Quote tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey tattoo on the ribs of a side torso showing dreamcatchers, shaded feathers and the script quote Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today.
Dreamcatchers and feathers with script on ribs
Black serif lettering reading "i am, i am, i am." on the inner forearm, with the sleeve of a maroon top pushed up above it.
"i am, i am, i am" lettering on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of paw prints with the names Kato, Max, Lucy and Sammy, red hearts and a quote, placed on the upper back.
Paw prints with pet names and a quote
Handwritten lettering in black ink on pale paper, forming an infinity symbol with the words Live the life you love, as a flash design for a lettering tattoo.
Live the life you love infinity lettering
Fine line black tattoo of a heartbeat trace above the script words I feel so alive tonight, on the side of a ribcage.
Heartbeat line and script quote on ribs
Black fine-line handwritten script reading "you got this." on a plain white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
"You got this." handwritten script design
Two people's upper backs show black script tattoos, one reading "These words you should always remember..." and the other "...To you, my heart I surrender." with a small arrow beneath.
Matching quote tattoos on two upper backs
Black script lettering reading My brother, My best friend and Forever in my heart, with three swallows in flight, tattooed across the upper back.
Script quote and swallows on upper back
Black and grey ink drawing of a scorpion with a raised tail, framed by fern fronds and plant sprigs, with the word Scorpio and a short quote beneath.
Scorpio scorpion with ferns
Fine line black tattoo of small birds in flight and a scripture verse in script on a woman's upper back, with the sea behind her.
Birds and script on a upper back
Two forearms show matching black fine line script tattoos, one reading mom, i love you and the other reading i love you more, placed on the inner forearms.
Matching script tattoos on two forearms
Black script tattoo reading I love you to the moon and back on the ribs, with a lace garment visible above it.
Script quote "I love you to the moon and back"
Black and grey script lettering on the ribs reads Everything has beauty, with a fainter second line of text below it.
Script quote tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a quill rising from an ink pot with birds in flight, above the script words By words the mind is winged, on the upper back.
Quill, ink pot and birds with script quote
Black fine line script reading Music is my religion across a forearm, with a calm sea and wooded headland behind.
Music is my religion script on a forearm
Black script lettering reading a Bible verse across the upper back, near the shoulder blade, with a black lace top strap visible.
Scripture lettering across upper back
Black handwritten script reading "And she will be loved" on a white background, with a single sweeping stroke above the first word, shown as a lettering tattoo design.
Handwritten "And she will be loved" lettering
Black silhouette tattoo of a saluting soldier on a rocky mound near the wrist, with the words Life has a hopeful undertone above it on the forearm.
Saluting soldier silhouette and quote on forearm
Black and grey photograph of the words "Not all those who wander are lost" in script lettering with swirling flourishes along the side of a foot, on a carpet.
Script quote tattoo along the side of a foot
Black lettering design of a multi-line quote mixing script, typewriter and bold brush fonts, with star marks and swirl flourishes on a white background.
Quote lettering in mixed script fonts
Black script tattoo reading All Was Well in quotation marks, with three small stars above, on the inner wrist beside a silver round locket.
All Was Well quote on a wrist
Close-up of a black fine line tree with roots on the inner forearm, with the script words I climbed the tree to see the world beneath it.
Tree and quote on the inner forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a dandelion releasing seeds that turn into birds, with script text, across a woman's upper back.
Dandelion and birds with script on upper back
Close view of a black script tattoo on a forearm, partly showing the words I love, with clasped hands, red nails and a diamond ring.
Script tattoo on a forearm beside a diamond ring
Black and grey tattoo on the upper arm showing Calvin and Hobbes beneath a tree, with the quote I suppose it will all make sense when we grow up.
Calvin and Hobbes quote on upper arm
Two forearms with black lettering tattoos, each beside a black rebel insignia: one reads I love you and the other reads I KNOW.
Matching forearm lettering with insignia
Black handwritten script tattoo on the inner wrist reading 'i am not afraid to walk this world alone', in a fine line lettering style.
Handwritten quote tattoo on the inner wrist
Black linework abstract mark and the words The world is quiet here in small script on an ankle, shown in a three-panel photo collage.
Abstract mark and quote on an ankle
Black script tattoo reading I will fear no evil for thou art with me, across the upper shoulder and collarbone area.
Scripture quote in black script on a shoulder
Woman seen from behind with a thin black script tattoo running vertically down her spine, with the ocean behind her.
Thin script line down the spine
Black lettering tattoo in a script style reading Brevity is the soul of wit, on the forearm of a person in a plaid shirt with arms crossed.
Quote in script on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a fox's head in profile inside a circle with lettering around the edge, on the upper chest.
Fox profile in a circle with lettering on chest
A two-line black script lettering design reading a quotation about strength, shown on a plain white background with no body part visible.
Script quote on strength and survival
Fine line script tattoo reading "not all who wander are lost" on the upper back, just below the neck, above a blue top.
Script quote across the upper back
Close-up of a black fine line script tattoo reading Don't let the past steal your peace, placed on the ribs below a black and white bandeau top.
Script quote on the ribs
Traditional style colour tattoo of a cartoon character seated in an orange armchair with a bowl of cherries, above a banner reading I apologize for nothing, on an upper arm.
Cartoon character with banner on upper arm
Black and grey photograph of a small fine line script tattoo reading but the fighter still remains, placed on the middle of a person's lower back.
Fine line script quote on the lower back
Two-panel photo: a black typewriter-style quote reading We're all stories in the end on a forearm, and black concentric circles with a blue watercolour wash on a forearm below.
Quote and concentric circles on a forearm
Black and grey winged shield emblem with the script words Surrender your heart beneath it, tattooed on a person's upper back.
Winged shield and script on upper back
Black handwritten script lettering reading The struggle is part of the story on a pale cream background, drawn as a flash design for a tattoo.
Script lettering reading The struggle is part of the story
Black typewriter-style lettering of a quote on the ribs, set over red and brown brick-like shading in a lettering style tattoo.
Quote tattoo on the ribs with red brick shading
Black script lettering of the French phrase 'Mon cœur est à toi' set over four lines on a plain white background, shown as a design rather than on skin.
French script quote, 'Mon cœur est à toi'
Black typewriter-style lettering reading "Nothing gold can stay" on a forearm seen underwater, with light patterns rippling across the skin.
Quote lettering on an underwater forearm
Black and grey lettering tattoo reading I found my life when i laid it down across the inner forearm.
Quote lettering across an inner forearm
Close-up of black serif lettering tattooed on the side of a thigh, reading a four-line quote about snow, wind, a lone wolf and a surviving pack.
Wolf quote lettering on the side of the thigh
Black ink tattoo design of birds, a dandelion and the script words "if you're a bird, then I'm a bird" on a golden painted background.
Birds, dandelion and script quote design
Black script lettering reading Through Dangers Untold and Hardships Unnumbered on an inner forearm, beside a white dogwood flower on grey stone.
Script quote on an inner forearm
Black script lettering design reading Fall down seven times, stand up eight on a plain white background, in a Lettering style.
Script quote reading fall down seven times