Lettering tattoo ideas

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Black and grey shaded feather tattoo with cursive script across the lower back, above a patterned bikini bottom.
Feather with script quote on lower back
Black and grey realism skull and lotus tattoo across a woman's back, with arms raised and sleeve tattoos on both arms.
Skull and lotus back tattoo with sleeves
Teal script lettering in a French quote runs down the back, beside a sheer lace garment, on a tattoo placed along the spine.
Script quote running down a bare back
Man photographed from behind with a large eagle tattoo across his upper back in realistic shaded greys with a red detail, and a lettered sleeve on his left arm.
Eagle with wings spread across a back
Black script lettering reading "We must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy" across a person's upper back, with a partial dark design at the left edge.
Script quote across upper back
Black and grey back tattoo of a shaded map of the British Isles with a dashed route, compass rose, ships, a sea serpent, two heraldic beasts and a banner, placed across the upper and lower back.
British Isles treasure map across a back
Traditional-style colour tattoo of a purple rose with banner lettering and two swallows on a woman's upper back, seen from behind.
Rose and swallows on upper back
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo running vertically from the nape down the upper back, above a white open-back top.
Vertical script tattoo down the upper back
Black silhouette of two flying figures with purple watercolour splashes and lettering on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Silhouetted flying figures with quote on upper back
Black script lettering reading Never run faster than your guardian angel can fly, tattooed in a long line across a bare back.
Script quote along the back
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of an anchor wrapped in rope with a heart on the shank and the words Have Heart beneath, on the upper back.
Anchor and heart with Have Heart script
Black fine line script tattoo reading It's all for love across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Script phrase on upper back
Black script lettering tattoo across two lines on the upper back near the shoulder blade, with a white and orange strap visible.
Script quote tattoo on upper back
Colour tattoo of stylised blue and red lettering with two crossed wands on a person's upper back.
Blue and red lettering with crossed wands on back
Black outline tattoo of a regional map shape with a grey script word inside it, on a person's back.
Outline map tattoo with script word
Black fine line script tattoo reading "this too shall pass" across the upper back, with a beige lace top and teal fabric visible above it.
"This too shall pass" script on the back
Full back tattoo of a snake coiled around a skull with waves and clouds, in grey shading with small orange accents, placed across the back.
Snake and skull full back piece
Colourful blackletter lettering spelling Google across the upper back of a person photographed from behind.
Google lettering across upper back
Black and grey realistic rose with swirling scrollwork and stylised lettering on a person's upper back.
Shaded rose with scrollwork on upper back
Black fine line script tattoo across the lower back reading 'The pain you feel today... is the strength you feel tomorrow', worn above a grey garment waistband.
Script quote across the lower back
Colour tattoo of a kokeshi-style doll in a blue kimono with cherry blossom branches and a banner reading FOR YOU ANYTHING, on a person's upper back.
Kokeshi doll and cherry blossom on a shoulder blade
Fine line black script tattoo reading alis volat propriis on the upper back, just below a black lace bra strap.
Fine line Latin script on upper back
Traditional style colour tattoo of a sailing ship on green waves inside a waffle cone, with pink and orange flowers and green leaves below, on a lower back.
Sailing ship in an ice cream cone with flowers
Black and grey rose tattoo with script lettering across the lower back, shown on a person in black bikini bottoms.
Rose and script lettering on lower back
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
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 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 and grey traditional tattoo of two crossed revolvers above a ribbon banner reading Don't Tread On Me, on the lower back.
Crossed revolvers with Don't Tread On Me banner
Black fine line script tattoo of the words God is within her, she will not fall, Psalm 46:5, across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Psalm 46:5 script across upper back
Black and grey linework tattoo of a hand gripping a tattoo machine and marking a small arrow, placed on the upper back.
Hand holding a tattoo machine on the back
Fresh black script reading Miami, drawn as a heartbeat line across the upper back and covered with clear plastic wrap.
Miami script in a heartbeat line on the back
Woman seen from behind holding a barbell, with a black and grey winged emblem and script on her lower back, and a pink flower and scrollwork on her upper arms.
Back and arm tattoos during a barbell lift
Small black fine line tree with leaves above the words grow up, tattooed on the upper back of a person with long hair pulled to one side.
Small tree and grow up on upper back
Close-up of a black serif Roman numeral tattoo in a single line on a person's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Roman numerals on upper back
Colour traditional-style tattoo on a back showing four drawn female faces above pine trees, with Thank you for being a friend lettering in black.
Four portrait faces with thank you lettering
Black script lettering on the upper back reads God shook his head the day he built her, oh but I bet he smiled.
Script quote across the upper back
Black and grey photo of a small, fine line angular lettering tattoo on the side of a person's back, below the shoulder blade, with the head turned away.
Small angular lettering on the side of the back
Two people show matching colour tattoos of two birds on a branch with quote text above, on their upper backs near the shoulder blades.
Matching bird and branch tattoos on two backs
Black and grey fine line compass rose tattoo with the words NOT ALL THOSE WHO WANDER ARE LOST set in a circle across a person's upper back.
Compass rose with circular quote on upper back
Black and white photo of a person seen from behind, with fine script lettering across the upper back and a small mark on the upper arm.
Fine script lettering across upper back
Black script tattoo of the word faith inside an outlined fish, sitting on the lower back above the waistband of blue jeans.
Faith script inside a fish on the lower back
Black fine line script tattoo reading I believe in miracles across the lower back, just above the waistband of light denim shorts.
I believe in miracles script on lower back
Black fine line tattoos on a person's upper back, including a botanical sprig with cones above a hanging stick, an outlined stag bust with an arrow, and a compass design.
Botanical sprig and stag bust on a upper back
Back view of a black and grey heartbeat line tattoo with an outlined heart across the upper back and shoulders, with lettering on both upper arms.
Heartbeat line and heart across upper back
Black and grey realism back tattoo showing a pale child with yellow eyes holding a box, flanked by a masked rabbit figure and a wolf, with the word Korn above.
Surreal child and animals on a back piece
Black and grey script lettering tattoo on the lower back of a person in a grey crop top and white shorts, photographed from behind in a mirror.
Script tattoo on lower back
Large traditional-style back tattoo of a hooded grim reaper holding a rifle, with arched Sons of Anarchy lettering above and California below, placed across the upper and middle back.
Grim reaper lettering across a back piece
Woman seen from behind with a black and grey lettering tattoo running vertically down her upper back, with a second small tattoo visible near her lower back.
Vertical lettering tattoo on upper back