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Tattoos are known to be a rather fun experience and an interesting way to express oneself, whether artistically, creatively, or in any other possible meaning and way. However, tattoos are also known to be rather personal, intimate, as they generally stand for someone’s life experience, things they’ve been through, people they’ve lost, and so much more.

Truth to be told, the majority of people only get tattooed if the ink truly stands for something or honors something that is incredibly meaningful, personal, and unique to you. This way, every tattoo (even with recurring symbols and design) becomes personalized and unique.

So, speaking of highly personal and meaningful tattoos, we couldn’t help but notice an increase in the semicolon tattoo design trend. You may have seen it yourself around social media.

Even famous people, like Selena Gomez, Alisha Boe, and Tommy Dorfman (from the Netflix hit show „13 Reasons Why“), have semicolon tattoos. If you’re wondering what’s the meaning of this tattoo, don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. In the following paragraphs we’ll explain the symbolism of this tattoo, so let’s get started!

What Does the Semicolon Tattoo Symbolize?

It’s not what you think; a semicolon tattoo doesn’t really stand for the punctuation symbol used to link independent clauses in a sentence or related ideas. However, the idea of something linking ideas and clauses together is incredibly meaningful in the context of the semicolon tattoo. The semicolon simply shows that there is more to come in the sentence or a text; the idea is not done even when the sentence is.