Lettering tattoo ideas

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Close photo of the words GIRL ALMIGHTY in small black block lettering on the inner upper arm.
Girl Almighty lettering on upper arm
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
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
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
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
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
Woman in a pale lace top with colourful botanical tattoos on her upper chest and shoulder, including a rose design and a Stop and Smell the Roses wreath lettering piece.
Floral and script tattoos on chest and shoulder
Small black lettering reading don't panic in a plain lowercase typeface on the inner upper arm.
Don't panic lettering on upper arm
Black and grey lettering tattoo reading Allons-y with a sonic screwdriver and dotted swirls on the outer thigh.
Allons-y lettering with sonic screwdriver on thigh
Black and white photo of a small serif lowercase lettering tattoo reading acp on the upper arm, near the elbow.
Small lowercase lettering on upper arm
Close-up of fine black script lettering running vertically across a shoulder and upper arm, in a lettering style.
Vertical script lettering on a shoulder
Black ink tattoo spelling Always on the upper arm, with the letters built from Deathly Hallows triangles, a wand and other symbols.
Always lettering with Deathly Hallows symbols
Upper arm sleeve tattoo in black and grey shading with a ship wheel, waves and a banner reading of the Sea, with pink flowers and a compass star.
Ship wheel sleeve with banner and flowers
Black and grey script lettering reading Dum Spiro Spero on an upper arm, with a dotwork stipple shading halo around the letters.
Dum Spiro Spero script lettering on upper arm
Black blackletter-style lettering reading SHIT HAPPENS, tattooed on the inner upper arm in black ink.
Shit Happens lettering on an upper arm
Fine line black script lettering reading geronimo on the upper arm, photographed close up against a floral fabric.
Geronimo script on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rhino facing forward, with Against the Wind script above and below it, on an upper arm.
Realism rhino with Against the Wind 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
Small black fine line tattoo of the word Bowie with a heart below it, on the upper arm of a person in a grey t-shirt, shown in black and white.
Small word and heart on upper arm
Woman in a black top showing a colour floral tattoo on her upper arm, with pink and red roses, green leaves and black script reading Stop and smell the roses.
Floral wreath with "Stop and smell the roses" script
Colour tattoo of an iced coffee cup with a yellow straw and teal ice cubes, with Death Before Decaf lettering, on an upper arm.
Iced coffee cup with Death Before Decaf lettering
Close photo of the words BOYS DANCE TOO in orange, yellow and red block lettering on a man's upper arm, worn with a white vest top.
Boys Dance Too lettering on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of a worn, floppy-eared toy rabbit above black script lettering on the side of an upper arm.
Worn toy rabbit with script quote on upper arm
Black script lettering reading Love is All or Nothing with a small heart, tattooed along the upper arm.
Script quote with heart on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm showing a radio tower with a red heart, lightning bolts and a city silhouette inside a ring of lettering reading Do What You Love and Love What You Do, with the
Radio tower and heart with Do What You Love text
Fine line heart tattoo with small script on the upper arm of a woman with her back to the camera, facing the sea at dusk.
Heart with script on upper arm
Black and grey comic panel tattoo on an upper arm, with a speech bubble of lettering above two cartoon figures under a starry night sky.
Comic panel quote tattoo on upper arm
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
Traditional colour tattoo of three banners reading home is wherever I'm with you, wrapped around orange and teal feathers on an upper arm.
Feather banners with quote on upper arm
A person in a patterned dress holds a Ricoh film camera, showing a black and grey rose on the forearm, a sleeve on the upper arm, and lettering and a botanical design on the legs.
Rose, lettering and botanical tattoos on a person holding a
Black script tattoo reading Cellar Door with swirling flourishes on the inner upper arm, against a black and white damask towel.
Cellar Door script on upper arm
Black lettering tattoo on an upper arm spelling the word Always, with the letters replaced by symbols including a triangle with a circle, a wand, a lightning bolt and a snake.
Always lettering with symbols on upper arm
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 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
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 ink quote tattoo in a gothic-style serif on the inner upper arm, reading I have promises to keep and miles to go before I sleep.
Poem quote along the inner upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of an older man in a pinstriped suit and red tie on an upper arm, with the words COME ON DOWN beneath.
Portrait of an older man with lettering on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a pink heart with a scalloped yellow, orange, green and blue border and the words BE KIND, in a traditional style, on the upper arm.
Be Kind heart on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo on an upper arm showing a desert road, cactus, sun, mountains, bull skull and the words Doing time in the universal mind.
Desert road and cactus with lettering on an arm
Traditional style tattoo on an upper arm showing a heart frame with a black and grey mountain scene, red roses, a hand in a blue cuff and the words love and will tear us apart.
Heart frame with roses and lettering on upper arm
Black and white photo of a muscular man's back with a large grim reaper tattoo with a scythe, arched lettering reading Sons of Anarchy and California, and arm tattoos.
Grim reaper and lettering across a back
Black handwritten lettering on an upper arm reads its is my life with the attribution Jon Bovi beneath it.
Handwritten quote on upper arm
Upper arm tattoo of an ornate spade with teal filigree scrolls and black lettering reading We're all mad here, in a decorative lettering style.
Ornate spade with 'We're all mad here' lettering
Close view of a small black fine line script tattoo reading Smile on the side of a woman's upper arm, with her shoulder and long hair visible.
Fine line script word on upper arm
Close photo of a teal and black filigree heart tattoo with lettering across its centre, sitting on the upper arm.
Filigree heart with lettering on upper arm
Traditional-style tattoo of an open book with the words turn over a new leaf in black script and a red leaf on the page, sitting on the upper arm.
Open book reading turn over a new leaf
Close-up of a woman in a white graphic t-shirt, showing small black lettering tattoo reading KEEP GRL PWR on her left forearm and a dark tattoo sleeve on her right arm.
Keep grl pwr script on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a state outline with the word home in cursive script on the upper arm.
State outline and home script on upper arm