Have you ever glimpsed a small semicolon tattoo on someone’s wrist? While it may seem like an ordinary punctuation mark, the semicolon tattoo represents a symbolic movement far beyond basic grammar.

The semicolon tattoo, and the movement behind it, is one way to help reduce the stigma surrounding these issues, to make them easier to talk about and to help others who're struggling with them. For ...

I first noticed a semicolon tattoo on a friend of mine when I asked her to share the meaning behind her art. She had some fun stories behind a couple of them and then she came to her semicolon on her ...

Getting a semicolon tattoo with my son was a way to honor the grief and challenges we'd endured. We decided to add my parents' ashes to the ink so they'd always be with us. This tattoo marked a step ...

If you have seen someone with a semicolon tattoo, you may not be aware of the meaning behind the symbol. It’s a constant reminder that there is support, someone out there who understands and that ...

In 2013, Amy Bleuel founded the faith-based nonprofit Project Semicolon, which chose a semicolon as a symbol because it’s “used when an author could’ve chosen to end their sentence but chose not to.

Some tattoos have more meaning than others. — -- A tattoo is often something to regret later on in life. But a simple semi-colon tattoo that's blowing up on social media won't likely ever be ...

The possibilities are endless at a place like Insidious Ink Tattoo in Hiawatha. But on Sunday, the special was the semicolon. “People will ask you about your tattoos, and it’s a good conversation ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This Council Bluffs family's semicolon tattoos carry a powerful message about suicide prevention and hope. Share to spread ...