Ribbon tattoo ideas

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

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Flash design of three purple and green thistles tied with a purple and cream ribbon, above a cream banner reading Sassy Lassie, on a black background.
Three thistles with ribbon and banner
Black script word Hope with a purple ribbon and an outlined butterfly, tattooed on the wrist.
Hope script and butterfly on a wrist
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a skull wearing a red, blue and purple feathered headdress on the outer thigh.
Skull in feathered headdress on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a compass wrapped in a swirling ribbon with stars, on the shoulder and upper arm.
Compass and stars on shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey dreamcatcher tattoo with hanging feathers on a woman's upper back, shown in a monochrome photograph.
Dreamcatcher tattoo on upper back
Drawn tattoo design of ornate scissors wrapped in a teal ribbon, with pink peonies and leaves, in a neo-traditional style with dotwork shading.
Scissors, ribbon and peonies design
Greyscale tattoo design drawing of a butterfly above a pocket watch with Roman numerals, with a ribbon banner reading Memories last forever.
Butterfly and pocket watch with script banner
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
Black and grey tattoo of a wand wrapped in ribbon banners with paw prints and footprints, shown in two side-by-side photos on skin.
Wand with ribbon banners and paw prints
Black linework drawing of an ornate heart locket with a bow, wings, pearl strands and gemstone drops, shown twice on one sheet.
Heart locket with bow and pearls design
Colour and grey tattoo of a leg lamp in a wooden crate with a red ribbon reading A MAJOR AWARD, on a calf, in a traditional style.
Leg lamp in a crate with a banner
Traditional tattoo of a sailing ship among clouds, with red roses and a banner reading The Atlantic Was Born Today, on the thigh.
Sailing ship and roses on a thigh
Close-up photo of a tattoo on skin showing the word Survivor in black script with a pink awareness ribbon and red shading behind it, in lettering style.
Survivor script with pink awareness ribbon
Red awareness ribbon tattoo with black script reading Survivor over it, on the upper shoulder, in a close-up photo.
Survivor ribbon with script on shoulder
Black and grey handwritten script tattoo reading 'You are the page, the ink, the poem' across a woman's upper back, with a long braid and white ribbon.
Handwritten quote on the upper back
Black and grey butterfly tattoo with lace-like wing detail and swirling scrollwork, with a pink ribbon overlapping it, on the side of the ribs.
Butterfly and pink ribbon with scrollwork on ribs
Realism style tattoo of a pink ribbon loop with a shaded grey cross on a rosary-style cord, on the side of the ribs.
Pink ribbon and cross on the ribs
Close-up photo of a colour tattoo of a monarch-style butterfly with black wings and pink shading, layered over a pink ribbon shape, on skin.
Monarch butterfly over a pink ribbon
Traditional style colour tattoo of a red tractor with billowing smoke above a sheaf of wheat, on the calf.
Red tractor and wheat sheaf on a calf
Pink infinity ribbon tattoo with the handwritten words love and mom in black script on skin.
Pink infinity ribbon with love and mom script
Pencil drawing of a dripping heart pierced by a dagger, with a rose and a looping ribbon wrapped around it, a design suited to a blackwork or neo-traditional tattoo.
Heart, dagger, rose and ribbon drawing
Colour tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, red roses and a blue ribbon on the thigh, in a neo-traditional style.
Pocket watch and red rose on a thigh
Black and grey tattoo of two laced boots hanging from a bow on the lower leg, in a traditional style with bold outlines and simple shading.
Laced boots with a bow on the leg
Healed tattoo on a person's back of the word Mom in grey script inside a heart outline, with green flowers and vines in a botanical style.
Mom script in a heart with green flowers
Black fine line tattoo on the forearm showing a crescent moon, a small bow and a long curling line.
Crescent moon and bow linework on a forearm
Traditional style heart tattoo with a banner reading 'It takes strength to be gentle and kind', surrounded by green leaves, on the back of a neck.
Heart and banner with quote on the back of neck
Colourful patchwork-style bow tattoo with stitched seams and bold black outlines, shown on the skin of a limb.
Patchwork bow tattoo on a limb
Neo-trad style tattoo on a forearm of a heart made from banknotes marked 100 and 10, with scrollwork and a red banner reading MOM.
Money heart with MOM banner on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a pink awareness ribbon and a black and orange butterfly with a golden halo, on the upper back below the shoulder.
Pink ribbon and butterfly with halo on a shoulder blade
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a fox head in a diamond frame with dotwork shading, flowers and a tied ribbon, on the upper arm.
Fox and flowers in a diamond frame
Black line drawing of a snarling cat with a scaled body, clawed paws and blossom flowers, in a Japanese style tattoo design.
Snarling cat with scales and flowers
Close-up of a small fine line bow tattoo in red ink with a horizontal band across the side of a finger.
Fine line bow tattoo on a finger
Black and grey lace bow tattoo with a small pink centre stone, placed on the outer ankle.
Lace bow tattoo on an ankle
Traditional style flash drawing of a hot air balloon with a red sun, flowers and an anchor, with the words Enjoy the Ride on a banner.
Hot air balloon with banner and flowers
Black and grey tattoo of a curling ribbon banner reading I solemnly swear that I am up to no good, with footprints, on a limb.
Footprints and quote banner on a limb
Flash design of a stag head with antlers, feathers and flames, above crossed axes and a ribbon, drawn in engraved linework with red accents.
Stag head with axes and flames
Colour tattoo of an anchor with a pink bow, a sailing ship inside a pink rope ring and a small heart, on a person's upper back.
Anchor and sailing ship on a back
Line drawing flash of a yellow crescent moon above a ribbon banner reading Fighting evil by moonlight, with a second banner reading Winning love by daylight, on a pink background.
Crescent moon and banner quote design
Photograph of a red and grey corset lacing tattoo with bows wrapping the thighs of a person lying on a white bed, with black sheer lingerie visible at the hip.
Corset lacing and bow tattoo on thighs
Colour tattoo of an interlaced heart with sparkling stars on the lower back, shaded in blue, purple and pink.
Interlaced heart with stars on lower back
Traditional-style tattoo of a grey shaded anchor with a yellow ribbon wrapped around it, on the inner forearm.
Anchor with yellow ribbon on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork traditional tattoo of crossed scissors wrapped in two banners with lettering, placed on the outer thigh.
Scissors and banners on a thigh
Four-panel photo of a black lace garter tattoo with a pink shaded bow on the upper thigh, shown from front, side and back angles.
Pink bow and black lace garter on a thigh
Pencil drawing of a crescent moon, a hand holding a wand and two ribbon banners with script lettering, shaded in yellow and black linework.
In the Name of the Moon banner design
Black and grey anchor tattoo with three banners reading a quote, shaded in a traditional style on the side of the ribs.
Anchor and quote banner on ribs
Black and grey shaded bow tattoo with a bold outline on the back of a person's neck, with hair partly visible above it.
Small bow tattoo on the back of the neck
Black and white pen drawing of a traditional-style design with stacked ribbon banners reading Ain't no woman like the one I got, an arrow and a heart, with no body placement shown.
Stacked ribbon banners with lettering and heart
Realistic black and grey spoons tied with a purple ribbon, with a purple butterfly above, on a forearm, shown in three side by side panels.
Spoons, ribbon and butterfly on a forearm