Lettering tattoo ideas

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Hand-drawn black ink infinity symbol with the word you in the left loop and me in the right, shown as a fine line lettering design on paper.
Infinity symbol with you and me
Thin black capital lettering reading EXCELSIOR on the wrist above a hand with blue painted nails, set against a pale turquoise background.
Excelsior lettering on a wrist
Black silhouette design of birds in flight forming an infinity symbol, with the words hakuna matata in cursive script across the centre.
Birds forming an infinity loop with script
Two matching black lettering tattoos reading 477,800 in a simple script, one on a forearm in the foreground and one on the skin behind it near a swimsuit.
Matching 477,800 number tattoos
Fine line black tattoo of the word l'amour in cursive script with a small dragonfly, on the inside of a wrist against a dark background.
L'amour script with dragonfly on a wrist
Black ink hand-lettered design reading I won't fall in love with falling, with the final word in flowing, elongated script on a plain off-white background.
Hand-lettered quote about falling
Colour tattoo on the inner forearm of a rainbow watercolour splash with the words LOVE IS LOVE in black script across the centre.
Rainbow watercolour splash with Love is Love script
Black Arabic script lettering tattooed along the side of the ribs, with a hand resting over it and a jewelled ring.
Arabic script tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey photo of two feet in sandals with the words Don't Panic tattooed in typewriter-style lettering across the tops of the feet.
Don't Panic lettering across both feet
Colour traditional-style tattoo of an anchor wrapped in rope, with the words THE LORD IS MY above and Anchor below, on skin.
Anchor with rope and scripted text
Hand-drawn tattoo design sketch in black ink reading I love you to the moon and back, with a moon, clouds and stars, lettering style, shown on paper with no body placement.
I love you to the moon and back design
Black and grey realism tattoo of orchids and cursive script wrapping over the shoulder and upper arm.
Orchids and script on an upper arm
Close up of a fine line script word tattooed in black ink along the forearm, shown in a warm, vintage-toned photograph.
Fine line script word on a forearm
Sepia photograph of a bare back with a fine line script tattoo running vertically down the spine, with the hair pinned up.
Script line down the spine in sepia
Black ornamental script lettering design spelling the word Believe, with flowing swashes and no body placement shown.
Believe script lettering design
Fine line black tattoo of a clothes hanger with the word fashion in cursive script and a small heart, on the forearm.
Fashion script on a clothes hanger
Two black script quotes with Roman numeral dates tattooed on a back and an inner forearm, with a chain bracelet worn on the wrist.
Matching script quotes on back and forearm
Man crouching against a wall, showing a black and grey realism tattoo of angelic figures, script lettering and roses across his shoulder, upper arm, back and ribs.
Black and grey angel and rose tattoo across back and arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a shaded feather with three flying birds and script lettering on a person's skin.
Feather with flying birds and script
Fine line black tattoo of the words love yourself in cursive script beside an arrow with a heart cutout on the shaft, on the upper arm.
Love yourself script and arrow
Black line drawing of an anchor with a heart at its centre and the script words hope anchors the soul, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Anchor with hope scripture design
Close view of a small fine line black script phrase and a thin vertical line motif on a woman's upper chest, with a blue cardigan partly open.
Fine line script and motif on chest
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading Nourish on the inner wrist, shown in a black and white photo.
Nourish script on the inner wrist
Black ink script letter S with large curling swirls at top and bottom, drawn as a bold single-line design on a white background.
Flowing script letter S design
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with the words Not all those who wander are lost curved around it on bare skin.
Compass rose with a curved quote
Black typewriter-style lettering reading "too much heart" across the upper back between the shoulder blades, in a Lettering style.
"too much heart" lettering on upper back
Two photographs: black script reading hakuna matata with small birds on a foot, and a black mermaid silhouette with small fish on a wrist.
Script and birds on a foot, mermaid on a wrist
Two people seen from behind: one has the word DUDE in black lettering on the upper back, the other has sweet in black script above a colour lily tattoo on the shoulder blade.
Dude and sweet lettering with a lily on two backs
Traditional style tattoo on the inner forearm showing mountains, birds, a red flower and leaves, with the words home is where the heart is.
Mountain scene with quote on forearm
Black ink drawing of a pair of antlers above a stag-shaped block of handwritten song lyrics on beige paper, a design in lettering style with no body placement shown.
Antlers and handwritten lyrics design
Black and white photo of a lettering tattoo reading we're all stories in the end across the back of a neck, with hair falling around it.
Quote tattoo on the back of the neck
Colour tattoo of Dory the blue tang fish beside blue script reading Just Keep Swimming, across the sole and side of a foot.
Dory and Just Keep Swimming on a foot
Black lettering tattoo of song lyrics wrapping around the ribs on a side view, with a small bird silhouette in the middle of the text.
Song lyrics tattoo curving across the ribs
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading always across the side of a finger.
Always script on a finger
Two small tattoos: a red and white rocket with the words and beyond in black script on the ribs, and a cowboy hat with the words to infinity in blue script on the thigh.
Rocket and cowboy hat tattoos with quotes
Collage of matching small tattoos on fingers and wrists, including hearts, crowns and script lettering reading Always and Forever, in black and red ink.
Matching couple tattoos on fingers and wrists
Black flash design of an infinity symbol made of paw prints and birds, with hakuna matata written in script lettering.
Infinity paw print design with hakuna matata script
Black typewriter-style lettering reading I contain multitudes on the inner wrist, photographed with the palm facing up in bright light.
I contain multitudes quote on wrist
Black line drawing of an infinity symbol with the word eternal in looping script at the upper left and love at the lower right, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Infinity symbol with eternal and love script
Black and white flash sheet of song lyric lettering designs with small icons such as a heart, planet, wings and arrow, in mixed script and block fonts.
Lyric lettering flash sheet in black
Three stacked photos of a flourished script name tattoo in lettering style on the forearm, from red outline to finished black linework.
Script name lettering on a forearm
Collage of small black and grey tattoos on fingers: a Harry Potter lightning scar, a shaded owl, a golden snitch, Platform 9 3/4, and a knot design on another finger.
Harry Potter finger tattoos and a knot design
Black and grey script tattoo of the words If our love could have saved you, you would have lived forever, framed by shaded angel wings and a halo on the upper back.
Angel wings and script quote on upper back
Black script tattoo reading i am because you are running diagonally along the inner forearm, in a lettering style.
Script quote on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of two small footprints above the script words you are my sunshine, on the top of a woman's foot.
Footprints and script lettering on a foot
Small black fine line angular lettering sits on the inner wrist, photographed at a slight angle against a pale forearm.
Small angular lettering on a wrist
Black and grey photo of two heels on a stone ledge, with the word Free in black script on the left heel and Yourself in black script on the right heel.
Free and Yourself script on both heels
Colour puzzle piece tattoo on a lower leg with black script lettering reading Don't Judge What you Don't Understand.
Puzzle piece lettering tattoo on a calf