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Top 15 Punctuation Tattoos

We know you’ve been waiting for it all year, and now it’s finally here: National Punctuation Day! Obviously, everyone )ourselves included( misuses punctuation all the time, so it’s important to have days like today to raise awareness of proper punctuation rules. In fact, we’re taking today’s lessons so seriously that we’re contemplating getting a punctuation tattoo. To help decide what delightful mark to get, we’ve made this listicle of the Top 15 Punctuation Tattoos.

All Punctuation Tattoo

As we learned long ago, too much punctuation reduces the clarity of your message.

Semi-Colon Wrist Tattoo

Must be a helpful reminder for someone who types all day to use more semi-colons; a lesson we could all take to heart.

Semi-Colon Tattoo

Is there a colon on the back of the neighboring leg?

Quotation Marks Shoulder Blade Tattoos

Will the space in between be filled with a quotation one day? Or is this the finished piece?

Quotation Marks Toes Tattoos

(Flickr/LoveNugget)

(Flickr/LoveNugget)

Goes nicely with the green nail polish.

Quotation Mark Tattoo

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Assuming there’s a corresponding tattoo on the opposite wrist, this person will never have to use their fingers to signal “scare quotes” again.

Question Mark Tattoo

Special bonus points for also being a vintage video game tattoo.

Parentheses on Calves

This might be our favorite punctuation tattoo, because it is clever and could be used to make funny jokes in the right wrestling (or love-making) position.

Exclamation Point on Foot

Foot! Cherries! Wow!

Yes, we’re also a little hesitant to use colons.

We dig how this one disappears as hair grows longer and thicker and then bang (!), reappears with full force each time the wearer gets a haircut.

Exclamation-Interrogation Tattoo

(Flickr/Emily Lewis)

(Flickr/Emily Lewis)

It has the force of the former and the curious whimsy of the latter.

Comma Tattoo

Discreet commas are the best kind.

Comma and Colon Tattoo with Guitar

Well, which one is it, Comma or colon? (Indecisive punctuation users annoy us.)

Apostrophe Tattoo (or is it a comma?)

We enjoy the ambiguity.

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