Drawing of Deq Tattoo Symbols

Common tattoo symbols among Yazidis include the Moon (both full or crescent), the cross, a wool comb (used to symbolize beauty), a gazelle, an animal called daqqayeh, a sandgrouse foot, a doll, a spindle, an inverted 'v' called res daqq, a dimlich (figure which looks like a bag with two strings) and combinations of dots. A single dot is said to draw pain away from injuries and a dot on the end of a woman’s nose is said to help with fertility.