Graffiti

An example of graffiti, as seen in the credits of Splatoon.

Graffiti is a common element in Inkopolis and Splatsville, being present in all main hubs, story modes, and stages. They consist of official designs and player-made drawings made via the mailbox. If a player is not connected to the internet or disables posts in the Options menu (or in any case in Splatoon following Miiverse's closure), graffiti that would normally depict player-made drawings instead shows pre-made illustrations.

Official designs show up in various forms, some of them being stickers, posters, or spray painted. They can appear on the ground, buildings, objects, loading screens, and menus, among others. Many of these designs recur throughout multiple games.

Splatoon

Players could create drawings in the form of Miiverse posts that then showed up in game. This feature was removed upon Miiverse's closure. They appeared on specific billboards, and during Splatfests they appeared on banners, neon signs, fireworks and the back of the Squid Sisters' trucks. Walking up to an Inkling in the Inkopolis Plaza displayed their drawing (if one was created) above their head in a speech bubble. A player is able to hold to focus on a specific player-made drawing, which allows them to respond to it with "Yeah!".

Splatoon 2

Player-made drawings are now created fully in game, and can be shared online through a Twitter or Facebook account linked to their Nintendo account. A player has to post their drawing on at least one of those sites for it to show to other players. Similarly to Splatoon, player-made drawings show up on specific billboards and as speech bubbles above Inklings and Octolings. They additionally show up as small cards during Splatfests, and banners held by Inklings and Octolings. A player is able to hold to focus on a specific player-made drawing, which allows them to respond to it with "Fresh!". This can also be done directly through the speech bubbles.

Splatoon 3

Player-made drawings function almost identically to Splatoon 2. During Splatfests, they also additionally appear in the sky through drone shows.

Locations

Graffiti	Located in	Located in	Located in
Jr. Mark (mem cake)	Areas Inkopolis Plaza Tutorial Equipment Custom Splattershot Jr. Basic Tee	Stages Ancho-V Games MakoMart Musselforge Fitness Sweet Valley Tentacles Areas Cephalon HQ Equipment Splattershot Jr. Custom Splattershot Jr. Kensa Splattershot Jr. Basic Tee Fresh Octo Tee	Equipment Custom Splattershot Jr. Basic Tee Fresh Octo Tee Splashtags Starting banner Locker customizations SQD-NML character
"Slow Your Roll" Mole (mem cake) Construction company Mascot of Neo	Stages Hammerhead Bridge Piranha Pit Port Mackerel Saltspray Rig Other Urchin Underpass 2.0 update teaser	Stages Piranha Pit Port Mackerel Sturgeon Shipyard Areas Inkopolis Square Tutorial	Stages Mincemeat Metalworks Locker customizations BCF poster
iShipIt (mem cake) Shipping company	N/A	Stages Goby Arena Humpback Pump Track Moray Towers New Albacore Hotel Piranha Pit Starfish Mainstage The Reef Walleye Warehouse Areas Inkopolis Square Tutorial	Locker customizations iShipIt logo
Familiar graffiti (mem cake)	Stages Arowana Mall Blackbelly Skatepark Camp Triggerfish Kelp Dome Moray Towers Piranha Pit Port Mackerel Saltspray Rig Urchin Underpass Areas Inkopolis Plaza Test range Tutorial	Stages Arowana Mall Blackbelly Skatepark Camp Triggerfish Inkblot Art Academy Kelp Dome Moray Towers Musselforge Fitness New Albacore Hotel Piranha Pit Shifty Station Starfish Mainstage Sturgeon Shipyard Areas Cephalon HQ Inkopolis Square Inner Agent 3 Slimeskin Garrison Suction-Cup Lookout Test range Tutorial	Stages Inkblot Art Academy Sturgeon Shipyard Locker customizations RBTSML sticker
Li'l Max (mem cake)	N/A	Stages Ancho-V Games Arowana Mall Blackbelly Skatepark Goby Arena Humpback Pump Track Piranha Pit Port Mackerel Shellendorf Institute Areas Test range Tutorial	Locker customizations NMMX character
Climbing Skipjack tuna (ノボリガツオくん / Noborigatsuo-kun) Fish with legs and a backpack Indicates a slope nearby. Octo Canyon's official mascot character.	N/A	Stages Ancho-V Games Arowana Mall Blackbelly Skatepark Camp Triggerfish Goby Arena MakoMart Manta Maria New Albacore Hotel Piranha Pit Port Mackerel Shellendorf Institute Wahoo World Walleye Warehouse Areas Grizzco Industries Salmonid Smokeyard Cephalon HQ Slimeskin Garrison Tentakeel Outpost	Stages MakoMart Wahoo World Locker customizations GGTNA character
Squidluminati	N/A	Stages Arowana Mall Blackbelly Skatepark Piranha Pit Port Mackerel Shellendorf Institute The Reef Areas Inkopolis Square Marooner's Bay
ASARIDEAD Character by graffiti artist Sally Inspired by the insides of dead clams cooked in miso soup. May be a stylized face with a nose hanging over a smile.	N/A	Stages Camp Triggerfish Kelp Dome MakoMart Manta Maria Musselforge Fitness Wahoo World Walleye Warehouse Areas Other Inkopolis Square Test range UI display	Stages Inkblot Art Academy Sturgeon Shipyard MakoMart Wahoo World Locker customizations XCLM character Other Banner
Squid slopes	Stages Arowana Mall Blackbelly Skatepark Camp Triggerfish Areas Octo Valley Tutorial Equipment Mawcasins Orange Cardigan Shark Moccasins Strapping Reds Strapping Whites	Stages Arowana Mall Blackbelly Skatepark Camp Triggerfish Goby Arena Musselforge Fitness New Albacore Hotel Equipment Green Laceups Mawcasins Orange Cardigan Piranha Moccasins Shark Moccasins Strapping Reds Strapping Whites	Locker customizations PTYSQD-B sticker PTYSQD-R sticker
Squid eye stickers	Stages Camp Triggerfish Saltspray Rig Walleye Warehouse Equipment Forge Octarian Jacket	Stages Ancho-V Games Camp Triggerfish Inkopolis Square MakoMart Manta Maria Musselforge Fitness New Albacore Hotel Shellendorf Institute The Reef Walleye Warehouse Areas Cephalon HQ Slimeskin Garrison Suction-Cup Lookout Tentakeel Outpost Equipment Forge Octarian Jacket	Stages Inkblot Art Academy Sturgeon Shipyard MakoMart Areas Splatsville Equipment Forge Octarian Jacket Locker customizations ANG-IZ deco DZY-IZ deco I-IZ deco UO-IZ deco WNQ-IZ deco
Octopus poster	Stages Bluefin Depot Flounder Heights Port Mackerel Saltspray Rig Walleye Warehouse Urchin Underpass Areas Tutorial	Stages Port Mackerel Walleye Warehouse Areas Cephalon HQ Slimeskin Garrison Suction-Cup Lookout Tentakeel Outpost
Squid exit sign	Stages Flounder Heights Piranha Pit Port Mackerel Saltspray Rig Urchin Underpass Walleye Warehouse	Stages Musselforge Fitness Piranha Pit Port Mackerel Shellendorf Institute Walleye Warehouse Areas Grizzco Industries Slimeskin Garrison	Locker customizations EE-SQ sign
Octopus exit sign	Stages Bluefin Depot Saltspray Rig	Areas Slimeskin Garrison	Locker customizations EE-OCT sign
Vending machines in Splatoon (じはんき)	Stages Arowana Mall Port Mackerel Urchin Underpass Areas Inkopolis Plaza Equipment Streetstyle Cap	Stages Port Mackerel Equipment Inkjet Tenta Missiles Streetstyle Cap	Equipment Inkjet Tenta Missiles Streetstyle Cap
Shark fins Vending machines in Splatoon 2 (Fizzy)	N/A	Stages Arowana Mall Goby Arena Piranha Pit Port Mackerel The Reef Skipper Pavilion Wahoo World Areas Inkopolis Square Tutorial Equipment Fizzy Bomb	Equipment Fizzy Bomb Tacticooler Reefslider
Reel	Stages Mahi-Mahi Resort Equipment Reel Sweat Varsity Jacket Zekko Hoodie	Stages Humpback Pump Track Musselforge Fitness Equipment Olive Zekko Parka Reel Sweat Tumeric Zekko Coat Varsity Jacket Zekko Hoodie	Equipment Olive Zekko Parka Reel Sweat Tumeric Zekko Coat Varsity Jacket Zekko Hoodie
Octopus oil company	Stages Blackbelly Skatepark Bluefin Depot Camp Triggerfish Mahi-Mahi Resort Piranha Pit Saltspray Rig Urchin Underpass Areas Octo Valley Equipment Forge Inkling Parka Other Octarian UFOs	Stages Piranha Pit Areas Cephalon HQ Lost Outpost Inner Agent 3 Equipment Ultra Stamp Black Cuttlegear LS Forge Inkling Parka Fresh Octo Tee Juice Parka Octarian Retro Red Cuttlegear LS Splatfest Tee (Team Octopus)	Equipment Ultra Stamp Black Cuttlegear LS Forge Inkling Parka Fresh Octo Tee Juice Parka Octarian Retro Red Cuttlegear LS
"Hello my name is" stickers	Stages Arowana Mall Bluefin Depot Camp Triggerfish Flounder Heights Museum d'Alfonsino Port Mackerel Saltspray Rig Urchin Underpass Walleye Warehouse Areas Inkopolis Plaza Octo Valley Tutorial	Stages Ancho-V Games Arowana Mall Camp Triggerfish Goby Arena MakoMart Manta Maria Musselforge Fitness New Albacore Hotel Port Mackerel Shellendorf Institute Snapper Canal Sweet Valley Tentacles The Reef Wahoo World Walleye Warehouse Areas Inkopolis Square Tutorial Slimeskin Garrison Suction-Cup Lookout	Stages Scorch Gorge Eeltail Alley Hagglefish Market Undertow Spillway Hammerhead Bridge Mahi-Mahi Resort Inkblot Art Academy Sturgeon Shipyard MakoMart Wahoo World Areas Splatsville Lobby
Octopus	Stages Bluefin Depot Areas Octo Valley Enter the Octobot King! Equipment Octo Tee	Areas Cephalon HQ Tentakeel Outpost Inner Agent 3 Equipment Octo Tee Other Callie's Octarian outfit tattoo	Equipment Octo Tee
BlobMob	N/A	Areas Octo Expansion	Areas lobby Equipment Berry BlobMob Tee BlobMob Flip-Flops BlobMob Mask Locker customizations SM-SM Character

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Trivia

• Despite the closure of Miiverse, posts from it still appear as graffiti in Splatoon in the Battle Dojo stages and Octo Valley missions that are based on multiplayer stages.
• According to a developer interview, jellyfish are known to create a large amount of graffiti. This may mean that they are responsible for some of the graffiti in Inkopolis.
• Some stickers that appear as Easter eggs depict characters from other Nintendo franchises, such as Bloopers and Octoroks.
• The graffiti in stages is colored to match the neutral color of the two ink colors in the current battle.
• There are different variants of the small cards that depict graffiti in Octo Valley and Octo Canyon to those found in Inkopolis. In the Octo Expansion, round versions of these cards appear.