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A red awareness ribbon, the symbol of HIV and AIDS awareness.
Also known as: AIDS ribbon, HIV awareness ribbon
Created in 1991 by a group of New York artists and deliberately released without copyright so that anyone could use it. It was the first of the modern cause ribbons and set the pattern every later colour followed.
Signifies awareness of and solidarity with people living with HIV and AIDS. Worn particularly around World AIDS Day on 1 December.
Created in 1991 by the Visual AIDS Artists Caucus and deliberately left uncopyrighted and unowned, so that no organisation could restrict its use.
The first of the modern awareness ribbons. Every later cause colour follows the form it established.
A folded ribbon loop with crossed ends hanging below, red throughout.
The earliest of the awareness ribbons, and the model for the rest.