We consider codimension-2 ribbon knottings of circles and 2-spheres. We find that if a given ribbon knot has two ribbon disks, those disks are related by ambient isotopy together with a finite number of local modifications to be described. This allows a complete set of moves to be developed for the representation of ribbon 2-knots by abstract or planar graphs. Similar results hold for classical...

An open ribbon is a square with one side called the seam. A closed ribbon is a cylinder with one boundary component called the seam. We sew an open (resp. closed) ribbon onto a graph by identifying the seam with an open (resp. closed) walk in the graph. A ribbon complex is a graph with a nite number of ribbons sewn on. We investigate when a ribbon complex embeds in 3-dimensional Euclidean space...