Text tattoo ideas

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Black fine line script lettering reading Alltid i mitt hjerte across the ribs of a person wearing a black top.
Script lettering across the ribs
Black and grey wing tattoo across the ribs and an ornamental mandala-style tattoo on the back of the hand, with vertical lettering down the outer thigh.
Wing and mandala tattoos on a woman at the beach
Black lettering tattoo of a serif quote in two lines across the side of a person's ribs, with a grey knit top lifted beside it.
Quote tattoo on the ribs
Black lettering tattoo reading I myself am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions, with a stitch line running down through the words, on skin at the side of the body.
Stitched quote along the side of the body
Black script lettering tattoo of a quote running across the ribs and side of a person's back, photographed from behind.
Script quote tattoo along the ribs
Two people show matching black script lettering on their ribs reading Together forever, never apart, maybe in distance, but never in heart.
Matching quote tattoos on two people's ribs
Close view of a fine line script tattoo reading 'to make each day count' along the side ribs, partly under a black garment.
Fine line script quote on the side ribs
Black serif Roman numerals reading P. IV. XIII run vertically across the side of a torso, with a black garment at the edge of the frame.
Roman numerals P. IV. XIII on the side
Black and white photo of a fine line script lettering tattoo across the ribs, reading Let's unwrite these pages and replace them with our own words.
Script quote on the ribs
Black script lettering tattoo reading Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius, placed on the side of the torso above the hip.
Two-line script quote tattoo on the side torso
Black lettering on a woman's ribs reading 'she believed she could so she did' in a typewriter-style font, set in a stacked, left-aligned block.
Typewriter quote along the ribs
Black lettering tattoo on the side of a torso in a bold, rounded typeface, reading a six-line quote about togetherness, placed on the ribs.
Quote lettering tattoo along the ribs
Black fine line script reading let it be with three small birds in flight, tattooed on the side of the torso.
Let it be script with birds on the side
Close-up of the phrase live a little in small black serif lettering on the side of a person's ribs, with a dark-nailed hand resting above it.
Live a little lettering on the side ribs
Black lettering reading We're all stories in the end above a red bow tie tattoo on the side of the ribs.
Quote and red bow tie on ribs
Black lettering tattoo in a handwritten script running diagonally across the ribs of a person with wet skin, one arm folded across the chest.
Handwritten script tattoo along the ribs
Black script lettering arranged in a cross shape on the side of a ribcage, with the reference John 3:16 written beneath it.
Scripture cross tattoo on the ribs
Black script tattoo reading And this too shall pass on the side of a torso, with two hands resting against the skin.
Script quote on the side of the torso
Close-up of a small fine line script tattoo reading "so it goes." on the side of a person's torso, in dark ink on pale skin.
Small script quote "so it goes." on the side of the torso
Colour tattoo of a world map with soft watercolour-style fills, a paper plane and a dashed flight path, with the words Those who fly alone have the strongest wings beneath, on the side of the torso.
World map with paper plane and quote
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
Black block lettering reading must be this tall to ride, with a red left-pointing arrow between the lines, a lettering tattoo on the side of the ribs.
Must be this tall to ride sign on ribs
Side of a torso showing a lettering tattoo of the words Art Is The Weapon, Imagination Is The Ammunition in black type over colourful watercolour splashes on the ribs.
Watercolour splash and quote on the side ribs
Cartoon cracker character with legs and the words I'M GONNA CRUMB repeated above it, a tattoo on the side of the torso.
Cartoon cracker with I'm gonna crumb lettering
Black lettering tattoo reading everything is alright forever in a serif typeface across the ribs, in a lettering style.
Quote tattoo along the ribs
Small black lettering reading sick as frick with a short mark beneath it, on the side of a ribcage.
Small lettering tattoo on the ribs
Shirtless torso of a man with colour traditional-style sleeve tattoos on both arms, including a woman's head with flowers on the upper arm and a pocket watch, and black lyric text on the ribs.
Colour sleeves and lyric text on ribs
Black script lettering tattoo reading Sister to Sister, Heart to Heart, Bonded Together, Right from the Start, set diagonally on the side of the ribs.
Script quote lettering on the side of the ribs
Black script lettering reading For every dark night, There's a brighter day across the side of the ribs, shown in a close photograph.
Script quote tattoo on the side ribs
Black ink tattoo of a cross drawn as a heartbeat line that flows into a heart outline, with the words Faith, Hope, Love beneath, on the side of the ribs.
Heartbeat cross and heart with Faith Hope Love
Black and grey botanical flower and fine script tattoo on the side ribs of a person lying on white bedding, wearing a white Calvin Klein top and grey waistband leggings.
Black floral tattoo and script on side ribs
Close photo of a fine line black script tattoo reading C'est la vie on the side of a person's torso, near the ribs.
Fine line C'est la vie script on the side
Black and grey script tattoo reading The course of true love never did run smooth, across the side of the ribs.
Script quote across the ribs
Black lettering tattoo of two lines of text running diagonally along the side of the ribs, shown in a close photograph of bare skin.
Two-line quote tattooed along the ribs
Black blackletter lettering tattoo on the side ribs reading Rise and rise again until lambs become lions, with purple fabric pulled up above it.
Blackletter quote on the ribs
Black lettering tattoo of the words she believed she could so she did in a typewriter style, set in a vertical line on the side of the ribs.
Typewriter quote on the ribs
Black script tattoo on the side of the ribs reading I'm the hero of the story, I don't need to be saved.
Script quote on the ribs
Close photograph of two lines of black blackletter-style lettering tattooed across a person's ribs, with a shop interior visible behind.
Two lines of blackletter text on ribs
Black and grey tattoo of a stack of books topped with a scroll, with two rolled pages below and the words I have lived a thousand lives above, on the ribs.
Stacked books and quote on ribs
Black ink fine line tattoo of an open book with lettering and a cup of coffee on a saucer, placed on the side of the torso above the hip.
Open book with library quote and coffee cup
Fine line black outline tattoo of a lion cub with orange shading and the script words Remember who you are, on the side of a torso above a waistband.
Lion cub and script quote on the side ribs
Close-up of a black lettering tattoo reading "to be loved; to be in love" in a typewriter-style font, placed on the side of the torso above a dark waistband.
"To be loved; to be in love" lettering on the side
Collage of five black tattoos in fine line and lettering, including a quote on the ribs, the number 9 3/4 on a wrist, a cat on the hip and a face on the forearm.
Five small black tattoos: quotes, a cat and a face
Black fine line script tattoo on the side of the ribs reading two lines of text, Live without the sunlight and Love without your heartbeat.
Script quote along the ribs
Black typewriter-font lettering tattoo of a quote running in stacked lines down the side of the ribs.
Typewriter-font quote down the side of the ribs
Fine line black heart with an arrow through it and the words Las Vegas, tattooed on the side of the ribs of a person with pink hair.
Small heart and arrow tattoo on the ribs
Black fine line eye within a triangle with small lettering on the upper arm, and the words be strong girl with small stars on the ribs.
Eye in triangle and strong girl lettering
Black fine line tattoo of a flying saucer with a tractor beam, two small sparkles and the words GET IN, LOSER, on the side of the ribs.
UFO with tractor beam and quote on the ribs