Tattoo ideas

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

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Black script lettering reading Always on my mind and Forever in my heart, with two outlined hearts beside it, shown as a design on a white background.
Always on my mind script with two hearts
Black and white photo of a man pulling back a dark t-shirt to show thin fine line lettering reading KISS HERE on his upper chest.
Kiss Here lettering on upper chest
Two black script tattoos on forearms, one reading Forgive my sins and the other Touch my soul, with a red braided bracelet at the wrist.
Script quotes on two forearms
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 tattoos across a person's neck, chest and shoulders, including open books, a quote, a book stack and large comma marks.
Literary quotes, open books and book stack on chest
Black and grey script tattoo reading Riddikulus with a shaded feather beneath it, on the forearm.
Riddikulus script with feather on forearm
Black fine-line snowflake beside cursive script lettering on the inner forearm, near the wrist.
Snowflake and script lettering on forearm
Black and grey script lettering tattoo on a person's torso, reading a short quote that begins with the word Dad.
Script quote tattoo across the torso
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 typewriter-style lettering reading The journey is the reward on the calf of a man shown from behind, with a blurred wooden jetty behind him.
Quote tattoo on a calf: The journey is the reward
Close photo of a small fine line script tattoo of a French quote on the upper chest near the collarbone, in black ink.
Fine line French script on the upper chest
Close-up of a hand with small black angular lettering tattooed across the top of one finger, against a green grass background.
Angular lettering on a finger
Black and grey lettering tattoo of a quote set in typewriter-style type across the upper arm.
Typewriter-style quote on upper arm
Colour tattoo on the inner forearm of a heart, a red, yellow and green spiral, and the script words you can't take the sky from me.
Heart, spiral and lyric on a forearm
Black fine line script tattoo reading walk by faith running diagonally across the top of a foot.
Walk by faith script on a foot
Colour lettering tattoo reading We're all stories in the end, Just make it a good one eh?, with a red bow tie below, on a person's upper back.
Quote lettering with red bow tie on upper back
Fine line black cursive script tattoo running diagonally across the upper chest below the collarbone, with a thin chain necklace visible beside it.
Cursive script quote across the upper chest
Back of a woman's shoulder showing a colourful botanical wreath tattoo with black script reading Always and forever in the centre, in a Botanical and Lettering style.
Floral wreath with script lettering on a shoulder
Black and grey lettering design reading Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future, in a shaded and outlined traditional-style typeface on a beige background.
Every saint has a past lettering design
Dark ink tattoo of a grinning Cheshire Cat with one blue-filled eye and the words 'we're all mad here' trailing into a dotted tail, on the ankle.
Cheshire Cat grin and 'we're all mad here' on ankle
Gold metallic temporary tattoo reading bride tribe in looping script with a small diamond above it, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Gold foil bride tribe lettering on a wrist
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a dog's face on a forearm, with the words my heart my soul in script beside it.
Realistic dog portrait and script on forearm
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
Black and white photo of a thin, handwritten quote in black lettering along a forearm, with shaded grey tattooing on the upper arm.
Quote lettering on a forearm
Fine line black script tattoo reading Wanderlust with an arrow and small circles, running along the inside of a forearm.
Wanderlust script with arrow on a forearm
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading Still I rise across the inner forearm of a woman wearing a striped top and a pendant necklace.
Still I rise script on a forearm
Black script tattoo reading Band-aids don't fix bullet holes on the inner forearm, just above a brown leather watch strap.
Band-aids don't fix bullet holes script on wrist
Black and grey tattoo of a shaded rose, a small bird and leaves above a banner reading Mom and Dad, on the side of the ribs.
Rose, bird and Mom and Dad banner on the side
Two matching black and grey tattoos on the inner forearms, a heart-shaped padlock with the word Always and an ornate key with the word Forever, edged with dotted lines.
Matching padlock and key tattoos on wrists
Collage of three tattoos reading Ohana in black script, with green sea turtles, a blue Stitch character and a pink plumeria flower.
Ohana tattoos with turtles, Stitch and plumeria
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
Black fine line tattoo of the state of Michigan with the word Home in script beneath it, on the upper arm.
Michigan state outline with Home script
Teal script lettering reading Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also, running diagonally across a person's back.
Script quotation across a back
Fine line black lettering tattoo reading For thou art with me and Ps 23:4 across the inner forearm.
Psalm 23:4 quote on the inner forearm
Black lettering tattoo of a quote about courage on the outer thigh, framed by ornate scrolls and set in a mix of bold and italic serif type.
Quote tattoo with scrollwork on a thigh
Black script lettering reading psalm 46:5 across the inner wrist, drawn in a fine, flowing hand.
Psalm 46:5 script on a wrist
Flash sheet of western-style lettering designs, including NASHVILLE, OLD WESTERN and Bleeding Cowboy, with two revolver designs, in black ink on a tan background.
Western lettering flash sheet with revolvers
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
Close-up of a hand holding red and white twine, with a teal and black lettering and anchor design on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Lettering and anchor on the inner wrist
Black ink tattoo of the numerals 9 and 3/4 on the inner wrist, set in a bold serif style.
Nine and three quarters on a wrist
Black fine line script reading Here comes the sun across the upper back between the shoulder blades, with a woman in a swimsuit facing away against a turquoise background.
Script lettering across upper back
Heart-shaped tattoo in blue and black with filigree scrollwork and script lettering on the upper arm.
Filigree heart with lettering on upper arm
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 and white photo of a fine line cursive script word tattooed along the inner forearm, running diagonally from wrist towards elbow.
Fine line cursive script on a forearm
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
Black script lettering reading a quote across the upper back, with a small red outline heart at the end, in a fine line lettering style.
Script quote with red heart on upper back

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