Text tattoo ideas

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Black blackwork winged ornament tattoo across the lower back above a grey wrap skirt, with a small line of script on the thigh.
Winged design across lower back
Black script lettering reading "We must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy" across a person's upper back, with a partial dark design at the left edge.
Script quote across upper back
Close view of a fine line script tattoo reading tempus fugit in dark ink across the upper back, between the shoulder blades.
Tempus fugit script on upper back
Black script lettering reading 'Those who fly solo Have the strongest wings' across the upper back of a person with short blonde hair.
Script quote tattoo across upper back
Woman seen from behind at a pool edge, with a large black cross and vertical script lettering tattooed across her back, plus a small red cross above.
Cross and script on a back
Black and grey typewriter-style lettering reading 'you're going to have to save yourself' across the upper back, with dark hair pulled up behind the neck.
Typewriter quote across upper back
Black script lettering reading nil gach uile fhanai caillte in two lines across a woman's upper back near the shoulder.
Script lettering across upper back
Woman seen from behind with a small black fine line script tattoo on her upper back, wearing a white open-back vest and pastel tie-dye denim shorts.
Small script tattoo on upper back
Black script lettering reading Doubt me, then watch me across the upper back of a person with reddened skin.
Script quote across the upper back
Black typewriter-style lettering reading "the truth is out there" runs across a person's upper back below the shoulder.
"The truth is out there" quote on upper back
Black fine line script lettering reading No power in the verse can stop me, tattooed across the upper back.
Script quote across upper back
Fine line tattoo of a teal balloon with a handwritten lettering line reading Sometimes you need to let things go, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Balloon and quote on upper back
Black typewriter-font lettering reading 'You're not a beautiful, unique snowflake' across the upper back, shown in a close-up with long hair at the left edge.
Typewriter quote across upper back
Black script lettering tattoo across two lines on the upper back near the shoulder blade, with a white and orange strap visible.
Script quote tattoo on upper back
Black and grey script lettering reading Semen Demon across the lower back, with a small grey creature sketch above the centre, sitting just above the waistband of jeans.
Script lettering and small creature on lower back
Black and white photo of a fine line serif text tattoo reading 'it has been a beautiful fight still is' across a person's upper back.
Serif quote across upper back
Black blackletter script tattoo reading Eppur Si Muove across the upper back of a person with dark curly hair.
Eppur Si Muove across the upper back
Black serif lettering on the upper back near the shoulder blade reads it has been a beautiful fight still is, in a Lettering style tattoo.
Quote across the upper back near the shoulder
Black and grey typewriter lettering reading 'Fight it, take the pain, ignite it' across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Typewriter quote across upper back
Close view of a black script lettering tattoo reading 'Forget the risk and take the fall', placed across the upper back.
Script quote across upper back
Black and grey photograph of a fine line script quote reading You'll never know dear, how much I love you, running diagonally across a person's upper back below the shoulder.
Script quote across a shoulder blade
Black fine line script tattoo of a Bible verse across the upper back of a woman with dark wavy hair, placed horizontally between the shoulder blades.
Script verse across upper back
Black lettering tattoo reading Est. 1981 on the lower back of a woman wearing denim shorts and a black bikini top, seen from behind.
Est. 1981 lettering on lower back
Black compass rose tattoo with script lettering reading one love, placed centrally on the upper back.
Compass rose tattoo on upper back
Close view of a small black fine line tattoo of latitude and longitude coordinates on the upper back of a woman in an open-back floral dress.
Fine line coordinates tattoo on upper back
Black script lettering tattooed across the upper back reads Roses are red, My name's Dave, This poem makes no sense, Microwave, in a lettering style.
Script poem across the upper back
Black fine line script tattoo across the lower back reading 'The pain you feel today... is the strength you feel tomorrow', worn above a grey garment waistband.
Script quote across the lower back
Black and white photograph of a woman's bare back with a fine line script tattoo running down the length of the spine, from the neck to the lower back.
Fine line script tattoo along the spine
Fine line black script tattoo on the lower back reading I want to live not just survive, with a hand resting above it.
Script quote reading I want to live not just survive
Black ink tattoo across the upper back with the words books are proof humans can do magic, flying birds, a triangle with a circle and line, and a trident.
Quote, birds and symbols across upper back
Small black lettering reading 'Don't fool yourself' across the upper back of a woman with short hair in a grey tank top, on a city street.
Don't fool yourself lettering on the upper back
Back view of a woman in a sheer white blouse with white bow ties at the neck, showing a grey Chinese character lettering tattoo on her upper back.
Chinese characters tattoo on upper back under sheer blouse
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
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
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
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
Black and grey lettering tattoo on a person's upper back reading hand wash warm water, mild soap, like dry, do not machine dry and do not iron, with four laundry symbols beneath.
Care label text and laundry symbols on upper back
Black fine lettering reading "i am because you were" in a clean sans-serif font across the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Lowercase quote tattoo on upper back
Black and white photo of a black lettering tattoo on a person's upper back, a quote in typewriter-style text reading Even the moon, master of the sea, illuminator of the night, has her craters.
Moon quote lettering on upper back
Black and grey script lettering reading I move the stars for no one, placed across the upper back below the neck.
Script quote tattoo across upper back
Black script lettering reading 'There is a light that never goes out' across the upper back, shown in two photos.
Script quote tattoo across upper back
Black outline tattoo of three periodic table element boxes spelling THINK, with Th, In and K symbols, on a person's back.
THINK spelt in periodic table element tiles
Three photos of fine line black ink tattoos: '1 of 3' with lines on a forearm, arrows with '2 of 3' on a forearm, and '3 of 3' with an arrow on the upper back.
Numbered 1 of 3, 2 of 3, 3 of 3 arrow tattoos
Blue handwritten lettering tattoo across the upper back reading how your body still remembers things you told it to forget.
Handwritten quote across upper back
Black and grey shaded feather quill with a pen nib and a line of small text beneath it, tattooed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Feather quill and quote on upper back
Traditional style colour tattoo of a gold badge reading Together in Paris, with green petals around its edge, on the upper back near the neck.
Together in Paris badge on upper back