在一些群体当中，刺青是一种勇气的表现，刺青能得与同侪的认同，在黑社会帮派中，有时刺青普遍来说，也是入会考验之一，因此给人刺青是与黑道中人挂钩的印象；在现代香港帮派成员中通常都在左臂上文一条青龙，右臂上文一只白老虎，因而有“左青龙，右白虎”这句话来代表黑社会份子。
In some groups, tattooing is a manifestation of courage, and it can gain recognition from peers. In underworld gangs, sometimes tattooing is generally considered one of the entrance tests, thus giving the impression that tattooing is linked to people in the underworld; In modern Hong Kong gang members, there is usually a green dragon on the left arm and a white tiger on the right arm, hence the phrase "left green dragon, right white tiger" is used to represent triad members.
随着社会风气的开放，与身体展现的文化兴起，大家逐渐能接受身体的表现型式，爱好刺青者会组成联谊社团，定期举行展览会，将刺青图案社会艺术品，有名的刺青师傅也被视为艺术家，社会学 或人类学者也会以流行的角度来研究这种带有暴家庄电动伸缩门 保定桌椅  保定水处理设备 河北机械加工  保定养老院  保定防水力色彩的流行文化。不少艺人会选择刺青来强调自己的个人风格，例如王菲与谢霆锋就曾经弄了一对“情侣装”的文身；贝克汉姆将爱妻维多利亚（Victoria）的名字用四个印度文字文在了左手前臂文上。
With the opening of the social atmosphere and the rise of the culture of body presentation, people are gradually able to accept the form of body expression. People who love tattoos will form a social association, hold exhibitions regularly, and regard tattoos as social works of art. Famous tattoo masters are also regarded as artists. Sociology or anthropologists will also study this violent pop culture from a popular perspective. Many artists choose tattoos to emphasize their personal style, such as Faye Wong and Nicholas Tse, who once had a pair of "couple attire" tattoos; Beckham wrote the name of his beloved wife Victoria in four Indian characters on his left forearm.