Lettering tattoo ideas

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Two matching black ink XOXO tattoos in a thin handwritten script on the ankles of bare feet resting on a grey blanket.
XOXO lettering on two ankles
Black and grey script quote running along the outer foot with a compass and gears emblem on the heel, shown beside a close view of the toes.
Quote and compass tattoo on a foot
Two stacked photos of blue script lettering tattoos reading deirfiúr mhór and deirfiúr bheag on pale skin.
Irish script lettering tattoos in blue ink
Black and grey script lettering reading Just Breathe across the upper chest, shown in a black and white photo.
Just Breathe script on chest
Colour tattoo of a sugar skull wearing a nurse's cap with a red cross, crossed syringes and script reading Registered Nurse est. 2013 on the upper arm.
Sugar skull nurse with crossed syringes
Black and grey realism portrait of a woman with a city scene and "Ride or Die" script, tattooed across a full back.
Realist woman portrait and script across a full back
A pink and grey dandelion seed head on a long stem runs down the side of the ribs, with a black script quotation across the stem.
Dandelion and quote on the ribs
Fine line black tattoos on two forearms, one reading bon voyage in script and the other showing a city skyline with a dotted path and a sun.
Bon voyage script and skyline on forearms
Black lettering reading MADE IN ENGLAND on a forearm, with a partly visible black and grey lion head tattoo near the wrist.
Made in England lettering on a forearm
Black and grey script lettering reading Semen Demon across the lower back, with a small grey creature sketch above the centre, sitting just above the waistband of jeans.
Script lettering and small creature on lower back
Black and grey blackletter Latin lettering with small flourishes across a forearm, set in two lines.
Latin blackletter text on a forearm
Forearm tattoo of the white Ford script logo on a blue banner with grey smoky shading and ragged edges.
Ford script logo on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo on a chest reading Follow your arrow in script, with three arrows, one with a shaded grey arrowhead.
Follow your arrow script with three arrows on the chest
Black fine line script reading Angels never leave they're always at your side, with an outlined angel wing, tattooed on the side of the body.
Angel wing and script quote on skin
Colour tattoo of stylised blue and red lettering with two crossed wands on a person's upper back.
Blue and red lettering with crossed wands on back
Black fine line script reading believe across the inner wrist, with blurred grass in the background.
Believe script on a wrist
Black and grey lettering tattoo reading Allons-y with a sonic screwdriver and dotted swirls on the outer thigh.
Allons-y lettering with sonic screwdriver on thigh
Two black and grey photographs of a lettering tattoo on the side of the torso reading There is no better friend than a sister and and there is no better sister than you.
Sister quote tattoo on the side ribs
Black script lettering reading without struggle there is no progress, a fine line lettering tattoo on the side ribs of a person wearing a dark top.
Script quote tattoo on the side ribs
Colour tattoo on a thigh of a pocket watch on a gold chain, a red heart and curling script reading Have I gone mad, in a lettering and neo-traditional style.
Alice quote and pocket watch on a thigh
Black lettering tattoo on the side of the ribs forming an infinity symbol, reading I love you to the moon and back, with a crescent moon and small stars.
Infinity quote with moon and stars on ribs
Two forearms with colourful temporary lettering and motif designs, including LOVE YOU, lips, a ring and Maid of Honor, placed on the inner forearms.
Bridal party temporary tattoos on forearms
Black lettering tattoo on the inner forearm reading live, then courage over fear and mind over matter, set out as stacked fractions in a simple sans serif.
Live, courage over fear and mind over matter
Black ink fine line tattoo of a dandelion whose seeds drift into small butterfly silhouettes beside the words what's past is prologue, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Dandelion seeds and quote across upper back
Black and white photo of a forearm with black script reading Take these broken wings and learn to fly, with a small bird silhouette beside the text.
Script quote and bird on a forearm
Close-up of a fine line script tattoo reading Dad with a black arrow and red shading, on a area of pale skin.
Dad script with arrow on skin
Black line drawing of the words be badass in thin, handwritten script on a plain white background, a lettering design with no placement shown.
Be badass handwritten script
Traditional colour tattoo of a brown cow head with yellow flowers, green leaves and the words WE ARE ALL EARTHLINGS, on the back of a lower leg.
Cow head with flowers and lettering on a calf
Black and grey Game Over lettering tattooed across a man's knuckles, with small cross marks above, shown in a close-up of both fists held together.
Game Over lettering across knuckles
Black handwritten lettering tattoo on the inside of a wrist reading Oh God, I Love Food and Generation Fat, shown in a lettering style.
Handwritten food quote on a wrist
Black fine line tattoo of a dreamcatcher with two feathers, the script word Dream and small birds on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Dreamcatcher with feathers and the word Dream on a wrist
Black handwritten script lyric tattoo across the forearm, reading all alone just the beat inside my soul and take me home where my dreams are made of gold.
Song lyric script on a forearm
Close photograph of black blackletter lettering tattooed vertically along the side of a person's ribs, with a dark wall and records in the background.
Vertical blackletter lettering on the ribs
Close-up of small black Vida Mágica lettering tattoo on the inner forearm of a person wearing a black top.
Vida Mágica lettering on a forearm
Black and white photo of a fine line serif text tattoo reading 'it has been a beautiful fight still is' across a person's upper back.
Serif quote across upper back
Two small black Chinese characters tattooed on the inner ankles of a pair of bare feet resting on a wooden deck, in lettering style.
Two Chinese characters, one on each ankle
Black script lettering design reading It's never too late to live happily ever after, with staggered lines and flourished capitals on a white background.
It's never too late to live happily ever after
Black and grey tattoo of a windswept tree breaking into birds, with a script quote below it, across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Windswept tree and script quote on upper back
Small black lettering reading GRL PWR in two lines on the inner forearm of a person in a rolled white shirt, with red nails resting on the arm.
GRL PWR lettering on a forearm
Teal and black circular sigil tattoo on the outer thigh, surrounded by a curved black lettering quote.
Teal circular sigil with quote on thigh
Fine line black script lettering on the inner forearm of a person holding a red quilted handbag with a gold chain strap.
Small script tattoo on a forearm
Black script lettering reading Every storm runs out of rain, curving across the outer thigh of a person lying on a bed.
Every storm runs out of rain quote on a thigh
Tattoo design drawing of the words I may not see you, but I can feel you in cursive script, with three shaded feathers, on a plain tan background.
Script quote with three feathers
Black and grey flash sheet of tattoo designs including Wanderlust script, Explore script, a compass rose with dotwork shading, and several fine line arrows and feathers.
Wanderlust, compass and arrow flash sheet
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a bare tree with roots across a person's back, with script lettering running beside the spine and down the side.
Bare tree with roots across a back
Flash design of a large black calligraphic letter entwined with green leaves, sprigs and a pale green rosebud on a white background, with no body placement shown.
Botanical calligraphic letter with leaves and rose
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading 'for when i am weak, then i am strong' along the inner forearm.
Script quote on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a large tree with spreading canopy and twisted trunk on the forearm, with the word BALANCE in capitals beneath it.
Tree with BALANCE lettering on a forearm