[1][2] The name is derived from the tissue where the labia meets the clitoral hood, which looks like a triangle when pinched.

The piercing can increase sexual sensation during direct clitoral stimulation as well as during vaginal or anal penetration.

Its complexity results from the fact that the piercer has to use mainly tactile rather than visual cues for its placement.

It is in a location where mistakes could result in the piercing being misplaced or lead to pain and damage to the vulva.

Some people find it to be one of the more painful genital piercings[2] because it passes through so much tissue and so many nerves.