List of awareness ribbons

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This is a list of awareness ribbons. The meaning behind the awareness ribbon depends on its color or colors. Many groups have adopted ribbons as symbols of support or awareness, and as a result, many causes often share each color. Some causes may also be represented by more than one color.

[edit] List of Ribbon color meanings

Ribbon	Color	Meanings
	White ribbon	Multiple Hereditary Exostoses[1] Gender violence ("men working to end men's violence against women") [2] International End of Violence Against Women[3]
	Yellow ribbon	Deployed soldiers ("support our troops") [4] Suicide awareness and prevention [5] Australian 2009 Victorian Bushfire Campaign* [6] "Help unlock the second prison" Assistance for ex-convicts [7]
	Puzzle ribbon	Autism Awareness [8]
	Blue ribbon	Sex trafficking and slavery awareness (navy blue) [9] "Bring Home Our Troops" campaign [10] Child abuse awareness [11] Prostate cancer awareness (sky blue) [12] Electronic Frontier Foundation's Online Free Speech [13] Canada's anti-tobacco, anti-second hand smoke [14] [15] [16] Spain's campaign for the release of Basque terrorists' kidnap victims [17] "Responsible use of public lands for the benefit of all recreationists" [18] International No Diet Day[19] Hydranencephaly awareness[20]
	Jade Ribbon	Jade Ribbon Campaign spreads information about hepatitis B and liver cancer in Asian and Pacific Islander (API) communities (and some times in America) [21]
	Purple ribbon	Sarcoidosis [22] Lupus [23] Fibromyalgia [24] Show religious tolerance [25] Promoting remembrance and awareness of violence against women [26] Domestic violence awareness [27] Childhood stroke awareness [28] Cystic fibrosis awareness [29] Alzheimer's disease awareness [30] Pancreatic cancer awareness [31] Workers' Memorial Day[32]
	Periwinkle ribbon	Pulmonary hypertension awareness [33] Eating disorder awareness [34] Stomach cancer awareness [34]
	Pink and blue ribbon	Pro-life [35] Genital integrity [36] Inflammatory breast cancer awareness [37] Infertility awareness [38] Infant loss awareness [39]
	Orange Ribbon	Energy awareness in Nigeria [40] Animal protection awareness [41] Self-injury awareness [42] Anti-racism (Harmony Day in Australia) [43] Symbol of the Ukrainian Orange Revolution of 2004 Kidney cancer survivorship and awareness [44] ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) [45]
	Red ribbon	AIDS awareness [46] Substance abuse awareness (Red Ribbon Week is commonly held in American schools) [47]
	Gray ribbon	Diabetes awareness [48] Brain cancer awareness [49] Asthma awareness [49]
	Black ribbon	Anarchist Black Ribbon Campaign [50] Mourning and remembrance of the Virginia Tech massacre [51]
	Pink ribbon	Breast cancer awareness [52]
	Green ribbon	Organ transplantation and donation awareness [53] Environmental protection [54]
	Teal ribbon	Gynecologic cancer [55] Ovarian cancer [56] Sexual assault [57] Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia [58] Batten Disease [59]
	Violet ribbon	Hodgkin's lymphoma [60]
	Gold ribbon	Childhood cancer awareness [61]
	Cloud ribbon	Congenital diaphragmatic hernia [62]
	Silver ribbon	Brain disorders [63] Ovarian cancer (Australia) [64] Congenital cytomegalovirus [65]

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