Script tattoo ideas

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

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Woman seen from behind with a tattooed back, including skulls, a coloured Snow White portrait and script, and sleeve work on her arm in a neo-traditional style.
Back and arm tattoos with Snow White portrait
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of an ornately patterned hot air balloon on the outer thigh, with the word freedom in black script trailing from its basket.
Hot air balloon and freedom script on thigh
Colour tattoo of a horned, helmeted figure with a red visor, orange sun and flames on the forearm, shown from three angles.
Horned helmeted figure with flames on forearm
Colour Neo-trad tattoo of a red rose and green butterfly with black outlines on a thigh beside the knee, with a close-up of the same motif on an upper arm.
Rose and butterfly tattoo on thigh and upper arm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a cat with a jewelled brooch, pearl necklace and the name Mila in script, on the arm.
Cat with jewel brooch and Mila script
Colour neo-trad tattoo on an upper leg showing four cartoon women in front of a yellow sunset and palm trees, with script beneath reading Thank you for being a friend.
Four cartoon women with palm trees on a thigh
Black and grey wolf head tattoo with roses across the abdomen, with script lettering above and coloured tattoos on the thighs and upper arms.
Wolf and roses across the abdomen
Black line drawing of a neo-traditional tattoo design showing an hourglass, roses, a pocket watch and a banner with lettering, with no body placement shown.
Hourglass, roses and pocket watch flash
Collage of pencil-style sketches of a pocket watch, roses and leaves with a scroll banner reading Time Stays Long Enough For Those Who Use It, shown in several stages of shading.
Pocket watch and rose banner design
Colour realism full sleeve tattoo of sea turtles, coral and a lionfish across the upper arm and forearm, shown from three angles.
Sea turtles and coral full sleeve
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo covering the full back and chest, with a Statue of Liberty portrait, a skull holding a torch, roses and a central religious figure.
Full back and chest black and grey tattoo
Colourful tattoo of an elephant covered in swirl patterns, with a pink and orange flower and the script words Forever With No Exchanges, shown on skin.
Swirl-patterned elephant with script
Colour tattoo on a forearm of a yellow cartoon character with braided hair inside an oval frame, a lemon slice and green leaves, with script lettering curving around the edge.
Cartoon character and lemon with lettering
Two matching neo-traditional tattoos on wrists: a heart-shaped padlock with the word Always and a key with the word Forever, in grey shading with dotwork accents.
Padlock and key pair on two wrists
Neo-traditional tattoo on a thigh showing a red rose with a black Deathly Hallows symbol and a grey banner reading until the very end.
Red rose with Deathly Hallows on a thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a hairless cat in a green knitted beanie holding a teal yarn ball, with black script reading Trouble below, on a thigh.
Sphynx cat in a beanie with Trouble script
Colour tattoo of purple anemone flowers and a gold heart frame with a turquoise centre and script lettering, on the forearm, in a neo-traditional style.
Purple anemones and gold heart on forearm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a cat in a top hat and monocle, with roses, an apple and a One Love script on the calf.
Cat in top hat with One Love script
Colourful hot air balloon tattoo with mandala patterns and the word freedom in black script on the thigh.
Hot air balloon and freedom script on a thigh
Neo-trad style tattoo of a quill pen with a blue feather and flying birds on the forearm, with a script lettering band at the wrist.
Quill pen and birds on a forearm
Pink and grey rose tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with a dotwork flower behind the roses and a banner reading Fearless below.
Two roses and a dotwork flower on upper arm
Colour tattoo of the cartoon character Stitch with hibiscus and plumeria flowers, above the words Ohana means family, on a person's side ribs.
Stitch with flowers and Ohana lettering
Neo-trad style tattoo of Mickey and Minnie Mouse with a script quote above them, placed on the lower back.
Mickey and Minnie with script quote on lower back
Black and grey tattoos on a woman's forearms, upper arm and fingers, including a dotwork mandala, a rose, flowers and a portrait of a woman in a headpiece, with her face hidden behind her hands.
Mandala, floral and portrait sleeve on arms and hands
Colour tattoo on the thigh of a red rose with a triangle, circle and vertical line at its centre, above a grey banner reading Until the very end, in a neo-traditional style.
Red rose and banner tattoo on thigh
Coloured pencil sketch of a neo-traditional style woman's face with curly hair, pearl necklace, drop earring and a spider, drawn as a tattoo design with script lettering below.
Woman portrait with spider and pearls sketch
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing an open pocket watch with Roman numerals, a shaded rose and a script quote, with no body part visible.
Pocket watch and rose design sketch
Colour tattoo on an upper arm of a blue cartoon character smoking a hookah while sitting on a red spotted mushroom, with "Feed Your Head" script lettering beneath.
Blue cartoon character on a mushroom, upper arm
Illustration of a hairless cat with black and grey tattoo designs of roses, a swallow, a wing and '7 Lives' script, wearing a maroon bow with a skull charm.
Tattooed hairless cat with rose and swallow
Colour tattoo on a thigh of a sphynx cat wearing gold necklaces, with pink roses, green leaves and the script words Stay Loyal Tell No Lies.
Sphynx cat and roses on a thigh
Black and grey pencil flash design of praying hands, dice, playing cards, a winged pocket watch, roses, skulls and a banner reading Such is life, in a neo-traditional style.
Such is life flash with skulls, dice and praying hands
Colour neo-traditional portrait of a woman in a headscarf with the word Faith on her brow, tattooed on the upper arm.
Woman portrait in headscarf on upper arm
Two side-by-side photos of legs in boots: a colour tattoo of a bird with green foliage and red shading on the outer thigh, and a teal and orange butterfly with script lettering on the inner thigh.
Bird and butterfly tattoos on thighs
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a purple haunted castle, orange moon and bats on a forearm, with a script word along the bottom.
Haunted castle and moon on a forearm
Black linework flash drawing of a lace-edged heart with two script lettering banners and rays, drawn on tracing paper, suited to a neo-traditional tattoo.
Heart and script banners flash design
Neo-traditional flash design of a pale blue fictional character with red hair, surrounded by roses, vines, a skull and a banner reading I Sense There's Something in the Wind, shown without a body
Sally with roses, skull and banner design
Black line drawing of an owl with spread wings holding an hourglass, with a scroll banner reading Time goes by, life goes on, in a neo-traditional style for a tattoo.
Owl with hourglass and banner design
Neo-trad style tattoo of a shaded grey skull with a red polka-dot bow and heart-shaped eyes, crossed with scissors and the script words I Run with Scissors, on the thigh.
Skull and scissors with script on a thigh
Shaded pencil drawing of an ornate key with a city skyline in its shaft and script lettering, a tattoo design on a sketchbook page.
Ornate key with city skyline
Black and grey back tattoo of a woman in an ornate headdress, surrounded by lotus flowers, peony and cherry blossom, on the upper and middle back.
Woman portrait and lotus back piece
Four photos of a yin yang tattoo with lotus and mandala detail, two in black and grey and two in watercolour colour, shown on the back and thigh.
Yin yang and lotus tattoos in four views
Colour tattoo of a glowing fairytale castle under a starry purple sky with a scroll banner below, on the outer thigh.
Fairytale castle and banner on a thigh
Two matching forearm tattoos show a grey shaded anchor wrapped in rope, with a teal bow and the word sisters in script beneath.
Matching anchor and bow forearm tattoos
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a patterned hot air balloon on the outer thigh, with the word freedom in black script hanging from its basket.
Hot air balloon with freedom script on a thigh
Neo-traditional wolf head with blue eyes and an open snarling mouth, with red and orange leaves and a partly visible script banner, tattooed on a knee.
Snarling wolf with banner on knee
Full back tattoo in a realist portrait style, showing a woman's face with gears, butterflies, a compass and a red fingerprint across the back.
Full back portrait with gears and compass
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a thigh showing a white cartoon cat with a pink bow inside a gold frame, with pink banners reading ladies don't start fights but they can finish them.
White cartoon cat in gold frame with quote banners
Neo-traditional colour tattoo on a forearm showing a pink lily, a ribbon with script lettering, a Roman numeral pocket watch and a grey feather.
Lily, pocket watch and feather on a forearm