Lettering tattoo ideas

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

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Two bare feet with grey script lettering tattooed along the outer edges, with dark red toenail polish and a hedge behind.
Script lettering on both feet
Black and grey engraved-style crest tattoo with a lion-like figure and a curling banner bearing partly visible lettering, on the inner forearm.
Engraved crest with banner on forearm
Black ink tattoo of an ornate scrolled cross with the word Hope in script across its centre, shown on skin.
Scrolled cross with Hope script
Tattoo flash design of three dark red roses with black linework and a central script quote in an ornate frame, drawn on a cream textured background.
Three roses with script lettering flash
Fine line black tattoo of a plaster with the words I WILL FEEL BETTER on the inside of a wrist, with a printed flash sheet behind.
Plaster with "I will feel better" on a wrist
Black ink feather tattoo on a forearm, filled with hatched and dotted ornamental patterns and two names in lettering.
Ornate feather with names on forearm
Woman in a black top showing a colour floral tattoo on her upper arm, with pink and red roses, green leaves and black script reading Stop and smell the roses.
Floral wreath with "Stop and smell the roses" script
Blue script tattoo reading Everything happens for a reason with a small heart, across the upper back beneath a pink bra strap.
Script quote "Everything happens for a reason" on upper back
Fine-line black tattoos on a forearm showing a plaster, a hand gesture, a small wedge and a ribbon banner reading WHATEVER.
Small fine-line bandage, hand and WHATEVER banner
Two black outline tattoos of broken chain links and cuffs on the palms of outstretched hands, with a star tattoo and lettering visible on the forearms above.
Broken chain tattoos on both palms
Colour realism portrait tattoo on an upper arm, set in an ornate red and orange circus-style frame with a monkey, an elephant and a peacock, and lettering reading Michael Jackson.
Circus-framed portrait tattoo on upper arm
Black ink flash design of the word Teacher in flowing script inside an apple outline, with a leaf and curled stem, on a white background.
Teacher lettering inside an apple
Black script lettering reading "A dream is a wish your heart makes" with small blue stars, tattooed on the inner forearm, lettering style.
Script quote with stars on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo design of a tooth framed by radiating lines, with the word WISDOM beneath it, in a traditional flash style.
Wisdom tooth with sunburst flash
Traditional style tattoo of roses, a pocket watch and a banner on the thigh of a person in a beige dress.
Traditional rose and pocket watch on a thigh
Tattoo of a Heinz Tomato Ketchup bottle with a red tomato on an upper arm, with handwritten lettering and a small orange bird beneath it.
Heinz ketchup bottle and lettering on upper arm
Red and yellow flower tattoo with shaded petals and a black script phrase, on the lower back, in a neo-traditional style with lettering.
Red flower with script saying Your Pain is a Gift
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man's face split into angled panels with a cigarette, on the inside of a forearm.
Fractured male portrait on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a Lego-style Wonder Woman minifigure holding a paintbrush, with a WATCH YOUR STEP banner, on the thigh.
Lego Wonder Woman with banner on a thigh
Black lettering reading Not all those who wander are lost, with two birds in flight, on a woman's upper back beside purple flower heads.
Quote and birds on upper back
Black line drawing of a simple cross above the fine-line lettering I surrender who I've been for who you are, on a plain light grey background.
Cross and lettering quote design
Black script lettering reading Allons-y in a fine script style, tattooed across the ribs on a pale torso.
Allons-y script tattoo on the ribs
Neo-traditional flash design of a dark-haired pin-up character in a black bodice, with banners reading Waiting for true love's kiss, roses and a rope frame.
Pin-up character with banners and roses
Two matching traditional-style colour tattoos of pizza, one a slice with a banner and one a whole pie, on the calves of two people.
Matching pizza tattoos on two calves
Two matching black outline puzzle piece tattoos with dotted multicolour fill and script wording, one on an upper forearm and one on a lower forearm, in fine line style.
Matching puzzle piece tattoos on two forearms
Pen and ink drawing of an ornate script lettering design with swirling flourishes on cream paper, beside a black fineliner pen.
Ornate script lettering design in ink
Traditional colour tattoo of a black silhouette of a figure with a raised fist before a stadium, with a yellow banner reading Sincerely Yours, on a limb.
Raised fist silhouette with Sincerely Yours banner
Black lettering tattoo of a four-line quote in a blackletter style, running along the side of a person's ribs.
Quote tattoo along the ribs
Pen drawing of a tattoo design showing a compass inside a tree wreath, with banners reading 'Not all who wander are lost' and an anchor below, in a botanical line style.
Compass, anchor and tree banner design
Black ink design of a crowned, winged figure cradling a stippled globe, framed by a circle, two stars and a line of lettering beneath, with no placement shown.
Crowned winged figure holding a globe
Black linework tattoo of an outlined flower with leaves above the words We Are Not Our Failures, with a thin arrow running through the lettering, on a forearm.
Outlined flower and lettering on a forearm
Colour traditional-style tattoo on an upper arm of a stack of books with a teacup and teapot, purple flowers and a banner with lettering.
Stacked books and teapot on upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of a typewriter with a banner reading HOW SOON IS NOW and red flowers, on a forearm.
Typewriter and banner reading How Soon Is Now
Fine line tattoo on the inner forearm showing a black cross joined to a heartbeat line that becomes a red heart outline, with the words Faith, Hope and Love in small black capitals below.
Cross, heartbeat and heart on a forearm
Colour tattoo of an iced coffee cup with a yellow straw and teal ice cubes, with Death Before Decaf lettering, on an upper arm.
Iced coffee cup with Death Before Decaf lettering
Black lettering tattoo of the phrase 'if you don't live for something you'll die for nothing' in a serif lettering style across the side of the ribs, with a hand holding a plaid shirt.
Quote tattoo across the ribs
Dark line drawing of two scroll banners reading I solemnly swear I am up to no good, with a pair of small footprints below, on a cream background.
Two scroll banners with a quote and footprints
Black and grey realism roses with ornate cursive script and leaves tattooed along the side of the ribs.
Black and grey roses and script on ribs
Colour tattoo of the Hogwarts school crest with a HOGWARTS banner across the top, placed on the calf in a traditional style.
Hogwarts crest tattoo on a calf
Traditional-style anchor with a red and gold stock and a DAD banner, printed as a design on a white ceramic mug.
Traditional anchor with DAD banner design
Black traditional-style tattoo of a winged caduceus with two snakes, with the words IMPLANTED above and DEFIBRILLATOR below, on a patch of skin.
Winged caduceus with implanted defibrillator lettering
Black linework flash design of a cartoon T-rex with feathered crest and leafy wreath, with the words We Need More Teeth, drawn in fine line on paper.
T-rex with leaves and We Need More Teeth
Black ink drawing of a crab with moon phases on its shell, a feather, a flower, shells, an anchor and a CANCER banner, shown as a tattoo flash design.
Zodiac crab with moon phases and banner
Black fine line script tattoo reading This too shall pass across the upper chest of a person wearing a low-cut dark top.
This too shall pass script on upper chest
Black ink flash sheet of an ornate script alphabet titled Double, with swirling flourishes, shown as a drawn lettering design rather than on skin.
Double script alphabet flash sheet
Woman in a white tank top resting one hand on her pregnant belly, with a thin black script tattoo running along her forearm.
Fine line script on a forearm
Close photo of the words BOYS DANCE TOO in orange, yellow and red block lettering on a man's upper arm, worn with a white vest top.
Boys Dance Too lettering on an upper arm
Black ink line sketch of a man with a quiff and a lightning bolt across his face, with lyrics in handwritten lettering and radiating lines, drawn on paper as a tattoo design.
Line drawing of a lightning bolt face with lyric