Text tattoo ideas

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

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Black flash design of two swallows in flight above the words we only part to meet again, set in black lettering on white.
Two swallows above a quote
Back view of a calf with a lettering tattoo of a black arrow, a warning-style sign and red capitals reading PLEASE GO AROUND, with pink running shoes.
Please go around calf tattoo
Two photographs of black ink lettering: "I'm fine" on the thigh above the knee, and "save me" on the ankle, both in a brush-style script.
"I'm fine" and "save me" lettering on leg
Black handwritten lettering reading Keep Moving Forward, with a small heart above the o in Moving, on the inner wrist.
Keep Moving Forward lettering on wrist
Close view of black lettering tattooed along the side of a person's waist reading 'In the sun I feel as one', with a small black tattoo on the forearm at the top right.
Lyric line tattoo along the side of the waist
Dark red script lettering in a short phrase runs diagonally across the side of a hip, with a pale raised line visible beneath it.
Script lettering across a hip
Two photos of black script lettering on a forearm reading you see all my light, and below it you accept all my dark, placed on the inner forearm.
Script quote tattoos on the forearm
Black script lettering reading To live does not mean your alive, tattooed across the back in a lettering style.
Script quote tattoo on the back
Close-up of a black script quote tattoo reading the wolf that wins is the wolf you feed, running across the ribs on a person's side.
Script quote tattoo along the ribs
Traditional style colour tattoo on the forearm showing a salmon nigiri piece, a yellow bird with a moustache and a pink banner reading SUSHI TIME, all outlined in black.
Salmon nigiri and bird with SUSHI TIME banner
Fine line black heartbeat design on the inner wrist forming a cross and an outlined heart, with the words Faith, Hope and Love beneath it.
Heartbeat line and heart on a wrist
Black lettering tattoo reading MADE IN CANADA in capitals along the side of an ankle, with a hand wearing bangles resting nearby.
Made in Canada lettering on an ankle
Black and white photo of a woman's upper back with a black script lettering tattoo of a lyric quote across the shoulder blades.
Script lyric quote across upper back
Black lettering tattoo in Devanagari script, the word shanti repeated in three stacked lines on the back of a neck.
Three lines of Sanskrit script on the neck
Rose gold glitter lettering reading I DO Crew across the inside of a wrist, in a mix of block capitals and script.
I DO Crew lettering on a wrist
Close-up of a traditional style tattoo of a grey eye with a tear, framed by blue and pink flowers and the words WHEN YOU'RE READY above it.
Crying eye with flowers and script
Close view of a black script lettering tattoo reading though every dark night there is a brighter day, placed along the side ribs and partly below a white lace top.
Script quote tattoo along the ribs
Black line drawing of an upright cross with the words 'my GOD'S NOT DEAD' set in a thin, hand-lettered typeface on the crossbar, shown as a flash design.
Cross design with 'my God's not dead' text
Small black airplane and the words i've got the world to go in typewriter-style lettering on the upper arm of a woman in a navy vest top.
Airplane and quote on upper arm
Fine line black script tattoo reading God is still working on me on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Script quote on a forearm
Fine line drawing on white paper of the words PIZZA NEVER DISAPPOINTS arched around a pizza slice, drawn in black ink with a fine liner pen beside it.
Pizza never disappoints slice design
Black ink tattoo of a smiling stick figure running, with the word 'RUNNING' above and 'SUCKS' below, on a area of skin.
Stick figure runner with 'Running sucks' text
Fine black script reading everything was beautiful and nothing hurt, tattooed across a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Script quote on a shoulder blade
Close-up of a thigh with a blue Spanish script quote and a shaded blue bow tattoo, partly cropped at the left edge.
Spanish script quote and blue bow on the thigh
Fine black lettering of latitude and longitude coordinates runs vertically down the centre of a woman's bare back, shown from behind.
Coordinates tattooed down the spine
Black ink pen drawing of a long cursive lettering line with swash tails on cream paper, a flash design for a lettering tattoo.
Cursive lettering line design on paper
Black script lettering reading Never a victim. Forever a fighter. across a person's lower back, above the waistband of blue jeans.
Quote lettering across lower back
Close-up of a small black serif tattoo reading 'here,' on a forearm, with a rolled green sleeve above it.
Small serif word 'here,' on a forearm
Black and grey drawing of an ornate compass rose tattoo design with a fleur-de-lis at the top and the words Une Vie Extraordinaire around the ring.
Ornate compass rose design
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
Traditional style tattoo of a bulldog wearing a red top hat, with a banner reading Bitches above and Be Crazy below, on a limb.
Bulldog in top hat with banner
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