Text tattoo ideas

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

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Two people stand side by side showing small GRL PWR lettering tattoos in dark blue-black ink on the lower leg above the ankle, in a fine line style.
GRL PWR lettering on two ankles
Black fine-line tattoo of three arrows above the words for you, a thousand times over, on an upper arm.
Three arrows and a quote on an arm
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
Black fine line script lettering reading focus on the good, drawn on a plain white background as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Focus on the good in fine line script
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-up of a fine line script tattoo on the upper thigh of a woman in a white outfit, reading a short quote in black ink.
Fine line script quote on a thigh
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a world map with a quote beneath it, across a person's upper back.
World map and quote across upper back
Fine line black script reading good vibes on the side of a torso, just below the ribs, under a grey crop top.
Good vibes script on the ribs
Close photo of a black fine line script tattoo reading dum spero spero along the ribs, worn beneath a black lace bandeau top.
Dum spero spero script on the ribs
Close-up of black script lettering reading 'it can't rain all the time' across two fingers, in a fine-line lettering style.
Quote tattoo across two fingers
Black script lettering tattoo reading Every saint has a past and Every sinner has a future, across the side of a torso.
Two-line script quote on the side of the torso
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 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
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
Close-up of a black fine line script tattoo reading Never look back across the upper back below the neck, with a black cut-out top and pink bra visible.
Never look back script on upper back
Black script lettering tattoo reading With pain comes strength across a patch of skin, in a fine line style.
Script quote reading With pain comes strength
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
Fine line black script lettering reading The pain you feel today is the strength you feel tomorrow, tattooed across the lower back above a grey waistband.
Quote tattoo across the lower back
Black fine line script tattoo reading With pain comes strength across skin, with the body part not clearly shown.
With pain comes strength script tattoo
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
Two black swallows above the words we only part to meet again 5-17-12, set in a small typewriter-style font on the side of the ribs.
Two swallows and a quote on the ribs
Small black fine line lettering reading don't panic on the upper arm, with a green knit sleeve pushed up above it.
Don't panic lettering on upper arm
Close photo of a small, fine-line black lettering tattoo in a non-Latin script running across the upper thigh.
Thin black script tattoo on the thigh
Black and white photo of a fine line cursive script lettering tattoo running diagonally across a woman's shoulder and upper back.
Cursive script lettering across a shoulder
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a sitting cat with the words The cat did it and a small arrow pointing to the cat, on the wrist.
Sitting cat with The cat did it text on a wrist
Close photo of a fine handwritten script phrase tattooed along a middle finger in dark ink, against a tiled floor.
Script quote along a finger
Black line drawing of a cross, a heartbeat line ending in a heart, and the words Faith, Hope and Love in script, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Cross, heartbeat and heart with Faith Hope Love
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
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
Fine line black tattoo of a hand holding a bunch of wildflowers with the words hold on beneath, on the side of a ribcage.
Hand holding wildflowers with hold on script
Black line drawing flash design of a skull with dollar-sign eyes and the words Eyes Only For You set in a circle around it, shown on a plain white background with no body placement.
Skull with dollar eyes and circular lettering
Close-up of a small fine-line tattoo of latitude and longitude coordinates in black script on the side of the ribs, below a blue bikini strap.
Coordinates in fine script on the ribs
Black cursive lettering of a poem runs down the back of a neck in a lettering tattoo, photographed from behind.
Script lyrics down the back of the neck
Black and white photo of a small fine line tattoo on a knee, seen through a rip in grey denim jeans, with text on the fabric below.
Small tattoo on knee through ripped jeans
Black fine-line script tattoo running vertically down the centre of the chest, between the hands of a person in an open denim shirt.
Vertical script tattoo on the chest
Thin black fine line lettering reading WARR;OR, with a semicolon in place of the letter I, on the upper arm below a pink sleeve.
Warrior lettering on upper arm
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
Fine line black script reading 'Not all those who wander are lost' across the outer thigh of a person in a denim shirt.
Script quote on a thigh
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading for thee I love I will sacrifice, running vertically along a person's left side ribs.
Script quote running down the ribs
Black fine line script reading inhale the future exhale the past, with a flock of birds flying above it on a shoulder.
Script quote and birds on shoulder
Back view of a woman in a white lace bodysuit showing a small fine line tattoo of symbols and numerals in black ink across the mid-back.
Small line of symbols and numerals on mid-back
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
Fine line black tattoo of a ringed planet, a rocket on a dashed trail, small stars and the words 'See you never' on the inner upper arm.
Ringed planet and rocket with 'See you never' on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of small birds in flight and a scripture verse in script on a woman's upper back, with the sea behind her.
Birds and script on a upper back
Fine line tattoo of Belle and the Beast in profile beside a rose with a green stem, with the script words Tale as old as time, on the upper back.
Belle and Beast silhouette with rose and script
Close-up of a black fine line tree with roots on the inner forearm, with the script words I climbed the tree to see the world beneath it.
Tree and quote on the inner forearm
Black fine line script reading walk by faith with a small cross, tattooed on the side of a bare ankle and foot resting on dark leather.
Walk by faith script on ankle