Ribs tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a screaming long-haired undead figure and a grinning demon holding a trident, across the side of the ribs.
Screaming undead figure and demon on ribs
Colour dreamcatcher tattoo with a braided gold rim, black feathers and red and blue beads on the side of the ribs.
Dreamcatcher tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo on the left ribs of a person lying on a white bed, wearing black underwear.
Mandala tattoo on the ribs
Traditional colour tattoo on the side of the ribs showing a green and grey helmet with a yellow visor, a rifle, two red roses and a red sunburst.
Helmet, rifle and roses on the ribs
Watercolour-style tattoo of a hare with an eye motif on the ribs, in brown, orange and purple washes with loose black linework.
Watercolour hare on the ribs
Black fine line tree of life tattoo with spreading roots and a small owl perched on a branch, placed on a person's ribs.
Tree of life with owl on ribs
Realistic black and grey rose tattoo with fine line swirls across the side of the ribs.
Black and grey roses with swirls on the side
Black fine line geometric arrow tattoo on the side of the ribs, with a diamond shaped head at the centre and triangular fletching.
Geometric arrow on the ribs
Black and grey photo of a geometric line tattoo of an anatomical heart with faceted outlines and vessels, sitting on the side of the ribs.
Geometric anatomical heart on the ribs
Black and grey realistic scroll tattoo with the lettering you can run from your problems but you can't run from yourself, on the side of the ribs.
Scroll with quote on the side
Fine line black script lettering reading with pain comes strength, placed along the side of the ribs.
Script quote along the ribs
Black silhouettes of Peter Pan characters and stars forming an infinity symbol with the words Never Grow Up, tattooed on the ribs.
Peter Pan silhouettes in an infinity symbol
Black and grey realism tattoo of a feather that breaks apart into small flying birds, on the side of a person's ribs.
Feather dissolving into birds on the ribs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of three feathers with curling swirls and small floating quills on the side of a person's ribs.
Three feathers with swirls on the ribs
Black and grey photo of a small sketchy outline heart tattoo on a person's ribs, with the arm raised and a white vest top visible.
Small heart tattoo on the ribs
Fine line black script quote tattooed along the side of a ribcage, reading life is not measured by the number of breaths we take.
Quote tattoo along the ribs
Black and grey tattoo of a dove holding a chain with two ornate skeleton keys, shaded on the side of the ribs.
Dove carrying keys on the ribs
Black and grey realism anchor wrapped in rope with a compass rose behind it, tattooed on the side of the ribs.
Anchor and compass rose on the ribs
Small black lettering tattoo reading stet on the side of a torso, with a red plaid shirt lifted beside it.
Small stet lettering on the side ribs
Colour tattoo on the side of the ribs of a bare tree with roots wrapped in ribbon banners, with a heart at the base and a name on a banner.
Bare tree, roots and heart with ribbon banners on ribs
Colour tattoo of the El Nopal loteria card, showing a green prickly pear cactus with red fruit, on the side of the torso.
El Nopal loteria card on the ribs
Realistic pink faceted heart gem tattoo with black filigree and hanging chains on the side of the ribs.
Faceted pink heart gem on the ribs
Black and grey fairy tattoo with red-tinted wings and flying birds on the side of the ribs.
Fairy with red-tinted wings and birds
Black script reading Don't Blink over a blue watercolour splash tattoo on the side of the ribs.
Don't Blink script over blue watercolour splash
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo in three vertical lines on the ribs, with the text set in a delicate lettering style.
Three lines of fine script on the ribs
Fine line tattoo of a small boxy robot with a red heart on the torso, on the side of the body above the waistband.
Small robot with red heart on the side
Small black fine line tattoo of wildflowers in a glass jar on the side of the ribs, with a black lace bra visible.
Small flowers in a jar on the ribs
Fine line black arrow tattoo on the inner upper arm, shown in a photo above a second photo of an arrow tattoo on the ribs.
Small arrow tattoo on upper arm and ribs
Pink rose tattoo in a stained-glass style with green leaves and the script words Tale as old as time, on the side of a torso.
Stained glass rose with script on the side
Black and grey lotus flower tattoo with three blooms and stems on the side of the ribs, shaded in a botanical style.
Three lotus flowers down the side ribs
Close crop of a person in a white crop top and pink cardigan, with black script tattoo on the upper chest and a small tattoo at the side of the waist.
Devanagari script tattoo on the chest
Fine line Millennium Falcon tattoo in brown ink on the side of a person's ribs, with a white top lifted above blue jeans.
Millennium Falcon tattoo on the ribs
Red and black plum blossom branch tattoo with a red square seal stamp on the left side of a person's ribs, in a Japanese-influenced botanical style.
Plum blossom branch and seal on ribs
Black and grey traditional dotwork tattoo of a stylised cat with floral patterns, placed on the side of the ribs.
Ornamental cat on the ribs
Black and grey lettering tattoo reading amor vincit omnia in cursive script along the ribs, with a hand wearing a ring resting above it.
Amor vincit omnia script on the ribs
Black and grey realistic feather tattoo with shaded barbs and a pale central quill, placed on the side of the torso near the ribs.
Feather tattoo on the side of the body
Close crop of a person in black tie-dye harem trousers showing a small black ink circular tattoo on the ribs and a black ink leaf-like tattoo on the forearm.
Black ink tattoos on ribs and forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two crossed arrows with a rose and small flowers on the side of the ribs.
Crossed arrows and rose on the ribs
Fine line black outline tattoo of a small elephant with its trunk raised, on the side of a torso below a red top.
Small elephant outline on the side ribs
Fine line outline of a leaping dolphin with swirling tail details in blue and teal ink, on the side of a ribcage.
Blue and teal dolphin on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork and blackwork wolf head with a feathered crest, snarling with bared fangs, tattooed on the side of a torso over the ribs.
Snarling wolf with feathered crest on ribs
Fine line black tattoo of a small botanical sprig with budding stems on the side of the ribs.
Small sprig tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a shaded feather with script lettering and a flock of birds, on the side of the ribs.
Feather with birds and script on the ribs
Watercolour-style pink and red flowers with green stems tattooed on a person's side ribs, beside the navel.
Watercolour pink flowers on the ribs
Realistic fine line humpback whale tattoo in grey ink on the side of a torso, with the words Pro memoria written above it.
Humpback whale with script on the ribs
Colour realism tattoo of an orange jellyfish with red trailing tentacles and a teal wash behind it, on the side of a torso over the ribs.
Orange jellyfish with teal wash on ribs
Black and grey mandala-style flower tattoo with dotwork detail on the side of a torso, near the ribs.
Mandala flower tattoo on the side of the torso
Black script tattoo reading Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your Heart, with two black paw prints, on the side of a torso.
Paw prints and quote on the ribs