Word tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey fine line script reading "be still" on a pale inner forearm, photographed against a dark top.
Be still script on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of the outline of the state of Texas on the inner forearm, with the word TEXAS in block lettering on the wrist, in a black and white photo.
Texas state outline and word on forearm
Black fine line lettering reading BABE IS BUSY on the outer upper arm of a woman in a grey t-shirt seated in a salon chair.
Small black lettering on an upper arm
Hand-drawn tattoo design of a dandelion seed head dispersing into birds, with the words fearless, dreamer, reckless, carefree and lonely in script.
Dandelion seeds, birds and script design
Fine line script tattoo reading be happy with a thin underline, sitting on the inner forearm.
Be happy script on a forearm
Small black script lettering reading ho ho ho on the side of a finger, with the hand raised against a warm brown background.
Ho ho ho script on a finger
Small black Cyrillic lettering tattoo on the inner wrist, shown in a close photo of a light-skinned hand resting on red fabric.
Cyrillic word tattoo on the wrist
Fine black script lettering reading grace on the inner forearm, with a partly visible coloured tattoo at the edge of the frame.
Grace script lettering on inner forearm
Black and grey fine line script reading big sis on one foot and lil sis on the other, shown on the feet of two people against a white background.
Big sis and lil sis script on feet
Small dark grey serif lettering reading Run on the outer side of an ankle, in black and grey ink.
Small word lettering on an ankle
Close-up of a fine line script tattoo reading Bruised But Never Broken in dark ink across the upper back near the shoulder.
Script quote Bruised But Never Broken on a shoulder
Close photograph of a black ink word tattoo reading Thnks in simple hand-drawn lettering on the inner wrist.
Thnks lettering on an inner wrist
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo of the word soul on a forearm, with a small dot over the letter o.
Soul script on a forearm
Black ink drawing of an ornamental swirl with three dots and the word CONFIDENCE in capitals beneath, on a white background.
Swirl flourish with dots and the word confidence
Fine line black infinity symbol with the script words and beyond across the upper back, viewed from behind just below the neck.
Infinity symbol with script on upper back
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading hope with a small outlined star on the inner wrist, partly surrounded by stacked black and silver bangles.
Hope script with a star on the wrist
Black script lettering reading Family with sweeping flourishes on the inner forearm, shown in a close photograph of healed skin.
Family script lettering on forearm
Close photo of a black serif lettering tattoo reading 'You are an expression of the universe' in centred lines on the upper arm, with a dark t-shirt sleeve rolled above it.
Text quote tattoo on upper arm
Black script lettering reading Family sits on the upper chest near the collarbone, beside a white bra strap and grey top.
Family script on upper chest
Two hands held together show black lettering tattoos on the inner wrists, one reading Live in script and the other reading SURVIVOR with a semicolon.
Live and survivor wrist tattoos
Black lettering tattoo of a heart made from treble and bass clefs with the words Promise me music and two dots, on the side of a ribcage.
Music clef heart on the ribs
Dark blue-black script lettering reading through every dark night, there is a brighter day, tattooed along the side of the ribs.
Script quote along the ribs
Fine line black script tattoo of small words on the nape of a woman's neck, with a blonde braid over one shoulder, photographed from behind.
Small script words on the nape
Black and grey typewriter-style lettering reading 'We only part to meet again' runs diagonally along a forearm, partly covered by clear wrap.
Typewriter quote along a forearm
Black and grey photograph of a man with the word forgive in serif lettering on his upper arm, holding a black mug in his other hand.
Forgive lettering on an upper arm
Two wrists showing metallic gold lettering reading Single inside a heart outline on the left and silver lettering reading Taken on the right, in a script style on the forearm near the wrist.
Metallic Single and Taken wrist tattoos
Black and grey fine line tattoo on the outer thigh showing an ornate triangle with a circle, swirling filigree and a vertical line, with the cursive word Always hanging below.
Ornate triangle and script on a thigh
Black and grey tattoo sleeve on an arm showing a panther head, roses, flowers and an eye, photographed from behind against a dark wooden wall.
Black and grey sleeve with panther and roses
Fine black script tattoo reading "i live to let you shine" across the top of a foot near the ankle, in a warm sepia photo.
Script quote on the top of a foot
Black fine script lettering on the outer thigh, reading Frangar, non fl with the end cut off by the frame, above navy stockings.
Script lettering on the outer thigh
Black fine script tattoo reading kiss kill kiss on the inner wrist, shown beside stacked gold bracelets and a black quilted bag.
Kiss kill kiss script on wrist
Black cursive script reading fearless on a plain white background, a lettering tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Fearless in script lettering
Black script lettering reading For those I love, I will sacrifice across the upper back, with a gloved hand at the lower edge of the frame.
Script quote across the upper back
Black and grey photo of a small fine line script tattoo reading miles to go on the side of an upper arm.
Miles to go script on upper arm
Black lettering tattoo reading we are who we are for a lot of reasons, in a simple sans serif font on the ribs.
Quote lettering along the ribs
Three fingers of a hand with the words Live, Laugh and Love in black script lettering, one word per finger, with red painted nails.
Live, Laugh, Love script across three fingers
Black script lettering reading Live without regrets, with a swirled flourish beneath, across the upper back.
Live without regrets script on upper back
Close side view of a dark script tattoo reading We all have a story to tell, in Lettering style, along the ribs below a pink bikini strap.
Script quote tattoo along the ribs
Thin black fine line script reading Grateful with a small looped flourish on the top of a foot, with red toenail polish.
Grateful script tattoo on the top of a foot
Black script lettering reading promise tattooed along the side of a raised index finger, shown against a blurred dark background.
Promise lettering on an index finger
Black and grey photograph of an open palm with a small script lettering tattoo on the forearm near the wrist.
Script word on an inner wrist
Fine line black script tattoo reading be your own kind of beautiful, set diagonally on the inner forearm.
Be your own kind of beautiful script on forearm
Black and grey tattoo of the word JOY in a serif font on the upper arm, with a light grey t-shirt sleeve visible.
JOY lettering on an upper arm
Two wrists with matching fine line script tattoos in blue and red, reading 'to' with an infinity symbol and 'and beyond' with small birds.
Matching 'to infinity' and 'and beyond' wrist script
Black script lettering reading Always on my mind and Forever in my heart, with two linked outline hearts, shown as a flash design on a white background.
Script quote with two hearts
Fine line ink drawing of a seated elephant whose trunk releases a cluster of butterflies, with the word Always written beside its hind leg.
Elephant blowing butterflies with the word Always
Black hand-lettered text reading Bride's bitches across the inner wrist and forearm, in a lettering style.
Bride's bitches lettering on a wrist
Black lettering reading courage on the side of a finger, with red painted nails and a blurred yellow background.
Courage lettering on a finger