History Main / SignedWithAKiss

* ''Series/{{CSINY}}'': At a murder scene in a hotel room in "[[Recap/CSINYS08E16 Sláinte]]", Danny & Lindsay find a lipstick kiss on the dresser's mirror. The victim had entertained a prostitute the night before he was killed and had asked her for one more kiss before she left. She kissed the mirror instead of him.

* ''Series/{{NCIS}}'': One of the second-season episodes, titled "[[Recap/NCISS02E22 SWAK]]", involved [[LoveableRogue DiNozzo]] receiving a letter [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin sealed with a kiss]] that turned out to be [[spoiler:full of bio-engineered anthrax. The kiss on the envelope helped conceal a wad of aluminum foil that prevented the anthrax from being destroyed by the ultraviolet light hazmat prevention protocol standard to mail received by the armed forces]]. This forces the rest of the team to investigate the sender, who turned out to be [[spoiler:a bio-engineering CEO and former anti-government activist, who, in a combination of derangement caused by a brain tumor and MamaBear rage, was forcing them to investigate the cold case of her daughter's rape by a Naval officer]].

* Played with in ''WesternAnimation/{{Paperman}}''. When the two main characters (named George and Meg, [[NoNameGiven although it is not mentioned in the film]]) meet, one of George's papers flies into Meg's face, leaving an imprint of her lipstick on it. Later, George spots Meg in the building across the street and tries to get her attention with paper airplanes, including one made from the paper with her lipstick. The paper planes fail to reach her, but later, when George is leaving, [[spoiler:the planes start moving on their own and push George and Meg together; Meg specifically gets the lipstick plane, clueing her in on what's happening]].

* ''VideoGame/SeriousSam4'': After [[spoiler:Ugh-Zan VI is killed]], the cast notices that [[spoiler:the Sirian portal isn't closed]], so they send a nuke through it [[spoiler:with NonActionBigBad General Brand naked and tied with duct tape on it]] and Hellfire painting "From Earth With Love" complete with a kiss printed on the nuke.

Compare IndirectKiss. See CoveredInKisses for when a character leaves kiss marks on another character. Contrast LipstickMark, which is solely for kiss marks being used as a sign of infidelity (usually on a shirt collar). Not to be confused with SealedWithAKiss (where a couple kisses at the end of the work), AMagicContractComesWithAKiss (where a magical pact is sealed by one person kissing another) or KissedKeepsake, (where someone kisses another person, and the second person refuses to wash the kissed area).

* ''Creator/AdrianJSmith''[='s=] short story ''Open when you miss my kisses...'' begins with her lamenting that she wished the letter wasn't in electronic form because then she would've kissed the paper for her wife.

Compare IndirectKiss. See CoveredInKisses for when a character leaves kiss marks on another character. Contrast LipstickMark, which is solely for kiss marks being used as a sign of infidelity (usually on a shirt collar). Not to be confused with SealedWithAKiss, where a couple kisses at the end of the work, AMagicContractComesWithAKiss, where a magical pact is sealed by one person kissing another, or KissedKeepsake, where someone kisses another person, and the second person refuses to wash the kissed area.

* ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'': In ''Giggles' Valentine Smoochie'', if you click on note, Giggles will kiss a piece of paper and put it in an envelope. When she licks it to seal it, she gets a paper cut so deep it [[TongueTrauma cuts the end of her tongue off]]. She tries to reattach it but apparently dies of blood loss in the process. When she passes out, the paper she kissed flies from her hand and lands on the screen, reading "Happy Valentines Day!" with Giggles' kiss mark next to it.

* ''Manga/CaseClosed'' has Yoko Okino reunite with her former IdolSinger group to celebrate one of them getting engaged. As the group write her a congratulatory note, one of them, Yuki Takeno, signs her message with a kiss. [[spoiler:This ends up becoming a crucial evidence when Conan finds blood traces on her kiss mark, which proves that she was the one who attempted to murder her friend Kaoru]].

* ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'': In "[[Recap/YuGiOhGXS1E3ADuelInLove A Duel In Love]]", Syrus receives a letter with a kiss on the envelope. The letter is signed from Alexis; however, it's actually a ploy from Dr. Crowler, who intended to give it to Jaden, but placed the letter in the wrong locker.

* ''Series/{{NCIS}}'': One of the second-season episodes, titled "[[Recap/NCISS02E22 SWAK]]", involved [[LoveableRogue DiNozzo]] receiving a letter [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin sealed with a kiss]] that turned out to be [[spoiler:full of bio-engineered anthrax. The kiss on the envelope helped conceal a wad of aluminum foil that prevented the anthrax from being destroyed by the ultraviolet light hazmat prevention protocol standard to mail received by the armed forces]]. This forces the rest of the team to investigate the sender, who turned out to be [[spoiler:a bio-engineering CEO and former anti-government activist, who in a combination of derangement caused by a brain tumor and MamaBear rage, was forcing them to investigate the cold case of her daughter's rape by a Naval officer]].

* The 1960 song "Sealed with a Kiss" by Peter Udell and Gary Geld (later to become a 1962 hit for Brian Hyland) has the lovers parting ways over the summer, and the man promising to send her letters everyday that're "sealed with a kiss" before they pledge to meet in September.

* ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'': In ''Giggles' Valentine Smoochie'', if you click on note, Giggles will kiss a piece of paper and put it in an envelope. When she licks it to seal it, she gets a paper cut so deep it [[TongueTrauma cuts the end of her tongue off]]. She tries to reattach it, but apparently dies of blood loss in the process. When she passes out, the paper she kissed flies from her hand and lands on the screen, reading "Happy Valentines Day!" with Giggles' kiss mark next to it.

* ''Webcomic/CursedPrincessClub'': When Abbi concocts a magic potion that will allegedly undo the Cursed Princess Club members' {{curse}}s for one day, one of the potion's instructions is to write a wish on a piece of paper and then kiss the paper before drinking the potion. Naturally, most if not all the princesses write wishes concerning their romantic dreams on the papers. The potion itself ends up a dud because of a mix-up with the ingredients, but the notes become a ChekhovsGun: [[spoiler:Gwendolyn figures out that the one sending her messages goading her into entering the barn against the Club's rules was Aurelia, because Aurelia's curse gave her acidic saliva, and Aurelia's otherwise unsigned wish note with handwriting identical to the mysterious messages has a corroded kiss mark from that acid]].

* [[https://glamourdaze.com/2012/10/sealed-with-a-kiss-1940s-lipstick-kisses-to-servicemen.html In the 1940's]], women would send letters to servicemen stationed abroad. These letters were put in envelopes that the women would kiss as a secondary signature, as each women's kiss mark was unique in color and lip shape.

* In ''Film/IngloriousBasterds'', German film actress (and secret spy for the Allies), Bridget von Hammersmark is approached by a soldier, who asks her for an autograph on behalf of his newborn son Max. After signing her name on a napkin, she adds a kiss that leaves a lipstick mark.

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* The 1960's song "Sealed with a Kiss" by Brian Hyland has the lovers parting ways over the summer, and the man promising to send her letters everyday that're "sealed with a kiss" before they pledge to meet in September.

Every letter needs a signature, right? While simply signing their name is common, sometimes a character feels that it's not enough or would rather leave their name off the letter entirely. So they decide to sign off their letter by leaving a kiss mark at the end of it, with or without their name or a little xoxo.

Especially prevalent with {{Love Letter}}s (or even AffairLetters), given the romantic nature of the letter, although a kiss could be left for several reasons by several different types of characters. Most often there is a romantic connection between sender and recipient, so these exchanges are popular between partners or {{Love Interest}}s. However, seductress type characters may make kiss marks their preferred signature to further sell their image. Perhaps TheVamp or the FemmeFatale wants to lead detectives on a little chase and the only clue to her identity are the lipstick stains left behind.

While letters are the most common target for kiss marks, they can also be found on objects left for the recipient, such as presents from partners. The important part is that the kissed item, letter or otherwise, is being given to someone else and that the kiss serves as a signature -- either in addition to or instead of a name. TruthInTelevision, in the past it was common for sweethearts to leave kisses on their letters and today people even sign text messages with the kiss mark emoji when they want to convey love.

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* ''Series/{{NCIS}}'': One of the first-season episodes, titled "SWAK", involved [[LoveableRogue DiNozzo]] receiving a letter [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin sealed with a kiss]] that turned out to be [[spoiler:full of bio-engineered anthrax. The kiss on the envelope helped conceal a wad of aluminum foil that prevented the anthrax from being destroyed by the ultraviolet light hazmat prevention protocol standard to mail received by the armed forces]]. This forces the rest of the team to investigate the sender, who turned out to be [[spoiler:a bio-engineering CEO and former anti-government activist, who in a combination of derangement caused by a brain tumor and MamaBear rage, was forcing them to investigate the cold case of her daughter's rape by a Naval officer]].