Word tattoo ideas

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

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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
Black and grey fine line cursive lettering running along the side of a foot near the ankle.
Fine line cursive script on the foot
Close crop of a woman in a burgundy slip dress, showing a small fine line tattoo of the word BIG and a hand outline on her upper arm.
Small word and hand tattoo on upper arm
Two hands clasped together showing black script lettering reading 'Do Us Part' and 'Til Death' tattooed on the hands and wrists, in a lettering style.
Matching 'Do Us Part' and 'Til Death' hand tattoos
Black script lettering that appears to read Live Fearlessly on the back of a woman's neck, behind her ear, in a lettering style.
Script lettering behind the ear
Thin black script tattoo reading Believe on the inner wrist, shown beside ripped blue denim.
Believe script on the inner wrist
Black and white photo of a woman's bare upper back with a small vertical line of lettering tattooed along the spine, placed between the shoulder blades.
Small lettering down the spine
Script lettering reading Breathe in white ink on a wrist, with pale raised lines on reddened skin.
Breathe script lettering on a wrist
Fine line black tattoo of the word Wanderlust in cursive script with an arrow through it, on the forearm.
Wanderlust script with an arrow
Two people hold hands, each with a black script lettering tattoo on the inner wrist, partly cropped to read i love him and i love her.
Matching script wrist tattoos on clasped hands
Fine line black script tattoo on the inner forearm, with a grey knitted sleeve pushed back at the wrist.
Small script tattoo on a forearm
Black lettering tattoo reading 'if you don't live for something you'll die for nothing' across the chest, set in a plain serif style.
Quote lettering across the chest
Two forearms with fine line black script lettering, a small outlined triangle and a partial outline shape, shown with palms facing up.
Script phrases and a triangle on two forearms
Black ink umbrella above the word SUPREME in bold block lettering across the back of a neck.
Umbrella above Supreme on the neck
Fine line black tattoo on the wrist showing a circle and small wedge resting on a line, with script lettering beneath reading I am my own piece.
Circle and script lettering on a wrist
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading beloved on the inner wrist, with a thin bracelet just above it.
Beloved script on the wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a looping ribbon design with the word love in script on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Looped ribbon with script love on a wrist
Black handwritten-style lettering reading Talk less. Smile more. across the inner forearm.
Talk less, smile more lettering on forearm
Close-up of two clenched fists with BURRITOS tattooed in grey ink across the fingers, a lettering tattoo on the hand.
Burritos spelt across knuckles
Black lettering tattoo reading Strength, with a small cross above the T, on the side of a person's ribs.
Strength script with cross on ribs
Black fine line script lettering tattoo across the side ribs of a woman with long dark hair, wearing a black bra.
Black script lettering on the side ribs
Black and grey lettering tattoo of a quote set in typewriter-style type across the upper arm.
Typewriter-style quote on upper arm
Collage of nine small black tattoos on hands, wrists, neck and back, including birds in flight, an infinity symbol, a barcode and script lettering.
Nine small tattoos: birds, script and symbols
Fine line black script reading dreamer on the side of a person's ribs, partly covered by a white knitted jumper.
Dreamer script on the ribs
Fine line black script tattoo spelling the word smile across the inner wrist, with a green sleeve at the left edge of the frame.
Smile script tattoo on a wrist
Fine line black script reading forgiven on a wrist, with a raised fist and snowy evergreens behind.
Forgiven script on a wrist
Grey brush-script lettering reading 'His beloved.' on a plain white background, a lettering design suited to a tattoo.
'His beloved' script lettering design
Fine line black tattoo of a small bird with a thin trailing line and the word Believe on the inner wrist of a clenched fist.
Bird and Believe script on a wrist
Black fine line script tattoo reading sanctuary across the skin of a limb, with a checked fabric at the lower edge of the frame.
Sanctuary script word tattoo
Colour lettering tattoo spelling CHICAGO across a forearm, with each letter filled with bold red, blue, orange, green and yellow patterns.
Chicago lettering on a forearm
Black and grey script lettering reading Hope on the inside of a wrist, beside a beaded bracelet.
Hope script lettering on a wrist
Two stacked photos of black ink lettering tattoos in gothic-style letterforms on skin, the lower one reading love.
Two black lettering tattoos on skin
Close view of a woman's bare back showing a thin black script line tattooed vertically along her side ribs, in fine line lettering.
Fine script quote along the side ribs
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading "it's real for us" across the inner forearm.
Script quote on a forearm
Black lettering tattoo reading CRAFT on the back of a hand, with the A replaced by an anarchy symbol.
CRAFT lettering with anarchy symbol on hand