Lettering tattoo ideas

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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 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
Close-up of a dark blue script tattoo reading 'Never a failure, always a lesson' across the ribs, with a pink bra top above it.
Script quote tattoo on the ribs
Black lettering tattoo on the side of the ribs forming an infinity symbol, reading I love you to the moon and back, with a crescent moon and small stars.
Infinity quote with moon and stars on ribs
Close photograph of black blackletter lettering tattooed vertically along the side of a person's ribs, with a dark wall and records in the background.
Vertical blackletter lettering on the ribs
Black fine line script lettering reading I keep a close watch on this heart of mine, tattooed across the ribs on pale skin.
Script quote along the ribs
Black lettering tattoo of a Proverbs 31:25 quote in mixed script and serif fonts across the ribs and side of the torso.
Scripture quote across the ribs
Close side view of a fine black script tattoo reading na mo amituofo along the ribs, below a black bra strap.
Script lettering along the ribs
Realism black and grey rose sleeve on a woman's arm, with a rose on the chest and script lettering on the ribs.
Black and grey rose sleeve with script on ribs
Black and white photo of a fine line script quote tattoo along the side of a ribcage, with a lace bra visible above it.
Script quote tattoo on ribs
Black and grey family tree tattoo with swirling leaves, script lettering and roots on the side of the ribs.
Family tree with roots and script lettering on ribs
Colour realism tattoo on the side of the torso showing a fanned hand of playing cards with a red heart, red dice and the words Roll With It on blue water.
Playing cards and dice with Roll With It lettering
Colour traditional-style tattoo on the side of the torso showing a palm tree, a wave, an orange sun, a red flower and a surfboard-shaped panel with script lettering.
Palm tree, wave and surfboard tattoo on the side
Black script lettering tattoo reading A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes, with small stars and a wand line, on the side of the ribs.
Quote lettering with stars on the ribs
Black fine line script tattoo reading Rodzina with a small heart above the letters, on the side of the torso.
Rodzina script lettering on the side
Black fine-line infinity symbol tattoo with the script words 'I feel infinite' written through its loops, shown on the side of a torso.
Infinity symbol with 'I feel infinite' script
Black script lettering across the ribs beside a black and grey realism sleeve with a pocket watch on the upper arm and forearm.
Script on ribs and pocket watch sleeve
Black and white photo of a person lying on a bed in underwear, showing a black lettering tattoo of lines of text along the side of the ribs.
Lettering tattoo on the side of a torso
Black script lettering reading Allons-y in a fine script style, tattooed across the ribs on a pale torso.
Allons-y script tattoo on the ribs
Black lettering tattoo of a four-line quote in a blackletter style, running along the side of a person's ribs.
Quote tattoo along the ribs
Black lettering tattoo of the phrase 'if you don't live for something you'll die for nothing' in a serif lettering style across the side of the ribs, with a hand holding a plaid shirt.
Quote tattoo across the ribs
Black and grey realism roses with ornate cursive script and leaves tattooed along the side of the ribs.
Black and grey roses and script on ribs
Black script lettering reading One day at a time, tattooed along the side of a person's ribs.
One day at a time script on the ribs
Small black fine line arrow tattoo with the years 1966-1998 and a script word beneath it, placed on the side of a person's ribs.
Arrow with dates and script on the ribs
Black script lettering tattooed in several lines along a woman's side and ribs, with her hand resting on her arm and skin glistening with water.
Cursive script lines along the ribs
Watercolour dandelion tattoo with rainbow splashes and black script lettering along the side of the ribs.
Watercolour dandelion on the ribs
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo on the side of a ribcage, with the lettering partly legible as the word love.
Fine line script wording on the ribs
Colour tattoo on the side of a ribcage showing the Lorax on a tree stump beside a purple truffula tree, with the word Unless in blue lettering below.
Lorax and truffula tree on ribs
Black and grey floral swirl tattoo with script lettering on a person's hip and side ribs, with a star on the upper thigh.
Floral swirls and script on hip and ribs
Black fine line calligraphic script tattoo running diagonally along the side of a person's ribs, against pale skin and a coral top.
Script tattoo running along the ribs
Fine line black tattoos of a slender sprig on the side of the torso, a small star on the upper arm and the words GIRL POWER on the inner forearm.
Fine line sprig, star and GIRL POWER lettering
Two colour traditional tattoos on the ribs, left a sugar skull in a veil with flowers and right a skull in a top hat with flowers and the word DEATH.
Sugar skull bride and top hat skull on ribs
Fine line black script tattoo reading Faith over on the side of a torso, placed on the ribs below a red lace bra, with the end of the word cropped by the frame.
Faith over script on the ribs
Black handwritten lettering reading Ohana on the side of the ribs, with a black lace bra visible above it.
Ohana lettering on the ribs
Black and grey fine line script lettering on the side of a body in a dark, low-key photograph, placed on the ribs area.
Small script word on side of body
Fine line black script reading we only part to meet again with a date beneath and two small bird silhouettes, tattooed on the side of the ribs.
Script quote and two birds on the ribs
Fine line tattoo of paw prints, two small hearts and the script words Mischief Managed on the side of a ribcage.
Paw print trail and script on ribs
Close view of a black script lettering tattoo on the right side of the ribs, above a gold waist chain, with a beige bralette visible at the top of the frame.
Script lettering tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey fine line eye inside a triangle with small text around it on the upper arm, and 'be strong girl' lettering on the ribs.
Eye in triangle and 'be strong girl' lettering
Black ink tattoo of a circular postmark reading Buffalo NY 142, PM and 15 JUL 2005, beside wavy cancellation lines, on the side of a torso.
Postmark stamp tattoo on the ribs
Two stacked photographs of black script lettering: on the side of the ribs it reads I carry your heart with me, and on the chest it reads I carry it in my heart.
Script quotes on ribs and chest
Painted-style colour tattoo of Batman with a glowing bat emblem on the chest, beside red and black quote lettering, across the left ribs.
Batman and quote tattoo on the ribs
Black fine-line feather tattoo with script lettering beneath it on the side of a ribcage.
Feather with script lettering on the ribs
Small black lettering tattoo reading stet on the side of a torso, with a red plaid shirt lifted beside it.
Small stet lettering on the side ribs
Colour tattoo of the El Nopal loteria card, showing a green prickly pear cactus with red fruit, on the side of the torso.
El Nopal loteria card on the ribs
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo in three vertical lines on the ribs, with the text set in a delicate lettering style.
Three lines of fine script on the ribs
Realistic fine line humpback whale tattoo in grey ink on the side of a torso, with the words Pro memoria written above it.
Humpback whale with script on the ribs
Black serif lettering tattoo on the ribs reading 'If you don't swim you'll drown', with a white shirt pulled up beside it.
Quote tattoo on the ribs