Word tattoo ideas

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

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Two photos of fine line black script lettering: the words amica mea on the upper back near the neck, and soror mea on the inner forearm.
Script lettering on upper back and forearm
Two people seen from behind with arms linked, showing a small black fine line bottle tattoo and a tiny sun with the word Aloha on their upper arms.
Small bottle and sun tattoos on upper arms
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading Courage on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Courage script on a wrist
Close-up of a black serif lettering tattoo reading 'and to wonder what was going to happen next' across the upper chest near the collarbone.
Quote tattoo on the upper chest
Black serif lettering on a forearm reading so it is better to speak remembering we were never meant to survive, in a Lettering style on the forearm.
Serif quote tattoo on a forearm
Black lettering tattoo reading part of a Latin phrase ending in audere semper, in a plain lettering style on the outer thigh of a leg.
Latin lettering along the thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a shaded rose with a stem and leaves, and the word Strenght in cursive script above it, on the side of a hip.
Script word and rose on a hip
Two people seen from behind showing matching black script tattoos across their ribs, with jeans and a belt visible below.
Matching script tattoos across two ribcages
Two-panel photo: a close-up of a fine line black script word tattoo on the ribs, and a woman seen from behind with a small matching script tattoo on her back.
Fine line script word tattoo on ribs and back
Fine line black script tattoo reading 'i could really use a wish right now' across the upper back of a woman with long hair.
Script quote tattoo on upper back
Forearm with a white ink snake tattoo in fine dotted linework, with the word achieve in black lettering above it.
White ink snake and achieve lettering on a forearm
Black and grey photo of two matching forearm tattoos in bold lettering reading mischief and managed, with short dash marks beside each word.
Mischief and managed lettering on forearms
Close-up of a small black fine lettering tattoo reading Faith on the inner wrist, with the letter t formed by a cross, beside a beaded bracelet.
Faith lettering with cross on the wrist
Black lettering tattoo reading We're all mad here runs diagonally along a forearm, set in a simple, even sans serif style.
We're all mad here lettering on a forearm
Two bare feet showing black script lettering reading Heels on the left heel and Down on the right heel, in a lettering style placed on the back of the heels.
Heels and Down script on two heels
Black script lettering reading Never don't give up across the inner upper arm, in a lettering style.
Script lettering reading Never don't give up
Black and white photo of the word faith in a serif typewriter style lettering tattoo on the inner forearm of a person in a leather jacket.
Faith lettering on a forearm
Close view of a thin black script lettering tattoo on the upper arm, partly cut off at the edge of the frame, with a person in a black and white striped top.
Fine line script on the upper arm
Black script lettering reading Still Breathing followed by a semicolon, tattooed on the side of the ribs.
Still Breathing script on the ribs
Close-up of a fine black script tattoo reading Rock 'n' Roll on the inner forearm near the wrist, in a lettering style.
Rock 'n' Roll script on a forearm
Close-up of the word Promise in black typewriter-style lettering along the side of a finger, with a silver ring on the hand below.
Promise lettering on a finger
Black fine line script reading Walk by faith tattooed on the top of a woman's ankle, with a metallic chain sandal strap across the foot.
Walk by faith script on ankle
Close photo of a hand resting on a car steering wheel, showing small black script lettering tattooed on the inner wrist and forearm.
Small script lettering on a wrist
Three wrists show matching outlined script tattoos that read friends, each with small red and green accents.
Matching friends script wrist tattoos
Black and white photo of a simple outlined heart tattoo containing the words NOT YOU in block lettering on bare skin.
Outlined heart with NOT YOU inside
White textured hand lettering reading IF NOT NOW WHEN, stacked over several lines on a black background, in a lettering design style.
If not now, when hand lettering
Fine-line black script tattoo reading Can I keep you? on skin, with fingers with red nail polish resting beside it.
Script tattoo reading Can I keep you?
Close-up of a small black CAT lettering tattoo on the neck of a person with platinum blonde hair in a bun, hands crossed over the shoulder.
Small CAT lettering on the neck
Black script lettering reading Walk by Faith sits on the top of a bare foot near the ankle, with wet sand and pebbles behind it.
Walk by Faith script on a foot
Black lettering reading Vagabond on the back of a woman's neck, shown from behind with her hair pushed up and a pale blouse with a tied back.
Vagabond lettering on the back of the neck
Close view of a small fine line script tattoo with a flowing underline on the side of a woman's neck, below her ear, with her hair in a bun.
Fine line script behind the ear
Black and white photograph of a small black BLOW lettering tattoo in typewriter-style capitals on a woman's lower abdomen, above the waistband of her underwear.
Small BLOW lettering on a hip
Black ink tattoo of the script word Strenght above a rose with a stem and leaves, on the side of a person's torso near the hip.
Script word and rose on the side of the torso
Black bold block lettering reading RAD on the upper thigh of a person in black sports shorts, black compression socks and neon yellow trainers.
Rad block lettering on a thigh
Bold black hand-lettered word Smile in a flowing script style, drawn with marker on a cream background, shown as a tattoo design.
Smile hand lettering in black ink
Black handwritten script tattoo reading Believe in yourself across the inside of a wrist, in Lettering style.
Believe in yourself script on a wrist
Close-up of a small fine line black script tattoo reading love on the inner wrist of a woman wearing a gold bracelet.
Love script on the inner wrist
Small typewriter-style lettering reading MADE IN BRASIL in dark red ink on the inside of a person's ankle.
Made in Brasil text on ankle
Black and white photo of a small fine line script tattoo on the upper arm of a person with the arm raised, wearing a lace bra and denim shorts.
Small script tattoo on upper arm
Black fine line handwritten lettering reading sectumsempra across the inside of a forearm, photographed on a wooden table.
Sectumsempra lettering on a forearm
Black fine-line script tattoo reading Imperfection is beauty running along a pale forearm, photographed in black and white.
Script quote reading Imperfection is beauty
Fine line black script tattoo reading be brave, have courage, be strong on the side of the ribs, with a finger resting at the edge of the frame.
Three-line script quote on the ribs
Black script lettering reading I will make better mistakes tomorrow across the inner forearm and wrist, shown against grey tarmac.
Script quote on a wrist
Close photo of a fine line black script tattoo reading Smile on the side of a woman's ribcage, with her arm raised.
Fine line Smile script on the side ribs
Close photograph of a small black script lettering tattoo reading blessed on the side of a finger, with silver glitter nail polish.
Blessed script on a finger
Black handwritten script tattoo reading I know you might roll your eyes at this, but I'm so glad that you exist, shown on a forearm and an upper thigh.
Handwritten quote tattoo on forearm and thigh
Black and grey fine script tattoo of the word spiro on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Script word 'spiro' on a wrist
Black script tattoo of the word Family with flowing loops on the inner forearm.
Family script lettering on a forearm