Text tattoo ideas

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Close-up of a black script lettering tattoo on skin reading 'i carry your heart with me (i carry it in my heart.)' in two lines.
Black script quote across skin
Black and grey lettering tattoo reading FIGHT OFF YOUR DEMONS in a typewriter-style serif across a forearm.
Fight off your demons lettering on a forearm
Black and grey shaded tattoo of a heart formed by an infinity loop, with the words Forever in my heart in script, on the inside of a wrist.
Heart and infinity with script on a wrist
Black outline tattoo of Bart Simpson inside a heart, with the words EAT MY SHORTS above it, on a person's buttock and hip.
Bart Simpson in a heart on a hip
Black and grey lettering tattoo reading Normal People Scare Me on the inside of a wrist, set in blocky capitals with dots between some letters.
Normal People Scare Me lettering on wrist
Close-up of a dark blue script tattoo reading 'Never a failure, always a lesson' across the ribs, with a pink bra top above it.
Script quote tattoo on the ribs
Forearm tattoo of a peace sign made from coloured wildflowers linked by green stems, with black script above and below reading You belong among the wildflowers.
Peace sign of wildflowers with script on a forearm
Black script lettering reading Doubt me, then watch me across the upper back of a person with reddened skin.
Script quote across the upper back
Black typewriter-style lettering reading type 1 diabetic on the inner forearm near the wrist, in a Lettering style.
Type 1 diabetic lettering on a wrist
Black typewriter-style lettering reading "the truth is out there" runs across a person's upper back below the shoulder.
"The truth is out there" quote on upper back
Black fine line script lettering reading No power in the verse can stop me, tattooed across the upper back.
Script quote across upper back
Fine line tattoo of a teal balloon with a handwritten lettering line reading Sometimes you need to let things go, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Balloon and quote on upper back
Black typewriter-font lettering reading 'You're not a beautiful, unique snowflake' across the upper back, shown in a close-up with long hair at the left edge.
Typewriter quote across upper back
Red and black lettering tattoo on an inner wrist reading I belong with Ashley's 21st birthday party, with martini and cocktail glass illustrations.
Birthday party slogan tattoo on wrist
Colour traditional tattoo on an arm of two candy-style hearts reading NOT and YOURS, with stars, dots and a small heart above an open book.
Candy hearts saying NOT YOURS on an arm
Black line design of angular symbols above a horizontal rule, with the italic words God is greater than the highs and lows, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
God is greater than the highs and lows lettering
Small black lettering reading don't panic in a plain lowercase typeface on the inner upper arm.
Don't panic lettering on upper arm
Black ink block lettering reading everything is gonna be alright across pale skin, shown in a black and white photograph.
Everything is gonna be alright lettering
Black script lettering tattoo across two lines on the upper back near the shoulder blade, with a white and orange strap visible.
Script quote tattoo on upper back
Black script lettering tattoo reading God holds you in His arms, I hold you in my heart, on the back of the neck, in black and grey.
Script quote tattoo on the neck
Black Tibetan script lettering design on a plain white background, shown as a standalone tattoo design with no body part visible.
Tibetan script lettering design
Close-up of a small black fine line tattoo reading "it is well" in a typewriter style font on the inner forearm, with a woman in a striped top standing in a grassy field.
Small "it is well" lettering on a forearm
Two stacked photos of blue script lettering tattoos reading deirfiúr mhór and deirfiúr bheag on pale skin.
Irish script lettering tattoos in blue ink
Black and grey script lettering reading Just Breathe across the upper chest, shown in a black and white photo.
Just Breathe script on chest
A pink and grey dandelion seed head on a long stem runs down the side of the ribs, with a black script quotation across the stem.
Dandelion and quote on the ribs
Black and grey script lettering reading Semen Demon across the lower back, with a small grey creature sketch above the centre, sitting just above the waistband of jeans.
Script lettering and small creature on lower back
Two black and grey photographs of a lettering tattoo on the side of the torso reading There is no better friend than a sister and and there is no better sister than you.
Sister quote tattoo on the side ribs
Black script lettering reading without struggle there is no progress, a fine line lettering tattoo on the side ribs of a person wearing a dark top.
Script quote tattoo on the side ribs
Black lettering tattoo on the side of the ribs forming an infinity symbol, reading I love you to the moon and back, with a crescent moon and small stars.
Infinity quote with moon and stars on ribs
Black and white photo of a forearm with black script reading Take these broken wings and learn to fly, with a small bird silhouette beside the text.
Script quote and bird on a forearm
Black handwritten lettering tattoo on the inside of a wrist reading Oh God, I Love Food and Generation Fat, shown in a lettering style.
Handwritten food quote on a wrist
Black tattoo of four hairstyle silhouettes with the words The Big Bang Theory along the upper arm.
Hairstyle silhouettes and text on upper arm
Close-up of small black Vida Mágica lettering tattoo on the inner forearm of a person wearing a black top.
Vida Mágica lettering on a forearm
Black and white photo of a fine line serif text tattoo reading 'it has been a beautiful fight still is' across a person's upper back.
Serif quote across upper back
Black script lettering design reading It's never too late to live happily ever after, with staggered lines and flourished capitals on a white background.
It's never too late to live happily ever after
Small black lettering reading GRL PWR in two lines on the inner forearm of a person in a rolled white shirt, with red nails resting on the arm.
GRL PWR lettering on a forearm
Tattoo design drawing of the words I may not see you, but I can feel you in cursive script, with three shaded feathers, on a plain tan background.
Script quote with three feathers
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading 'for when i am weak, then i am strong' along the inner forearm.
Script quote on a forearm
Black handwritten script lettering on a white background reading 'Sometimes, the only way to stay sane is to go a little crazy', shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Script quote: sometimes, the only way to stay sane
Black lettering tattoo of a Proverbs 31:25 quote in mixed script and serif fonts across the ribs and side of the torso.
Scripture quote across the ribs
Close side view of a fine black script tattoo reading na mo amituofo along the ribs, below a black bra strap.
Script lettering along the ribs
Black blackletter script tattoo reading Eppur Si Muove across the upper back of a person with dark curly hair.
Eppur Si Muove across the upper back
Colour tattoo of a cartoon character in a blue top beside a pink flower, green leaves and the words Worst Tattoo Ever in black script, on a limb.
Cartoon character with Worst Tattoo Ever lettering
Black lettering reading ALWAYS KEEP FIGHTING in three stacked lines across the forearm, in a lettering style.
Always Keep Fighting lettering on an arm
Pencil drawing of a cross wrapped in ribbon banners reading Your Pain, Is A and Gift, drawn in black and grey shading as a tattoo design.
Cross with ribbon banners, pencil design
Black serif lettering on the upper back near the shoulder blade reads it has been a beautiful fight still is, in a Lettering style tattoo.
Quote across the upper back near the shoulder
Black and grey typewriter lettering reading 'Fight it, take the pain, ignite it' across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Typewriter quote across upper back
Black lettering tattoo reading my food doesn't scream in a typewriter-style font, on the forearm.
Typewriter quote on a forearm