Silicone Athletic wristbands which have become popular are used for various purposes. Some of the purposes include charity, public awareness campaign; city fairs and festivals, non profit organizations, religious purposes and government agencies. Silicone wristbands have become famous since live strong movement. Silicone is a semi-inorganic polymer. Silicone athletic wristbands are waterproof, heat stable and very flexible. This type of wristband is very comfortable to be worn during summer and winter, personal message or logo can be engraved on the bracelet, it can have either embossed or debossed text. These come in various colors like single color, multi-color, marble, color changing, UV-reflective tape and glow in the dark. The logo or text can be printed, embossed or debossed. The two types of techniques include blind and foil.

Rubber wristbands have become very popular among basketball players. Every team has a distinctive color ID band with a message printed on it. These bands have become a huge hit amongst the players and even amongst fans.