Text tattoo ideas

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

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Black design drawing of a row of spiral and angular symbols above the word UNFOUND in serif lettering on a white background.
Unfound lettering with spiral symbols
Black and white photo of a man pulling back a dark t-shirt to show thin fine line lettering reading KISS HERE on his upper chest.
Kiss Here lettering on upper chest
Black and grey script lettering tattoo on a person's torso, reading a short quote that begins with the word Dad.
Script quote tattoo across the torso
Black typewriter-style lettering reading The journey is the reward on the calf of a man shown from behind, with a blurred wooden jetty behind him.
Quote tattoo on a calf: The journey is the reward
Black and grey lettering tattoo of a quote set in typewriter-style type across the upper arm.
Typewriter-style quote on upper arm
Black and grey back tattoo of a bird in flight beside German text, with a brushstroke ladder shape and red wash, placed across the back.
Bird in flight with German text on a back
Fine line black cursive script tattoo running diagonally across the upper chest below the collarbone, with a thin chain necklace visible beside it.
Cursive script quote across the upper chest
Black and grey traditional grim reaper skull with star-shaped eyes and dotwork shading, above the words SING ME TO SLEEP, on a lower leg.
Grim reaper with lettering on a calf
Black and white photo of a thin, handwritten quote in black lettering along a forearm, with shaded grey tattooing on the upper arm.
Quote lettering on a forearm
Fine line black script tattoo reading Wanderlust with an arrow and small circles, running along the inside of a forearm.
Wanderlust script with arrow on a forearm
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading Still I rise across the inner forearm of a woman wearing a striped top and a pendant necklace.
Still I rise script on a forearm
Black script tattoo reading Band-aids don't fix bullet holes on the inner forearm, just above a brown leather watch strap.
Band-aids don't fix bullet holes script on wrist
Traditional colour tattoo of a stack of books, red roses and green leaves, with a banner reading I've lived a thousand lives, on a forearm.
Stacked books and roses with a banner
Teal script lettering reading Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also, running diagonally across a person's back.
Script quotation across a back
Black lettering tattoo of a quote about courage on the outer thigh, framed by ornate scrolls and set in a mix of bold and italic serif type.
Quote tattoo with scrollwork on a thigh
Black script lettering reading psalm 46:5 across the inner wrist, drawn in a fine, flowing hand.
Psalm 46:5 script on a wrist
Traditional style tattoo of a red and grey striped lighthouse above waves and rocks, with an 'On the Rocks' banner, on the upper arm.
Lighthouse with waves and banner on upper arm
Close-up of a hand holding red and white twine, with a teal and black lettering and anchor design on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Lettering and anchor on the inner wrist
Three stacked photos of a forearm with a black world map tattoo on the outer forearm and a small line of text near the wrist.
Black world map tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a nail cross on a forearm, with the word Galatians above it and 6:17 AMP beside it.
Nail cross with Galatians 6:17 lettering on forearm
Fine line script tattoo reading Dum spiro spero in dark blue-violet ink on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Latin script tattoo near the collarbone
Traditional style colour tattoo of a teacup with yellow flowers, red roses and a banner reading Sally on a limb.
Teacup and roses with Sally banner
Traditional style dagger tattoo with a twisted purple hilt, green leaves and a banner reading TRUE TILL DEATH on a lower leg.
Dagger with true till death banner on calf
Three matching black and brown lion cub tattoos with the words Remember who you are, shown on the calves and ankles of three people.
Matching lion cub tattoos on three legs
Fine line black script tattoo of a Latin quote running across the upper back.
Latin script quote across upper back
Dotwork-shaded line drawing of an anatomical heart with a small room inside showing a chair and hanging light bulb, with the words YOU LIVE THERE beneath.
Anatomical heart with chair and light bulb
Black and grey lettering tattoo on the upper back beside the shoulder blade, showing a shaded feather dissolving into flying birds, with script text reading You've been given this life because you are
Feather and birds with script quote on back
Black fine line script tattoo reading "This too shall pass" along the top of the shoulder near the collarbone.
Script quote tattoo near the collarbone
Two fingers with small black tattoos: one shows a grey block shape with a red heart and I love you, the other a dark Death Star style emblem with the words I know.
Matching finger tattoos with a heart and Star Wars motifs
Close photo of a black script tattoo reading "i adore you" with a small heart in place of the d, on the lower back.
Script "i adore you" on lower back
Black fine line script tattoo reading Memories of you and keep me grounded, with an anchor-style ampersand, on the inside of a hand.
Memories quote in script on a hand
Close-up of a blue crescent moon tattoo with two small stars and the lettering 'To the moon and back' on the upper back, in a lettering style.
To the moon and back with crescent moon
Black and white flash design of a skull pierced by a dagger, with the words MISTAKES WERE MADE beneath, suitable as a tattoo design.
Skull pierced by a dagger with lettering
Black script lettering reading I want your legs behind your head across the upper chest, shown in a close photo cropped at the neck.
Script quote across the upper chest
Single-line drawing of four rolling waves above the handwritten phrase go with the flow, shown as a fine line design on a plain light background.
Line drawing of waves with go with the flow text
Colour tattoo of a red and white striped hat above a black lettered quote arranged in a circle, on the upper back.
Striped hat and circular quote on upper back
Two photographs of black script lettering reading I'm fine on a forearm, with the lower panel showing the same words rotated 180 degrees.
'I'm fine' script lettering on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of the words THIS TOO SHALL PASS in capital sans-serif letters, with an arrow at each end, across the inner forearm.
Arrow and quote lettering on a forearm
Two vertical lines of black block lettering tattooed down the front of a person's lower legs, with the left reading YOU MAY NOT REMEMBER and the right reading BUT ILL NEVER FORGET.
Two-line quote down the shins
Fine line black tattoo of musical notes and curling swirls rising from a hand, with the words And beauty is not a need but an ecstasy arcing around it.
Musical notes rising from a hand
Black lettering tattoo reading DOBRZE on the back of a lower leg, shown from behind beneath a blue skirt and white sneakers.
Small word tattoo on the back of a calf
Black cursive script quote tattooed along the inner forearm, written across two lines in fine black ink.
Cursive quote on a forearm
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading Life is only precious because it ends, running along the collarbone and shoulder.
Quote script along the collarbone
Black lettering reading Croi de Leon runs vertically down the upper back of a woman in a black top, with a small knot symbol beneath, in a lettering style.
Vertical lettering on upper back
Colour tattoo of the Jurassic Park logo on a forearm, showing a black T-rex silhouette against an orange sunset circle with the words Jurassic Park in white on a red band.
Jurassic Park logo on a forearm
Fine black script reading Trust your struggle on the inner upper arm of a woman wearing black lace underwear.
Script quote tattoo on an upper arm
Close photo of a small black fine line lettering tattoo reading "// you're alive //" on the upper arm.
"You're alive" lettering on an upper arm
Black and grey lettering tattoo reading I am the architect of my own Destruction across a woman's upper back, with a small flourish beneath it.
Quote tattoo across upper back