Ribbon tattoo ideas

1,005 photos and flash · 24% Traditional, 17% Lettering · Forearm most common

What will it cost? Try the tattoo cost calculator
Black and grey pen drawing of a compass rose with an arrow, trailing ribbons and the words Time flies like an arrow, shown as a tattoo design.
Compass rose and arrow design with quote
Fine line drawing in dark blue ink of a bouquet with two poppy-style flowers, lavender sprigs and a tied ribbon, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Wildflower bouquet line drawing
Two versions of a tattoo design drawing of a lantern lamppost with three banners reading COURAGE, DEAR and HEART, one in green and one in black and grey, in a fine line lettering style.
Lamppost with COURAGE, DEAR, HEART banners
Two black line drawn crown designs, each with a scrolling ribbon banner beneath, shown as tattoo flash on a plain white background.
Two crown designs with ribbon banners
Black ink drawing of a top hat with a ribbon, above the quote "It's only a dream..." and the word ALICE, in a fine line style, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Top hat with ribbon and Alice quote
Black line flash sheet of small fine line designs, including semicolons, a ribbon, a cross, a dragonfly, a key and lettering such as Hope, Faith and Never Give Up, shown on white paper.
Semicolon and inspirational word flash sheet
Fine line illustrated design of two pale-faced girls, a dragon head and a pink crystal above a ribbon banner, with no body placement shown.
Two girls, a dragon and a crystal design
Hand-drawn flash design of arrows radiating from the words follow your arrow, with feathers and a lotus flower, in fine line and blue, teal and pink colouring.
Radiating arrows and feathers flash design
Line drawing of a purple awareness ribbon with feathered angel wings and the word Survivor, with script quotes above and below, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Purple ribbon with angel wings and script
Line drawing of a pocket watch wrapped in lilies and ribbons on white paper, with one petal coloured purple, a botanical tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Pocket watch and lilies tattoo design
Black and grey pencil drawing of an interlocking infinity knot tattoo design with shaded ribbon loops and pointed diamond-shaped crossings.
Interlocking infinity knot design
Fine line black and grey drawing of a compass rose with an arrow running through it, feathered fletching and ribbon at the base, and the words Time flies like an arrow beneath.
Compass and arrow design with quote
Black ink pen drawing of a fox-masked figure surrounded by peonies, a woman's face and an oni face, designed as a Japanese-style tattoo sketch with no body part shown.
Fox mask figure with peonies and oni face sketch
Black line drawing of an ornate peacock with intricately patterned feathers and flowing ribbons, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Ornate peacock with flowing ribbons
Fine line drawing of a compass rose with three black and white feathers hanging beneath it, with blue ribbon accents, on a plain pale background.
Compass and feathers design
Black and grey line drawing of a compass rose with an arrow, ribbon and feathers, above the words Time flies like an arrow, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Compass rose and arrow design with lettering
Black linework tattoo design of a winged fairy beside a crescent moon, with flowers, stars, swirling ribbons and jellyfish, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Fairy with moon, jellyfish and flowing swirls