Book tattoo ideas

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

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Black linework tattoo on a forearm of a stack of three books above the words I have lived a thousand lives, set in a typewriter-style font.
Stack of books with quote on forearm
Colour tattoo of a barn owl perched on a stack of coloured books on the upper arm, with the shoulder and a dark vest top visible.
Barn owl perched on a stack of books
Fine line black arrow tattoo with a feathered head and diamond point running down the forearm of a person reading a book.
Arrow tattoo on a forearm
Colour tattoo of an open book reading We're all stories in the end, with blue flowers and vines, on a limb in a close-up photo.
Open book with a quote and blue flowers
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a forearm of a cat wearing a flat cap, round glasses and a bow tie, holding a glass beside stacked books and pink flowers.
Cat in cap and glasses with books on forearm
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
Lettering tattoo on a forearm with a book-themed text quote in blue, purple and black serif and sans-serif fonts, with an ampersand and a small flourish.
Typographic book quote on a forearm
Colourful forearm tattoo of stacked books and an open book with sketched birds over rainbow watercolour splashes.
Stacked books and flying pages on a forearm
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
Fine line black outline tattoo of an open book on an ankle, with red painted toenails and dark jeans in view.
Open book outline on an ankle
Colour tattoo of a diagonal stack of five books with bright covers and cream page edges on the inner forearm.
Stack of coloured books on a forearm
Colour tattoo of stacked and open books in blue, red and brown above the script words "the world was hers for the reading" on the upper back.
Books and quote across the upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on an upper arm in a circular frame, showing a boy in a suit watching a hand shadow puppet cast on a wall beside a candle.
Boy watching a hand shadow on an arm
Black and grey tattoo of a cat lying on a stack of books, placed on the side of a woman's neck near the collarbone.
Cat asleep on stacked books at the neck
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm showing an axe embedded in a tree stump beside a small animal, with the words K is for Kate beneath it.
K is for Kate with an axe and stump
Black outline tattoo of an open book with small legs on the upper arm, shown against a brick wall with a hand holding the arm.
Open book with legs on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of a tree with multicoloured leaves growing from an open book, with the word IMAGINE on the trunk and birds above, on an upper arm.
Tree of leaves growing from an open book
Small colour tattoo of a cartoon cat in a polka dot dress and red bow, holding an open orange book by a thin line, on the lower leg above the ankle.
Cartoon cat holding an orange book on ankle
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a cartoon cat in round glasses sitting on a stack of books, with starburst shapes around it, on a limb.
Cat in glasses on a stack of books
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 and grey tattoo of an open book and quill with a scroll of Italian script on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Open book and quill with Italian script
Black ink tattoo on the upper back reading books are proof humans can do magic, with a silhouetted broom rider, flying birds, a triangle with a circle and a trident symbol.
Quote with broom, birds and symbols on upper back
Close photograph of a small fine black serif word, rêveur, tattooed on the upper arm, with the framed collage showing a book spine and an old printed page.
Rêveur lettering on upper arm
Small teal numerals reading 398.2 in a simple script on the inner wrist, with a hand holding a Grimm's Fairy Tales book and a tiara behind it.
398.2 numerals on the inner wrist
Fine line black script reading warrior along the inner forearm, with the arm resting over an open book and a knitted teal blanket.
Warrior script on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a girl with long dark hair reading a book while seated on a stack of yellow blocks, on an arm.
Girl reading on stacked blocks
Black and grey photograph, seen from behind, of an open book with feathers and a quill pen tattooed across a woman's upper back.
Open book and quill on upper back
Realistic black and grey thigh tattoo of a woman in a short dress reading an open book on a stack of books, with red shoes, a city skyline and the word Sanctuary beneath.
Woman reading on a stack of books with Sanctuary
A small tattoo of a white cat lying across a stack of books, with soft coloured splashes behind it and a tiny blue heart, placed on the upper back.
Cat asleep on a stack of books
Black and grey traditional tattoo of an owl wearing cat-eye glasses and perched on a stack of books, on a forearm.
Owl in cat-eye glasses on stacked books
Black and grey realism tattoo of an owl perched on a stack of books, on the upper arm.
Owl perched on a stack of books
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open book, a rose, a patterned teacup and saucer and a pocket watch on the side of the torso.
Rose, book, teacup and pocket watch
Colour tattoo of a blue police box combined with a stack of book pages on the upper arm, with bold black outlines and shaded blue panels.
Blue police box and book tattoo on upper arm
Fine line black quotation marks tattooed on the inner wrist of a raised hand, with stacks of books blurred in the background.
Small quotation mark tattoo on the inner wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lightning bolt containing glasses, a book and a teacup, surrounded by handwritten script along the ribs.
Lightning bolt with objects and script on ribs
Traditional style tattoo of a stack of books with red flowers and green leaves on a calf, with part of an owl tattoo visible to the left.
Stacked books and flowers on a calf
Black fine line tattoos across a person's neck, chest and shoulders, including open books, a quote, a book stack and large comma marks.
Literary quotes, open books and book stack on chest
Traditional colour tattoo of a stack of books, red roses and green leaves, with a banner reading I've lived a thousand lives, on a forearm.
Stacked books and roses with a banner
Black and grey tattoo of a teapot pouring into a teacup on a saucer, above a stack of two books, on the lower leg.
Teapot pouring into a cup on stacked books
Colour tattoo of a barn owl perched on a stack of coloured books on the upper arm and shoulder.
Barn owl perched on a stack of books
Traditional style tattoo of a teal eye with red and yellow tear drops inside a book, surrounded by black star dots on a limb.
Eye in an open book with star dots
Close view of a thin black fine line script tattoo reading warrior on the inner forearm, with a book and a teal knitted blanket in the background.
Warrior script on a forearm
Traditional tattoo of a closed book with an eye and a yellow banner reading NERD LIFE, with red ribbon and sunburst rays, on a section of skin.
Book and eye banner tattoo
Neo-traditional colour tattoo on an upper limb showing an eye within a triangle, a rose, a green serpent, a banner reading BLACK and a book at the base.
Eye, rose and serpent colour piece on a limb
Two matching traditional-style tattoos on the tops of bare feet, showing a haloed figure in blue holding a record and a bearded haloed figure in red holding a book, framed by flowers and leaves.
Traditional religious figures on both feet
A woman sits on a dark blanket on sand beside an orange book, showing a dark sunburst tattoo on her upper arm.
Sunburst tattoo on upper arm at the beach
Colour tattoo of an open book on a stack of books with black letters floating above it, on the side of the ribs.
Open book with floating letters on the ribs
Small black semicolon tattoo on the inner wrist of a raised hand, with stacked books blurred in the background.
Small semicolon tattoo on the wrist