Text tattoo ideas

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

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Black fine line script lettering reading 'the Lord's' runs along a forearm against a soft-focus green background.
Script lettering on a forearm
Small black handwritten script reading "you are art" on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Handwritten
Black fine line cursive script quotation running diagonally across the inner forearm.
Cursive quotation on forearm
Fine line tattoo of a colour swatch card labelled TATTONE 5K1 N on the inner wrist, in black ink on pale skin.
Colour swatch card on the wrist
Close-up of a small black fine line tattoo reading "it is well" in a typewriter style font on the inner forearm, with a woman in a striped top standing in a grassy field.
Small "it is well" lettering on a forearm
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading 'for when i am weak, then i am strong' along the inner forearm.
Script quote on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of latitude and longitude coordinates above two overlapping triangle outlines on a forearm.
Coordinates and triangles on a forearm
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
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
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
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
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
Fine black script tattoo on a forearm reading 'i spent my life folded between the pages of books', with an open book behind it.
Book quote script on a forearm
Black fine line script reading Everyday for the rest of our lives, split across two wrists and forearms held together.
Matching script quote on two wrists
Black and white photo of a raised hand showing small lowercase "i am." lettering tattooed on the inner wrist, in a fine-line style.
Small "i am." lettering on the inner wrist
Black script lettering reading I will make better mistakes tomorrow, in a fine line style, across the outer forearm of a person in a red plaid shirt.
Script quote tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey infinity symbol tattoo on the wrist, formed from fine lettering reading live the life you love and love the life you live.
Infinity quote tattoo on a wrist
Two forearms with matching fine line script tattoos, the upper one reading Together forever, never apart and the lower one reading maybe in distance but never in heart with a small red heart.
Paired script quote tattoos on two forearms
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a matchbook with a row of matches and the script words I burn for you on a forearm.
Matchbook with 'I burn for you' on a forearm
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
Black fine line script reading breathe in, breathe out, move on on the inner wrist, set against a hessian background.
Script quote on the inner wrist
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading psalm 46:5 across the inner wrist and lower forearm, cut off at the right edge of the frame.
Psalm 46:5 script on a wrist
Black and white photo of a small swallow silhouette above the words 'this too shall pass' in fine script tattooed on the inner forearm.
Bird and script quote on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a to do list with the heading To Do and rows of checkboxes and lines on a forearm.
To do list tattoo on a forearm
Close photograph of the words nothing is permanent in fine black script lettering across the inner forearm near the wrist.
Nothing is permanent script on a wrist
Black ink tattoo of an aeroplane over two boarding passes on the inner wrist, with the word Heathrow visible on one pass.
Airplane and boarding pass on a wrist
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading be still running diagonally along the inner forearm.
Be still script on a forearm
Fine black lettering in the Devanagari script on the inner forearm, framed by a row of small dots on each side.
Devanagari script on the forearm
Black and grey fine line lettering tattoo of a three-line quote in cursive script across the inner wrist.
Script quote on the inner wrist
Fine black fine-line tattoo on the inner wrist reading "we're alright though" in typewriter lettering, with a safety pin and five tally marks beneath it.
Quote and safety pin on the inner wrist
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading 'this too shall pass' along a forearm, with a blurred background.
Script phrase on a forearm
Black and red fine line ornamental sleeve tattoo with keys, diamonds and lace patterns across the forearm, shown in three photographs.
Ornamental lace-style forearm sleeve
Close-up of a fine line script lettering tattoo running along the inside of a forearm, with a crystal-encrusted bracelet worn on the wrist.
Small script line tattoo on a forearm
Black fine-line lettering tattoo of a quote in a serif script running along the inner forearm near the wrist, against a pale fluffy background.
Quote lettering on a forearm
Close-up of a small black fine line tattoo reading "type one" with chevron symbols below it, on the inner wrist, in fine line lettering style.
Small fine line "type one" wrist tattoo
Close-up of a fine line black script quote running diagonally across a fair-skinned forearm, with a ring visible on the hand below.
Script quote along a forearm
Black script lettering reading Family doesn't end in blood runs diagonally down the inner forearm in a fine line tattoo.
Family quote in script on a forearm
Close photo of the words The best is yet to come in thin black script tattooed diagonally along the inner forearm.
Script quote on a forearm
Black line tattoo of two floor plans with the word CLOVER on a forearm, in a fine line style, against a grey sofa.
Floor plan tattoos on a forearm
Fine line black barcode tattoo with the word HUMAN beneath it, placed on the inside of a wrist.
Barcode with HUMAN on a wrist
Black linework crescent moon with a simple face, the words LA LUNA and the number 23 tattooed on the inner wrist.
Crescent moon with La Luna on a wrist
Black and grey fine line tattoo on a forearm showing a cartoon child on a branch beside a rabbit and a wooden sign reading Edge Keep Off.
Vintage child and sign tattoo on forearm
Black and grey fine line lettering on the inner forearm reading she has fire in her soul and grace in her heart, set in two lines.
Two-line quote on inner forearm
Two hands with dark nails rest over forearms covered in small black fine line doodle tattoos of dice, moons, arrows and the word ghoul.
Small doodle tattoos across both forearms
Fine line black script reading if you're a bird, I'm a bird, with three bird silhouettes, tattooed on the wrist.
Script quote with three birds on a wrist
Fine line black lettering tattoo forming a heart outline on the inner forearm, with the words set along the curve of the heart.
Heart outline of lettering on a forearm
Close photo of the word WHATEVER in thin black capital letters, spaced out in a fine line lettering style along a forearm.
WHATEVER lettering on the forearm
Black fine-line lettering reading "not all those who wander are lost" runs along the inner forearm.
Quote lettering along a forearm