Text tattoos are very hot and trendy these days as a lot of tat enthusiasts opt for words, short quotes, meaningful sayings and even lyrics from a poem or song as designs for their ink. Having texts tattooed on one's body is a good alternative as they can convey powerful and strong messages. With an image, one associates it with symbolism; with words, the meanings can be direct and straight to the point.
One primary concern for text tattoos is what fonts or style of lettering to go for. One very popular type is the script fonts which looks like it has personal touch because its similar to calligraphy and actual human handwriting. They are perfect for short and expressive texts. Designs vary from flowing scripts to rounded ends and elegant swirls to light-hearted types.
Old English font is being used by those who wants to have some medieval forms or historical flair to their text tattoos. This font belong to the blackletter family, often referred to as "gothic". It has a distinguished formal look and commonly used in certificates. Famous celebrity with english font tattoos include musicians Tommy Lee Jones and Travis Parker.
Celtic fonts contain Celtic looking alphabet usually rounded or angular. They are great match for tattoo designs with Celtic theme like the armbands or tribal ones. Other styles of fonts used for tattoo are graffiti, gangster, blade, classic roman and even those with added characters like speedy and flame style. Other cool designs which are becoming a favorite are the typewriter style font which are very readable and looks really fresh and preppy.
There are several kinds of tattoo fonts available on the web which can be downloaded and used in your website and any other social networking profile. Use of tattoo fonts gives more color and personality to the tattoo. You can take a print out of the font and go to the tattoo artists to get it done. The fonts play an important role in name tattoos. You can always get your names to be tattooed on your body but you should remember that these are permanent marks. So, it needs special treatments added to it to give you a different look. Yes, tattoo fonts are used for this purpose only.
I would advice you to check the Microsoft word programs to find a perfect font. You can search even the tattoo galleries in the web for a stylish tattoo font. If you want, a unique style of font then you can go for the software that provide you with a number of new designs. It is important for you to decide on the kind of expression your tattoo should have. This is fonts come into play. When finalizing the designs; never settle down with you. Choose at least five sample designs before consulting a tattoo artist. Then select the most popular hippest designs from them. Hippest designs are those that have sharp, strong and icy fonts. Always pick the font that looks trendy.
If, you have a cool personality then you can go with the icy fonts. These icy font tattoos are eye catching. Tattoos with text characters are those that have the names of the people who are special to them. This is a popular tattoo design among all because it is the best way you can show your love. Tribal members of the group wear these tattoos; to show their loyalty to the group. Name tattoos done on the back are very special. So, take time to choose your font that is in line with your feelings for your friend.
