I'm going to complicate things by disagreeing with the other poster.

The word "onto" means to position something upon something else. You get onto a horse, or you move the box onto the table.

Since you're using on as part of the verb, not as part of a preposition, I think it makes more sense to split on and to. You're (hanging on) to, not hanging (onto).

Props to you for checking this out! So many people get tattoos without double and triple-checking the spelling, grammar and location.

i don't want a mistake on my arm for the rest of my life, thanks so much for that :) i am 99% positive that it is, in fact, 'on to.' though i will have to check with someone else (no offense) to make completely sure!

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