Ribbon tattoo ideas

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

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Close-up of black script lettering reading 'it takes guts' and a small purple and black ribbon tattoo on a person's ankle.
Script phrase and ribbon on ankle
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an open book with trailing ribbons and the script it's not the destination it's the journey, on the side of the ribs.
Open book with ribbons on the ribs
Colour tattoo on an upper arm showing the word Hope in black script above a black heart outline and a pink and blue awareness ribbon.
Hope script with heart and ribbon on arm
Black ink tattoo of a looping ribbon shape above the word love written in script, photographed on skin in a fine line style.
Looped ribbon and love script tattoo
Black fine line script tattoo of a ribbon shape made of cursive words, sitting on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Script ribbon shape on the inner wrist
Black script tattoo of the word Faith with a small yellow ribbon above the letters, placed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Faith script on upper chest
Flash-style drawing of a cartoon woman with black bob hair and glasses, her arms raised, framed by hatched gold banners reading Smart, Strong, Sensual, Woman.
Cartoon woman with Smart Strong Sensual Woman banners
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a weathered wooden cross with a ribbon banner reading To Live Is Christ in script, on the upper arm.
Wooden cross with To Live Is Christ banner
Black and red outlined heart tattoo on a forearm, with a black heartbeat trace and the script words Until I see you again.
Heartbeat heart with script quote on forearm
Colour tattoo of the word hope in script, with a pink ribbon shape forming part of the letters, on skin.
Hope script with pink ribbon
Hand-drawn flash design of a crosshatched ribbon banner wrapping vertically, with the lettering 'You are what you love not who loves you' in black on a purple background.
Ribbon banner with 'You are what you love' lettering
Colour tattoo of a green and teal awareness ribbon with black script reading Hope and a small hummingbird, placed on the back of the neck.
Hope ribbon and hummingbird on the neck
Two bare feet with colour tattoos of scales of justice on the left foot and a sugar skull on the right, with lettering reading Tread Lightly across the tops and Heisenberg along the soles.
Scales and sugar skull on both feet
Tattoo of grey shaded vertebrae curving along a teal ribbon, with blackletter lettering reading Strength below, on the upper back.
Spine ribbon and Strength lettering on upper back
Close-up of a tattoo on skin showing a purple awareness ribbon beside black script reading With pain comes Strength.
Purple awareness ribbon with script quote
Two black and grey tattoos on a forearm: a heart padlock with a bow and the words One Love in script, and a key with a ribbon and the words One Heart in script.
Heart padlock and key with script lettering
Shaded black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a crown, two roses and a purple ribbon, with the words Strength and Perseverance beneath.
Crown, roses and ribbon on upper arm
Black ink line drawing of a four-line ribbon banner with hand-drawn lettering and hatched shading on the folds, shown as a flash design on textured paper.
Ribbon banner with four lines of lettering
Traditional style flash design of a light blue ribbon banner with the word Survivor in black script, outlined in black on a white background.
Survivor ribbon banner design
Black and red top hat above a spade shape containing the lettering "We're all mad here", tattooed on the forearm in a lettering style.
Top hat and spade with lettering on forearm
Pale pink fine script reading Just breathe with an outlined ribbon on the inside of a forearm, styled as lettering.
Just breathe script and ribbon on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design showing a musical staff ribbon forming a heart, with a treble clef, notes, stars and the words Music is Life.
Music staff heart with treble clef and script
Black flowing script reading Fight it, with a black ribbon trailing from the top of the word, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Fight it script with black ribbon design
Fine line black script tattoo reading Strength on skin, with a teal ribbon running through the middle of the word.
Strength script with teal ribbon
Black ink script lettering reading Perfectly Imperfect, with a ribbon banner under the word Imperfect, drawn as a lettering design on a white background.
Perfectly Imperfect script lettering design
Two side-by-side photos of matching pink bow tattoos on the lower back, each with black script above or beside it, one reading To infinity and the other And beyond.
Matching pink bow tattoos with script quotes
Black and grey tattoo of a ribbon bow, scrolls and the words Each day is a gift and not a given right, on the ribs.
Ribbon, scrolls and quote on the ribs
Realistic-style tattoo of a key with a pink bow and a keyhole, with the script words follow your heart along the shaft, on the side of a torso.
Key with pink bow and follow your heart script
Black fine line bow tattoo on the back of a wrist, with script lettering reading Trust Yourself on the inner forearm and Love across a finger.
Bow and script words on hand and forearm
Pencil sketch of an ornate swash design with shaded ribbon-like forms and curling scrolls, drawn on off-white paper.
Pencil sketch of an ornate scroll flourish
A man tying a red-laced boot, showing script lettering and linework tattoos on his forearm and the back of his hand.
Script and linework tattoos on forearm and hand
Black and grey tattoo of an ornate key wrapped in ribbon banners with script lettering, shown on a forearm.
Ornate key wrapped in lettered ribbons on a forearm
Black ink ribbon banner reading SHIVER ME TIMBERS on the inner forearm, shown as a temporary tattoo being peeled from its backing sheet.
Shiver me timbers banner on a forearm
Tattoo of a mauve awareness ribbon with the script words I'm the hero in this story, placed on the upper back.
Awareness ribbon with quote on back
Colour tattoo on an upper back in a traditional style, showing a sword through a red and orange ribbon knot with a green leaf, above and below lettering reading Duty is heavier than a mountain and
Quote, sword and ribbon on upper back
Hand-drawn ink design of a winged sheep across three banners reading A teenage vow in a parking lot, til tonight do us part, with grey shading and brown and yellow wash accents.
Winged sheep with lyric banners
Colour tattoo of a green top hat with a red ribbon, feather and tag, beside the black lettering "We're all mad here", on the chest.
Top hat and "We're all mad here" on the chest
Colour tattoo on the upper leg of a pocket watch with a chain, playing card suits, red lips and a heart, with the lettering 'Have I gone mad' and a quote in script.
Pocket watch and quote on a thigh
Close-up of a black line tattoo on an arm showing a teal awareness ribbon inside a circle with the words DEFY THE HAND and YOU'RE DEALT.
Awareness ribbon in a circular text badge
Black and grey pen drawing of an ornate lettered banner design with flourished scrollwork, shown on paper beside two drawing pens.
Lettered banner design with flourishes
Black script reading Україна with a trident emblem beside it, tattooed on the inside of a wrist, while the hand holds a blue and yellow ribbon.
Ukrainian script and trident on a wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a wooden cross with a candle on top and a ribbon reading In Memory of Those I've Lost, on the side of the ribs.
Wooden cross with candle and memorial ribbon
Realistic feather tattoo wrapped in black ribbon swirls with a script letter M and small star on the upper back, shaded in grey and muted pink.
Feather with ribbon and letter M on upper back
Black and white flash design of piano keys curving across the page like a ribbon, with scripted lettering reading I will sing of the Lord's great love forever.
Piano keys ribbon with Psalm 89:1 lettering
Two forearms with blue script lettering: Fearless with a teal ribbon on the upper arm, and Hope with a teal ribbon beneath it.
Fearless and Hope ribbon tattoos on forearms
Colour tattoo of a pink-ribboned gift box with script reading God's gift and black stars, on the outer thigh.
God's gift present with stars on thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a thigh of a scroll banner reading I solemnly swear that I am up to no good, with purple flowers, green leaves, footprints and a triangle and circle symbol.
Quote banner with flowers on a thigh
Pencil drawing of a traditional-style tattoo design with three stacked ribbon banners reading Fortune favors the hustle, shown on paper with no placement on the body.
Fortune favors the hustle ribbon banner