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Tattoo fonts

More than 150 tattoo lettering fonts, most of them made in-house and found nowhere else. Type your name, your date or your word once and read it in every font below, filter by style, and download the PNG or open it in the generator for the on-body preview.

Tattoo lettering laid onto a forearm photo and bent around the arm.

All tattoo fonts 262 fonts

Type your own word once and see it in every font. Filter by style, search by name, download the PNG straight from the list or open the font in the generator for size, curve, colour, outline and the on-body preview.

Ink colour
stay true Fox Tribal Fox · tribal
stay true Celtic Knot Celtic knotwork
stay true Cyber Sigil Cyber sigilism
stay true Henna Mehndi Henna mehndi
stay true Octopus octopus tentacles
stay true Lightning lightning bolts
stay true Bones bones & joints
stay true Ice Crystal ice crystal
stay true Candle Wax melting candle wax
stay true Mercy Marble spiked contrast gothic
stay true Midnight Orbit sci-fi sparkle
stay true Bloom Iron leafed gothic
stay true Cinder Glass cracked spike gothic
stay true Tide Wolf curling flame
stay true Cherry Branch blossom branches
stay true Raven Facet faceted geometric
stay true Dotwork Tentacle dotwork tentacles
stay true Fleur Gothic fleur-de-lis gothic
stay true Celtic Outline knotwork outline
stay true Smoke Inline smoke inline script
stay true Chisel Roman chisel-nib roman
stay true Dry Brush Wood Type dry brush wood type
stay true Rope Script rope brush script
stay true Stipple Runic stippled runic
stay true Spray Grotesque spray drip grotesque
stay true Crackle Tuscan crackle glaze tuscan
stay true Wire Script bent wire hairline script
stay true Splatter Bubble ink splatter bubble
stay true Carved Stencil carved stone stencil
stay true Copperplate Flourish copperplate script
stay true Spencerian Name spencerian names
stay true Signpainter Brush sign painter script
stay true Old Letter Quill quill letter cursive
stay true Neon Monoline monoline neon script
stay true Ribbon Script ribbon banner script
stay true Fine Line Wedding fine line wedding script
stay true Rough Marker Script marker scrawl script
stay true Vine Script botanical vine script
stay true Sumi Brush Script sumi brush script
stay true Surf Wave Script surf wave script
stay true Whisper Smoke smoke wisp script
stay true Payasa Fine fine chicano script
stay true Yard Block prison block letters
stay true Cholo Cursive cholo cursive
stay true Smile Now Script clown script
stay true Lowrider Pinstripe pinstripe script
stay true Gangster Old gangster lettering
stay true Rose Thorn Script rose script
stay true Veterano Caps chicano capitals
stay true Textura Precise textura blackletter
stay true Rotunda Round rotunda blackletter
stay true Ink Fraktur wet ink fraktur
stay true Old English Shadow old english drop shadow
stay true Chrome Gothic chrome y2k gothic
stay true Bramble Gothic bramble gothic
stay true Uncial Manuscript uncial manuscript
stay true Metal Logo metal band logo
stay true Cathedral Stone carved gothic
stay true Roman Inscription roman inscription capitals
stay true Worn Typewriter worn typewriter
stay true Deco Clock art deco numerals
stay true Crate Stencil shipping stencil
stay true Banner Sailor sailor jerry banner
stay true Hand-Cut Flash hand cut flash letters
stay true Circus Wood Type circus wood type
stay true Wanted Slab western wanted poster
stay true Navy Rope navy rope lettering
stay true Vintage Label vintage label serif
stay true Rótulo mexican rótulo
stay true Scratched scratched lettering
stay true Slasher Drip horror drip
stay true Stitched stitched letters
stay true Cobweb cobweb lace
stay true Bone Saw sawtooth horror
stay true Throwie Bubble bubble graffiti
stay true Wildstyle Readable wildstyle graffiti
stay true Outline Only outline letters
stay true Double Outline double outline
stay true 3D Block 3d block letters
stay true Marker Tag marker tag handstyle
stay true Sticker Bubble sticker bubble letters
stay true Single Needle Sans single needle sans
stay true Architect Caps architect handwriting
stay true Note to Self ballpoint note
stay true Dot Matrix Fine dotwork letters
stay true Hairline Serif hairline didone
stay true Clean Typewriter clean typewriter
stay true Chrome Sigil chrome sigilism
stay true Circuit Trace circuit board letters
stay true Slice Glitch sliced glitch
stay true 8-Bit Serif pixel serif
stay true Barcode barcode letters
stay true Varsity varsity block
stay true Woodcut Black woodcut letters
stay true Brutalist Mono brutalist monospace
stay true Inline Deco inline art deco
stay true Street Stencil street stencil caps
stay true Polynesian Fill polynesian pattern letters
stay true Koru Tribal maori koru letters
stay true Bind Rune nordic bind runes
stay true Aztec Step aztec stepped letters
stay true Mandala Lace mandala lace letters
stay true Origami folded paper letters
stay true Knot Work sailor knot letters
stay true Cat Tribal Cat · tribal
stay true Cat Glitch Cat · glitch
stay true Cat Abstract Brush Cat · abstract brush
stay true Cat 8-Bit Pixel Cat · 8-bit pixel
stay true Fox Glitch Fox · glitch
stay true Fox Abstract Brush Fox · abstract brush
stay true Fox 8-Bit Pixel Fox · 8-bit pixel
stay true Anchor Tribal Anchor · tribal
stay true Anchor Glitch Anchor · glitch
stay true Anchor Abstract Brush Anchor · abstract brush
stay true Anchor 8-Bit Pixel Anchor · 8-bit pixel
stay true Keyblade Abstract Brush Keyblade · abstract brush
stay true Keyblade Tribal Keyblade · tribal
stay true Keyblade Glitch Keyblade · glitch
stay true Keyblade 8-Bit Pixel Keyblade · 8-bit pixel
stay true Blocky Zombie Abstract Brush Blocky Zombie · abstract brush
stay true Blocky Zombie Tribal Blocky Zombie · tribal
stay true Blocky Zombie Glitch Blocky Zombie · glitch
stay true Blocky Zombie 8-Bit Pixel Blocky Zombie · 8-bit pixel
stay true Thorn Gothic Spiked gothic
stay true Doodle Marker Marker doodle
stay true Dry Brush Dry brush
stay true Rose Script Rose · script
stay true Star Script Star · script
stay true Lotus Cursive Lotus · cursive
stay true Mandala Calligraphy Mandala · calligraphy
stay true Wave Old English Wave · old english
stay true Black Hole Gothic Black Hole · gothic
stay true Barbed Wire Fraktur Barbed Wire · fraktur
stay true Bone Fraktur Bone · fraktur
stay true Bee Traditional Bee · traditional
stay true Deer Traditional Deer · traditional
stay true Tiger Traditional Tiger · traditional
stay true Phoenix Traditional Phoenix · traditional
stay true Whale Traditional Whale · traditional
stay true Arrow Sailor Arrow · sailor
stay true Circles Chicano Circles · chicano
stay true Strokes Chicano Strokes · chicano
stay true Dots Chicano Dots · chicano
stay true Ripples Chicano Ripples · chicano
stay true Cracks Chicano Cracks · chicano
stay true Wolf Chicano Wolf · chicano
stay true Butterfly Barrio Block Butterfly · barrio block
stay true Lightning Fine Line Lightning · fine line
stay true Mountain Fine Line Mountain · fine line
stay true Feather Fine Line Feather · fine line
stay true Spider Minimal Spider · minimal
stay true Eye Minimal Eye · minimal
stay true Planet Handwritten Planet · handwritten
stay true Black Hole Handwritten Black Hole · handwritten
stay true Smoke Handwritten Smoke · handwritten
stay true Barbed Wire Marker Barbed Wire · marker
stay true Wing Marker Wing · marker
stay true Bee Brush Bee · brush
stay true Deer Brush Deer · brush
stay true Tiger Brush Tiger · brush
stay true Lion Brush Lion · brush
stay true Phoenix Brush Phoenix · brush
stay true Octopus Brush Octopus · brush
stay true Dice Brush Script Dice · brush script
stay true Cards Brush Script Cards · brush script
stay true Sword Tribal Sword · tribal
stay true Arrow Tribal Arrow · tribal
stay true Circles Tribal Circles · tribal
stay true Strokes Tribal Strokes · tribal
stay true Dots Tribal Dots · tribal
stay true Ripples Tribal Ripples · tribal
stay true Cracks Tribal Cracks · tribal
stay true Owl Maori Owl · maori
stay true Raven Maori Raven · maori
stay true Butterfly Maori Butterfly · maori
stay true Dragon Maori Dragon · maori
stay true Koi Glitch Koi · glitch
stay true Lotus Glitch Lotus · glitch
stay true Mandala Glitch Mandala · glitch
stay true Compass Glitch Compass · glitch
stay true Lightning Glitch Lightning · glitch
stay true Flame Glitch Flame · glitch
stay true Wave Glitch Wave · glitch
stay true Feather Pixel Feather · pixel
stay true Spider Pixel Spider · pixel
stay true Scorpion Pixel Scorpion · pixel
stay true Eye Pixel Eye · pixel
stay true Hand Pixel Hand · pixel
stay true Mushroom Graffiti Mushroom · graffiti
stay true Thorn Western Thorn · western
stay true Chain Western Chain · western
stay true Barbed Wire Western Barbed Wire · western
stay true Tiger Art Deco Tiger · art deco
stay true Lion Runic Lion · runic
stay true Phoenix Runic Phoenix · runic
stay true Octopus Runic Octopus · runic
stay true Whale Horror Whale · horror
stay true Blossom Horror Blossom · horror
stay true Dice Horror Dice · horror
stay true Cards Ornamental Cards · ornamental
stay true Hourglass Ornamental Hourglass · ornamental
stay true Key Ornamental Key · ornamental
stay true Sword Blackwork Sword · blackwork
stay true Arrow Blackwork Arrow · blackwork
stay true Circles Blackwork Circles · blackwork
stay true Strokes Blackwork Strokes · blackwork
stay true Dots Blackwork Dots · blackwork
stay true Cracks Chunky Cracks · chunky
stay true Owl Chunky Owl · chunky
stay true Great Vibes Script
stay true Pinyon Script Copperplate script
stay true Monsieur La Doulaise Ornate calligraphy
stay true Herr Von Muellerhoff Elegant script
stay true Arizonia Hand-lettered script
stay true Tangerine Tall chancery
stay true Alex Brush Brush script
stay true Kaushan Script Energetic brush
stay true Damion Sign-painter script
stay true Pacifico Bold surf script
stay true Rock Salt Raw felt-tip
stay true Marck Script Felt-brush cursive
stay true Yellowtail Retro sign script
stay true Mr Dafoe Fifties script
stay true Sacramento Fine-line script
stay true League Script Delicate monoline
stay true Loved by the King Skinny monoline
stay true Waiting for the Sunrise Hand-poked line
stay true Give You Glory Casual fine line
stay true Shadows Into Light Thin cursive
stay true Cormorant Fine-line serif
stay true Caveat Handwriting
stay true Homemade Apple Handwritten
stay true Charm Signature script
stay true Meddon Antique handwriting
stay true La Belle Aurore Ink handwriting
stay true Nothing You Could Do Marker handwriting
stay true Covered By Your Grace Casual handwriting
stay true UnifrakturMaguntia Old English
stay true UnifrakturCook Gothic
stay true Pirata One Condensed blackletter
stay true MedievalSharp Medieval gothic
stay true Germania One Modern blackletter
stay true New Rocker Heavy metal
stay true Metal Mania Metal lettering
stay true Stardos Stencil Stencil
stay true Black Ops One Military stencil
stay true Saira Stencil One Geometric stencil
stay true Rye Traditional
stay true Sancreek Western banner
stay true Smokum Western slab
stay true Special Elite Typewriter
stay true Monoton Neon lines
stay true Bevan Bold slab
stay true Alfa Slab One Ultra slab
stay true Ultra Fat wood type
stay true Archivo Black Heavy sans
stay true Cinzel Roman capitals
stay true Cinzel Decorative Swash capitals
stay true Marcellus Inscription serif
stay true Bebas Neue Condensed caps
stay true Oswald Block letters
stay true Julius Sans One Fine capitals

Why these fonts look different from a font archive

Most "tattoo fonts" online are the same few hundred display faces recycled between archives, and most of them are "free for personal use" only, which rules out the one thing you want to do with them. The fonts on this page were made for tattoos, here. Each one started as a piece of tattoo art (a rose, a skull, a keyblade, a cat, a tribal band, a glitch pattern, a sheet of brush strokes) and was drawn out into a full alphabet in that visual language: capitals, lowercase, digits and punctuation, traced into a real typeface.

That makes them unique in the literal sense. Nobody else has a script whose swashes end in fox ears, or an old english face grown out of a crescent moon. Alongside them sit the classics: fifty-three openly licensed typefaces (Great Vibes, Alex Brush, UnifrakturMaguntia, Cinzel, Rye and friends) that every tattoo artist recognises.

Free for your tattoo, personal or commercial

Every font on this page is free to use for the lettering you take to a studio, and the exported PNG and SVG are yours. The open-licensed classics need nothing from you. For the AI Tattoos originals, we ask one thing when the lettering is used commercially (a shop, merchandise, a client project): a credit that names ai-tattoos.com. Personal tattoos need no credit at all.

What we do not do is hand out font files. The page renders your text and exports images of it; the typefaces themselves stay here, which is what keeps the classics inside their licences and the originals unique.

How to choose a tattoo font

Start with the word, not the font. Type the actual text you want, at roughly the length it will be, and read it in the list at a size that matches the placement you have in mind. A font that looks great as "A" can fall apart as "Alexandra". The list fades long text at the edge on purpose: if your quote does not fit at preview size, it will not fit on a wrist either.

Then think in strokes. Heavy faces (traditional, blackletter, tribal, blackwork) survive decades and read across a room. Fine line and delicate script look best fresh and need size to stay legible. Scripts and cursive follow curved placements like the forearm and collarbone well; block capitals suit flat, wide areas like the upper arm, back and chest. When you have two or three candidates, open them in the generator and look at them on the on-body preview before you decide.

How this page works

  1. Type your text once

    The text field stays with you as you scroll. Every font in the list re-renders as you type, at the preview size you set with the slider.

  2. Filter and compare

    Category chips narrow the list to script, chicano, old english, traditional, fine line, tribal, glitch, pixel and more; search finds a font by name. Fonts load as you scroll, so the page stays light.

  3. Download or open in the generator

    PNG straight from the list, or open the font in the generator for size, letter spacing, curve, ink colour, outline, mirroring, SVG export and the preview on a real body photo.

Compared with font archives and other tattoo font generators

An honest comparison: a font archive has tens of thousands of fonts, we have a few hundred. The difference is what they were made for and what you are allowed to do with them.

AI TattoosFont archives (DaFont, FontSpace, 1001 Fonts)Typical tattoo font generators
Made for tattoos Yes, every font from tattoo art or tattoo letteringNo, general display fonts tagged "tattoo"Partly, usually the same archive fonts
Commercial use Yes, free (originals with a credit)Mostly "free for personal use" onlyUnclear or not stated
Unique Yes, 262 fonts exist only hereNoNo
Your text in every font Yes, live as you typeYes, on mostPartly
On-body preview Yes, depth-aware on a real body photoNoRarely, and flat
Export Transparent PNG + vector SVGFont file to installUsually a screenshot or PNG
Account needed NoNoOften, for the download

262 fonts in total: 262 in-house originals plus 0 openly licensed classics. As of 2026-09-14.

Frequently asked questions

Are these tattoo fonts really free for commercial use?

Yes. The open-licensed classics (SIL Open Font License and Apache 2.0) are free for any use. The AI Tattoos originals are free for personal and commercial use, with one condition for commercial use: credit ai-tattoos.com. A personal tattoo needs no credit.

Can I download the font file?

No, and that is deliberate. You download your lettering as a transparent PNG or a vector SVG, which is what an artist needs for a stencil. The font files themselves are not distributed.

What makes the in-house fonts unique?

Each one was generated from a single piece of tattoo art, drawn into a complete alphabet in that style, and traced into a typeface here. They do not exist in any font archive. New ones are added as the collection grows.

Do the fonts support umlauts and accents?

The classics do (ä, ö, ü, ß, é and the rest), and so do the newest in-house originals such as Celtic Knot, Cyber Sigil and Henna Mehndi, which carry umlauts, accents, ß, æ, ø, ł and the euro sign. The older in-house originals cover A to Z, a to z, digits and basic punctuation; they are being extended one by one.

Which tattoo font is best for a name?

For most names, a script or cursive with clear letterforms: type the name in the list and pick the one where every letter is still obvious at a glance. If the name is short, blackletter and traditional block capitals also work well. Avoid fine line for anything under about 5 mm letter height.

Found your font? See it on your own skin.

The AI Tattoos app puts your lettering on a photo of you and bends it around the limb, with colour, gradients, outline, glow and texture effects on top.