# List of awareness ribbons

This is a partial list of awareness ribbons. The meaning behind an awareness ribbon depends on its colors and pattern. Since many advocacy groups have adopted ribbons as symbols of support or awareness, ribbons, particularly those of a single color, some colors may refer to more than one cause. Some causes may be represented by more than one ribbon.

## Colors and meanings

| Color | First use | Author | Meanings |
| Pink ribbon | October 1992 | Alexandra Penney for Self and Evelyn Lauder | Breast cancer awareness |
| Red ribbon | ? | | Heart disease |
| Red ribbon | 1985 | Duncan Hunter and Henry Lozano's Camanera Clubs | Substance-abuse awareness including tobacco, alcohol and drugs (Red Ribbon Week is commonly held in American schools.) |
| Red ribbon | June 1991 | Visual AIDS Artists' Caucus (anonymous) | HIV/AIDS awareness |
| Red ribbon | ? | | Stroke |
| Maroon ribbon | ? | International Myeloma Foundation | Multiple myeloma awareness |
| Orange ribbon | ? | | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) |
| Orange ribbon | ? | | Amplified musculoskeletal pain syndrome, a chronic pain condition consisting of four different disorders, including complex regional pain syndrome. - the newer multicolored orange/red flame is also used |
| Orange ribbon | ? | | Cultural diversity |
| Orange ribbon | ? | | Kidney cancer – alternative to the green ribbon |
| Orange ribbon | ? | | Gun violence protests, including after the Parkland shootings |
| Orange ribbon | ? | Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Leukemia awareness |
| Orange ribbon | ? | | Malnutrition/hunger |
| Orange ribbon | ? | Multiple Sclerosis International Federation | Multiple sclerosis awareness |
| Orange ribbon | ? | | Self-injury awareness/self-harm awareness |
| Orange ribbon | ? | | Work Zone Safety Awareness |
| Yellow ribbon | ? | | Traditional (in the U.S. and in Canada) symbol of support for military forces, especially those deployed overseas and in conflicts, including prisoners of war and those missing in action. |
| Yellow ribbon | 1994 | International Association for Suicide Prevention, Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program | See also: Suicide awareness Suicide prevention |
| Yellow ribbon | ? | | Endometriosis awareness |
| Yellow ribbon | 2012–2014 | Rural Fire Brigades Association Queensland | Rural Fire Service Queensland – A symbol of unilateral support of Rural Fire Brigades across the state of Queensland, Australia |
| Yellow ribbon | 2014 | Yellow Ribbon Campaign and Sewol Ferry Protest Movement | Sinking of South Korean ferry MV Sewol in 2014 which resulted in more than 300 deaths. |
| Yellow ribbon | 2014 | | Supporters of 2014 Hong Kong protests |
| Yellow ribbon | 2018 | | Protest against imprisonment of Catalan independence movement leaders during the Catalan crisis |
| Yellow ribbon | 2022 | Yellow Ribbon | Resistance movement in the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine, created in April 2022 after the Russian military invasion. The goal of the movement is informational resistance to the Russian occupiers |
| Yellow ribbon | 2023 | Bring Them Home Now | Advocating safe return of the hostages taken by Hamas in its attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. |
| Bright green ribbon | ? | | Climate change/global warming |
| Lime green ribbon | | | Lyme disease, Post-Treatment Lyme Disease |
| Lime green ribbon | ? | | Non-Hodgkin lymphoma awareness |
| Green ribbon | ? | | Bipolar disorder (manic depression) |
| Green ribbon | ? | | Cerebral palsy |
| Green ribbon | ? | | Depression |
| Green ribbon | ? | | Kidney cancer – alternative to the orange ribbon, kidney disease |
| Green ribbon | ? | | Mitochondrial disease awareness |
| Green ribbon | ? | | Mental health awareness and mental illness awareness |
| Green ribbon | 2022 | | Anti-war movement in Russia protesting against the 2022 invasion of Ukraine |
| Jade ribbon | 2001 | | Jade Ribbon Campaign awareness about hepatitis B and liver cancer |
| Teal ribbon | ? | | Cervical cancer an alternative is the Teal and White ribbon |
| Teal ribbon | 2001 | Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) | Sexual assault/sexual abuse including Military Sexual Trauma |
| Teal ribbon | ? | | Food allergies |
| Teal ribbon | ? | | Ovarian cancer |
| Teal ribbon | ? | | Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) |
| Teal ribbon | ? | | Post-traumatic Stress Disorder |
| Teal ribbon | 2014 | | Trigeminal neuralgia |
| Teal ribbon | ? | | Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) |
| Teal ribbon | ? | | Tsunami victims |
| Teal ribbon | ? | | Uterine cancer |
| Turquoise ribbon | ? | | Addiction recovery – alternative to red for substance use |
| Turquoise ribbon | ? | | Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) |
| Turquoise ribbon | ? | | Dysautonomia |
| Turquoise ribbon | ? | | Native American and Native American reparations |
| Light blue ribbon | ? | | Childhood cancer |
| Light blue ribbon | ? | | Men's health |
| Light blue ribbon | | | Prostate cancer |
| Blue ribbon | ? | | Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) |
| Blue ribbon | ? | | Autism spectrum although the autism infinity symbol is often used |
| Blue ribbon | ? | | Hydrocephalus |
| Blue ribbon | ? | | Mourning and honoring a police officer killed in the line of duty. |
| Blue ribbon | 1993 | Tom Hennessy | Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) |
| Blue ribbon | 1996 | Electronic Freedom Foundation's Blue Ribbon Online Free Speech Campaign | Support of freedom of speech, press, freedom of association online, and protesting against Internet censorship |
| Blue ribbon | ? | | Parkinson's disease awareness |
| Blue ribbon | ? | | Canada's National Non-Smoking Week |
| Blue ribbon | ? | | "Stand With ACLU" initiative |
| Blue ribbon | 2014 | | Supporters of government officials and police during the 2014 Hong Kong protests. |
| Dark blue ribbon | | | Arthritis |
| Dark blue ribbon | ? | | Child abuse prevention |
| Dark blue ribbon | ? | | Colon/Colorectal cancer awareness |
| Purple ribbon | ? | | Alzheimer's awareness |
| Purple ribbon | ? | | Domestic violence/intimate relationship violence |
| Purple ribbon | ? | | Fibromyalgia |
| Purple ribbon | ? | | Opioid crisis awareness – Notably worn by various Senators during President Donald Trump's 2018 State of the Union address. |
| Purple ribbon | ? | | Month of the Military Child, Celebrating Military Kids |
| Purple ribbon | ? | | Spirit Day and victims of homophobia |
| Purple ribbon | ? | | Epilepsy awareness |
| Purple ribbon | ? | | Lupus Awareness Month (May) |
| Purple ribbon | ? | | Pancreatic cancer |
| Purple ribbon | ? | | Thyroid cancer |
| Purple ribbon | ? | | Leiomyosarcoma |
| Periwinkle ribbon | ? | | Eating disorders |
| Periwinkle ribbon | ? | | Esophageal cancer |
| Periwinkle ribbon | ? | | Pulmonary hypertension |
| Lavender ribbon | ? | | Craniosynostosis |
| Lavender ribbon | ? | | Epilepsy |
| Lavender ribbon | ? | | General cancer awareness |
| Lavender ribbon | ? | | Rett Syndrome |
| Silver ribbon | ? | | Parkinson's Disease |
| Silver ribbon | 1993 | Jean Singleton | Schizophrenia, brain illness and brain disorders |
| Gray ribbon | ? | | Asthma |
| Gray ribbon | ? | | Brain Tumor Awareness Month/Brain Cancer Awareness |
| Gray ribbon | ? | | Borderline personality disorder |
| Gray ribbon | ? | | Diabetes Awareness Month |
| White ribbon | ? | | Bone cancer |
| White ribbon | ? | | Lung disease including cancer |
| White ribbon | ? | | Peace |
| White ribbon | 1991 | White Ribbon Campaign, of men and boys working to end male violence against women and girls | Violence against women |
| Black ribbon | ? | | Typically a sign of mourning, or otherwise in memoriam |
| Black ribbon | ? | | Melanoma (skin cancer) |
| Black ribbon | ? | | Awareness of the POW/MIA issue in the US |
| Black ribbon | ? | | Black Ribbon Initiative awareness and public outreach program of Madhya Pradesh Police (India) to make all sections of society computer security aware and alert |
| Black ribbon | ? | | Anti-violence campaign in New Zealand |
| Black ribbon | ? | | Gang prevention |
| Black ribbon | 2015 | | Black Ribbon Movement of medical professions and medical students against the appointment of military officers to positions within Ministry of Health in Myanmar (Burma) in August 2015 |
| Zebra print ribbon | ? | | Carcinoid cancer |
| Zebra print ribbon | ? | | Neuroendocrine tumors (NET) |
| Zebra print ribbon | ? | | Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes (EDS) |
| Zebra print ribbon | 2008 | EURODIS | Rare diseases, especially on Rare Disease Day |
| Houndstooth ribbon | 2011 | | Relief efforts in Tuscaloosa and northern Alabama following 27 April 2011 tornado (The pattern evokes former University of Alabama head football coach Bear Bryant, an icon of the city and its area.) |
| Orange and black ribbon | 1769 1945 | | Ribbon of Saint George; commemoration of World War II in post-Soviet countries |
| Pink and blue ribbon | ? | | Infant and pre-natal death or premature birth |
| Hydrocephalus two tone blue ribbon | ? | | Hydrocephalus |
| Blue denim ribbon | 1992 | Chronic Granulomatous Disorder Society in the UK | Hereditary/genetic diseases – Jeans for Genes campaign |
| Red, white and blue ribbon | 2011 | | Used in Omaha, Nebraska, after a deadly shooting at Millard South High School (Matches to the school's colors) |
| Awareness ribbon for Parkinson's UK | ? | | Parkinson's |