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  Engagement Tattoo

  01.13.10 | Permalink | 1 Comment

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  30th Birthday Ampersand Tattoo

  01.12.10 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  A reader sent this in.
  Inspired by Robert Granjon. (Sorry, only the French have stepped up and put together a Wikipedia page about Robert Granjon.)

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  Ampersand Tattoo with Guitar

  12.11.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  From Jonathan.

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  Ampersand Neck Tattoo

  12.08.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  Arms seem to be a popular place, but why not the back of the neck?

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  Carrying Case Tattoo

  12.06.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  Luis was inspired by this.

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  Another Ampersand Tattoo

  09.01.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  Lizz says:
  “Its in typewriter font. It reminds me to keep writing, because I love to write.”

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  Another Ampersand Tattoo

  04.07.09 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  Jenat says:
  I designed this ampersand based on several I had seen and liked. The design was scanned straight out of my notebook and put on my wrist. :)

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  Tattoo: Garamond Italic

  02.17.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  Just follow the pointing hand!
  Lots more here.

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  Another Ampersand Tattoo

  02.13.09 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  I was sent another nice ampersand tattoo by Caroline. She is also a fan of Ampersand Designs on Etsy. Looks pretty nice, maybe I should get one.
  For other ampersand tattoo posts: here, here & here.

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  Ampersand Tattoo No. 3

  08.07.08 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  I was sent another ampersand tattoo:

  My ampersand tattoo is 300pt Auto 2 Bold Italic LF font by the design company

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A scribal abbreviation for and. Derived from the Latin word "et."

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I like the ampersand. I think it is often the most attractive character of them all. This blog is an attempt to give this humble ligature the respect it deserves. If you would like to submit some ampersand-related content, please let me know.

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