Ryan Gosling Debuts New Knuckle Ink That (Maybe) Pays Tribute to Baby Girl

Ryan Gosling, who who broke many women's hearts by having a baby with Eva Mendes, is super into fatherhood. Based on a recent paparazzi snapshot, Gosing appears to be sporting a dadtoo (that's a dad tattoo, FYI) of his daughter Esmerelda's presumptive nickname, "Esme."

Ryan Gosling sports the coolest accessory of all: love for his daughter. (Splash News)
Ryan Gosling sports the coolest accessory of all: love for his daughter. (Splash News)

That is, if the lettering is a tattoo at all (suspense!). And if that is indeed real, permanent ink, then we can conclude that dadtoos are definitely a #trend. Kanye West very recently inked his daughter's name onto his body, too. (But let it be known that Kim Kardashian, the queen of thinking things through, told him to specifically not get a face tattoo.)

If those little letters on Gosling's knuckles are, in fact, not composed of real, permanent ink — and were just scribbled on via pen (which is what it actually looks like if you look closely)... then we can conclude that Ryan Gosling is just like the rest of us who doodled on our hands in the fifth grade during moments of boredom. Only difference? He's still doodling on his hands. But with those chiseled features and that stubble, who cares?!

So: Ryan Gosling is a really badass father with a dadtoo, or he's doodling on his hands because he's either bored or simply cannot stop thinking about his adorable little baby. Either way, he's a hardcore, full-throttle dad. Plus, he sports the coolest accessory of all: love for his daughter (awww).

And whatever, he's hot.