Word tattoo ideas

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

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Black typewriter-style lettering tattooed across the upper back near the shoulder blade, set out as two lines of text.
Two-line quote across the upper back
Black and grey infinity symbol tattoo with a shaded feather and the script words Faith and Love on the inner forearm.
Infinity feather with Faith and Love on a forearm
Black and white photo of a hand with the word MONSTER in hand-drawn black lettering tattooed on the inner wrist.
Monster lettering on inner wrist
Black lettering tattoo reading 'we accept the love we think we deserve' in a typewriter-style font across the upper back below the shoulder blade.
Quote tattoo across the upper back
Fine-line black script lettering tattoo on the back of a person's neck, just behind the ear, with dark hair pinned up.
Fine script lettering on the back of the neck
Black lettering on a woman's ribs reading 'she believed she could so she did' in a typewriter-style font, set in a stacked, left-aligned block.
Typewriter quote along the ribs
Black script lettering reading Always across the side of a finger, shown in a fine, handwritten lettering style.
Always script tattoo on a finger
Black lettering tattoo on the side of a torso in a bold, rounded typeface, reading a six-line quote about togetherness, placed on the ribs.
Quote lettering tattoo along the ribs
Black Greek script lettering tattooed diagonally across the back of a hand, in a thin, hand-drawn style.
Greek word lettering on the hand
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo running vertically along the side of a person's ribs.
Fine script along the ribs
Two women seen from behind, each with the word Sorella in black script tattooed on the back of the neck.
Matching script word tattoos on the nape
Small fine line black script tattoo reading create on a woman's upper arm, photographed from behind at the beach.
Create script tattoo on upper arm
Black script lettering running along a forearm, with the hand resting on a laptop keyboard beside it.
Thin script word on a forearm
Close photo of a fine line black ink tattoo of the word free on the back of a hand, with a woman's shoulder and turquoise jewellery visible.
Free word tattoo on the back of a hand
Close photo of a fine line black script tattoo reading Beloved on the side ribs, with a grey t-shirt lifted beside it.
Beloved script on the ribs
Black and grey script lettering reading it is what it is, with a looping flourish, tattooed on a lower leg above a sneaker in a black and white photo.
Script lettering reading it is what it is
Close-up of a fine-line black script tattoo reading smile across the inner wrist, with a grey sleeve and soft pink blurred background.
Smile script tattoo on a wrist
Black ink tattoo of two swallows above the words We Only Part To Meet Again in a typewriter-style font, on the side of the torso.
Two swallows above a quote on the side
White ambigram lettering reading witch on a black background, a design that also reads the same when turned upside down.
Witch ambigram lettering design
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading here and now on the inside of a forearm near the wrist.
Here and now script on a wrist
Two black script lettering tattoos, one reading Don't live in fear of the future on a forearm and one reading 'Cause I'll always be there on a shoulder.
Script quotes on forearm and shoulder
Fine line black tattoo of a small bird with a trailing line leading to the word Believe in script on the inner wrist.
Believe script with a bird on the wrist
Fine line script tattoo reading happiness in purple ink along the middle finger of a hand resting on a white textured surface.
Happiness script on a finger
Black fine line script tattoo reading endless love across the top of a finger, with a floral fabric background.
Endless love script on a finger
Close up of two ankles with purple script lettering reading Hopeless and Romantic, with small flourishes, worn above pink canvas trainers and rolled denim.
Hopeless Romantic script on both ankles
Black script lettering reading You'll never live if you're just too scared to die, tattooed on a forearm in black ink.
Script quote tattoo on an arm
Small black Hebrew lettering tattoo on the top of a foot near the ankle, with a black flip-flop strap and pink toenails visible.
Hebrew script tattoo on a foot
Thin black fine line script reading soul, tattooed on a person's arm.
Soul script on an arm
Fine line script word free tattooed on the inner forearm, with a hand resting on a bare thigh and bare feet on white bedding.
Script word free on the inner forearm
Black script lettering tattooed on the side of a ribcage, with a person in orange strappy lingerie lying down.
Script lettering on the ribs
Black fine line snowflake and the words let it go in script tattooed on a forearm, with a hand holding a glass of drink on a floral blanket.
Snowflake and let it go on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a bird in flight formed from looping script words, on the side of the ribs.
Bird made of script on the ribs
Two wrists with metallic gold and silver script lettering reading bride tribe, placed on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a gold bangle on one arm.
Bride tribe script on wrists
Close-up of the word 'always' in fine black script lettering on the side of a person's ribs, below the arm, with a yellow top visible.
Script word 'always' on the ribs
Close photograph of a black ink lettering tattoo on the back, a six-line quote set in a serif typeface with a wide, even layout.
Black lettering quote tattoo on skin
Fine line black script lettering tattooed on the inner ankle of a woman wearing tan sandals with gold cuffs and rolled denim jeans.
Fine line script on an ankle, with sandals
Two forearms with matching fine line black arrow tattoos, one reading double and one reading trouble, on the inner forearm.
Matching arrow tattoos reading double and trouble
Black script lettering reading I can show you the world with decorative flourishes across the upper chest.
Script quote across the upper chest
Fine line black script reading in a world of my own runs across the forearm, ending in a daisy drawn in matching linework on the right.
Script phrase and daisy on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a cloud outline with the script word efêmero across it, on the upper arm.
Cloud outline with script word on upper arm
Woman seen from behind with a black script lettering tattoo running vertically down her back, beside a long braid.
Script tattoo down the spine
Black serif lettering of a quote runs diagonally across the inner forearm of a person holding their open hand up, in a lettering style on the forearm.
Typeset quote along a forearm
Close-up of the word beloved in fine-line cursive script in dark blue-black ink on the inner forearm, near the wrist.
Script word beloved on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of the word Passion in cursive script above a shaded pair of scissors on a person's ribs, with a pink top pulled up.
Passion script and scissors on ribs
Black and grey infinity tattoo of barbed wire and fish hooks with the word Country in script, sitting on the outer thigh.
Fish hook and barbed wire infinity tattoo
Fine line script tattoo reading Hope, with a small heart in place of the o, in black ink on the top of a foot.
Hope script on the top of a foot
Fine black script tattoo reading love you forever runs diagonally along the inner forearm of a person with brown hair.
Love you forever script on forearm
Close-up of a black script quote tattoo across the outer thigh, reading Never say goodbye because goodbye means going away and going away means forgetting.
Script quote tattoo on a thigh