Pinky ring

A pinky ring may have special significance conferred by the wearer's office or professional association, but may also may be worn purely for fashion.

A variety of pinky rings are awarded to graduating engineering students in North America, generally intended to serve as a reminder of the significance and impact of their chosen profession.

Human ecology and home economics graduates also receive a pinky ring symbolizing their profession.

The Human Ecology Ring was first instigated by a group of young graduates at Macdonald College, Quebec, in 1968.

During the Victorian era, both single men and women uninterested in pursuing marriage could wear a ring on the little finger of their left hand.

[6] Grifters were thought to wear such rings, sometimes to provide their associates with a source of funding for their funeral expenses in case of their death,[7] as were made men in the American Mafia.

"[15] Some British men wear a signet ring on the little finger of the left hand, which is considered to be the correct place for it.