Text tattoo ideas

2,685 photos and flash · 86% Lettering, 26% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Colour tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, reading dad's angel in blue lettering with an orange halo and a small red sparkle.
Dad's angel script with halo on a wrist
Black and grey script tattoo reading When I am afraid, I will trust in you, with Psalm 56:3 beneath, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Psalm 56:3 script quote on forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a to do list with the heading To Do and rows of checkboxes and lines on a forearm.
To do list tattoo on a forearm
Two matching forearm tattoos: a shaded grey game controller on the left and a colour stack of books on the right, each with the words I have lived a thousand lives.
Matching controller and books forearm tattoos
Close photograph of the words nothing is permanent in fine black script lettering across the inner forearm near the wrist.
Nothing is permanent script on a wrist
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a large Victorian mansion with a tower and cross, on the inside of a forearm, above a banner reading The Devil.
Victorian mansion with tower on a forearm
Two people hold hands, showing matching black and grey crown tattoos with script lettering reading One Life and One Love on the inner wrists.
Matching crown tattoos with 'One Life' and 'One Love' on
Black ink tattoo of an aeroplane over two boarding passes on the inner wrist, with the word Heathrow visible on one pass.
Airplane and boarding pass on a wrist
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading be still running diagonally along the inner forearm.
Be still script on a forearm
Black lettering tattoo running vertically down the forearm of a person in a plaid blanket, with the small text set in a serif typeface.
Lettering quote on a forearm
Fine black lettering in the Devanagari script on the inner forearm, framed by a row of small dots on each side.
Devanagari script on the forearm
Black script lettering tattoo on a forearm reading happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the lights.
Quote tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey fine line lettering tattoo of a three-line quote in cursive script across the inner wrist.
Script quote on the inner wrist
Black lettering tattoo on a forearm, with the words FLOAT, CATCH, BLEED, DEATH, STIFF and PUSH stacked in a staggered column in a simple sans serif.
Six stacked words on a forearm
Dark purple block capitals reading BEST DAY EVER on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a white rose lying beside the arm.
Best day ever lettering on a wrist
Close-up of a dark script lettering tattoo reading We All Fall Down Sometimes, with a small outlined scalloped star below, on a limb.
We All Fall Down Sometimes lettering on a forearm
Fine black fine-line tattoo on the inner wrist reading "we're alright though" in typewriter lettering, with a safety pin and five tally marks beneath it.
Quote and safety pin on the inner wrist
Blue lettering tattoo on the inner forearm reading "It's a sin to kill a mockingbird." in a lettering style.
Mockingbird quote on a forearm
Black and grey photo of a small serif lettering tattoo reading Be. on the inner wrist of a raised hand with dark painted nails.
Small serif word Be. on a wrist
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading 'this too shall pass' along a forearm, with a blurred background.
Script phrase on a forearm
Black and grey forearm tattoo of a dagger held by two hands, with peony flowers and the words Hands Remember, in a traditional engraved style.
Dagger, hands and peonies on a forearm
Black and grey Roman numeral tattoo on a forearm beside a fine serif lettering tattoo on another forearm, outdoors in green grass.
Matching Roman numeral and lettering forearm tattoos
Black script lettering tattoo reading 'He is jealous for me' across a forearm, set against a blue background.
Script quote 'He is jealous for me' on a forearm
Black and red fine line ornamental sleeve tattoo with keys, diamonds and lace patterns across the forearm, shown in three photographs.
Ornamental lace-style forearm sleeve
Close-up of a fine line script lettering tattoo running along the inside of a forearm, with a crystal-encrusted bracelet worn on the wrist.
Small script line tattoo on a forearm
Dark distressed block lettering reading SUCK IT UP across a forearm just above the wrist, with a clenched fist at the top of the frame.
Suck It Up block lettering on a forearm
Black lettering reading 'To die will be an awfully big adventure' above a thin outlined eight-pointed star, tattooed on a forearm in a lettering style.
Quote and star on a forearm
Small colour tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand showing a red medical alert star of life beside the black lettering DIABETIC TYPE 1.
Diabetic type 1 medical alert tattoo on a wrist
Close-up of gold foil script reading bride tribe on the inner forearm and wrist of a hand, with a pink peony beside it.
Gold bride tribe lettering on a wrist
Black ink quote tattoo reading 'The hardest thing in this world is to live in it' in serif lettering, running along a forearm.
Quote tattoo along a forearm
Black fine-line lettering tattoo of a quote in a serif script running along the inner forearm near the wrist, against a pale fluffy background.
Quote lettering on a forearm
Close-up of a small black fine line tattoo reading "type one" with chevron symbols below it, on the inner wrist, in fine line lettering style.
Small fine line "type one" wrist tattoo
Close-up of a metallic gold temporary tattoo on a wrist showing a ring with a diamond, the words BRIDE and tribe inside the band, and small sparkles.
Gold bride tribe ring temporary tattoo
Close-up of a fine line black script quote running diagonally across a fair-skinned forearm, with a ring visible on the hand below.
Script quote along a forearm
Black script lettering reading Family doesn't end in blood runs diagonally down the inner forearm in a fine line tattoo.
Family quote in script on a forearm
Several forearms and wrists show matching black script tattoos reading "to life.", with a small heart symbol on one arm and a colour flower tattoo on another.
Matching "to life" script tattoos on forearms
Black lettering tattoo in a typewriter-style font reading 'things are shaping up to be pretty odd' along the inner forearm.
Typewriter-style quote on a forearm
Black lettering tattoo reading don't panic in a typewriter-style font across the inner wrist of a forearm, with green crystal beads in the foreground.
Don't panic lettering on an inner wrist
Forearm tattoo of red lips biting a black triangle, set within a sunburst of fine lines and a block-text quote, with soft watercolour washes.
Biting lips and triangle on a forearm
Black lettering tattoo reading ELATION, ELEGANCE, EXALTATION and I LOVE SUPREME on a forearm, with a person in zebra-print shorts holding a cigarette in front of a brick wall.
Four-line text tattoo on a forearm
Close photo of the words The best is yet to come in thin black script tattooed diagonally along the inner forearm.
Script quote on a forearm
Black line tattoo of two floor plans with the word CLOVER on a forearm, in a fine line style, against a grey sofa.
Floor plan tattoos on a forearm
A person with long dark hair covering their face wears a black t-shirt printed with white block capitals and shows small black tattoos on both forearms and upper arms.
Small tattoos on arms with slogan t-shirt
Two forearms with matching black lettering of latitude and longitude coordinates in a simple serif font, the lower line rotated upside down in the photo.
Latitude and longitude coordinates on two forearms
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a scalloped heart reading BE BRAVE, framed by two flowers and dark leaves, on a forearm.
Be brave heart with flowers on a forearm
Fine line black barcode tattoo with the word HUMAN beneath it, placed on the inside of a wrist.
Barcode with HUMAN on a wrist
Black linework crescent moon with a simple face, the words LA LUNA and the number 23 tattooed on the inner wrist.
Crescent moon with La Luna on a wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo on a forearm showing a cartoon child on a branch beside a rabbit and a wooden sign reading Edge Keep Off.
Vintage child and sign tattoo on forearm