{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Graffiti, Marker \u0026 Spray Cans"],"cover":{"alt":"Graffitti, Grafity, Graffity or Graffiti?","height":840,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/graffitti-grafity-graffity-graffiti/Graffitti-Grafity-Graffity1.jpg","width":1880},"credit":"","date":"2010-09-01T13:12:40Z","description":"It seems to be quite popular to write graffiti in a wrong way. There are dozens of crazy examples around the world, which confirm this thesis. So read on and get a better writing style...","html":"\u003cp\u003eToday something totally different: I was just wondering about the different, alternative forms of spelling “graffiti”. There are people who write it with double-f, double-t and an ending-i (\u003cstrong\u003e“graffitti”\u003c/strong\u003e), those who spell it with single-f, single-t and an ending-y (\u003cstrong\u003e“grafity”\u003c/strong\u003e) and others who write it with double-f, single-t and an ending-y (\u003cstrong\u003e“graffity”\u003c/strong\u003e)! It’s insane and I don’t know why there are so many different versions (Yes, there are even more, but these are the three most popular!). For that reason I would like to bring the true spelling to light today\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"how-to-write-graffiti\"\u003eHow to write Graffiti?\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2600px; --image-ratio: 2600 / 504\" data-source-width=\"2600\" data-source-height=\"504\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"504\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/graffitti-grafity-graffity-graffiti/Graffitti-Grafity-Graffity_hu_53486e317137655a.avif 480w, /graffitti-grafity-graffity-graffiti/Graffitti-Grafity-Graffity_hu_4a62ed7e761e1af1.avif 960w, /graffitti-grafity-graffity-graffiti/Graffitti-Grafity-Graffity_hu_64ebf6a63cf01235.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/graffitti-grafity-graffity-graffiti/Graffitti-Grafity-Graffity_hu_f73ad36f23e25554.webp 480w, /graffitti-grafity-graffity-graffiti/Graffitti-Grafity-Graffity_hu_446957372e0c85e5.webp 960w, /graffitti-grafity-graffity-graffiti/Graffitti-Grafity-Graffity_hu_789dc23a9d97677.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/graffitti-grafity-graffity-graffiti/Graffitti-Grafity-Graffity_hu_4152ab4fc3197d4e.jpg\" srcset=\"/graffitti-grafity-graffity-graffiti/Graffitti-Grafity-Graffity_hu_368a9029c07214f6.jpg 480w, /graffitti-grafity-graffity-graffiti/Graffitti-Grafity-Graffity_hu_f0909b1303de0dc6.jpg 960w, /graffitti-grafity-graffity-graffiti/Graffitti-Grafity-Graffity_hu_4152ab4fc3197d4e.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"279\" alt=\"Graffitti Grafity Graffity\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eGraffitti Grafity Graffity\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\nFirst of all, I will describe the importance of this article by showing you some web-statistics. Nowadays, asking google or other established authorities to determine the broad consent about a specific topic is a common practice. When you type “graffitti” into the Flickr-search you’ll find 122,597 photos, for “grafity” 5,550 and for “graffity” 27,101. When you do the same on google, there are 7,470,000 results for “graffitti”, 1,420,000 for “grafity” and 6.140.000 for “graffity”. So you see, it seems to be common to write it in the wrong way.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe solution to this misspelling problem is rather simple: Ask Wikipedia or the Oxford Dictionary!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGraffiti (singular: graffito; the plural is used as a mass noun) is the name for images or lettering scratched, scrawled, painted or marked in any manner on property. Graffiti is any type of public markings that may appear in the forms of simple written words to elaborate wall paintings. (\u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graffiti\"\u003ewikipedia.org\u003c/a\u003e)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eplural noun (singular graffito /-təʊ/) [treated as singular or plural]\nwriting or drawings scribbled, scratched, or sprayed illicitly on a wall or other surface in a public place: the station was covered in graffiti (\u003ca href=\"http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/graffiti\"\u003eoxforddictionaries.com\u003c/a\u003e)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs you can see, the only right and correct way is “graffiti”. So please correct your articles, photo-descriptions or what ever. I can’t understand for what reason so many people misspell their favourite hobby\u0026hellip;Maybe some of you could explain why!?\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\nToday something totally different: I was just wondering about the different, alternative forms of spelling “graffiti”. There are people who write it with double-f, double-t and an ending-i (**“graffitti”**), those who spell it with single-f, single-t and an ending-y (**“grafity”**) and others who write it with double-f, single-t and an ending-y (**“graffity”**)! It’s insane and I don’t know why there are so many different versions (Yes, there are even more, but these are the three most popular!). For that reason I would like to bring the true spelling to light today...\n\n\n## How to write Graffiti?\n\n\n![Graffitti Grafity Graffity](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/graffitti-grafity-graffity-graffiti/Graffitti-Grafity-Graffity.jpg\u003e)\n\nGraffitti Grafity Graffity \nFirst of all, I will describe the importance of this article by showing you some web-statistics. Nowadays, asking google or other established authorities to determine the broad consent about a specific topic is a common practice. When you type “graffitti” into the Flickr-search you’ll find 122,597 photos, for “grafity” 5,550 and for “graffity” 27,101. When you do the same on google, there are 7,470,000 results for “graffitti”, 1,420,000 for “grafity” and 6.140.000 for “graffity”. So you see, it seems to be common to write it in the wrong way.\n\nThe solution to this misspelling problem is rather simple: Ask Wikipedia or the Oxford Dictionary!\n\n\u003e Graffiti (singular: graffito; the plural is used as a mass noun) is the name for images or lettering scratched, scrawled, painted or marked in any manner on property. Graffiti is any type of public markings that may appear in the forms of simple written words to elaborate wall paintings. ([wikipedia.org](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graffiti))\n\n\u003e plural noun (singular graffito /-təʊ/) [treated as singular or plural]\n\u003e writing or drawings scribbled, scratched, or sprayed illicitly on a wall or other surface in a public place: the station was covered in graffiti ([oxforddictionaries.com](http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/graffiti))\n\nAs you can see, the only right and correct way is “graffiti”. So please correct your articles, photo-descriptions or what ever. I can’t understand for what reason so many people misspell their favourite hobby...Maybe some of you could explain why!?\n","tags":["Art Tutorial"],"title":"Graffitti, Grafity, Graffity or Graffiti?","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/graffitti-grafity-graffity-graffiti/"}