Lettering tattoo ideas

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Black and grey chest tattoo of the word CASH in ornate block letters above an acoustic guitar, with scrolling flourishes, placed on the upper chest.
CASH lettering and guitar on chest
Two matching fine line lettering tattoos on the lower legs reading 'Different flowers from the same garden', one set in a circle and one in an arc, in dark ink.
Matching 'Different flowers' quote on calves
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design: an infinity symbol with the words be strong believe in cursive script, with small birds flying across the lines on lined paper.
Infinity symbol with 'be strong believe' script and birds
Fine line cursive lettering tattoo in black ink running across the front of an upper thigh, with a black dress lifted beside it.
Cursive script tattoo on a thigh
Close photo of a fine line script tattoo of the word bliss with a trailing line on the inner forearm, near the wrist.
Bliss script on inner forearm
Black and white photo of the word freedom in serif lettering on a wrist, with a small bird silhouette above the final letters.
Freedom lettering with bird on wrist
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with a feathered arrow and a quote in script lettering on the inner forearm, with a world map outline above the wrist.
Compass rose and world map on a forearm
Black ink infinity symbol with cursive script inside the loop, on a forearm near the wrist.
Infinity symbol with script on a forearm
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design with a battered helmet, a rose and leaves in black and grey shading, with lettering across the top.
Helmet, rose and lettering design
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo running vertically from the nape down the upper back, above a white open-back top.
Vertical script tattoo down the upper back
Black and grey tree with exposed roots and hand-lettered quote tattooed on the side of the ribs, above hatched ground lines.
Bare tree with lettered quote on ribs
Black hand-lettered word love in a flowing script above a horizontal line broken by a small heart, drawn on a plain white background as a tattoo design.
Love script with heart divider
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading Je ne sais quoi on the inner forearm, with a relaxed hand extended to the right.
Je ne sais quoi script on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of the word WARRIOR above an arrow wrapped with leaves, on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Warrior script and arrow on upper chest
Black silhouette of two flying figures with purple watercolour splashes and lettering on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Silhouetted flying figures with quote on upper back
Black brush lettering design reading take the risk, in a loose script style on a white background, with no body placement shown.
Take the risk brush lettering design
Black script tattoo reading strength with an infinity loop swash on the inner wrist, shown on a forearm in a close photograph.
Strength script with infinity loop on wrist
Black and grey tattoo of two butterflies beside the script phrase 'My Sister's Keeper' on a person's chest, with a thin chain necklace visible.
Two butterflies and script on the chest
Black script lettering reading God Gives His Toughest Battles To His Strongest Soldiers, tattooed in lettering style across the ribs.
Script quote along the ribs
Black linework design of the letters G, a greater-than sign, a caret and a V above a horizontal rule, with the words God is greater than the highs and lows in italic script beneath.
God is greater than the highs and lows lettering
Close-up of a fine black Arabic script lettering tattoo on pale skin, with the body area not clearly visible in the crop.
Arabic script lettering in fine black ink
Black fine line script reading happiness on the back of a woman's neck, photographed from behind with her hair in a bun.
Happiness script on the back of the neck
Gold metallic script reading love across a forearm, with turquoise sea and a rock arch behind it.
Gold script love on a forearm
Black typewriter-style lettering reading 'My thoughts were so loud I couldn't hear my mouth' on an upper arm, in black and grey.
Quote tattoo on an upper arm
Black script quote reading The past can hurt, you can either run from it or learn from it, above a black-outlined Simba cub tattoo with red and grey shading.
Simba cub and script quote
Fine line black script reading Until the very end, with three small stars and a Deathly Hallows symbol, tattooed on a shoulder.
Script quote and Deathly Hallows symbol on a shoulder
Black ink lettering tattoo of the word family inside an infinity symbol with a small heart, on a forearm.
Family script in an infinity loop on a forearm
Fine line black script tattoo reading lumos on a forearm, shown in a black and white photo.
Lumos script on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo on the forearm showing the words Hebrews 6:19 in script above an anchor with a small heart and an infinity symbol looping through it.
Anchor, infinity sign and Hebrews 6:19 script
Black fine line script reading no fear tattooed across the top of a woman's foot, with red painted toenails, resting on a dark leather surface.
No fear script tattoo on a foot
Black script lettering reading Never run faster than your guardian angel can fly, tattooed in a long line across a bare back.
Script quote along the back
Black ink hand-lettered design reading Wild hearts can't be tamed, with looping flourishes, shown as a drawn tattoo design without a body placement.
Wild hearts can't be tamed lettering
Close-up of the word love in thin black cursive lettering tattooed on the side of a finger, with dark nail polish and a blurred teal background.
Love script tattoo on a finger
Woman seen from behind with a small black fine line script tattoo on her upper back, wearing a white open-back vest and pastel tie-dye denim shorts.
Small script tattoo on upper back
Fine line black script tattoo reading 'You are my sunshine' across the upper back, with a pale blue bra strap below it.
You are my sunshine script on upper back
Black cat with an arched back and red accents, two bats and crossed bones above the word LUCKY, tattooed on an ankle.
Black cat and LUCKY lettering on ankle
Flash sheet of six black line infinity symbol tattoo designs, several with handwritten or block lettering such as family, sister and always, and some with bird silhouettes.
Infinity symbol tattoo designs with words
Traditional style colour tattoo on a forearm showing red roses, two round picture frames and a banner reading There is no place like home.
Roses and frames with a home banner on a forearm
Black lettering in a typewriter-style font reads have courage and be kind, running diagonally across a forearm in a lettering tattoo.
Have courage and be kind across a forearm
Four-panel collage of black lettering tattoos: Roman numerals on two wrists, an infinity symbol with a moon and stars on the ribs, the word amore with a heart arrow on a wrist, and script love with a
Lettering tattoos on wrists and ribs
Small black Devanagari lettering tattooed along the inner forearm near the wrist, in a fine lettering style.
Devanagari lettering on the inner forearm
Two open palms show small black line tattoos: an arrow, dots and a symbol on one hand, and an eye with a short line of lettering on the other.
Arrow, eye and lettering on palms
Black and white photo of two clenched fists with the word SPINSTER tattooed in serif capitals across the finger segments, a lettering tattoo on the hands.
Spinster lettering across knuckles
Close-up of a black script lettering tattoo on skin reading 'i carry your heart with me (i carry it in my heart.)' in two lines.
Black script quote across skin
Black line lettering design reading God is greater than the highs and lows, with the letters G, a chevron and V above a horizontal rule, shown on a plain white background.
God is greater than the highs and lows lettering
Black fine line script tattoo reading create beautiful moments across a tanned shoulder, with a sandy beach blurred behind.
Script quote across the shoulder
Black and grey lettering tattoo reading FIGHT OFF YOUR DEMONS in a typewriter-style serif across a forearm.
Fight off your demons lettering on a forearm
Woman in a pale lace top with colourful botanical tattoos on her upper chest and shoulder, including a rose design and a Stop and Smell the Roses wreath lettering piece.
Floral and script tattoos on chest and shoulder