Ribbon tattoo ideas

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

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Neo-trad style flash design of a red-haired cartoon girl surfing a turquoise wave beneath pink flowers and a ribbon banner with lettering, with no body placement shown.
Surfing girl with wave and flowers
Two hands pressed together, each with a matching traditional-style dagger tattoo with an eye on the hilt and a banner ribbon on the back of the hand.
Matching dagger tattoos on two hands
Black ink flash design of a hand-drawn banner ribbon reading Warrior not Worrier, in lettering style.
Warrior not Worrier banner design
Realism-style tattoo of a grey heart-shaped key engraved with LOVE and a heart padlock on a chain, with a pink accent line, on a limb.
Heart key and padlock with chain
Black and grey tattoo of a lace bow with a wrapped garter band around the upper thigh.
Lace bow garter tattoo on thigh
Colour tattoo of three green shamrocks with pale pink banners reading Live, Laugh and Love, in a traditional style with black outlines.
Three shamrocks with Live Laugh Love banners
Flash sheet showing a colour floral skull with butterflies and ribbon, a black and grey skull with a spiked crown, and JANE lettering beside a deer silhouette.
Floral skull, misfit skull and deer flash sheet
Colour tattoo of an awareness ribbon filled with puzzle pieces, framed by black linework butterfly wings with red accents, on the inside of a forearm.
Puzzle ribbon butterfly on a forearm
Pencil sketch of a mandala dreamcatcher with a shaded feather and trailing ribbons, drawn as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Mandala dreamcatcher with feather sketch
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lace garter with a ribbon bow on the upper thigh.
Lace garter with bow on a thigh
Colour traditional tattoo of an otter wearing red sunglasses, draped over a banner reading Otterly Ridiculous, on a thigh.
Otter in red sunglasses over a banner
Black and grey traditional-style drawing of an anchor with a heart, a ribbon and a layered flower, shown on plain paper with no body placement visible.
Anchor and flower tattoo design
Two clasped hands show matching small black bow tattoos on the fingers, with white ribbons scattered on a wooden table behind them.
Matching bow tattoos on two fingers
Black and grey pencil drawing of a Dalek above a banner reading EXTERMINATE, shown as a tattoo design on a spiral sketchbook page.
Dalek with EXTERMINATE banner design
Colour traditional-style tattoo on the inner forearm showing a red gloved hand with a yellow star above two banners reading Don't mess with my funky flow.
Gloved hand and banner on a forearm
Small tattoo of a tooth with a pink bow on the top of a foot, outlined in black with grey shading.
Tooth with pink bow on a foot
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing an owl perched above a pocket watch, with cherry blossom branches and a crescent moon, drawn in neo-traditional style.
Owl, pocket watch and blossom design
Small black dotwork bow tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand resting against a white top, with a gold filigree ring on one finger.
Dotted bow tattoo on the wrist
Neo-traditional tattoo of a yellow bird flying out of an open birdcage, with a ribbon and the words Still Rise on a banner, on the calf.
Yellow bird leaving an open birdcage
White ink fine line tattoo of a looping ribbon knot with a curled spiral on a forearm, with a small red mark beside it.
White ink ribbon knot on forearm
Black filigree butterfly tattoo with a blue and pink ribbon at its centre, on a person's upper back below the shoulder blade.
Filigree butterfly with ribbon on upper back
Black and grey shaded bow tattoo with an outlined loop and tails on the nape of a person's neck, with hair pinned up above it.
Bow tattoo on the nape of the neck
Traditional colour tattoo of a hand holding a glass vial, with purple roses and an orange banner reading I know my value, on a forearm.
Hand holding a vial with roses and banner
Close-up photograph of a colour tattoo of a purple awareness ribbon tied with a zip, framed by black swirling linework shaped like butterfly wings and small purple hearts, on skin.
Purple awareness ribbon with swirl wings
Traditional style tattoo flash of a red rose with green leaves, a gold banner reading LOVE and a small skull, shown on a teal painted background.
Rose, banner and skull design
Realistic coloured tattoo of three butterflies, two red and one blue, trailing a shaded black swirling ribbon down the side of the ribs.
Three butterflies with swirling ribbon on ribs
Traditional colour tattoo of a salted pretzel with two banners reading Don't get it twisted, shown on skin with a red burst behind it.
Pretzel with Don't get it twisted banners
Black and grey lettering tattoo of a curled ribbon banner reading I solemnly swear that I am up to no good, with footprints across the design, on skin.
Ribbon banner with footprints and quote
Forearm tattoo of a pink awareness ribbon joined to a black heartbeat line, with script lettering reading fuck cancer and small grey letters DECD above.
Cancer awareness ribbon and heartbeat on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a sleeping cherub with wings wrapped in a ribbon, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Sleeping angel with wings on the inner wrist
Close-up of a hand with pale pink nails and small fine line black tattoos of a diamond, three stars and a bow on the fingers, beside pearl and black bead jewellery.
Fine line diamond, stars and bow on fingers
Colour tattoo of a purple ribbon shaped into a butterfly with black swirl detailing, above black script reading I Will Fight, on skin.
Purple ribbon butterfly with I Will Fight script
Traditional style colour tattoo of a blue police box with a red ribbon and red flowers and green leaves, on a woman's upper arm.
TARDIS and flowers on an upper arm
Black and grey traditional-style tattoo of four pocket watches with ribbon banners on the upper arm, with a name written on each banner.
Four pocket watches with banners on an upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a moustached man with red devil horns, green bow tie and laurel wreath, on the thigh.
Horned gentleman portrait on a thigh
Flash sheet of twelve awareness ribbon tattoo designs in purple pencil, some with the words Hope, Survivor and Faith, and others with wings, hearts and flowers.
Awareness ribbon tattoo flash sheet
Colour tattoo of a unicorn head with a flowing golden mane, a green and orange horn and a small butterfly, on an upper arm.
Unicorn head and butterfly on upper arm
Fine line black outline tattoo of a heart with a ribbon wrapped through it on the inner wrist, shown with the palm facing up.
Heart and ribbon outline on an inner wrist
Black and grey scissors with a pink bow tied around the blades, a small traditional style tattoo on the upper arm.
Scissors and pink bow on an upper arm
Neo-traditional flash design of a dark-haired pin-up character in a black bodice, with banners reading Waiting for true love's kiss, roses and a rope frame.
Pin-up character with banners and roses
Two matching fine line heart tattoos with the word sisters written inside, one in grey and one in purple, on the inner forearms of two people.
Matching sisters heart tattoos on inner forearms
Dark line drawing of two scroll banners reading I solemnly swear I am up to no good, with a pair of small footprints below, on a cream background.
Two scroll banners with a quote and footprints
Traditional-style flash drawing of a green snake coiled around a cream banner that reads Tunnel Snakes Rule, set on a plain green background.
Green snake with Tunnel Snakes Rule banner
Black ink script lettering reading Perfectly Imperfect on a ribbon banner, tattooed on the upper back near the shoulder.
Perfectly Imperfect lettering on a shoulder
Colour traditional-style tattoo of two daisies, a pink ribbon and green leaves with blue swirls, on the shoulder.
Daisies and pink ribbon on a shoulder
Black and grey tattoo of a ribbon banner with the words I solemnly swear that I am up to no good, surrounded by footprints, on skin.
Ribbon banner with footprints
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of stripes wrapping around a forearm in an optical illusion, with a dotwork spiral pattern on the arm above.
Striped optical wrap on forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of two crossed revolvers above a ribbon banner reading Don't Tread On Me, on the lower back.
Crossed revolvers with Don't Tread On Me banner