Word tattoo ideas

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

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Close view of two clasped hands with the word ALWAYS tattooed in black capitals along one finger on each hand, in a lettering style.
ALWAYS lettering on two fingers
Three black ink tattoos of the word sorella, in script and block lettering, on two forearms and a wrist.
Sorella word tattoos on forearms and wrist
Black script lettering reading send on one heel and me on the other, shown from behind on a pair of bare feet standing on carpeted steps.
Send and me script on both heels
Close photo of fine line script reading 'like a lily' on the side of a foot, beside a brown leather flip-flop strap.
Script words 'like a lily' on a foot
Close-up of the word balance in thin black script lettering tattooed on a person's upper back, between the shoulder blades.
Balance script on upper back
Close-up of a small black fine line script word, timshel, on the forearm of a person wearing a striped top.
Fine line script word on a forearm
Black lettering tattoo of a three-line quote reading I am and always will be the optimist on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Optimist quote lettering across upper back
Black brush-script lettering of the word Grace with a full stop, drawn as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Grace lettering design
Black script lettering reading Riddikulus across a wrist, set against a dark, softly blurred background.
Riddikulus lettering on a wrist
Black fine line handwritten script reading just imagine, with a small outlined heart beneath, drawn on a plain white background.
Just imagine script with small heart
Black and white photo of a fine line Always script tattoo on one ankle and a fine line triangle, circle and vertical line symbol on the other ankle.
Always script and triangle symbol on ankles
Black and grey fine line tattoo of headphones with the cable running into the script word mmmbop, on the side of the ribs.
Headphones and script on the ribs
Black fine line script tattoo reading I love you across the inner forearm near the wrist, in a black and white photo.
I love you script on a wrist
Grey serif lettering spelling the word arm, written vertically down the outer upper arm in a Lettering style.
The word arm in serif letters on upper arm
Two black and grey script words tattooed one on each thigh, with swirl flourishes, below denim shorts.
Script words on both thighs
Fine line black tattoo of a clothes hanger above the script word fashion on the inner wrist, with a hand and red nails below.
Clothes hanger and fashion script on a wrist
Black cursive script tattoo spelling Diabetic across the wrist, with a blue numeral 1 in place of the letter i.
Diabetic script lettering on a wrist
Black and white photo of a small fine line script tattoo running vertically on the back of the neck, below hair tied up.
Small fine line script on the nape
Black serif lettering reading Promise runs along the side of a finger, with a silver ring on the finger below.
Promise lettering along a finger
Hand with a glowing blue Lumos lettering tattoo and a starburst under ultraviolet light, placed on the back of the hand.
Lumos lettering with starburst on the hand
Small black fine line tattoo of the word warrior in a typewriter-style font with a single arrow beneath it, on the inner forearm.
Warrior word and arrow on a forearm
Fine black script reading everything was beautiful and nothing hurt, tattooed across a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Script quote on a shoulder blade
Black script lettering reading Highlife across the side of the ribs, with a hand holding a rolled cigarette beside it.
Highlife script tattoo on the ribs
Black and white photo of the word Superwoman in handwritten-style lettering tattooed across a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Superwoman lettering on upper back
Close photo of black hand-style lettering reading LIKE A LADY across the top of a finger, with a blurred dark background.
Like a Lady lettering across a finger
Close-up of a small black serif tattoo reading 'here,' on a forearm, with a rolled green sleeve above it.
Small serif word 'here,' on a forearm
Black script lettering reading Riddikulus on the side of a finger beside a brass ring, shown as a small temporary tattoo.
Riddikulus script word tattoo on a finger
Black script tattoo reading Smile across the side of a finger, in a lettering style.
Smile script tattoo on a finger
Black lettering on the back of a neck reads "open your mind before your mouth" in a blackletter style, placed across the nape.
Open your mind quote across the back of the neck
Fine line tattoo of a pink awareness ribbon with the script word mom inside a heart-shaped outline, placed on a person's shoulder.
Pink ribbon and script word on shoulder
Black and grey fine line tattoo of angular lettering resembling GOD on the back of a neck, above a checked shirt collar.
Angular lettering on the back of the neck
Two matching black script tattoos on the inner wrists, reading half again and half hope, shown side by side.
Matching script words on two wrists
Black script lettering reading 'And though she be but little, She is fierce' tattooed on a person's ribs, with a dark top visible below.
Script quote tattoo on the ribs
Black fine line tattoo on an upper arm showing a corkscrew, three wine glasses and a stacked list of wine tasting words such as earthy, fruity and dry.
Wine tasting words and corkscrew on upper arm
Close up of a fine line black script tattoo spelling the word Love on the inner wrist, with an open Spanish textbook behind it.
Fine line script 'Love' on a wrist
Black script lettering reading Serendipity on the inner wrist, shown beside stacked pearl bracelets and metal bangles.
Serendipity script on a wrist
Black fine line script tattoo reading hallelujah across the inner forearm, photographed against green grass.
Hallelujah script on a forearm
Close-up of a black fine line cursive script tattoo spelling a short word across the inner forearm.
Fine line cursive script on a forearm
Black script lettering reading Pain is just a simple compromise, ending with a small butterfly, across a forearm.
Script quote and butterfly on a forearm
Black script lettering reading 'This too shall pass' tattooed across the inner wrist in a fine line lettering style.
Script lettering reading 'This too shall pass'
Black typewriter-style lettering reading i was a drizzle and she was a hurricane, tattooed across a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Typewriter quote tattoo on a shoulder
Fine line script tattoo reading Freedom with a small dark bird silhouette beside it, on the side of a finger.
Freedom script with a small bird on a finger
Black fine line script lettering reading Faith on the inner wrist and forearm of a light-skinned arm.
Faith script on the wrist
Black and white photo of the words BE THE CHANGE tattooed in block lettering on the inner wrist, above beaded bracelets.
Be the Change lettering on a wrist
Black script lettering reading 'i am not afraid to walk this world alone' across the inner forearm, in a lettering style.
Script quote tattoo on the forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo on a forearm reading MAGIC, with a triangle, circle and vertical line symbol in place of the letter A.
MAGIC lettering with triangle symbol on a forearm
Black fine-line script lettering reading Love never fails on a plain white background, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Love never fails in fine script
Fine line black script tattoo reading Smile on the side of a ribcage, with several moles visible on the surrounding skin.
Smile script on ribs