' near the collarbone
Black fine line tattoo of a giraffe whose neck and body are formed by the words Stand Tall in script, shown in a black and white photo of skin.
Giraffe outline with Stand Tall lettering
Small black and grey fine line swallow in flight with the words stand by me beside it on a forearm.
Swallow and stand by me on a forearm
Two-panel photo of a small solid black footprint tattoo on the inner wrist, with the right panel under UV light showing fluorescent blue lettering on the same wrist.
Small footprints tattoo on wrist, shown under UV light
Fine line black script reading Saved by Grace with a small cross tattooed on the inside of a forearm.
Saved by Grace script and cross on forearm
Fine line white ink script lettering reading Let It Be on the inner wrist, shown in a close-up photograph.
White script lettering reading Let It Be on a wrist
Fine line black ink drawing of a steaming coffee mug with the word Mornin' beneath it, drawn on a pale grey background.
Coffee mug with Mornin' lettering
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading I am with you on a pale area of skin, with a dark fabric edge in the corner.
Fine line script reading I am with you
Fine line dotted trail with small stars and script lettering across the back of a hand, with a cartoon bee sitting on one finger.
Dotted trail and script on the hand
Fine line tattoo of a blue Tardis outline with the word Allons-y in black script across the inner forearm.
Tardis outline with Allons-y script on forearm
Black fine line script lettering reading remain in me on a sage green background, a tattoo lettering design with no placement shown.
Remain in me script lettering design
Black fine line lettering forming an infinity symbol with the words Live the life you love, tattooed on the ribs.
Infinity symbol lettering on the ribs
Close-up of a fine line black script lettering tattoo reading Send me on the side of a foot, with blue painted toenails and rolled denim jeans.
Script lettering on the side of a foot
Close photo of the fine line black script tattoo reading aquí y ahora across the lower abdomen, above a black waistband.
Fine script phrase across the lower abdomen
Black and grey script lettering tattoo of a verse with the reference Psalms 3:5, running diagonally along the side of a foot near the ankle.
Script verse tattoo on a foot
Fine line flash design of a circular symbol with interlocking circles above the handwritten words I Love You, drawn in black on a white card.
Circular script and I love you design
Black ink script lettering reading Allonsy, decorated with fine line swirls, on the inner upper arm of a woman with long wavy hair.
Allonsy lettering with swirls on upper arm
Fine line black script lettering tattoo across the upper back, spread over several lines of text beside the shoulder blade.
Script quote tattoo across the upper back
Woman seen from behind with a fine black script tattoo running down her upper back between the shoulder blades, below a braided updo with a white flower.
Script tattoo down the upper back
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading Non ducor duco across the side of a person's ribs.
Non ducor duco in fine script on the side
Close photo of a fine line script tattoo reading je ne regrette rien in black ink on the inner forearm, against a dark background.
Fine line script reading je ne regrette rien on a forearm
Woman seen from behind with a small black fine line tattoo of numerals or lettering on her mid back, wearing a white backless top and denim shorts.
Small numeral tattoo on upper back
Black and white photo of matching fine-line script lettering on the inner forearms of two people, one hand holding a coffee cup.
Matching script lettering on two forearms
Fine line tattoo of a pastel house lifted by coloured balloons, with the words Adventure is out there above it, on a person's upper back.
Balloon house with Adventure is out there
Back of a woman's neck with her hair in a bun, showing a fine line black script tattoo reading Stay Gold running vertically down the neck.
Stay Gold script on the back of the neck
Black Roman numerals in a fine line lettering style tattooed along the side of two fingers, one on each of two hands.
Roman numeral finger tattoos on two hands
Fine line black tattoo of the word faith in cursive script, with a cross running through the letters, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Faith script and cross on a wrist
Fine line black script reading let it be, joined to a curling wave, on the side of a bare foot above a thin ankle chain, with a wooden deck behind.
Let it be script with wave on ankle
Black fine line compass rose tattoo on a forearm, with a small cursive script tattoo on the opposite wrist.
Compass rose and script on forearm and wrist
Fine black script lettering reading Live nothing but love across the upper chest of a shirtless torso.
Script quote on upper chest
Two black and grey fine line script tattoos on the upper back, one reading Together Forever Never Apart and the other reading Maybe in Distance But Never in with a small heart.
Script quote tattoos on the upper back
Black ink line drawing of an infinity symbol with the word love in script, a feather at the lower right and a second script word on the right loop, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Infinity symbol with feather and script
Black and grey fine line script lettering running into a feather tattoo across a forearm.
Script quote and feather on a forearm
Black script tattoo reading Promise with a small heart on the side of a finger, styled as fine line lettering on the hand.
Promise script and heart on a finger
Black fine line book stacks, quotation marks, Peter Pan silhouettes and quote lettering shown as a flash sheet, with the designs applied to a forearm in the lower right photo.
Book and quote designs on forearms
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two music staves with notes above script lettering on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Music staff and script lettering on a wrist
Black fine line script tattoo reading fearfully and wonderfully made, Psalms 139:14, across the upper back near the shoulder.
Psalm 139:14 script on upper back
Black fine line cursive lettering reading follow your heart across the shoulder, on skin against a dark background.
Follow your heart script on shoulder
Black script lettering reading although broken, my heart still beats, running across the upper chest near the shoulder, with a silver chain necklace.
Script quote along the collarbone
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a handwritten phrase arranged in a circle on the inner ankle of a foot resting on a wooden floor.
Circular script quote on an ankle
Fine line black script tattoo reading live fearless on the inner forearm.
Live fearless script on an arm
Black ink drawing of a top hat with a ribbon, above the quote "It's only a dream..." and the word ALICE, in a fine line style, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Top hat with ribbon and Alice quote
Close photo of a fine line black script tattoo reading Allons-y on the upper chest below the neck.
Allons-y script above the collarbone
Fine line script lettering reading Stay Strong with a small heart and loose flourishes, drawn in black on a white background.
Stay Strong script with heart
Black and white photo of a woman's bare back with fine-line script lettering running vertically down the spine, one arm raised to her head.
Script lettering down the spine