Lettering tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a street lantern beside a quote in script lettering, on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Lantern and quote on a upper back
Black ink tattoo of the word island above an outlined heart filled with pine tree silhouettes, on the inner forearm.
Island word and heart with pine trees on a forearm
Gold and red metallic foil temporary tattoo reading team bride in brush script on the inner forearm, with a small red heart.
Team bride foil temporary tattoo on a wrist
Close-up of black script lettering reading 'it can't rain all the time' across two fingers, in a fine-line lettering style.
Quote tattoo across two fingers
Black and grey tattoo of a shaded wing joined to a flowing script letter, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Shaded wing and script letter on a shoulder blade
Black line drawing of a razor blade beside hand-lettered text reading "If I were you, I'd put that away" and "Darling, you'll be okay" on a white background.
Razor blade with hand-lettered quote
Small black typewriter-style lettering reading wanderlust across the inner wrist of a raised hand with dark nail polish.
Wanderlust lettering on a wrist
Black and grey photo of two clasped hands, with fine script tattoos reading Mr and Mrs on neighbouring fingers.
Mr and Mrs script on fingers
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a balloon on the upper back near the shoulder blade, with the script words Sometimes you need to let things go trailing from its string.
Balloon and quote on the upper back
Black line drawing of an infinity symbol with the placeholder words Your Name in script lettering, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Infinity symbol with script name
Back of a woman's neck showing a black fine-line recycling symbol above the words Please Use Me Again in a plain sans-serif lettering style.
Recycling symbol and phrase at the nape
Black blackletter text tattoo across a woman's upper back and shoulder blade, with a hand adjusting the strap of her grey tank top.
Blackletter quote across upper back
Close-up of a lettering tattoo on skin showing the word Diabetic in black script inside a red outlined medical alert star, with the numerals 1 above and below.
Diabetic medical alert star tattoo
Two clasped hands showing black script lettering reading King and Queen, each with a small crown, tattooed on the back of the hands.
King and Queen script hand tattoos
Six-panel grid of arms with black serif lettering quotes, such as Alice felt dreadfully puzzled, tattooed on the forearms and upper arms.
Literary quotes in serif lettering on arms
Black ink tattoo of the Certified Gluten-Free GF logo, a letters-in-circle badge with text above and below, on a forearm.
Certified Gluten-Free logo on a forearm
Black and grey full leg sleeve tattoo with roses, a woman's portrait and script across the thigh and calf, photographed with legs raised on a wooden pier.
Full leg sleeve with roses and portrait
Colour tattoo on the upper leg of a pocket watch with a chain, playing card suits, red lips and a heart, with the lettering 'Have I gone mad' and a quote in script.
Pocket watch and quote on a thigh
Black script lettering spelling poema on the inner wrist, in a fine line lettering style.
Script lettering reading poema on wrist
Traditional style colour tattoo on a forearm showing a compass in a rope border, a blue and red anchor and the words Let your past be your compass but never your anchor.
Compass, rope and anchor quote on a forearm
Brown blackletter lettering design reading Old School on a white background, with swashed capitals and fine trailing strokes, shown as a flash design rather than on skin.
Old School blackletter lettering design
Black and white photo of fine line script lettering reading Live with a semicolon, placed on the inner forearm.
Script word Live on the inner forearm
Fine line black script tattoo of a French quote running vertically along the side of the ribs, with the wearer holding blue satin ribbons.
French script quote along the side ribs
Black ink tattoo of an anchor woven through an infinity symbol, with the script words 'I refuse to sink' beneath it, on a person's back.
Anchor and infinity with 'I refuse to sink' script
Close-up of a script lettering tattoo reading Concurs All on skin, with black outlines, red fill and grey shading behind the letters.
Script lettering reading Concurs All
Fine line black script tattoo of the word Mother inside an open heart outline with swirls and small heart shapes, on skin.
Script heart tattoo with the word Mother
Black script lettering tattoo reading Every saint has a past and Every sinner has a future, across the side of a torso.
Two-line script quote on the side of the torso
Holiday flash sheet showing five designs: the word happy, MMXVI in Roman numerals, three snowflakes, good vibes script and a group of star outlines.
Holiday flash sheet with stars, snowflakes and lettering
Black and white photo of a foot with a black block-lettering quote tattoo on the ankle, partly cropped at the edge of the frame.
Block lettering quote on ankle
Black script lettering reading self made or never made on the inner wrist and forearm, with fingers curled above and a ring on one finger.
Self made or never made script on a wrist
Fine line script tattoo reading Daughter of a King in black ink on a forearm.
Daughter of a King script on a forearm
Black cursive script lettering tattooed on the tops of two feet, worn with snakeskin-print peep-toe platform heels.
Black script lettering on both feet
Black lettering tattoo of a quote about magic, with a lightning bolt and round-framed glasses below, on the side of the ribs.
Quote with lightning bolt and glasses on ribs
Black outline tattoo of headphones with a trailing cable and the script lettering Music is the medicine of the mind, on the side of the ribs.
Headphones and quote on the ribs
Two hands resting together, each showing the same small black fine line Roman numeral tattoo across a finger.
Matching Roman numeral finger tattoos on two hands
Black fine-line script lettering of the word Pause on a plain white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Pause script lettering design
Fine line tattoo of a ballet dancer in purple ink above the ankle, with the words To dance is to breathe written below it.
Ballet dancer and script on a lower leg
Two matching fine line black heartbeat tattoos with a heart and the words sister, one on lighter skin above and one on freckled skin below, on a forearm.
Matching heartbeat sister tattoos
Close-up of a lettering tattoo on the side of the body reading MUST BE THIS TALL TO RIDE with a red arrow pointing left, in black and red ink.
Must be this tall to ride slogan with red arrow
Close photograph of a small black fine line tattoo of angular letter-like marks joined by a horizontal line, sitting on the inside of a wrist.
Angular letter marks on a wrist
Black handwritten script reading Our Moment with a loose heart beneath it, drawn as a tattoo design on a white background.
Our Moment script with heart design
Black and grey photo of two crossed forearms, each with the script lettering 'To the moon and back', and the lower arm also has a crescent moon.
Matching 'To the moon and back' forearm tattoos
Black script lettering reading fuck cancer on a forearm, with a thin heartbeat line running out from both ends of the words.
Script lettering with heartbeat line on forearm
Lettering tattoo on a forearm reading ;IGY6, with a teal semicolon, black serif letters and a red number 6.
Semicolon and IGY6 lettering on a forearm
Close-up of a metallic gold foil temporary tattoo reading BRIDE tribe inside a ring with a diamond and sparkles, on a forearm.
Gold foil BRIDE tribe temporary tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey serif lettering tattoo on a person's upper back reading I am the architect of my own Destruction, with a small flourish beneath.
Quote tattoo across upper back
Tattooed forearm and hand holding a rolled joint over scattered hundred dollar bills, with bold red and black traditional-style linework and dark lettering across the hand.
Tattooed hand holding a rolled joint over banknotes
Colour tattoo of a blue orchid with green vines and blue script reading Just Breathe, on the side of a torso above the ribs.
Blue orchid and vines with Just Breathe script