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25 Beautifully Whimsical Alice in Wonderland Tattoos

Patricia Elzie-Tuttle

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Patricia Elzie-Tuttle is a writer, podcaster, librarian, and information fanatic who appreciates potatoes in every single one of their beautiful iterations. Patricia earned a B.A. in Creative Writing and Musical Theatre from the University of Southern California and an MLIS from San Jose State University. Her weekly newsletter, Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice offers self-improvement and mental health advice, essays, and resources that pull from her experience as a queer, Black, & Filipina person existing in the world. She is also doing the same on the Enthusiastic Encouragement & Dubious Advice Podcast. More of her written work can also be found in Body Talk: 37 Voices Explore Our Radical Anatomy edited by Kelly Jensen, and, if you’re feeling spicy, in Best Women’s Erotica of the Year, Volume 4 edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel. Patricia has been a Book Riot contributor since 2016 and is currently co-host of the All the Books! podcast and one of the weekly writers of the Read This Book newsletter. She lives in Oakland, CA on unceded Ohlone land with her wife and a positively alarming amount of books. Find her on her Instagram, Bluesky, and LinkTree.

Every Spring I get all twitterpated with ideas for covering my body in tattoos. I never end up doing it, but I do end up gazing at tattoos on Pinterest for longer amounts of time than is healthy. In my “research” of bookish tattoos I came across so many beautiful Alice in Wonderland tattoos and artwork, so here’s just a selection of what I found.

For those who want Alice in Wonderland tattoos representing many parts of this beloved tale:

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This intricate version of one of the Tenniel illustrations is striking in monochrome:

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I love this mash-up of Tenniel + Van Gogh:

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The Cheshire Cat in watercolor is really popular:

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Like, really popular:

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Still a watercolor Cheshire Cat, but this time the classic Disney version:

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While we’re talking about Disney’s classic Cheshire Cat:

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This version of the classic Disney Alice is lovely:

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I found this version of Alice to be quite clever:

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Let’s check out more watercolor tattoos:

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Surprise! A couple more Burton-version watercolors:

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Maybe the White Rabbit speaks to you:

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Thirsty? Hungry?

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No Alice in Wonderland list would be complete without the Queen of Hearts:

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Are you a superfan of the Tim Burton Alice? Check out this whole sleeve:

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Too many options? Too much Wonderland to love? How about all of it:

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Not ready to make a commitment with Alice In Wonderland tattoos? Check out these bookish temporary tattoos