Lettering tattoo ideas

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Pen drawing of a tattoo design showing a compass inside a tree wreath, with banners reading 'Not all who wander are lost' and an anchor below, in a botanical line style.
Compass, anchor and tree banner design
Black linework tattoo of an outlined flower with leaves above the words We Are Not Our Failures, with a thin arrow running through the lettering, on a forearm.
Outlined flower and lettering on a forearm
Two people seen from behind with matching black script lettering tattooed across their shoulder blades, one reading an anchor quote and the other a wings quote.
Matching script quote tattoos on shoulders
Fine line tattoo on the inner forearm showing a black cross joined to a heartbeat line that becomes a red heart outline, with the words Faith, Hope and Love in small black capitals below.
Cross, heartbeat and heart on a forearm
Colour tattoo of an iced coffee cup with a yellow straw and teal ice cubes, with Death Before Decaf lettering, on an upper arm.
Iced coffee cup with Death Before Decaf lettering
Black lettering tattoo of the phrase 'if you don't live for something you'll die for nothing' in a serif lettering style across the side of the ribs, with a hand holding a plaid shirt.
Quote tattoo across the ribs
Black script tattoo reading faith on a wrist, with a green leather cuff and metal quote plate sitting below it.
Faith script tattoo on the wrist
Black and white photo of two pairs of hands held up on a beach, each wrist bearing a black Roman numeral tattoo reading VIII IV XII in a lettering style.
Roman numeral wrist tattoos on two pairs of hands
Lettering tattoo on a thigh with a quote from Alice in Wonderland beside a shaded gold pocket watch, playing card suits and red accents.
Quote, pocket watch and playing card suits on a thigh
Black and grey realism roses with ornate cursive script and leaves tattooed along the side of the ribs.
Black and grey roses and script on ribs
Two matching fine line tattoos on the inner wrists, each with the word Sisters, the numbers 92 95 and a line drawing of a girl on a swing.
Matching sisters wrist tattoos with swing
Close photograph of a black script tattoo reading Love me for who i am across the upper back, with a shaded pink butterfly on the shoulder.
Script quote and butterfly on shoulder
Two-panel photo showing a black script lettering quote tattoo on a person's upper back beside the shoulder blade, with a close-up of the lettering below.
Script quote across the upper back
Bold black block lettering reading WAL STAR MART tattooed across a person's lower back above jeans and a brown belt, in a lettering style.
Wal-Mart lettering across lower back
Black fine line script lettering spelling the word love, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Script word love design
Black script lettering on a white background reading the darkest night will end and the sun will rise, with the caption Les Misérables in blue capitals below.
Script quote about the darkest night ending
Small black fine line lettering reading 221B on the lower leg just above the ankle, with a white sock and black canvas trainer below.
221B numerals on the lower leg
Calvin and Hobbes tattoo on an upper arm, with the boy and tiger lying in grass beside a dark tree and the words I suppose it will all make sense when we grow up.
Calvin and Hobbes quote on upper arm
Black and grey shaded angel wings above the script words Mum and Love you forever, tattooed on the lower back.
Angel wings and Mum script on lower back
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading I refuse to sink with a small anchor, on the inner forearm of a person wearing a lace top and dark jeans.
I refuse to sink script with anchor on forearm
Black silhouette of a dandelion seed head with seeds drifting away, alongside handwritten script reading whatever will be, will be, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Dandelion seeds with 'whatever will be' script
Small black fine line tattoo of the script word fé joined to a line drawn bird, on the inner arm.
Fine line script and bird on forearm
Pencil sketch flash design of a dreamcatcher with feathers, flowers and the words Hope, Love, Family, Dream and Believe, shown as a black and grey drawing.
Dreamcatcher sketch with words and flowers
Black lettering tattoo reading "Hodor," said Hodor. in a typewriter-style font across the side of a foot near the ankle.
Quote tattoo in typewriter lettering on a foot
Fine line black script reading faith, crossed by a horizontal stroke to form a cross, drawn on a sepia textured background.
Faith script with a crossed line
Black and grey fine line tattoos on a forearm, including small script reading BE IT and an outlined animal on the lower arm, with the wearer's arms crossed over a dark jacket.
Fine line lettering and animal tattoos on forearms
Black outline tattoo of the American Sign Language I love you hand gesture with the word iloveyou in script below, on the forearm.
Sign language I love you hand with iloveyou script
Black fine line script tattoo reading This too shall pass across the upper chest of a person wearing a low-cut dark top.
This too shall pass script on upper chest
Black fine line infinity symbol with three birds in flight and the word Always in script, shown as a temporary tattoo on the inner wrist.
Infinity symbol with three birds and Always script
Four close-up panels show a black ae ligature tattoo with two dots above it, fading from solid black ink to almost no visible ink on the skin.
Ae letter tattoo across four stages of fading
Black fine line script tattoo of the words the will to live will always outweigh the ability to die, across the ribs.
Handwritten quote along the ribs
Black ink flash sheet of an ornate script alphabet titled Double, with swirling flourishes, shown as a drawn lettering design rather than on skin.
Double script alphabet flash sheet
Fine line script tattoo reading lux in tenebris across the upper back, shown in a black and white photo of a person with their hair in a loose bun.
Small script phrase on upper back
Black and grey realism feather tattoo on the outer side of a foot, with the word Breathe in script lettering near the ankle.
Feather and script word on the side of a foot
Small black lettering reading Jeremiah 29:11 with a small cross beside it, tattooed on the inner wrist and forearm.
Jeremiah 29:11 and cross on a wrist
Black lettering tattoo in flowing script reading I will fear no evil, for thou art with me, running along a woman's collarbone toward the shoulder.
Script quote along the collarbone
Red script reading Ride or Die beside black dotted stripes that fade out, tattooed on the top of a foot.
Ride or Die script with dotted stripes on a foot
Black fine line script tattoos on two ankles, one reading beach and the other partly hidden by a cowrie shell anklet charm.
Script words on two ankles
Four black lettering designs of the phrase You are my sunshine in different script fonts, shown as tattoo flash on a white background.
Four script lettering designs reading You are my sunshine
Woman in a white tank top resting one hand on her pregnant belly, with a thin black script tattoo running along her forearm.
Fine line script on a forearm
Close photo of the words BOYS DANCE TOO in orange, yellow and red block lettering on a man's upper arm, worn with a white vest top.
Boys Dance Too lettering on an upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of a serotonin molecular structure with the word warr;or in serif lettering, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Serotonin molecule and warr;or script on upper back
Black and white photo of black and grey knuckle tattoos spelling SAVE THEM, with forearm tattoos of a scorpion and a star, holding a white puppy.
Save Them knuckle tattoos holding a puppy
Fine line black script lettering with a small heart and swirling flourish, tattooed on the side of the torso near the hip.
Script word tattoo with heart flourish
Colour tattoo of a worn, floppy-eared toy rabbit above black script lettering on the side of an upper arm.
Worn toy rabbit with script quote on upper arm
Small black fine line tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, showing the word love in script above an outline heart, a filled star, an infinity symbol and a small cross.
Small love, heart, star, cross and infinity on a wrist
Back of a person with a fine line black script tattoo of the word timshel on the upper back near the shoulder.
Timshel script on upper back
Black and grey photo of a fine line script tattoo reading dreamer of impossible dreams across the upper back near the shoulder.
Fine line script quote on the upper back