MS-13

Mara Salvatrucha members have tattoos on most of their upper body, including the arms and face, with lettering done in Gothic (Blackletter) style. The "MS" and "13" is always tattooed on them. (This has resulted in the arrest and detention of many people, first in Honduras then in El Salvador for illicit association based entirely on the fact that they are wearing tattoos associated with gang membership.) Other tattoos include also the comedy and tragedy faces are claimed as the phrase "laugh now cry later" always with the smiling one up and to the right of the crying face, but this image is also popular with all latino gangs, three dots on the left hand (between index and thumb), and lastly the letters "M" and "S" on either top eyelid (a more blunt symbol). A shaved head with a goatee beard is also popular. A crooked-finger "M" sign, often detailed in skeletal fingers, is also a popular MS-13 sign.