Quote tattoo ideas

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

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Black sans-serif lettering on a thigh reading 'We need never be hopeless because we can never be irreparably broken' across four lines.
Quote tattoo on the thigh
Black and grey lettering reading "i feel infinite" in a typewriter-style font across the inner wrist and forearm.
"i feel infinite" lettering on a wrist
Black and grey photograph of two wrists, each with a lettering tattoo: Life's too SHORT to worry on the left and Life's too LONG to wait on the right.
Matching quote tattoos on two wrists
Two black script tattoos on the wrists, reading 'Everyday for the' on the left wrist and '...rest of our lives' on the right.
Script wrist tattoos with 'Everyday for the...' phrase
Fine black cursive script reading one day at a time tattooed across the inner wrist, with light blue painted nails visible at the top of the frame.
Script quote tattoo on an inner wrist
Black typewriter-style lettering on an inner forearm reads Every song ends, but is that any reason not to enjoy the music, with a small red heart at the end.
Typewriter quote on a forearm
Fine-line French script tattoo running along the upper arm of a person lying on a bed, with a blue-grey feather tattoo near the elbow.
French script and feather tattoos on an arm
Black typewriter-style lettering reading All of time and space across the shoulder and upper arm, shown in a lettering style.
All of time and space lettering on a shoulder
Black and grey realism feather tattoo with flying birds and Beautiful Disaster script lettering on the side of the ribs.
Feather and birds with lettering on ribs
Pencil-style tattoo design drawing of a crescent moon above a feathered arrow, with the words 'You have set on me but you are not the sun' beneath it.
Crescent moon and feathered arrow with quote
Colour traditional-style tattoo on a thigh showing a cartoon woman in a red polka dot bandana and glasses, flexing one arm in front of an orange sun, with a red rose below and a quote in black
Cartoon flexing woman and rose on a thigh
Close photo of a black script lettering tattoo quote running along a forearm, with two people embracing in the background.
Script quote on a forearm
Traditional style forearm tattoo of a grey sword with yellow poppies and green leaves, with a quote set in red lettering down the blade.
Sword and poppies with a quote on a forearm
Black fine line script reading I carry your heart across the upper back near the shoulder, shown on a woman in a dark off-shoulder top against a white background.
Fine line script quote across the upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo on the inner forearm showing a striped crescent grin above the script words We're All Mad Here.
We're All Mad Here grin and script on a wrist
Small black serif lettering reading No matter who you are, always be the good one, with a small red heart below it, on a forearm.
Quote and red heart on a forearm
Black script lettering tattoo reading Sister to Sister, Heart to Heart, Bonded Together, Right from the Start, set diagonally on the side of the ribs.
Script quote lettering on the side of the ribs
Traditional coloured forearm tattoo of a pink rose, pansies and forget-me-nots, with a banner reading Nolite te bastardes carborundorum.
Rose and pansy banner on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of the words Follow Your Heart above a compass rose on a person's upper back.
Follow your heart and compass on upper back
Black and grey tattoos on a person's back and upper arm showing a horned beast with roses, a woman with roses on the right shoulder, and script above.
Beast and rose with woman portrait on shoulders
Black and grey owl tattoo with dreamcatcher-style eyes on the side of the ribs, with a line of script above it.
Owl with dreamcatcher eyes on the ribs
Black script lettering reading For every dark night, There's a brighter day across the side of the ribs, shown in a close photograph.
Script quote tattoo on the side ribs
Two arms pressed together showing fine line black lettering reading GIRL ALMIGHTY on a forearm and SHE'S NOT AFRAID on an upper arm.
Girl Almighty and She's Not Afraid lettering
Black lettering tattoo on the thigh in a serif typeface, reading but without the dark, we'd never see the stars.
Quote tattoo on the thigh
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a tree above the script words i climbed the tree to see the world, on the inner forearm.
Tree and quote on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a reclining mermaid holding a red flower, with the script line Do you suppose she's a wild flower? beneath her, on the side of the ribs.
Mermaid with wild flower quote on ribs
Black and grey script tattoo of a dandelion releasing seeds, with the words 'We accept the love we think we deserve', on the upper back near the shoulder.
Dandelion seeds and script quote on shoulder
Black and grey tattoo of the words Normal People Scare Me in block capitals across the upper back, just below the neck, on a person with hair tied up.
Normal people scare me quote on upper back
Two stacked photos of a fine line tattoo on a shoulder, showing script quotes above an infinity symbol woven through a red outlined heart.
Infinity heart with quote script on shoulder
Black ink flash design of the words love her but leave her wild in script lettering inside a circular wreath of hatched leaves, with no body placement shown.
Love her but leave her wild lettering in a leaf wreath
Black lettering in an infinity loop reading live the life you love, shown as a design, as temporary transfers on grass, and as a small fine script tattoo on a woman's upper back.
Infinity loop lettering reading live the life you love
Black script lettering reading heaven has taken my hero runs across a woman's upper back and shoulder, with her hair in a bun.
Script quote across a shoulder
Grey botanical sunflower tattoo with script lettering above it on a woman's shoulder blade, viewed from behind while she wears a gold chain back piece.
Sunflower and script tattoo on a shoulder
Black and red cut-out style lettering tattoo across a forearm reading I'd rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I am not.
Quote tattoo on a forearm
Pencil sketch of a feather with flock of birds lifting away from its tip and the words Take those broken wings and learn to fly, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Feather with birds rising and a quote
Black and grey photo of two forearms, each with a black blackletter-style lettering quote tattoo on the inner forearm.
Two matching lettering quotes on forearms
Close-up of a black handwritten script tattoo reading 'this is what a feminist looks like' across pale skin.
Handwritten script quote tattoo
Black brush-stroke guitar with a heart sound hole and the script words For the love of music on the outer thigh.
Brush guitar with script quote on a thigh
Single-colour tattoo on a thigh of the words HELL IS EMPTY AND ALL THE DEVILS ARE HERE, framed by swirling scrollwork in lettering and fine line style.
Quote lettering with scrollwork on a thigh
Colour traditional tattoo of a red lipstick and a scalloped heart with teal flowers and a banner reading uh as if, on a forearm.
Lipstick and heart on a forearm
Two wrists showing matching black script tattoos that read To infinity and beyond, one phrase split across both inner wrists in fine line lettering.
To infinity and beyond script on wrists
Black lettering tattoo reading my food doesn't scream in a typewriter-style font, placed on the inner forearm.
Typewriter quote on a forearm
Fine black script lettering reading love is patient and love is kind on the inner upper arm, with a denim sleeve above.
Love is patient, love is kind lettering on arm
Black lettering reading "I love you to the moon and back" with a small crescent moon below it, tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
"I love you to the moon and back" on a wrist
Black and grey script tattoo reading The course of true love never did run smooth, across the side of the ribs.
Script quote across the ribs
Black and white photo of a fine line black script tattoo reading We're all stories in the end on a forearm, below a plaid shirt sleeve.
Handwritten quote script on a forearm
Sketch-style tattoo on an upper back showing a seated figure beside ruined stone columns, with the words It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.
Seated figure and ruined columns with a quote on back
Black fine line script tattoo reading fearfully and wonderfully made, running diagonally along the inner forearm.
Script quote on a forearm