Ribbon tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey butterfly wing and an orange ribbon beside Proverbs 31:25 script lettering, tattooed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Scripture lettering and butterfly on upper back
Black and grey flash design of a lighthouse, crescent moons, flowers and a ribbon banner reading We found love in the dark, in a traditional style.
Lighthouse and ribbon banner flash design
Fine line tattoo of a black swirled heart outline with a teal ribbon wrapped across its right side, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Teal ribbon and swirl heart on wrist
Traditional style tattoo of three playing aces and two dice behind a ribbon reading Life's A Gamble, on a limb, with grey shading and small red accents.
Playing cards and dice with Life's A Gamble banner
Small bow tattoo with a dark outline and pink fill sitting behind a person's ear on the neck.
Small bow tattoo behind the ear
Grey shaded sea turtle tattoo with a Celtic knotwork shell and a yellow ribbon accent, on the side of the torso, with a faded shark tattoo below.
Celtic knot sea turtle on the side of the torso
Purple pencil sketch of crossed scissors, a comb and two roses wrapped in a ribbon, drawn as a neo-traditional tattoo design.
Scissors, comb and roses design
Colour tattoo of a cartoon cat face with a pink bow, large blue eyes and black whiskers, shown on skin.
Cartoon cat with pink bow
Black and grey pencil flash sheet showing heart lettering designs, a globe with a ribbon banner, a lightning bolt, a shoe and heart, and a linework portrait with lightning bolt face makeup.
Lettering and heart flash sheet
Teal awareness ribbon tattoo with shaded grey angel wings spread either side, on the upper back.
Teal awareness ribbon with angel wings
Two side-by-side photos of traditional and neo-traditional tattoos on the calf: a grey skull with an ornate key and red accents, and a padlock heart with sugar skulls and a red rose.
Skull key and padlock heart on calves
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black lace bow with red ribbons and a red gem centre, placed on the outer thigh.
Black lace bow with red ribbon on a thigh
Flash sheet of five cartoon sharks, each with a cream banner carrying a slogan, drawn with bold black outlines in muted colour.
Five cartoon sharks on banners flash sheet
Black and grey heart tattoo made of interlocking woven lines, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Woven heart tattoo on upper back
Realistic red bow tattoo with white polka dots and grey shading on the inner forearm.
Red polka dot bow on a forearm
Black and grey shaded tattoo of a vine of hearts ending in a bow, in a fine line style, on the side ribs.
Chain of hearts with a bow on a side ribs
Two versions of a tattoo design drawing of a lantern lamppost with three banners reading COURAGE, DEAR and HEART, one in green and one in black and grey, in a fine line lettering style.
Lamppost with COURAGE, DEAR, HEART banners
Traditional-style tattoo of a pink and purple grenade with a tied ribbon, outlined in black, on a person's leg.
Pink grenade with ribbon on a leg
Colour tattoo of a cartoon brown puppy climbing over an orange ribbon loop with bold black outlines, on an upper arm.
Puppy climbing an orange ribbon
Solid black cat tattoo with green eyes and a red collar on the upper arm, shown on glossy skin.
Black cat with red collar on upper arm
Small red bow tattoo with white polka dots on the upper arm of a person wearing a black polka-dot top against a dark background.
Red polka-dot bow on upper arm
Black and grey pencil drawing of a shaded bow with white star cutouts and dotted swirls, drawn as a tattoo design on paper.
Bow with stars design
Fine line outline of a bird with a small pink heart and a blue and pink ribbon curl, tattooed on the back of the neck.
Small bird and heart on the nape
Flash design of a black-outlined ribbon banner with green shading carrying the lettering IN THE WAVES OF CHANGE WE FIND OUR TRUE DIRECTION, shown on a speckled background.
Ribbon banner with a lettered quote
Colour traditional tattoo of a blue anchor wrapped in a yellow rope with red roses and green leaves, placed on the shoulder.
Anchor and rope with roses on a shoulder
Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey lynx with amber eyes, pearl necklace and red gem pendant, placed on the upper thigh.
Lynx portrait with pendant on thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a crowned skull with a Roman numeral pocket watch and club symbols on an upper arm and shoulder.
Crowned skull and pocket watch on upper arm
Black ink pen drawing of a heart with a bow at the top, corset-style lacing down the centre and cross-stitched seams on each side, shown as a tattoo design sketch.
Laced heart with stitches and bow
Two traditional style tattoos on a pair of calves, each showing a turreted castle inside an oval frame with a ribbon and heart at the base.
Two castle cameo tattoos on the calves
Two matching fine line tattoos of a purple heart outline with a pink loop crossing its top, shown on inner wrists.
Matching heart and loop tattoos on wrists
Traditional style colour tattoo of an anchor with an orange ribbon and the words I refuse to sink in black script, on a limb.
Anchor with ribbon and script on skin
Neo-traditional style flash design of Alice holding a white rabbit, with roses, mushrooms, lilies and a banner reading Follow the White Rabbit, shown without a body placement.
Alice with white rabbit banner design
Pen sketch of a tattoo design showing a safety pin with a bow and two lettered ribbons, drawn on paper with no body part visible.
Safety pin and bow with lettered ribbons
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a tattoo machine and a lace garter with a bow, sitting on the thigh.
Tattoo machine and lace garter on a thigh
Traditional style tattoo on an upper arm showing a red wax-sealed envelope, two red roses, blue forget-me-nots and a banner with lettering.
Envelope, roses and banner on upper arm
Black and grey script tattoo on the ribs reading Each day is a gift and not a given right, framed by a shaded ribbon bow and scrollwork.
Script quote with ribbon bow on ribs
Black line drawing of a stylised mother holding a child, with an awareness ribbon around them that contains a heart, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Mother and child with ribbon and heart design
Black and grey lettering tattoo running down the spine of a bare back, partly covered by black ribbons crossed over the skin.
Lettered quote running down the spine
Realism tattoo on a ribcage with a red ribbon, a hand holding a red apple, a chess king and pawn on a checkered board, and script quote lines.
Chessboard, apple and red ribbon on the ribs
Black and grey photograph of a bare back and side with a flowing abstract fine line tattoo of wave-like strands across the ribs and lower back.
Flowing black lines across ribs and back
Black and grey flash design of a pin-up skeleton woman and a top-hatted skeleton man holding hands, with a banner quote above and below them.
Skeleton couple with banner quote
Black and grey realism tattoo of a treble clef and curling music staff with notes on the inside of an ankle.
Treble clef and music staff on an ankle
Neo-traditional forearm tattoo of a compass rose in a round frame, framed by yellow flowers and pink banners with partly visible lettering.
Compass and flowers on a forearm
Black line drawing of a message in a bottle with a tied scroll, flanked by three roses and leaves, drawn on pale paper.
Message in a bottle with roses
Traditional style colour tattoo of a black witch hat with a purple ribbon on a broomstick, placed on the upper back.
Witch hat and broomstick on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a bull wearing a rose crown, ribbon and ornate headpiece, shown on the thigh.
Bull with rose crown on a thigh
Colour traditional tattoo on a thigh showing the Lumpy Space Princess character from Adventure Time above a banner reading LUMP OFF, framed by pink roses.
Lumpy Space Princess and roses on a thigh
Black fine line tattoo of a looping ribbon design with the word love in script on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Looping ribbon and script love on a forearm