Ribbon tattoo ideas

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

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Colour tattoo of a grey kitten with blue eyes inside a pink lace heart with a yellow bow, in a vintage neo-traditional style on the upper thigh.
Grey kitten in a pink lace heart on a thigh
Colour traditional tattoo of a feathered headdress with beaded bands and ribbons across the upper arm and shoulder.
Feathered headdress tattoo on upper arm
Traditional-style swallows holding a gold key and a red heart with ribbons, printed on a white baby bodysuit hung on a line.
Swallows, key and heart on a baby bodysuit
Colour tattoo on a forearm of pink roses and green leaves with black outlines, wrapped by a ribbon banner carrying lettering, in a neo-traditional style.
Roses and ribbon banner on a forearm
Traditional style flash design of a grey dagger wrapped in yellow ribbon banners with lettering, a red cross detail and a red drop of blood, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Dagger and cross with lettered banners
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a grinning cartoon shark with a purple banner reading SHART, on a limb with a partly visible line-art tattoo at the lower left.
Cartoon shark with SHART banner
Black line drawing flash design of two swallows, a spool of thread with scissors and a needle, and a banner reading CRAFT OR DIE, in a traditional style.
Swallows, thread spool and CRAFT OR DIE banner
Traditional-style colour tattoo of an ornate black filigree heart lock with red ribbons and two crossed keys, placed on the arm.
Ornate heart lock and crossed keys with red ribbons
Traditional style anchor tattoo with a teal bow across its shaft, placed on the ankle and shown in teal and black ink.
Anchor and teal bow on an ankle
Traditional tattoo of a heart-shaped padlock with a teal key and three ribbon banners on a calf, with dotwork shading.
Heart padlock and teal key with name banners
Colour traditional tattoo on a forearm of a cartoon girl in a pink bunny-ear hat, surrounded by flames, with a ribbon banner reading SEE YOU IN HELL.
Cartoon character with See you in hell banner
Colour and grey tattoo of a leg lamp in a wooden crate with a red ribbon reading A MAJOR AWARD, on a calf, in a traditional style.
Leg lamp in a crate with a banner
Traditional tattoo of a sailing ship among clouds, with red roses and a banner reading The Atlantic Was Born Today, on the thigh.
Sailing ship and roses on a thigh
Traditional style colour tattoo of a red tractor with billowing smoke above a sheaf of wheat, on the calf.
Red tractor and wheat sheaf on a calf
Black and grey tattoo of two laced boots hanging from a bow on the lower leg, in a traditional style with bold outlines and simple shading.
Laced boots with a bow on the leg
Traditional style heart tattoo with a banner reading 'It takes strength to be gentle and kind', surrounded by green leaves, on the back of a neck.
Heart and banner with quote on the back of neck
Traditional style flash drawing of a hot air balloon with a red sun, flowers and an anchor, with the words Enjoy the Ride on a banner.
Hot air balloon with banner and flowers
Black and grey tattoo of a curling ribbon banner reading I solemnly swear that I am up to no good, with footprints, on a limb.
Footprints and quote banner on a limb
Colour tattoo of an anchor with a pink bow, a sailing ship inside a pink rope ring and a small heart, on a person's upper back.
Anchor and sailing ship on a back
Traditional-style tattoo of a grey shaded anchor with a yellow ribbon wrapped around it, on the inner forearm.
Anchor with yellow ribbon on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork traditional tattoo of crossed scissors wrapped in two banners with lettering, placed on the outer thigh.
Scissors and banners on a thigh
Pencil drawing of a crescent moon, a hand holding a wand and two ribbon banners with script lettering, shaded in yellow and black linework.
In the Name of the Moon banner design
Black and grey anchor tattoo with three banners reading a quote, shaded in a traditional style on the side of the ribs.
Anchor and quote banner on ribs
Black and white pen drawing of a traditional-style design with stacked ribbon banners reading Ain't no woman like the one I got, an arrow and a heart, with no body placement shown.
Stacked ribbon banners with lettering and heart
Neo-trad forearm tattoo of a pocket watch, pink roses and leaves, shown from two angles with a red heart in an ornate gold frame and a key.
Pocket watch, roses and heart on a forearm
Traditional colour tattoo of a dagger through a red heart with golden wings, purple flowers and a blue banner reading BON JOVI, on a limb.
Winged dagger and heart with banner
Traditional colour tattoo on a limb showing a red cross emblem on a blue and orange circle, flanked by green leaves and banners reading Type II and Insulin Dependant.
Type II and insulin dependant banners with red emblem
Traditional colour tattoo of a red potion bottle with banners reading "You're the antidote for everything except for me" on a forearm.
Potion bottle and banner quote on a forearm
Cross stitch of a red heart with a white banner reading MOM and a small pink rose, in a traditional tattoo style on dark navy fabric.
Cross stitch heart with MOM banner
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing an anchor wrapped in rope and vines, with two roses and a ribbon banner, drawn in black and grey.
Anchor with roses and rope in pencil sketch
Colour Japanese style tattoo of a folding fan showing Mount Fuji and a red sun, surrounded by pink cherry blossom flowers and falling petals, with a pink ribbon, on the back.
Fan with Mount Fuji and cherry blossom
Traditional style flash design of a pink dagger with a crescent moon and wings, with ribbon banners reading MOON PRINCESS, printed on a dark grey sweatshirt.
Moon Princess dagger and banner design
Traditional style tattoo of open scissors with a dark blue ribbon and small stars on the upper arm, with pink shading.
Scissors and ribbon on an upper arm
Pencil drawing of a cross with a ribbon banner wrapped around it, shaded in black and grey, a tattoo flash design.
Cross with wrapped ribbon banner
Traditional style tattoo on a calf of a pair of legs in fishnet stockings and red heels, with banners reading Don't dream it, be it.
Fishnet legs and banners on a calf
Neo-traditional tattoo on the lower back showing a pink bow, a winged heart, outlined roses, leopard print and pink ribbon banners.
Pink bow, winged heart and roses on lower back
Colour tattoo of an ornate key with a filigree heart bow in mint green on the forearm.
Ornate key with green bow on a forearm
Black and grey Traditional style tattoo of a hooded grim reaper holding a scythe, shaded in grey, on the side of a person's ribs.
Grim reaper with scythe on ribs
Traditional-style flash drawing of a dagger with a chain link hilt, wrapped in banners reading BLOOD, SWEAT and GEARS, with a gear at the tip and a CYCLOLOGY banner below.
Dagger wrapped in ribbons with gears and chain