All About Lettering and Script Tattoos
Everything you need to know about this popular tattoo style.
If you’ve been researching tattoo styles trying to find something that speaks to you, you’ve probably run across more tattoo styles than you can count! The world of tattooing today has room for so many types of tattoos and so many amazing tattoo artists who specialize in a variety of different tattoo styles. This is a great thing for those looking to get a new piece of art tattooed on their skin—more tattoo styles mean you can get just what you’re looking for—but it can also cause some confusion as you start to do your own research.
In this blog we’ll go over a specific type of tattoo style, known as lettering or script tattoos, so you can be confident in the type of tattoo you want to get!
What is a lettering or script tattoo?
Lettering tattoos are an incredibly popular style of tattoo that has been around for centuries. Historians have found evidence of tattoos in ancient Egypt, for example, written in hieroglyphics on human skin.
While lettering tattoos today are not usually directly quoting ancient hieroglyphs or dead languages, many of the lettering and script tattoos popular today can trace their inspiration back hundreds of years. If you’ve ever thought about getting a quote, song lyric, or Bible verse tattooed on your skin, you’ve thought about getting a lettering or script tattoo!
Lettering tattoos are one of the oldest forms of tattoos and have been popular pretty much since tattooing started. This style of tattoo is so popular because it allows you to get meaningful words permanently tattooed onto your skin so you can hold them close and be reminded of the person who said them.
Unlike tattoos that depict images, lettering tattoos focus on the beauty of the letter and words themselves rather than a particular scene or image. With a lettering tattoo, the focus of the art comes down to the particular script or font used, as well as the meaning of the words.
What types of lettering or script tattoos are there?
When it comes to types of lettering and script tattoos, it really boils down to the fonts you choose for your particular body art. Lettering tattoos can vary in size from large chest or back pieces to intricate, short words on the wrist or ankle. Depending on the size and placement of your tattoo, you may want a bold, dark font that will stand out, or a delicate, cursive scrawl that reflects the words you’ve chosen to get tattooed.
Some of the most popular fonts for lettering tattoos are Old English, cursive, and gothic-style. If you’re interested in getting a lettering tattoo at Certified Tattoo Studios, we can help you choose the best font and style for what you have in mind when you book a free thirty-minute consultation. We want to make sure that your lettering or script tattoo comes out exactly the way you envisioned it so you can proudly show off the meaningful words you chose to permanently affix to your skin for all to see.