Wristband

These wristbands are made from loops of plastic that are placed around the wrist and are used for identification purposes (demonstrating the wearer's authorization to be at a venue, for example).

A practice common in mid-1980s punk subculture was to cut the top off of a sock and fashion the elastic into this type of wristband.

The wristbands bearing official logos or trademarks enabled the seller to offer a low price point merchandise option to fans.

Available in a variety of sizes to accommodate patients as small as newborns and as large as obese adults, hospital wristbands can be handwritten, embossed, laser-printed or thermal-imaged with names, pictures, medical record numbers, barcodes and other personal identifiers.

Wristbands are ideal to use for dark environments such as nightclubs and bars, or outdoor venues where patrons can be far away, such as festivals and theme parks.

In addition, these styles of colored wristbands are used alongside hospital patient bands to serve as an extra safety reminder and alert for allergies.

Rafael Nadal wearing yellow wrist bands during a tennis match.
A white terrycloth wristband on an arm, next to a blue silicone wristband.
The Make Poverty History white wristband and a red Christian band.
Example of hospital wristband
A collection of wristbands from music festivals.
Travel agents and private organizers in Hajj and Umrah provide pilgrims with wearables such as wristbands, as seen on this pilgrim at Masjid al-Haram in Makkah , as identifiers.