Text tattoo ideas

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

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Black typewriter-style lettering of a short prose quote tattooed down the upper thigh of a person wearing a floral skirt.
Typewriter quote tattoo on a thigh
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 lettering on the back of a neck reads "open your mind before your mouth" in a blackletter style, placed across the nape.
Open your mind quote across the back of the neck
Thin black lettering reading Curiosity often leads to trouble runs across the side of a thigh, with a hand resting on a grey top above it.
Quote tattoo on the side of a thigh
Black fine line script tattoo reading inhale the future, exhale the past, with three small birds in flight, on the upper back near the shoulder.
Inhale the future quote and birds on shoulder
Close-up of a small fine line script tattoo reading 'it is what it is' in black ink along the side of the ribs, below dark clothing.
Script quote along the side ribs
Black tattoo of a cross with bold block lettering on the upper arm, shown in a bathroom photo.
Cross and block lettering on upper arm
Black fine line tattoo on an upper arm showing a corkscrew, three wine glasses and a stacked list of wine tasting words such as earthy, fruity and dry.
Wine tasting words and corkscrew on upper arm
Three photos of a red and black ladybird tattoo on the top of a foot, each with script reading Big Sis, Middle Sis or Little Sis beside it.
Ladybird with Big, Middle and Little Sis on foot
Bold black lettering tattoo reading HOPE across the upper back, with the words INSIDE ALL OF US IS inside the O, in a lettering style.
HOPE lettering tattoo across the upper back
Red script lettering reading 'You are my sunshine' with a small sun beside it, tattooed on skin just below a grey garment hem.
You are my sunshine script with a sun
Black script tattoo reading "I was perfect." across the top of a foot, with the toes visible against a dark glossy surface.
"I was perfect" script on a foot
Black ink lettering tattoo on a forearm, with the words my best friend, my lover and my husband arranged around a heart outline and a script word in the centre.
Heart lettering tattoo on a forearm
Close photo of a wrist tattoo reading I hope you had the time of your life, with black capitals and red cursive lettering.
Quote on wrist in black and red script
Black typewriter-style lettering reading i was a drizzle and she was a hurricane, tattooed across a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Typewriter quote tattoo on a shoulder
Fine line script tattoo running vertically down the spine on a person's bare back, shown in a sepia-toned photograph.
Script line running down the spine
Black typewriter-style lettering reading love will tear us apart runs along the ribs beneath a black top.
Lyric quote along the ribs
Two bare feet resting on carpet, each with a fine line black script tattoo across the top of the foot, reading part of a quote.
Script quote tattoos on two feet
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading believe in yourself on a shoulder.
Believe in yourself script on shoulder
Black script lettering reading 'i am not afraid to walk this world alone' across the inner forearm, in a lettering style.
Script quote tattoo on the forearm
Black and grey fine line script lettering on the inner ankles of two feet, one reading Feet don't fail me now and the other reading Take me to the finish line.
Two script quote tattoos on ankles
Black serif lettering reading "I'm the hero of this story" runs diagonally across the side of the torso above a grey knitted top.
Quote tattoo reading "I'm the hero of this story"
Black script tattoo reading Life goes on above a thin heartbeat trace, on the forearm.
Life goes on script with heartbeat line
Red and cream woodcut-style drawing of a top hat with the words WE ARE ALL MAD HERE lettered across its crown, with radiating lines either side.
We are all mad here top hat
Black lettering reading Curiosity often leads to trouble runs along the outer thigh of a person wearing a grey top with one hand on their hip.
Quote in script along the side of a thigh
Black and grey lettering tattoo of a four-line quote across the lower back of a woman in a navy cut-out top.
Four-line quote tattoo on lower back
Hand-lettered black text reading too weird to live, too rare to die, with a flock of black bats, on a yellow background; a lettering design that could be used as a tattoo.
Lettering design with bats on yellow
Small black lettering reading GRL PWR sits on the outer thigh of a seated person in black underwear and a white shirt.
GRL PWR lettering on a thigh
Black serif Roman numerals reading IX XXVI MMXII tattooed in a single line along the side of a ribcage.
Roman numeral lettering on the ribs
Black ink pen drawing of a sailing ship on rough waves with a dangling anchor and the script words a smooth sea never made a skilled sailor, on white paper.
Sailing ship and anchor with quote
Black script tattoo reading To live would be an awfully big adventure runs down the centre of a woman's back, with small stars above it.
Quote tattoo running down the spine
Black and grey realism tattoo of a vintage typewriter on the back, with a quote above and the words think, write, create below.
Typewriter with quote across the back
Black script lettering reading I was given this life because im strong enough to live it, across the upper back in a lettering style.
Script quote across upper back
Black script lettering reading 'my daddy will kill you' with ornamental scrollwork, tattooed on the lower back above the waistband of a white top.
Script quote with scrollwork on lower back
Fine line lettering tattoo shaped like an infinity loop, written in dark ink across the outer thigh of a person wearing a striped dress.
Lyric loop tattoo on a thigh
Black lettering reading must be this tall to ride with a red arrow pointing left, tattooed on the side of the ribs.
Must be this tall to ride lettering on ribs
Black lettering tattoo reading Not all those who wander are lost, set in a calligraphic script along the side of the ribs.
Quote lettering along the ribs
Hand-lettered black ink design reading You Are Enough inside a double circle on white paper, in a script lettering style.
You Are Enough lettering in a circle
Two photos of black ink tattoos: a small cross on the ankle and the words Proverbs 31:25 in script on the top of the foot.
Cross on ankle and script on foot
Fine line script lettering design reading ..and in time, this too shall pass. in black ink on a plain white background.
Script quote lettering design
Fine line script tattoo reading Carpe Diem on the side of a person's ribs, in warm evening light.
Carpe Diem script on the ribs
Black and grey lettering tattoo reading Run you clever boy and remember, in a fine script style, shown in a black and white photograph.
Quote tattoo in black script across two areas
Close-up of a black serif lettering tattoo reading I'm the hero of this story, running along the side of the ribs above grey fabric.
Serif quote tattoo along the side ribs
Black and grey fine line script tattoo on the upper back reading no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Handwritten quote across upper back
Black lettering tattoo on the inner wrist reading Macbeth above I.iv.50-51, in a clean serif-style font.
Macbeth and line reference on a wrist
Lettering on the inner wrist reading I belong with Emme's Bachelorette party, if found please buy me a drink, with small purple and red lips, on a temporary tattoo style transfer.
Bachelorette party quote on wrist
Black fine line script reading God is still working on me on a forearm, with the hand resting on a teal leather car seat.
Script quote on forearm
Fine line black tattoo of an open mouth with dripping lower lip and the words What's love got to do with it? inside, on the upper arm.
Open mouth with text on upper arm