Graffiti (in the context of the historical inscriptions the singular is graffito; from ital. graffito, plural. graffiti images or inscriptions scratched, written or drawn with paint or ink on walls and other surfaces. Graffiti can be attributed to any kind of street painting walls, where you can find everything from simple written words to exquisite drawings.

In historical science the term is used for a long time, but in a more narrow sense. When it comes to ancient epigraphic monuments, that share the concept of "graffiti" and "dipinti". If the last marks of paint, graffiti scratched inscriptions (the term directly comes from the Italian verb graffiare "to scratch").