Ribbon tattoo ideas

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

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Two traditional-style tattoos on a woman's thighs, an ornate hand mirror with pink flowers on the left and a dagger with a red heart and butterfly on the right.
Mirror and dagger thigh tattoos
Traditional style colour tattoo of a poison bottle with a skull and crossbones, a 'Life is Poison' banner and a flower, on an upper arm.
Poison bottle and banner on an arm
Colour traditional tattoo on a lower leg showing a swallow, a heart on a banner, a compass and red and purple flowers, with partial banner lettering.
Traditional swallow and compass on a lower leg
Traditional style tattoo of a blue and brown globe with a red WANDERLUST banner and a small aeroplane, shown in a two-panel close-up on an arm or leg.
Wanderlust globe and aeroplane on a limb
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
Traditional style tattoo of the Death Star with FLY and CASUAL banners over a red splash, on the calf.
Death Star with Fly Casual banners
Small black traditional-style anchor tattoo with a bow wrapped around its shank, on the outer ankle of a bare foot with pink toenails.
Anchor with bow tattoo on an ankle
Black line flash design of a songbird holding a sprig, a rose, a pearl necklace and a folding fan with peonies, in a traditional style with no placement shown.
Bird, rose and folding fan line drawings
Black and grey pencil drawing of a rose with leaves, two hearts and flowing ribbon banners, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Rose with hearts and ribbons design
Traditional colour tattoo on a calf showing a red rose with green leaves, an orange monarch butterfly and a lettered banner.
Rose, butterfly and banner on a calf
Traditional style tattoo of a blue inhaler with a grey banner reading Ain't easy bein' wheezy, on the calf.
Blue inhaler with banner on a calf
Hand-drawn traditional flash designs on tracing paper, including a rose, a bowed heart, a beaded heart locket, a crown, and a beetle, with no body placement shown.
Traditional flash sheet with roses and hearts
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
Black and grey traditional tattoos on a bare torso: a dove over a heart with a banner on the chest, and a rose with a ribbon banner on the stomach.
Dove and heart chest tattoo with rose on stomach
Black and grey Celtic cross tattoo with knotwork, a fleur-de-lis centre, a crown on top and a banner reading Lil' King, shown on the outer thigh.
Celtic cross with crown and banner
Traditional style colour tattoo on a calf showing a grey heart-shaped padlock with a key through its keyhole, pink ribbon, orange and pink flowers, and three silver keys hanging below.
Heart padlock and keys on a calf
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
Colour traditional tattoo of a wooden log with a pink and yellow banner reading FROM BENEATH YOU IT DEVOURS, shown on skin.
Wooden log with banner reading From Beneath You It Devours
Traditional style tattoo of a glossy red bow on a grey lace garter band wrapped around the thigh, with a red stripe along the band.
Red bow garter tattoo on a thigh
Traditional style tattoo of an open red book with a gold spine and yellow flower on a teal ribbon, on a limb, with a partial green plant tattoo at the top left.
Traditional open book with flower
Pencil drawing of open scissors with a scalloped-edged bow, shaded in black and grey, as a tattoo design.
Scissors and bow pencil design
Traditional style skull tattoo with heart-shaped eye sockets, a pink bow, crossed teal crochet hooks and two banners reading Hook Fast and Die Warm, on the inner forearm.
Skull with crochet hooks and pink bow on a forearm
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
Colour tattoo of a cartoon bow in purple, blue and yellow with bold black outlines, on the skin of a limb.
Purple and blue bow tattoo on a limb
Colour traditional tattoo of a dog wearing glasses, framed by orange and red flowers and a ribbon banner, on a person's calf beside a real white dog.
Traditional dog with glasses and flowers on a leg
Pen drawing of a traditional-style anchor wrapped in rope, with a seagull, a ribbon banner reading family and blue water, shown as a design with no body placement.
Anchor and rope design with family banner
Black and grey traditional bouquet tattoo with a rose, poppy-style flowers and leaves, tied with a band at the stem, on a calf.
Flower bouquet on a calf
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
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a dreamcatcher with two feathers and a blue panel with white stars, on the side of the torso.
Dreamcatcher with feathers and star panel
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
Traditional style dagger tattoo in grey shading with an orange banner across the blade, on the outer calf.
Dagger with banner on a calf
Colour traditional tattoos on a woman's leg and forearm, including a heart, a chrysanthemum and a skull, shown against white bedding.
Traditional colour tattoos on legs and forearms
Three newborn kittens rest on a forearm covered in traditional colour tattoos of a sailing ship, a red ribbon and flowers.
Kittens resting on a traditional forearm tattoo
Traditional tattoo on the upper arm of a heart-shaped frame holding a moth, a flower, a snake and a hand gripping a small heart, outlined in black with orange-red accents.
Heart, moth and hand on upper arm
Traditional-style colour tattoo of the BB-8 droid above a banner reading They See Me Rollin, on the calf.
BB-8 droid with banner on a calf
Colour tattoo of a polka dot bow with a white cartoon cat face and small red bow on the forearm, in a traditional style with bold black outlines.
Polka dot bow with cartoon cat on forearm
Traditional style tattoo of three banners reading SLOTH LOVE CHUNK above a bitten chunk of food, with red and blue shapes, on the inner upper arm.
Sloth Love Chunk banners on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a blue bow with a small red drop beneath it, outlined in black and shaded in a traditional style, on the forearm.
Blue bow with red drop on a forearm
Traditional style pink bow tattoo with lace-edged wings and black outlines, placed centre upper back on a woman wearing a pink camisole.
Pink bow with lace edging on upper back
Traditional-style tattoo of an orange rose with green leaves and an orange ribbon looping through its stem, on the inner wrist.
Orange rose and ribbon on a wrist
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
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a cartoon cat face with a red bow between two polka dot bows, red and turquoise, on a limb.
Cartoon cat bow with polka dots on an arm
Colour traditional tattoo of a sonic screwdriver with a blue glow, wrapped in banners reading Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey Stuff, on the outer limb.
Sonic screwdriver with Wibbly Wobbly banner
Neo-traditional style tattoo of a beetle held between two outstretched hands with strings, with a pink glow and ribbon below, on a person's stomach above the navel.
Beetle held in hands on stomach
Painted traditional-style flash design of a raised middle finger in a sunburst, framed by green leaves, red berries and a teal ribbon bow, with no body placement shown.
Raised middle finger in a botanical wreath
Black silhouettes of marching soldiers with barbed wire and red and blue ribbon elements on an upper arm tattoo, set against red and grey clouds.
Marching soldier silhouettes with barbed wire on upper arm
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a cross with a ribbon wrapped around it, on the inner forearm of a person in a white top.
Cross with ribbon on a forearm
Traditional style colour tattoo of two red cherries with green leaves and a purple ribbon banner reading CHERRY BOMB, on skin.
Cherry bomb banner with twin cherries