Lettering tattoo ideas

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Fine line black script tattoo reading family with a small heart beside it, on the side of a finger held against a white fluffy surface.
Family script and heart on finger
Side ribs tattoo of a handwritten line reading there is always hope, with a red heart balloon and a black silhouette of a girl reaching up.
Script quote and girl silhouette on ribs
Black script reading Changed for good above an ornate green heart-shaped frame holding a black mask, tattooed on the thigh.
Changed for good script and masked heart frame on thigh
Two people stand side by side showing black script lettering tattooed along their ribs, with the left reading together forever never apart.
Matching script quotes on two ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man in glasses and a tie on the outer thigh, with a scroll banner reading Assistant Regional Manager.
Portrait of a man in glasses with banner on thigh
Black script lettering reading Hakuna Matata, with It means no worries beneath it, on a plain white background, shown as a lettering design rather than a tattoo on skin.
Hakuna Matata lettering design
Black and white photo of two clenched fists with traditional-style LOVECATS lettering tattooed across the fingers and a small star above the knuckles on the right hand.
LOVECATS lettering across fingers
Close-up of a fine line script quote tattoo in black ink across the inside of a forearm, resting on a patchwork quilt in a sepia photo.
Script quote tattoo on a forearm
Two matching black and grey crown tattoos with One Life and One Love script on the inner wrists of two clasped hands.
Matching crown wrist tattoos
Black lettering tattoo reading She has no idea. The effect she can have. across the top of a foot, in a lettering style, with jeans cuffed above and dark glitter flats below.
Quote lettering on the top of a foot
Black handwritten-style lettering design reading Tick Tock Goes the clock on a plain white background, with no body placement shown.
Tick Tock Goes the clock lettering
Fine line black script lettering tattooed on the skin behind a person's ear, close up.
Small script letters behind the ear
Black ink flowing script alphabet chart showing upper and lower case letters in Lettering style on a white background, with no placement on skin.
Flowing script alphabet chart
Black script quote with a flock of small bird silhouettes tattooed along the side of the ribs, photographed from the side.
Bird silhouettes and quote on the ribs
Traditional style black and grey tattoo of a cartoon man in sunglasses with stitches and a red mouth, above the words ALL HYPE NO HEART, on a limb.
Cartoon face with sunglasses and lettering
Black line drawing of bubbly script lettering reading Filthy Douche, surrounded by suds and bubbles, as a tattoo flash design.
Bubble lettering reading Filthy Douche
Back view of a man in a red cap with a black lettering tattoo of laundry care instructions across the back of his neck, in a Lettering style.
Laundry care text tattoo on the back of the neck
Fine line black tattoo of a small bird on a thin wavy line leading to the word Believe in script, on the inside of a wrist.
Bird and Believe on a wrist
Black and grey shaded flower tattoos on the backs of both hands, with the words Stay True in black script across the fingers.
Flowers and Stay True script on hands
Close-up of a fine line script tattoo reading Stars can't shine without darkness, placed across the upper chest below the collarbone.
Script quote across the collarbone
Two palms facing the camera with black block lettering on the fingers, reading COME on the left hand and HOME on the right, in a lettering style on the hand.
COME HOME lettering across fingers
Fine line black tattoo of two outlined hearts joined by a single continuous stroke that ends in the word love in script, on the ankle.
Two hearts and love script on an ankle
Black fine line tattoo of a dandelion releasing birds and seeds across the upper back and shoulder, with the script words Every breath is a second chance.
Dandelion and birds with quote on shoulder
Small tattoo of the numbers 26.2 inside a green oval outline on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
26.2 in a green oval on the upper back
Hand-drawn lettering design reading Never give up in ornate script with flourishes, sketched in pencil on paper beside a pencil.
Never give up lettering design
Fine line black tattoo of an arrow with two feathers and the word Serendipity in cursive script, placed on the upper shoulder near the neck.
Arrow, feathers and script on the shoulder
Close-up of a black lettering tattoo reading You're Fine in a typewriter-style font, inked on skin.
You're Fine lettering tattoo
Black outline tattoo of a cartoon figure with a curling tail, above the script words Remember who you are, on skin.
Cartoon figure with script lettering
Black cursive lettering tattoo reading fernweh on pale skin, in a fine line lettering style.
Fernweh script on skin
Close-up of a person's ear with a small black fine line script tattoo reading What and a symbol, placed behind the ear.
Small script word behind the ear
Black and grey tattoo of a curling ribbon banner reading I solemnly swear that I am up to no good, with footprints, on a limb.
Footprints and quote banner on a limb
Black line flash design of two fists with HAND MADE across the knuckles, beside a spool of thread, scissors, a needle and yarn.
Hand made fists with sewing tools
Fine line tattoo of a mountain range with the script words the mountains are calling on the upper back, below the shoulder blade.
Mountain line and script on upper back
Two small black Roman numeral tattoos in a serif font sit on the inner wrists of two hands, one reading VIII and the other partly rotated.
Roman numeral tattoos on two wrists
Black script lettering reading without borders on the outer ankle, with a rolled denim trouser cuff above it.
Without borders script on ankle
Close view of a small black lettering tattoo of a two-line quote across the upper back, with dark hair tied up above it.
Quote tattoo on upper back
Black script lettering beside a small cross on the top of a foot, reading the end of a phrase ending in 'walks with me...'.
Script quote with cross on foot
Yellow lettering with a dark outline reading DON'T PANIC in bubble capitals, tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Don't Panic lettering on a forearm
Black typewriter-style lettering on an upper arm reading 'Everything that happens is from now on.'
Typewriter quote on the upper arm
Three matching fine line black tattoos of a heart joined to a heartbeat line and the word Sisters, placed on the ankles of three pairs of feet.
Matching sisters heartbeat tattoos on three ankles
Pen-drawn ornate lettering design on paper with a large decorative initial, swirling flourishes and a cursive script word, shown beside a black fineliner pen.
Ornate flourished lettering design
Close-up of a black script tattoo reading I lost myself in us across the upper back, near the shoulder blade, with red hair falling over the shoulder.
Script quote across upper back
Black and grey script lettering tattoo of a motivational paragraph across the outer thigh, shown in a black and white photo with denim shorts.
Block quote tattoo on the thigh
Two side by side photographs of matching fine line black and grey tattoos on the top of the feet, each showing an infinity symbol with a feather and script reading big sister or little sister.
Matching feather and infinity sister tattoos on feet
Two black ink tattoos of the word love in ornate script lettering, one on each wrist, shown side by side.
Matching love lettering on two wrists
Fine line black script reading la vie en rose on the inner wrist of a hand, shown in a sepia-toned close-up photograph.
La vie en rose script on a wrist
Black and grey lettering and clock tattoo with an ornate scrolled frame, shown on the lower back with part of a feathered wing at the top edge.
Ornate clock face with a wing above
Black script lettering reading Love on the side of a woman's neck, photographed from behind with the sea and a small island in the background.
Script love lettering on the neck