Lettering tattoo ideas

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Fine black line tattoo design of a G, a chevron, an inverted V and a V on a plain white background, with no body placement shown.
Minimal line G chevron and V design
Black script lettering tattoo of a four-line quote across the ribs, with a hand with red nail polish resting at the top of the frame.
Script quote tattoo along the ribs
Black cursive lettering tattoo of a short word on the inner wrist, shown in a close-up photograph.
Cursive word tattoo on the inner wrist
Fine line black script lettering tattoo running vertically down the centre of a woman's back, along the spine.
Vertical script quote down the back
Fine line black tattoos of a palm tree above a wave on two wrists, plus curved lettering on a forearm, as two people hold hands on sand.
Palm tree and wave tattoos on two wrists
Black lettering tattoo on a forearm reading (500) This is not a love story. This is a story about love, in a script and serif style.
Quote lettering on a forearm
Black and grey photo of a person's upper back and shoulder with a small colour monarch butterfly tattoo and black script lettering reading Love me for who i am.
Monarch butterfly and script on the upper back
Close-up of a small black fine line tattoo of an outlined heart followed by the word dream in script, on the inside of a wrist above beaded bracelets.
Heart and dream script on a wrist
Close photo of a fine handwritten script phrase tattooed along a middle finger in dark ink, against a tiled floor.
Script quote along a finger
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading Never a failure always a lesson along the inner forearm, with a wristwatch on the other wrist.
Script quote on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo on the inner wrist showing a grey caduceus with wings beside the words type one and the symbols I, greater than, caret and v in a simple lettering style.
Caduceus and type one lettering on a wrist
Two matching black script tattoos on the inner wrists reading to the moon and back, with a crescent moon and two stars, in a lettering style.
Matching to the moon and back wrist tattoos
Black and grey script tattoo reading Vincit qui se vincit with a shaded rose and stem on the side of the ribs, in a fine line and realism style.
Latin script motto with a shaded rose
Black ink flash sheet of lettering quotes, including follow your dreams, let it go, you got this and be strong and courageous, decorated with arrows and feathers, with no body placement shown.
Arrow and lettering quote flash sheet
Black and grey photo of a fine line tattoo on the inside of a wrist, showing an N with an infinity sign, the numerals 9¾ and a Deathly Hallows triangle symbol.
Deathly Hallows and 9¾ wrist tattoo
Black and white photo of a shaved head showing a small QR code tattoo on the scalp and the lettering </head> and <body> tattooed on the neck above a dark collar, in a lettering style.
QR code and HTML tags on scalp and neck
Black handwritten lettering reading 'It's not you, it's my inability to stand human beings' with a line-drawn palm tree below, tattooed on a lower leg.
Handwritten quote and palm tree on a calf
Pencil flash sketch of a Roman numeral clock with a rose and two lettered banners, with a pocket watch and beaded chain, in traditional style.
Clock, rose and banners sketch
Black line drawing of an arched headstone with a small winged cherub at the top, the words EVERYTHING WAS BEAUTIFUL, AND NOTHING HURT in outlined capitals, and tufts of grass at the base.
Headstone with angel and quote
Two fine line black ink tattoos on the inner wrists, one reading strength and one reading joy, each with a small braille pattern above the word.
Strength and joy wrist tattoos in braille
Fine line black scrollwork monogram tattoo on the forearm, with looping flourishes enclosing stylised letters.
Scrolled monogram on a forearm
Black hand-lettered script reading choose joy on a white background, with soft grey brush texture and no body placement shown.
Choose joy hand lettering design
Man with a full back tattoo of green dragons, grey clouds and a cross, with blackletter lettering across the lower back and sleeve tattoos on his upper arms.
Japanese back piece with dragons and clouds
Two matching black fine line heart tattoos with swirling scrolls and script reading Big Sis and Little Sis, shown on two forearms.
Matching sister heart tattoos on forearms
Black handwritten lettering reading BAD WOLF on the upper back, with a small dot inside the O, in a loose lettering style.
Bad Wolf lettering on upper back
Black fine line tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, showing a treble clef joined to a heartbeat line above the script words Where words fail music speaks.
Treble clef and heartbeat line on the wrist
Flash sheet of six black line infinity symbol tattoo designs, several with handwritten words such as strength and faith.
Infinity symbol tattoo designs with words
Close-up of a black script tattoo reading 'She believed she could so she did' across the ribs, worn by a person in a purple sports bra and open white shirt.
Script quote on the ribs
Black lettering tattoo across the ribs in handwritten script, reading you were given this life because you were strong enough to live it.
Three-line script quote on the ribs
Fine line black script reading beloved on the inner wrist, with the arm resting on blue denim.
Beloved script on the inner wrist
Black and grey traditional tattoo on a forearm showing a heart with a crescent moon, stars and clasped hands, above a flower, with the words Boys whatever cats forever.
Heart with clasped hands and lettering
Close photo of the word delicate in black fine line script lettering on a person's hip, with white lace underwear visible above it.
Delicate script on a hip
Black and grey script tattoos reading Carry On across two ankles, shown above black shoes on a road.
Carry On script tattoos across both ankles
Black and white diptych of two small fine line script tattoos, one reading forever and one reading always, each with a small heart, on the side of the body.
Forever and always script tattoos
Two matching black tattoos on the inside of the wrists, each an infinity symbol forming a heart with the words thick and thin written in script.
Matching infinity heart with thick and thin
Black flash design of a feather dissolving into flying birds, with the script words Your Wings Were Ready But My Heart Was Not beside it.
Feather turning into birds with script quote
Two matching black infinity symbol and heart tattoos with script lettering on the inner wrists of two people.
Matching infinity heart wrist tattoos
Teal and black compass rose tattoo with calligraphic swirls and letters, on the inner forearm.
Teal compass rose on a forearm
Black and grey traditional style forearm tattoo of a man with a pompadour haircut in profile, with script reading Love me Tender and a rose beside it.
Pompadour portrait with script and rose on a forearm
Neo-traditional style tattoo of a cat's face with lettering reading Lil Bub on a forearm, with a real tabby cat held against the arm.
Cat portrait tattoo on a forearm
Black flash design of a bird silhouette in flight beside the script words 'don't just fly... soar', with no body placement shown.
Bird silhouette with 'don't just fly... soar' script
Close-up of a black script tattoo reading ad infinitum on the side of a person's ribs, with a hand lifting red fabric above it.
Ad infinitum script on the side ribs
Two bare feet on blue patterned bedding, each with black script lettering along the top of the foot reading a line of a quote.
Matching script quote tattoos on two feet
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a thigh of a scroll banner reading I solemnly swear that I am up to no good, with purple flowers, green leaves, footprints and a triangle and circle symbol.
Quote banner with flowers on a thigh
Pencil sketch tattoo design of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, roses and leaves, and the script words Time flies.
Pocket watch with roses and script lettering
Black script lettering quote tattooed down the side of a woman's ribs, with a small tattoo visible on her forearm, in lettering style.
Script quote tattoo along the ribs
Black and grey lettering tattoo on skin showing an inhaler, dots and a cartoon cloud reading PUFF PUFF PASS, placed on the torso.
Inhaler and PUFF PUFF PASS cloud
Handwritten lettering in an infinity loop reading live the life you love and live the life you live, drawn in black ink on paper.
Infinity quote lettering design on paper