Text tattoo ideas

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

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Black and white design of a braided rope ring enclosing the word caim, its definition and a small star and circle emblem, with no body placement shown.
Caim braided ring with star sigil
Black compass rose tattoo with script lettering reading one love, placed centrally on the upper back.
Compass rose tattoo on upper back
Fine line black tattoo of latitude and longitude coordinates above two overlapping triangle outlines on a forearm.
Coordinates and triangles on a forearm
Flash design of two overlapping clockwork-style circles in red and black linework, with the quotes 'It was raining when we met' and 'It's the same rain'.
Two clockwork circles with a rain quote
Black and grey fine line compass rose tattoo with the words NOT ALL THOSE WHO WANDER ARE LOST set in a circle across a person's upper back.
Compass rose with circular quote on upper back
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
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
Black lettering tattoo of overlapping circles labelled with pronouns such as THEY, I, YOU, WE and ME, on the inside of a forearm, in a lettering and geometric style.
Venn diagram of pronouns on a forearm
Black lettering tattoo on the inner forearm reading "What don't kill you'll make you more strong", with a geometric four-pointed star at the wrist.
Quote and star on a forearm
Black and white line drawing of a palm tattoo design with symbols on the fingers, a sunburst eye and the words Deus Ex Machina, in a blackwork and geometric style.
Palm design with sunburst eye and numerals
Black line drawing of a circular seal of interlocking arcs, circles and lines above the words I'M NOT BROKEN., with no body part shown.
Circular seal design with the words I'M NOT BROKEN.
Black and grey tattoo on a forearm showing the words Nifty Fifty above three aperture diagrams, with a hand holding a 50mm lens against a black background, in lettering and geometric style, on the
Nifty Fifty and aperture tattoos on a forearm
Black and grey blackletter script with a diamond lattice border tattooed along a forearm, against a dark background.
Blackletter text and lattice on a forearm
Fine line gold chevron tattoo with small text inside the lines, placed on the back of a woman's neck below her hairline.
Fine line chevrons on the back of the neck
Black lettering arranged in a diamond shape across the upper back, with the words shine, on you crazy and diamond set in bold blocky capitals.
Lettering diamond on a upper back
Black and grey dotwork and geometric mandala with a triangle eye on a forearm, with a bold lettering tattoo reading I will stand my ground on the forearm below.
Eye mandala forearm and lettering on wrist
Black and grey fine line and dotwork tattoo of a running hare with dotted geometric lines and the words MAKE YOUR LUCK, on a person's upper back.
Running hare with geometric lines on upper back
Black fine line geometric symbol with circles and lorem ipsum text tattooed on the inner wrist.
Geometric symbol and lorem ipsum text on a wrist
Back view of two calves with black outlined triangles, one holding red lettering reading WHY and the other NOT, in a lettering and geometric style on the calves.
Why and Not triangles on two calves
Black and grey tattoo on the side of the ribs showing two lines of latitude and longitude coordinates framing a central ornamental scroll motif with tapered points.
Coordinates and ornament on the ribs
Black ink tattoo of a Deathly Hallows symbol with lettering arranged around it, across the middle of a person's back.
Deathly Hallows symbol with quotation on back
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
Back of a woman's neck showing a black fine-line recycling symbol above the words Please Use Me Again in a plain sans-serif lettering style.
Recycling symbol and phrase at the nape
Black and grey tattoo of a triangle with a circle inside and lettering along its edges, shown on bare skin.
Triangle and circle with quote lettering
Two-panel photo: a black typewriter-style quote reading We're all stories in the end on a forearm, and black concentric circles with a blue watercolour wash on a forearm below.
Quote and concentric circles on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of a circular geometric emblem above the stacked words THE SUIT AND I ARE ONE, placed at the nape and upper back.
Circle emblem and quote on the upper back
Black and grey lettering tattoo on the forearm arranged in a circle, reading a quote about imagination and a canvas, with a small plus sign.
Circular quote tattoo on the forearm
Black linework geometric lotus tattoo with swirling details on a forearm, with small script text running along the wrist.
Geometric lotus tattoo on a forearm
Large downward triangle tattoo with a black outline and a blue and pink galaxy design with white stars, on a forearm, with a small script line near the wrist.
Galaxy-filled triangle on a forearm
Black and grey drawing of an ornate compass rose tattoo design with a fleur-de-lis at the top and the words Une Vie Extraordinaire around the ring.
Ornate compass rose design
Black and grey wing tattoo across the ribs and an ornamental mandala-style tattoo on the back of the hand, with vertical lettering down the outer thigh.
Wing and mandala tattoos on a woman at the beach
Fine line black ink geometric lettering reading AUDIO VIDEO DISCO in three rows on the upper arm.
Audio Video Disco lettering on upper arm
Black lettering tattoo on the inside of a wrist reading ATTITUDE is EVERYTHING, set in a geometric typeface with arrow lines beside the word is.
Attitude is everything wrist lettering
Black ink tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol, a triangle with a circle and vertical line, surrounded by curved lettering across a person's upper back.
Deathly Hallows symbol with quote on back
Fine line black lettering reading CALM three times in a stacked column on a forearm.
Three stacked CALM lettering on a forearm
Black fine line hexagon outline with the words Test Tattoo Please Ignore inside it, on the side of the body.
Hexagon outline with test lettering
Colourful compass rose tattoo with black dotted linework and a lettered ring, with watercolour-style splashes, across the upper back.
Compass rose with lettering on upper back
Mixed colour tattoo on a forearm showing a shaded woman's face with lips, overlapping teal and red triangles, watercolour splashes and a beaded necklace.
Woman's face with geometric triangles on a forearm
Black line tattoo design of overlapping Gallifreyan-style circles above the words I will love you through all of space and time, with an IPA transcription beneath.
Gallifreyan circles with a love quote