Word tattoo ideas

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

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Black bare tree silhouette above the lowercase words 'i am.' tattooed on the inner wrist and forearm.
Bare tree and 'i am.' on a wrist
Two stacked photos of fine line black tattoos on skin, each showing an infinity symbol with a heart loop beside the script word Mom on top and Daughter below.
Infinity heart with Mom and Daughter script
Black fine line drawing of an infinity symbol joined to the cursive word family, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Infinity symbol with family script
Two wrists with matching fine script tattoos, one reading "to" with an infinity symbol and the other reading "and beyond" in blue with red accents, on the inner wrist.
"to infinity" and "and beyond" wrist script
Fine line script lettering in dark blue ink on the inner wrist of a woman wearing stacked bracelets.
Small script lettering on the inner wrist
Colour tattoo of a blue TARDIS with yellow windows and a small red light on top, with the word geronimo in black script below, on the inner forearm of a person wearing a grey patterned skirt.
Blue TARDIS and script on a forearm
Black lettering tattoo on a forearm reading Not all those who wander are lost, with a mountain silhouette and two arrows between the lines.
Wander quote with mountains on a forearm
Black and grey lettering tattoo on an upper arm, arranged in a stacked typographic layout with words including fierce, strong, love, wild and life.
Word tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a dreamcatcher with feathers beside the word Dreamer in script on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Dreamer lettering and dreamcatcher on wrist
Close photo of a small black arrow tattoo with script beside it on a forearm, next to a gold bracelet and a black and white patterned dress.
Arrow and script on a forearm
Black fine line script reading peace of mind on a plain white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Peace of mind in fine line script
Black italic script lettering spelling the word wonder on a plain white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Wonder in script lettering
Black ink tattoo of the word CREATE in distressed brush-stroke lettering on the side of the body.
Distressed CREATE lettering in black ink
Close-up of the word fernweh in black typewriter-style lettering across the inner wrist, with a hand holding the wrist from below against a knitted blanket.
Fernweh lettering on a wrist
Fine line black script reading still I rise with an arrow, tattooed along the side of a torso above the hip.
Still I rise script and arrow on the side
Small black Greek lettering reading agape in thin script on the inner forearm, shown in a close, soft-focus photo.
Greek word agape on forearm
Close-up of a black script lettering tattoo on the inner wrist, reading comrade, with hands wearing silver rings and yellow nail polish.
Script word tattoo on the inner wrist
Black fine line script tattoo reading dreamer on the side of a torso, partly covered by a grey knitted sleeve.
Dreamer script on the side ribs
Three pairs of ankles with matching fine line black script tattoos reading Ohana, each with a small heart flourish, placed on the ankles.
Matching Ohana script ankle tattoos
Two black and grey script lettering tattoos on a forearm, reading For her I'd risk it all and Because of her I will not fall.
Script quotes on two forearms
Black script lettering reading My family my everything across the upper chest near the collarbone, in a Lettering style.
Script text reading My family my everything
Black and grey close-up photo of the words Bad Influence in script lettering tattooed on the chin below the lower lip.
Bad Influence script lettering on chin
Two photos of black script tattoos: the words I'm fine on the outer lower leg below the knee, and save me on the ankle and lower calf.
Handwritten words on lower leg and ankle
Small black script word Always with four asterisk-style stars beside it, tattooed on a shoulder in a sepia photograph.
Always script with stars on a shoulder
Close-up of a small fine line script tattoo reading warrior in blue ink on a woman's inner forearm, while she holds an open book wrapped in a teal knit sweater.
Warrior script on inner forearm
Black script lettering reading Dreams are our escape from reality on the upper back near the shoulder blade, seen over a white vest top.
Script quote across upper back
Close-up of the word peculiar in black typewriter-style lettering on the lower stomach, above the waistband of denim jeans.
Peculiar lettering on the lower stomach
Close photo of a thin black cursive script tattoo running diagonally across a shoulder, in fine line lettering style.
Cursive script line across a shoulder
Small red lettering tattoo of a short phonetically spelled word on the lower back, above dark camouflage leggings.
Small red word tattoo on the lower back
Black hand-drawn script lettering reading just breathe on a white background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Just breathe script lettering design
Black ink typewriter-style lettering reading 'To live is the rarest thing' on the left side of a person's ribs, with a dark garment pulled up beside it.
Quote lettering on the ribs in black ink
Colour tattoo of a teal butterfly and a peach awareness ribbon with a small grey script word on the wrist.
Butterfly and awareness ribbon on a wrist
Pencil sketch of two crossed arrows with the words BE, AND, STILL and KNOW set around the crossing point, a lettering-led tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Crossed arrows with 'Be still and know' lettering
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading everything happens for a reason across the inner forearm.
Handwritten quote on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a dandelion seed head with birds flying off it and the word Always below, on the side of the torso.
Dandelion seeds turning into birds on the side
Black script lettering in fine handwritten style runs diagonally across a pale inner forearm and wrist.
Script lettering quote across the wrist
Fine line black tattoo of an open book above the word wanderer in script, on the inner wrist of a light-skinned arm.
Open book and wanderer on a wrist
Black script lettering reading Released from my hand's, Sealed in my heart, across the back of a person's neck above a white T-shirt.
Script quote across the back of the neck
Close-up of a woman's forearm with black script lettering reading confía en tu corazón, with her smiling mouth and a pendant necklace visible.
Spanish script lettering on a forearm
Black and white photo of a small fine line script tattoo on the inner forearm, near the wrist, with bracelets and a striped skirt visible.
Small script tattoo on a forearm
Black script lettering reading he walks with me followed by an ellipsis, tattooed across the top of a foot in a Lettering style.
Script quote across the top of a foot
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading Beloved on the inner forearm, with a hand resting across the arm and a dark buttoned coat behind.
Beloved script on a forearm
Two clasped hands showing black serif lettering reading Mr and Mrs in a typewriter-style font on the top finger segments.
Mr and Mrs lettering on fingers
Black serif lettering tattoo on a forearm reading "We are a part of you, invisible to anyone else".
Serif quote tattoo on the forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a star with torn skin edges revealing words such as freedom and love, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Torn skin star with words on upper arm
Close-up of a fine black script tattoo reading persevere along the upper thigh of a person in denim shorts.
Persevere script on a thigh
Black hand-drawn block lettering reading BREATHE across the inner wrist and forearm, in a lettering style.
BREATHE lettering on a wrist
Dark blue script lettering reading through every dark night, there is a brighter day, across the side of the ribs.
Script quote along the ribs