Many of the players who got Old School RuneScape tattoos went for iconic items, monsters, or NPCs to draw their inspiration from. These scapers however, picked various texts or words that link to the game one way or another, either on their own or along other symbols.
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RuneScape text tattoo
The RuneScape logo is one of the most well known game logos, with the iconic text craved into some stone runes and the sword in the middle. This scaper got it tattooed on their arm as a colourful almost perfect copy.
Zezima text tattoo
Zezima is one of the most well known Old School RuneScape players. He’s so popular that another player got his name on her leg after losing a bet as her fifth RuneScape related tattoo.
Zezima text tattoo
This tattoo features the name Zezima in black, bold script on a banner that wraps around a traditional red rose. The tattoo style is traditional, marked by thick black outlines and vibrant colors, especially in the red of the rose and the green leaves. The shading technique is simple and consistent, adding depth to the petals and leaves without excessive detail, in line with classic tattoo styles.
Choose option text tattoo
This tattoo is a copy of the right click “choose option” box menu. The tattoo is created using both black and coloured ink with a solid filling for the background and the contoured text in white and yellow. It displays the following text “choose options: attack zombie (level 13), walk here, examine zombie (level 13), cancel”. This zombie text tattoo also has a humorous self criticising layer since the scaper who owns it self ironies themself as a 13 years old and a zombie.
There’s no place like home text tattoo
Tired of withdrawing a tele tab each time from their bank, this scaper decided to get a teleport to house tablet tattooed alongside the iconic text “there’s no place like home”.
No place like home text tattoo
This tattoo displays the phrase “no place like home” in a pixelated font, along with three runes used for the teleport to house teleport. The design uses a minimalist approach with clean lines and solid colors, typical of pixel art style. The tattoo artist applied bold outlines to the symbols, ensuring they stand out without intricate shading or additional details.
Varrock text tattoo
Some scapers consider a part of Gielinor their home. So is the case for this scaper who thinks of Varrock as home and therefore tattooed the name of the RuneScape city alongside the magic skill and the runes used to cast the teleport to Varrock spell.
Black RuneScape text tattoo
This scaper tattooed a simple black version of the iconic RuneScape logo on their back! The fresh blackwork style tattoo contains both the outline of the logo as well as the text “RUNESCAPE”.
RuneScape text tattoo
This scaper got a colourful copy of the RuneScape logo. The text tattoo is created mainly with black and grey ink and the contours are clean and thick.
RuneScape matching tattoo
This is what love looks like for these two married scapers who got this matching text tattoo with a playful RuneScape anagram spelling Run and Escape in a simple infinite symbol. Both tattoos are realized with black ink.
“Selling lobbies 150 ea” text tattoo
This text tattoo celebrates an old meme from before the Grand Exchange introduction to OSRS in February 2015, when players had to advertise when they wanted to sell their loot. The tattoo features the text “Selling lobbies 150 ea” in the specific OSRS font alongside the sketch of a lobster.
Rune amount text tattoo
This scaper got the runes for Ice barrage and vengeance, probably the two most used PK spells on their wrists. The text that displays the quantity of each rune adds relevant info so that it is clear what spells are represented in the tattoo since the same combo of runes could be used for different spells.
2277 text tattoo
2277 is the max total levels possible currently in Old School RuneScape so it represents a maxed account. The clean black ink tattoo is a clear reference to a max account.
2277 Tattoo
This tattoo displays the mirrored version of “2277” which is the max level you can achieve in Old School RuneScape. The text is part of a sleeve that doesn’t appear top have any other OSRS elements.
92 is half 99 text tattoo
This tattoo features an infernal axe alongside the text “92 is half of 99”. While the design of the axe is really complex, the text is a simple RuneScape font written in black lower case letters.92+92=99 text tattoo
This tattoo is also linked to an Old School RuneScape meme that’s based on the amount of XP needed to get from level 1 to level 92 in any skill (6.517.253 XP) and the amount needed to get from level 1 to level 99 (13.034.431) making level 92 approximately the middle. The tattoo displays the text 92+92=99 as a direct reference to how the XP needed to level up scales in RuneScape.
92 is half 99 text tattoo
This 92 is half of 99 tattoo is based on the same idea. This simple black ink tattoo combines the RuneScape font message with a pixelated heart outline, which is the icon of the Hitpoints skill.
Experiment: 92 is half of 99 text tattoo
This is a unique OSRS tattoo that features an experiment alongside the text “92 is half of 99”. The full tattoo is created with only black ink and the one needle technique. While the experiment features a few details, the text is simple and written in a non-runescape font in uppercase letters.
Master farmer text tattoo
This master farmer tattoo is a tribute to the thieving skill and the pickpocketing adventure where you get knocked out by the NPC for seconds at a time and get damaged when failing the pickpocketing attempt. The text that the master farmers produce when they knock a player is the text that was tattooed under the NPC’s icon: “Cor blimey mate, what are ye doing in me pockets?”.
Gnome child Slayer text tattoo
This is a gnome child tattoo that has the text Slayer tattooed undeneath. While the NPC is created with its specific bold colours the text is written in black ink in a RuneScape like font.
Gnome child Slayer text tattoo
This tattoo features the words “BRING BALANCE” in a bold, stylized font inspired by the lettering in Old School RuneScape. Each letter is encased in a stone-like shape with grey shading, giving a textured effect. Positioned across the upper back, the tattoo spans a broad area, providing a balanced layout that fits well with the shape of the shoulders. The shading is evenly applied, giving each letter depth without excessive detail.
120 Slayer text tattoo
This scaper is proud of achieving level 120 (max virtual level) in one of the most grindy skills in OSRS, Slayer. Besides the Slayer cape, the tattoo also features the text 120 Slayer.
HCIM btw text tattoo
This tattoo is a direct link to the ironman btw meme. It consists of the HCIM icon and the text “btw” (by the way) underneath.’
Ironman btw text tattoo
Similarly, these two scapers got the classic ironman icons and the yellow cappitalised “BTW” text on their legs, referring to the same meme.
Buying gf text tattoo
This tattoo is a direct reference to the buying gf meme. The tattoo consists of two parts: the capitalized black text stating “BUYING GF” and an OSRS character wearing full bronze gold trimmed armour as a reference to both memes.
Buying gf 10k text tattoo
This is another reference to the Buying girlfriend meme. The tattoo has an intricate scroll design and the text is written in yellow ink with black outline. The font doesnt resemble the OSRS font.
Nice text tattoo
This tattoo spells out the word “Nice” in a pixelated OSRS font. The style uses bold lines and a blocky, 8-bit aesthetic, giving it a retro, digital look. The artist employed a shading technique that creates a gradient effect, transitioning from dark at the top to lighter at the bottom. This gradient effect adds depth and a slight 3D appearance to the letters.
Nice text tattoo
This tattoo combines the “Nice” text in a pixelated, 8-bit font with a cartoon-style character below it, inspired by the game OSRS. The text uses bold, blocky letters with a gradient that shifts from orange at the top to yellow, creating a retro, game-like effect. The character is outlined in black with solid, flat colors, giving it a classic cartoon look. It uses clean lines and vibrant colors to achieve a crisp, illustrative effect.
Doubling money text tattoo
Another meme based tattoo, this time with the “doubling money” text outline inked in simple black with clean lines. The font somewhat resembles the RS font and brings back memories of one of the oldest scams in OSRS. If you don’t know much about this scam, you can check the full article that describes it.
Meet me in the WILD text tattoo
This is more advanced tattoo that combines the pixelated PK skull with a red RuneScape banner that contains the golden text in capitals “MEET ME IN THE WILD”. This is a direct reference at the PvP aspect of the game as well as a friendly and lethal banter, that’s very common amongst PKers.
Never Lucky text tattoo
This simple tattoo written with black ink in the RuneScape font displays the text “never lucky” which is another meme used often by players not necessarily going dry, but who like to emphasis on the luck element of the game.
party text tattoo
This scaper got a tattoo with three skulls wearing party hats. Underneath there’s the text “party” written in a non-runescape font in black.
Rune amount text tattoo
This is another teleport to Varrock spell tattoo, where the text adds the info needed about the amount of runes needed so that the right spell can be identified.
OSRS text tattoo
This eccentric tattoo placed on the inner lip displays the simple abbreviation of the game’s name: OSRS. The lines are thick and the tattoo is made with only black ink. However, it stands out because of the location, like all these other tattoos made in crazy places!
2147M text tattoo
This scaper tattooed a gp stack with the text 2147M which is the symbol for the cash max stack in Old School RuneScape. The text is written in the iconic font and it’s created using light grey ink with a darker shadow and pixelated details.
Vengeance text tattoo
This tattoo is a large scale tribute to the Vengeance spell. The tattoo spells just that in a non-runescape font created with black ink and thick lines.
North text tattoo
This Zulrah tattoo is crossed by a scroll that spells the word North in capitals. The word most likely holds a personal significance for the scaper wearing it.
Gnome child “Pleae” text tattoo
It seems that a gnome child tattoo alongside a text tattoo is pretty popular these days. This scaper got a gnome child tattoo outline together with the black text “pleae” which is a misspell of the word “please” and it relates to RuneScape non-consensual PvP.
Taste vengeance text tattoo
Still on the PvP side of the things, this scaper got a tattoo of one of the most used spells in OSRS’ PvP encounters. Sadly, the tattoo represents their love for RuneScape, but after experiencing a false ban they stopped playing keeping the tattoo as their link to the game they loved.
There’s no place like home tattoo
This black dot work tattoo is a sketch of the player owned house alongside the the text written in the RuneScape font “there’s no place like home”. It was done to celebrate the coziest feeling in the world!
Buying gf gnome child text tattoo
Last gnome child with text, unless you wanna check the dedicated gnome child tattoos article . Under this one the artist wrote “buying gf” in a black font similar to the RuneScape font. As with other tattoos, it references two different memes at ones.
