Suicide Squad: Decoding All 16 Of Jared Leto's Joker Tattoos

By Simon Gallagher /

11. The Stabbed Bat-Logo

Mattel

The imagery here pretty much speaks for itself: the Joker has stabbed Batman through the heart - presumably through killing Jason Todd - and it generally serves as a mark of his mantra and desire to kill the Batman.

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But more specifically, the stabbed Bat is an Easter Egg, referring back to The Dark Knight Returns. In the culmination of that story, the Joker and Batman meet in a bloody battle that eventually sees the former perish (by his own hand); during the fight the Joker repeatedly stabs Batman in the stomach.

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10. Hand Smile

Medicom

Another blank space, another smile - this time a more narrow one with thicker lips that are parted rather than a drawn, tight grin.

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This one is more like The Killing Joke smile - it's a fairly simple reference, rather than being steeped in the character's personal history.