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A name written fast.
Also known as: Graffiti signature, Writer's tag
The stylised signature that is the base unit of graffiti writing.
Is the stylised signature by which a graffiti writer identifies their work.
Contexts: History, Public information
Judged within the practice on the quality of the hand rather than on the name, so the letterform is the content and the word is close to arbitrary — a writing tradition where legibility to outsiders is not among the criteria.
Contexts: History, Public information
The base unit of a graded vocabulary running from the tag through the outlined throw-up to the fully realised piece, distinguished by time taken and risk accepted.
Contexts: History, Public information
A name written in a single continuous stylised hand, letters joined and elongated, executed in seconds with a marker or a can.
A fuller structured visual breakdown is not yet documented for this symbol.