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Are you considering getting a Japanese or Chinese "symbol" as your next tattoo? Stop! Stop right there! Read this before you etch your mistakes permanently on your body.

A selection of fifty of the best tattoo quotes out there to use as inspiration for your next tattoo project.

The font or lettering of a tattoo adds even more meaning to the words you choose. Learn more about how the shape of words impacts their meaning.

A guide to getting text tattoos, with important tips on font selection, tone, exotic foreign phrases, etc. This article also covers ideas and inspirations for lettering, script, and quote tattoos, with lots of good photos.

Some Christians argue that it is against the word of the Lord to carve anything into your flesh; other Christians say, "Why not? Why not go crazy for God?" Instead of having to find a Bible, why not just tattoo a quote you like somewhere on your skin.

This article will look at tattoos that have designs inspired by the works of Kurt Vonnegut.

There are many things to consider when deciding on a literary tattoo. Read on to learn more about what to think about when getting this kind of tattoo.

This article looks at tattoo designs with quotes from books.

An ambigram is a typographical design where a word or phrase has a meaning, whether it's viewed right-side up or upside down. It can be the same word read either way, or it may be one word right-side up, and a totally different word upside down.

I've been through a normal amount of pain in my life: the pain of sickness, the pain of addiction, the pain of loss, love, disappointment, regret. Read on to see some great quote ideas for tattoos.

Love. The most powerful drug of all. Who in this world cannot say that at some time or other they've heard a beautiful song with a slow, rolling intensity that builds to a soaring crescendo and contains inspiring lyrics that tout the pain of loss or the joy of love?

I went back through all 2,000+ comments on my previous articles and tried to identify the most common themes people requested when asking for help with quote ideas.

A collection of short, yet meaningful quotes that make for great tattoo ideas.

After writing over two dozen hubs on tattoo ideas that showcased pictures as the majority of the content, I started noticing that a large portion of the comments were from people asking for ideas on what to say, not so much on how to say it. Like...

They say what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger and stranger. If that's true, wouldn't you want a permanent reminder of the fact that you survived?

Lettering tattoos can be wide and varied. There are so many different fonts and written languages that you can choose from. Depending on different variables, you may want to choose one font over another, but it's all up to you what you choose.

Tattoo inspiration can come from a number of places. Here are a few options to get your ideas flowing.

Greek is one of the oldest languages in the world, spoken in Europe since the year 2000 BC. The language makes for some gorgeous tattoos.

Great ideas for Italian tattoos, including pictures, quotes, and translations.

Latin is a language we can all relate to, as many modern words are derived from it. It's a dead language now, but it was once spoken throughout Europe and is still widely used in tattoos.

In the form of words either done in English or translated into another language, lettering tattoos can be words, names, dates, phrases, or lyrics.

Inspired by a documentary about Lisa Lopes, I began thinking about all the people in the world who connect so strongly with a word or a phrase that it becomes imperative that they ink the saying permanently on their skin.

In Shelley Jackson's "Skin" Project, Ineradicable Stain, a group of people have agreed to have one word from a manuscript tattooed on their skin. The goal is to have every word from the book represented by an individual.

Some ideas on what kind of words you can get as a tattoo.