Word tattoo ideas

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

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Close photo of the words Valar Morghulis in thin black cursive lettering across the inside of a wrist, a fine line lettering tattoo.
Valar Morghulis in script on a wrist
Fine line black script tattoo on an ankle, shown with light blue skinny jeans and grey and white striped flats.
Small script tattoo on an ankle
Close side view of a fine line script tattoo reading Breathe on the ribs, with the arm raised and a dark hair backdrop.
Breathe script on the ribs
Close-up of a fine line black tattoo of the word faith with a cross running through it, on the neck behind an ear.
Fine line faith script with cross behind the ear
Collage of four small black fine line tattoos on the wrist and forearm, showing a ringed planet, the words inhale exhale, a tiny heart and cross, and a heartbeat line.
Four fine line wrist tattoos in a collage
Fine line black script tattoo reading 'to the sea' with a small wave flourish on the side of the torso, above the waistband of underwear.
To the sea script with a wave on the side
Fine line black script reading Smile on the side of a woman's ribcage, just below her raised upper arm.
Smile script on the side ribs
Black and white photo pair of a wrist with fine line lettering, the word amor in one view and love in the other, on the inner wrist.
Fine line wrist lettering reading amor and love
Collage of fine line script tattoos on an upper arm, forearm, wrist and neck, reading words such as love, smile, soul and live fearless.
Script words on arms, wrist and neck
Two matching fine line script tattoos of a cursive word sit on the inner wrists of two people whose hands are clasped together.
Matching script word tattoos on wrists
Black fine line script reading soulsisters with an arrow across the ribs, on a person's side and back.
Soulsisters script with arrow on ribs
Fine line black tattoo of the word l'amour in cursive script with a small dragonfly, on the inside of a wrist against a dark background.
L'amour script with dragonfly on a wrist
Close up of a fine line script word tattooed in black ink along the forearm, shown in a warm, vintage-toned photograph.
Fine line script word on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a clothes hanger with the word fashion in cursive script and a small heart, on the forearm.
Fashion script on a clothes hanger
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading Nourish on the inner wrist, shown in a black and white photo.
Nourish script on the inner wrist
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading always across the side of a finger.
Always script on a finger
Black line drawing of an infinity symbol with the word eternal in looping script at the upper left and love at the lower right, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Infinity symbol with eternal and love script
Black and grey photo of two heels on a stone ledge, with the word Free in black script on the left heel and Yourself in black script on the right heel.
Free and Yourself script on both heels
Two matching black fine line tattoos of the word soulsister, one on a forearm and one on the upper back, each with small arrow-like ends.
Matching soulsister script on forearm and back
Close photo of a fine line black script tattoo reading "If you can dream it, you can do it" on the side of the ribs, with a hand and ring visible above.
Black script quote on the side ribs
Close up of a fine line black script tattoo reading With pain comes strength along the ribs of a person wearing a grey sports bra.
Script quote reading With pain comes strength on ribs
Black fine line script reading Believe with a small outlined heart on the inner wrist of a hand with blue nails.
Believe script with heart on wrist
Small fine-line black script reading satis, with an arrow running through the letters, on the inner wrist.
Satis script with arrow on wrist
Close photo of a fine line black script tattoo reading Alma libre on the upper chest, below the collarbone.
Script words on the upper chest
Fine line black script tattoo reading "Smile" on the side of a woman's torso below her shoulder, shown in a close photo of her bare back.
Small script word "Smile" on a ribcage
Close photo of a small black fine line heart outline on one finger and the word Love in black script lettering on the next finger, both on the hand.
Heart and Love script on fingers
Fine line tattoo on a forearm of dandelion seeds drifting upward with script words and a dark silhouetted figure at the base, with pink and blue accents.
Dandelion seeds and script on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of the word OHANA with a thin arrow running through the letters, across the inner wrist.
Ohana word and arrow on a wrist
Fine line black script tattoo of the word beautiful rising diagonally across the inner forearm.
Beautiful script on a forearm
Small script tattoo on the upper back of a woman in a burgundy backless dress and wide-brimmed hat.
Small script word on upper back
Hand with red nails resting on ripped jeans, showing fine line chevron and bar tattoos on the fingers and black lettering tattoo on the thigh.
Finger line tattoos and lettering on thigh
Black and white photo from behind of a woman with a messy bun, showing a small fine line script tattoo reading imagine with a peace sign beneath it on the back of the neck.
Imagine script with peace sign on the nape
Black fine line script reading Allons-y across the upper chest, above the neckline of a black V-neck top.
Allons-y script on the upper chest
A grid of small fine line tattoos in black ink on the neck, upper back, wrists, hands and ankle, including an infinity symbol, a feather and the word imagine.
Collage of small fine line tattoos
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading Smile on the side of a person's ribs, below the arm.
Smile script on the side ribs
White fine line infinity symbol on a black background, with the word blessed written in script along its lower right loop, shown as a tattoo design.
Infinity symbol with script blessed
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a solid bird in flight with the words take me far written in script on a line that ends in an arrow, on the upper back.
Bird in flight with 'take me far' script
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading til death along a finger, with a blurred background.
Til death script on a finger
Black and grey script and lotus flower tattoo on the lower back, with white and grey Calvin Klein waistbands visible.
Script and lotus tattoo on lower back
Fine line tattoo of the word Hope in black script above a purple outlined heart with a small ribbon motif, on the inner wrist.
Hope script and purple heart on a wrist
Close-up of a fine black script tattoo reading Amicizia on the back of the neck, partly covered by reddish-brown hair.
Amicizia script on the nape of the neck
Fine line black script reading carpe diem on a forearm, with a second photo showing the same area covered by skin-toned concealer.
Carpe diem script on forearm, before and after concealer
Fine line script lettering reading love me for who I am, running vertically down the centre of a bare back.
Script lettering down the spine
Two people with matching fine line script tattoos on their ribs, one reading you'll keep me wild and the other you'll keep me safe, in black ink.
Matching script quotes on two sets of ribs
A held-up paper form titled Typical girl tattoo form, with black line drawings of an anchor, an infinity symbol with the word Word, a dreamcatcher, a feather and a flock of birds.
Tattoo design sheet with anchor and dreamcatcher
Fine line cursive script reading beautiful chaos in black ink along the side of a person's ribs, with a navy sports bra above.
Beautiful chaos script on the ribs
Three photos of fine line tattoos in black ink: the word spark on the ribs, forever young across the upper back, and a small heart on the inner wrist.
Script words and a small heart tattoo
Close-up of a fine line lettering tattoo reading Be just and fear not in dark ink on the inner wrist.
Be just and fear not quote on wrist