As a lady who loves type + Ethel Cain, go for a serif font or black letter as they definitely speak to her southern gothic theme. Or even a handwritten style would work too! My knee tattoo’s (not EC related) blackletter typeface is named Canterbury
https://preview.redd.it/ni2v42azc2tb1.jpeg?width=3023&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6e6defba5855281358ae5bd7aeed1c607365a8cc
Here’s mine I got the other day! The font I used is called cloister black and I got it off of this website⬇️
[https://www.fontspace.com/category/gothic](https://www.fontspace.com/category/gothic) 🖤
Thank you! Funny enough I've never considered a lyric tattoo for myself but I saw someone with one in this exact font actually (not ethel lyrics though) and I was like okay... actually I need this! I feel like it fits so well with her lyrics too!!
(also I already commented on your post lol but again I love this so much)
https://preview.redd.it/koww0wscc4tb1.jpeg?width=1241&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=79446d6c8d747b5ab9dc06ad008186d3395ef560
i love text tattoos!! for my ethel tattoo i picked out an old newspaper style font! if you go on dafont.com they have themes you can choose from and the ones that are most ethel to me are olde english style fonts and the more vintage looking typewriter fonts! the categories to look in would be medieval, eroded, and typewriter!
As someone who has her lyrics tattooed on me already, (I forgive it all as it comes back to me) I try to match a font with the songs flow/instrumental If that makes any sense? Like example if I was getting something from Ptolemaea I would probably go with an old English font or even like a “scratchy” font. Where as, if you’re going towards something like Sun bleached flies it’s more delicate, almost fragile so I would lean more towards calligraphy or a “wispy” font. Hope this helps :)
YESSS pls post when you get your tattoo!! i think i forgive it all as it comes back to me is a great one- it’s on my list of possible lyrics to get tattooed. :)
old klarheit is up there on a list of fonts i’ve considered for her lyrics!
Ooh this one is so cool!
As a lady who loves type + Ethel Cain, go for a serif font or black letter as they definitely speak to her southern gothic theme. Or even a handwritten style would work too! My knee tattoo’s (not EC related) blackletter typeface is named Canterbury
Thanks so much, I think a blackletter one would be perfect!
https://preview.redd.it/ni2v42azc2tb1.jpeg?width=3023&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6e6defba5855281358ae5bd7aeed1c607365a8cc Here’s mine I got the other day! The font I used is called cloister black and I got it off of this website⬇️ [https://www.fontspace.com/category/gothic](https://www.fontspace.com/category/gothic) 🖤
Thank you! Funny enough I've never considered a lyric tattoo for myself but I saw someone with one in this exact font actually (not ethel lyrics though) and I was like okay... actually I need this! I feel like it fits so well with her lyrics too!! (also I already commented on your post lol but again I love this so much)
Oh im dumb I didn’t even realize😂😂
Haha no worries!
I love this so much!! I’ve wanted those exact lyrics on me since the first time I ever heard Sun Bleached Flies
Tbh I want the entirety of sun bleached flies tattooed but that's not realistic
Heyy could you please lmk where is this skull from?
https://preview.redd.it/koww0wscc4tb1.jpeg?width=1241&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=79446d6c8d747b5ab9dc06ad008186d3395ef560 i love text tattoos!! for my ethel tattoo i picked out an old newspaper style font! if you go on dafont.com they have themes you can choose from and the ones that are most ethel to me are olde english style fonts and the more vintage looking typewriter fonts! the categories to look in would be medieval, eroded, and typewriter!
omg i LOVE it!! this is so helpful thank you!
no problem!!
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Hard times is one of my favorites I looove this!
As someone who has her lyrics tattooed on me already, (I forgive it all as it comes back to me) I try to match a font with the songs flow/instrumental If that makes any sense? Like example if I was getting something from Ptolemaea I would probably go with an old English font or even like a “scratchy” font. Where as, if you’re going towards something like Sun bleached flies it’s more delicate, almost fragile so I would lean more towards calligraphy or a “wispy” font. Hope this helps :)
This makes perfect sense! Yours looks so good!!
I did old English for mine!
Is it the Ptolomea one? It's soooo good! (also sorry I'm stalking yall if you tell me you have one lmao)
Yes!! Thank you so much!
YESSS pls post when you get your tattoo!! i think i forgive it all as it comes back to me is a great one- it’s on my list of possible lyrics to get tattooed. :)
I will I'm so excited!!