Lettering tattoo ideas

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Traditional style tattoo of a red heart with a banner reading MOM, framed by roses and dark green leaves, on the upper arm.

Traditional heart with MOM banner

Small fine line tattoo reading The END, with script The above block capitals END, in dark ink on an upper arm.

The END lettering on an upper arm

Black lettering tattoo reading 'Though she be but little, she is fierce' in mixed block capitals and script on the upper arm, in a lettering style.

Quote lettering on upper arm

Torso of a person lifting a white shirt, showing a winged figure, a spider and red LOCALS ONLY lettering in traditional-style tattoos on the stomach, with a sleeve on the upper arm.

Winged figure and spider on torso with arm sleeves

Colour realism tattoo of a man in a blue jumper and white collar in front of an autumn landscape, with the words YOU'RE MY BOY, BLUE below, on an upper arm.

Realistic portrait with quote on upper arm

Black ink heart, three nails, an outlined triangle and scattered lettering across a shoulder and upper arm.

Heart, nails and lettering on upper arm

Black line tattoo of the words How strange it is to be anything at all inside a looping scroll frame, shown on an arm.

Quote in a swirl frame on an arm

Traditional style tattoo on an upper arm showing a dark-haired woman in a blue headscarf wearing red boxing gloves, with the words PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE STRUGGLE in black lettering.

Boxer pin-up with slogan on upper arm

Black and grey botanical tattoos with an arrow and script lettering on a woman's upper arm and forearm, in a photo where she wears a white dreamcatcher-print t-shirt.

Floral and leaf tattoos on upper arm and forearm

Black lettering tattoos, including KEEP GRL PWR, on a forearm beside a red floral tattoo on an upper arm, with a mandala owl printed on a white T-shirt.

Lettering tattoos with an owl print tee

Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's face beside a compass rose on the upper arm and shoulder, with the words Revelation 5:5 running down the arm.

Lion and compass on upper arm

Black fine line lettering reading BABE IS BUSY on the outer upper arm of a woman in a grey t-shirt seated in a salon chair.

Small black lettering on an upper arm

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

Neo-traditional tattoo of a pair of red glitter ruby slippers with blue highlights and a star on an upper arm, with banner lettering above.

Ruby slippers tattoo on an arm

Colour neo-trad tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder of a hand with a raised middle finger, surrounded by scissors, thread, a paintbrush and ink bottle, with PRIDE IN CRAFT on banners.

Hand and craft tools on an upper arm

Jurassic Park logo tattoo on upper arm

Close crop of a woman in a red dress holding a white cat skeleton, with dark tattoos on her forearms and a flower design on the back of her hand.

Tattooed forearms holding a cat skeleton

Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman in an oval frame with a large rose and script lettering across the upper arm and shoulder.

Portrait and rose on upper arm

Black and grey rabbit mask tattoo with red hand-lettered quote and red splatter marks on an upper arm, shown in a realism and lettering style.

Rabbit mask and red lettering on upper arm

Heavily tattooed forearms crossed over a white t-shirt, with a Japanese-style koi fish and red flowers on one forearm and a traditional skull and crossbones on the upper arm.

Koi fish and skull tattoos on crossed arms

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 and grey realism tattoo of orchids and lilies with cursive script on an upper arm and shoulder.

Orchids and script on an upper arm

Black and grey serif lettering reading OMNIA CAUSA FIUNT, set in stacked diagonal lines across a person's upper arm.

Latin phrase on upper arm

Mopar logo with blue flames on upper arm

Traditional face, heart and chain with cuffed hand

Four-step photo of a temporary tattoo, a blue watercolour USA outline with lettering reading land that I love, being applied to an upper arm in lettering style.

Temporary USA map tattoo applied to upper arm

Collage of fine line script tattoos on an upper arm, forearm, wrist and neck, reading words such as love, smile, soul and live fearless.

Script words on arms, wrist and neck

Full sleeve realism tattoo on an arm with horror-style portraits, a skull mask, a silhouetted figure and orange flames, with lettering at the lower wrist.

Horror-themed realism sleeve with fire background

Black and grey realism tattoo of orchids and cursive script wrapping over the shoulder and upper arm.

Orchids and script on an upper arm

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 owl tattoo with a pentagram on the head, wings and scrollwork across the shoulder and upper arm, with script lettering on the chest.

Owl and pentagram shoulder and arm piece

Traditional tattoo of two swallows above and below a LIVE FREE banner, with yellow flowers, on the upper arm.

Two swallows and LIVE FREE banner on upper arm

Black and grey realism rose sleeve on an upper arm and a script and pocket watch tattoo on a thigh, shown on a woman crouching outdoors.

Rose sleeve and script thigh tattoo outdoors

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

Close-up of a red stamp-style VOID tattoo with blue-grey lettering beneath it on an upper arm.

Red VOID stamp tattoo on upper arm

Black and grey realism tattoo of roses, winged figures and script lettering across a man's upper arm, shoulder, back and ribs.

Black and grey roses and script on back and arm

Black fine line mandala tattoo on the ribs beside a small crescent moon and star, with a colour rose tattoo on the upper arm above.

Black linework mandala and moon on ribs

Full arm sleeve in realism style on the upper arm and forearm, featuring a grey hockey mask, a Bates Motel sign, a gas mask and red accents.

Horror sleeve with hockey mask and motel sign

Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face with a tear-streaked eye, with German lettering, on a man's upper arm and shoulder.

Realistic woman's face with tear on upper arm

Small black fine line script tattoo on the upper arm of a woman in a yellow backless dress, photographed from behind.

Fine line script on an upper arm

Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm showing a rolled bundle of banknotes, flames and bold script lettering in a lettering style.

Banknotes, flames and lettering on upper arm

Fine line black crown above the word love in script on an upper arm, shown beside a plain black and white design of the same crown and lettering.

Small crown and love script tattoo

Black script lettering reading I'll never give up, I'm a fighter across the inner upper arm, with a few small red marks near the text.

Script quote on the upper arm

Colour neo-traditional tattoo of an orange pill bottle with a grey lid and a banner reading STILL ILL, on the upper arm.

Pill bottle with STILL ILL banner

Traditional style tattoo on an upper arm of a hand holding a wand beneath a black-rayed sunburst, with the word Lumos in script beside it.

Hand holding a wand under a sunburst

Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on a man's arm, showing a sailing ship, a compass rose and an anchor, with the words Love, friends and Family.

Ship, compass and anchor sleeve