Word tattoo ideas

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

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Black fine line botanical sprigs with small flowers and the word empathy on the inner upper arm.
Fine line botanical sprigs with 'empathy' on upper arm
Close-up of fine black script lettering running vertically across a shoulder and upper arm, in a lettering style.
Vertical script lettering on a shoulder
Fine line black tattoo of a heart formed by a heartbeat trace, ending in the word sisters in script, on the inner upper arm.
Heartbeat heart with 'sisters' on upper arm
Fine line black script lettering reading geronimo on the upper arm, photographed close up against a floral fabric.
Geronimo script on upper arm
Small black fine line tattoo of the word Bowie with a heart below it, on the upper arm of a person in a grey t-shirt, shown in black and white.
Small word and heart on upper arm
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
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
Back view of a woman in a black top showing a small black fine line script tattoo on her upper arm, near the shoulder.
Fine line script tattoo on upper arm
Fine line black script tattoo reading ohana on the outer upper arm, below a white sleeve.
Ohana script on upper arm
Black and white photo of a person seen from behind, with fine script lettering across the upper back and a small mark on the upper arm.
Fine script lettering across upper back
Close crop of a woman's raised upper arm showing a small black fine line script tattoo, with an olive shirt, black top and black handbag in view.
Small script word on upper arm
Black and grey fine line compass rose tattoo with a small script word above it on the upper arm, photographed in black and white.
Compass rose with script on an upper arm
Close view of a small black fine line script tattoo reading Smile on the side of a woman's upper arm, with her shoulder and long hair visible.
Fine line script word on upper arm
Black and white photo of a small fine line Greek word tattoo, χάρις, on the upper arm below a grey sleeve.
Small Greek word tattoo on upper arm
Fine line black arrow tattoo with the script words real or not real across the lower back, shown above a second close view of an arrow with the word real on the upper arm.
Arrow tattoo with real or not real script
Black fine line script tattoo reading free on the upper arm, and a second script tattoo reading apodyopsis on the thigh.
Fine line script words on arm and thigh
Close view of a small black fine line script tattoo reading happy on the upper arm of a person in a white vest top.
Happy script on upper arm
Fine line tattoo of a red outlined heart leading into a black heartbeat line that becomes the word faith in cursive, on the upper arm.
Heartbeat line and faith script on upper arm
Two matching fine line lettering tattoos, reading GIRL ALMIGHTY on one forearm and SHE'S NOT AFRAID on the other upper arm.
Matching text tattoos on two forearms
Black fine line lettering reading BELIVE MY DECISION on the inner upper arm, with a grey sweatshirt sleeve visible above.
Small lettering reading Belive my decision
Fine black line tattoo of the state of California with the word California in script inside the outline, on the inner upper arm.
California state outline with script lettering on upper arm
Black and white photo of a thin-lined BRAVE lettering tattoo on the upper arm near the elbow.
BRAVE lettering on an upper arm
Black fine-line handwritten script tattoo running down the inner upper arm of a woman with her arm raised against a weathered wall.
Handwritten script tattoo on an upper arm
Fine line black script tattoo reading always with a full stop on the upper arm, below a grey sleeve.
Always lettering on the upper arm
Fine line black script tattoo reading be happy on an upper arm, with a thin line curving beneath the words.
Be happy script on upper arm
Back view of a woman with platinum blonde hair and a fine black lettering tattoo running vertically down her upper arm, with a lace-up satin dress.
Fine lettering on upper arm, back view
Black and white photo of two arms showing matching fine line script tattoos reading Ohana on the upper arm.
Matching Ohana script on upper arms
Close crop of a woman's upper arm and shoulder showing a black fine line script tattoo running down the outer arm, in a lettering style.
Fine line script tattoo on upper arm
Close-up of a fine line script tattoo of the word tetelestai in black ink on the upper arm, with a striped top visible at the edge of the frame.
Tetelestai script on upper arm
Black fine line script lettering on the inner upper arm, with a person in a black and white striped top beside it.
Fine line script word on upper arm
Black script reading dream by day with a bird perched on a branch on the upper back, beside a Celtic knot tattoo on the upper arm.
Dream by day script and bird on shoulder
Black fine line script reading I will make better mistakes tomorrow, tattooed on an upper arm beneath a rolled red plaid sleeve.
Script quote on an upper arm
Fine line black script reading smile, with a thin trailing line, across the upper arm of a person wearing a dark t-shirt.
Smile script on an upper arm
Close view of a small black fine line script tattoo of the word sauvée on the inner upper arm, with a grey sleeve at the top of the frame.
Sauvée script word on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a heart outline with the word Internet in cursive script running across it, on the upper arm.
Internet script in a heart on upper arm
Two people seen from behind with arms linked, showing a small black fine line bottle tattoo and a tiny sun with the word Aloha on their upper arms.
Small bottle and sun tattoos on upper arms
Close view of a thin black script lettering tattoo on the upper arm, partly cut off at the edge of the frame, with a person in a black and white striped top.
Fine line script on the upper arm
Black and white photo of a small fine line script tattoo on the upper arm of a person with the arm raised, wearing a lace bra and denim shorts.
Small script tattoo on upper arm
Black fine line tattoo on an upper arm showing a corkscrew, three wine glasses and a stacked list of wine tasting words such as earthy, fruity and dry.
Wine tasting words and corkscrew on upper arm
Close photograph of a small fine black serif word, rêveur, tattooed on the upper arm, with the framed collage showing a book spine and an old printed page.
Rêveur lettering on upper arm
Fine line black script tattoo on an upper arm, repeating the word Miami along a jagged heartbeat-style line.
Repeated script word in a wave line on arm
Fine line black script lettering on the upper arm and a small black antler tattoo on the upper back, shown on a woman with blonde hair in a dark vest top.
Script word and antler tattoos on arm and back
Small fine line script reading feelin' fine in black ink on the upper arm of a person in a navy top with a rolled sleeve.
Feelin' fine script on upper arm
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 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
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
Small black fine-line tattoo of the word LOVE with zigzag lines above it, on the upper arm of a woman in a white vest holding a green clutch.
Word LOVE with zigzag lines on upper arm
Close-up of a bare arm with black lettering reading LUCE in capitals on the upper arm and a small script line on the forearm near the elbow.
Luce and script lettering on an arm