Text tattoo ideas

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Two clenched fists show blocky lettering tattoos on the wrists: blue Don't Blink on one arm and red Don't Panic on the other.
Matching Don't Blink and Don't Panic wrist tattoos
Fine line black tattoo of a plaster with the words I WILL FEEL BETTER on the inside of a wrist, with a printed flash sheet behind.
Plaster with "I will feel better" on a wrist
Black lettering reading no day but today in a typewriter-style font on the inner forearm, near the wrist.
No day but today lettering on a forearm
Fine black script lettering of a multi-line quote runs diagonally across the side ribs in a lettering tattoo.
Script quote across the ribs
Black fine-line script lettering tattoo running vertically down the nape and upper back of a person with short hair.
Vertical script tattoo down the nape
Blue script tattoo reading Everything happens for a reason with a small heart, across the upper back beneath a pink bra strap.
Script quote "Everything happens for a reason" on upper back
Black script lettering reading Philippians 4.18 on the inner upper arm, with a dark band on the bicep above it.
Philippians 4.18 script on upper arm
Woman seen from behind with red hair and one hand raised to her head, showing a red lettering tattoo of a short verse across her upper back.
Red lettering quote across upper back
Gold metallic temporary tattoo reading BRIDE TRIBE, with a heart-shaped arrow between the words, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Bride Tribe lettering with arrow on wrist
Black script tattoo reading Don't let the Muggles get you down, with a lightning bolt, on a person's arm.
Quote tattoo with a lightning bolt
Black ink cross above the script words Psalm 46:5 on a forearm, covered by clear plastic wrap.
Cross and Psalm 46:5 script on a forearm
Black paw print design arranged in a heart shape above the words I love animals, drawn on a plain white background with no tattoo shown on skin.
Paw prints arranged in a heart
Tattoo of a Heinz Tomato Ketchup bottle with a red tomato on an upper arm, with handwritten lettering and a small orange bird beneath it.
Heinz ketchup bottle and lettering on upper arm
Black fine line script tattoo reading Walk by faith not by sight, running along the outer side of a foot from the heel towards the toes.
Script quote along the side of a foot
Black handwritten lettering reading I'm not perfect and Neither are you across a person's lower back, with dark hair at the top of the frame.
I'm not perfect lettering on lower back
Black line drawing of a simple cross above the fine-line lettering I surrender who I've been for who you are, on a plain light grey background.
Cross and lettering quote design
Close crop of a small black lettering tattoo reading i've got the world to go on a woman's upper arm.
Quote lettering on an upper arm
Two wrists side by side with fine line script tattoos on the inside, reading 'to' with an infinity symbol and 'and beyond', with a small red mark near the end.
Matching 'to infinity and beyond' wrist tattoos
Black script tattoo reading Love me for who i am, with a small butterfly and a larger shaded butterfly, on the upper chest and shoulder.
Script quote and butterflies across shoulder
Black line drawing of a fine-lined arrow above a block of text quoting a passage about focus and aiming.
Arrow tattoo design with quote
Black lettering tattoo of a four-line quote in a blackletter style, running along the side of a person's ribs.
Quote tattoo along the ribs
Two forearms held together, one with a fine line outline of a camera and the other with black lettering reading f/5.6 and 1/125 on the inner arm.
Camera and exposure settings tattoos on forearms
Black linework tattoo of an outlined flower with leaves above the words We Are Not Our Failures, with a thin arrow running through the lettering, on a forearm.
Outlined flower and lettering on a forearm
Colour tattoo of an iced coffee cup with a yellow straw and teal ice cubes, with Death Before Decaf lettering, on an upper arm.
Iced coffee cup with Death Before Decaf lettering
Black lettering tattoo of the phrase 'if you don't live for something you'll die for nothing' in a serif lettering style across the side of the ribs, with a hand holding a plaid shirt.
Quote tattoo across the ribs
Two-panel photo showing a black script lettering quote tattoo on a person's upper back beside the shoulder blade, with a close-up of the lettering below.
Script quote across the upper back
Bold black block lettering reading WAL STAR MART tattooed across a person's lower back above jeans and a brown belt, in a lettering style.
Wal-Mart lettering across lower back
Small black fine line lettering reading 221B on the lower leg just above the ankle, with a white sock and black canvas trainer below.
221B numerals on the lower leg
Calvin and Hobbes tattoo on an upper arm, with the boy and tiger lying in grass beside a dark tree and the words I suppose it will all make sense when we grow up.
Calvin and Hobbes quote on upper arm
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading I refuse to sink with a small anchor, on the inner forearm of a person wearing a lace top and dark jeans.
I refuse to sink script with anchor on forearm
Black lettering tattoo reading "Hodor," said Hodor. in a typewriter-style font across the side of a foot near the ankle.
Quote tattoo in typewriter lettering on a foot
Black fine line script tattoo reading This too shall pass across the upper chest of a person wearing a low-cut dark top.
This too shall pass script on upper chest
Black fine line script tattoo of the words the will to live will always outweigh the ability to die, across the ribs.
Handwritten quote along the ribs
Small black lettering reading Jeremiah 29:11 with a small cross beside it, tattooed on the inner wrist and forearm.
Jeremiah 29:11 and cross on a wrist
Black lettering tattoo in flowing script reading I will fear no evil, for thou art with me, running along a woman's collarbone toward the shoulder.
Script quote along the collarbone
Close photo of the words BOYS DANCE TOO in orange, yellow and red block lettering on a man's upper arm, worn with a white vest top.
Boys Dance Too lettering on an upper arm
Small black fine line lettering reading mind above matter, with a curved line between the words, on a wrist.
Mind and matter wording on a wrist
Black and white photo of a black lettering tattoo reading PROVERBS 31:25 running vertically on the outer ankle, with a flip flop on the foot.
Proverbs 31:25 lettering on an ankle
Black script tattoo reading one step at a time with a small outlined heart, on the top of a foot with red painted toenails.
One step at a time script on a foot
Small fine line black tattoo of a document icon with an X and the words TATTOO.JPG, placed on the upper arm.
TATTOO.JPG file icon on upper arm
Black lettering on a forearm reading LOVE above a horizontal line with IS THE ANSWER beneath it, in a simple lettering style.
LOVE is the answer lettering on a forearm
Close photo of dark Hebrew lettering tattooed across the back of a hand, with a silver band ring resting on the knuckle above it.
Hebrew lettering across the back of a hand
Black outline lettering tattoo of the word OVERSKÅG inside a rounded capsule shape, placed on the top of a bare foot.
Overskåg word tattoo on top of a foot
Flash design of two overlapping clockwork-style circles in red and black linework, with the quotes 'It was raining when we met' and 'It's the same rain'.
Two clockwork circles with a rain quote
Black typewriter-style lettering reading she believed she could so she did, set in stacked lines along the side of the ribs.
Typewriter quote along the ribs
Black lettering on the inner forearm reads 'and the rest is rust and stardust' in a typewriter-style font, with a beaded bracelet at the wrist.
Quote tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm showing a radio tower with a red heart, lightning bolts and a city silhouette inside a ring of lettering reading Do What You Love and Love What You Do, with the
Radio tower and heart with Do What You Love text
Black lettering tattoos reading 'Too weird to live' and 'Too rare to die', with small bat outlines, on the backs of two thighs above denim cut-off shorts.
Quote lettering across both thighs