And if you’re thinking about a word or phrase, there’s an overwhelming amount of tattoo fonts to consider and you want the lettering to be just right. A tattoo font can be fine or bold ...

This painstaking and permanent style of illumination calls for a font to match. We found it in the appropriately named Tattoo Lettering (free), an intriguing font set by Canadian designer Daniel ...

Not only that, but even once you've decided on your one-word tattoos, you'll need to figure out what style to get it in. Will you go with a traditional-style script or opt for a fine-line design?