Book tattoo ideas

228 photos and flash · 25% Lettering, 23% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Black linework sketch of an apple with a worm, a stack of books, a pencil and a leaf, drawn as a tattoo design on tracing paper.
Apple, worm, book and pencil design
Black line flash design of a stitched spellbook with an eye on its cover, a banner reading It's all just a bunch of, and purple Hocus Pocus lettering.
Stitched spellbook with eye and banner flash
Black ink flash sheet on a grey background with horror designs including a vampire head, a clawed glove, two girls in dresses, a book with a face, a grinning mask and a creature.
Horror flash sheet in black ink
Pencil and ink drawing of an open book outline, with lettering running along its edges that lists book genres and the words I love books.
Hand-lettered open book design with genre list
Black handwritten script lettering on a white background, reading a quote about ink and breath, styled as a lettering design.
Handwritten script quote about ink and breath
Traditional style flash design of an open book with a quill and chain, flanked by two closed leather-bound books, with banner scrolls carrying lettering above and below.
Open book with quill and banner scrolls
Black fine line book stacks, quotation marks, Peter Pan silhouettes and quote lettering shown as a flash sheet, with the designs applied to a forearm in the lower right photo.
Book and quote designs on forearms
Black linework flash sheet on tan paper with designs including a winged key, open book, wand, winged snitch, owl with envelope, sorting hat and hourglass.
Wizarding themed flash sheet
Coloured tattoo design drawing of a blonde figure gazing into a crystal ball, framed by ornate filigree, a red book and a heart, with no body placement shown.
Crystal ball figure in an ornate frame
Four bold black brush calligraphy characters on white, labelled dragon, patience or endurance, book and peace, shown as a tattoo design sheet.
Four calligraphy characters with English labels
Black line drawing flash sheet of infinity symbol designs with script phrases, silhouette birds, stars, a heart and the word Books, with no body placement shown.
Infinity script and bird designs on a sheet
Black and grey hand-drawn design of a stack of books with the words I might read until I feel better in lettering across the spines.
Stack of books with a reading quote
Black and grey pencil flash design on lined paper showing a rabbit-masked figure with ribs, a jet, a heart, a book, a knife and speech bubbles.
Rabbit-masked figure design sketch
Black marker sketch on white paper of open books rising and changing into a flock of birds, a tattoo design drawing.
Open books turning into flying birds
Tall black and white design drawing for a full sleeve, showing cats, bats, waves and a geisha-style figure in a Japanese-influenced style.
Black ink sleeve design with cats, bats and geisha