Lettering tattoo ideas

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Close-up of a fine black script tattoo reading persevere along the upper thigh of a person in denim shorts.
Persevere script on a thigh
Two photos of a fine line black script tattoo reading to infinity and beyond with three bird silhouettes in flight, placed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
"To infinity and beyond" script with three birds on chest
Black fine line script lettering reading keep it close watch on this heart of mine, curving along the ribs.
Script quote curving along the ribs
Small fine line black script tattoo with a trailing line on the back of a person's neck, partly hidden by dark hair pinned up.
Fine line script on the back of the neck
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
Close-up of a woman's shoulders showing two black fine line script quote tattoos, one on each collarbone near the shoulder.
Two script quotes along the collarbones
Small colour tattoo of a cartoon unicorn with pink mane and horn, with 'be unique corn' lettering beneath, on upper chest skin.
Cartoon unicorn with 'be unicorn' lettering on chest
Fine line black script lettering reading Kacham Cie across the top of a foot, with teal painted toenails and denim visible at the top edge.
Script lettering on the top of a foot
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
Black and grey fine line compass rose tattoo with a fleur-de-lis at north and three small stars, on the side of the ribs.
Compass rose tattoo on the ribs
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 fine line design of an ECG heartbeat trace that spikes once then runs flat, with the words SLEEP FOREVER in serif capitals below, on a plain grey background.
Flatline heartbeat with SLEEP FOREVER lettering
Black line tattoo of a chemical structure formula running across the top of a foot and onto the ankle.
Chemical structure formula across a foot
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
Black fine line elvish-style script tattoo running diagonally across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Elvish-style script across upper back
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
Close-up of a fine black script tattoo reading Wanderlust on a bare foot near the ankle, with a beaded anklet, resting on tangled tree roots.
Wanderlust script tattoo on ankle
Black fine line script tattoo reading cure on the side of the ribs, partly covered by grey fabric.
Cure script on the ribs
Fine line black script lettering and a small outlined triangle tattoo on a person's forearms, with both palms held up towards the camera.
Script lettering and a triangle on both forearms
Black fine line script tattoo reading what appears to be in omnia paratus, placed on the inner forearm of a hand held out against a plain grey background.
Small script line tattoo on a forearm
Black fine line script tattoo on a forearm, reading I love you to the moon and back within an infinity symbol of stars, with a crescent moon.
Infinity symbol with moon and script
Black fine-line script tattoo reading 'To live in the hearts you leave behind is not to die' running across a shoulder, with a small outlined heart at the end.
Script quote across the shoulder
Black and white photo of a fine line script word tattooed along the forearm of a person, with a softly blurred background.
Fine script lettering on a forearm
Close photograph of a hand with pale nails resting on hair, showing fine line script lettering in black ink along the middle finger and a small mark on the index finger.
Script lettering across two fingers
Black fine line tattoo of orbiting circles, a dial and a crescent on the inner forearm, in a geometric style.
Orbital astrolabe design on forearm
Woman seen from behind with a small black script tattoo reading 'a love supreme' on her upper back, hair in a bun, city balcony behind her.
Small script phrase on upper back
Close photograph of a fine line cursive script word tattoo in black ink on the top of a foot near the ankle, resting on a purple patterned blanket.
Cursive word tattoo on the foot
Black and grey script tattoo reading Ohana with three small swallow silhouettes, placed on the side of the ribs below a black bra strap.
Ohana script lettering with swallows on ribs
Close photo of a fine line script quote in black ink across a pale forearm against a dark background.
Fine line script quote on a forearm
Black script lettering spelling poema on the inner wrist, in a fine line lettering style.
Script lettering reading poema on wrist
Fine line black script tattoo of a French quote running vertically along the side of the ribs, with the wearer holding blue satin ribbons.
French script quote along the side ribs
Two hands resting together, each showing the same small black fine line Roman numeral tattoo across a finger.
Matching Roman numeral finger tattoos on two hands
Black fine-line script lettering of the word Pause on a plain white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Pause script lettering design
Two matching fine line black heartbeat tattoos with a heart and the words sister, one on lighter skin above and one on freckled skin below, on a forearm.
Matching heartbeat sister tattoos
Black script lettering reading "It was then that I carried you" across the side of a foot, a fine line lettering tattoo.
Script quote tattoo along the side of a foot
Fine line black script lettering reading oh de lally with an arrow pointing up and right, tattooed on the inner forearm.
Script words and arrow on a forearm
Black script lettering tattoo reading 'Simple like a mountain is simple' across the forearm, photographed against a white wall and bathroom background.
Script quote on forearm: simple like a mountain
Black and grey fine line script tattoo with a small dot above it, shown on the inner forearm in a black and white photograph.
Fine line script on a forearm
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 fine line script tattoo reading Faith with an arrow running through it, on the inner forearm.
Faith script and arrow on a forearm
Fine line black script lettering reading The pain you feel today is the strength you feel tomorrow, tattooed across the lower back above a grey waistband.
Quote tattoo across the lower back
Black script lettering reading Hello Sweetie with a small red bow beneath it, tattooed on the side of the ribs.
Hello Sweetie script with red bow
Fine line black tattoo of a small daisy sprig tied with a bow on the forearm, with script lettering above it on the same arm.
Daisy sprig and script on a forearm
Black fine line cursive script lettering runs diagonally up the inner forearm, with a hand, a handwritten page and a mug of tea beside it.
Fine line script lettering on forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a running wolf pierced by arrows, with the words WINTER IS COMIN beneath it, on the calf.
Running wolf with arrows and lettering on a calf
Black and white photo of a fine line cursive script lettering tattoo running diagonally across a woman's shoulder and upper back.
Cursive script lettering across a shoulder
Close-up of the word 'saved' in thin black fine line script tattooed on the inner forearm.
Fine line script word 'saved' on a forearm
Black cursive lettering tattoo of a short word on the inner wrist, shown in a close-up photograph.
Cursive word tattoo on the inner wrist