graffiti tags
Street writers' marks
Graffiti tags are stylized signatures or symbols that graffiti writers spray-paint or marker on walls, trains, and other surfaces to mark territory or establish reputation.
Tags are the simplest form of graffiti—quick, distinctive personal logos rather than elaborate murals: The underpass was covered in tags.
Tagging is often illegal and considered vandalism, though it's foundational to street art culture.
- sprayDispersed liquid droplets
- vandalismWillful property damage
- muralWall-applied artwork
- street artIllicit public murals
- streetPublic urban roadway
urban · crew · throw-up · throw up · marker · bombing · piece · writer · cap · aerosol · bubble · stencil · walls · trains · freight train · illegal · fame · drips
- tagsdog tag, geotag, ear tag, gift tag, hang tag
- vandalismvandalism, defacement, defacing, property damage, spray paint
- subculture signalsgang signs, hand signs, secret handshakes, coded language, dog whistles
- slangslang, jargon, lingo, argot, cant
- ephemeratrade cards, postcards, ticket stubs, cigarette cards, boarding passes
- barriobodega, corner store, stoop, farmacia, taqueria