London, the capital of the UK, is a global metropolis for finance, commerce, and artistic design. As a diverse international hub of creativity, it generates effects through the fusion of cross-disciplinary cultures. In this open society, both explicit and implicit mixes persist, with marginal and core elements coexisting somewhere within the city, while popular and mass culture flourish.

The graffiti images and contexts on London walls are no exception to this diversity. Some vocabulary stems purely from the British cultural background; can these be termed local codes? Clearly, locality is an inevitable cultural reflection within this diversity. Symbols such as the Union Jack, lions, red double-decker buses, and police helmets frequently become graffiti vocabulary. These cultural signs transform into distinctive imagery, revealing local life situations and cultural backgrounds, while also reflecting personal focus on social, political, or individual concerns.