Skin is a soft outer covering of an animal, in particular a vertebrate. Skin(s) or The Skin(s) may also refer to:

Outer covering

* Peel (fruit), or outer covering of any vegetable * Skin (aeronautics), the outer covering of an aircraft or its wing * Skinning, removing the outer layer of something's flesh * Milk skin, a thin layer over the top of heated milk * Hide (skin), an animal skin processed by humans * Mobile phone skin, a protective and/or decorative covering for a mobile phone

Arts and entertainment

Film

* The Skin (film), ''The Skin'' (film), a 1981 Italian film by Liliana Cavani based on the novel by Curzio Malaparte * Skin (1995 film), ''Skin'' (1995 film), a British short film directed by Vincent O'Connell * Skins (2002 film), ''Skins'' (2002 film), an American drama film * Skin (2008 film), ''Skin'' (2008 film), a British-South African biographical film about Sandra Laing * ''Skin'' (2008), an award-winning Dutch film directed by Hanro Smitsman * Skins (2017 film), ''Skins'' (2017 film), a Spanish drama film * Skin (2018 feature film), ''Skin'' (2018 feature film), an American drama film by Guy Nattiv * Skin (2018 short film), ''Skin'' (2018 short film), an American Oscar-winning drama film by Guy Nattiv * Skin: The Movie, ''Skin: The Movie'' (2018 film), an American comedy film by Ronn Kilby * Skin (2020 film), ''Skin'' (2020 film), an Iranian drama film

Literature

Novels

*Skin (Andrew novel), ''Skin'' (Andrew novel), a 2021 novel by Kerry Andrew * Skin (Dekker novel), ''Skin'' (Dekker novel), a 2007 novel by Ted Dekker * Skin (Hayder novel), ''Skin'' (Hayder novel), a 2009 novel by Mo Hayder * Skin (graphic novel), ''Skin'' (graphic novel), a 1992 graphic novel by Peter Milligan and Brendan McCarthy * ''Skin'', an The X-Files literature#Novels, ''X-Files'' novel by Ben Mezrich * The Skin (novel), ''The Skin'' (novel), a 1949 novel by Curzio Malaparte * ''Skins'', a 1995 novel by Adrian C. Louis

Other

* Skin (short story), "Skin" (short story), a 1952 short story by Roald Dahl * ''Skin and Other Stories'', a 2000 story collection by Roald Dahl * ''Skin: Talking About Sex, Class & Literature'', a 1994 collection of essays by Dorothy Allison * Skin (Marvel Comics), a fictional character * ''Skin'', a 1995 play by Naomi Iizuka

Music

Performers

* Skin (British band), a hard rock band, or their 1994 debut album * Skin (Japanese band) or S.K.I.N, a rock supergroup * Skin (musician) (born 1967), British singer, lead vocalist for Skunk Anansie * The World of Skin, also known as Skin, an American band

Albums

* Skin (16volt album), ''Skin'' (16volt album) or the title song, 1994 * Skin (Endorphin album), ''Skin'' (Endorphin album) or the title song, 1999 * Skin (Erik Friedlander album), ''Skin'' (Erik Friedlander album), 2000 * Skin (Flume album), ''Skin'' (Flume album), 2016 ** ''Skin: The Remixes'', 2017 * Skin (Joy Crookes album), ''Skin'' (Joy Crookes album), 2021 * Skin (Katie Noonan album), ''Skin'' (Katie Noonan album), 2007 * Skin (Melissa Etheridge album), ''Skin'' (Melissa Etheridge album), 2001 * Skin (Peter Hammill album), ''Skin'' (Peter Hammill album) or the title song, 1986 * Skin (Peter Himmelman album), ''Skin'' (Peter Himmelman album), 1994 * Skin (The Rainmakers album), ''Skin'' (The Rainmakers album) or the title song, 1996 * Skins (Buffalo Tom album), ''Skins'' (Buffalo Tom album), 2011 * Skins (XXXTentacion album), ''Skins'' (XXXTentacion album), 2018 * ''Skins! Bongo Party with Les Baxter'', 1957 * Skin (EP), ''Skin'' (EP), by Collide, 1996

Songs

* Skin (Breaking Benjamin song), "Skin" (Breaking Benjamin song), 2003 * Skin (Rag'n'Bone Man song), "Skin" (Rag'n'Bone Man song), 2017 * Skin (Rihanna song), "Skin" (Rihanna song), 2010 * Skin (Sabrina Carpenter song), "Skin" (Sabrina Carpenter song), 2021 * "Skin (Sarabeth)", by Rascal Flatts, 2005 * "Skin", by Adema from the album ''Adema (album), Adema'', 2001 * "Skin", by Alexz Johnson from ''Instant Star: Greatest Hits'', 2009 * "Skin", by The Amenta from ''Non (album), n0n'', 2008 * "Skin", by Beartooth from ''Below (album), Below'', 2021 * "Skin", by Bladee from ''Eversince'', 2016 * "Skin", by Bullet for My Valentine from ''Venom (Bullet for My Valentine album), Venom'', 2015 * "Skin", by Club 8 from ''Pleasure (Club 8 album), Pleasure'', 2015 * "Skin", by Collective Soul from ''Blender (Collective Soul album), Blender'', 2000 * "Skin", by Flowers from ''Icehouse (album), Icehouse'', 1980 * "Skin", by Grimes from ''Visions (Grimes album), Visions'', 2012 * "Skin", by Mac Miller from ''The Divine Feminine'', 2016 * "Skin", by Machinae Supremacy from ''Overworld (Machinae Supremacy album), Overworld'', 2008 * "Skin", by Madonna from ''Ray of Light'', 1998 * "Skin", by Oingo Boingo from ''Dark at the End of the Tunnel'', 1990 * "Skin", by R. Kelly discography#Promotional singles, R. Kelly, 2008 * "Skin", by Rae Morris from ''Unguarded (Rae Morris album), Unguarded'', 2015 * "Skin", by San Cisco from ''Flaws (EP), Flaws'', 2020 * "Skin", by Spacey Jane from ''Sunlight (Spacey Jane album), Sunlight'', 2020 * "Skin", by Spock's Beard from ''Day for Night (Spock's Beard album), Day for Night'', 1999 * "Skin", by White Zombie from ''Let Sleeping Corpses Lie'', 2008 * "Skin, No. 1" and "Skin, No. 2", by Julius Hemphill from ''Coon Bid'ness'', 1975 * "Skins", by Pink Floyd from ''The Endless River'', 2014 * "Skinz", by Pete Rock & CL Smooth from ''Mecca and the Soul Brother'', 1992

Video games

* Skin, in Glossary of video game terms#skin, video game terminology, a player customization option for the outward appearance of an item.

Television

* Skins (British TV series), ''Skins'' (British TV series), a 2007–2013 teen drama series ** Skins (American TV series), ''Skins'' (American TV series), an adaptation that aired on MTV in 2011 * Skin (American TV series), ''Skin'' (American TV series), a 2003 drama series * Skin (British TV programme), ''Skin'' (British TV programme), a 1980–1982 documentary programme * Skin (Almost Human), "Skin" (''Almost Human''), an episode * Skin (Supernatural), "Skin" (''Supernatural''), an episode * Skin (Emmerdale), Skin (''Emmerdale''), a character * Skins, a species of aliens in ''Roswell (TV series), Roswell'' * Skin (2019 film), ''Skin'' (2019 documentary), a documentary on perceptions of beauty based on skin color in Africa

Sports

* Skins (sportswear), a company that manufactures and sells compression sportswear * Skins game, a type of golf and curling event * Skins, the team that plays a sport shirtless in shirts versus skins * Washington Commanders, formerly the Washington Redskins, sometimes shortened to Skins

Other uses

* Skin (anthropology), a form of social categorisation system in Australian Indigenous societies * Skin (computing), a customized graphical presentation for computer software and websites * Polaris Skin, an Italian ultralight trike design