A worker sprays disinfectant at Independence Square during a disinfection operation, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Kuala Lumpur on October 17, 2020. (Photo by Lim Huey Teng/Reuters)
Nail salon Maniqure owner Lim Pei Xin works on a Squid Game's manicure for a client at her shop in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on October 14, 2021. (Photo by Lim Huey Teng/Reuters)
Body modification and tattoo artist Andrea Aguilar, 26, known as leopard woman, at the Quito Tattoo Convention shows off her work during the last day of the event in Quito, Ecuador September 27, 2015. (Photo by Guillermo Granja/Reuters)
In this December 22, 2015, photo, Rayani Air flight crews prays before departure at Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 in Sepang, Malaysia. Malaysia's Rayani Air took to the skies over the weekend with a clear bailiwick. It is the country's first Islamic airline, offering flights that adhere to Islamic rules including prayers, no-alcohol, no-pork meals, and a strict dress code for Muslim female flight attendants. (Photo by Joshua Paul/AP Photo)
A tattoo artist works during the annual Israel Tattoo Convention in Tel Aviv, Israel, October 8, 2016. Around 140 tattoo artists from Israel and other countries participated in a 2 day fair in Tel Aviv. (Photo by Baz Ratner/Reuters)
Tattoos are commonly used among criminals to show gang membership and record the wearer's personal history—such as his or her skills, specialties, accomplishments and convictions. They are also used as a means of personal expression. Certain designs have developed recognized coded meanings. The code systems can be quite complex and because of the nature of what they encode, the tattoo designs are not widely recognized.
Ave, 4 years-old, of the United States, paints on her father's hand during the International Tattoo Convention Bucharest 2016 in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, October 16, 2016. Prominent tattoo artists from across the world displayed their skills in the Romanian capital over the weekend. (Photo by Vadim Ghirda/AP Photo)