Text tattoo ideas

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

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Black fine line script reading Free yourself on the back of a person's neck, with the same words on their forearm, in a warm-toned photo taken from behind.
Free yourself script on neck and forearm
Close-up of a fine line script tattoo reading "this too shall pass" in black ink across the upper chest near the collarbone.
"This too shall pass" script on the collarbone
Black lettering tattoo on the upper back reading I'm a lumberjack and I'm ok, with a small axe illustration between the lines.
Lumberjack quote tattoo on upper back
Black and grey shaded tattoo of two little fingers linked in a pinky promise, with the words PINKY PROMISE in outlined lettering with red accents, on a forearm.
Pinky promise hands on a forearm
Close photo of a small black lettering tattoo reading stot on the inner wrist and forearm of a raised hand with purple nail polish.
Small lowercase word on inner wrist
Black serif lettering on a forearm reads 'On a mote of dust suspended in a sunbeam', lit by a bright patch of light against a dark background.
Quote reading 'On a mote of dust' on forearm
Colour tattoo of a grinning orange cartoon monster beneath an AAHH speech bubble, covering the upper arm and shoulder in a bold neo-traditional style.
Cartoon monster and AAHH speech bubble on upper arm
Two matching black script tattoos on a forearm reading I heart him and I heart her, each with a shaded heart, in black and grey ink.
I heart him and I heart her forearm script
Black typewriter-style lettering reading The world is quiet here runs across the inner upper arm.
Typewriter quote on upper arm
Close-up of the inner forearm with small black sans-serif capital lettering reading LOVE YOURSELF SO NO ONE HAS TO, with a small crescent moon tattoo visible on the hand.
Quote lettering on a forearm
Black fine line crescent moon with a script quote beside it, tattooed on the outer thigh of a person in a brown knitted cardigan.
Crescent moon and quote on a thigh
Fine line black script tattoo reading Until the very end, with three small stars at the start and a small triangle at the end, on skin.
Until the very end script tattoo with stars
Black typewriter-style lettering reading rather, they were too frightened to be cowards, tattooed along the inside of a forearm in front of a bookshelf.
Typewriter-style quote on a forearm
Black ink script tattoo running down the spine of a woman seen from behind, with a shaded rose on her upper arm.
Vertical script down the spine with a rose
Black script tattoo on the side of a thigh reading for every dark night, with a single arrow and there is a brighter day beneath it.
Quote and arrow on a thigh
Realism tattoo of a meditating Buddha with pink lotus flowers and a line of text, shown in three views on the upper arm and shoulder.
Buddha and lotus flowers on an upper arm
Black Hebrew script tattoo running along a forearm, set against a plain indoor background with blinds and a sofa.
Hebrew script on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of two eight-pointed stars and the words Think happy thoughts on the inner forearm, with cartoon nail art on the hand below.
Two stars and a quote on a forearm
Black script lettering tattoo reading she is clothed in strength and dignity, on the side of a ribcage, with a hand resting over the shoulder.
Script quote tattoo on the side ribs
Fine line black lettering reading CALM three times in a stacked column on a forearm.
Three stacked CALM lettering on a forearm
Black and grey lettering tattoo in a typewriter font reading Have The Courage to Live. Anyone Can Die., running vertically along the upper arm.
Typewriter quote down the upper arm
Close photo of black hand-lettered Bad Wolf tattoo on the upper chest near the collarbone, in a Lettering style.
Bad Wolf lettering on the collarbone
Two fine line black lettering tattoos on the inner forearms, one reading Be Kind to yourself inside a flower wreath and one reading You are loved in a small heart outline.
Be Kind and You Are Loved wrist tattoos
Black and white photo of a woman seen from behind with a small script tattoo on her upper back, below her neck.
Small script tattoo on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a vertical arrow with stylised lettering reading May the odds be ever in your favor, on the inside of a forearm.
Arrow and lettering quote on a forearm
Black lettering reading Slice of Life with red splatter marks, a lettering tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm.
Slice of Life lettering with red splatter on wrist
Pastel illustration of a fluffy-headed bat hanging upside down, with a blue ribbon reading EVERYTHING and WILL BE OKAY, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Upside-down bat with Everything will be okay ribbon
Black ink lettering in an angular, Tengwar-style script runs across the lower back above the waistband of black trousers.
Tengwar-style script across the lower back
Traditional tattoo of a closed book with an eye and a yellow banner reading NERD LIFE, with red ribbon and sunburst rays, on a section of skin.
Book and eye banner tattoo
White ink lettering tattoo reading I must not tell lies across the back of a clenched hand, shown in a close photograph.
White ink script across the back of a hand
Small black lettering tattoo running vertically along a forearm, with a woven cord bracelet and gold bangle at the wrist.
Small rotated word on a forearm
Traditional-style flash design of a seated boxer dog above a red banner reading BOXER MOM, with two swallows and pink swirls, shown without any body placement.
Boxer dog with banner and swallows
Two people show matching black fine line script tattoos reading Family, a horizontal line, then Everything, on the upper arms.
Matching Family Everything script on upper arms
Close-up of a small black fine line script tattoo reading La vie est belle on the upper arm of a person wearing a dark top with a pineapple print.
Small French script quote on an upper arm
Black ink design of a large stylised letter K inside a circle, with a quotation written around the ring in hand-lettered capitals.
Circular quote around a large K
Colour tattoo of a grey anchor with a red-accented cross and a beaded line running down the wrist, on a forearm raised in a thumbs up.
Anchor and cross with beads on a forearm
Black script lettering reading "My story isn't over" with a large semicolon above and below the words, tattooed on the ankle in a lettering style.
Semicolon and script quote on ankle
Black and grey close-up of the phrase still I rise in a typewriter-style serif, tattooed in a gentle curve on the inner wrist, against a dark background.
Still I rise lettering on a wrist
Black lettering tattoo on an upper arm, with a quote set in a circle around a central blackletter-style monogram.
Circular quote tattoo with monogram on upper arm
Black lettering tattoo of a quote in a typewriter-style font, placed on the side of the body, with a citation reference at the bottom.
Literary quote in typewriter lettering
Black script tattoo reading 'The earth has music for those who listen...' with three black swallows in flight, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Swallows and quote script on upper back
Black Arabic script above the English words "Appreciate life" in quotation marks, on a plain white background.
Arabic script with "Appreciate life" text
Black and grey tattoo design of birds taking flight beside the script words Don't be afraid to fly, shown without any body placement.
Birds in flight with 'Don't be afraid to fly'
Two open palms show small black lettering tattoos on the wrists, one reading Better Halves and the other Best Friends, with wedding rings on both hands.
Matching lettering tattoos on two wrists
Black typewriter-style lettering on the inside of a forearm reads 'i carry your heart with me (i carry it in my heart)' against a dark striped background.
Typewriter quote on a forearm
Two people with fine line script tattoos reading To infinity and and beyond on their upper chests, in black ink.
Matching script quote tattoos on the chest
Close photo of the words just breathe; written in black fine line script across the inner wrist and forearm.
Just breathe script on the wrist
Black script tattoo reading Let it be with three small birds in flight, on the inner forearm near the wrist, in a lettering style.
Let it be script with three birds on a forearm