Ribbon tattoo ideas

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

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Stippled dotwork illustration of a skull with diamond eyes, a compass rose on the brow, roses and flowers, and a ribbon banner, in peach on dark teal.
Skull with roses and compass design
Fresh tattoo of a red awareness ribbon with black linework and script lettering across the upper back, covered in clear plastic wrap.
Lettered awareness ribbon on a back
Black and grey script lettering reading Love, with a shaded grey ribbon looped through the letters, tattooed on the inner wrist.
Love script with grey ribbon on a wrist
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black lace bow with a pink cameo centre and red ribbon tails on the lower leg.
Lace bow with pink cameo on a lower leg
Colour tattoo of a black infinity symbol entwined with pink cherry blossoms, branches and green leaves, on the outer thigh.
Infinity symbol with cherry blossoms on a thigh
Colour tattoo on the upper thigh showing orange daisies, a pencil with eraser, a blue awareness ribbon and the word Survivor in script.
Survivor script, daisies and awareness ribbon on thigh
Close-up of a blue outlined flower tattoo made of looping ribbon-like petals with pale highlights, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Blue ribbon flower on a forearm
Forearm tattoo of red pomegranates, pale flowers and grey-shaded leaves, shown in three photographed angles.
Pomegranates and flowers on a forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo of grey scissors with pink blossoms and a teal ribbon on the inner forearm, with a teal wash behind.
Scissors and cherry blossom on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork heart with a world map, ribbon banners reading friendship and loyalty, and dotted chains across the sternum and upper abdomen.
Heart and world map chest tattoo with banners
Neo-trad forearm tattoo of a pocket watch, pink roses and leaves, shown from two angles with a red heart in an ornate gold frame and a key.
Pocket watch, roses and heart on a forearm
Black and grey drawing of an anchor wrapped in rope and a ribbon, with lilies and leaves, designed as a tattoo.
Anchor with rope, ribbon and lilies
Colour tattoo of a grey and blue butterfly over a purple ribbon heart, with the script words I Will Fight above and a small red heart below, on skin.
Butterfly and ribbon heart with I Will Fight script
Traditional colour tattoo of a dagger through a red heart with golden wings, purple flowers and a blue banner reading BON JOVI, on a limb.
Winged dagger and heart with banner
Flash design of cartoon cats on three ribbon banners reading I want to pet every cat in the world, with no placement shown.
Cats on banners with a pet quote
Black ornamental bow tattoo with swirling detail on the ankle of a person wearing black high-heeled shoes.
Ornate bow tattoo on an ankle
Colour tattoo of a purple and teal butterfly with a gold ribbon and the word Survivor in script on the outer thigh.
Butterfly and ribbon with Survivor script
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a thigh showing a white cartoon cat with a pink bow inside a gold frame, with pink banners reading ladies don't start fights but they can finish them.
White cartoon cat in gold frame with quote banners
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
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a gold heart padlock with a red heart and keyhole, a key and purple and black ribbons, on the back.
Heart padlock and key with ribbons
Fine line black ink bow tattoo wrapped around a woman's ankle, with bare feet on a dark wooden deck.
Fine line bow tattoo on an ankle
Red realistic tattoo of a lace garter with a bow and trailing ribbons, wrapped around the upper thigh.
Red lace garter tattoo with bow
Colour tattoo of a pink and blue awareness ribbon beside a black calligraphic mark on the top of a foot, with white painted toenails.
Awareness ribbon and black symbol on a foot
Before and after pair showing a chest tattoo of a pink bow and filigree keyhole heart, extended into a feather and mandala cover-up across the upper chest and shoulders.
Bow and keyhole heart chest cover-up, before and after
Watercolour-style tattoo of a purple ribbon surrounded by pink and purple butterflies and small dots, on the inner wrist.
Purple ribbon and butterflies on a wrist
Close view of two black ink bow tattoos, one on each thigh, with a fine line outline and light shading, worn above black shorts.
Two bow tattoos on the thighs
Two matching infinity heart tattoos reading sisters in script on the forearms, one shaded green and one pink.
Matching sisters infinity heart tattoos
Colour tattoo on a calf of a grey boxing glove with a yellow ribbon behind it and the words Fight Like a Girl in black script above.
Boxing glove and ribbon with script on a calf
Neo-traditional colour tattoo on a forearm showing a pink lily, a ribbon with script lettering, a Roman numeral pocket watch and a grey feather.
Lily, pocket watch and feather on a forearm
Traditional colour tattoo on a limb showing a red cross emblem on a blue and orange circle, flanked by green leaves and banners reading Type II and Insulin Dependant.
Type II and insulin dependant banners with red emblem
Colour Japanese style tattoo of a maneki-neko lucky cat with a red bell and pink cherry blossoms on a calf.
Maneki-neko lucky cat and cherry blossoms on a calf
Realistic blue laced-up shoe tattoo with metal eyelets and a bow wrapping around the ankle, shown on a bare foot against a dark background.
Laced-up shoe tattoo on an ankle
Two views of a calf with a colourful abstract tattoo of red, yellow, mint and black ribbon-like bands and shapes wrapping around the leg.
Abstract ribbon design on a calf
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing an ornate crowned key, a ribbon, a potion bottle with a skull and a Drink Me banner, shown without a body placement.
Key and potion bottle with Drink Me banner
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a winged hooded figure with a skull face and eyes in its feathers, covering a man's back and shoulders.
Winged skull figure across a back
Fine line tattoo of a cat's head tilted to one side with a small bow at the neck, placed on the inner forearm.
Cat head with bow on inner forearm
Two black and grey bow tattoos on the backs of the thighs of a person lying face down on a bed in underwear.
Two bow tattoos on the thighs
Close-up of a thigh with a blue Spanish script quote and a shaded blue bow tattoo, partly cropped at the left edge.
Spanish script quote and blue bow on the thigh
Red pencil sketch of a neo-traditional owl perched beside a pocket watch and flowers, drawn as a tattoo design with no body part shown.
Owl with pocket watch and flowers sketch
Fine line tattoo of a pink awareness ribbon with the script word mom inside a heart-shaped outline, placed on a person's shoulder.
Pink ribbon and script word on shoulder
Realistic tattoo of a lace garter with a bow on the outer thigh, shown beneath denim shorts.
Lace garter with bow on thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a lace garter with a bow on the thigh, shaded in a realistic style.
Lace garter with bow on a thigh
Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey songbird with a red cheek, a hanging bell and a gold-hilted dagger with teal ribbons, on the outer thigh.
Bird with bell and dagger on a thigh
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
Pink brushstroke awareness ribbon tattoo on the side of the ribcage against a plain blue background.
Pink awareness ribbon on the side of the torso
Traditional colour tattoo of a red potion bottle with banners reading "You're the antidote for everything except for me" on a forearm.
Potion bottle and banner quote on a forearm
Photograph of a small red bow tattoo with a black outline on the upper hip of a person wearing patterned underwear.
Red bow tattoo on upper hip
Cross stitch of a red heart with a white banner reading MOM and a small pink rose, in a traditional tattoo style on dark navy fabric.
Cross stitch heart with MOM banner