Text tattoo ideas

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Realism-style tattoo on the upper arm of a flag blowing in the wind, with stars and red and blue shading behind the black script reading We the People of the United States.
We the People script over American flag on arm
Black lettering tattoo reading freedom with a small bird silhouette above the final letters, on the inner wrist, in a Lettering style.
Freedom lettering with a bird on the wrist
Black script lettering of a four-line quote tattooed along the side of a ribcage, on skin partly covered by a red top.
Script quote tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a world map with a quote beneath it, across a person's upper back.
World map and quote across upper back
Black serif lettering tattoo reading I am out with lanterns, looking for myself, across an inner forearm with bookshelves behind.
Quote tattoo on the inner forearm
Fine line black script reading good vibes on the side of a torso, just below the ribs, under a grey crop top.
Good vibes script on the ribs
Black linework anemone with a long stem and leaves, beside the lettered quote 'I am terrified by this dark thing that sleeps in me' on the ribs.
Anemone and quote on the ribs
Back of a woman's neck showing the words No Day But Today in black script lettering tattooed across the nape.
No Day But Today script on the neck
Close photo of a black fine line script tattoo reading dum spero spero along the ribs, worn beneath a black lace bandeau top.
Dum spero spero script on the ribs
Black serif lettering reading Cheep Cheep runs along the outer side of a foot near the ankle, with a green book cover beneath.
Cheep Cheep lettering on a foot
Black script tattoo reading "If I cannot fly, let me sing" on a forearm, with small music notes and birds beside the text.
Quote tattoo with music notes on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a light blue mug reading WORLDS BEST BOSS with curling steam and a red rose with green leaves on the skin.
Worlds best boss mug with red rose
Gold and red metallic foil temporary tattoo reading team bride in brush script on the inner forearm, with a small red heart.
Team bride foil temporary tattoo on a wrist
Close-up of black script lettering reading 'it can't rain all the time' across two fingers, in a fine-line lettering style.
Quote tattoo across two fingers
Black line drawing of a razor blade beside hand-lettered text reading "If I were you, I'd put that away" and "Darling, you'll be okay" on a white background.
Razor blade with hand-lettered quote
Back of a woman's neck showing a black fine-line recycling symbol above the words Please Use Me Again in a plain sans-serif lettering style.
Recycling symbol and phrase at the nape
Black blackletter text tattoo across a woman's upper back and shoulder blade, with a hand adjusting the strap of her grey tank top.
Blackletter quote across upper back
Six-panel grid of arms with black serif lettering quotes, such as Alice felt dreadfully puzzled, tattooed on the forearms and upper arms.
Literary quotes in serif lettering on arms
Black ink tattoo of the Certified Gluten-Free GF logo, a letters-in-circle badge with text above and below, on a forearm.
Certified Gluten-Free logo on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of an anchor woven through an infinity symbol, with the script words 'I refuse to sink' beneath it, on a person's back.
Anchor and infinity with 'I refuse to sink' script
Black script lettering tattoo reading Every saint has a past and Every sinner has a future, across the side of a torso.
Two-line script quote on the side of the torso
Black and white photo of a foot with a black block-lettering quote tattoo on the ankle, partly cropped at the edge of the frame.
Block lettering quote on ankle
Fine line script tattoo reading Daughter of a King in black ink on a forearm.
Daughter of a King script on a forearm
Close-up of a lettering tattoo on the side of the body reading MUST BE THIS TALL TO RIDE with a red arrow pointing left, in black and red ink.
Must be this tall to ride slogan with red arrow
Black and grey photo of two crossed forearms, each with the script lettering 'To the moon and back', and the lower arm also has a crescent moon.
Matching 'To the moon and back' forearm tattoos
Black and grey serif lettering tattoo on a person's upper back reading I am the architect of my own Destruction, with a small flourish beneath.
Quote tattoo across upper back
Black and grey photograph of a typewriter-style lettering tattoo reading I was a drizzle and she was a hurricane, running diagonally across the upper back near the shoulder.
Typewriter quote across the upper back
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
Close-up of a black line tattoo on an arm showing a teal awareness ribbon inside a circle with the words DEFY THE HAND and YOU'RE DEALT.
Awareness ribbon in a circular text badge
Black typewriter-style lettering reading rise up followed by a large semicolon, tattooed on the inner wrist.
Rise up semicolon on the wrist
Close photo of a small black lettering tattoo reading EVERY DROP COUNTS with a tiny blue water drop, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Every drop counts lettering on a wrist
Black script lettering reading Goonies never say die across the lower back, with soft grey shading.
Goonies never say die script on lower back
Traditional colour tattoo of an inhaler wrapped in a cream banner reading Ain't easy bein' wheezy, shown close up on skin.
Inhaler and banner reading Ain't easy bein' wheezy
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading We're all stories in the end on a forearm, with a plaid sleeve above.
Script quote on a forearm
Black lettering tattoo on the inner forearm of a person with dark hair, reading the Serenity Prayer in serif capitals and italic script.
Serenity Prayer lettering on a forearm
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
Black lettering tattoo of a four-line quote in a serif typeface across the side of a ribcage, with a hand and ring visible above.
Quote tattoo along the ribs
Black handwritten lettering tattoo reading its is my life with Jon Bovi beneath it, placed on the upper arm.
Handwritten quote tattoo on upper arm
Temporary tattoo of a sombrero and bold fiesta lettering in red, green, yellow and black on the inner wrist, shown with the palm facing up.
Bachelorette fiesta lettering on the wrist
Traditional style tattoo of the words No means No in black script with a solid red heart after each No, flanked by coloured designs on skin.
No means No script with red hearts
Black ink serif lettering on the inside of a forearm reads for a minute there I lost myself, with a small coloured tattoo just visible at the elbow.
Quote lettering along a forearm
Two matching fine line script tattoos on the inner wrists reading 'our bond is everlasting', each ending in a small heart charm.
Matching 'our bond is everlasting' wrist tattoos
Black lettering reading It's real for us, with a small star on each side, in a fine script style on the inner wrist.
Small quote tattoo on the inner wrist
Black and grey tattoo of a triangle with a circle inside and lettering along its edges, shown on bare skin.
Triangle and circle with quote lettering
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
Close-up of a black fine line script tattoo reading Never look back across the upper back below the neck, with a black cut-out top and pink bra visible.
Never look back script on upper back
Black and grey script lettering tattoos reading Remind me that we will always have each other and When everyone else is gone, placed on the ribs of two people.
Matching script quote tattoos on ribs
Black lettering reading 'A dream is a wish your heart makes' across the top of a foot, with a blue glass slipper tattoo below the text.
Quote and glass slipper on a foot