Text tattoo ideas

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Pencil sketch of a tattoo design with lilies, curling vine swirls and the words Live Laugh Love in cursive script, in black and grey.
Lily and swirl design with script
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
Black linework geometric lotus tattoo with swirling details on a forearm, with small script text running along the wrist.
Geometric lotus tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a peach with leaves, flowers and the words Life is peachy on an upper arm.
Peach and flowers on an upper arm
Black fine line drawing of a large dahlia-style bloom inside a dotted circle, with buds and leaves, above the word VIRGO and the lines i worry, repeated three times.
Virgo flower line drawing with quote
Colour tattoo of an open book reading We're all stories in the end, with blue flowers and vines, on a limb in a close-up photo.
Open book with a quote and blue flowers
Close-up of a dark script quote reading a person's a person, no matter how small, beside a pink dandelion with a green stem, tattooed on a shoulder.
Dandelion and quote on a shoulder
Black and grey botanical tattoo on the inner forearm with daffodil-style flowers, leaves and a rectangular frame containing the words this feeling is just for now.
Floral frame with quote on forearm
Sketch style forearm tattoo of dandelion seed heads, a red sun and lettering in black ink with touches of red, on the inner forearm.
Dandelions and red sun on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo on a forearm showing leaves, a cluster of flowers and a framed box reading everything carries me to you, in a botanical fine line style.
Quote and botanical forearm tattoo
Black fine line tattoo of a dandelion releasing birds and seeds across the upper back and shoulder, with the script words Every breath is a second chance.
Dandelion and birds with quote on shoulder
Upper arm tattoo of a love quote in black lettering inside an oval wreath of red, purple and blue flowers with green leaves.
Floral wreath with quote on upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a tree above the handwritten words I climbed the tree to see the world, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Tree and handwritten quote on the inner wrist
Black and grey traditional style tattoos on a forearm, including a feather, a sunflower, a lotus and a swallow on the hand, with a dagger and a heart nearby.
Forearm sleeve with feather and swallow
Two thighs show matching black lettering tattoos above the knees, each with a leafy vine and flower, reading OH NO LOVE and YOU'RE NOT ALONE.
Matching thigh tattoos with leaves and a flower
Black ink script tattoo running down the spine of a woman seen from behind, with a shaded rose on her upper arm.
Vertical script down the spine with a rose
Two fine line black lettering tattoos on the inner forearms, one reading Be Kind to yourself inside a flower wreath and one reading You are loved in a small heart outline.
Be Kind and You Are Loved wrist tattoos
Black and grey botanical wreath with the words MY BODY MY RULES tattooed on the outer thigh.
Floral wreath with lettering on thigh
Pen drawing of a fine line tattoo design with the script words Do you suppose she is a wildflower, surrounded by dandelion, poppy, daisy and cornflower sketches.
Wildflower script and flower sketch design
Black and grey script tattoo of a dandelion releasing seeds, with the words 'We accept the love we think we deserve', on the upper back near the shoulder.
Dandelion seeds and script quote on shoulder
Black and grey botanical flower and fine script tattoo on the side ribs of a person lying on white bedding, wearing a white Calvin Klein top and grey waistband leggings.
Black floral tattoo and script on side ribs
Dotwork drawing of a lotus flower in black stipple above three lines of italic text, shown as a tattoo design with no body visible.
Stippled lotus flower with quote
Black lettering reading EVERYTHING WAS BEAUTIFUL AND NOTHING HURT, framed by green leaf sprigs on each side, shown on skin.
Quote lettering with leaf sprigs
Colour tattoo of a green leafy bundle with white flowers and a banner reading I found within me an invincible summer, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Leafy banner with quote on a shoulder blade
Realism-style red poppy with green stem and black script reading Always with Me, tattooed on a forearm near the wrist.
Red poppy and script on a forearm
Black script reading "in a world of my own" with a leaf stroke, running into an outlined daisy on a forearm, in a fine line lettering and botanical style.
Script quote and daisy on a forearm
Black linework lotus mandala tattoo with dotted lines, a star and crescent moon, and pink, purple and blue watercolour splashes on the inner forearm.
Lotus mandala with star and moon on forearm