Awareness Ribbons

Awareness Ribbons

Is there an Awareness Ribbon for COVID-19?
What color is the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Awareness Ribbon?

Your Guide to Awareness Ribbons and Their Meanings -- Your Awareness Ribbon Color and Cause Guide

Awareness ribbons are colored ribbon (usually made of satin) folded into a loop or shown as loops in other materials such as pins, which are used as a way for wearers to support and make a statement for a specific cause or issue. Awareness ribbon can also be called "cause ribbon", "remembrance ribbon", "support ribbon" and "memorial ribbon". There are numerous awareness ribbon meanings and they now symbolize various issues and causes depending on the colors and patterns used. Awareness and support ribbons are now considered a strong symbol for social or disease awareness.

Is there an awareness ribbon for COVID-19? The COVID-19 awareness ribbon is the "ribbon for COVID-19" shown on this website and the color is white. This color signifies and supports the medical community and patients most directly impacted by the virus. The ribbon contains the words "COVID-19" and "We Care!" which shows that we care as a community for healthcare workers and patients and survivors. In addition, the white coronavirus ribbon includes a heartbeat symbol to signify the medical community. COVID-19 survivors are also using the ribbon for COVID-19.

What is the color for cancer awareness? Cancer awareness ribbons are commonly requested and come in various colors depending on the type of cancer. You can see the cancer awareness ribbon colors below in each section. Breast cancer awareness ribbons are the most recognized ribbon due to the numerous cancer campaigns since the 90s. The pink ribbon for this cause is now recognized globally.
 
Below are many of the current awareness ribbon colors and meanings including the white COVID-19 Ribbon:

Black Awareness Ribbons - Causes and Meanings
• 9/11 - for those lost in the September 11th (9/11) attack.
• Melanoma awareness
• Mourning and remembrance of the Virginia Tech massacre
• Narcolepsy
• Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (known as Primary Biliary Cholangitis)
• Sleep Apnea
• Sleep Disorders

Blue Awareness Ribbons - Causes and Meanings
• Addiction Recovery awareness
• Alopecia
• Ankylosing Spondylitis
• Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
• Apraxia
• Arthritis Awareness
• Beat Bullying (UK)
• Brachial Plexus Injuries - (also Silver Ribbon with a bell)
• Canada's National Non-Smoking Week
• Charge Syndrome (Royal Blue)
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness
• Colon Cancer
• Colorectal Cancer
• Cri du Chat Syndrome
• Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome
• Dysautonomia
• Dystonia
• Epstein-Barr Virus
• Erb's Palsy
• Familial Polyposis
• Foster Care Awareness
• Guillain Barre Syndrome
• Hidradenitis Suppurativa (U.K.)
• Hydranencephaly awareness
• Huntington's Disease
• Leukodystrophies
• Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) awareness
• Myositis
• Osteogenesis Imperfecta (IO)
• Pompe Disease
• Restless Legs Syndrome
• Transverse Myelitis
• Stevens-Johnson Syndrome Awareness
• Tuberous Sclerosis awareness
• Usher Syndrome
• Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) awareness (blue)
• West Nile Virus

Blue ribbon (2 tone)
• National Hydrocephalus Awareness. Hydrocephalus is a condition in which there is an excessive amount of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in chambers of the brain known as ventricles. The month of September is National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month.

Blue/Gray ribbon with Red Blood Drop
• Type 1 Diabetes (Juvenile Diabetes) - Type 1 diabetes is a serious autoimmune disease where the pancreas stops producing insulin - which allows the body to get energy from food. It strikes suddenly and it is not related to lifestyle or diet.

Blue Jeans Denim Ribbon
• Genetic Disorder Awareness. The blue jeans denim ribbon was created by the Global Genes Project and the Children's Rare Disease Network for awareness of gene defects like Niemann Pick Type C, Cystic Fibrosis, Prader-Willi, and Fragile X. World Rare Disease Day is an annual observance held on the last day of February (February 28th or February 29th in a Leap Year) to raise awareness for rare diseases.

Indigo Ribbon
• The Indigo Ribbon Campaign raises awareness about crimes committed against Targeted Individuals of Organized Stalking and Electronic Harassment. Indigo Ribbon Day is on November 23rd yearly. Wearing the Indigo ribbon is a sign of Infinity and Unity.

Light blue ribbon
• Addisons Disease
• Behcets Disease
• Chronic Illness
• Cushing Syndrome
• DiGeorge Syndrome
• Edwards Syndrome (Trisomy 18)
• Graves Disease
• Hyperaldosteronism
• Klinefelter's Syndrome
• Lymphedema
• Men's Health
• Prostate cancer awareness
• Shprintzen Syndrome
• Thyroid Disease
• Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS) awareness (with two daisies in the center for identical twins or three for triplets - may be white, light pink or light blue)
• Velo-Cardio Facial Syndrome

Navy Blue
• Alopecia
• Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
• Arthritis
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
• Colitis
• Colon Cancer and Colorectal Cancer (Dark blue is the official ribbon color / Brown alternate)
• Crohn's Disease
• Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome (CVS)
• Epstein-Barr Virus
• Erb's Palsy
• Guillain Barre Syndrome
• Histiocytosis (Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH) or Histiocytosis X)
• Huntington's Disease
• Ichthyosis
• Koolen-de Vries Syndrome
• Krabbe Disease
• Mastocytosis
• Rectal Cancer
• Restless Legs Syndrome

Robin Egg Blue
• Pierre Robin syndrome - (PRS also known as Pierre Robin malformation, Pierre Robin sequence, Pierre Robin anomaly or Pierre Robin Anomalad), is a congenital condition of facial abnormalities in humans.
Royal Blue
• Child Abuse Awareness
• Transverse Myelitis Awareness (royal blue ribbon with the words "Transverse Myelitis")
• Syringomyelia

Pale Blue
• Achalasia Awareness - Achalasia is a rare disease of the muscle of the lower esophageal body and the lower esophageal sphincter. The main symptoms of achalasia are dysphagia (difficulty in swallowing), regurgitation of undigested food, chest pain behind the sternum, and weight loss.

Brown Awareness Ribbons
• Anti-Tobacco
• Colon Cancer and Colorectal Cancers (The Brown ribbon is the alternate color; dark blue is the official ribbon color)
• Familia Polyposis

Burgundy Awareness Ribbons
• Adults with disabilities awareness and support
• Amyloidosis support
• Antiphospholipid Syndrome
• AV Malformation
• Cystic Hygroma
• Disabled Adults
• Factor V Leiden
• Headaches
• Hemangioma and Vascular Malformation
• Hereditary Hemochromatosis
• Hughes Syndrome
• Lymphatic Malformation
• Meningitis
• Meningococcal Meningitis
• Headaches/Migraines
• Multiple Myeloma
• Post-Polio Syndrome
• Sickle Cell Anemia
• Sturge-Weber Syndrome
• Thrombophilia
• Williams Syndrome

Copper Awareness Ribbon 
• Herpes Simplex Virus Awareness - HSV 1 is the oral version of the virus, and HSV 2 is the genital type. HSV is NOT part of standard STD screening, is highly contagious and there is no cure.

Cream Awareness Ribbons
• Paralysis
• Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI)
• Spinal Diseases and Disorders

Gray/Grey Awareness Ribbons
• Allergies
• Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
• Aphasia
• Asthma awareness
• Brain cancer awareness
• Brain Tumors
• Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness
• Diabetes awareness (more commonly diabetes is symbolized by the blue circle, as designated by the International Diabetes Federation)

Green Awareness Ribbons
• Adrenal Cancer
• Aging research awareness
• BiPolar Disorder
• Bone Marrow Donation
• Bronchiolitis Obliterans (BOS)
• Cerebral Palsy awareness and support
• Childhood Depression
• Craniosynostosis Awareness
• Depression
• Dwarfism Awareness
• Eye Injury Prevention
• Fanconi's Syndrome
• Fibrodysplasia Ossifican's Progressiva
• Functional Gastrointestinal and Motility Disorders (FGIMDs)
• Gastroparesis
• Glaucoma
• Growth and rebuilding
• Kidney Cancer aka Renal Cell Carcinoma awareness
• Leukemia
• Literacy
• Living Organ Donation
• Manic Depression
• Mental Health
• Mental Illness
• Nephrotic Syndrome
• Neural Tube Defects
• Neurofibromatosis
• Organ transplant and organ donation awareness
• Mitochondrial disease awareness
• Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Stem Cell Research
• Tissue Donation
• Tourette's Syndrome
• Traumatic Brain Injury awareness and support

Lime Green ribbon
• Cyclin-dependent kinase-like 5 (CDKL5)
• Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
• Gastroschisis
• Kabuki Syndrome
• Lyme Disease
• Lymphoma
• Muscular Dystrophy
• Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
• Sandhoff Disease
• Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI)

Jade Ribbon
• Jade Ribbon Campaign awareness - hepatitis B and liver cancer. The Jade Ribbon Campaign was launched by the Asian Liver Center at Stanford University in May 2001 to spread awareness about hepatitis B (HBV) and liver cancer in Asian and Pacific Islander communities.

Light Green ribbon
• Celiac Disease
• Chronic pelvic Pain
• Human Papilloma Virus
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)

Mint Green
• Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease
• Congenital hepatic Fibrosis
• Genetic Disorders
• Ivemark Syndrome

Turquoise
• Addiction Recovery
• Bone Tumor Awareness (musculoskeletal tumors and lesions, benign/malignant)
• Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH)
• Dysautonomia
• Interstitial Cystitis
• Renal Cell Carcinoma

Teal ribbon
• Anti Bullying Awareness
• Agoraphobia
• Anxiety Disorder
• Batten Disease awareness
• Cervical Cancer
• Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness
• Dissociative Disorders (All)
• Ectodermal Dysphasia
• Fibular Hemimelia (FH)
• Food Allergies
• Fragile X Syndrome
• Gynecological cancer
• Interstitial Cystitis and Bladder Pain Syndrome awareness and support
• Knee Injury Awareness
• Marker X Syndrome
• Martin-Bell Syndrome
• Military Sexual Trauma awareness
• Myasthenia Gravis awareness
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Ovarian Cancer
• Panic Disorder
• Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Awareness and support
• Polycystic Kidney Disease
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
• Proximal Femoral Focal Deficiency (PFFD)
• Sexual Assault
• Scleroderma (Stiff Skin Syndrome)
• Sexual Assault and Sexual Violence awareness and support
• Tourette's Syndrome
• Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN)
• Tsunami Victims
• Uterine Cancer
• Vulvar Cancer

Gold Awareness Ribbons
• Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma
• Childhood cancer awareness
• Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma
• Neuroblastoma and Osteosarcoma

Orange Awareness Ribbons
• ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
• Agent Orange
• COPD
• Cultural Diversity
• Kidney Cancer - Renal Cell Carcinoma
• Leukemia awareness
• Lupus
• Malnutrition awareness
• Multiple Sclerosis Awareness
• Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) - Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). Now uses the Multi-colored flame ribbon.
• Self Injury Awareness Day
• Sensory Processing Disorder
• Spinal Cancer
• Prader-Willi Syndrome

Peach Awareness Ribbons
• Endometrial Cancer
• Uterine Cancer
• Vaginal Cancer

Amber
• An Amber Ribbon brings awareness to Appendix Cancer. Appendix cancer is extremely rare, affecting an estimated 600 to 1,000 Americans each year. Primary lymphomas can occur in the appendix.

Pearl, White or Clear Ribbons
• Dating Violence Awareness
• Emphysema
• Lung Cancer awareness - Some organizations use different colors or symbols.
• Lung Disease
• Mesothelioma
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Waldenstrom's Macroglobulinemia

White ribbon
• Blindness
• Bone Cancer
• Bone Disease
• Congenital Cataracts
• COVID-19 / Coronavirus Pandemic 
• Hernia
• Gay-Teen Suicide Awareness
• Invisible Illness
• Multiple Hereditary Exostoses
• Osteoporosis
• Postpartum Depression
• Severe Combined Immune Deficiency Disease (SCID) and SCID Newborn Screening
• Retinoblastoma Cancer (eye)
• Right to Life
• Scoliosis

Pink Awareness Ribbons
• Breast cancer awareness
• Birth Parents
• Nursing Mothers
• Breast Reconstruction Awareness (BRA)

Purple Awareness Ribbons
 • ADD
• ADHD
• Alzheimer's Disease awareness
• Arnold Chiari Malformation Awareness
• Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak (CSF)
• Childhood Hemiplegia and Stroke Awareness
• Chronic and Acute Pain
• Craniosynostosis Awareness
• Crohn's (Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA) uses orange and blue in promotional materials)
• Colitis Awareness Campaign
• Cystic Fibrosis awareness
• Domestic Violence Awareness Campaign
• Elder Abuse Awareness
• Epilepsy
• Fibromyalgia awareness
• Hidradenitis Suppurativa Awareness Ribbon
• Leiomyosarcoma
• Lupus awareness
• Macular Degeneration
• March of Dimes
• Meningitis Survivors
• Mesh Awareness
• Mucolididoses
• Neuropathy Awareness
• Pancreatic cancer awareness
• Premature Birth (Also Pink and Blue according to some organizations)
• Pancreatitis
• Retinitis Pigmentosa
• Rett Syndrome
• Sarcoidosis
• Scheuermann's Disease
• Sjorgren's Syndrome
• Spirit Day and victims of homophobia
• Thyroid Cancer
• Trisomy 9 Awareness

Lavender Awareness Ribbons
• Cancer awareness (all kinds)
• Craniosynostosis awareness
• Epilepsy awareness
• Gynecological Cancer
• Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis
• Infantile Spasms
• Rett Syndrome

Periwinkle ribbon
• Acid Reflux (GERD)
• Eating disorders awareness
• anorexia
• bulimia
• Eosinophilic Disorders
• Esophageal cancer
• Gastric Cancer
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
• Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness
• Small Intestine Cancer and Stomach Cancer

Orchid
• Testicular Cancer. There is debate about the color for testicular cancer awareness and ribbons, however orchid, a purple/violet color, has long been recognized as the official color for testicular cancer.

Violet ribbon
• Hodgkin's lymphoma awareness
• Testicular Cancer

Red Awareness Ribbons
• AIDS and HIV awareness
• Aperts Syndrome
• Brain Aneurysm Awareness - (Brain Aneurysm Foundation)
• Bronchiolitis Obliterans
• Burn Victims
• Cardiovascular Disease
• Congenital Heart Defects
• Congenital Heart Disease
• Congestive Heart Failure
• Courage and Inspiration
• DARE
• Diamond Blackfan Anemia
• Dysautonomia
• Epidermolysis Bullosa
• Evans Syndrome
• Factor XI Deficiency
• Heart Disease
• Hemophilia
• High Blood Pressure
• Huffing
• Hypertension
• Long Q-T Syndrome
• Lymphoma
• Marfan Syndrome
• Poland Syndrome
• Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) - Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). Now uses the Multi-colored flame ribbon.
• Stroke
• Substance abuse awareness
• Supraventricular Tachycardia
• Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
• Tuberculosis
• Vasculitis awareness
• Von Willebrand's Disease
• Wegener's Granulomatosis
• Wolf-Parkinson-White

Silver Awareness Ribbons
• Brachial Nerve Plexus (BNP) - Silver Ribbon with a bell (Also Blue Ribbon)
• Brain Disabilities
• Brain disorders awareness
• Campaign for the Brain
• Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT)
• Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI) Awareness
• Disabled Children
• Dyslexia
• Elderly Abuse
• Encephalitis
• Essential Tremor
• Gynaecological Cancer awareness (NZ)
• Kienbock's Disease (Silver and Black)
• Medical Device Injury Awareness
• Niemann-Pick
• Ovarian cancer awareness (Australia)
• Parkinson's Disease
• Schizophrenia
• Sciatic Pain
• Stalking Awareness
• Cytomegalovirus (CMV)

Yellow Awareness Ribbons
• Adenosarcoma
• Bladder Cancer - (Also see: Purple, Blue and Marigold ribbon below)
• Bone cancer / Osteosarcoma
• Craniofacial Acceptance (Children's Craniofacial Association)
• Endometriosis awareness
• Ewings Sarcoma
• Hydrocephalus
• Liver Cancer
• Liver Disease
• Microcephaly
• Missing Children
• Myxoid Liposarcoma
• Osteosarcoma
• Obesity
• Sarcoma
• Spina Bifida
• Suicide Prevention (Also see Blue/Purple - Teal/Purple - Turquoise/Purple ribbon)

Dark Blue and Orange/Orchid
• The awareness ribbon colors for Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) is Dark Blue for Arthritis, and Orange/Orchid for Psoriasis. Psoriatic arthritis (also arthritis psoriatica, arthropathic psoriasis or psoriatic arthropathy) is a type of inflammatory arthritis that will develop in up to 30 percent of people who have the chronic skin condition psoriasis.
Diabetes Awareness
 
Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon
• Pink Ribbon Red Ribbon will expand the availability of vital cervical cancer screening and treatment and breast care education - especially for women most at risk of getting cervical cancer in developing nations because they are HIV-positive.
Trisomy Awareness
 
• Trisomy Awareness ribbon - These ribbons were created by the Support Organization for Trisomy (SOFT is a primary source of family support and medical information for children having a trisomy condition. Read about SOFT's 30th annual family & medical conference!) to represent all forms of Trisomy.

Blue and Red Ribbon
• Congenital Heart Defects and Disease
• Hypo plastic left heart Syndrome
• Olser Weber Rendu Syndrome (HHT)
• Noonan's Syndrome
• Pulmonary Fibrosis
• Rare Lung Diseases
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SADS)

Blue and Purple Ribbon
• Pediatric Stroke
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• (Striped blue and purple ribbon) - Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD)

Blue and Teal Ribbon
• The Spina Bifida Association ribbon color is blue and teal and represents all forms of Spina Bifida including Occult Spinal Dysraphism, Spina Bifida Occulta, Meningocele and Myelomeningocele.
Blue/Purple - Teal/Purple - Turquoise/Purple
• Suicide awareness and prevention (also see yellow ribbon). Suicide is the third leading cause of death among young people and is often the result of mental health conditions that effect people when they are most vulnerable.

Blue/Yellow
• Down Syndrome
• Thoracic Outlet Syndrome - (TOS)

Blue and Yellow Ribbon
• Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus - Ribbon incorporates combined colors of both Spina Bifida (Yellow) and Hydrocephalus (Two Tone Blue ribbon with water drop on the side).

Bone/Beige trimmed in royal blue
• Hip Dysplasia - Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) or congenital dysplasia of the hip (CDH) is a congenital or developmental deformation or misalignment of the hip joint. The month of June is Healthy Hips/Hip Dysplasia awareness month.
Brown with Pink Dots
• The Persistent Cloaca ribbon is brown to symbolize bowel issues, and the pink dots symbolize occurrence in females only.

Burgundy and Ivory
• Oral head and Neck cancers
• Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
• Throat Cancer
• Laryngeal Cancer
• Pharyngeal Cancer

Burgundy and Purple
• Arachnoiditis - The purple is for neuropathy and the burgundy is for meningitis.

Cow print ribbon
• Omphalocele Awareness - An omphalocele (omphalocoele) is a type of abdominal wall defect in which the intestines, liver, and occasionally other organs remain outside of the abdomen in a sac because of a defect in the development of the muscles of the abdominal wall.

Gold and Blue with Diamond
• Bohring-Opitz syndrome - A rare genetic condition with high infant mortality characterized by intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), failure to thrive, developmental delay, hypotonia (low muscle tone), BOS posture (fixed contractures of the upper limbs) and distinctive facial features.

Gold and Silver
• Hearing Disorders
• Hearing Impairments
• Meniere's Disease
• Tinnitus

Light Green/Dark Blue
• Body-focused repetitive behavior (BFRB) - A general term for a group of related complex disorders that includes hair pulling, skin picking, and nail biting. The awareness ribbon colors are; light green in the middle, to symbolize healing, and dark blue on the edges, which represents BFRBs' association with anxiety and obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders - (Learn About BFRBs)

Grey and Burgundy
• Arachnoid Cysts

Grey ribbon with Red heart
• Thyroid Cancer

Hypotonia Awareness Ribbon
• The Hypotonia awareness ribbon is multi-colored with the words "Hypotonia Awareness - One Inchstone at a Time" beside it. Hypotonia, also known as floppy baby syndrome, is a state of low muscle tone (the amount of tension or resistance to stretch in a muscle), often involving reduced muscle strength.

Ivory with Rose Ribbon
• The official awareness ribbon color for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is Ivory and also includes a rose picture. SMA is a genetic disorder that affects the control of muscle movement.

Lime Green with DNA Strand Ribbon
• MEF2C Haploinsufficiency Syndrome is an emerging neurodevelopmental disorder associated with intellectual disability, autistic features, epilepsy, and abnormal movements.
Mandibulofacial Dysostosis with Microcephaly
• The Mandibulofacial Dysostosis with Microcephaly ribbon is royal blue with a yellow border, and yellow letters MFDM on the left bottom portion of the ribbon. The ribbon design combines craniofacial and microcephaly colors.

Orange and Green Ribbon
• Synergy Saturday and Healthy Self - A weekly wellness project and health awareness initiative with free health screenings, risk assessments, giveaways and health education handouts for poor health and poverty alleviation - SYNERGY SATURDAY
Orange and navy blue ribbon
• Human rights for family caregivers awareness - In the U.S. the month of November is National Family Caregiver Month. In Canada the first Tuesday of every April is National Family Caregiver Day, a day that recognizes and celebrates the valuable work that caregivers do.

Orchid and Orange Ribbon
• Eczema
• Psoriasis

Pink and Blue Ribbon
• Amniotic Fluid Embolism
• Birth defects
• Genital integrity
• Male Breast Cancer
• Hyperemesis Graviduram
• Hyperammonemia
• Infant loss awareness
• Infertility awareness
• Inflammatory breast Cancer Awareness
• Pregnancy Loss
• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
• Premature Birth (Also purple according to some organizations)
• Twin to Twin transfusion syndrome
• Turner Syndrome (Various societies and support groups for TS have their own colors. The Turner Syndrome Society of the United States (TSSUS) uses the colors pink and blue. U.K. Turner Syndrome Support Society (TSSS) uses lilac. Every group and society uses the butterfly symbol.)
• Pediatric bronchiolitis obliterans
• Pro-life

Pink/Blue Ribbon
• Clubfoot - A clubfoot, or talipes equinovarus (TEV), is a birth defect. The foot is twisted in (inverted) and down. Without treatment, persons afflicted often appear to walk on their ankles, or on the sides of their feet. Ponseti International Association (PIA) has designated June 3rd as World Clubfoot Day.

Pink Purple and Teal Ribbon
• Thyroid Cancer - Thyroid cancer is a cancer originating from follicular or parafollicular thyroid cells. Thyroid cancers are thought to be related to a number of environmental and genetic predisposing factors, but significant uncertainty remains regarding its causes. The month of September Is Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month.

Purple and Black
• Tracheostomy Awareness - The ribbon is 2 tone with one side being purple and the other being black. Global Tracheostomy Tube Awareness Week is the 3rd week of May each year.

Purple and Black
• Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) Awareness - Right half of the ribbon is purple and the left half is black.

Purple and Green
• Stickler Syndrome - Also known as hereditary progressive arthro-ophthalmopathy.
• Schizencephaly - Purple for epilepsy and green for cerebral palsy.

Purple blue marigold ribbon
• Bladder Cancer Awareness - The month of May is Bladder Cancer Awareness Month. Bladder cancer is the 5th most common cancer affecting approximately 535,000 people across the United States.

Purple and Teal with White Stars
• The Necrotizing Fasciitis Awareness ribbon colors are purple and teal with white stars. The stars represent those who lost their battle with this disease.

Purple, Teal and Green Ribbon
• Medullary Sponge Kidney (Cacchi-Ricci disease). Medullary Sponge Kidney (MSK), also known as Cacchi-Ricci disease, is a congenital disorder of the kidneys characterized by cystic dilatation of the collecting tubules in one or both kidneys.

Purple and White
• Sarcoidosis - The Snowflake signifies how no two Sarcoidosis Sufferers are affected in the exact same way by the disease.

Purple and Yellow Ribbon
• Autoimmune Hepatitis. Autoimmune hepatitis is a disease in which the body's own immune system attacks the liver and causes it to become inflamed.

Puzzle ribbon
• Autism awareness
• Asperger's Syndrome

Quilt Design Ribbon
• Dissociative identity disorder (DID), previously known as multiple personality disorder (MPD).

Rainbow Ribbon
• Adrenocortical carcinoma
• Gay Pride awareness ribbon

Red and White Ribbon
• Aplastic Anemia
• Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
• Head and Neck Cancer
• Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
• Oral Cancer
• Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Red with white border
• Chronic Venous Insufficiency Awareness - CVI is a medical condition in which the valves in the veins of the lower body do not properly channel blood flow back to the heart because of blockage or venous valve malfunction, resulting in slow blood flow, increased pressure and swelling in the legs and feet.

Red/Orange
• Adiposis dolorosa. Adiposis dolorosa, also known as Dercum's disease, is a rare condition characterized by multiple, painful lipomas. These lipomas mainly occur on the trunk, the upper arms and upper legs.

Red and Gold Ribbon
• Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia (NAIT) Awareness (NAITP or NAIT or NATP or NAT for short; or fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia, FNAIT, feto-maternal alloimmune thrombocytopenia, FMAITP or FMAIT) Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia (NAIT) is a blood-related disease that affects expectant mothers and their babies.

Red White and Black
• Pernicious Anaemia and B12 Deficiency - Two awareness ribbons are listed for Pernicious anemia, both ribbons are colored red, white and black. The second ribbon has the words "Pernicious Anaemia" written on the black part, and B12 Deficiency on the red part. Pernicious Anaemia is believed to be an autoimmune disease. Courtesy of Georgia Dent (B12ribbons@outlook.com), Ribbon design is copyrighted.

Red and Yellow Ribbon
• Hepatitis C
• HIV/HCV Co-Infection

Silver and Blue
• Corpus Callosum Awareness - The corpus callosum (CC) links the cerebral cortex of the left and right cerebral hemispheres and is the largest fiber pathway in the brain.

Teal and White Ribbon
• Cervical Cancer. Cervical cancer is a malignant tumor that starts in the cells of the cervix. Malignant means that it can spread, or metastasize, to other parts of the body.

White with Blue Outline
• Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE) affects 2-3 per 1,000 live births. This brain injury can cause cerebral palsy, epilepsy, vision issues and other developmental concerns.

White with Navy Stripe
• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - (Aran-Duchenne, Gehrig's Disease, Lou Gehrig's Disease, Motor Neuron Disease) - A rapidly progressive fatal neurological disease that attacks the nerve cells for controlling voluntary muscles.

Yellow and Multicolor Ribbon
• Gilbert's Syndrome - A genetic liver disorder found in 3-12% of the population. It produces elevated levels of unconjugated bilirubin in the bloodstream (hyperbilirubinemia) causing deep fatigue, sickness, dizziness, brain fog, making it difficult to lead a normal life. The yellow represents the bilirubin and the multicolor represents all the side effects on all parts of the body and organism that affect having a normal life.

Zebra Ribbon (Black and White)
• Carcinoid and Neuroendocrine tumor awareness
• Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Awareness
• Endocrine Cancer
• Primary Immunodeficiency
• Rare Disease awareness
• Stiff Person Syndrome (Most popular Version)
• Vaccine Awareness

Zebra Ribbon with Silver Sparkled Stripes
• Stiff Person Syndrome (Another version of the Zebra ribbon above).

Red and Zebra Striped Ribbon
• The red and zebra ribbon was created to raise awareness of Hashimoto's Encephalitis, also known as: Hashimoto's Encephalopathy, Non-Vasculitic Autoimmune Meningoencephalitis, Steroid-responsive Encephalopathy associated with Autoimmune Thyroiditis.

Where to buy awareness ribbons:

People often ask: where can I buy awareness ribbons? You can purchase COVID-19 awareness ribbons on this website and through our Amazon page. Bulk awareness ribbons are also available for COVID-19 fundraising, fundraising ideas, charity fundraising, corporate fundraising event ideas, and fundraising ideas for schools.Ask for a free awareness ribbon if you want to kick start a larger campaign, fundraiser, charity event, or corporate events to raise awareness about the new work culture.

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