Word tattoo ideas

2,200 photos and flash · 96% Lettering, 46% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Close-up of a small black fine line script tattoo of two lines of words on a woman's lower leg above the ankle, with red high heels and an anklet visible.
Fine line script tattoo on a lower leg
Small black fine line tattoo of a triangle enclosing a circle and vertical line, with the word always in script below, on the inner wrist.
Deathly Hallows symbol and script word on wrist
Three photos of fine line black script tattoos on the forearm and wrist, showing the word Love, Love inside a heart outline, and Just breathe above coloured woven bracelets.
Love and Just breathe script tattoos on wrists
Black and white photo of a person seen from behind with a small word tattoo reading CAT on the back of the neck, while a white cat rests against their shoulder.
Small CAT lettering on the back of the neck
Fine line black script tattoo running vertically down the centre of a person's back along the spine, shown from behind with hair tied up.
Script line down the spine
Hand-drawn script lettering of the word blessed in black ink with thin blue flourishes on white paper, shown as a design sketch with no body placement.
Blessed script lettering design
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a shaded feather joined to an infinity symbol with the words stay strong, on the inner forearm.
Feather and infinity script on an arm
Two matching fine line lettering tattoos, reading GIRL ALMIGHTY on one forearm and SHE'S NOT AFRAID on the other upper arm.
Matching text tattoos on two forearms
Close photograph of a woman's chin and neck with a hand resting under her jaw, showing a fine black handwritten script tattoo running diagonally along the inner forearm.
Fine handwritten script on a forearm
Two black ink script tattoos on a forearm, one reading I'm fine and the other reading save me, shown in two stacked photographs.
'I'm fine' and 'save me' script on forearm
Small thin black lowercase lettering reading cry on the upper back near the shoulder blade, in a fine line style.
Small cry lettering on upper back
Black and grey photo of a small Let it be script lettering tattoo on the back of a neck, with the wearer's face not shown.
Let it be script on the neck
Black and white photo of two clasped hands, each with a black script lettering tattoo on the back of the hand reading Together and Forever.
Together and Forever script on clasped hands
Black fine line tattoo of the word love in cursive script joined to an infinity symbol, on the inner forearm.
Infinity symbol and script love on a forearm
A sheet of fine line script words such as wander, be here now and stay strong, with small bird silhouettes, laid on green artificial grass.
Temporary tattoo sheet with script words and birds
Two small black lettering tattoos on the knees of a person in ripped jeans, one reading THANKS and the other NO, with the text rotated on each knee.
Thanks and No lettering on two knees
Fine line handwritten script design reading I'll keep you safe, you keep me wild, in black ink on a white background, with no body placement shown.
Handwritten quote in fine line script
Red lettering tattoo of the word BAD on the side of a person's ribs, shown in a close, angled photo of bare skin.
Red BAD lettering on the ribs
Black script lettering reading Don't let the past make you're decisions, four today across a forearm, a lettering style tattoo.
Script quote on a forearm
Fine line black script tattoo reading Ohana on a pale forearm, with a black and white patterned fabric behind the arm.
Ohana script on a forearm
Black script lettering tattoo on the side of the ribs, shown in a black and white photo with a white top lifted above it.
Script word tattoo on the ribs
Black line drawing of the word strength in flowing script, with an infinity loop swash looping around it, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Strength script with infinity loop
Black fine line cursive script reading good vibes wrapping around a forearm, shown in a black and white photograph.
Good vibes script wrapped around a forearm
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo of the word purpose on the inside of a forearm, with a red and black checked shirt in the background.
Fine line script 'purpose' on a forearm
Close view of a fine line black script phrase running diagonally along the side of a ribcage, with white lace underwear visible at the top of the frame.
Fine line script phrase along the ribs
Two forearms with black tattoos: a bold blackwork X on the left wrist, a small lettering word on the right wrist, and thin black bands with tiny leaf and heart symbols around each forearm.
Bold X and word tattoos on both wrists
Fine line black script tattoo reading we're all mad here across the forearm.
We're all mad here script on a forearm
Black ink gothic lettering across four fingers spells NICE on a hand, with the C drawn as an outline shape.
NICE lettering across four fingers
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading L'espoir across the inner arm, shown in a close black and white photograph.
Fine line script word on an arm
Black script lettering reading always in a flowing hand, tattooed on the top of a woman's foot near the ankle.
Always script tattoo on a foot
Black brush-script word Explore on a white background, with an arrow running through the letters x and p, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Explore script with arrow design
Black flowing script lettering reading I am my beloved's, and my beloved is Mine with looping flourishes on a white background, shown as a tattoo design.
Script lettering quote in black ink
Black script tattoo reading 'i am not afraid to walk this world alone' on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Handwritten quote on a wrist
Close view of a fine line black script tattoo reading be still and know on the inner forearm, with a striped sleeve at the top of the frame.
Fine line script quote on inner forearm
Black script lettering reading faith, hope and love on the inner wrist of a hand with a clenched fist and French manicure nails.
Faith hope love script on wrist
Black and grey fine line script reading serendipity on the inner forearm, photographed in black and white.
Serendipity script on a forearm
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading pray on the inner wrist, with pearl and crystal bracelets worn beside it.
Script word "pray" on the inner wrist
Close photograph of the phrase avada kedavra in purple lettering tattooed along the side of a finger, which is pointing against a white fabric background.
Avada Kedavra lettering on a finger
Fine line black tattoo of a bicycle above the script words Keep Moving on a lower leg, photographed close up.
Bicycle and Keep Moving script on lower leg
Small fine line script tattoo of the word love in black ink on the inner wrist of a hand with pink nails.
Love script on a wrist
Red outlined heart with dotted accents and black script lettering reading love, tattooed on the neck behind the ear.
Red heart and love script behind the ear
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 handwritten script lettering reading grace that overcomes all on a white background, a lettering design with no body part shown.
Grace that overcomes all script lettering
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading Libertad on the inner wrist of a woman holding a glass of red wine.
Libertad script tattoo on the wrist
Single-line black drawing of an infinity symbol with the words on high written in fine cursive script inside the loop, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Infinity symbol with On high script
Black ink tattoo of a crown above the word Love in cursive script, placed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Crown and love script on the upper chest
Close photo of a two-line serif text tattoo on the inner upper arm, reading Everything will be okay in the end, in lettering style.
Two-line quote on the upper arm
Black and grey fine line arrow with leaves and vines running across the back, with the lettering WARR;OR above the shaft.
Arrow and vines with WARR;OR lettering