Lettering tattoo ideas

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Fine line black tattoo of a heartbeat ECG trace running into the script words Just live, placed across the upper chest.
Heartbeat line with Just live on the chest
Black and grey lettering tattoos on a man's upper arm and forearm, including the words Yesterday, May and Friday and the number 3, shown beneath a white t-shirt sleeve.
Handwritten words and a number on an arm
Two lines of black typewriter-style coordinates tattooed on an upper arm near the shoulder, with a grey top visible below.
Coordinates lettering on upper arm
Two photos of a matching infinity symbol tattoo with the word sisters in script, one in blue and purple and one in pink and red, on a small patch of skin.
Infinity sisters tattoo in two colourways
Black script lettering reading 'my story isn't over yet' ends in a semicolon, running diagonally across a pale forearm.
Semicolon and quote lettering on a forearm
Black typewriter-style lettering reading "but first, tea" on a white background, with a distressed stamp-like texture, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
But first, tea lettering design
Small wrist tattoo of three red and pink lip prints above four lines of black serif lettering, on a forearm against green grass.
Three lip prints and text on a wrist
Fine line black script lettering tattooed along a finger, on a hand with white-tipped nails against a pink leopard print background.
Script word tattoo on a finger
Black and grey script lettering over a shaded block monogram on a forearm.
Script lettering over shaded monogram on forearm
Colour traditional style tattoo of a smiling pink cartoon train with a speech cloud reading I choo-choo-choose you and small red hearts, on the back of a leg.
Cartoon pink train with I choo-choo-choose you
Black and grey pencil flash sheet showing heart lettering designs, a globe with a ribbon banner, a lightning bolt, a shoe and heart, and a linework portrait with lightning bolt face makeup.
Lettering and heart flash sheet
Black ink lettering tattoos on a forearm, including the words KEEP and GRL PWR and an arrow, with a woman wearing a white sun print t-shirt.
Word tattoos on a forearm
Black and grey photo of a forearm with fine script lettering reading a quote about playing a dangerous game, with three short marks below.
Script quote on a forearm
Realistic colour tattoo of a red cardinal perched on a branch among white dogwood flowers, with script lettering below.
Cardinal and dogwood tattoo
Close photo of a purple handwritten lettering tattoo reading Thunder Only Happens When It's Raining across the lower back above blue jeans.
Handwritten quote tattoo on lower back
Black script word Sorella woven through an infinity symbol tattoo on skin near the ankle.
Infinity symbol with Sorella script on ankle
Black ink lettering in a stylised non-Latin script on a forearm, photographed against a warm, golden background.
Stylised script lettering on a forearm
Black lettering tattoo of a chain link above the words would you kindly, on a lower leg above the ankle, with a red skirt and tan leather couch behind.
Chain link and lettering on a lower leg
Black hand-drawn lettering reading OOPS with an exclamation mark and two underlines, drawn on a plain white background as a lettering design.
Hand-drawn OOPS lettering design
Realistic pink roses with green leaves and a small script quote tattooed across a woman's shoulder and upper chest.
Pink roses and script on shoulder
Fine line black lettering reading LIVE FREE with a small heart after the last word, on a pale forearm against a cream fluffy background.
Live Free lettering on a forearm
Black and grey vertical lettering tattoo running down the upper back, photographed in black and white.
Vertical lettering down the upper back
Several tattooed arms and hands wrapped together, showing a black and grey figure on a forearm, a compass design on an upper arm and small lettering on the fingers.
Intertwined tattooed arms and hands
Fine line black tattoo of an outlined heart and cursive script on the inside of a forearm, photographed in warm sepia tones.
Heart and cursive script on a forearm
Black and white sheet of temporary tattoo designs reading No Regerts in bold, serif and blackletter lettering, shown in several sizes.
No Regerts lettering flash sheet
Black cat silhouette on the upper arm filled with the word MEOW in orange and red lettering, in a bold lettering style.
MEOW lettering in a cat silhouette
Black ink tattoo on a forearm reading Life goes on in blackletter lettering, with a heartbeat line running through the words.
Life goes on lettering with heartbeat line
Black lettering reading create on the left ankle and yourself on the right ankle, with tan sneakers and dark trousers visible above.
Create and yourself lettering on ankles
Black fine line lettering reading BELIVE MY DECISION on the inner upper arm, with a grey sweatshirt sleeve visible above.
Small lettering reading Belive my decision
Black ink tattoo on the upper back with a bird and arrow, four small birds, the words books are proof humans can do magic, a triangle symbol and a trident.
Birds, quote and symbols on upper back
Black and white photo of a bare back with a thin vertical line of cursive script tattoo running down the spine.
Vertical cursive script down the spine
Black and grey hand-drawn flash sheet of small tattoo designs, including a planet, paper plane, guitar, airplanes, a bridge, a sailboat and short phrases in lettering.
Hand-drawn tattoo design sheet with phrases and icons
Black script lettering reading Never don't give up across the inner forearm, photographed in a bright indoor setting.
Never don't give up script on a forearm
Black lettering tattoo in a handwritten style on the top of a foot, reading Gone to market, Be back soon, Love, Pig.
Handwritten note tattoo on the top of a foot
Three raised wrists with gold foil temporary tattoos reading bride tribe in brush script, against a sandy beach and blue sky.
Gold bride tribe script on wrists
Hand-drawn black script lettering reading Trust Your Struggle on cream paper, with a Sharpie marker beside it, shown as a lettering design sketch.
Trust Your Struggle lettering sketch
Black script lettering reading Take me as I am or watch me as I go, tattooed in two lines across the ribs.
Script quote along the ribs
Black script lettering tattoo of a quote running across the side of the ribs, with a black lace bra above it.
Script quote tattoo across the ribs
Close photo of white ink script reading Live Life across the inner wrist, in a fine lettering style.
Live Life script on a wrist
Black ink tattoo of a flourished letterform with scrollwork and a lotus flower on the inside of a wrist.
Flourished letterform and lotus on a wrist
Two matching black script lettering tattoos on the inner wrists, reading It's Only Forever and Not Long At All.
Matching script quote tattoos on wrists
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a heart-shaped wreath of blue, orange and pink flowers around black script reading Fall in love with yourself, on the outer thigh.
Heart wreath with script quote on thigh
Black and white photo of two hands raised, each wrist bearing a small fine line script tattoo that reads love, placed on the wrist.
Matching love script on wrists
Black script lettering reading Twenty-Six. Two with a stylised running figure above the first letter, on the upper back.
Twenty-Six. Two script with runner on back
Black and grey script tattoo reading Dance like nobody's watching along the top of a foot, in lettering style.
Script quote tattoo on a foot
Fine line black script tattoo reading walk by faith across the top of a foot near the ankle, with a grey trainer beside it.
Walk by faith script on the foot
Fine line black tattoo of a simple ghost with dot eyes and the words ride or die in script, shown in two side by side photos on a limb.
Ghost with ride or die script
Black and grey script tattoo reading Angels never leave, they're always at your side, with a feathered angel wing, on the side of a body.
Angel wing and script quote on the side