Text tattoo ideas

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

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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 and grey traditional tattoo of a tombstone reading WISH YOU WERE HERE with a flower and a leaf at its base, on the upper leg.
Tombstone reading Wish You Were Here
Lettering tattoo on the outer thigh reading a quote in black script, flanked by red and blue 3D glasses on the left and a red bow tie on the right.
Quote with 3D glasses and bow tie on a thigh
Black lettering tattoo reading "I'm Fine" in a script style on the back of a thigh above the knee, shown in two side-by-side photos.
"I'm Fine" script on a thigh
Black and grey botanical tattoo of leaves on a hip and roses, feathers and flowers on a thigh, with a banner reading LIGHT OF MY LIFE on the lower leg.
Botanical hip and rose thigh tattoos
Black and grey photo of a fine script tattoo reading 'I loved you at your darkest' with 'Romans 5:8' beneath it, on the upper thigh.
Script quote tattoo on the thigh
Fine line black script tattoo reading Not all those who wander are lost, across the outer thigh of a person in a denim shirt.
Script quote on a thigh
Black lettering tattoos reading 'Too weird to live' and 'Too rare to die', with small bat outlines, on the backs of two thighs above denim cut-off shorts.
Quote lettering across both thighs
Four photos of fine black script lettering tattoos: a quote on the hip, two quotes on the forearms and one on the thigh.
Script quote tattoos on hip, forearms and thigh
Black lettering tattoo of a three-line quote about winning and refusing to lose, set across the side of a thigh in a serif typeface.
Quote tattoo on the side of a thigh
Fine line black tattoo on a thigh with small planets, a sun, a star and the words VIVRE LIBRE in tiny capitals.
Tiny planets and words on the thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a scowling cat in a gold frame with a banner reading No, on the thigh.
Grumpy cat in gold frame on thigh
Black script lettering reading 'This above all; To thine own self be true' across a person's upper thigh, with dark clothing held beside it.
Script quote tattoo on thigh
Black lettering tattoo reading she believed she could so she did, set over a woman's thigh in a typewriter-style font, placed on the thigh.
Quote tattoo on a thigh
Two photographs of black hand-lettered script tattoos, one on the back of a thigh above the knee and one on a lower leg near the ankle, both shown upside down to the viewer.
Black script lettering on two legs
Black and grey lettering with a brown and grey knife illustration on the upper thigh, reading I see a tattoo on my right thigh that I will probably regret one day.
Knife and quote tattoo on the thigh
Black script lettering reading 'What doesn't kill you. Only makes you stronger' across the side of a hip and upper thigh.
Script quote tattoo on the hip
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading Not all those who wander are lost, placed on the upper thigh of a person in a denim shirt.
Script quote tattoo on the upper thigh
Black script lettering tattoo running across the outer thigh, photographed in a bedroom with a red garment over the hip.
Script lettering across a thigh
Traditional style colour tattoo of the cartoon character Lumpy Space Princess with a star crown, a gold banner reading LUMP OFF and pink roses, on the thigh.
Lumpy Space Princess and roses on a thigh
Black fine line script quote tattooed along the upper thigh, with a small outlined bird and a red heart below the text.
Quote and bird on a thigh
Black lettering tattoo on a thigh reading 'It takes courage to grow up and become who you truly are', with ornamental flourishes above and below the text.
Quote lettering with flourishes on a thigh
Black script lettering tattooed on the upper thigh of each leg, with a phrase reading always on my mind on the left, above black lace stockings.
Script lettering on both thighs
A person with long dark hair covering their face wears a black t-shirt printed with white block capitals and shows small black tattoos on both forearms and upper arms.
Small tattoos on arms with slogan t-shirt
Black ink tattoo of the words Bears, Beets, Battlestar Galactica in a typewriter-style font across the outer thigh.
Typewriter text quote on a leg
Black fine-line lettering reading a quote, with two small roses and a colour sugar skull tattoo on a thigh.
Quote text and sugar skull on a thigh
Black and grey geometric tattoo on the thigh showing latitude and longitude numbers, a boxed 12.31 and 12, two chevrons and a dot.
Coordinates and chevrons on a thigh
Small black serif lettering reading BRAVE on the outer thigh of a person wearing a white shirt and black top.
Small BRAVE lettering on a thigh
Black fine line script tattoo reading Not all those who wander are lost across the outer thigh, with a denim shirt above it.
Script quote on a thigh
Dark serif capitals reading UNTIL THE VERY END tattooed in a staggered layout on the outer thigh, above a brown knee-high sock.
Staggered quote on a thigh
Close-up of a black script tattoo reading Pursuit of happiness running across the outer thigh, with white shorts visible at the left edge.
Pursuit of happiness script on a thigh
Fine line black lettering tattoo reading Curiosity often leads to trouble along a person's hip and upper thigh.
Quote tattoo along the hip
Fine line black script tattoo reading "Not all those who wander are lost" across the outer thigh, partly covered by a denim shirt.
Script quote along a thigh
Fine line black ink tattoo of two hands holding a cat's cradle string, with the words NO DAMN CAT above and NO DAMN CRADLE below, on the outer thigh.
Cat's cradle hands with lettering on a thigh
Two photos of black script lettering on the back of a thigh and on an ankle, with the words shown upside down in the frame.
Script words on thigh and ankle
Traditional colour tattoo on a thigh showing a banner reading HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS, with a red and yellow sunburst, a heart and mountains with pine trees.
Home is where the heart is banner on a thigh
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of an owl in flight carrying an envelope, inked on the outer thigh.
Owl carrying a letter on a thigh
Fine black script reading Curiosity often leads to trouble runs along the side of a thigh, below the hem of a grey top.
Quote tattoo along the side of a thigh
Black line tattoo of a woman with closed eyes and a cat napping on her head, with the words BEST NAP below, on the front of a thigh.
Sleeping woman with cat and BEST NAP text
Traditional style tattoo of two red boxing gloves hanging from a bow, with the words "You've got more fight left in you", on the outer thigh.
Boxing gloves with quote on thigh
Black and grey bicycle tattoos with compass points and a line of small serif lettering, shown on the upper thighs of a person wearing a black top.
Two bicycles and lettering on the thighs
Traditional style tattoo of a black coffin with a cross, a scythe and two flowers, with a banner reading Kill the hate within me, on a thigh.
Coffin, scythe and cross on a thigh
Black ink lettering reading Expecto Patronum in an arched serif font across the side of a thigh, with dark clothing at the top of the frame.
Expecto Patronum lettering on a hip
Black and white photo of a black script quote tattoo running along the upper thigh, partly covered by a hand holding dark fabric.
Script quote along the upper thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of Buzz Lightyear flying past a planet and stars, with 'To Infinity and Beyond' banners, on the thigh.
Buzz Lightyear with galaxy on a thigh
Black lettering tattoo on a thigh reading I could build a castle out of all the bricks they threw at me, with a black linework castle outline behind the words.
Castle and quote lettering on a thigh
Small lettering tattoo on a thigh with a yellow and orange crown above the black words I'll eat you up, I love you so.
Crown and quote tattoo on a thigh
Black lettering quote reading Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality, with a green-eyed Cheshire Cat grin beneath it, tattooed on the upper thigh.
Cheshire Cat grin and quote on thigh