Tattoo ideas

49,007 photos and flash · 24% Fine line, 17% Lettering · Forearm most common

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Black linework lettering spelling the word AWAY, rotated sideways, on the sole of a foot, in a plain sans-serif style.
Word AWAY lettering on the sole of a foot
Black script lettering tattoo reading taking my journey one step at a time, running across the top of a foot.
Quote in script across the top of a foot
Black and grey flash design of a banner reading Life's A Gamble above playing cards, dice, a classic car and flames.
Life's a Gamble with cards, dice and car
Black line drawing of an arrow with feather fletching and the words be brave in cursive script, shown as a tattoo design sketch with no body placement visible.
Be brave arrow design
Fine line black script tattoo reading everything happens for a reason across a forearm, with a cross bracelet and gold watch nearby.
Script quote tattoo on a forearm
Black script lettering design where the word Love is formed from the text of John 3:16, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Love lettering with John 3:16 verse
Black handwritten script lettering design reading it is okay to not be okay, shown on a plain white background with no body part visible.
Script quote: it is okay to not be okay
Black fine line script tattoo of a Galileo quote across the upper back, with the attribution written beneath the text.
Galileo quote in script across upper back
Small black 26.2 tattoo in a thin lettering style on the back of an ankle, above a pink and green running shoe.
26.2 numerals on an ankle
Black fine-line script quote tattoo running along a forearm, with the arm resting on a grey ledge against a dark wall.
Handwritten script quote on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of a red balloon with black string that flows down into the script words let it be, on the middle of a person's back.
Red balloon with script on the back
Neo-traditional style tattoo of a shaded grey key with a pink bow and a heart, with a banner reading Always a Lesson Never a Failure, on the side of the ribs.
Key with pink bow and banner on ribs
Black hand-lettered script reading Be you, bravely, set inside a looping wreath of leafy sprigs on a plain light background, shown as a tattoo design.
Be you, bravely lettering in a leafy wreath
Woman in a white tee with a yellow sun graphic, showing black lettering tattoos including KEEP and GRL PWR on her forearm.
Lettering tattoos on forearm beside a sun print tee
Black script lettering reading "You can't have love without sacrifice" across the upper back of a person wearing a black top, in a lettering style.
Script quote across upper back
Fine line black tattoo of three flying birds above the word Warrior in script, on the inside of a wrist.
Three birds and Warrior on a wrist
Side ribs tattoo of two red roses shaded in black and grey, with script lettering reading Shall I complain that rose bushes have thorns, partly hidden by a black strap.
Red roses and script on ribs
Black script lettering tattoo, appearing to read Protege, on the side of a ribcage in a lettering style.
Small script word tattoo on the ribs
Black script lettering reading 'One day at a time' across the upper back, a lettering tattoo between the shoulder blades.
One day at a time script on upper back
Close view of a fine line script tattoo reading 'to make each day count' along the side ribs, partly under a black garment.
Fine line script quote on the side ribs
Black and grey tattoo of an anchor with the word family in script running down its shaft, placed on the lower leg.
Anchor with family script on the lower leg
Fine line blue script tattoo reading Give me with an arrow, a heart-shaped heartbeat trace and a small paw print, on the upper back.
Give me script with heartbeat and paw print
Realistic black and grey feather tattoo on a forearm, with the script words Not all who wander are lost running beneath it.
Feather and script quote on a forearm
Black and grey realism style forearm tattoo of a mountain range above a pine tree line, with the words think like a mountain and Leopold beneath.
Mountain range and pines with a quote
Black ink flash design of a palm tree with the words Less Monday and More summer set in brush script either side of the trunk.
Palm tree with "Less Monday, more summer" lettering
Traditional-style tattoo of a yellow banner with a script phrase, a teal ribbon and a teal-tipped arrow on the outer forearm.
Arrow and banner on a forearm
Black script reading forever and always with a date inside a blue-shaded infinity loop, shown beside the pencil sketch it was drawn from.
Forever and always infinity script tattoo
Black script lettering reading 'there is always hope' on the upper chest near the collarbone, with a fine ball-chain necklace and long hair partly visible.
Script quote reading there is always hope
Traditional style colour tattoo of a pale blue diamond with orange banners reading SHINE ON YOU CRAZY DIAMOND, on the upper arm.
Diamond with Shine On You Crazy Diamond banners
Fine line black script tattoo of an arrow with a crossbar and two lines of coordinates on a woman's upper back, to the right of the shoulder blade.
Coordinates and arrow on upper back
Black and grey photo of a small solid black cross tattoo with the text 2Cor 12:9 beneath it, placed on the back of the neck.
Cross and scripture reference on the neck
Black and grey tattoo of a paw print beside the word Oscar in simple lettering, on the outer side of an ankle.
Paw print and the word Oscar on an ankle
Black script tattoo reading endless love across the middle finger of a hand, with pink nails and a dark floral background.
Endless love script on a finger
Black and grey realism tattoo of an adult elephant leading a calf, with the script words Omnia Vincit Amor beneath, on a person's upper back.
Elephant and calf with Latin script on upper back
Side-by-side photos of matching script tattoos on the upper back, one reading Like Mother in grey and one reading Like Daughter in colour, each with a dandelion.
Matching dandelion script tattoos on the upper back
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a triple moon with a dotwork pentacle inside a circle and the script words Blessed Be, on the upper back.
Triple moon and pentacle on the upper back
Black lettering tattoo on the inside of a wrist reading ATTITUDE is EVERYTHING, set in a geometric typeface with arrow lines beside the word is.
Attitude is everything wrist lettering
Close-up of a dark script tattoo reading "it's only rock 'n' roll" on the inner forearm of a person with long blonde hair and silver rings.
Script quote on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a cartoon pizza slice with bat wings, fangs and the word VAMPIZZA above it, in a bold traditional style on a leg.
Vampizza pizza slice with bat wings
Black brush lettering reading Trust No Bitch across a woman's upper arm, shown in a bold lettering style.
Trust No Bitch lettering on upper arm
Black script lettering reading Yahweh, in a flowing lettering style, across the inner wrist and forearm.
Yahweh script lettering on a wrist
Black hand-drawn ampersand design with an arrow forming its lower tail, shown as a flash design on a white card against pale wood.
Ampersand with arrow tail design
Black serif Roman numerals reading P. IV. XIII run vertically across the side of a torso, with a black garment at the edge of the frame.
Roman numerals P. IV. XIII on the side
Close-up of the word Believe in black and pink script lettering with swash flourishes below, on the upper back.
Believe script lettering on upper back
Close-up of a small black handwritten GRL PWR lettering tattoo on a forearm, with a hand with red nails resting beside it.
GRL PWR lettering on a forearm
Black and grey feather tattoo with script lettering above it on the lower back, worn above a colourful bikini bottom.
Feather with script lettering on lower back
Black and white photo of a fine line script lettering tattoo across the ribs, reading Let's unwrite these pages and replace them with our own words.
Script quote on the ribs
Black script lettering tattoo reading Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius, placed on the side of the torso above the hip.
Two-line script quote tattoo on the side torso

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