Character (graffiti)

[2] They may be taken from popular culture (especially cartoons and comic books) or created by the writer as a signature character.

[7] Some artists make monikers out of characters from popular culture, but draw them in a unique style which still allow them to serve as a signature.

[4] The character Mr. Chad, as seen in the Kilroy was here meme, was drawn by multiple artists and originally designed by British cartoonist George Chatterton.

[1] Cartoon and comic book characters were drawn in the earliest modern graffiti pieces on New York Subway.

[11] In 1984, Jace was one of the earliest writers to completely replace their tag with a character, called Gouzou.

An example of a signature character by KEOB. The character is seen four different contexts: a tag (in the O), throw up , character painting, and sticker .
A classical style bboy character.