Word tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey photo of a bare back with the words Turn your wounds into wisdom tattooed vertically down the spine in serif lettering.
Vertical quote along the spine
Black fine line script lettering reading Enjoy today on a plain cream background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Enjoy today script lettering design
Black fine line script lettering tattooed across the upper back between the shoulder blades of a woman with her hair in a bun, seen from behind in bed.
Fine script lettering across upper back
Close photo of a small fine line script tattoo on the side of the ribs, in black ink, with a white swimsuit at the edge of the frame.
Fine line script tattoo on the ribs
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo on an ankle, below the hem of trousers and above lace-up heeled boots.
Fine script lettering on an ankle
Black and grey script tattoo reading strength in fine line lettering across the middle finger of a hand.
Strength script on finger
Black script lettering reading Beautiful on the inner wrist, with a silver wristwatch worn on the same arm.
Beautiful script lettering on a wrist
Black and grey photo of the word Sisters in fine line script tattooed on the inner forearm, near a knitted sleeve.
Sisters script on a forearm
Black and white photo of two inner wrists, each with script lettering: the word Stay on the left wrist and Strong on the right, in Lettering style on the forearm.
Stay and Strong script wrist tattoos
Close-up of a black lettering tattoo on skin reading "Where words fail, music speaks." in a simple typeface.
Text tattoo reading Where words fail, music speaks
Close photograph of a fine-line black script tattoo reading faith on the inner wrist, with the hand reaching into purple and pink flowers.
Faith script tattoo on a wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a dandelion releasing seeds with the word Faith in script along the ribs.
Dandelion and Faith script on ribs
Fine line black infinity symbol with three small birds and the word faith in script across the lower back.
Infinity symbol with birds and faith script
Fine line black script reading warrior along the inner forearm, with the arm resting over an open book and a knitted teal blanket.
Warrior script on a forearm
Close up of a fine line black script tattoo of the word free across the back of a hand, with turquoise rings and a denim shirt in view.
Script word free on the hand
Black lettering tattoo of a serif quote in two lines across the side of a person's ribs, with a grey knit top lifted beside it.
Quote tattoo on the ribs
Fine line black script tattoo reading 'I will almost die for this beauty' running along a woman's thigh above the knee.
Script quote on the thigh
Small black Vagabond lettering tattoo on the back of a woman's neck, shown from behind in a pale blush blouse.
Vagabond lettering on the back of the neck
Fine line black script tattoo reading free across the back of a hand, resting on a bare shoulder beside turquoise rings and beaded bracelets.
Fine script word free on the hand
Close-up of a black fine line script tattoo reading Take me far on the side of a ribcage, with a black top and a wristwatch visible.
Take me far script on the ribs
Single-line fine script design of the word love on a white background, with a small solid red heart sitting in place of the letter v.
Continuous line script word love with red heart
Close-up of a thin black fine line cursive script word tattooed across the inner forearm, on a light skin tone against a green blanket.
Cursive script word on a forearm
Lettering tattoo reading RECKLESS in black ink on the lower lip, shown with the mouth open and a hand resting near the chin.
Reckless lettering on lower lip
Red handwritten lettering reading I must not tell lies on the back of a hand, in a lettering style with a small spiked mark before the text.
Handwritten quote on the back of a hand
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading Imperfection is beauty across a forearm.
Imperfection is beauty script on a forearm
Fine line black script tattoo reading grace upon grace on the inner forearm, with a dark grey t-shirt and auburn hair visible.
Grace upon grace script on a forearm
Black ink dreamcatcher with two feathers beside the word Dreamer in script lettering on the inner wrist.
Dreamcatcher and word Dreamer on a wrist
Black blackwork mandala tattoo on a forearm, with the word allow in script above a solid black band.
Blackwork mandala with script on forearm
Fine line black tattoo of two overlapping outlined hearts above the script word sisters, placed on the top of a foot.
Sisters script with two linked hearts on foot
Black fine line script lettering reading Stay Strong across the inner forearm of a person wearing a knitted jumper cuff, in a black and white photo.
Fine line script lettering on inner forearm
Fine line black script lettering arranged in the shape of a cross on the inner wrist, shown with the palm facing up.
Script cross on inner wrist
Fine line black script tattoo reading agape with a small heart beside it, on the side of a person's ribs.
Agape script with heart on ribs
Black script tattoo of the word Hope on the inner wrist, with a pink awareness ribbon forming part of the letters.
Hope script with pink ribbon on wrist
Fine line white script tattoo reading Love Life across the inner wrist.
Love Life script on a wrist
Black handwritten script reading Wander with a full stop, drawn as a fine line lettering design on a plain white background.
Wander handwritten script lettering design
Black and grey photograph of the inner forearm with the lettering tattoo It's history. It's poetry. set in a typewriter-style font.
Typewriter quote on a forearm
Black handwritten script lettering reading Simple. with a full stop, drawn as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Simple script lettering design
Fine line script word hope with a small anchor beneath it, tattooed on the inner wrist and forearm.
Hope script with anchor on wrist
Black and white photo of a handwritten black script tattoo reading 'I myself am made entirely of flaws stitched together with good intentions' across the lower back, under a white garment.
Handwritten quote tattoo on the lower back
Two arms crossed over each other, each with the word 'always' in black fine line cursive on the inner forearm.
Matching 'always' script on two forearms
Black fine line infinity symbol joined to the cursive word dad, tattooed on the inner forearm in a black and grey photograph.
Infinity symbol with script word on forearm
Realistic star tattoo on an upper arm that looks like peeling skin, filled with words such as freedom, family and friendship, with the word love in red.
Torn-skin star with words on upper arm
Black and grey lettering tattoo reading "we're all mad here" in a typewriter-style font across the back of a person's neck, with dark hair falling beside it.
Quote tattoo across the back of the neck
Black and grey script tattoo across a person's upper back, reading The brave may not live forever, but the cautious do not live at all.
Quote tattoo across upper back
Fine line black script running down a forearm, with a small sun tattoo on the back of the hand and a small arrow on the wrist.
Script lettering and small sun tattoos on forearms
Close-up of a thin black script tattoo reading blessed with a looping flourish on the ribs, worn beneath a white lace bandeau.
Blessed script on the ribs
Fine line black script tattoo reading live free on the upper chest, beside the strap of a grey tank top.
Live free script on the upper chest
Fine line black script lettering running up the outer side of a foot, shown against dark leather.
Fine line script word on a foot