Lettering tattoo ideas

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Black and grey photo of the words What if... in serif lettering tattooed on a forearm, with piano keys in the background.
What if... lettering on a forearm
Black and grey realism feather tattoo with script lettering reading I'm only yours and a name, on the side of the torso above the hip.
Feather and script tattoo on the side of the torso
Black ink compass rose with feathers and compass point letters on the back of a hand, over a pink and green watercolour wash.
Compass and feathers on the back of a hand
Black ink line drawing on paper of a castle skyline with the word hogwarts written in cursive script beneath it, shown as a tattoo design sketch.
Castle skyline with Hogwarts script design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a nail cross wrapped in wire, with the script words Only The Strong Survive, on the upper back.
Nail cross with Only The Strong Survive script
Colour tattoo of a golden snitch with grey shaded wings and the script words It's Real For Us, on the lower back.
Golden snitch with script on the lower back
Black script lettering reading Why Serious? with So beneath it and a small caret mark, tattooed across the centre of a person's upper back in a lettering style.
Why Serious? lettering across a back
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading 'this too shall pass' along the collarbone near the shoulder.
Script quote 'this too shall pass' on collarbone
Black fine line script tattoo reading No matter what across the upper chest near the collarbone, with slight redness around the design.
No matter what script across the upper chest
Two people hold wrists showing matching red and grey Celtic heart knot tattoos on the inner forearm, with the script words Two Hearts and That beat as one.
Matching heart knot wrist tattoos with script
Close photo of a black serif lettering tattoo on the inner wrist reading 'It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.'
Quote tattoo on the inner wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a vintage rangefinder camera with the words the way I see the world in script beside it, on a forearm.
Vintage camera with quote on forearm
Close-up photo of a black outline tattoo of a heart containing the words NOT YOU in block capitals, on a patch of skin.
Outlined heart with NOT YOU lettering
Black and grey realistic bee tattoo with shaded wings and the words 'You're the bee's knees but so am I' above and below it, on a calf.
Bee with pun lettering on a calf
Fine line black script tattoo reading c'est la vie runs vertically along the side of a hand, near long reddish hair.
C'est la vie script on the hand
Black fine-line eight-point star beside cursive lettering reading let it go on the inner forearm, photographed outdoors against a blurred green background.
Star and script lettering on the forearm
Black typewriter-style lettering reading On the road again across the top of a foot, close to the ankle.
Typewriter lettering on the foot
Three matching black infinity symbol tattoos with the script words like Mother like Daughter, two on the tops of feet and one on a wrist.
Matching infinity script tattoos on feet and wrist
Fine line black tattoo of an outlined heart pierced by an arrow, with the words WILD HEART beneath, placed centrally on the chest between open denim jacket lapels.
Heart with arrow and Wild Heart text on chest
Black fine line tattoo on the inner upper arm showing an infinity symbol with leaves, flowers and the script words I cannot tell you how thankful I am for our little infinity.
Infinity symbol with script quote on upper arm
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading 'alive' with a thin trailing line, on the inner wrist.
Fine line script 'alive' on a wrist
Black and white photo of the words ACCIO ADVENTURE tattooed in bold block capitals on a forearm, in Lettering style.
Accio Adventure lettering on a forearm
Close-up of a hand with two tiny black fine line quotation mark tattoos on the inner wrist, above a red sleeve.
Small quotation mark tattoos on the wrist
Black linework tattoo of a cartoon cat with a red bow beside cursive lettering on the inner forearm, in a lettering style.
Cartoon cat with red bow and script quote on forearm
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading Courage, dear heart across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Courage, dear heart script on upper back
Black linework flash sheet of thirteen script lettering designs, including the words Rain, Life, Birth, Star and Peace, drawn on white paper.
Script word designs on a flash sheet
Black hand-lettered text reading WHATEVER YOU DO in three lines on the inner upper arm, against a pink background.
Whatever you do lettering on an upper arm
Black script lettering, three black bird silhouettes and a shaded purple and blue feather tattooed across the top of a foot, in a realism and lettering style.
Feather, birds and script quote on a foot
Close-up of the words avada kedavra tattooed in dark blue lettering along an extended index finger, in a lettering style.
Avada kedavra lettering on a finger
Black script tattoo reading 'she believed she could so she did' in three lines across the ribs, partly visible above a white vest top.
Handwritten quote on the ribs
Black script lettering reading strength lies in nights of peaceful slumber over an orange and pink watercolour splash on a forearm.
Script quote with watercolour splash on a forearm
Black script lettering reading Thug Life on the back of a hand, resting on a car steering wheel.
Thug Life script on the back of a hand
Black ink flash design of a cartoon mouse figure built from calligraphic loops and flourishes, shown on a white background with no body placement.
Calligraphic flourish mouse design
Fine line black script reading Philippians 4:13 with a small solid heart, tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Philippians 4:13 script with heart on forearm
Fine black script lettering on a forearm that begins with the words Daughter of, with the rest of the phrase partly hidden by the angle of the photo.
Script lettering on a forearm
Black line drawing of a bold, graffiti-style word with a rising sun, clouds, flowers, feathers and a bird, designed as a lettering piece for a tattoo.
Bubble lettering with sun, clouds and flowers
Tattoo design of two bold black Chinese characters above the words Best Friend in script, set on a tan kraft-paper background.
Chinese characters and Best Friend lettering
Close-up of a fine line script tattoo of the word beloved in black ink on a woman's inner forearm, while she holds a white mug of coffee.
Beloved script on a forearm
Fine line handwritten script reading things change in black ink on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Things change script lettering design
Black lettering tattoo reading everything is alright forever in a serif typeface across the ribs, in a lettering style.
Quote tattoo along the ribs
Black handwritten lettering design reading filled it up with novocaine and now I'm just numb, set between two horizontal rules on a white background, in a lettering style with no body placement shown.
Handwritten lettering quote on white
Two side-by-side photographs of black lettering tattoos: I'm fine on the upper arm and save me on the shoulder.
I'm fine and save me script tattoos
Black script lettering reading The Feamale Boss across the inner forearm, against a dark sleeve.
Script lettering reading The Feamale Boss on forearm
Black script lettering reading Never a victim, forever a fighter across the lower back above the waistband of blue jeans.
Script quote across the lower back
Three wrists clasped together, each with a small fine line black Roman numeral tattoo on the inner forearm, reading III, III and IIII.
Matching Roman numeral wrist tattoos
Black lettering tattoo spelling the word music with musical notation symbols, including a treble clef and quavers, across the upper back.
Music lettering made from notation on upper back
Black calligraphic lettering on white reading Improvidus, Asto, quod Victum, with the English line Improvise, Adapt, and Overcome beneath, shown as a lettering design without a body placement.
Latin motto in calligraphic script
Black and grey botanical wreath with the words MY BODY MY RULES tattooed on the outer thigh.
Floral wreath with lettering on thigh