After several thousand years of ring manufacture, the total number of styles produced is vast.

Even
cataloging the rings of a single civilization, such as the Romans, presents a major challenge. As a
result, the following list should be considered to be very limited.

Ring Image Usage

A carnelian or agate ring worn by some Muslims in

Aqiq ring
imitation of Muhammad.

Usually a slender, simple ring (sometimes

consisting of a band), set with the wearer's
birthstone or the birthstone of the wearer's spouse.
Such birthstone rings as the Mother's ring can be
Birthstonering
worn set with various birthstones. Some couples
wear birthstones set with a wedding anniversary
month birthstone as well as other commemorative
stones.

A plain hoop mounted by a table setting, into which

is affixed a carved cameo. This ring style is
exceedingly ancient and was more commonly worn
by men than women. Ancient cameos depicted
Cameo pagan gods, Christian saints and even self-
(carving) ring portraits. Multi-coloured stone and often marble or
porphyry was most desirable, as it produced a
striped, layered or three-dimensional effect. The
modern cameo ring usually shows the profile of a
goddess or a Roman soldier.

A ring presented to members of winning teams in

professional sports leagues as well as college
tournaments in the Americas. The best known of
these are the Super Bowl ring and World Series
Championship
ring. Also, in professional American sports leagues
ring a.k.a.
—such as the National Football League (NFL)
sports ring
and Major League Baseball (MLB)—the runners-up
of the league championship game/series are
awarded a ring, being the champion of their
conference (sub-league).
 An Irish friendship, courtship or engagement ring. It
is traditionally used to indicate the state of romantic
availability. In recent times it is commonly worn as
Claddagh ring
a wedding ring. In centuries past, this ring was
bequeathed from a mother to daughter, though
men also wore it.

Worn by students and alumni in commemoration of

Class ring
their graduation.

An oversized ladies' ring with a large center stone

often surrounded by tiny stones. Nearly any
oversized ladies' ring may be termed "cocktail".
Cocktail ring
This is the most common type of costume jewellery
ring and is also known as a cluster ring, statement
ring and/or dinner ring.[18]

A gold ring worn by a scholar who earns a doctoral

degree at a Danish or Swedish university. In
Doctoral ring America it is common for priests who have earned
their doctorate in theology to wear such a ring on
the ring finger of their right hand.

A religious ring, either of authority for clerics or as

Ecclesiastical some other special religious symbol. When worn by
ring bishops or higher-ranking priests, it is called
"Episcopal ring".
Engagement A ring was given to and worn by a woman
ring signifying her engagement to be married.

A ring symbolizing eternity with a partner. These

are often given in lieu of engagement rings, as
when former UK Prime Minister Gordon
Eternity ring
Brown purchased one for his wife (as a
recompense for not having originally proposed to
her with an engagement ring).[19]