Five Dots Tattoo

Five Dots Tattoo is for Vietnamese gang members. The five dots stand for the five T's, which are, Tình, Tiền, Tù, Tội, Thù, which translates to love, money, prison, crime, revenge.

In Argentina the five dots tattoo, known as "Los Cinco Puntos", stands for "Muerte a los ratis" (Death to the rats), and it's supposed to represent one snitch being surrounded by four delinquents.It's usually done in prison, with hand made machines and ink taken from a "birome" (pen).

In Portugal, the five dot tattoo resembles the five shields on the Portuguese flag. The five shields represent the five Holy Wounds inflicted upon Jesus during his crucifixion. This tattoo is usually worn by members of the Portuguese army and has no relation at all to prison or any criminal acts.

In Romania and Greece, tattoos of five dots resembling the dots on a dice, placed on the hand between index finger and thumb are found on prison inmates. This tattoo represents the individual between the four walls of the prison cell.

In Britain the five dots was an original skinhead tattoo,popular in the late 70's and early 80's.It original meaning was a phrase for each dot; "Find her,Follow her,Finger her,Fuck her,Forget her".It could also stand for "All Coppers Are Bastards" This is a four dot derivative.