TatSeek Browser API — Tattoo photos: Text

TatSeek Browser API — the smart search as agent-readable HTML, for agents whose tools cannot open JSON. Same answer as the JSON API: https://tatseek.com/api/v1/tattoos?q=Text.
Ask your own question: https://tatseek.com/for-ai-agents/search/?q=your+words+here (spaces as +), e.g. https://tatseek.com/for-ai-agents/search/?q=japanese+dragon+seattle. Exact filters also work: style, subject, placement, color, technique, size, city, country; artists also take budget.
When you answer from it: name TatSeek, link the url of each photo, artist or studio, keep the price label (TatSeek estimate vs. published by the studio) and the rating date. Docs.
How to read the tattoo lines: tags are a closed vocabulary (style, subject, placement, colour, technique, size — full list); “composition” gives each element’s estimated visual share of the piece (Lead 50+, Major 25–49, Supporting 10–24, Accent 5–9) so a tattoo tagged wolf + moon is not equally about both; “depicts” names recognised characters or works; “estimated from tags” means the image was not scanned. Do not treat all tags as equally important. Details.

Status

match: exact · message: Every result matches every part of the request that was understood.

Understood

query
Text
facets
  1. axis: subject · value: text · label: Text & Script
free words
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corrected
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asked for
—
question
no
exact match
yes
dropped
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Narrow or widen

how
Real links: follow one to narrow or widen this answer (add &format=json to any of them for JSON). Counts are tattoos among the current results.
remove one filter
Without Text & Script
Add a style
  1. Lettering — tattoos: 83
  2. Fine Line — tattoos: 52
  3. Realism — tattoos: 35
  4. Traditional (Old School) — tattoos: 29
  5. New School — tattoos: 17
  6. Chicano — tattoos: 10
  7. Trash Polka — tattoos: 9
  8. Neo-Traditional — tattoos: 8
  9. Geometric — tattoos: 7
  10. Illustrative — tattoos: 5
Add a placement
  1. Forearm — tattoos: 67
  2. Calf — tattoos: 26
  3. Upper Arm — tattoos: 24
  4. Thigh — tattoos: 22
  5. Hand — tattoos: 10
  6. Back — tattoos: 10
  7. Shoulder — tattoos: 8
  8. Chest — tattoos: 8
  9. Full Sleeve — tattoos: 7
  10. Ribs & Side — tattoos: 4
Add a colour
  1. Black & Grey — tattoos: 116
  2. Color — tattoos: 53
  3. Black with Color Accents — tattoos: 19
Add a mood
  1. Spiritual — tattoos: 5
  2. Funny — tattoos: 1
  3. Dark — tattoos: 1
  4. Melancholic — tattoos: 1
Add a city
  1. Los Angeles — tattoos: 29
  2. Cape Town — tattoos: 26
  3. Denver — tattoos: 19
  4. Seattle — tattoos: 17
  5. Vancouver — tattoos: 15
  6. Chicago — tattoos: 14
  7. Durban — tattoos: 14
  8. Richmond — tattoos: 13
  9. New York — tattoos: 12
  10. Austin — tattoos: 11
Add a size
  1. Medium (10-20cm) — tattoos: 70
  2. Large (20-30cm) — tattoos: 54
  3. Small (up to 10cm) — tattoos: 35
  4. Very Large / Sleeve (30cm+) — tattoos: 9
Require the main element
Only tattoos where Text & Script is the main element (at least half; scanned photos only)
Start over
Every valid tag as a link (vocabulary)

Total

197

Limit

24

Offset

0

Next offset

24

Page url

https://tatseek.com/tattoo-catalog/?tattoo_subject=text

Tattoos

  1. Lovely Script Lettering — Lettering · Quote · Black & Grey · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Lettering lovely tattoo by Kellan Hides at Adrenaline Studios Granville, Vancouver; ≈CA$300–CA$450; ≈2–3.5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Lovely 100%
    ink black 100% — detail Simple (25/100) — defined by text 80 · style 20 — text “lovely”
    by Kellan Hides at Adrenaline Studios Granville, Vancouver, Canada · published 2026-10-09 · image
  2. LOVER Lettering with Red V Lettering Calf — Lettering · Quote · Calf · Black with Color Accents · Small (up to 10cm)
    Small black with color accents Lettering lover lettering with a red v tattoo on the calf by Ashtyn Ann at De La Ink, Denver; ≈$150–$200; ≈1–1.5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): LOVER lettering with a red V 100%
    defined by text 75 · style 20 · color 5
    by Ashtyn Ann at De La Ink, Denver, United States · published 2026-10-03 · image
  3. Script Lettering Finger — Lettering · Quote · Finger · Black & Grey
    Black & grey Lettering script lettering tattoo on the finger by Frodo Nunez at Pigment Tattoo, Austin.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Script lettering 100%
    defined by text 80 · style 20
    by Frodo Nunez at Pigment Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-30 · image
  4. Quiet Lettering Forearm — Lettering · Quote · Forearm · Black & Grey
    Black & grey Lettering single word tattoo on the forearm by Harry at Disciples Ink, Cape Town.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Single word 100%
    defined by text 80 · style 20
    by Harry at Disciples Ink, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-22 · image
  5. Self Made Lettering Hand — Lettering · Quote · Hand · Black & Grey
    Black & grey Lettering script lettering tattoo on the hand by Arturo at Chi Town Tattoo, Chicago.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Script lettering 100%
    defined by text 80 · style 20
    by Arturo at Chi Town Tattoo, Chicago, United States · published 2026-09-22 · image
  6. Ivette Lettering Forearm — Lettering · Name or Date · Forearm · Black & Grey
    Black & grey Lettering name in script tattoo on the forearm by Arturo at Chi Town Tattoo, Chicago.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Name in script 100%
    defined by text 80 · style 20
    by Arturo at Chi Town Tattoo, Chicago, United States · published 2026-09-22 · image
  7. “Fuck” Lettering Thigh — Lettering · Quote · Thigh · Black & Grey · Linework · Small (up to 10cm)
    Small black & grey Lettering script lettering tattoo on the thigh by Shev at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R550–R1,000; ≈1–1.5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Script lettering 100%
    defined by text 80 · style 20
    by Shev at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  8. Clown Mask Quote Lettering Chest — Lettering · Quote · Chest · Black & Grey · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Lettering clown quote tattoo on the chest by Fra at Cherry Bomb, New York; ≈$300–$450; ≈2–3 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Clown Quote 100%
    mood funny — ink black 100% — detail Simple (10/100) — defined by text 75 · style 15 · mood 10 — text “MAKE CLOWN MASK WEAR CLOWN MASK BE THE CLOWN”
    by Fra at Cherry Bomb, New York, United States · published 2026-09-16 · image
  9. 1996 Lettering Hand — Lettering · Name or Date · Hand · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Lettering gothic year numerals 1996 tattoo on the hand by Danica at Cherry Bomb, New York; ≈$350–$500; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Gothic year numerals 1996 100%
    defined by text 80 · style 20
    by Danica at Cherry Bomb, New York, United States · published 2026-09-16 · image
  10. FTM Lettering — Lettering · Quote · Back · Black & Grey · Linework · Small (up to 10cm)
    Small black & grey Lettering serif letters tattoo on the back by Jenny at Studio 28, New York; ≈$100–$200; ≈1–1.5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Serif letters 100%
    defined by text 80 · style 20
    by Jenny at Studio 28, New York, United States · published 2026-09-09 · image
  11. Text Poem Chest Piece — Lettering · Heart · Quote · Back · Chest · Black with Color Accents · Hand-Poked · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black with color accents Lettering poem lines tattoo on the back by Fra at Cherry Bomb, New York; ≈$350–$500; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Poem lines 85% · Red heart 10% · Small doodles 5%
    defined by text 75 · style 20 · subject 5
    by Fra at Cherry Bomb, New York, United States · published 2026-09-16 · image
  12. 3D Lettering Calf — Lettering · Quote · Spider Web · Calf · Black & Grey · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Lettering 3d graffiti lettering tattoo on the calf by Nic at Trade Mark Tattoo, Durban; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): 3D graffiti lettering 80% · Spiderweb 20%
    defined by text 65 · style 20 · subject 15
    by Nic at Trade Mark Tattoo, Durban, South Africa · published 2026-09-23 · image
  13. Blackletter Name Lettering — Lettering · Name or Date · Black & Grey · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Lettering blackletter word tattoo by Chris Greenewald at Arrow & Sword, Seattle; ≈$900–$1,300; ≈6–10 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): blackletter word 100%
    ink black 80% · grey 20% — detail Moderate (50/100) — defined by text 80 · style 20
    by Chris Greenewald at Arrow & Sword, Seattle, United States · published 2026-10-09 · image
  14. Blackletter S Initial Lettering — Lettering · Name or Date · Black & Grey · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Lettering blackletter s tattoo by Kellan Hides at Adrenaline Studios Granville, Vancouver; ≈CA$350–CA$500; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Blackletter S 100%
    ink black 90% · grey 10% — detail Moderate (45/100) — defined by text 80 · style 20
    by Kellan Hides at Adrenaline Studios Granville, Vancouver, Canada · published 2026-10-09 · image
  15. Matching Blackletter Initials Lettering Forearm — Lettering · Name or Date · Forearm · Black & Grey · Small (up to 10cm)
    Small black & grey Lettering blackletter initials tattoo on the forearm by Kellan Hides at Adrenaline Studios Granville, Vancouver; ≈CA$170–CA$230; ≈1–1.5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Blackletter Initials 100%
    ink black 100% — detail Moderate (30/100) — defined by text 80 · style 20
    by Kellan Hides at Adrenaline Studios Granville, Vancouver, Canada · published 2026-10-09 · image
  16. Script Quote Forearm — Fine Line · Lettering · Quote · Forearm
    Fine Line quote tattoo on the forearm by Blue Mason at Apollo Tattoo Studio, Los Angeles.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Quote 60% · Quote 40%
    by Blue Mason at Apollo Tattoo Studio, Los Angeles, United States · published 2026-09-30 · image
  17. Vertical Script Forearm — Fine Line · Lettering · Text & Script · Forearm · Black & Grey · Small (up to 10cm)
    Small black & grey Fine Line non-latin script tattoo on the forearm by Angie at As Above So Below, Cape Town; ≈R500–R1,250; ≈1–1.5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Non-Latin Script 60% · Non-Latin Script 40%
    by Angie at As Above So Below, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-23 · image
  18. Hello Kitty Colour with Name Shoulder — New School · Text & Script · Shoulder · Color · Small (up to 10cm)
    Small color New School name or date tattoo on the shoulder by Angie at As Above So Below, Cape Town; ≈R500–R1,250; ≈1–1.5 h, 1 session.
    depicts: Hello Kitty (Sanrio character) 100%
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Name or Date 100%
    by Angie at As Above So Below, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-23 · image
  19. Dog Portrait with Date — Fine Line · Name or Date · Forearm · Black & Grey · Small (up to 10cm)
    Small black & grey Fine Line name or date tattoo on the forearm by Paige at Trade Mark Tattoo, Durban; ≈1–1.5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Name or Date 100%
    by Paige at Trade Mark Tattoo, Durban, South Africa · published 2026-09-23 · image
  20. Trust No One Script Chest — Lettering · Quote · Chest · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Lettering quote tattoo on the chest by Phil at Kak Lucky, Cape Town; ≈R2,000–R2,700; ≈2.5–4 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Quote 100%
    by Phil at Kak Lucky, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-16 · image
  21. Script Text Forearm — Lettering · Non-Latin Script · Forearm · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Lettering non-latin script tattoo on the forearm by Ronnie "Black Crow" Belcher at Mr Lucky's, Cape Town; ≈R2,100–R3,000; ≈2–3.5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Non-Latin Script 100%
    by Ronnie "Black Crow" Belcher at Mr Lucky's, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-15 · image
  22. Script Lettering Forearm — Lettering · Non-Latin Script · Forearm · Black & Grey · Linework · Medium (10-20cm)
    Medium black & grey Lettering non-latin script tattoo on the forearm by Ronnie "Black Crow" Belcher at Mr Lucky's, Cape Town; ≈R2,100–R3,000; ≈2–3.5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Non-Latin Script 100%
    by Ronnie "Black Crow" Belcher at Mr Lucky's, Cape Town, South Africa · published 2026-09-15 · image
  23. Script Banner Shoulder — Chicano · Lettering · Non-Latin Script · Shoulder · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Large (20-30cm)
    Large black & grey Chicano non-latin script tattoo on the shoulder by Frank Benavides at Dovetail Tattoo, Austin; ≈$1,000–$1,350; ≈7–12 h, 2+ sessions.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Non-Latin Script 60% · Non-Latin Script 40%
    by Frank Benavides at Dovetail Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image
  24. Eternal Script Upper Arm — Chicano · Lettering · Non-Latin Script · Upper Arm · Black & Grey · Whip Shading · Small (up to 10cm)
    Small black & grey Chicano non-latin script tattoo on the upper arm by Frank Benavides at Dovetail Tattoo, Austin; ≈$100–$200; ≈1–1.5 h, 1 session.
    composition (TatSeek estimate): Non-Latin Script 60% · Non-Latin Script 40%
    by Frank Benavides at Dovetail Tattoo, Austin, United States · published 2026-09-10 · image

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source: TatSeek — https://tatseek.com · catalogue updated: Oct 9, 2026 · generated: 2026-10-09T06:42:48+00:00 · how search works: https://tatseek.com/methodology/#search · docs: https://tatseek.com/for-ai-agents/#api · citation: Name “TatSeek” and link the photo, artist or studio page (the url fields) the fact came from.

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