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The Aryan Brotherhood, which is also known as "AB" or "The Brand," is a primarily white prison gang with about 15,000 members in and out of prison. According to the FBI, the gang makes up only one percent of the prison population, but is responsible for 18 percent of all murders in the federal corrections system. Members use symbols in their tattoos such as swastikas, SS lightning bolts, the number 666, and Celtic imagery.

The Aryan Brotherhood is a prison gang consisting of primarily white members. "AB" members ordinarily wear numerous and varied body tattoos, but the true AB tattoo is a shamrock, the letters AB and three sixes. Tattoos of the swastika, a picture of a bluebird and of double lighting bolts are also used to identify Aryan Brotherhood members. In many ways AB is a white supremacist gang with Nazi leanings, however, it is not to be confused with groups like Aryan Nations or the Klan. For AB, money and power are more important than racist ideology. One of the leaders of the gang is Jewish; there are also Hispanic and biracial members.

Various Satanic imagery is seen in these tattoos of an Aryan Brotherhood member, including an upside down pentagram, beasts and the number 666, which represents the Antichrist or Devil. In the Bible, the Book of Revelation cryptically asserts 666 to be "the number of a man," associated with the beast, an antagonistic creature that appears briefly about two-thirds into the apocalyptic vision.

The Aryan Brotherhood prison gang has a fondness for Irish symbols and supports the IRA. This gang member is inked with an Irish shamrock and "Sinn Fein," which in Gaelic means, "We stand alone." Sinn Fein is the political wing and political motto of the IRA.

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The Aryan Brotherhood's common tattoos often feature shamrocks, references to "Irish Pride" or the numbers 666.

Various symbols such as the upside down pentagram, swastika, and "White Power" reference identify a Nazi white supremacist gang member.

This Nazi Low Rider tattoo depicts the letters "NLR" and a bird perched atop a swastika.

A Hells Angels tattoo with Harley Davidson wings indicates this gang member belongs to the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, which is one of the "big 4" outlaw motorcycle gangs. The reference to Switzerland identifies his membership in that country's chapter. The Hells Angels logo is copyrighted so that it can only be used by members of the gang.

Many white gangs use Irish, Viking and German symbolism in their tattoos, regardless of the gang members' actual pedigree. The AB members use of the shamrock is thought to have originated with a founding member of the gang, who was Irish.

Swastikas and other Nazi symbols such as the "SS" thunderbolts are very common white supremacist tattoos, and they are often found on white prison gang members.

This license plate tattoo with a pair of skulls identifies a Nazi Low Rider member. The NLR serve as the foot soldiers of the Aryan Brotherhood, enforcing their will on the street. Inside the corrections system, the NLR is a prison gang. Some of its members are also members of the AB.

This gang tattoo reveals that the wearer is a member of the outlaw motorcycle gang Satan's Few. OMGs are often organized by race, although there are some OMGs with diverse membership.

AB's use of the Irish shamrock originated with an early founder who was Irish. The image's hands clasping a heart with a crown references the Claddagh ring, a traditional Irish ring that's given as a symbol of friendship or in marriage.

This tattoo depicts a Viking death's head images and "SWP," which refers to "Supreme White Power." White gangs are very fond of Norse and Celtic imagery. Viking symbols and Celtic runes are very common.

A Nazi white supremacist gang member wears tattoos of a swastika symbol and picture of Adolph Hitler.