100 Creative Word Tattoos For Some Inkspiration

Tattooing is as old as history itself. As evidenced by archaeological records, tattooing has been practiced since the Neolithic era. Think around 6000 years before the present.

For a long time, tattoos served as marks of status, religious symbols, and even punishment by marking outcasts, slaves, and convicts. Today, it's more of a form of self-expression. It's reported that around half of Americans under 40 have a tattoo.

According to Instagram research conducted by Zensa, some of the most common tattoos people get are script tattoos and tattoos with popular sayings. No wonder word tattoos and lettering tattoos are popular among the population. In most cases, they are cheaper to get, take little time to complete, and carry a meaningful message. Unless it's the name of another person, which is the most frequent reason for regret.

However, getting a script tattoo with a special quote or a phrase that's important and echoes to you may end up being one of the best decisions you've made. It could be an excerpt from your favorite book, a phrase, or a combination of singular words. Meaningful word tattoos, serious or silly, can be beautifully inked into one's skin and serve as a daily reminder and a piece of body art.

To avoid ending up on the list of the worst tattoos or tattoo regrets getting covered, we've compiled a list of script tattoo ideas and the creative ways people had words inked into their skin. In case you are looking for tattoo lettering ideas, fonts to use, designs, placement or size tips, and examples, there is plenty to look at below. Do you have a script tattoo? What does it say? Let us know!

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My New Tombstone On My Ankle. From Jenna Szerszen At Topnotch Tattoo

Creative word tattoo of a tombstone with "There better be dogs" on a person's arm, featuring leaves and flowers.

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100 Creative Word Tattoos For Some Inkspiration

My New Tombstone On My Ankle. From Jenna Szerszen At Topnotch Tattoo

Just Got My Second Gaiman Quote Tattoo And I’m In Love

Do It Anyway

Millennium Falcon And Han Solo Quote By Edu Cerro Samuel O'Reilly's Tattoo Parlour, Santa Cruz CA

I Have Lived A Thousand Lives

Here From Lahore, Pakistan And Confused About My First Tattoo By Ivan Casabo

Love Myself

Memento Mori

Life

My Third Tattoo, This One By Travis At Hangman Tattoo In Benson, AZ

Memento Mori

Got A Tattoo That Combines Two Of My Loves: Tech And Terrible Puns

Stop Wearing Your Wishbone Where Your Backbone Ought To Be

In Memory Of My Gramma. Done By Carly Menasco At Good Mojo Tattoos In Beverly, MA

I Can Be

Don't Look

I Matter

Accept Love

Tree Of Life Tattoo With A Quote That Means A Lot To Me

"Different Not Less" Based On Temple Grandin Quote, Represents My Autism. Designed By Me, Done By Cody Wray At The Electric Chair, Flint, MI

Converge's "Jane Doe" With A Quote. Done By Jay Hettlehut, Anchors End Tattoo, Duluth, MN

Quote By Atticus. Tattoo Done By Gary Frayer At Tattoo Royale In San Diego

Bar Mitzvah Mothman Done At Misery Co In Salt Lake City Utah

I Am Because She Was

My First Tattoo. Done By Nick Wheeler At Black Card Tattoo Collective In Kansas City Missouri

Everything Is Temporary

Inferno, Canto I - By Dean Bloebaum, Adorn Body Art West In Beaverton, OR

My First Tattoo, Wise Words To Live By. Done By Rod At Vanity Tattoo In Roselle, IL

Simple Hamilton Quote, Done Excellently By Katie Beth At Blue Geisha In West Seattle, WA

Sandwich Knuckles Done By Kevin Leary At Glt In Chicago, IL

Tolkien Quote Done By Jaclyn Huertas Tattoo Lou's Of Selden, NY

A Quote From Brandon Sanderson's The Way Of Kings Done By Julia Neely Of Studio 617 In Maryville, TN

Dads Handwriting With A Quote From A Logic Song

My Heaven Is All Around - Jessi Hildebrandt Dark Horse Tattoo, Los Angeles, CA

To The Lighthouse Forearm Tat By Ori At Third Space In Portland, Oregon

Lettering

Michael Scott Tattoo. By Mallory Kay Palmertree, Jackson, MS

Keep Your Head Up

Kindness

Wise Words From Kunu By Brayden Baines Nectar In Lethbridge, AB

By Sleestax At Grateful Studios In Toronto, ON

Peonies And My Favorite Literary Quote From Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five. Done By Elise Jensen At Seven Seas Tattoo In Buffalo, NY

HP Dumbledore Quote — Done By “Stabby Gabby” At Steady Tattoo In Minneapolis

Art Is Whatever You Want It To Be

Never

Be Here Now

My Favourite Quote Done Very Well By Amy Nguyen At Exquizeet Tattoo Studios In Brampton, ON

A Quote From Bernie By Josh Keyser At Revolution Ink In Birmingham, AL

I'm Immortal, Well So Far By Michael At Acreedo, Abingdon, UK

Simplify

My One Line Drawing Of Francis From The Darjeeling Limited And My Fav Quote. Done By Sparrow At Howl Tattoo In Fort Myers, FL

Quote By Scroobius Pip, Made By The Great Jón Óli At Húðflúrstofa Norðurlands In Akureyri, Iceland

Daydreamer

Tattoo Date

First Session On My Hands. Jon At Meow Meow Tattoo. Wilmington, NC

Quote From The Crazy Ex Girlfriend Song “The End Of The Movie”

Yes

Tolkien Quote Done By Nick 'The Tailor' Solomon At Crown & Feather In Philadelphia, PA

Art

Amor

Parmigiano

Have Courage

Warrior

Tolkien' S Tengwar With Quote By Neitzsche. Done By David From Island City Tattoo On Baltimore

Be Happy

My First Tattoo. Done By Ryan Zametty Of Alta Art In Albuquerque, New Mexico

Did I Get A Tattoo That Says “Hello There” In Aurebesh? Yes, Yes I Did

Hot Like Hell

Bloodborne Hunter’s Mark And A Quote From The Game. Done By Christian Bernal At Wolf’s Fine Line, Joliet

Invincible

Tired

Live

Believe

Shoulder Tattoo

My Mom And I Got Our First Tattoos Together. Mine Is The Words, Long Island, NY

Got This From Amanda Cancilla At Artistic Skin Design In Noblesville, Indiana. A Quote By Brian May With A Guitar I Like

Soar

Petit Moment

All Day All Night