Lettering tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey portrait tattoo of a man's face with lettering below it, on the inside of a forearm.
Portrait and quote on a forearm
Black ink pen sketch of two stylised waves inside a circle, with the words A million waves in the ocean and Crash at once to make you smile written around the edge.
Waves and quote in a circular pen sketch
Fine line tattoo of six small birds in flight above the script words Life goes on... on a woman's upper back near the shoulder.
Birds in flight and script on shoulder
Close photo of a small black block-lettered word tattooed on the inner wrist of a forearm, with a printed page below.
Small block lettering on the inner wrist
Black and grey drawing of an anatomical heart wrapped in ribbon banners reading shipwrecked bones carry my seasick heart home, with two swallows, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Anatomical heart with ribbon lettering
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
Small black script lettering tattoo on the inner forearm of a woman in an ombre linen top and long necklace.
Script tattoo on inner forearm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a green pickle inside an ornate gold scrollwork frame with a banner reading The Pickle, on the calf.
Green pickle in an ornate frame on a leg
Pencil sketch of the word Wanderlust in script, with mountain peaks above the letters and a compass rose beside them, drawn on torn paper over wood.
Wanderlust script with mountains and compass
Colour tattoo of a blue TARDIS police box shaded in a realistic style on a forearm, with black script and a black line drawing above it.
TARDIS police box on a forearm
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
Black and grey traditional style flash design of a hockey mask on a blade shape, with the words IT'S FRIDAY FRIDAY curving along the edge.
Hockey mask and blade flash with Friday lettering
Black lettering tattoo of three lines of uppercase text on a forearm, set against a dark background.
Lyric quote on a forearm
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
Black script lettering along an infinity symbol with a red and black heart, tattooed on the top of a foot.
Infinity heart with script lettering on a foot
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
Small traditional-style tattoo of a red flower and green leaves with a banner on the ankle, above teal marbled leather boots.
Small red flower tattoo above teal boots
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 tattoo of a sailing ship with a flock of birds flying from its sails, waves beneath and the words SAIL ON on the forearm.
Sailing ship and birds on a forearm
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
Black ink flash design on white paper showing script lettering that reads I have loved you with an everlasting love, with arrows and feathers, held beside a pencil.
Arrows and feathers with Jeremiah 31:3 lettering
Black serif lettering reading Fa;th, with the semicolon replacing the i, tattooed on a wrist.
Fa;th lettering on a wrist
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a smiling pink baby triceratops surrounded by flowers, leaves and hearts, with RAWR lettering below, on the thigh.
Pink baby triceratops with flowers and RAWR lettering
Black ink fine line tattoo on a person's upper back and shoulder, showing the word Wanderlust in script above a mountain outline with a small line of text beneath.
Wanderlust script and mountain line on shoulder
Fine line black script reading endless love tattooed across a finger, shown against a dark floral fabric.
Endless love script tattoo on a finger
Sheet of eight hand-drawn decorative letter M designs in black outline lettering, with swirls, flourishes and gothic-style serifs, for tattoo lettering.
Decorative letter M lettering flash sheet
Colour and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a shaded skull, a red rose, a pale butterfly, bird silhouettes and a lettered banner.
Skull, rose and butterflies on a forearm
Fine line black infinity symbol with a handwritten script word tattooed on the upper chest near the collarbone, in a fine line style.
Infinity symbol with script word on the upper chest
Black and grey photo of a woman seen from behind, with a small black script tattoo on the nape of her neck and her hair held to one side.
Small script tattoo on the nape of the neck
Pink flash-style design of a heart with a banner reading FEMINIST and two roses with leaves, drawn in bold outlines with no body placement shown.
Feminist banner, heart and roses flash
Black line flash drawing of two long-nailed hands with stylised flames, sparkles and the words Fire Walk With Me above a chain.
Hands with flames and Fire Walk With Me
Hand with black lettering across the fingers reading Don't ask me about my tattoos, with teal diamonds, a bow and small pink and grey motifs in a traditional style.
Finger lettering reading Don't ask me about my tattoos
Close photo of the words GIRL ALMIGHTY in small black block lettering on the inner upper arm.
Girl Almighty lettering on upper arm
Neo-traditional style flash design of a red-haired archer with a Celtic knot tattoo on her shoulder, a bow, arrow, sword and white flowers, with a banner reading Fate Loves the Fearless.
Red-haired archer portrait with lettered banner
Abstract portrait of a man in a hat on an upper arm sleeve, shaded in black and grey with green fill, red line, geometric lines and quote lettering.
Portrait of a man in a hat with quote on upper arm
Close-up of a fine line black script lettering tattoo reading we're all mad here, placed across the forearm.
Fine line script quote on a forearm
Two people standing on grass show small black fine line script tattoos on their ankles, with white trainers and dark leggings visible.
Small script ankle tattoos on two people
Black and grey realism tattoo of roses, a compass and a butterfly with a ribbon banner across the upper arm of a person with blonde hair.
Roses, compass and butterfly on upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of a red heart with pink flowers and a banner reading No Scrubs, shown on the upper thigh.
Heart and flowers with No Scrubs banner on thigh
Close view of a red pentagram inside a circle with a spiked sunburst border, tattooed on the back of a hand, shown in three photographs.
Pentagram in a spiked ring on the hand
Black and white photo of two pairs of clasped hands showing matching fine-line Roman numeral lettering VIII IV XII on the inner wrists, with a beach and sea behind.
Roman numeral wrist tattoos on a beach
Black line drawing of a mountain peak with zigzag snow lines above bold block lettering reading DRD4-7R, in a simple monoline design.
Mountain peak above DRD4-7R lettering
Traditional style flash drawing of a clawed glove hand with a banner reading Never Sleep, in red, teal and brown.
Clawed hand with Never Sleep banner
Colour tattoo of a grey wolf head with green leaves, two small white forest spirits and a banner quote, on the outer thigh.
Wolf head with forest spirits and banner on thigh
Black and grey realistic tattoo of an eye with long lashes and an intricate iris pattern, with 'Never Give Up' in script above it, on the upper arm.
Realistic eye with Never Give Up script
Black and grey flash design of a rolling pin with script banners reading "They see me rollin'" and "They hatin'", drawn for use as a tattoo with no body placement shown.
Rolling pin with "They see me rollin'" banners
Design reading YOU'RE ALREADY DEAD, with each letter formed from bones such as ribs, vertebrae and a skull, in white on a black background.
You're Already Dead bone lettering
Traditional-style flash sheet of four cartoon characters with scroll banners, flowers and a large red rose, drawn in bold outlines and bright colour.
Cartoon character flash sheet with roses and banners