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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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 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 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
Black and grey death's head moth tattoo with a skull on its thorax, framed by two lines of black lettering on the thigh.
Death's head moth with quote on a thigh
Close photo of a small black fine line script tattoo on the side of a foot, worn with grey heels with a braided ankle strap.
Small script lettering on the side of a foot
Fine line black ink tattoos on both arms of a person in a brown tank top, including a heart with text, a deer with butterfly wings and a feather, on the forearms and upper arms.
Small fine line tattoos across both arms
Black linework flash design of a robot head inside circular blackletter-style lettering reading YOU ARE WHO YOU CHOOSE TO BE, drawn on cream paper.
Robot head with circular quote lettering design
Upper arm tattoo of the words The Joke's On You in black lettering, with black Joker-style eyes and a red smile in a watercolour splatter style.
The Joke's On You lettering with Joker eyes on upper arm
Handwritten script lettering reading Even so, it is well with my soul in navy ink on white, a lettering design in a Lettering style with no body placement shown.
Script lettering of a hymn phrase in navy
Black and grey fine line tattoo on the top of a foot, showing the script words I'll remember for you beside a simple cartoon animal.
Script phrase and cartoon animal on top of a foot
Fine line black tattoo of an arrow above the words 'this too shall pass' in script, on the side of a person's ribs.
Arrow and script lettering on the ribs
Black and grey lettering tattoo on a forearm spelling LOVE, with the letters formed by a hairdryer, hand mirror, scissors and a curling iron cord.
LOVE lettering made from salon tools on a forearm
Colour tattoo on an upper arm of a green tent among pine trees under a starry sky, with the words Home is where your heart is arched above and below it, in a traditional style.
Tent and pine trees with lettering on an upper arm
Close view of a man's clasped hands showing black lettering tattoos on both forearms and fingers, plus a black-and-grey ornamental design on the right wrist.
Script lettering and ornament on forearms and hands
Hand-drawn lettering design reading 'Bind my wandering heart to thee' in black marker on pale blue paper, a lettering sketch with no body placement shown.
Hand-lettered 'Bind my wandering heart to thee' design
Black and grey chest tattoo of the word CASH in ornate block letters above an acoustic guitar, with scrolling flourishes, placed on the upper chest.
CASH lettering and guitar on chest
Fine line cursive lettering tattoo in black ink running across the front of an upper thigh, with a black dress lifted beside it.
Cursive script tattoo on a thigh
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design with a battered helmet, a rose and leaves in black and grey shading, with lettering across the top.
Helmet, rose and lettering design
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 and grey tree with exposed roots and hand-lettered quote tattooed on the side of the ribs, above hatched ground lines.
Bare tree with lettered quote on ribs
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading Je ne sais quoi on the inner forearm, with a relaxed hand extended to the right.
Je ne sais quoi script on a forearm
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 brush lettering design reading take the risk, in a loose script style on a white background, with no body placement shown.
Take the risk brush lettering design