 በናዚ ጀርመን ጊዜ (ምንም እንኳን ብቸኛው ባይሆንም በጣም የታወቀ ምሳሌ) ንቅሳቱ በማጎሪያ ካምፖች እስረኞች ላይ ምልክት ተደርጎ ነበር ።
During Nazi Germany (as the most known example, though it is not the only one), the tattoo was used to mark prisoners in the concentration camps.