Lettering tattoo ideas

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Colour tattoo of purple anemone flowers and a gold heart frame with a turquoise centre and script lettering, on the forearm, in a neo-traditional style.
Purple anemones and gold heart on forearm
Black ink tattoo of a Cheshire Cat grin above the words We're All Mad Here in lettering style, on the wrist.
Cheshire Cat grin and We're All Mad Here lettering
Fine line black tattoo of a flower wreath around the words Be Kind to yourself and a small heart, on the inner wrist.
Be Kind to Yourself wreath on wrist
Traditional colour tattoo of a globe wrapped in a red banner reading WANDERER, with a compass rose above, on a forearm.
Globe with Wanderer banner on a forearm
Black script lettering reading Rise and rise again until lambs become lions, tattooed along the inner forearm.
Script quote tattoo on the forearm
Two matching colour traditional tattoos on forearms, each showing a hand holding a lighter or a joint, with a cannabis leaf, a pink flower and a banner reading BEST or BUDS.
Matching traditional forearm tattoos, lighter and joint
Two matching fine line tattoos reading soulsister with an arrow, one on a forearm and one on a wrist, shown as two hands are held together.
Matching soulsister arrow tattoos on two wrists
Fine line script lettering in dark blue ink on the inner wrist of a woman wearing stacked bracelets.
Small script lettering on the inner wrist
Fine line tattoo of a smiling sloth face with the words LIVE SLOW above and DIE WHENEVER below, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Sloth face and quote on inner forearm
Black ink lettering tattoo on a forearm reading THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS FREEDOM inside a thin square frame, against a mountain photograph backdrop.
Framed quote on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a dagger wrapped in a banner reading IT HURTS UNTIL IT DOESN'T, with orange flowers and black leaves, on a forearm.
Dagger and banner on a forearm
Black and grey forearm tattoo and faint script on the back of a hand resting on a steering wheel, with a leather watch strap.
Black and grey forearm tattoo with script on hand
Black and grey geometric compass rose tattoo with a map outline and ringed lettering on a forearm, photographed in black and white.
Compass rose with ringed lettering on a forearm
Small black Greek lettering reading agape in thin script on the inner forearm, shown in a close, soft-focus photo.
Greek word agape on forearm
Colour tattoo of orange California poppies with green leaves and a banner with partly legible lettering, on the outer forearm.
Orange poppies and banner on a forearm
Six-panel black and white collage of tattoos: a shaded rose, the word Hope on an arm, beautiful in script, a lotus on a back, be kind to yourself on a forearm, and a fine stem on the upper back.
Collage of rose, lettering and botanical tattoos
Traditional style colour tattoo of a striped lighthouse with rays of light and a banner reading BUT ALWAYS A GUIDING LIGHT, on a forearm.
Traditional lighthouse banner on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of torn skin revealing Latin text across an upper arm and down towards the elbow.
Torn skin revealing Latin text on an arm
Black lettering tattoo in a vintage label design on the inside of a wrist, reading property of Alice's hen party, if found buy me a drink.
Hen party label on wrist
Three matching black linework mountain tattoos with latitude and longitude text sit on the inner forearms of three people.
Matching mountain and coordinates forearm tattoos
Black and grey linework tattoo on a forearm showing a standing cat in a striped jumper and shorts, with Cyrillic lettering beneath it.
Standing cat in striped jumper on forearm
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a pepperoni pizza slice with a "Pizza my heart" banner and script lettering on a forearm.
Pizza slice with a "Pizza my heart" banner
Close-up of black fine script reading Stay Strong with a small heart, tattooed on the inside of a wrist beside gold bracelets.
Stay Strong script on a wrist
Black fine line bow tattoo on the back of a wrist, with script lettering reading Trust Yourself on the inner forearm and Love across a finger.
Bow and script words on hand and forearm
Black and grey Viking chest and arm sleeves, with two longships and tattooed portraits in the sails above a large Thor's hammer on the stomach.
Viking ships and Thor's hammer chest piece
Black script lettering in fine handwritten style runs diagonally across a pale inner forearm and wrist.
Script lettering quote across the wrist
Four small fine line tattoos on hands and wrists in a collage, including a diamond, an eye, a heart, an arrow, a cross and a circle, placed on fingers and wrists.
Small fine line tattoos on hands and wrists
Black fine line tattoos of a small triangle and tiny lettering on a forearm, with a dark shaded shape on the upper arm, in black ink.
Fine line triangle and script on forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mason jar filled with planets and stars, with a label reading FAR AWAY, on the forearm.
Mason jar galaxy with FAR AWAY label
Black lettering tattoo reading Jerk and Bitch on the inside of a wrist, in a script and a bold serif style.
Jerk and Bitch lettering on a wrist
Fine line black script tattoo reading live fearless on the inner forearm, with a hand resting at the right edge of the frame.
Live fearless script on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo on a forearm of a UFO with a yellow beam in a black night sky, a yellow crescent moon, pine trees and the words Never Alone.
UFO, crescent moon and pines with Never Alone
Two matching realism tattoos in black and grey on forearms, each showing a hand with a hooked pinky finger above a ribbon banner.
Matching hands with ribbon banners on forearms
Fine line script tattoo reading forever and ever in dark purple ink running down the inner forearm near the wrist, beside a white rose.
Forever and ever script on a forearm
Realistic passport stamp tattoos in blue, red and black across a forearm, showing dated immigration-style marks and a border agency stamp.
Passport stamps on a forearm
Two matching forearm tattoos: a shaded black and grey game controller and a colour stack of books, each above the words I have lived a thousand lives.
Matching game controller and books on forearms
Traditional style forearm tattoo of a clock face with a feather above, a rose below and a banner reading TIME KILLS EVERYTHING.
Clock and rose with Time Kills Everything banner
Black and grey traditional tattoo on the forearm showing two pistons, a banner reading LET'S BO, wings and an oval emblem with stars.
Pistons, wings and stars on a forearm
Black and white photo of a raised hand with a small black script word tattooed on the inner wrist.
Script lettering on the inner wrist
Black and grey tribal-style tattoo with a banknote-like central motif covering the back of a hand and extending onto the wrist and forearm.
Tribal and banknote-style hand tattoo
Black and grey photo of two wrists with the script words "You Are My Strength" tattooed in a fine line cursive style across the inner wrists.
You Are My Strength script on two wrists
Black script lettering tattoo running along the outer forearm, with thick strokes and sharp, tapered ends.
Black script tattoo on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a red heart with a shaded rose and a banner reading MUM, placed on the forearm.
Heart and rose with MUM banner on wrist
Black and grey dotwork mandala with a flower of life centre and leaf motifs covering the back of a hand and forearm, with small letters on the fingers.
Mandala and flower of life on hand and forearm
Colour traditional tattoo of a pepperoni pizza slice with the words In Crust We Trust above it, on the forearm.
Pepperoni pizza slice with In Crust We Trust
Black fine line tattoo of two crossed arrows with the names Karen and Micah and the date June 21st 2014, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Crossed arrows with names and date on forearm
Traditional style colour tattoo on a forearm showing a whisk, rolling pin and red berries behind a ribbon banner reading BAKE AND DESTROY.
Bake and destroy baking tools banner on forearm
Fine line black tattoo of the word Wanderlust in script with a fine arrow and overlapping circles across the inside of a forearm.
Wanderlust script and arrow on a forearm