Ribs tattoo ideas

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Close side view of a woman in a black bikini showing a grey anchor tattoo on her left side ribs, in a traditional style.
Anchor tattoo on the side ribs
Realism style tattoo of a shaded purple feather with black birds rising from its tip and script lettering beside it, on the side of a torso.
Purple feather with birds and script on the side
Black and grey dotwork griffin with outstretched wings, surrounded by leafy vines, tattooed on the side of a person's ribs.
Griffin with foliage on the side ribs
Watercolour-style tattoo on the side of the torso showing the Deathly Hallows triangle symbol, a sketched animal and the script Expecto Patronum.
Deathly Hallows and Patronus on the side
Black ornamental mandala tattoo with dotted scalloped edging on the side of a torso below the bust, with a navel piercing visible.
Black mandala tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey lettering reading I've lived a thousand lives above a shaded stack of books, tattooed on a person's left side ribs.
Book stack and quote on the ribs
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a tree with spreading branches and exposed roots running along the ribs and side of the torso.
Tree with roots on the ribs
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a rocket with two roses and a butterfly on the side of a ribcage.
Rocket, roses and butterfly on ribs
Small black script lettering tattooed on the side of a tanned torso beside a patterned bikini, with palm trees in the background.
Small script tattoo on the ribs
Colour botanical tattoo of a pink lotus with green vines wrapping up the side of the ribs and hip.
Pink lotus and green vines on the side
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a haunted Victorian house under a full moon with bats and bare trees, on the side of the torso.
Haunted house and full moon on the side
Black and grey realism tattoo of a feather running diagonally across the side of the torso, with soft shading along the barbs.
Realistic feather on the side of the torso
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a parchment scroll carrying a handwritten script quote, placed on the side of the ribs.
Scroll with script quote on ribs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of four birds in flight above the script words life is a beautiful struggle, across the ribs.
Birds and script quote on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a classic Volkswagen Beetle seen from the rear three-quarter angle, placed on the side of the ribs.
Black and grey VW Beetle on the side ribs
A red and blue-grey phoenix tattoo with outstretched wings and a long flowing tail, placed on the side of the ribs.
Red phoenix on a side ribcage
Black and grey photo of a small, simple fine line number 5 tattoo on the side of the ribs, near a dark waistband.
Small number 5 on the side of the torso
Black and grey calla lily tattoo with swirling black scrollwork on the side of a person's ribs.
Calla lily and scrollwork on the ribs
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of two birds perched on a wire with a small heart above, on the side of a person's ribs.
Two birds on a wire with heart on ribs
Black and grey geometric tattoo of an inverted triangle filled with a fine grid of lines, on the side of the ribs.
Triangle grid tattoo on the ribs
Colour tattoo on the side of a ribcage showing a black outlined triangle with a circle and vertical line, filled with blue, pink and purple watercolour washes, with faint dotted triangles behind.
Triangle and circle watercolour tattoo on ribs
Black script lettering reading 'We accept the love we think we deserve' across the ribs, in a lettering style.
Script quote tattoo along the ribs
Small black fine line script reading good vibes on the side of a torso, just below the ribs, with a grey top visible above.
Good vibes script on the side ribs
Fine line tattoo of a wavy musical staff with notes and a treble clef on the side of the ribs, with pink and teal watercolour splashes.
Musical staff and treble clef on the ribs
Black ink scrollwork cross tattoo on the side of the ribs, with curled ends on each arm and the base of the cross.
Scrollwork cross on the ribs
Fine line black botanical tattoo of two mirrored peony sprigs on the side of a ribcage.
Twin peony sprigs on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a soaring eagle with spread wings across the side of a ribcage.
Soaring eagle on the ribs
Black lettering reading Here comes the sun in a typewriter style serif, tattooed on the side of the ribs, with a striped bandeau top and a braid visible.
Here comes the sun lettering on ribs
Fine line script word with a compass rose tattoo on the ribs, shown in a sepia photograph with a knitted wrap draped over the shoulder.
Script word and compass on ribs
Six-panel collage of black feather tattoos, some with birds and script, on the ribs, shoulder, back, ankle and neck.
Feather tattoos in six placements
Black and grey botanical tattoo of peonies, roses, buds and leaves on the side of a ribcage.
Peony and rose cluster on the ribs
Black and white photo of a small fine line black feather tattoo on the side of a torso, wrapped in a towel.
Small feather on the side ribs
Black and grey shaded feather tattoo on the side of the torso, above the ribs, with a pale central quill.
Shaded feather tattoo on the side ribs
Fine line world map tattoo with watercolour splashes in red, orange and teal on the side of the ribs.
World map with watercolour splashes on ribs
Colour peacock feather tattoo with a small grey lion and handwritten script along the side of the ribs.
Peacock feathers and lion on the ribs
Fine line black tattoo of an arrow above the words 'this too shall pass' in script, on the side of a person's ribs.
Arrow and script lettering on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship with full sails and rigging, placed on the side of the ribs.
Tall ship with billowing sails on the ribs
Black abstract band tattoo along the side of the ribs and hip, shown in a two-panel photo of a bare midriff with a navel piercing.
Black band tattoo along the side of the ribs
Black and grey tree with exposed roots and hand-lettered quote tattooed on the side of the ribs, above hatched ground lines.
Bare tree with lettered quote on ribs
Black outline tattoo of two clasped hands on the side of the ribs, shown in a fine line style with no shading.
Outlined clasped hands on the ribs
Realistic colour tattoo of a magpie perched on a branch with a red ribbon and an antique key, on the side of the ribs.
Magpie and key on the ribs
Black ink ornamental mandala tattoo with dangling chains and a feather on the side of the ribs.
Ornate black ink mandala on the ribs
Black script lettering reading God Gives His Toughest Battles To His Strongest Soldiers, tattooed in lettering style across the ribs.
Script quote along the ribs
Red and black phoenix tattoo with spread wings and long trailing tail feathers on the side of a person's ribs.
Red phoenix on the ribs
Colourful traditional tattoo of a woman's profile with a shaved patch and curly blonde hair, beside candy hearts on the ribs.
Woman's profile and candy hearts on ribs
Fine line black and grey geometric thunderbird with a vertical arrow tattooed on the ribs.
Geometric thunderbird and arrow on ribs
Black and grey tattoo of a couple under an umbrella inside an ornate scrolled frame, with small red accents, on the side of the body.
Umbrella couple in an ornate frame
Four-panel collage of black lettering tattoos: Roman numerals on two wrists, an infinity symbol with a moon and stars on the ribs, the word amore with a heart arrow on a wrist, and script love with a
Lettering tattoos on wrists and ribs