A microstrip patch antenna of red cross bag shape is designed, simulated, and fabricated. The antenna is designed to work at 5.8 GHz for on-body applications. Small size, low specific absorption rate, and high front to back ratio with a low-profile design are achieved. The measured frequency is 5.878 GHz with 25 mm as the largest dimension used, and the matching impedance is −47.06 dB. Other parameters are recorded from the simulator such as front-to-back ratio which is 37.37 dB and a specific absorption rate of 0.0984 W/kg in 10 gm. Finally, this work is compared with a compact dual-band antenna with paired L-shape slots, a watchstrap integrated wideband antenna, and a dual-band AMC-based MIMO antenna. The proposed red cross bag antenna overcomes the mentioned works in terms of small size, high front-to-back ratio, and low specific absorption rate.