Text tattoo ideas

2,685 photos and flash · 86% Lettering, 26% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Black fine line script tattoo reading Let it be, with a looping capital L, on the inner wrist in a black and white photo.
Let it be script on the wrist
Fine line black tattoo of angular letterforms and chevron shapes on the inner upper arm.
Angular letterforms on the upper arm
Black and grey fine line lettering on a person's upper back reads hand wash warm water, mild soap like dry, do not machine dry, do not iron, with four laundry care symbols below.
Laundry care label text on upper back
Close side view of skin with the words Still and Beautiful in thin dark script lettering, placed on the side of the torso.
Still and Beautiful script on the side
Black line drawing of the words I AM A in thin capitals above warrior in a flowing script, with an outlined heart, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
I am a warrior lettering with heart
Close photo of a fine line black script tattoo reading C'est la vie on the side of a person's torso, near the ribs.
Fine line C'est la vie script on the side
Single-colour tattoo on a thigh of the words HELL IS EMPTY AND ALL THE DEVILS ARE HERE, framed by swirling scrollwork in lettering and fine line style.
Quote lettering with scrollwork on a thigh
Black and white photo of a fine line black script tattoo reading We're all stories in the end on a forearm, below a plaid shirt sleeve.
Handwritten quote script on a forearm
Fine line black outline tattoo of a tumbler with a liquid line, above the words MALE TEARS in capitals, on the side of a thigh.
Glass of male tears on a thigh
Fine line black script tattoo reading All was well across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
All was well script on upper back
Black script lettering reading Whom then shall I fear on the inner wrist, with black painted nails visible at the bottom of the frame.
Script quote Whom then shall I fear on wrist
Close-up of a fine line script tattoo reading "Not all those who wander are lost" across the outer thigh of a person in a denim shirt.
Script quote on a thigh
Black script tattoo on the side of the ribs reading I'm the hero of the story, I don't need to be saved.
Script quote on the ribs
Black fine line script reading Walk by faith with a small cross beside it, tattooed across the top of a foot.
Walk by faith script with cross on foot
Close photo of a thin black script tattoo reading 'i am because you were' on a person's upper back below the shoulder blade, in a fine line lettering style.
Fine script phrase across a shoulder blade
Black and grey fine line lettering runs vertically down the centre of a person's back, seen from behind, with hair in a loose bun.
Vertical script down the spine
Fine line black script reading inhale the future exhale the past with a flock of small birds above it, on a person's shoulder and upper chest.
Script quote and birds on a shoulder
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading I am the ocean on the inner forearm.
Script quote on an inner forearm
Black fine line lettering tattoo of latitude and longitude coordinates on the inner forearm, with a knitted sleeve visible above.
Latitude and longitude coordinates on a forearm
Black and grey fine line anchor and script lettering tattoo on the upper back of a woman with her hair in a bun, photographed from behind.
Anchor and script quote on upper back
Fine line black tattoo on the inner wrist showing a cross, a heartbeat line forming a heart, and small text reading faith, hope, love, in a Fine line style on the Forearm.
Cross, heartbeat and heart on a wrist
Black fine line script reading 'there is always hope' tattooed across the upper chest near the collarbone.
Script quote 'there is always hope' on chest
Fine line black script tattoo reading Don't dream your life live your dream along the inside of a forearm, with a hand resting on white fabric.
Script quote on a forearm
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading Thy will be done, running diagonally across the upper arm.
Thy will be done script on upper arm
Black ink fine line tattoo of an open book with lettering and a cup of coffee on a saucer, placed on the side of the torso above the hip.
Open book with library quote and coffee cup
Fine line black script tattoo reading 'we part only to meet again' across the inner forearm, near the wrist.
Script quote on the wrist
Fine line tattoo of a hand reaching out beside a half-filled sun on a shoulder, with a black and grey hand and the words NEVER TALK on the upper arm below.
Fine line hand and sun on shoulder
Fine line black script reading not all those who wander are lost, with three small birds above it, across a woman's upper chest near the collarbone.
Birds and script quote across the collarbone
Fine line black tattoo on a forearm showing a UFO beaming up a figure above cacti and Joshua trees, with the words I WANT TO LEAVE below.
UFO and desert scene with lettering on a forearm
Fine line black outline tattoo of a lion cub with orange shading and the script words Remember who you are, on the side of a torso above a waistband.
Lion cub and script quote on the side ribs
Close photo of a thin black fine line script tattoo reading without struggle there is no progress, sitting on the side of the torso near a dark waistband.
Handwritten quote tattoo on the side torso
Black fine line script tattoo reading We shall never part, running diagonally across a shoulder and upper back, shown in two close-up photographs.
We shall never part script on shoulder
Collage of five black tattoos in fine line and lettering, including a quote on the ribs, the number 9 3/4 on a wrist, a cat on the hip and a face on the forearm.
Five small black tattoos: quotes, a cat and a face
Black fine line script tattoo on the side of the ribs reading two lines of text, Live without the sunlight and Love without your heartbeat.
Script quote along the ribs
Close photo of a small black fine line tattoo of Roman numerals X.VII.XV running diagonally across the inner wrist, with a silver ring on the hand above.
Roman numerals on the inner wrist
Two fine line robin tattoos with red breasts on a lower abdomen, one beside the small word hmm.
Two robins on a lower abdomen
Close-up of a small black lettering tattoo running along the side of a person's hip and upper thigh, in a fine, neat style.
Small black lettering on the hip
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading 'It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live' on a thigh.
Script quote on a thigh
Fine line black tattoo on a person's upper back reading PURSUIT OF, followed by a chemical structure drawing of a molecule.
Pursuit of text with molecule on upper back
Fine line black heart with an arrow through it and the words Las Vegas, tattooed on the side of the ribs of a person with pink hair.
Small heart and arrow tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey photograph of fine line script reading walk by faith on the top of a foot near the ankle, with the foot resting on a white padded surface.
Walk by faith script on an ankle
Black fine line eye within a triangle with small lettering on the upper arm, and the words be strong girl with small stars on the ribs.
Eye in triangle and strong girl lettering
Black fine line tattoo of a flying saucer with a tractor beam, two small sparkles and the words GET IN, LOSER, on the side of the ribs.
UFO with tractor beam and quote on the ribs
Black fine line peacock feather tattoo on the side of the ribs, with lettering in an invented script running beside it.
Peacock feather and lettering on the ribs
Three crossed forearms showing fine line lettering, a small bird outline and a compass rose tattoo on the forearm.
Three forearms with quote, bird and compass tattoos
Black fine line hexagon outline with the words Test Tattoo Please Ignore inside it, on the side of the body.
Hexagon outline with test lettering
Fine line black script lettering runs from the ankle down the side of a bare foot, with a second foot beside it.
Script quotation running along the foot
Two wrists side by side showing fine line script tattoos reading 'to' with an infinity symbol and 'and beyond', in blue ink with a red accent on the final letters.
Matching 'to infinity' and 'and beyond' wrist tattoos