Script tattoo ideas

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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
Traditional style black and grey leg sleeve on a thigh and calf, with a sugar skull, a moth, a kite, stars and a script line.
Leg sleeve with sugar skull and stars
Realistic grey orchid vine with buds and a small red script quote across a person's upper back by the shoulder blade.
Orchid vine and script on upper back
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo of a short phrase across a shoulder, with a white top strap visible.
Script quote tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey tattoo of a lion's head with a full mane and two shaded roses, on the upper arm and shoulder, with script above it.
Lion head and roses on upper arm
Close photo of a fine line black script tattoo reading Always, with three small blue stars beside the final letter, on the forearm.
Always script with blue stars on a forearm
Black handwritten lettering reading Riddikulus on a finger, beside a brass star-shaped ring on the same finger.
Riddikulus script on a finger
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
Black fine line script reading I will make better mistakes tomorrow, tattooed on an upper arm beneath a rolled red plaid sleeve.
Script quote on an upper arm
Black script lettering reading Romans 8:28 on the inner wrist, shown beside a gemstone chip bracelet.
Romans 8:28 script on the wrist
Close side view of a woman lifting her top to show a small black lettering tattoo of a single word on her left ribs.
Single word script tattoo on the ribs
Fine line black script reading in a world of my own, running into a daisy outline, on the inner forearm.
Script quote and daisy on a forearm
Colour lettering tattoo reading Believe in yourself in red and dark script, sitting on the inner forearm.
Believe in yourself script lettering on skin
Black and grey realism winged heart tattoo with a script letter H and a filigree swirl heart on the upper back.
Winged heart with script initial on upper back
Fine line black script lettering running diagonally up the inner forearm, close to the wrist, on a hand raised against a pale wall.
Fine line script on an inner forearm
Black script word Ohana with a pink hibiscus flower above its final letters, tattooed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Ohana script and hibiscus on the collarbone
Black and white photo of a woman's upper back showing a black script lettering tattoo reading If I Could Fly, placed between the shoulder blades below the neck.
If I Could Fly script on upper back
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading keep going, placed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Keep going script on the upper chest
Black and white photo of a woman's arm with a shaded bow tattoo on the upper arm, a diamond tattoo on the forearm and a lips tattoo on the bare midriff, with script and a wing above.
Bow, diamond and lips tattoos in black and white
Black and white photo of two ankles in rolled jeans and sneakers, with the words Stay and Gold in script lettering tattooed on them.
Stay and Gold script tattoos on ankles
Two people's inner forearms show matching black line butterfly tattoos with green centres and script lettering beneath each wing, one reading Mother and the other Daughter.
Matching butterfly wrist tattoos with script words
Black and grey tattoo on an ankle showing a script monogram, swirling figure-eight lines, shaded flowers and small stars.
Script monogram with flowers and stars on an ankle
Black and grey fine line design of a dandelion clock releasing seeds towards two birds, with the words this too shall pass written along the stem.
Dandelion seeds with script stem design
Colour tattoo of a blue TARDIS police box above a black banner reading Everyone Is Important, on the side of the ribs.
Blue police box TARDIS with banner on ribs
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design with lilies, curling vine swirls and the words Live Laugh Love in cursive script, in black and grey.
Lily and swirl design with script
Black fine line cursive script reading one of two on the inner wrist, with the palm of the hand raised above it against a brown towel.
One of two script on an inner wrist
Close-up photo of black script lettering reading Mommy with a red ribbon in the middle, tattooed on the inner wrist, in a lettering style.
Script word Mommy with red ribbon on wrist
Black script tattoo reading Because you're mine with a flourish on the forearm, and a black banner reading I walk the line on the arm below.
Script quote and banner on forearm
Black ink script reading how beautiful on the left foot and a black mountain silhouette tattoo on the right foot, shown on bare feet over carpet.
Script and mountain tattoos on both feet
Black and purple tattoo of an awareness ribbon with the words Stay Strong and Breathe On, placed on the side of the ribs.
Purple ribbon with Stay Strong script on ribs
Fine line black tattoo of a state outline with a cursive word running down its right edge, on the side of an ankle.
State outline with script on ankle
Black and white photo of a black ink script word Believe with small birds on the inner wrist, in a lettering style.
Believe script with birds on wrist
Two photos of a black script tattoo reading Always in my heart within an infinity symbol, with a pink outlined heart, on the inner forearm.
Always in my heart script with infinity on forearm
Two people show matching black and grey tattoos on their inner wrists, each with an infinity symbol, a shaded feather and a script name.
Matching feather and infinity wrist tattoos
Black script reading Joie de Vivre sits above a small bouquet of pink roses and dark green leaves on the wrist, in a lettering and botanical style.
Joie de Vivre script and rose bouquet on wrist
Black and grey pencil sketch of a galloping horse above a feather, with the script words Wild and Free written beneath it.
Running horse and feather with Wild and Free script
Black script lettering of the word focus with long hairline swash tails on each side, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Focus script lettering with swash tails
Black and white photo of a hand with fine line script reading Let it be across one finger and a partial script word on the finger below, placed on the hand.
Let it be script on fingers
Black and grey vertical lettering in small blocky characters runs down the spine of a bare back, from the nape towards the lower back.
Vertical script line down the spine
Black linework geometric lotus tattoo with swirling details on a forearm, with small script text running along the wrist.
Geometric lotus tattoo on a forearm
Two black script lettering tattoos on the inner wrists, shown side by side against a leopard print background.
Single-word script tattoos on both wrists
Fine line script tattoo reading 'we're all mad here' on the inner forearm, with a hand reaching through green palm leaves.
'We're all mad here' script on forearm
Rear view of a person's neck and bare shoulders showing a small fine line script tattoo just behind the ear.
Fine line script on the neck
Black and grey shaded feather tattoo with a script word beside it, sitting on the lower abdomen above a lace waistband.
Shaded feather with script on the lower abdomen
Grey pencil-style drawing of a cartoon creature sitting beside a small heart and a butterfly, with the script words There's always something worth living for beneath.
Cartoon creature with butterfly and quote design
Black line drawing of a triangle, circle and vertical line with the script words Until the very end beneath it, a sketched design with no body placement shown.
Deathly Hallows symbol with quote
Fine line tattoo of two interlocking heart outlines on a forearm, one red with the word Sister and one blue with the word Brother in script.
Sister and brother heart outlines on a forearm
Fine line black script tattoo reading "Curiosity often leads to trouble" along the side of a hip, with a hand resting on the body.
Quote tattoo along the side of the hip