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22 Book Tattoos & Designs Inspired by Literature We’re Obsessed With

22 Book Tattoos & Designs Inspired by Literature We’re Obsessed With

You know when you’re reading a book that is so good, and then this one quote stands out to you that is SO GOOD, and you want to remember it forever? Or it’s not a quote, but an image or symbol that appears again and again throughout the book, that the meaning is just too powerful to exit your brain? Well, some seriously committed readers have taken it one step further and taken to permanently marking their bodies with their favorite book-inspired tattoos!

Tattoos are a big decision, obviously, but we can’t help but admire these stunning literary-inspired artworks. And if we were an author, wouldn’t that just be the most flattering gift ever?

Scroll down for some stunning ideas of bookish tattoos!

 

22 Tattoos Inspired by Literature

WHEN IT COMES TO BOOKS, WE HAVE NO FEAR OF COMMITMENT

 

1. This tattoo is so colorful and looks like magic literally seeps out of a book!

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A post shared by Ewa Sroka ✦ watercolor & graphic tattoos ✦ Łódź (@ewasrokatattoo)

 

2. Books + fanbases = one happy book nerd. What tattoo could be better than combining these two loves?

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3. George R.R. Martin quotes are the best quotes. This one is perfect for Game of Thrones fans while addressing a love of reading!

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4. This cool library card includes names of loved ones. You could totally add names of your favorite stories — or even the names of your pets.

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5. How about incorporating your favorite animal with books? It’s fun, quirky and totally unique to you.

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6. Small book tattoos are so cute! Small ones can go in creative spaces like on your wrist, ankle or behind your ear.

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7. All the worlds we *wish* to inhabit permanently inked on our arms? Um, YES PLEASE.

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8. The more colors and the more books the merrier, in our opinion.