Fancy Lettering Tattoo Ideas

Instead of a picture, some people may want to get a quote, name or date tattooed on their body. When choosing a tattoo with words one of the more popular tattoo font choices is Olde English. There are several considerations to be made when deciding to get letters tattooed on your body.

• Make sure the letters are big enough to read and not fade. As the tattoo gets older, the ink will start to spread under the skin. As the ink spreads, it may come together with surrounding letters making the work hard to read.


• Make the phrase or tattoo short and sweet. Fancy lettering tattoo often works better when the phrase or word is kept short and sweet. Combining too many letters on one tattoo can make it hard to read or decipher.


• Get words that mean something to you. Getting the name of your girlfriend or boyfriend tattooed on you may not be such a good idea. Get something meaningful such as the name of your children or the date they were born.


• Make sure the placement is right. Lettering tattoos work better when they are on straight flat pieces of skin such as your thigh, bicep or back.


• Check out the work of the tattoo artist. Many tattoo artists specialize in fancy lettering tattoos. Ask to see the artist's portfolio before agreeing to start work.


• Don't try to connect the letters. Fancy lettering tattoo often looks better when the letters are evenly spaced and not connected. Connecting the letters can make the tattoo unreadable in the future when the ink spreads under the skin.