This gorgeous moon offers a more contemporary take on filigree.

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Put images of giant, graffiti-style tattoos out of your mind. Lettering can be a timeless, understated foray into the world of permanent art.

Quotes, sentiments you've always loved or a family member's initials all make lovely first tattoos. In fact, lettering is especially well suited to a more mature crowd, since women over 40 are less likely to get something trendy, and are more certain of the words, quotes and people that have enduring significance to them.

We love the typewriter font of this tiny song lyric tattoo.

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This female tattoo only requires one word to bring positivity to both your body and your life.

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Feel free to work with your tattoo artist to come up with a custom, one-of-a-kind font, like this one.

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