Lettering tattoo ideas

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Black script lettering reading Highlife across the side of the ribs, with a hand holding a rolled cigarette beside it.
Highlife script tattoo on the ribs
Black script lettering reading night gathers, and now my watch begins, with two black raven silhouettes, tattooed along the side of a torso on the ribs.
Two ravens and a script quote along the ribs
Black script lettering tattoo of latitude and longitude coordinates on the side of the ribs, partly visible beneath a black top and white shirt.
Latitude and longitude coordinates on ribs
Black fine-line silhouettes of flying figures and stars forming an infinity loop with the words Never and Grow Up, tattooed on the ribs.
Flying silhouettes and lettering on the ribs
Close-up of a small fine line script tattoo reading 'it is what it is' in black ink along the side of the ribs, below dark clothing.
Script quote along the side ribs
Black script lettering reading 'And though she be but little, She is fierce' tattooed on a person's ribs, with a dark top visible below.
Script quote tattoo on the ribs
Black typewriter-style lettering reading love will tear us apart runs along the ribs beneath a black top.
Lyric quote along the ribs
Black and grey photo of a fine line script tattoo reading Stay strong on the ribs, partly under a black lace bra.
Stay strong script on the ribs
Black serif lettering reading "I'm the hero of this story" runs diagonally across the side of the torso above a grey knitted top.
Quote tattoo reading "I'm the hero of this story"
Fine line black script tattoo reading Smile on the side of a ribcage, with several moles visible on the surrounding skin.
Smile script on ribs
Black serif Roman numerals reading IX XXVI MMXII tattooed in a single line along the side of a ribcage.
Roman numeral lettering on the ribs
Black and grey lettering tattoo on the ribs showing the words Each day is a gift and not a given right, framed by a ribbon bow and scrollwork.
Ribbon and quote script on ribs
Black lettering reading must be this tall to ride with a red arrow pointing left, tattooed on the side of the ribs.
Must be this tall to ride lettering on ribs
Black lettering tattoo reading Not all those who wander are lost, set in a calligraphic script along the side of the ribs.
Quote lettering along the ribs
Small black serif letter Y tattoo on a woman's side below the arm, shown in a lettering style, with her hand resting on her arm.
Small serif letter Y on the side
Fine line script tattoo reading Carpe Diem on the side of a person's ribs, in warm evening light.
Carpe Diem script on the ribs
Close-up of a black serif lettering tattoo reading I'm the hero of this story, running along the side of the ribs above grey fabric.
Serif quote tattoo along the side ribs
Black script lettering reading Buckeyes overlaps a red outline of the state of Ohio on the side of the ribs.
Buckeyes script with Ohio state outline
Two people stand side by side showing black fine line script tattoos on their ribs, reading To infinity and and beyond.
Two script quote tattoos on the ribs
Black fine line script reading Angels never leave, They're always at your side, beside an outlined angel wing tattoo on skin, placed on the ribs.
Angel wing and script quote on the side
Black Hebrew lettering tattoo in a clean sans-serif style on the side of the ribs, with a black top lifted at the edge of the frame.
Hebrew lettering on the ribs
Fine line tattoo of a lion cub with a small red accent, under the words never forget who you are, on the side of a person's ribs.
Lion cub outline and quote on ribs
Close view of a fine line black script tattoo of the word spark along the side of the ribs, below the arm.
Spark script on the ribs
Black fine line script lettering reading Alltid i mitt hjerte across the ribs of a person wearing a black top.
Script lettering across the ribs
Black and grey wing tattoo across the ribs and an ornamental mandala-style tattoo on the back of the hand, with vertical lettering down the outer thigh.
Wing and mandala tattoos on a woman at the beach
Close photo of a small fine line script tattoo on the side of the ribs, in black ink, with a white swimsuit at the edge of the frame.
Fine line script tattoo on the ribs
Black script lettering reading Our paths may change as life goes on, but the bond between us remains forever strong, above three outlined hearts, on the side of the torso.
Script quote with three outlined hearts
Fine line black tattoo of a dandelion releasing seeds with the word Faith in script along the ribs.
Dandelion and Faith script on ribs
Black lettering tattoo of a serif quote in two lines across the side of a person's ribs, with a grey knit top lifted beside it.
Quote tattoo on the ribs
Fine script reading Just Breathe beside a shaded dark blue awareness ribbon tattoo on the side of the torso, just above the hip.
Just Breathe script and ribbon on side
Close-up of a black fine line script tattoo reading Take me far on the side of a ribcage, with a black top and a wristwatch visible.
Take me far script on the ribs
Black lettering tattoo reading I myself am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions, with a stitch line running down through the words, on skin at the side of the body.
Stitched quote along the side of the body
Black fine line tattoo of the state of Texas outline with the word Home in script across its lower part, on a person's ribs in black and white.
Texas outline with Home script on ribs
Black script lettering tattoo of a quote running across the ribs and side of a person's back, photographed from behind.
Script quote tattoo along the ribs
Fine line black script tattoo reading agape with a small heart beside it, on the side of a person's ribs.
Agape script with heart on ribs
Two side-by-side black and grey realism skull tattoos on a torso, one wearing a hat with a banner reading Til my last day, the other with a veil, rose and a banner reading Til my last breath.
Two black and grey skulls with banner scrolls
Close-up of a thin black script tattoo reading blessed with a looping flourish on the ribs, worn beneath a white lace bandeau.
Blessed script on the ribs
Two people show matching black script lettering on their ribs reading Together forever, never apart, maybe in distance, but never in heart.
Matching quote tattoos on two people's ribs
Neo-traditional style tattoo of a shaded grey key with a pink bow and a heart, with a banner reading Always a Lesson Never a Failure, on the side of the ribs.
Key with pink bow and banner on ribs
Side ribs tattoo of two red roses shaded in black and grey, with script lettering reading Shall I complain that rose bushes have thorns, partly hidden by a black strap.
Red roses and script on ribs
Black script lettering tattoo, appearing to read Protege, on the side of a ribcage in a lettering style.
Small script word tattoo on the ribs
Close view of a fine line script tattoo reading 'to make each day count' along the side ribs, partly under a black garment.
Fine line script quote on the side ribs
Black serif Roman numerals reading P. IV. XIII run vertically across the side of a torso, with a black garment at the edge of the frame.
Roman numerals P. IV. XIII on the side
Black and white photo of a fine line script lettering tattoo across the ribs, reading Let's unwrite these pages and replace them with our own words.
Script quote on the ribs
Black script lettering tattoo reading Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius, placed on the side of the torso above the hip.
Two-line script quote tattoo on the side torso
Black lettering on a woman's ribs reading 'she believed she could so she did' in a typewriter-style font, set in a stacked, left-aligned block.
Typewriter quote along the ribs
Black lettering tattoo on the side of a torso in a bold, rounded typeface, reading a six-line quote about togetherness, placed on the ribs.
Quote lettering tattoo along the ribs
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo running vertically along the side of a person's ribs.
Fine script along the ribs