More and more among young people are becoming popular tattoos, especially inscriptions. For tattoos with inscriptions the most important thing is the right approach to the choice of font, because there are so many of them. Let's look at the most common and popular of them.
Fonts for tattoos: general information
People who dare to take such a step as to get themselves a tattoo, are considered modern and brave. They are not afraid to look strange in old age. Tattoos can be depicted in the form of a drawing and an inscription, where each composition has its own designation. Before getting a tattoo, the main thing to consider is the location of the drawing, the style of writing, and the size of the words. The first letter should be capitalized, highlighted in color, slanted, or in a certain style. Many font options give you the opportunity to make the inscription more original and beautiful.
The peculiarity of the font for male and female tattoos
Most Hollywood stars like to do tattoos on their bodies in the form of inscriptions. Such a tattoo gives you the opportunity to discover meaning, more than a tattoo in the form of a drawing. Fonts with thin lines, deep curves and decoration are mostly suitable for inscriptions of a female character. For inscriptions of a masculine nature, pointed endings, printed letters, bold lettering are better suited.
Gothic
The style is distinguished by the fact that in general it looks gloomy. This style uses rough transitions, breaks, thick jagged lines, sharp ends, and tight lettering when writing words.
Earlier, the Gothic was beaten mainly by men, but over time, this style has become in demand among the fair sex as well. For the application often choose such places as: the forearm, neck, chest, abdomen, back.
Design and choice of language for the tattoo
English is considered a world language, because for tattoos it is a perfect option and is in great demand. When choosing a tattoo, you should consider whether it will be a calligraphic font, a font with monograms, a single word or a specific phrase. When inscribing, it is worth coordinating with the master the design of the capital letter, because not every letter can look perfect. The master can offer to supplement your inscription with certain elements or color. For selection of a tattoo it is possible to use service of the Internet or a tattoo-salon. To be able to convey to other people the meaning of his inscription, you need to take into account a few rules: easy-to-read and the exclusion of small print. Most importantly, do not choose thin lines that are very close together. After a few years, this can lead to the formation of one big spot.
Basic types of fonts for tattoos
Tattoo parlors may offer catalogs with sketches of tattoo fonts. More modern tattoo parlors prefer fonts such as gothic, graffiti, calligraphic, and western.
Gothic font.
Music groups use such a font to apply their logos. This typeface can be simple or complex. It is this that will determine how easily the inscription is perceived and read.
Graffiti style
This style involves a mix of topographical font and illustrations. Not every tattoo artist will be able to fulfill your order. This style came to us from the streets.
Calligraphic fonts
This typeface is mainly chosen for the inscription. It is more legible and understandable. It will not be difficult to choose signs and letters that will be suitable for the tattoo. Typically, the classic font is used for tattoos in the form of a vintage inscription, and the simple - for a tattoo inscription, made "by hand".
Western font.
This type of tattoo font can be found mostly in use with bikers. Considering a tattoo with this font, you can plunge back to the times of the Wild West.
Popular varieties of fonts for performing tattoos
The following fonts are very often used in practice:
Handwritten font.
This traditional tattoo font is based on scrolls and handwriting. In this format are usually performed in small and capital letters, as well as numbers.
Aseina font.
This font has a vintage style. Thanks to the combination of numbers, letterheads and letters this typeface has a great sense of elegance.
November font.
A beautiful style that is handmade and digitized for a beautiful design. This typeface contains numbers, letters, and the amazing joining of letters gives a stunning artful effect.
Typewritten font.
A unique, but at the same time quite simple typewritten font for tattoos. It is made in the style of the printed classic lettering. This style contains letters, numbers, as well as 187 wonderful fingerboards.
Victoriandeco font.
"Chopped" Victorian font is clear and easy to use. This font contains a complete set of necessary letters with ornamental elements to decorate the tattoo.
Stay High font.
A modern font based on street art. This typeface is made in a "wild format", but contains all the right symbols. Most of all this font is suitable for graffiti lovers.
Bekelakar font
This typeface is suitable for those who adore gothic design and metal and horror. This font is in uppercase and capital letters, with a full set of punctuation marks and numbers.
Stiquez font.
This type is more suitable for logos. It can also be used in tattoo designs. This unique serif font comes in a cool retro design.
Rude Cookie font.
This handwritten font is unique in its character, containing two types of fonts. These fonts complement each other perfectly, which helps make for an interesting tattoo design.
Honeycomb font.
A delightful font filled with playful and whimsical elements. This style is created on an uneven base, with brush strokes, from thin to wide.
How to choose the right font for a tattoo?
To apply a tattoo in the form of an inscription on your body, you can choose a font in advance. With the help of computer programs this can be done very easily. Even with the help of social media, you can pick up the right font by writing a phrase or word. For the inscription to look more interesting and harmonious, it is applied in the wrist, waist or ankle.
Before doing a tattoo, it is necessary to weigh the pros and cons. First of all, ask yourself the most important question: "Am I ready to have my body decorated with an inscription?"
Calligraphy
The art of calligraphy originated quite a long time ago. Tattoos, competently executed in this style, look incredible. The inscriptions are made in absolutely different languages. Most often the choice is made in English, Arabic or Latin.
Calligraphy always looks different because it is the so-called artistic distortion of the text, and it is done to make the inscription look aesthetically pleasing. It is a handwriting style first of all and there are different handwriting styles, that's why inscriptions look different from each other. Place of application: forearm, ribs, thigh.
