Ribbon tattoo ideas

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

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Black linework tattoo design of a winged fairy beside a crescent moon, with flowers, stars, swirling ribbons and jellyfish, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Fairy with moon, jellyfish and flowing swirls
Small outlined colour tattoo of a blue puzzle piece with a green and gold ribbon looping across it, shown on skin.
Puzzle piece and ribbon tattoo
Black and grey tattoo of two feathers hanging from a looped ribbon with a bead detail, wrapped around an ankle.
Feather and ribbon ankle tattoo
Black outline tattoo on a forearm with the script Too Beautiful for Earth above a sleeping winged cherub.
Script and winged cherub on a forearm
Small teal ribbon-style cross tattoo with black outline and curled flourishes, placed on the back of a woman's neck.
Teal ribbon cross on the back of the neck
Full back tattoo of a twisted ribbon running down the spine over ornamental lattice panels, in black and grey dotwork and linework.
Ornamental ribbon back piece
Traditional style colour tattoo of a dagger wrapped with a banner and a red rose, on the forearm.
Dagger and rose on a forearm
Two tattoo photos: on the left, a black and grey eye inside a triangle with sunburst rays in dotwork shading; on the right, a colour eye within a ribbon frame surrounded by teal and yellow flowers on
Eye in triangle tattoos, dotwork and neo-trad
Black and grey realism pocket watch with Roman numerals and a rose on a forearm, with script lettering above and characters at the wrist.
Pocket watch and rose on a forearm
Black line drawing of a sailing ship above a curling banner reading IT IS NOT DOWN ON ANY MAP TRUE PLACES NEVER ARE, with waves below, in a traditional style.
Ship and banner quote design
Black fine-lined heartbeat trace with two crosses, a pink ribbon loop and the script text Proverbs 31:25 on the inner forearm.
Heartbeat line with crosses and ribbon
Pencil sketch of a neo-traditional tattoo design with two hearts, roses and banners reading Family and Trust, shown without a body placement.
Hearts, roses and banners tattoo design
Line drawing flash design of a ribboned banner reading I solemnly swear I am up to no good, above a trail of black footprints.
Banner quote with footprint trail
Colourful flowing ribbons rise from black outlined upright pianos with scattered sheet music, a tattoo on the side of the ribs.
Coloured ribbons rising from pianos on ribs
Traditional colour sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm, with an eagle, crown, sunrise and rose above a banner reading MOM.
Traditional colour arm sleeve with eagle and rose
Black and grey traditional style flash design of a skeleton framed by banners reading COME BACK TO LIFE, with a VERB banner at the top.
Skeleton with come back to life banners
Flash design of a cream ribbon banner with black script reading a quote about stars and returning, set on a purple background with black stars, drawn in a neo-traditional style.
Ribbon banner with a star-scattered quote
Black line drawing of a solid heart entwined with looping ribbon lines and small dots, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Heart and swirling ribbon design
Close photograph of a purple butterfly tattoo with black outlined wings and a purple ribbon running through its body, on the lower back.
Purple butterfly and ribbon on the back
Close photo of a teal ribbon tattoo beside a black outlined swirling heart on the inner forearm.
Teal ribbon and swirl heart on a forearm
Colour tattoo of pink satin ribbons laced up the backs of both calves, finished with bows at the lower leg.
Pink ribbon lacing on both calves
Black and grey realism tattoo of a compass rose with a ribbon banner and an open pocket watch on chain, on the inner forearm.
Compass and pocket watch on a forearm
Black and grey flash design of four stacked skulls with roses and ribbon banners, drawn in a traditional style and suited to a long vertical placement.
Stacked skulls with roses and ribbon banners
Blue ink drawing of a raven carrying a key on a chain above an open birdcage with a feather, a flash design for a tattoo.
Raven with key and birdcage design
Realistic blue ribbon and black cross with beads on the side ribs, with the script Genesis 50:20 running along the ribbon.
Blue ribbon and beaded cross on the ribs
Black and grey castle tattoo with a ribbon banner reading a dream is a wish your heart makes, placed on a calf.
Castle and quote banner on a calf
Fine line tattoo of the word Hope in black script above a purple outlined heart with a small ribbon motif, on the inner wrist.
Hope script and purple heart on a wrist
Forearm tattoo of a stitched anatomical heart with a plaster, tied to a blue watercolour-style balloon and a red gift box on a string.
Anatomical heart and balloon on a forearm
Packaged sheet of temporary tattoo designs in black, grey, blue and red, showing a Hello Kitty figure, a Playboy bunny logo, banners, a heart and stars.
Playboy and Hello Kitty temporary tattoo sheet
Colour realism tattoo of a blue rose with a pink ribbon wrapped around its green thorned stem, on the inner forearm.
Blue rose and pink ribbon on a forearm
Promotional sheet of tattoo-style drawings showing a koi carp with a ribbon and a Tattoo Art banner, plus stipple and outline brush samples, with no body placement.
Tattoo-style brush samples with koi carp design
Black and grey tattoo of a ribbon bow and scrollwork frame with the words I gave them life, they gave me a reason to live, on the outer thigh.
Ribbon bow and scroll with script on thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of two roses with water droplets and leaves on an upper arm, with a ribbon swirl running behind them.
Black and grey roses on an upper arm
Pink ribbon crossing a black-outlined heart filled with scrollwork, tattooed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Pink ribbon and scrollwork heart on a shoulder
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of scissors wrapped in swirling ribbon shapes on the inner forearm.
Scissors with swirling ribbons on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a monarch butterfly with a trailing orange ribbon and red boxing gloves, on the outer calf.
Monarch butterfly and boxing gloves on a calf
Black and grey tattoo of three arrows tied together with a cord on the upper arm, with grey shading on the fletching.
Three arrows bound with cord on upper arm
Colour traditional style tattoo of a pocket watch, green roses and a banner reading December 25, on a limb.
Pocket watch and roses with December 25 banner
Realistic black and grey pocket watch with pink cherry blossoms and a white ribbon, tattooed on the upper arm.
Pocket watch and cherry blossom on an upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a small bow with trailing ribbon ends on the inner wrist.
Small bow on the inner wrist
Pen and ink drawing of a compass rose with an arrow, trailing ribbons and feathers, labelled N, E, S and W, in black and grey.
Compass rose and arrow design
Traditional-style colour tattoo of an anchor, red heart, ribbon and stars on the top of a foot, with a matching design drawing shown below.
Anchor and heart on a foot
Black line drawing of a stylised dragon head with scale-patterned neck and interlaced ribbon body, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Interlaced dragon head line drawing
A wing made of musical staff lines and notes, with a red ribbon and the script words Fly from the inside, tattooed on an upper arm.
Musical wing and script quote on upper arm
Black script tattoo of the name Jesse with a small yellow ribbon above the J, on the inner forearm, in a lettering style.
Script name Jesse with yellow ribbon on forearm