Text tattoo ideas

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

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Two clasped hands show black typewriter-style lettering reading Mr and Mrs on the fingers, a lettering tattoo on the hand.
Mr and Mrs finger tattoos
Black and grey vertical lettering in small blocky characters runs down the spine of a bare back, from the nape towards the lower back.
Vertical script line down the spine
Small black lettering reading be here now on the inner wrist and forearm, with a grey sleeve and brown shoes visible in the frame.
Be here now lettering on the inner wrist
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
Fine line black script tattoo reading "Curiosity often leads to trouble" along the side of a hip, with a hand resting on the body.
Quote tattoo along the side of the hip
Black ink script lettering reading it goes on, with a small bird, on the side of a finger in lettering style.
Script lettering and bird on a finger
Black and white photo of a fine line script quote reading The ones that love us never really leave us, tattooed along the side of the ribs.
Script quote along the ribs
Colour tattoo on the inner forearm of a tabby cat with blue eyes peeking over a coffee cup, with the words all you need is love and more coffee in a realistic style with lettering.
Cat peeking over coffee cup with lettering
Close-up of the word wanderlust in a black serif typewriter-style lettering tattoo across the middle segment of a finger, on a pale hand against a plain background.
Wanderlust lettering on a finger
Traditional-style tattoo of a green and blue owl with pink feathers, with a banner reading NOT WHAT THEY SEEM, on the lower leg above the ankle.
Owl with banner on lower leg
Close-up of the words bride tribe in gold brush lettering on the inner wrist, with a blurred green garden behind.
Gold bride tribe script on a wrist
Thin black fine line lettering reading DAY DREAM in capitals on the inner ankle of a leg, with a black and white low-top sneaker beside it.
Day Dream lettering on ankle
Black and grey tattoo of a winged key with small stars and the script words It's real for us, on the ankle above a sandal strap.
Winged key and script on an ankle
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading 'She is a soldier in the war against herself' across a limb in a greyscale photo.
Script quote tattoo on a leg
Black lettering tattoo on a forearm reading 'i fell in love the way you fall asleep; slowly, and then all at once.' against grass.
Quote lettering on a forearm
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
Realistic drawing of a howling wolf head in profile, shaded in browns, oranges and black, with mirrored handwritten text above it.
Howling wolf head in profile
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
Small black lettering tattoo of a single capitalised word on an ankle, above a striped sock and white trainer.
Small word tattoo on the ankle
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a gravestone reading GENDER ROLES ARE DEAD on an arm, with grass along the base.
Gravestone reading Gender roles are dead
Black script lettering tattoo running vertically down the spine on a person's back, seen from behind on a sunny beach.
Vertical script quote down the spine
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
Two forearms with small black lettering tattoos, the word 'here' on the upper arm and 'now' on the lower arm, in a car interior.
'here' and 'now' on two forearms
Drawn koi fish tattoo design in a Japanese style, with black scales, orange-gold fins and a red gill, beside the headline The Meaning Behind Koi Fish Tattoos.
Koi fish tattoo design with headline
Two stacked photos of black fine line script tattoos reading You are my Sunshine and My only Sunshine, with a looped flourish on skin.
Script lettering reading You are my Sunshine
Black lettering tattoo of latitude and longitude coordinates in a typewriter-style font, placed across the upper back beside the spine, in a lettering style.
Latitude and longitude coordinates on upper back
Fine line black script reading Spirit, lead me, with a small arrow above it, on the inner upper arm of a person with the arm raised.
Arrow and script quote on upper arm
Two knees in black ripped jeans, with fine line lettering reading NO GODS on the left knee and NO MASTERS on the right, in thin greyish-purple ink.
No Gods and No Masters lettering on knees
Colour tattoo of two snow-capped grey mountains with small green trees under a blue sky, inside a black frame with the word mountains, on the upper arm.
Framed mountains with the word mountains
Black script lettering reading "Without struggle, There is no progress" on the side of a ribcage, with a pink top held aside.
Script quote on the ribs
Black script lettering reading No Regrets tattooed on the left side of a person's ribs, with a white top and grey shorts visible.
No Regrets script on the ribs
Close-up of the phrase 'the best is yet to come' in black fine-line script lettering across the inner forearm.
Script quote on inner forearm
Lettering tattoo on the inner wrist reading I belong with Kristen's Bachelorette Party, if I'm lost, buy me a burrito, with a small burrito illustration.
Bachelorette burrito quote on a wrist
Black handwritten lettering reading La Vie Boheme on the inner wrist of a hand raised against a cream textured background.
La Vie Boheme lettering on a wrist
Black lettering tattoo of a Bible verse on an upper arm, with red and grey blood drips running down beside the text.
Scripture lettering with blood drips on upper arm
Fine line black script reading good vibes on the side of a torso, just below the ribs, with a grey top above.
Good vibes script on the side of the torso
Black and white flash sheet of numbered semicolon designs with the words Your story isn't over yet in varied lettering styles.
Semicolon lettering flash sheet
Back of a woman with dark hair showing a thin fine line script tattoo reading Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish. between the shoulder blades.
Script quote across the upper back
Black lettering tattoo reading 'we're all stories in the end, just make it a good one' with a dotted line and bow tie motif, placed across the upper back.
Quote with bow tie across the upper back
Black script tattoo reading I am enough the way I am across the top of a shoulder, with a thin gold chain at the neck.
Script quote across a shoulder
Black lettering tattoo in a vertical line down the back of a person's neck and upper back, in a fine script style.
Vertical script tattoo down the back of the neck
Black and white lettering design of a crescent moon with a seated silhouette figure, the script words set within the moon's black shape.
Crescent moon with seated figure and script
Small black script lettering tattoo on the upper arm of a woman wearing layered necklaces and an olive top.
Small script quote on upper arm
Black script lettering reading Everyday for the rest of our lives, tattooed across two forearms placed side by side.
Matching quote tattoos on two wrists
Colour tattoo of a purple grape soda bottle cap with a safety pin through it, on the forearm.
Grape soda bottle cap and safety pin on forearm
Black ink Greek script lettering reading όμορφη across the lower back, sitting just above the waistband of light blue denim jeans.
Greek script word on lower back
Fine line script lettering reading I must not tell lies across the back of a hand, resting on a wooden table.
Fine line script on the back of a hand