Text tattoo ideas

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Black handwritten lettering on an upper arm reads its is my life with the attribution Jon Bovi beneath it.
Handwritten quote on upper arm
Colourful kawaii taco tattoo with a smiling face and the words I DON'T WANNA 'BOUT IT on an upper arm, surrounded by a skull, leaves and a butterfly.
Kawaii taco with lettering on an upper arm
Black typewriter-style lettering reading the heart of life is good on the upper arm, with a red and purple checked shirt beside it.
Typewriter quote on the upper arm
Small black hand-lettered script reading never grow up on the outer upper arm of a woman in a teal t-shirt, in a black and grey lettering style.
Never grow up script on upper arm
Black ink tattoo of a horned, snake-tailed creature above the words Never run from anything immortal, on the upper arm of a woman in a navy vest top.
Horned creature and slogan on upper arm
Traditional-style tattoo of an open book with the words turn over a new leaf in black script and a red leaf on the page, sitting on the upper arm.
Open book reading turn over a new leaf
Small black serif lettering reading So it goes. on the upper arm, just below a rolled grey sleeve.
Serif quote on upper arm
Cheshire Cat grin tattoo with curling script lettering on an upper arm and shoulder, finished with blue and green watercolour splashes.
Cheshire Cat grin on an upper arm
Close photo of the words 'choose life.' in black typewriter-style lettering on the inner upper arm.
Choose life lettering on an upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of two crossed daggers over a pentagram in a sun burst, with the words Fear No Evil below, on an upper arm.
Crossed daggers, pentagram and Fear No Evil on arm
Collage of three traditional tattoos: a woman's head with a pink rose, a globe with flowers and the words Home For Now, and a striped suitcase with an arm strapped across it.
Traditional collage: woman, globe and suitcase
Two matching fine line lettering tattoos, reading GIRL ALMIGHTY on one forearm and SHE'S NOT AFRAID on the other upper arm.
Matching text tattoos on two forearms
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo of unrolled scrolls covered in text, shown across three views of an upper arm and forearm.
Scroll and scripture full sleeve tattoo
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose formed from banknotes, with the words ONE and C.R.E.A.M. visible, on the upper arm.
Rose made of banknotes on an upper arm
Black script lettering reading You'll never know dear, how much I love you runs across a bare upper arm.
Script quote on upper arm
Black script lettering reading Stay Strong above a semicolon and My Love, tattooed on the upper arm of a person wearing a grey top.
Stay Strong semicolon lettering on an arm
Red Spartan helmet tattoo with black Greek lettering reading Molon Labe on the inner upper arm, in a bold solid style.
Spartan helmet with Greek lettering on an arm
Neo-trad style owl with red watercolour splashes and a typewriter-style quote above it, tattooed on the upper arm and shoulder.
Owl and quote on upper arm and shoulder
Black fine line lettering reading BELIVE MY DECISION on the inner upper arm, with a grey sweatshirt sleeve visible above.
Small lettering reading Belive my decision
Colour traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a green raptor head with open jaws, two red roses with green leaves, and the words Life uh finds a way.
Raptor head and red roses with lettering
Black and grey torn skin effect tattoo on an upper arm, with lines of lettering revealed beneath the skin.
Torn skin lettering on upper arm
Black ink tattoo of a block of decimal digits beginning 1.6180339 across the upper arm, shown in a close photograph with a grey sleeve at the edge.
Decimal digits tattooed on an upper arm
Red lip print and red script lettering reading 'Love my smile... Beware of my silence' tattooed on an arm.
Lip print and script lettering on an arm
Colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a green tent beneath pine trees and stars, with the words HOME IS WHERE YOUR HEART IS arched above and below the scene.
Camping tent and quote on upper arm
Fine line black script tattoo reading don't let your fears win along the inner upper arm.
Script quote on upper arm
Black lettering tattoo on an upper arm reading 'she wasn't looking for a knight, she was looking for a sword' in a serif script.
Quote tattoo: she wasn't looking for a knight
Two arms crossed over each other, each with matching black lettering reading (it's alright), one on the upper arm and one on the forearm.
Matching (it's alright) lettering on two arms
Black ink tattoo on the upper arm showing a savanna scene with elephants, a giraffe and trees above an inverted city skyline.
Savanna and city skyline on upper arm
Colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a state-shaped outline filled with mountains, a sun, a peach, a log cabin, a pine tree and the words On My Mind, in a neo-traditional style.
State outline with mountains and peach on upper arm
Black lettering tattoo reading YES I'M CHANGING in a plain sans-serif typeface across the inner upper arm, with a striped sleeve and beach behind.
Yes I'm Changing quote on upper arm
Black lettering tattoo on an upper arm reading To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.
Quote tattoo on the upper arm
Black ink tattoo on an upper arm reading I'm a LUMBERJACK AND I'M OK, with a hand-drawn axe and tree stump, in a Lettering style.
Lumberjack slogan with axe on upper arm
Black and grey script lettering reading You Only Live Once with soft shading behind the letters, tattooed on an upper arm.
You Only Live Once lettering on an upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoos on an upper arm, including a crescent moon with a bird, a speech bubble reading CAN I LIVE, a palm tree over water and a small heart.
Small flash-style tattoos along an upper arm
Colour realism rose tattooed on the upper arm beside black script lettering running down the forearm, on a person outdoors.
Red rose and script quote on arm
Traditional style tattoo of a tabby cat wearing a pink bow above a black banner reading CAT LADY, on the upper arm.
Tabby cat with bow and CAT LADY banner on upper arm
Woman in a pale blue collared shirt wearing a cream pin that reads LEAVE ME ALONE, with black linework tattoos on her upper arm.
Fine black tattoos on an upper arm beside a pin
Close-up of a small black tattoo of the words It All Works Out in a serif lettering style on the upper arm.
Words tattooed on the upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of R2-D2 with a red banner reading You're my only hope and pink flowers, on the upper arm.
R2-D2 with banner and pink flowers
Black and grey traditional-style US Navy emblem tattoo on the upper arm, with a NAVY banner, eagle, anchor and the words We Own The Seas.
US Navy emblem on upper arm
Black and grey typewriter-style lettering across a woman's upper back, with shaded floral tattoos on both upper arms, seen from behind in sepia tones.
Typewriter text across a upper back
A man in a white t-shirt printed with the words In the event of an emotional breakdown, place cat here above a cat outline, with black and grey sleeve tattoos on both arms.
Cat slogan t-shirt with sleeve tattoos
Fine line lettering reading TOUGH ENOUGH in orange, teal, purple, green and yellow on the upper arm of a person in a striped top.
Multicoloured TOUGH ENOUGH lettering on upper arm
Back view of a woman with platinum blonde hair and a fine black lettering tattoo running vertically down her upper arm, with a lace-up satin dress.
Fine lettering on upper arm, back view
Black ink script lettering on an upper arm showing a crossed-out name above the words oops and I meant Hollie, in a freehand script style.
Crossed-out name with 'oops I meant' lettering
Black script reading sempre con voi with a simple bird outline on the upper arm, shown in two stacked photos.
Sempre con voi script and bird on upper arm
Black and grey sketchy-style bird with spread wings tattooed across a man's upper back and shoulder blade, with typewriter lettering on the upper arm.
Sketchy bird in flight across upper back
Close-up of a fine line black and grey tattoo of a paint swatch card reading TATTONE 5K1 N on the upper arm, beneath a grey sleeve.
Colour swatch tattoo on upper arm