Ribbon tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey lettering tattoo on the ribs showing the words Each day is a gift and not a given right, framed by a ribbon bow and scrollwork.
Ribbon and quote script on ribs
Neo-traditional drawing of a swallow perched on a pale ribbon, with rust-orange leaves and teal-black plumage, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Swallow perched on a ribbon with autumn leaves
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a tied bundle of herbs with stippled leaves and small flower sprigs, on the upper arm.
Herb bundle tied with ribbon on upper arm
Black script tattoo of the word Hope, with an awareness ribbon forming the final letter, on a close-up of skin.
Hope script with ribbon on skin
Colour tattoo of an Art Nouveau style woman with red hair and white flowers, with teal and white swirls, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Art Nouveau woman upper arm sleeve
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing a woman's head in profile with three ribbon banners reading DARLING, YOU'LL BE and OKAY, drawn on a notebook page.
Ribbon banners reading Darling, You'll Be Okay
Shaded teal ribbon tattoo with a small black semicolon near its lower end, placed on the forearm.
Teal ribbon and semicolon on a forearm
Shaded sepia drawing of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, three roses and a flowing ribbon, shown as a realistic tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Pocket watch and three roses design
Close-up photo of a black and grey pistol tattoo with a pink bow, placed on the lower abdomen near a navel piercing.
Pink bow and pistol on the lower abdomen
Colour traditional tattoo of an owl wearing a bowler hat with a ribbon, patterned sugar skull style eyes and a teal waistcoat, on the forearm.
Owl in a bowler hat on a forearm
Purple awareness ribbon tattoo with the name Andrew in black script on the forearm, beside a silver charm bracelet.
Purple awareness ribbon and name on forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a dove in flight with swirls and the word Faith in script, placed on the top of a foot near the ankle.
Dove and Faith script on a foot
Four flash designs on white: pink peonies with green leaves, a pink blossom branch, a black and pink Survivor banner, and a pink awareness ribbon with script words.
Four pink floral and ribbon tattoo designs
Pencil and ink design of an ornate scrolled key and a filigree heart-shaped padlock joined by flowing ribbons, with no body placement shown.
Ornate key and heart padlock with ribbons
Coloured flash design of a sword, pipe, staff and cloak among leaves, with a yellow banner reading Home is behind the world ahead, in a neo-traditional lettering style.
Banner lettering with sword and pipe design
Colour tattoo of a white cartoon cat with a pink bow and blue eyes above black script reading Because I'm a lady, on the thigh.
Cartoon cat with script quote on thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an anatomical heart with a rose stem, smoke-like wisps and the words Comfortably Numb, on the outer thigh.
Anatomical heart with rose stem on a thigh
Coloured pencil tattoo design of a hummingbird in flight above a banner reading FOREVER AGO and trailing ribbons, in a traditional style.
Hummingbird with Forever Ago banner
Black and grey tattoo of a revolver wrapped in a ribbon bow on the upper thigh, with the wearer in red socks and a pink top.
Revolver wrapped in a bow on a thigh
Pencil drawing of a grey feather looping through a yellow ribbon, with small black birds flying off from its tip, shown on a grey paper background.
Feather, yellow ribbon and birds design
Traditional style colour tattoo of a cartoon head with glasses and a blue headscarf decorated with a pink rose, on the calf.
Cartoon head with rose headscarf on a calf
Black and grey Celtic knotwork tattoo covering the shoulder and top of the upper arm of a man, with interlaced white ribbon bands on a dark background.
Celtic knotwork shoulder tattoo
Fine script reading Just Breathe beside a shaded dark blue awareness ribbon tattoo on the side of the torso, just above the hip.
Just Breathe script and ribbon on side
Colour neo-trad style butterfly tattoo with yellow, pink and purple wings, swirled black linework and a green ribbon beneath it, on healed skin.
Colour butterfly with green ribbon
Fine line black tattoo of a ribbon bow wrapped around the wrist like a bracelet, with trailing ribbon ends, on the back of a hand.
Bow bracelet tattoo on a wrist
Small traditional-style colour tattoo of a green creature with a ribbon banner wrapped around its body, on the upper thigh.
Green creature with ribbon banner on thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion head with two roses and swirling ribbon lines on a person's hip and thigh.
Lion and roses on a hip and thigh
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a cartoon man with a moustache inside a large bow made of checkered and cross flag designs, on a limb.
Cartoon character in a flag bow
Black line art flash design of an eye with a heart-shaped pupil, a ribbon banner, roses and foliage, with mirrored lettering above, in a blackwork style.
Eye and heart design with roses and ribbon
Drawn tattoo design of pink roses, a pocket watch, a ribbon and a chain on a pale pink background, shown as a flash design with no body part visible.
Roses and pocket watch design
Two wrists with matching small red bow tattoos outlined in black, with the hands clasped together.
Matching red bow wrist tattoos
Small black fine line bow tattoo on the side of a finger, with fingers curled together and blue painted nails.
Fine line bow tattoo on a finger
Black and grey hatched tattoo of a profile face wrapped in a spiralling ribbon on the upper arm.
Profile face wrapped in ribbon on upper arm
Black script tattoo of the word Hope on the inner wrist, with a pink awareness ribbon forming part of the letters.
Hope script with pink ribbon on wrist
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
Two forearm tattoos side by side: a shaded realism gas mask with orange eyes and a daisy on the left, and a black line banner with a star on the right.
Gas mask and daisy forearm, with banner tattoo
Close view of a woman's wrist with a thin red fine line bow tattoo wrapped around it like a ribbon, her other hand resting near her chin.
Fine line bow tattoo on wrist
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
Neo-traditional style tattoo of a shaded grey key with a pink bow and a heart, with a banner reading Always a Lesson Never a Failure, on the side of the ribs.
Key with pink bow and banner on ribs
Colour tattoo of a cartoon fawn, rabbit and skunk among flowers, with a ribbon scroll, on an upper arm.
Cartoon forest animals and ribbon on upper arm
Fine line tattoo of a peach ribbon with black swirling flourishes on the top of a foot, with red toenail polish visible.
Ribbon and swirls on the top of a foot
Traditional-style tattoo of a yellow banner with a script phrase, a teal ribbon and a teal-tipped arrow on the outer forearm.
Arrow and banner on a forearm
Drawing of a tattoo design showing a dreamcatcher with feathers, ribbons, two roses and butterflies, shaded in pink and purple tones.
Dreamcatcher with roses and butterflies
Traditional style colour tattoo of a pale blue diamond with orange banners reading SHINE ON YOU CRAZY DIAMOND, on the upper arm.
Diamond with Shine On You Crazy Diamond banners
Traditional tattoo sleeve on the upper arm showing a mermaid holding a bouquet, a red heart, pink roses, a skull and a blue rose, outlined in black.
Mermaid and heart sleeve on upper arm
Two side-by-side neo-trad tattoos on skin: a grey shaded heart-shaped padlock and a grey skeleton key, both entwined with pink ribbons.
Heart padlock and skeleton key tattoos
Colour tattoo of a pink ribbon with a black-outlined cherry blossom at its centre, on the back of a neck.
Pink ribbon and cherry blossom on the neck
Black tribal-style flash design of two swooping S-shaped bands with outlined and solid stars, shown on a plain white background with no body part visible.
Tribal swirl with stars design