Lettering tattoo ideas

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Black and grey portrait tattoo of a man's face with lettering below it, on the inside of a forearm.
Portrait and quote on a forearm
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading fearless on the top of a foot near the ankle.
Fearless script on an ankle
Black fine line script lettering reading 'the Lord's' runs along a forearm against a soft-focus green background.
Script lettering on a forearm
Realism style tattoo of a shaded purple feather with black birds rising from its tip and script lettering beside it, on the side of a torso.
Purple feather with birds and script on the side
Traditional-style tattoos on both feet, showing a blue dotted teacup and saucer on one foot and a blue dotted teapot with a pink rose on the other, with 'tea heart time' written across the toes.
Teacup and teapot with tea time toe lettering
Hand-drawn Hufflepuff house crest design in yellow, black and grey, with a badger over a striped shield and a blackletter banner reading Hufflepuff.
Hufflepuff crest with badger and banner
Fine line tattoo of six small birds in flight above the script words Life goes on... on a woman's upper back near the shoulder.
Birds in flight and script on shoulder
Close photo of a small black block-lettered word tattooed on the inner wrist of a forearm, with a printed page below.
Small block lettering on the inner wrist
Black and grey drawing of an anatomical heart wrapped in ribbon banners reading shipwrecked bones carry my seasick heart home, with two swallows, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Anatomical heart with ribbon lettering
Fine line script lettering reading Dream without fear and Love without Limits in black ink on a plain white background, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Dream without fear, love without limits lettering
Close-up of a black handwritten-style lettering tattoo on skin reading a quote followed by the attribution Jon Bovi.
Handwritten quote tattoo in black ink
Black script lettering reading Dad with a small fish above the D, tattooed on the inner wrist.
Script Dad with small fish on wrist
Black and grey shaded feather tattoo with cursive script across the lower back, above a patterned bikini bottom.
Feather with script quote on lower back
Small black script lettering tattoo on the inner forearm of a woman in an ombre linen top and long necklace.
Script tattoo on inner forearm
Black script lettering reading Believe in yourself on the inner wrist, with a braided tan bracelet and silver clasp below it.
Believe in yourself script on the inner wrist
Black ink script reading Breathe with three small birds in flight, tattooed on the inner wrist and forearm, in a lettering style.
Breathe script with three birds on wrist
Black fine line tattoo of a copyright symbol followed by the year 1981, placed on the outer ankle and heel of a light skinned person.
Copyright symbol and 1981 on an ankle
Pencil sketch of the word Wanderlust in script, with mountain peaks above the letters and a compass rose beside them, drawn on torn paper over wood.
Wanderlust script with mountains and compass
Black fine serif lettering reading still I rise across the inner wrist, shown in a dark, softly lit black and grey photograph.
still I rise lettering on a wrist
Black and grey lettering reading I've lived a thousand lives above a shaded stack of books, tattooed on a person's left side ribs.
Book stack and quote on the ribs
Fine line infinity symbol joined to the word love in cursive script on the wrist, rendered in pale, faded ink.
Infinity symbol and love script on a wrist
Black blackwork winged ornament tattoo across the lower back above a grey wrap skirt, with a small line of script on the thigh.
Winged design across lower back
Black lettering tattoo of three lines of uppercase text on a forearm, set against a dark background.
Lyric quote on a forearm
Black script word Always beside a triangle and circle symbol, over a teal, pink and purple watercolour splash tattoo on skin.
Always script with Deathly Hallows symbol
Black and grey lettering tattoo on the upper back, with flourished script inside a teardrop of scrollwork around a silhouetted head and sailing ship.
Script and silhouette on upper back
Black script lettering reading Dream on one ankle and Chase on the other, shown above red and black running shoes on a wet, reflective surface.
Dream and Chase script ankle tattoos
Close-up of a fine line script tattoo reading "I am enough" on a person's shoulder, in a sepia-toned photograph.
"I am enough" script on a shoulder
Two wrists side by side, each with a Sisters script tattoo in a looping banner on the inner wrist, one in black ink and one in white ink.
Matching Sisters script tattoos on wrists
Fine line black tattoo of a cross with the word Redeemed written in script along its upright, on the inner forearm.
Redeemed script and cross on a forearm
Teal script lettering in a French quote runs down the back, beside a sheer lace garment, on a tattoo placed along the spine.
Script quote running down a bare back
Black script lettering along an infinity symbol with a red and black heart, tattooed on the top of a foot.
Infinity heart with script lettering on a foot
Black infinity symbol with a pink hibiscus flower and the word Ohana in script lettering, tattooed on the upper back.
Infinity symbol with hibiscus and Ohana script
Close-up of a black lettering tattoo reading mispelled with a red wavy underline, like a spell-check mark, on an upper arm.
Mispelled with red spell-check underline
Small black script lettering tattooed on the side of a tanned torso beside a patterned bikini, with palm trees in the background.
Small script tattoo on the ribs
Black script tattoo reading seek on the inner wrist, shown beside a hand with galaxy glitter nail polish and a TARDIS nail design.
Seek script tattoo on the wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a curling wave with a script word beside it, on the outer side of a bare foot near the ankle, in black and white.
Wave and script tattoo on a foot
Black script lettering reading "We must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy" across a person's upper back, with a partial dark design at the left edge.
Script quote across upper back
Black script lettering reading You have to believe on the inner forearm, shown in daylight above and under UV light below, where the ink glows blue.
You have to believe script on forearm
Colour tattoo on a forearm with a red painted splash, a white bow and arrow, and black numerals reading 48500n 3500°E with a script E.
Arrow and coordinates on a forearm
Black cursive script tattoo reading Michael Jackson on the inside of a wrist, in a lettering style.
Michael Jackson script on a wrist
Pencil sketch on paper of the word Always in cursive script, with a Deathly Hallows triangle-circle-line symbol before it and a lightning bolt after it, drawn as a tattoo design.
Always lettering with Deathly Hallows symbol
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a parchment scroll carrying a handwritten script quote, placed on the side of the ribs.
Scroll with script quote on ribs
Fine line script tattoo reading Finish Strong on a forearm, with a hand resting on a navy and pink running shoe.
Finish Strong script on a forearm
Black and grey fine line script letter F tattoo on the side of an ankle, with a grey sneaker with a dotted swoosh below it.
Script letter F on an ankle
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading 'You are my sunshine' with a spiral sun, on the side of an ankle.
Script quote and spiral sun on ankle
Shaded blue feather with the script 'Take these broken wings and learn to fly' and small butterflies, a realism and lettering tattoo on the upper back.
Blue feather and lettering on upper back
Two matching black fine line infinity heart tattoos with thick and thin script, one on each calf.
Matching infinity heart tattoos on two calves
Black and grey fine line tattoo of four birds in flight above the script words life is a beautiful struggle, across the ribs.
Birds and script quote on the ribs