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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	International End of Violence Against Women[1] Teen pregnancy prevention Multiple Hereditary Exostoses[2] Gender violence ("men working to end men's violence against women") [3]
	Yellow ribbon	Suicide awareness and prevention [4] Deployed soldiers ("support our troops") [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] Show religious tolerance [23] Promoting remembrance and awareness of violence against women [24] Domestic violence awareness [25] Childhood stroke awareness [26] Cystic fibrosis awareness [27] Alzheimer's disease awareness [28] Pancreatic cancer awareness [29] Workers' Memorial Day[30]
	Periwinkle ribbon	Pulmonary hypertension awareness [31] Eating disorder awareness [32] Stomach cancer awareness [32]
	Pink and blue ribbon	Pro-life [33] Genital integrity [34] Inflammatory breast cancer awareness [35] Infertility awareness [36] Infant loss awareness [37]
	Orange Ribbon	Energy awareness in Nigeria [38] Animal protection awareness [39] Self-injury awareness [40] Anti-racism (Harmony Day in Australia) [41] Symbol of the Ukrainian Orange Revolution of 2004 Kidney cancer survivorship and awareness [42] ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) [43]
	Red ribbon	AIDS awareness [44] Substance abuse awareness (Red Ribbon Week is commonly held in American schools) [45]
	Gray ribbon	Diabetes awareness [46] Brain cancer awareness [47] Asthma awareness [47]
	Black ribbon	Anarchist Black Ribbon Campaign [48] Mourning and remembrance of the Virginia Tech massacre [49] Expressing grief
	Pink ribbon	Breast cancer awareness [50]
	Green ribbon	Lyme disease (lime green)[citation needed] Organ transplantation and donation awareness [51] Environmental protection [52] Worn by Irish nationalists, representing their want for a united Ireland[citation needed]
	Teal ribbon	Ovarian cancer [53] Sexual assault [54] Batten Disease [55]
	Violet ribbon	Hodgkin's lymphoma [56]
	Gold ribbon	Childhood cancer awareness [57]
	Cloud ribbon	Congenital diaphragmatic hernia [58]
	Silver ribbon	Brain disorders [59] Ovarian cancer (Australia) [60] CMV (Congenital Cytomegalovirus) [61]

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