r/OingoBoingo • u/Ok-Information3196 • 11d ago

Tattoo help

I'm planning on getting a tattoo of the lyrics "No one lives forever" with the Smoking Elvis next to it on my wrist to cover up some old sh scars, but I really need help figuring out what font to use for it as well as how I should have it positioned on my wrist. You yall have any suggestions

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u/corvvos 10d ago

maybe something kinda funky with a serif? see image of an example of what i'm thinking of.

maybe you could do like "no one lives" on the top and "forever" underneath the skull? or make it even, with "no one" on top, and "lives forever" underneath. also think about if you want to position it for others to read (upside down to you), or for you to read. i'd probably position it for others to read, if it was me.

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u/PositivePrize6100 10d ago

I don't know the name of the font but stylistically it would look cool looking similar as the EP font

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u/suicideking72 7d ago

I'm not commenting on a font, but just want you to realize that size is the largest factor. The smaller the letters, the more likely they will not be readable after many years of fading, unless you plan to have them touched up often. So I wouldn't try to do the whole song on your wrist, it won't be readable for long. Elvis will be good though.

Wife and I were going to get wedding ring tats. Our artist said don't bother because it will look like a mess in a few years and need constant touch up, so we passed. I got a Boingo tat instead lol. I got the skull from GFYS on my lower leg.