Word tattoo ideas

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

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Black fine-line tattoo of the word love written in looping script inside an outlined heart, on the inner wrist, in black and white.
Love script in a heart on a wrist
Black outline lettering tattoo of the word OVERSKÅG inside a rounded capsule shape, placed on the top of a bare foot.
Overskåg word tattoo on top of a foot
Black and white hatched line drawing of the word Boop with a full stop, a lettering tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Boop lettering design
Black and grey realistic tattoo on a forearm showing torn skin revealing words such as courage, freedom, integrity and compassion.
Torn skin revealing virtue words on a forearm
Three arms meet in the centre of the frame, each showing a matching black script tattoo reading ohana on the inner forearm.
Matching ohana script tattoos on three wrists
Close photo of two fingers with black gothic-style lettering tattooed along them, reading peace will win and fear will lose.
Peace will win and fear will lose on fingers
Fine line script lettering design of the word beautiful with a flowing line extending from each side, drawn in black on a cream background.
Beautiful in fine line script
Close photo of a small black script tattoo reading fancy on the upper chest, beside long brown hair and a sequinned top.
Fancy script on upper chest
Small black lettering reading exist on the palm of a hand, in a black and white photograph with a dark background.
Small word 'exist' on the palm
Fine line black script lettering running diagonally across a shoulder, with a black lace bra strap and a thin chain necklace visible nearby.
Fine line script word on a shoulder
Black typewriter-style lettering reading Promise tattooed along a finger, a lettering design on the hand.
Promise lettering tattoo on a finger
Close-up of a fine line gold script tattoo reading be happy with a trailing underline on the outer upper arm.
Gold script "be happy" on upper arm
Black and grey photo of a fine line script word tattoo on a person's ribs, with a dark top lifted to the side.
Script word tattoo on the ribs
Close photo of a black fine line script tattoo reading grateful on the upper arm, with a rolled navy shirt sleeve above it.
Script word "grateful" on upper arm
Fine line black script tattoo reading good vibes on the side of a torso, just below the ribs.
Good vibes script on the side ribs
Fine line black tattoo of a small bird on a wavy line leading to the word Believe, on the inner wrist of a clenched hand.
Bird and Believe script on the wrist
Close photo of a fine line black script tattoo reading alia volat propriis across the upper chest, below a black lace bra strap and above a grey vest top.
Fine line Latin script on upper chest
Black and white photo of a woman seen from behind, with a small fine line script tattoo on the back of her neck.
Small script tattoo on the back of the neck
Black script lettering reading Numquam timebunt umbrae along the upper arm of a person with their arm raised, shown from behind.
Latin script quote on upper arm
Black fine lettering reading "i am because you were" in a clean sans-serif font across the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Lowercase quote tattoo on upper back
Black serif lettering tattooed on the inner forearm reads: We define ourselves by the best that is in us, not the worst that has been done to us.
Quote tattoo on a forearm
Small black lettering tattoo reading you are art, running diagonally across the skin of an arm, in a Lettering style.
You are art lettering on an arm
Close-up of a small fine line black script word tattoo on the inner wrist, with the hand open against a dark background.
Small script word on the inner wrist
Close photo of a thin black script tattoo reading fearless across the wrist and back of the hand.
Fearless script on a wrist
Hand-drawn black ink script lettering reading "be you", shown as a tattoo design on plain white paper with no body placement visible.
Be you script lettering design
Black fine line script reading Only if I want to with a small paper aeroplane, on the outer forearm against a wooden shingle wall.
Script quote and paper aeroplane on a forearm
Close-up of a black lettering tattoo on the inner forearm reading "it's a beautiful day to save lives" in a plain sans-serif font.
Quote tattoo on a forearm
Black lettering tattoo on the ribs reading 'And though she be but little, she is fierce', set in serif type with an italic word.
Quote tattoo on the ribs
Two matching black script tattoos reading Always sit on the ankles of two people, photographed side by side over a plastic-covered surface.
Matching Always ankle tattoos
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading 'always' on the inner wrist.
Always script on the wrist
Fine line black script tattoo reading resilience, with an arrow at each end, on the inner forearm.
Resilience script with arrows on the forearm
Black looping script lettering tattoo running down the forearm, drawn in thin, flowing cursive strokes.
Looping script lettering on a forearm
Black and grey fine line script reading Love me for who I am, tattooed along the top of a shoulder near the collarbone.
Script quote along the shoulder
Small black serif lettering reading 'be here now.' on the inner forearm near the wrist, beside a grey knit sleeve.
Be here now lettering on the inner wrist
Close-up of a script lettering tattoo on skin reading In all this chaos we found safety, framed by red and grey heartbeat lines.
Script quote with red heartbeat lines
Black script lettering reading Never let your fear decide your fate, tattooed on the inner forearm in a lettering style.
Script quote on a forearm
Black lettering tattoo of a three-line quote about winning and refusing to lose, set across the side of a thigh in a serif typeface.
Quote tattoo on the side of a thigh
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading Strength on the back of a neck, with dark hair above it.
Strength script on the nape of the neck
Fine line black tattoo of a small swallow in flight above the script word free, on the upper back beside a grey top.
Swallow and script word free on upper back
Close-up of a fine line black tattoo of the word Believe in cursive script with a small dragonfly, on the top of a foot.
Believe script with dragonfly on foot
Black handwritten script tattoo reading "You are what you love, not who loves you" across the upper chest, with a silver chain and grey top in view.
Handwritten quote across upper chest
Black italic script lettering reading 'If the words you spoke appeared on your skin, would you still be beautiful?' on a plain white background, shown as a tattoo design.
Italic quote lettering design
Close-up of a lettering tattoo reading 13.elieve on the forearm, with the 13 in pink and outlined and the rest in dark navy.
13.elieve lettering on a forearm
Black script lettering reading Life is a beautiful struggle, Never let it define you, across the upper back near the shoulder.
Script quote across upper back
Fine line script tattoo reading family with a small heart, on the side of a finger on a hand resting on a fluffy white blanket.
Family script and heart on a finger
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading believe in yourself across the top of a shoulder.
Believe in yourself script on shoulder
Black script lettering reading Never let your fear decide your fate, a lettering tattoo across the forearm.
Script quote tattoo on a forearm
Black script lettering reading 'There is a light that never goes out' across the upper back, shown in two photos.
Script quote tattoo across upper back