Editing Armband (section)

==Variation==
[[Bronze Age]] armbands have been found made from [[bronze]] (sometimes gilded) and [[Jet (lignite)|jet]].<ref name=green /> Some were constructed so that it would have been impossible to remove them.<ref name=green>{{cite book |title=The Celtic world |last=Aldhouse-Green |first=Miranda Jane |author-link=Miranda Aldhouse-Green  |year=1996 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=0-415-14627-5 |page=416}}</ref>

When used as part of a [[military]] [[uniform]] it is called a [[brassard]]. Uniforms serving other purposes such as to identify members of [[Club (organization)|clubs]], [[societies]] or [[team]]s may also have armbands for certain ranks or functions. An armband might identify a group [[leadership|leader]], a [[team captain]], or a person charged with controlling or organizing an event. 

Police departments in Asia use armbands for a "traffic reflection armband" or marking a type of unit.

Journalists in Asia use an armband to mark themselves, similar to a [[press badge]].  

Armbands are sometimes used to indicate [[political affiliation]]s or to identify the wearer with an [[ideology]] or [[social movement]].
[[File:Armband Diamonds.jpg|thumb|Made for the [[nizams of Hyderabad]]]]
Large corporations sponsor athletes and teams in an effort to get [[advertising]] when the athletes exhibit the corporate [[logo]] visibly.  Armbands, [[headband]]s, [[handband]]s and [[wristband]]s are common forms of such advertising.

The phrase ''to wear your heart on your [[sleeve]]'', meaning to show your feelings, to display an emotional affiliation or conviction, is supposedly related to armbands. In medieval [[Jousting|jousts]], ladies of the court were said to tie a piece of cloth — a [[scarf]] or [[kerchief]] — around the arm of their favorite [[knight]], who thus displayed his affection for the lady.{{Citation needed|date=May 2007}}

Armbands are often used to hold a smartphone or a portable music player on a wearer's arm while doing activities such as lifting weights, running, etc. A hybrid type of armband and handband combination is now also widely used by runners.