Lettering tattoo ideas

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Black script lettering tattoo reading Sister to Sister, Heart to Heart, Bonded Together, Right from the Start, set diagonally on the side of the ribs.
Script quote lettering on the side of the ribs
Black script lettering reading For every dark night, There's a brighter day across the side of the ribs, shown in a close photograph.
Script quote tattoo on the side ribs
Colour rib tattoo of the West Virginia outline filled with an arched bridge over green hills and a river, with script lettering reading take me home country roads.
West Virginia outline with bridge and script
Black and grey botanical flower and fine script tattoo on the side ribs of a person lying on white bedding, wearing a white Calvin Klein top and grey waistband leggings.
Black floral tattoo and script on side ribs
Close-up of a small fine line black script tattoo reading let it go on a person's side ribs, just below a black bra strap.
Fine line script reading let it go on the ribs
Black and grey script lettering with swirling flourishes running vertically along the side of the ribs.
Script lettering with flourishes on ribs
Close photo of a fine line black script tattoo reading C'est la vie on the side of a person's torso, near the ribs.
Fine line C'est la vie script on the side
Fine line black script tattoo written beneath the bust on a woman wearing a blue bikini top, partly hidden by the fabric.
Fine script tattoo under the bust
Small fine line arrow tattoo with black stylised lettering along the shaft, coloured in red and purple, placed on the ribs.
Arrow with lettering on the ribs
Black and grey script tattoo reading The course of true love never did run smooth, across the side of the ribs.
Script quote across the ribs
Fine line black script tattoo reading Agape across the side ribs of a torso.
Agape script on the ribs
Black lettering tattoo of two lines of text running diagonally along the side of the ribs, shown in a close photograph of bare skin.
Two-line quote tattooed along the ribs
Fine line black ink tattoo of three angular, letter-like marks on the side of the ribs, partly covered by a grey t-shirt.
Three angular letter-like marks on the ribs
Black blackletter lettering tattoo on the side ribs reading Rise and rise again until lambs become lions, with purple fabric pulled up above it.
Blackletter quote on the ribs
Black lettering tattoo of the words she believed she could so she did in a typewriter style, set in a vertical line on the side of the ribs.
Typewriter quote on the ribs
Black ink script tattoo of Corinthians 13:4-8 with a small cross above it, across a person's ribs.
Corinthians 13 verse and cross on ribs
Fine line black script tattoo reading ohana with an infinity loop swash, placed on the side of the ribs.
Script word ohana with infinity swash on ribs
Black script tattoo on the side of the ribs reading I'm the hero of the story, I don't need to be saved.
Script quote on the ribs
Black and grey tattoo of a state outline with a city skyline silhouette and lettering inside it, on the side of the ribs.
State outline with skyline and lettering on ribs
Black and grey arm sleeve with a rose on the shoulder and a script tattoo on the ribs, on a reclining woman in a black lace bralette.
Arm sleeve and side script tattoos
Close photograph of two lines of black blackletter-style lettering tattooed across a person's ribs, with a shop interior visible behind.
Two lines of blackletter text on ribs
Fresh black script lettering with a starfish, dots and a shell on the side of the ribs, covered by clear wrap and tape.
Script quote with starfish and shell on ribs
Six-panel collage of feather tattoos in black ink on ribs, collarbone, back, ankle and neck, some with flying birds and one with script.
Feather tattoos in six placements
Fine line black script tattoo reading good vibes on the side of a torso, just below the ribs, with a grey crop top above it.
Good vibes script on the ribs
Close view of a black script lettering tattoo across a woman's ribs, with a quote in fine cursive, shown in a warm-toned photograph.
Script quote across the ribs
Fine line black script tattoo on the ribs reading Be still and know that I am God, with Psalm 46:10 NKJV beneath it.
Scripture quote in script on ribs
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading with every mistake we must surely be learning, across the ribs of a person wearing a leopard print top.
Script quote across the ribs
Two people in black and grey bras show matching fine line script tattoos on their ribs, reading To infinity and and beyond.
Matching "To infinity" and "and beyond" script on ribs
Black lettering tattoo of the Greek word Φιλία on the side ribs, shown with a teal top lifted beside it.
Greek word philia on the ribs
Black script reading fearless with a green ribbon and green boxing gloves tattooed on the side of the ribs, in a lettering style.
Fearless script with ribbon and boxing gloves
Black and white photo of the word breathe in small typewriter-style lettering tattooed on the ribs below a woman's breast.
Breathe lettering on the ribs
Black ink tattoo on the ribs of a person in a grey top, showing a heartbeat line that forms a cross and ends in a heart, with the words faith. hope. love. in script beneath.
Heartbeat cross and heart with faith, hope, love
Close-up of a black script tattoo reading Family with a small heart flourish on the side of the ribs.
Family script tattoo on the ribs
Black script lettering reading Let me be on the upper arm and a solid black cross on the ribs, both in a simple lettering and bold outline style.
Script on upper arm and cross on ribs
Black ink fine line tattoo of an open book with lettering and a cup of coffee on a saucer, placed on the side of the torso above the hip.
Open book with library quote and coffee cup
Close up of a small fine line black script tattoo reading good vibes on the side ribs, below a grey crop top.
Good vibes script on the side ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a clenched fist holding banknotes with script lettering above and below, on the ribs.
Fist gripping cash with script lettering
Woman in a lace bra and open plaid shirt, showing a traditional-style rose and bird tattoo on her ribs, script lettering on her upper chest, and a rose and portrait design on her thigh.
Rose and bird tattoos on torso and thigh
Close-up of a black lettering tattoo reading "to be loved; to be in love" in a typewriter-style font, placed on the side of the torso above a dark waistband.
"To be loved; to be in love" lettering on the side
Black blossom branch tattoo with the script 'until we meet again' on the side of the ribs, with a small pink lip mark below.
Blossom branch and 'until we meet again' on ribs
Collage of five black tattoos in fine line and lettering, including a quote on the ribs, the number 9 3/4 on a wrist, a cat on the hip and a face on the forearm.
Five small black tattoos: quotes, a cat and a face
Black fine line script tattoo on the side of the ribs reading two lines of text, Live without the sunlight and Love without your heartbeat.
Script quote along the ribs
Black typewriter-font lettering tattoo of a quote running in stacked lines down the side of the ribs.
Typewriter-font quote down the side of the ribs
Close photo of the single word Allons-y in black script lettering on a person's side ribs, above a blue and grey top.
Allons-y script lettering on the side ribs
Black fine line eye within a triangle with small lettering on the upper arm, and the words be strong girl with small stars on the ribs.
Eye in triangle and strong girl lettering
Black and white photo of two people's sides, each with a fine line script tattoo on the ribs: a ship's wheel with a quote on the left and an anchor with a quote on the right.
Ship's wheel and anchor with script on the sides
Black fine line tattoo of a flying saucer with a tractor beam, two small sparkles and the words GET IN, LOSER, on the side of the ribs.
UFO with tractor beam and quote on the ribs
Black and grey script tattoo reading 'Here's to a long line of sinners like me' across the side of the ribs.
Quote tattoo along the ribs