33 Quality Quote Tattoos for Men in 2024

I love the concept and execution of this large font quote tattoo. The solid black ink is crafted to look squished and squashed like it’s been squeezed from the outside. The ink is an excellent technical application that works nicely on the client’s calf muscle.

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The letters are inked with uniform thickness and spacing along the back of the client’s thigh. This design will have little trouble holding up over time, and there’s plenty of space left to add more script or supporting imagery.

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Another simple but effective black ink handwritten tattoo on the muscle. This one says, ‘Go hard or go home, a famous Western saying about trying your hardest. I like capitalizing each word – it makes the tattoo bigger and frames the design better than other font choices and sizes would.

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This cursive quote tattoo uses a minimalist font to flow along the client’s inner forearm. It’s a neat, clean application that combines well with the single-needle realistic bee tattoo to the left of the lettering.

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I like this minimalist tattoo – it’s all about the content of the quote and not the application. While I don’t necessarily agree with the statement (I like eating meat but have no wish to eat a fascist), the boldness of its message is commendable.

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I like combining the old school theme and the new school application in this “Facts over feelings” quote tattoo. The heart and dagger design is a timeless style choice, modernized by a linework anatomical heart. The clean application makes this tattoo stand out despite its lack of color and shading.

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A bold, two-layer quote tattoo of “Sometimes what a person needs is just one piece…” I like how it also incorporates the black linework jigsaw puzzle of a man. It’s a neat, efficient piece, and the added image is a fitting application style for the ink’s overall message.

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This wicked rib tattoo simply says, “All demons are here,” in minimalist Gothic font. The key to the success of this design is how the piece has been applied- the choice not to use capital letters makes for better flow and spacing. Running the ink over two lines makes it more compact and centralized than just a single line of text.

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Amar e para os fortes means “love is for the strong” in English. This wonderfully placed and executed Chicano-style script tattoo uses letters applied with beautifully flowing linework. The black moves cleanly along the script, making the words easy to read.

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This man’s shin tattoo is a tidy example of black ink Old English script. The lettering for each word is practical – solid and crisply drawn up – and the decision to capitalize each first letter provides uniformity and a more daring font style. The design will have no issues holding up as it ages.

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This illustrative piece uses lyrics from Pink Floyd’s “The Thin Ice” combined with a Hellish, skeletal beast devouring an innocent. The juxtaposition of the script – delivered with an old manuscript-style border – and the haunting black and gray image make this one of my favorite designs in the gallery.

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I love the concept and execution of this script tattoo, although I’m not sure I could put it on my skin. The solid black ink looks blurry in depicting EGO- especially in comparison to the crisp SOUL etched above it. The piece displays excellent technical application at either end of each letter, in a shading choice designed to make them look hazy and out of focus.

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This large-size quote tattoo is an exceptional use of a cursive script. The artist’s application skills are first-class. The work balances clean, crisp lines and negative space against clever shading depth. Using backing banners for the smaller words helps provide depth and variety to the composition.

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I like this custom blackwork upper chest tattoo that says “Family first.” The artist has given it excellent pop by crafting a contrasting effect between black ink filler and negative space. The tattoo also uses a flowing script to create a border that suits the design style.

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This calligraphy-style quote tattoo uses two contrasting font choices. The bold black ink stands out, but you can also tell from the spacing that each line was applied individually rather than in a block, as the framing is a little ‘out’ in the bottom word.

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Religious-themed tattoo art has skyrocketed over the last two decades, mirroring society’s acceptance of body art. This beautifully flowing script is a small tattoo of the phrase, “Let Go and Let God,” a famous quote amongst Christians.

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Another simple but effective black ink tattoo on the upper arm. This one says, ‘I believe in you’ in Danish. I like having the words read back toward the clients’ eyes; this effect means the tattoo is for them specifically, and it doesn’t matter if others can read it!

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Owl tattoos are often associated with wisdom. This realistic piece matches detailed feathers and claws with support from background grayscale shading. It matches well with the quote etched into the left wing using a simple, flowing cursive.

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