Script tattoo ideas

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Colour tattoo on an upper back in a traditional style, showing a sword through a red and orange ribbon knot with a green leaf, above and below lettering reading Duty is heavier than a mountain and
Quote, sword and ribbon on upper back
Small black script tattoo running vertically down the centre of a person's upper back, between crossed grey sports bra straps.
Vertical script tattoo down the spine
Black ink tattoo down the upper back with an infinity symbol near the neck, circle motifs and a vertical line of marks, beside four film stills linked by coloured arrows.
Black linework tattoo down the upper back
Black script lettering reading Laughter is timeless, Imagination has no age, Dreams are forever, with a solid Mickey Mouse silhouette, tattooed across a person's upper back.
Quote and Mickey Mouse silhouette on upper back
Large realism tattoo across a bare back showing a woman in profile with a hand near her mouth, surrounded by handwritten script and red-tinged drips.
Woman portrait with script on back
Fine line outline of a running horse with the word Mustang in script beneath it, tattooed on the upper back of a person with dark hair.
Running mustang outline with script on upper back
Back view of a person with black and grey blackletter lettering across the upper back, a rose tattoo on the upper arm and knuckle lettering on the raised hand.
Blackletter back piece and rose on upper arm
Woman seen from behind with a small black script tattoo reading 'a love supreme' on her upper back, hair in a bun, city balcony behind her.
Small script phrase on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a windswept tree with script quote beneath it, on the upper back.
Windswept tree with quote on upper back
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading fear is the mind killer, running diagonally across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Fear is the mind killer script across the back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a shaded balloon on the upper back, with the handwritten script phrase Sometimes you need to let things go trailing from its string.
Balloon and script quote on upper back
Fine line black script tattoo of a quote framed by flowers and leaves, placed on the upper back over the shoulder blade.
Script quote and flowers on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a street lantern beside a quote in script lettering, on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Lantern and quote on a upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a balloon on the upper back near the shoulder blade, with the script words Sometimes you need to let things go trailing from its string.
Balloon and quote on the upper back
Colour mandala tattoo on the side of a person's torso, with a black script line on the upper back, photographed from behind.
Colour mandala tattoo and back script
Black ink tattoo of an anchor woven through an infinity symbol, with the script words 'I refuse to sink' beneath it, on a person's back.
Anchor and infinity with 'I refuse to sink' script
Black and grey serif lettering tattoo on a person's upper back reading I am the architect of my own Destruction, with a small flourish beneath.
Quote tattoo across upper back
Black script lettering reading Goonies never say die across the lower back, with soft grey shading.
Goonies never say die script on lower back
Black ink script and ornamental swirl tattoo running vertically down the middle of a woman's back, viewed from behind.
Script and swirl design down the spine
Black ink tattoo of an anchor beside the script quote 'Don't pray for an easy life, Pray for the strength to endure a hard one' on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Anchor and quote on a shoulder blade
Close-up of a black fine line script tattoo reading Never look back across the upper back below the neck, with a black cut-out top and pink bra visible.
Never look back script on upper back
Two black tattoos, each an ornate anchor with script lettering: love is patient on a forearm, and love is kind on the lower back.
Matching anchor tattoos with love is patient and love is
Black ink tattoo on skin of a Deathly Hallows symbol with a wand through it, followed by the word Always in script, a lightning bolt and three stars, placed on the back.
Deathly Hallows symbol with Always script
Black script tattoo reading 'May your song always be sung' across the side of a bare back, against a dark red warm-toned room.
Script quote on a bare back
Fine line black script lettering reading The pain you feel today is the strength you feel tomorrow, tattooed across the lower back above a grey waistband.
Quote tattoo across the lower back
Realistic feather tattoo wrapped in black ribbon swirls with a script letter M and small star on the upper back, shaded in grey and muted pink.
Feather with ribbon and letter M on upper back
Black and grey lotus flower within a mandala and lace pattern across a woman's upper back, with a paisley motif below and tattooing on her upper arm.
Lotus and mandala across upper back
Black script lettering reading learn to love yourself and never hide the scars, with a small butterfly outline, tattooed across the upper back.
Script quote and butterfly tattoo on the back
Woman seen from behind with a large colour back tattoo of flowers, leaves and script, and a dark ornate design, placed across the upper and lower back.
Full back tattoo with script and florals
Black script tattoo reading Today is a gift on the upper back of a person with short dark hair, in a Lettering style.
Script quote tattoo on upper back
Realism tattoo of grey shaded roses and an ornate heart locket with a red ribbon across the shoulder and upper back, with the date 23.08.2013 written below.
Roses and heart locket on a shoulder
Colour butterflies beside black script reading "Your tears will dry, you'll soon be free to fly", a lettering tattoo on the back.
Butterflies and script quote on the back
Colour tattoo of a TARDIS and a small Dalek against a swirling blue, purple and red sky, placed on the upper back.
TARDIS and Dalek against a swirling sky
Fine line black script lettering tattoo running vertically down the centre of a woman's back, along the spine.
Vertical script quote down the back
Side by side, a purple outline stencil and a finished black shaded butterfly tattoo with tribal swirls on the lower back.
Butterfly with tribal swirls before and after
Small black script tattoo on the lower back of a person in a neon green bikini, seated on the edge of a white boat.
Small script tattoo on lower back
Black tattoo of two mirrored tigers around a central geometric emblem, with curved script above and below, across a man's upper back.
Two tigers and script across a back
Black lace-pattern bow tattoo centred on the upper back below the neckline, with a small line of script tattooed to the left.
Black lace bow on upper back
Fine line tattoo on the back showing a teal cross and a blue-to-purple heartbeat line leading to a red heart, above black script reading Faith Hope Love.
Faith Hope Love script with cross and heart
Grey arched lettering with swash tails across the upper back, reading Mississippi, on a sunburnt back.
Arched lettering across upper back
Black script tattoo reading part of the words no regrets across the upper back of a woman in a white lace bra and denim shorts, partly cropped.
Script quote tattoo on a back
Woman seen from behind with a fine line gold-toned hamsa hand tattoo on her upper back, with a small crescent moon tattoo on her upper arm.
Gold hamsa hand tattoo on upper back
Colour botanical tattoo of blossoms and leaves across a woman's back and side, with a swallow on the shoulder and small script near the waist.
Floral back piece with swallow and script
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
Black and grey back tattoo in traditional style, with Latin script, stars, dice, cherries, strawberries and a skull in a flower, spread across the upper and lower back.
Back piece of dice, cherries and Latin script
Fine line black tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol with the script word 'always' and three small asterisks, placed on the upper back.
Deathly Hallows symbol and 'always' on upper back
Teal and purple feather joined to a black arrow with the script words Follow your arrow, fine line lettering on pale skin.
Feather and arrow with script on the back
Black ink tattoo of an ornate key with the word Honesty in cursive script on the lower back, above a red waistband.
Honesty script and ornate key on lower back