Tattoo ideas

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

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Black script tattoo reading "aimer et être aimé" in French across the upper chest, just below a white lace neckline.
French script "aimer et être aimé" on upper chest
Black ink tattoo of the numbers 1.4, 2, 2.8, 4, 5.6 and 8 in a simple lettering style, running diagonally across the upper chest.
Row of numbers across the upper chest
Colour realism tattoo of a green hummingbird on a shoulder blade, with the black script words This too shall pass curving beneath it.
Hummingbird and script on a shoulder
Black and grey tattoo of a vertical arrow with stylised lettering reading May the odds be ever in your favor, on the inside of a forearm.
Arrow and lettering quote on a forearm
Black lettering reading Slice of Life with red splatter marks, a lettering tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm.
Slice of Life lettering with red splatter on wrist
Pencil sketch of the words One and Only in flowing script lettering on white paper, lying on a wooden surface beside a pencil.
One and Only script lettering sketch
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading Radiant as the sun, photographed on skin against a pale background.
Script quote reading Radiant as the sun
Black ink lettering in an angular, Tengwar-style script runs across the lower back above the waistband of black trousers.
Tengwar-style script across the lower back
White ink lettering tattoo reading I must not tell lies across the back of a clenched hand, shown in a close photograph.
White ink script across the back of a hand
Black flourished script alphabet on a white background, showing upper and lower case letters A to Z in rows of five.
Script alphabet chart in upper and lower case
Black fine serif Roman numerals reading IX, XXVII, VIII sit in a horizontal line across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Roman numerals across a shoulder blade
Colour realism tattoo of a feather shading from green to pink that breaks into small birds, with the word Grandma in script below, on the upper chest.
Feather dissolving into birds with script
Fine line black script tattoo reading focus along the inner forearm near the wrist.
Focus script tattoo on a wrist
Hand-drawn black pen tattoo design of an anchor with the words Refuse to Sink and swirls on lined notebook paper.
Refuse to sink anchor design
Small black lettering tattoo running vertically along a forearm, with a woven cord bracelet and gold bangle at the wrist.
Small rotated word on a forearm
Close view of fine line black script reading good vibes on the side of a torso, just below a grey top.
Good vibes script on the side ribs
Woman seen from behind with a fine line script lettering tattoo running down her spine, in grey-black ink, above an open lace wedding dress.
French script quote down the spine
Two people show matching black fine line script tattoos reading Family, a horizontal line, then Everything, on the upper arms.
Matching Family Everything script on upper arms
Close-up of a small black fine line script tattoo reading La vie est belle on the upper arm of a person wearing a dark top with a pineapple print.
Small French script quote on an upper arm
Black ink design of a large stylised letter K inside a circle, with a quotation written around the ring in hand-lettered capitals.
Circular quote around a large K
Black script lettering reading "My story isn't over" with a large semicolon above and below the words, tattooed on the ankle in a lettering style.
Semicolon and script quote on ankle
Black and grey close-up of the phrase still I rise in a typewriter-style serif, tattooed in a gentle curve on the inner wrist, against a dark background.
Still I rise lettering on a wrist
Black lettering tattoo on an upper arm, with a quote set in a circle around a central blackletter-style monogram.
Circular quote tattoo with monogram on upper arm
Black line drawing of a sword wrapped in ribbon banners reading 'All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us', with a shield, ring, rose and landscape vignette.
Sword and quote banners line design
Hand-drawn black ink lettering design reading NO DAY BUT TODAY with FORGET REGRET between arrows, shown on pale paper.
No day but today lettering design
Close-up of a hand with red-tipped nails and jewelled rings, showing a small fine-line script letter M tattoo on the back of the hand.
Script letter M tattoo on the back of a hand
Black lettering tattoo of a quote in a typewriter-style font, placed on the side of the body, with a citation reference at the bottom.
Literary quote in typewriter lettering
Black script tattoo reading 'The earth has music for those who listen...' with three black swallows in flight, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Swallows and quote script on upper back
Watercolour-style red flower tattoo with fine black script reading sister and a pale leaf, on the inside of a forearm.
Red flower and sister script on forearm
Black and grey full back tattoo of the Virgin Mary in an oval frame with prayer lettering, flanking torches, scrollwork and a Celtic cross below, in a traditional style.
Virgin Mary full back piece
Black and grey realism eagle head tattooed on the back of a hand, with the word SOUL in block lettering across the knuckles and fingers.
Eagle portrait on the back of a hand
Black cursive script quote tattoo running diagonally along a forearm, with a small symbol tattoo near the wrist and a beaded evil eye bracelet.
Script quote tattoo on a forearm
Close-up of a fine line script tattoo on the inner forearm of a woman lying on white bedding, with a grey t-shirt sleeve visible.
Fine line script on a forearm
Tattoo on an arm of a semicolon and the words this too shall pass in black script, with a black bird silhouette and teal and pink splatter marks.
Semicolon and script with a bird and watercolour splashes
Black Arabic script above the English words "Appreciate life" in quotation marks, on a plain white background.
Arabic script with "Appreciate life" text
Black and white photo of script lettering reading Try walking in my shoes on the back of a calf, with the wearer in black high heels.
Try walking in my shoes script on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm, with bold block letters made from a dollar bill and a portrait in the centre.
Dollar bill lettering on upper arm
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading serendipity on a forearm, against a blurred colourful background.
Serendipity script on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo on a forearm reading Until the very end with three small stars, leading to a Deathly Hallows symbol with ornate scrollwork.
Until the very end script and Deathly Hallows symbol
Black script lettering reading Veni Vidi Vici on a plain white background, shown as a tattoo design in a fine line lettering style.
Veni Vidi Vici in script lettering
Black and grey dreamcatcher with shaded feathers and a cursive quote reading Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today, tattooed on the side of the ribs.
Dreamcatcher and quote on the ribs
Fine line black tattoo of a paper plane beside the cursive word Wanderlust, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Paper plane and Wanderlust script on upper back
Black and grey traditional nautical designs, including a ship, star, compass and lighthouse, shown as flash sheets and temporary tattoos on a thigh.
Nautical temporary tattoo designs on a thigh
Black script tattoo reading All that you need now is in your soul, with a small black heart and wing on the side of the torso above the waistband.
Script quote with heart and wing on the side torso
Black fine line script lettering tattoo on a wrist, partly covered by a dark leather wrap bracelet with a gold clasp.
Script quote tattoo on a wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a heart outline with the script words Proverbs 31:25, with a small red accent on the upper right edge, on the side of the torso.
Heart outline with Proverbs 31:25 script
Close-up of the Italian phrase la pura verità in fine black serif lettering on skin at the side of the neck.
Italian phrase la pura verità in black serif
Black fine line script tattoo reading c'est la vie across the back of a hand, shown in a close photograph.
Script phrase c'est la vie on a hand

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