Quote tattoo ideas

3,385 photos and flash · 88% Lettering, 30% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Pencil drawing of a tattoo design: an infinity symbol with the words be strong believe in cursive script, with small birds flying across the lines on lined paper.
Infinity symbol with 'be strong believe' script and birds
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with a feathered arrow and a quote in script lettering on the inner forearm, with a world map outline above the wrist.
Compass rose and world map on a forearm
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 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 God Gives His Toughest Battles To His Strongest Soldiers, tattooed in lettering style across the ribs.
Script quote along the ribs
Black typewriter-style lettering reading 'My thoughts were so loud I couldn't hear my mouth' on an upper arm, in black and grey.
Quote tattoo on an upper arm
Black script quote reading The past can hurt, you can either run from it or learn from it, above a black-outlined Simba cub tattoo with red and grey shading.
Simba cub and script quote
Fine line black script reading Until the very end, with three small stars and a Deathly Hallows symbol, tattooed on a shoulder.
Script quote and Deathly Hallows symbol on a shoulder
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 ink hand-lettered design reading Wild hearts can't be tamed, with looping flourishes, shown as a drawn tattoo design without a body placement.
Wild hearts can't be tamed lettering
Fine line black script tattoo reading 'You are my sunshine' across the upper back, with a pale blue bra strap below it.
You are my sunshine script on upper back
Traditional style colour tattoo on a forearm showing red roses, two round picture frames and a banner reading There is no place like home.
Roses and frames with a home banner on a forearm
Black lettering in a typewriter-style font reads have courage and be kind, running diagonally across a forearm in a lettering tattoo.
Have courage and be kind across a forearm
Close-up of a black script lettering tattoo on skin reading 'i carry your heart with me (i carry it in my heart.)' in two lines.
Black script quote across skin
Black line lettering design reading God is greater than the highs and lows, with the letters G, a chevron and V above a horizontal rule, shown on a plain white background.
God is greater than the highs and lows lettering
Black fine line script tattoo reading create beautiful moments across a tanned shoulder, with a sandy beach blurred behind.
Script quote across the shoulder
Black and grey lettering tattoo reading FIGHT OFF YOUR DEMONS in a typewriter-style serif across a forearm.
Fight off your demons lettering on a forearm
Black and grey lettering tattoo reading Normal People Scare Me on the inside of a wrist, set in blocky capitals with dots between some letters.
Normal People Scare Me lettering on wrist
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 script quote reading Our flaws are what makes us perfect, with four solid bird silhouettes, tattooed on the side of the ribs.
Quote with four flying birds on ribs
A neo-traditional compass rose with a red wash and the words Families are the compass that guide us, tattooed across a man's chest and shoulder.
Compass and family quote on chest
Black and grey flash design of four arrows wrapped in a ribbon reading A MAN MUST MAKE HIS OWN ARROWS, with feathered shafts and radiating lines.
Four arrows with ribbon banner quote
Black script lettering reading Doubt me, then watch me across the upper back of a person with reddened skin.
Script quote across the upper back
Black typewriter-style lettering reading "the truth is out there" runs across a person's upper back below the shoulder.
"The truth is out there" quote on upper back
Black fine line script lettering reading No power in the verse can stop me, tattooed across the upper back.
Script quote across upper back
Black script lettering reading There's Faith In Love across the upper back and shoulder, photographed from behind.
Script quote 'There's Faith In Love' on shoulder
Black and grey script lettering reading Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today, with a feather and a bird above it, across a man's upper back.
Script quote with feather across upper back
Fine line tattoo of a teal balloon with a handwritten lettering line reading Sometimes you need to let things go, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Balloon and quote on upper back
Fine black script reading 'After all this time? Always' above and below a line-drawn triangle, circle and vertical line symbol on the inner forearm.
Script quote and triangle symbol on a forearm
Black typewriter-font lettering reading 'You're not a beautiful, unique snowflake' across the upper back, shown in a close-up with long hair at the left edge.
Typewriter quote across upper back
Fine line black script reading Not all those who wander are lost, with a small compass ornament near the ankle, shown in a black and white photo of a foot.
Quote script and compass on foot
Black line design of angular symbols above a horizontal rule, with the italic words God is greater than the highs and lows, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
God is greater than the highs and lows lettering
Black fine line script reading All good things are wild and free, with a feather and small birds, across a woman's shoulder and collarbone.
Script quote and feather on a shoulder
Black ink block lettering reading everything is gonna be alright across pale skin, shown in a black and white photograph.
Everything is gonna be alright lettering
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
Black script lettering tattoo reading God holds you in His arms, I hold you in my heart, on the back of the neck, in black and grey.
Script quote tattoo on the neck
Black ink design of an anchor with a looping line leading to a flock of birds and the script words carry with me the weight of the sea, shown on a white background.
Anchor and birds with script quote
Black cursive lettering quotation tattoo across the upper thigh, shown in fine line script beside denim shorts.
Cursive quotation tattoo on the thigh
Black and grey script quote running along the outer foot with a compass and gears emblem on the heel, shown beside a close view of the toes.
Quote and compass tattoo on a foot
A pink and grey dandelion seed head on a long stem runs down the side of the ribs, with a black script quotation across the stem.
Dandelion and quote on the ribs
Black fine line script reading Angels never leave they're always at your side, with an outlined angel wing, tattooed on the side of the body.
Angel wing and script quote on skin
Two black and grey photographs of a lettering tattoo on the side of the torso reading There is no better friend than a sister and and there is no better sister than you.
Sister quote tattoo on the side ribs
Black script lettering reading without struggle there is no progress, a fine line lettering tattoo on the side ribs of a person wearing a dark top.
Script quote tattoo on the side ribs
Colour tattoo on a thigh of a pocket watch on a gold chain, a red heart and curling script reading Have I gone mad, in a lettering and neo-traditional style.
Alice quote and pocket watch on a thigh
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
Black ink fine line tattoo of a dandelion whose seeds drift into small butterfly silhouettes beside the words what's past is prologue, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Dandelion seeds and quote across upper back
Black and white photo of a forearm with black script reading Take these broken wings and learn to fly, with a small bird silhouette beside the text.
Script quote and bird on a forearm
Black handwritten lettering tattoo on the inside of a wrist reading Oh God, I Love Food and Generation Fat, shown in a lettering style.
Handwritten food quote on a wrist