Script tattoo ideas

6,821 photos and flash · 82% Lettering, 40% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Fine line black botanical wreath of leaves and small flowers around the script words beauty for ashes, tattooed on a forearm.
Leafy wreath with script lettering on a forearm
Hand-drawn black ink script lettering of the word Live on white paper, with a black marker pen resting at the top of the frame.
Script lettering design reading Live
Black and grey lettering tattoo on the thigh with an outlined cross and the script words I can do all things, plus Philippians 4:13 beneath.
Cross and lettering tattoo on the thigh
Black and grey script lettering reading Taste this kitty on the hip, just above the line of a bikini bottom.
Script lettering on a hip
Two matching fine line tattoos on the inner wrists, each reading Sisters 92 95 beside a black line drawing of a girl on a swing.
Matching sisters wrist tattoos with swing figures
Fine line black script reading not all those who wander are lost, with three small birds above it, across a woman's upper chest near the collarbone.
Birds and script quote across the collarbone
Fine line handwritten script reading palm trees, ocean breeze, drawn as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Palm trees, ocean breeze script
Eight numbered sheets of gold and silver metallic temporary tattoo designs, featuring Greek letters, geometric patterns, anchors and chevrons.
Gold metallic Greek letter temporary tattoo sheets
Black and grey tattoo of two footprints beside ornate script lettering with flourishes on a forearm.
Footprints and script lettering on a forearm
Blue line drawing of two sleeve designs in a neo-traditional style, showing a skull, a dragon, a rose, flames, a bird, a tattoo machine and the words Love and Hate.
Dragon and skull sleeve flash sheet
Two lowered-view legs in satin pointe shoes show black and grey tattoos on the calves, including a raven, a lightbulb and a cluster of roses in traditional and dotwork style.
Raven, roses and lightbulb on legs in pointe shoes
Fine line black tattoo of a feather joined to an infinity symbol with script lettering on a section of bare skin.
Feather and infinity script tattoo
Black and grey fine line infinity symbol with the word love in script and a shaded feather, tattooed on the side of the torso.
Infinity symbol with love and a feather
Woman in a lace bra and open plaid shirt, showing a traditional-style rose and bird tattoo on her ribs, script lettering on her upper chest, and a rose and portrait design on her thigh.
Rose and bird tattoos on torso and thigh
Black and grey fine line script reading ad maiora on the inner wrist, with the hand raised above it.
Ad maiora script on a wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a feather with small birds and the script words free yourself on a person's upper back.
Free yourself script and feather on upper back
Black ink hand-lettered design reading 'A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor' on aged, sepia paper, with decorative flourishes above the text.
Hand-lettered sailing quote on aged paper
Black fine line script tattoo reading Unbreakable on the inner forearm, shown in a black and white photo.
Unbreakable script on a forearm
Black ink heart, three nails, an outlined triangle and scattered lettering across a shoulder and upper arm.
Heart, nails and lettering on upper arm
Fine line black outline tattoo of a lion cub with orange shading and the script words Remember who you are, on the side of a torso above a waistband.
Lion cub and script quote on the side ribs
Black fine line script-style tattoo running diagonally across a person's side ribs, with an arm held across the chest.
Fine lines across the side ribs
Black and grey shaded butterfly tattoo on the upper back, with a handwritten quote in black script reading I'm a walking travesty but I'm smiling at everything.
Butterfly and handwritten quote on upper back
Close-up of a watercolour-style orange tulip with a black script word and stem tattooed on the inner ankle.
Orange tulip and script on an ankle
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an anatomical heart wrapped in octopus tentacles, with the word desillusions, on the ribs.
Octopus wrapped anatomical heart on ribs
Black and grey drawing of a winged angel statue with a scroll banner reading Don't Turn Your Back, Don't Look Away, Don't Blink, and a TARDIS in the centre.
Winged angel statue with banner and TARDIS
Black and grey palm tree tattoo with the word island beneath it on one forearm, and a thin fine line wave on the other forearm, with both palms facing up.
Palm tree and wave forearm tattoos
Pen sketch of a tattoo design, an infinity symbol filled with looping cursive lettering and two small hearts, drawn on lined notebook paper.
Infinity symbol with script lettering
Two matching fine line black script tattoos reading sisters with a small heart, one on a lower leg and one on an ankle.
Matching sisters script tattoos
Two feet side by side, each with the phrase 'An unbreakable bond' in black cursive script across the top of the foot, one matching tattoo per person.
Matching 'An unbreakable bond' script on two feet
Black and grey script lettering reading Each day is a gift not a given right across the upper back, shown from behind with blonde hair and a knitted scarf.
Script quote across upper back
Sketchy orange and black tattoo of a bow with a ribbon trailing down the spine, with cursive script written on the ribbon, on the upper back and neck.
Bow and script ribbon on upper back
Black ink hand-lettered word laugh joined to a heartbeat line and an open heart outline, drawn on a planner page.
Laugh script with heartbeat line and heart
Black handwritten script lettering on the inner forearm of a person, with a brush touching the skin near the start of the line.
Script quote on a forearm
Black blackwork flash design of an ornate key with a castle-topped bow, a heart cut-out and the words Open Up Your Dreams in script.
Ornate key with castle bow and script
Colour tattoo on an ankle showing two smiling cartoon characters holding hands in front of a yellow starburst, with script reading friends by chance and sisters by choice.
Friends by chance, sisters by choice lettering
Two matching fine line tattoos on the inner wrists, each showing the word Always, a triangle, circle and vertical line symbol, and small stars.
Matching Always and Deathly Hallows wrist tattoos
Black line tattoo of the words How strange it is to be anything at all inside a looping scroll frame, shown on an arm.
Quote in a swirl frame on an arm
Colour tattoo of a butterfly with puzzle-piece patterned wings and black script reading I Will Fight above and Your Fight below, on skin.
Puzzle-piece butterfly with script lettering
Close photo of a thin black fine line script tattoo reading without struggle there is no progress, sitting on the side of the torso near a dark waistband.
Handwritten quote tattoo on the side torso
Black script lettering tattoo across a woman's upper back and shoulder blade, with a long braid falling over her left shoulder.
Script quote tattoo across upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a face with an open mouth on a calf, with the script words Run n tell that above and Homeboy below.
Portrait and script on a lower leg
Black fine line script tattoo reading We shall never part, running diagonally across a shoulder and upper back, shown in two close-up photographs.
We shall never part script on shoulder
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading love fearlessly on a woman's shoulder near the collarbone.
Love fearlessly script on a shoulder
Black line drawing flash of an hourglass, three roses, a pocket watch and banners reading I wish time was on our side, in a traditional style.
Hourglass, roses and pocket watch flash design
Fingers on a hand with black lettering reading 'me about my tattoo' in script, plus a small teal diamond tattoo, with white and glitter nail polish.
Finger script phrase and diamond on hand
Black script tattoo reading Follow your dreams with small birds beside the word dreams, on the top of a foot above a black high-heeled shoe.
Follow your dreams script with birds on foot
Black script lettering reading Bitch tattooed on the inside of a lower lip, with a teal painted fingernail holding the lip open.
Script word tattoo inside lower lip
Black ink tattoo of the word Ohana in script with a hibiscus flower and swirling linework on a forearm, set against a mandala patterned background.
Ohana script and hibiscus on a forearm