Lettering tattoo ideas

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Black ink serif lettering on the inside of a forearm reads for a minute there I lost myself, with a small coloured tattoo just visible at the elbow.
Quote lettering along a forearm
Black script lettering tattoo reading 'Simple like a mountain is simple' across the forearm, photographed against a white wall and bathroom background.
Script quote on forearm: simple like a mountain
Black script tattoo reading Weightless with four flying bird silhouettes above it, on the top of a bare foot.
Weightless script with four birds on a foot
Two matching fine line script tattoos on the inner wrists reading 'our bond is everlasting', each ending in a small heart charm.
Matching 'our bond is everlasting' wrist tattoos
Black lettering reading It's real for us, with a small star on each side, in a fine script style on the inner wrist.
Small quote tattoo on the inner wrist
Black fine-line lettering and a black caduceus symbol on the inner wrist of a person wearing a white floral dress, styled as a lettering tattoo.
Caduceus and diabetic alert wrist tattoo
Black and grey pen drawing of an ornate lettered banner design with flourished scrollwork, shown on paper beside two drawing pens.
Lettered banner design with flourishes
Fine line black script tattoo reading Always, with a Deathly Hallows triangle symbol to the left, three small stars above the end, and a lightning bolt below, on the skin of a leg.
Always script with Deathly Hallows symbol
Black and grey tattoo of a triangle with a circle inside and lettering along its edges, shown on bare skin.
Triangle and circle with quote lettering
Black ink tattoo of the word RISES in angular stylised lettering on the inner upper arm.
Rises lettering on the upper arm
Black Greek lettering tattoo set in five staggered lines across a person's shoulder and upper back, in a clean serif lettering style.
Greek lettering across a shoulder
Black script lettering reading inspired, with swirling flourishes and small sparkle stars on a white background, in the style of a tattoo lettering design.
Inspired script lettering design
Traditional style tattoo of red lips with bloodied teeth and dripping red, with the words SWEETNESS and I WAS ONLY JOKING, on the upper thigh.
Lips with bloody teeth and slogan on a thigh
Black and grey fine line script tattoo with a small dot above it, shown on the inner forearm in a black and white photograph.
Fine line script on a forearm
Black script reading Україна with a trident emblem beside it, tattooed on the inside of a wrist, while the hand holds a blue and yellow ribbon.
Ukrainian script and trident on a wrist
Close-up of two hands held palm up, with a black script lettering tattoo reading Whom then shall I fear on the right wrist.
Script quote on the wrist
Black ink tattoo of an anchor beside the script quote 'Don't pray for an easy life, Pray for the strength to endure a hard one' on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Anchor and quote on a shoulder blade
Fine line black script tattoo reading be still on the side of a ribcage, with a grey top lifted to show it.
Be still script on the ribs
Black script lettering reading Allons-y beside a blue TARDIS with small dots, on the inner upper arm.
Allons-y lettering and TARDIS on upper arm
Fine line black script tattoo reading Love along the side of a finger, on a hand with black nail polish resting on a light blue cloth.
Love script tattoo on a finger
Black script tattoo reading There's no place like home across the foot, with a small red bow to the right.
There's no place like home script on a foot
Fine line black tattoo of a looping letter j with a semicolon beside it, above the word always in typewriter-style lettering on the inner wrist.
Semicolon and always on a wrist
Black ink lion head with the words courage and DEAR HEART above it, tattooed on a forearm in a fine line style.
Lion and courage lettering on a forearm
Black and grey shaded compass rose tattoo on the inner forearm, with the script quote Not all those who wander are above it and the word Lost below.
Compass rose and quote on forearm
Close-up of a black fine line script tattoo reading Never look back across the upper back below the neck, with a black cut-out top and pink bra visible.
Never look back script on upper back
Two wrists with black serif lettering tattoos, one reading LUMOS and the other NOX, set against a blurred dark green background.
LUMOS and NOX wrist lettering
Black and grey script lettering tattoos reading Remind me that we will always have each other and When everyone else is gone, placed on the ribs of two people.
Matching script quote tattoos on ribs
Hand-drawn design of the word joyful in flowing black script, flanked by two dark green leaf sprigs on a cream background.
Joyful script lettering with leaf sprigs
Black and white photo of fine line script reading Just Breathe running vertically along a person's ribs, with the torso cropped below the chest.
Just Breathe script along the ribs
Black and grey forearm tattoo of a stippled crescent moon with an outlined star and the words enjoy life in script above it.
Crescent moon and star with enjoy life script
Black lettering reading 'A dream is a wish your heart makes' across the top of a foot, with a blue glass slipper tattoo below the text.
Quote and glass slipper on a foot
Black script lettering reading Fall down seven times, Stand up eight across the side ribs of a woman wearing denim shorts and a black lace thong.
Quote tattoo on the side ribs
Black script lettering reading We accept the Love We think we Deserve across the ribs, in a lettering style.
Script quote tattoo on ribs
Colour tattoo on a forearm of a teal forest scene inside a black triangle, with a dark figure silhouetted under a glowing ring, above a script quote attributed to Albus Dumbledore.
Deathly Hallows triangle and quote on forearm
Solid black bison silhouette with the word Roam in white script across its body, a blackwork tattoo on the inner upper arm.
Roam bison silhouette on upper arm
Small black Chinese character tattoo in fine line on the inner forearm near the wrist, photographed against window blinds.
Small Chinese character on the forearm
Fine line black script reading and it was still hot, with a small brown pot and spoon, tattooed on the top of a foot.
Script quote and pot on a foot
Black script lettering reading twentysix.two on the side of the ribs, photographed on skin with white paper towel above.
Script lettering reading twentysix.two on ribs
Black script reading live laugh love with a small outlined heart below, tattooed on the back of a person's neck.
Live laugh love script with heart on neck
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman with curled hair and a pearl necklace on the thigh, beside a red heart reading I Love Lucy in script.
Realist woman portrait with heart script on thigh
Outline tattoo on an upper arm showing a city skyline above script reading There's no place like home, with red-shaded flowers below.
City skyline and script lettering on upper arm
Black and grey script lettering reading Always on one finger and Forever on another, shown on a hand against a pale background.
Always and Forever script on fingers
Black and white photo of a shirtless man with black and grey script lettering on his chest, neck and hand tattoos, and realism-style sleeve tattoos on both arms.
Script lettering on chest with sleeve tattoos
Two people seen from behind showing fine line script tattoos on their shoulders, one reading together forever never apart with a small heart and the other reading maybe in distance but never in with a
Matching script quotes on two shoulders
Fine line black script reading hope with a shaded black and grey bird beside it, tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Hope script and bird on a wrist
Black ink line drawing of the word beautiful in flowing handwritten script, with a long sweeping stroke over the top, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Handwritten script reading beautiful
Black script lettering reading Live by faith, not by sight runs across the nape of the neck, just behind the ear.
Live by faith script on the neck
Four photos of small black Roman numeral tattoos, IIII and III, on inner wrists in a fine line style.
Roman numeral tattoos on wrists