Literal may refer to:
- Interpretation of legal concepts:
- Strict constructionism
- The plain meaning rule (a.k.a. "literal rule")
- Literal (mathematical logic), certain logical roles taken by propositions
- Literal (computer programming), a fixed value in a program's source code
- Biblical literalism
- Titled works:
- Literal (magazine)
- Three-issue series The Literals, in Fables comics franchise