Ribbon tattoo ideas

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

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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
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
Flash design of a shaded grey cross with pink roses, green leaves, a gold ribbon banner and black vine linework, with no body placement shown.
Cross with roses and ribbon flash design
Colour tattoo of a butterfly with swirled outline wings and a pink and teal ribbon on the inside of a wrist.
Butterfly and ribbon on a wrist
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a corset lace-up with silver eyelets and a bow, sitting on the side of the ribs and waist.
Corset lacing tattoo on the ribs
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
Black and grey tattoo of a shaded rose wrapped in ribbon bands, with the word ONE on one band, on skin.
Shaded rose with ribbon bands
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
Pencil drawing of a dreamcatcher with feathers, ribbons, two roses and three butterflies, shaded in purple and pink tones, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Dreamcatcher with roses and butterflies
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
Shaded pink ribbon tattoo looping into a heart shape on the lower back, with grey shadow along its edges.
Pink ribbon forming a heart
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
Small fine line tattoo of a pink ribbon on the inner wrist, worn beside a beaded bracelet and a pink silicone wristband.
Small pink ribbon on the inner wrist
Black line drawing on tracing paper of roses, a steaming teacup, a cupcake with an apple on top and a ribbon, in a neo-traditional style.
Roses, teacup and cupcake design
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
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
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a tied wildflower bouquet, with poppies, daisy-like blooms and seed pods, on a forearm.
Wildflower bouquet on a forearm
Black and grey pencil sketch design of a vintage microphone wrapped in a ribbon, surrounded by music notes and a treble clef.
Vintage microphone with music notes sketch
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 and grey tattoo of a bow made from sheet music with musical notes, shown on the outer arm.
Sheet music bow on an arm
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
Fine line tattoo of small animals holding blue, purple and red balloons across the upper arm.
Animals holding balloons on upper arm
Black and grey linework tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a ribbon of music staff with notes, bare trees, clouds and a row of piano keys.
Piano keys and music staff on an 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
Realism black and grey sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with teal swallows, a pocket watch, a Roman numeral clock face, and a skull and rose on the back.
Realism clock, bird and skull sleeve
Fine line black bow tattoo on the side of a finger on a hand, shown against a dark surface and wooden floor.
Small bow tattoo on a finger
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
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
Pencil shaded tattoo design of a cello wrapped in two roses, a lily and flowing ribbons, with no body placement shown.
Cello with roses and lily in pencil
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
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a bouquet with red peonies, blue daisies, a purple tulip and yellow mimosa, tied with a pink ribbon, on the upper thigh.
Bouquet of flowers on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with exposed gears, Roman numerals and a chain, on the forearm against a stone wall.
Pocket watch with gears on a forearm
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
Realistic braid tattoo with a red tie, shaded in grey and muted mauve, running from the nape of the neck down the upper back.
Realistic braided hair tattoo on upper back
Flash sheet of eight bow designs, seven in black outline and one shaded red bow, with no body placement shown.
Bow tattoo design sheet
Neo-traditional flash design of a green Frankenstein-style bride kissing a skull held up by a figure, framed by teal roses and a banner reading Made for You.
Frankenstein couple kiss with roses
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lace garter with a shaded satin bow, wrapped around the thigh.
Lace garter and bow on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a lace-edged bow framing two figures kissing under a starry sky, with a red cape and purple ribbon tails, on the thigh.
Bow tattoo with kissing couple under stars
Small butterfly tattoo with black swirled linework wings and a pink and blue ribbon forming the body, on pale skin at the lower back.
Butterfly with pink and blue ribbon
Fine line illustrated design of two pale-faced girls, a dragon head and a pink crystal above a ribbon banner, with no body placement shown.
Two girls, a dragon and a crystal design
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
Black and grey line drawing of a compass rose with an arrow and ribbon along a horizontal axis, shown as a tattoo design on a white background with no body placement.
Compass rose and arrow design
Black and grey outline tattoo of a shaded bow on the lower stomach, with a hand resting beside it and a patterned skirt below.
Bow tattoo on the lower stomach