Text tattoo ideas

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

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Black and white photo of the script phrase Dum Spiro Spero tattooed along a forearm, with a metal watch on the wrist.
Dum Spiro Spero script on a forearm
Black and grey photo of a forearm with the words I go to seek a great perhaps tattooed in a typewriter-style lettering font.
Typewriter quote on a forearm
Fine line script lettering in black ink on a forearm reads Spirit, lead me where my trust is without borders.
Script quote on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of the Latin phrase carpe diem in script across the inner wrist and forearm.
Carpe diem script on a wrist
Two black script tattoos side by side, one reading til my last day on a forearm and one reading til my last breath on a second limb.
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Close-up of the inner wrist and palm showing the words "one of two" in thin black cursive lettering on the forearm.
"one of two" script on an inner wrist
Two matching forearm tattoos in black serif lettering, one reading I carry your heart with me and the other reading (i carry it in my heart).
Matching quote tattoos on two forearms
Two people show matching black FRIENDS lettering in a blocky sans-serif font across their inner wrists and forearms.
Matching FRIENDS lettering on two wrists
Model with a gold metallic lace-patterned gun temporary tattoo on her hip and a geometric hexagon design on her forearm, beside a sheet of matching designs.
Gold lace gun temporary tattoo on hip
Close-up of the words Thick as Thieves in fine black script on the inner forearm near the elbow, with blurred bottles in the background.
Thick as thieves script on forearm
Close view of a small black fine lettering tattoo reading VENI VIDI VICI in capitals across the inner forearm.
Veni vidi vici lettering on a forearm
Close-up of the word adventure in small black serif lettering on the inner forearm, with a gold bangle and cord bracelet at the wrist.
Adventure lettering on a forearm
Black lettering reading Via Veritas Vita, in a blackletter-style font, across the inner forearm against a red fabric background.
Via Veritas Vita lettering on a forearm
Black lettering tattoo reading freedom with a small bird silhouette above the final letters, on the inner wrist, in a Lettering style.
Freedom lettering with a bird on the wrist
Black serif lettering tattoo reading I am out with lanterns, looking for myself, across an inner forearm with bookshelves behind.
Quote tattoo on the inner forearm
Black script tattoo reading "If I cannot fly, let me sing" on a forearm, with small music notes and birds beside the text.
Quote tattoo with music notes on a forearm
Gold and red metallic foil temporary tattoo reading team bride in brush script on the inner forearm, with a small red heart.
Team bride foil temporary tattoo on a wrist
Six-panel grid of arms with black serif lettering quotes, such as Alice felt dreadfully puzzled, tattooed on the forearms and upper arms.
Literary quotes in serif lettering on arms
Black ink tattoo of the Certified Gluten-Free GF logo, a letters-in-circle badge with text above and below, on a forearm.
Certified Gluten-Free logo on a forearm
Fine line script tattoo reading Daughter of a King in black ink on a forearm.
Daughter of a King script on a forearm
Black and grey photo of two crossed forearms, each with the script lettering 'To the moon and back', and the lower arm also has a crescent moon.
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Close-up of a black line tattoo on an arm showing a teal awareness ribbon inside a circle with the words DEFY THE HAND and YOU'RE DEALT.
Awareness ribbon in a circular text badge
Black typewriter-style lettering reading rise up followed by a large semicolon, tattooed on the inner wrist.
Rise up semicolon on the wrist
Close photo of a small black lettering tattoo reading EVERY DROP COUNTS with a tiny blue water drop, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Every drop counts lettering on a wrist
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading We're all stories in the end on a forearm, with a plaid sleeve above.
Script quote on a forearm
Black lettering tattoo on the inner forearm of a person with dark hair, reading the Serenity Prayer in serif capitals and italic script.
Serenity Prayer lettering on a forearm
Temporary tattoo of a sombrero and bold fiesta lettering in red, green, yellow and black on the inner wrist, shown with the palm facing up.
Bachelorette fiesta lettering on the wrist
Black ink serif lettering on the inside of a forearm reads for a minute there I lost myself, with a small coloured tattoo just visible at the elbow.
Quote lettering along a forearm
Two matching fine line script tattoos on the inner wrists reading 'our bond is everlasting', each ending in a small heart charm.
Matching 'our bond is everlasting' wrist tattoos
Black lettering reading It's real for us, with a small star on each side, in a fine script style on the inner wrist.
Small quote tattoo on the inner wrist
Fine line black tattoo of mountain peaks above the word adventure in script on the inner forearm.
Mountain peaks and adventure script on a forearm
Two-panel photo of black script lettering on a forearm, reading "I'm fine" above and "save me" upside down below.
I'm fine and save me lettering on a forearm
Black and white photo of the words BE THE CHANGE in black lettering tattooed on the inner wrist, with beaded bracelets worn above and below it.
Be the change lettering on a wrist
Lettering tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm reading I'm with Megan's bachelorette party, with two pink martini glasses beside a line about buying a drink.
Bachelorette party text with martini glasses
Close-up of the inner forearm near the wrist showing the words learn to fly in dark fine-line script lettering.
Learn to fly script on a wrist
Lettering-style temporary tattoo on the inner wrist reading I'm with Robin & Ashley's Bachelorette Party, with two rainbow martini glasses in red and black ink.
Bachelorette party quote with rainbow martini glasses
Black serif lettering tattoo on the inner forearm reading in the end, i want my heart to be covered in stretch marks.
Four-line quote tattoo on a forearm
Black lettering tattoo on a forearm reading (500) This is not a love story. This is a story about love, in a script and serif style.
Quote lettering on a forearm
Black script lettering quote tattooed down the side of a woman's ribs, with a small tattoo visible on her forearm, in lettering style.
Script quote tattoo along the ribs
Forearm before and after: black text tattoo with spelling errors, then a realistic notebook page tattoo with red corrections over the same words.
Text cover-up on a forearm, notebook paper
Black and white photo of a black script tattoo reading "Monsters are real" on the inner wrist, in a lettering style.
"Monsters are real" script on a wrist
Black and white photo of the words Quiet is Violent tattooed in a serif typeface across the inner forearm near the wrist.
Quiet is Violent lettering on a wrist
Small black fine line lettering reading BE HAPPY in capitals on a person's forearm, against grey striped fabric.
Be Happy lettering on a forearm
Black and white photo of small block lettering reading GRL PWR tattooed on a forearm, with a dark background and a necklace visible above.
GRL PWR lettering on a forearm
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading we see things they'll never see along the inside of a forearm.
Script quote tattoo on a forearm
Close-up of a black semicolon and a black and red yin yang symbol beside the words 'My story is not finished' in a typewriter font, tattooed on a forearm.
Semicolon and yin yang with quote on forearm
Black fine line script tattoo reading Does this unit have a soul? on the forearm, shown against a red and white striped background.
Script quote on a forearm
Two clasped hands show matching black lettering tattoos on the forearms, set in a typewriter-style font that reads everything was beautiful and nothing hurt.
Matching quote tattoos on forearms