Lettering tattoo ideas

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A grid of cross stitch chart designs in traditional tattoo flash style, including swallows, hearts, roses, a pin-up, a cherry pair and lettering, on a grey background.
Sheet of cross stitch tattoo-style flash designs
Black and white photo of a woman with long hair seen from behind, with a fine line script tattoo reading La vita è bella on her upper back near the shoulder.
Script quote on upper back
Black line drawing of a heart with the words TACOS BEFORE VATOS, surrounded by sparkles and flowers, shown as a fine line tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Heart with lettering and sparkles flash design
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
Two bare feet seen from behind, with black lettering tattoos reading Heels on the left heel and Down on the right heel, in a script style.
Heels and Down script tattoos on the heels
Fine line black script tattoo reading 'we part only to meet again' across the inner forearm, near the wrist.
Script quote on the wrist
Thin black handwritten script reading you are art. across the inner wrist and forearm, in fine line style.
You are art lettering on a wrist
Black ink travel tattoos on a forearm, including the word wanderlust, a compass rose, an aeroplane, an arrow and a small world map.
Travel tattoos on a forearm
Black lettering design of the word grace in flowing hand-drawn script on a plain white background, with no body placement shown.
Grace in flowing script lettering
Black lettering tattoo reading 'Though she be but little, she is fierce' in mixed block capitals and script on the upper arm, in a lettering style.
Quote lettering on upper arm
Black and white photo of a black lettering tattoo reading Do I dare disturb the universe across the nape of a neck, with hands holding hair above it.
Handwritten quote on the back of the neck
Close photo of a hand holding a leather bag strap, showing a small fine line script tattoo on the wrist.
Fine line script tattoo on a wrist
Black script word love within an infinity symbol, a fine line lettering tattoo on the inner wrist of a raised hand.
Infinity symbol with script love on wrist
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
Fine line black botanical wreath of leaves and small flowers around the script words beauty for ashes, tattooed on a forearm.
Leafy wreath with script lettering on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a heart framing a night camping scene with a tent, campfire, mountains and stars, with the words Beauty for ashes below, in a neo-traditional style on a limb.
Heart with campfire scene and lettering
Hand-drawn black ink script lettering of the word Live on white paper, with a black marker pen resting at the top of the frame.
Script lettering design reading Live
Black and grey lettering tattoo on the thigh with an outlined cross and the script words I can do all things, plus Philippians 4:13 beneath.
Cross and lettering tattoo on the thigh
Black and grey script lettering reading Taste this kitty on the hip, just above the line of a bikini bottom.
Script lettering on a hip
Close photo of a single-colour lettering tattoo reading Go then, there are other worlds than these in a serif typeface across the forearm.
Quote tattoo in serif lettering on forearm
Fine line black script reading not all those who wander are lost, with three small birds above it, across a woman's upper chest near the collarbone.
Birds and script quote across the collarbone
Black lettering tattoo reading NORMAL: PEOPLE SCARE ME across a forearm, set against a blurred green outdoor background.
Quote lettering on a forearm
Two clenched fists show the word KNITPURL tattooed one letter per finger in a serif lettering style, with black outlines and pink, orange and yellow fills on the hands.
KNITPURL lettering across knuckles
Black and white photo of a tiny fine line capital letter M tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Small letter M on the inner forearm
Black and grey photo of two hands with the word FEMINIST tattooed in serif lettering, one letter per finger, with a partly visible outlined design on the back of the left hand.
FEMINIST lettering across fingers
Small black Roman numerals IX III in a thin serif lettering style, tattooed on the back of the neck.
Roman numerals IX III on the neck
Small fine-line black tattoo of a letter P with a single dot beneath it on the upper arm.
Small letter P with dot on upper arm
Fine line handwritten script reading palm trees, ocean breeze, drawn as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Palm trees, ocean breeze script
Eight numbered sheets of gold and silver metallic temporary tattoo designs, featuring Greek letters, geometric patterns, anchors and chevrons.
Gold metallic Greek letter temporary tattoo sheets
Black and grey tattoo of two footprints beside ornate script lettering with flourishes on a forearm.
Footprints and script lettering on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a feather joined to an infinity symbol with script lettering on a section of bare skin.
Feather and infinity script tattoo
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
Black and grey fine line script reading ad maiora on the inner wrist, with the hand raised above it.
Ad maiora script on a wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a feather with small birds and the script words free yourself on a person's upper back.
Free yourself script and feather on upper back
Black ink hand-lettered design reading 'A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor' on aged, sepia paper, with decorative flourishes above the text.
Hand-lettered sailing quote on aged paper
Black silhouette of a leaping whale with the words Do what is right, not what is easy set in white distressed lettering across its body, drawn in a vintage woodcut style.
Whale with Do What Is Right quote
Black ink tattoo on the upper back showing a witch on a broomstick, three birds, the words books are proof humans can do magic, and two geometric symbols.
Witch, birds and quote on upper back
Black fine line script tattoo reading Unbreakable on the inner forearm, shown in a black and white photo.
Unbreakable script on a forearm
Flat lay of a bachelorette temporary tattoo mix pack with gold and silver foil designs of rings, a heart and the words Taken, Single, bride tribe and love.
Bachelorette temporary tattoo mix pack
Close photograph of the word Bazinga in black lettering tattooed along the side of a finger, with dark red nail polish and a wooden wall behind.
Bazinga lettering on a finger
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on the leg showing a circular mountain landscape with a moon, pine trees and a winding river, with the words not all those who wander are lost.
Mountain landscape in a circle with quote on leg
Black and grey shaded butterfly tattoo on the upper back, with a handwritten quote in black script reading I'm a walking travesty but I'm smiling at everything.
Butterfly and handwritten quote on upper back
Close-up of a watercolour-style orange tulip with a black script word and stem tattooed on the inner ankle.
Orange tulip and script on an ankle
Pen sketch of a tattoo design, an infinity symbol filled with looping cursive lettering and two small hearts, drawn on lined notebook paper.
Infinity symbol with script lettering
Two matching fine line black script tattoos reading sisters with a small heart, one on a lower leg and one on an ankle.
Matching sisters script tattoos
Two feet side by side, each with the phrase 'An unbreakable bond' in black cursive script across the top of the foot, one matching tattoo per person.
Matching 'An unbreakable bond' script on two feet
Black and grey script lettering reading Each day is a gift not a given right across the upper back, shown from behind with blonde hair and a knitted scarf.
Script quote across upper back