Ribbon tattoo ideas

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Two matching black and grey infinity heart knot tattoos on the inner wrists, shown side by side.

Matching infinity heart tattoos on wrists

Traditional style tattoo of a red rose with yellow and orange flowers, dark green leaves and a ribbon banner on a forearm.

Traditional rose and flowers on a forearm

Traditional style colour tattoo of an anchor wrapped in rope with a banner reading HOME, on the forearm.

Traditional anchor with HOME banner

Black and grey botanical fine line tattoo of a bouquet of poppies, buds and larkspur-style flowers tied with a ribbon, on the inner forearm.

Flower bouquet tied with a bow on a forearm

Traditional style colour tattoo on a forearm showing red roses, two round picture frames and a banner reading There is no place like home.

Roses and frames with a home banner on a forearm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a bow made from film strip, sitting on the inner forearm near the wrist.

Film strip bow on the forearm

Fine line black tattoo of a small bow on the inner wrist, shown in a black and white photo.

Small bow on the inner wrist

Two matching black and grey bow tattoos on the wrists, photographed over a white bathroom sink.

Matching bow tattoos on wrists

Fine line black outline of a small bow tattooed on the inside of a wrist, photographed against a dark background.

Small bow outline on a wrist

Lilac and grey butterfly tattoo with filigree scrollwork wings and a heart-shaped top, placed on the forearm, with a small red heart tattoo partly visible at the bottom left.

Lilac butterfly and heart on forearm

Small colour tattoo of a pink, purple and teal awareness ribbon on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a dark outline.

Awareness ribbon on a wrist

Small fine line unicorn horn tattoo with a pink bow on the forearm, above a hand with a tiny finger tattoo and orange nail polish.

Unicorn horn with a bow on a forearm

Two matching tattoos of a black heart-shaped key tied with a pink bow on the left forearm and a blue bow on the right forearm, in a traditional style.

Matching heart-key tattoos with bows on forearms

Traditional style compass with a star, yellow flowers and pink ribbon banners wrapping around a forearm.

Compass and flowers on a forearm

Colour tattoo of a poppy, feathery fronds and a tied bow with green leaves on the inner forearm, in a botanical neo-traditional style.

Poppy and ribboned bundle on a forearm

Colour tattoo of an awareness ribbon filled with puzzle pieces, framed by black linework butterfly wings with red accents, on the inside of a forearm.

Puzzle ribbon butterfly on a forearm

Colour traditional-style tattoo on the inner forearm showing a red gloved hand with a yellow star above two banners reading Don't mess with my funky flow.

Gloved hand and banner on a forearm

White ink fine line tattoo of a looping ribbon knot with a curled spiral on a forearm, with a small red mark beside it.

White ink ribbon knot on forearm

Traditional colour tattoo of a hand holding a glass vial, with purple roses and an orange banner reading I know my value, on a forearm.

Hand holding a vial with roses and banner

Forearm tattoo of a pink awareness ribbon joined to a black heartbeat line, with script lettering reading fuck cancer and small grey letters DECD above.

Cancer awareness ribbon and heartbeat on a forearm

Black and grey realism tattoo of a sleeping cherub with wings wrapped in a ribbon, on the inner forearm near the wrist.

Sleeping angel with wings on the inner wrist

Fine line black outline tattoo of a heart with a ribbon wrapped through it on the inner wrist, shown with the palm facing up.

Heart and ribbon outline on an inner wrist

Two matching fine line heart tattoos with the word sisters written inside, one in grey and one in purple, on the inner forearms of two people.

Matching sisters heart tattoos on inner forearms

Black and grey blackwork tattoo of stripes wrapping around a forearm in an optical illusion, with a dotwork spiral pattern on the arm above.

Striped optical wrap on forearm

Fine line tattoo of two interlocking red outline hearts crossed by a black ribbon-like line shape, on the inner wrist.

Two red hearts and a black ribbon on wrist

Black linework tattoo of a bandaged hand with a crescent moon hanging from a ribbon, in blackwork style on the inner forearm.

Wrapped hand and crescent moon on a forearm

Colour tattoo of a green parrot perched on a pink umbrella with a lilac bow, in a neo-trad style on an arm near the elbow, with a pink bow and roses above.

Parrot on a pink umbrella with bows

Two traditional style colour tattoos on the inner wrists and forearms, one showing a glue bottle with a CONSTRUCT banner and one showing scissors with a CREATE banner, both with blue and red flowers.

Glue bottle and scissors wrist tattoos

Traditional style tattoo of a diamond kite with an eye at its centre and a trailing string of red and black bows on the forearm.

Eye kite with bow ribbon on forearm

Black and grey tattoo of ornate scissors with scrolled handles on the inside of a forearm, worn beneath a wrap bracelet.

Ornate scissors on a forearm

Pink infinity ribbon tattoo with the black script word faith on the inner wrist.

Pink infinity ribbon with faith script on wrist

Traditional colour tattoo of the Golden Gate Bridge with a banner reading HOME and a red heart held in hands, on the inner forearm.

Golden Gate Bridge and heart on a forearm

Colour tattoo of a green awareness ribbon with the word Fighter written in black script across it, on the forearm.

Green awareness ribbon with Fighter script

Black and grey traditional tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals and a banner reading I shall not live in vain, on a forearm.

Pocket watch with banner on a forearm

Black and grey outline tattoo of a banner reading GRRRL on a forearm, with part of another tattoo visible above it.

GRRRL banner tattoo on forearm

Black and grey botanical tattoo of a bouquet of marigold-style flowers and leaves tied with a ribbon, running along the forearm.

Flower bouquet tied with ribbon on a forearm

Close-up of a black ribbon-style knot tattoo with three purple flowers on a forearm, with small lettering at the left edge.

Black ribbon knot and violets on forearm

Fine line black tattoo of a tulip, sprigs of baby's breath and a daisy tied in a bouquet on the inner forearm.

Tulip and wildflower bouquet on a forearm

Fine line tattoo on the inner forearm showing a red heart outline, a black script name and a grey awareness ribbon outline.

Heart, script name and ribbon on a forearm

Colour traditional-style tattoo on a forearm showing a figure seen from behind, framed by banners with lyrics reading Cast your stones and You don't make me who I am.

Figure and lyric banners on a forearm

Traditional style colour tattoo of a red rose, a dagger with a yellow ribbon and a small skull on a forearm, with stars and leaves around it.

Traditional rose and dagger on a forearm

Silhouette and banner on a forearm

Colourful traditional tattoo on a forearm showing a bouquet of flowers held by a hand, with a yellow scroll border and a ribbon banner.

Traditional flower bouquet held by a hand

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

Realistic red bow tattoo with white polka dots and grey shading on the inner forearm.

Red polka dot bow on a forearm

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

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 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