Text tattoo ideas

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Black fine-line script tattoo reading sometimes you have to fall before you fly, running across the outer thigh below denim cut-off shorts.
Script quote along a thigh
Black lettering tattoo reading riot on one thigh and grrrl on the other, in a typewriter-style font, on a person wearing a striped skirt.
Riot grrrl lettering across both thighs
Black serif lettering reading 'but without the dark, we'd never see the stars' across the upper thigh, in a lettering style.
Quote tattoo on the thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of three roses with leaves and a line of Roman numerals across the thigh.
Three roses and Roman numerals on a thigh
Black and grey sunflower tattoo with shaded petals and a dark centre on a thigh, with a small script line tattooed near the waistband of black underwear.
Sunflower tattoo on a thigh
Close-up photo of a fine line black script tattoo reading life is beautiful on the side of a thigh, with white lace underwear visible above it.
Life is beautiful script on the thigh
Black tattoo of three tanks above the words 'We are healthy only to the extent that our ideas are humane' on the outer thigh.
Tanks above a quote on the thigh
Two thighs with matching traditional tattoos of teacups, roses and a Tea for Two banner in teal, orange and green, on the upper thigh.
Matching tea for two thigh tattoos
Black lettering tattoo on the side of a thigh reading so hold your head up high and know it's not the end of the road, set in a serif typeface.
Quote lettering along the side of a thigh
Colour tattoo of a green cartoon bear holding coloured balloons that spell ASS and HOLE, with a cannabis leaf on its belly, on the thigh.
Care Bear with balloons and cannabis leaf
Close-up of a fine line script tattoo on the upper thigh of a woman in a white outfit, reading a short quote in black ink.
Fine line script quote on a thigh
Black and grey botanical tattoo with script lines on a thigh, with a hand making a peace sign at the top left.
Botanical and script tattoo on a thigh
Black lettering tattoo reading Curiosity often leads to trouble along the side of a thigh, with a hand resting on the hip above it.
Quote on the thigh in black script
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
Two legs resting in a bath showing black and grey rose and compass tattoos on one thigh and a long block of script down the other thigh.
Rose and script leg tattoos in a bath
Black lettering tattoo in a serif typeface reading 'but without the dark, we'd never see the stars' across the outer thigh.
Quote tattoo on the thigh
Black script lettering reading "How long is forever? Sometimes just one second" across the outer upper thigh.
Handwritten quote on an upper thigh
Close photo of a small, fine-line black lettering tattoo in a non-Latin script running across the upper thigh.
Thin black script tattoo on the thigh
Black ink tattoo on a thigh with a handwritten-style quote about battle scars, framed by two angular outlined hearts.
Quote and outlined hearts on a thigh
Fine line black script reading 'Not all those who wander are lost' across the outer thigh of a person in a denim shirt.
Script quote on a thigh
Colour cartoon tattoos on both thighs: a yellow speech bubble reading YOU TURNED THE PAGE on the left and a blue monster with PLEASE speech bubbles on the right.
Monster and speech bubble thigh tattoos
Close-up of black serif lettering tattooed on the side of a thigh, reading a four-line quote about snow, wind, a lone wolf and a surviving pack.
Wolf quote lettering on the side of the thigh
Black and grey rose, skull and script tattoo covering the outer thigh and calf of a woman wearing grey shorts and white trainers.
Rose and skull leg sleeve with script
Black ink lettering reading Excuse us while we sing to the sky across the outer thigh, above denim shorts.
Quote tattoo on the outer thigh
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a wolf head beneath pine trees with the words Winter is coming curved around it, on the upper thigh.
Wolf head and pine trees on a thigh
Fine black cursive script tattoo curving along the outer thigh, with lettering that reads she laughs without fear of the future.
Script quote tattoo along the thigh
Black script quote tattoo across the outer thigh, with denim shorts visible above it.
Script quote tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a compass with flowers, a beaded chain and a ribbon reading TAKE ME HOME, on the outer thigh.
Compass and banner on a thigh
Fine line black script tattoo reading don't forget to love yourself across the outer thigh, in a Lettering style.
Handwritten quote on the thigh
Traditional-style colour tattoo on a thigh showing a pig, a cow and a hen above the words 'My body will not be a tomb for other creatures', framed by flowers.
Pig, cow and hen heads with lettering on a thigh
Black lettering tattoo on a thigh reading We need never be hopeless because we can never be irreparably broken, in a plain sans-serif font.
Quote tattoo on a thigh
Traditional tattoo of a sailing ship among clouds, with red roses and a banner reading The Atlantic Was Born Today, on the thigh.
Sailing ship and roses on a thigh
Black and grey tattoo of two roses, a pocket watch and a hummingbird on the outer thigh, with a banner reading Time Heals Nothing.
Roses, watch and hummingbird on a thigh
Black lettering tattoo in cursive script reading Accept what is, Let go of what was, and have faith in what will be, across the side of the hip and thigh.
Three-line script quote on the hip
Black and grey realism tattoo of a man in glasses and a tie on the outer thigh, with a scroll banner reading Assistant Regional Manager.
Portrait of a man in glasses with banner on thigh
Black and grey script lettering tattoo of a motivational paragraph across the outer thigh, shown in a black and white photo with denim shorts.
Block quote tattoo on the thigh
Traditional colour tattoo on a thigh showing a red snake, a blade, a lightning bolt, a red rose and a banner reading They Make A Master Of Death.
Snake, rose and banner on a thigh
Black script lettering reading 'for those I love I will sacrifice' across the upper thigh, beside denim shorts.
Script quote across the upper thigh
Black lettering tattoo on a thigh in a lettering style, with a serif quote about courage between two ornamental scroll flourishes.
Lettered quote tattoo on the thigh
Black and grey shaded cross tattoo with cracked-stone detailing and flowing script lettering on the upper thigh.
Shaded cross with script quote on thigh
Dark script lettering reading "Not all those who wander are lost" on the outer thigh, with a denim shirt pulled up beside it.
Script quote tattoo on the thigh
Two photographs of black ink lettering: "I'm fine" on the thigh above the knee, and "save me" on the ankle, both in a brush-style script.
"I'm fine" and "save me" lettering on leg
Close-up of a thigh with a blue Spanish script quote and a shaded blue bow tattoo, partly cropped at the left edge.
Spanish script quote and blue bow on the thigh
Black typewriter-style lettering of a short prose quote tattooed down the upper thigh of a person wearing a floral skirt.
Typewriter quote tattoo on a thigh
Thin black lettering reading Curiosity often leads to trouble runs across the side of a thigh, with a hand resting on a grey top above it.
Quote tattoo on the side of a thigh
Black lettering reading Curiosity often leads to trouble runs along the outer thigh of a person wearing a grey top with one hand on their hip.
Quote in script along the side of a thigh
Small black lettering reading GRL PWR sits on the outer thigh of a seated person in black underwear and a white shirt.
GRL PWR lettering on a thigh
Fine line lettering tattoo shaped like an infinity loop, written in dark ink across the outer thigh of a person wearing a striped dress.
Lyric loop tattoo on a thigh