Lettering tattoo ideas

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Colour traditional pin-up tattoo on an upper arm showing a woman in a pink apron holding a tray of cupcakes, with red script reading I should be in the kitchen.
Pin-up with cupcakes and kitchen script
Black and grey tattoo of a typewriter with a quote reading May I never be complete, on the upper arm, with letters spilling from the keys.
Typewriter with spilling letters and quote
Close photo of a fine line black script tattoo reading this too shall pass on the upper arm of a person with long auburn hair, seen from behind.
Script quote tattoo on upper arm
Close photo of a black serif lettering tattoo reading 'You are an expression of the universe' in centred lines on the upper arm, with a dark t-shirt sleeve rolled above it.
Text quote tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey photograph of a man with the word forgive in serif lettering on his upper arm, holding a black mug in his other hand.
Forgive lettering on an upper arm
Fine-line black tattoo on an upper arm of concentric rings with the word HAPPY at the centre and the phrase WHAT TO FOCUS ON above.
Concentric rings with text on upper arm
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading to the sea on the inner upper arm.
Script phrase on the upper arm
Black and grey photo of a small fine line script tattoo reading miles to go on the side of an upper arm.
Miles to go script on upper arm
Close-up of a black serif script tattoo reading We're All Mad Here, running diagonally along the inner upper arm of a woman in a maroon top.
We're All Mad Here quote on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of the word JOY in a serif font on the upper arm, with a light grey t-shirt sleeve visible.
JOY lettering on an upper arm
Black script lettering on an arm reads 'Our world is no more permanent than a wave rising on the ocean', in a lettering style.
Wave quote lettering on an arm
Two arms intertwined, showing fine line script tattoos reading I walk the line on an upper arm and Because your mine on a forearm, in a sepia photo.
Script text on two forearms
Black and grey rabbit mask tattoo with red hand-lettered quote and red splatter marks on an upper arm, shown in a realism and lettering style.
Rabbit mask and red lettering on upper arm
Black and grey realism upper arm tattoo of a haunted house with glowing eyes, a full moon, a tree, tombstones and banners with book titles.
Haunted house and tombstones on upper arm
Black and grey realism style cross tattoo with two banners on the upper arm, one reading 1946-2011 and the other reading Grandad.
Cross with banners and dates on upper arm
Collage of small black fine line tattoos drawn from classic books, shown on upper arms, forearms, shoulders and backs.
Literary tattoos on arms and backs
Black and grey realism arm tattoo with a sugar skull, a treble clef, the word Ambition in script and a rose made from banknotes, on the upper arm.
Sugar skull, treble clef and money rose sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of orchids and lilies with cursive script on an upper arm and shoulder.
Orchids and script on an upper arm
Shaded tattoo on an upper arm showing a VW campervan, a palm tree and a Route 66 sign over a California state outline, with script lettering reading California.
California campervan and palm tree on upper arm
Black and grey serif lettering reading OMNIA CAUSA FIUNT, set in stacked diagonal lines across a person's upper arm.
Latin phrase on upper arm
Black and grey realism sleeve on an arm, with roses, wings, stars and script reading Family and Angel, shown below a black t-shirt.
Black and grey sleeve with roses and wings
Realism tattoo of an owl with an orange eye and a skull on a man's upper arm and shoulder, with the words POWER and WISDOM and red sketch lines.
Owl and skull upper arm tattoo
A grid of photographs of small script tattoos on wrists, forearms, shoulders, neck and ankle, reading words such as imagine, joy, hope and good bye, mostly in black lettering.
Grid of script word and quote tattoos
Close photograph of a solid black ornamental flourish tattoo with a curled top and tapering loops on the upper arm, above a dark sleeve.
Ornate black flourish on upper arm
Four-step photo of a temporary tattoo, a blue watercolour USA outline with lettering reading land that I love, being applied to an upper arm in lettering style.
Temporary USA map tattoo applied to upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a seated beagle with script lettering beneath it, on the upper arm.
Realistic beagle portrait on upper arm
Collage of fine line script tattoos on an upper arm, forearm, wrist and neck, reading words such as love, smile, soul and live fearless.
Script words on arms, wrist and neck
Black semicolon tattoo on an arm with the words 'My story isn't over yet' in black serif lettering, the word 'isn't' picked out in red.
Semicolon with 'My story isn't over yet' on an arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of orchids and cursive script wrapping over the shoulder and upper arm.
Orchids and script on an upper arm
Man crouching against a wall, showing a black and grey realism tattoo of angelic figures, script lettering and roses across his shoulder, upper arm, back and ribs.
Black and grey angel and rose tattoo across back and arm
Fine line black tattoo of the words love yourself in cursive script beside an arrow with a heart cutout on the shaft, on the upper arm.
Love yourself script and arrow
Black script tattoo reading "It only takes a little push to pull on through" beside a small outlined heart with an eye, on the upper arm.
Heart and eye with script quote on an arm
Black and grey upper arm tattoo of a handwritten script verse framed around a pale moon, a dark spiral hill and small star sparkles.
Script verse with spiral hill and moon
Black and grey realism rose sleeve on an upper arm and a script and pocket watch tattoo on a thigh, shown on a woman crouching outdoors.
Rose sleeve and script thigh tattoo outdoors
Close-up of a red stamp-style VOID tattoo with blue-grey lettering beneath it on an upper arm.
Red VOID stamp tattoo on upper arm
Black script lettering reading I'd Rather Die On My Feet Than Live On My Knees runs across the upper arm in lettering style.
Script quote lettering across the upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of roses, winged figures and script lettering across a man's upper arm, shoulder, back and ribs.
Black and grey roses and script on back and arm
Small black fine line script tattoo on the upper arm of a woman in a yellow backless dress, photographed from behind.
Fine line script on an upper arm
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm showing a rolled bundle of banknotes, flames and bold script lettering in a lettering style.
Banknotes, flames and lettering on upper arm
Fine line black crown above the word love in script on an upper arm, shown beside a plain black and white design of the same crown and lettering.
Small crown and love script tattoo
Black pixel-style lettering reading HM04 on the inner upper arm of a flexed arm, against a dark blind backdrop.
Pixel lettering HM04 on upper arm
Black script lettering reading I'll never give up, I'm a fighter across the inner upper arm, with a few small red marks near the text.
Script quote on the upper arm
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a hand mirror with the script 'Beauty is in the eye of the beholder', framed by a rose, beads and scrollwork.
Mirror, rose and 'Beauty is in the eye of the beholder'
A wing made of musical staff lines and notes, with a red ribbon and the script words Fly from the inside, tattooed on an upper arm.
Musical wing and script quote on upper arm