Ribs tattoo ideas

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Fine line black infinity symbol tattoo with the words One and Love in script on the side of a torso.
Infinity symbol with One Love script
Black and grey script lettering runs down a man's side over the ribs, while another man's arm shows a realistic skull sleeve from upper arm to forearm.
Script on ribs and skull sleeve on arm
Black and grey script lettering with scrollwork tattooed along the side of the ribs, reading a line of scripture across several lines.
Scripture lettering along the ribs
Sketchy black linework winged bird with a red heart and red and black lettering tattooed along the side of a ribcage.
Winged bird and lettering on ribs
Black script lettering reading Not all those who wander are lost, tattooed along the ribs of a person wearing a black top and leopard print band.
Script quote tattoo on the ribs
Close-up of a thin black cursive script quote tattooed along the side of a person's ribs, with denim shorts and a white crop top visible.
Cursive quote tattoo on the ribs
Black script lettering reading All was well with a small lightning bolt mark, on the side of the ribs, in a fine line lettering style.
All was well script on the ribs
Black script lettering reading Live You're Life across the ribs, in a Lettering style with thin strokes and a few decorative flourishes.
Script quote along the ribs
Black and grey script tattoo on the ribs of a person in a black sports bra taking a mirror selfie in a tiled bathroom.
Script tattoo on the ribs
Black script tattoo reading Hello Sweetie with a small pink bow beneath it, on the side of the ribs.
Hello Sweetie script with pink bow
Fine line handwritten script quote with a small blue police box icon tattooed on the side of the torso.
Handwritten quote and TARDIS on the side
Black and grey script tattoo reading 1 Corinthians 13 with an anchor beneath it, on the side of a torso below a grey top.
Anchor and scripture lettering on the side
Black ink infinity symbol with the word sisters in script and a small heart over the i, fine line lettering tattoo on the side of the torso.
Infinity symbol with sisters script
Close side view of a woman lifting her top to show a small black lettering tattoo of a single word on her left ribs.
Single word script tattoo on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a blue TARDIS police box above a black banner reading Everyone Is Important, on the side of the ribs.
Blue police box TARDIS with banner on ribs
Black and purple tattoo of an awareness ribbon with the words Stay Strong and Breathe On, placed on the side of the ribs.
Purple ribbon with Stay Strong script on ribs
Black lettering tattoo on a person's side ribs reading she believed she could so she did, set in a typewriter-style font.
Typewriter quote along the ribs
Black and white photo of a fine line script quote reading The ones that love us never really leave us, tattooed along the side of the ribs.
Script quote along the ribs
Realistic colour tattoo of a silver key with a keyhole charm tied with a pink bow and the script words follow your heart, on the ribs.
Pink bow key with follow your heart script
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two birds perched on a wire and a third bird flying, with the word believe in script, on a person's ribs.
Birds on a wire with 'believe' script
Black fine line script tattoo forming an infinity symbol with a small heart, placed on the ribs.
Infinity symbol with script quote on ribs
Black and white photo of fine line script reading serendipity along the ribs, with a smaller word tattooed on the wrist.
Serendipity script tattoo on the ribs
Black fine line cursive lettering reading ad infinitum on the side ribs, with a hand holding a red fabric above it.
Ad infinitum script on the side ribs
Black script lettering reading "Without struggle, There is no progress" on the side of a ribcage, with a pink top held aside.
Script quote on the ribs
Black script lettering reading No Regrets tattooed on the left side of a person's ribs, with a white top and grey shorts visible.
No Regrets script on the ribs
Close-up of a small white fine-line script tattoo on a woman's ribs, beside a black vest top with white trim.
Fine line script tattoo on the ribs
Black script lettering with blue shading, reading I'd risk the fall just to know how it feels to fly, tattooed diagonally along a side rib.
Script quote along the ribs
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo covering a torso and upper arm, with a pagoda, an oni demon holding prayer beads, clouds and a dragon on the sleeve.
Pagoda and oni demon torso and sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of shaded feathers with the word family in script across the ribs.
Family script and feathers on the ribs
Close-up of a black script lettering tattoo reading though every dark night, there is a brighter day, placed along the side of the ribs.
Script quote along the side of the ribs
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading Viajar es vivir dos veces on the side of the ribs.
Spanish script quote on the side body
Black fine-line lettering reading Enough with a semicolon before it, tattooed on the side of a person's ribs.
Enough lettering on the ribs
Black cursive script tattoo along the ribs reading 'Never a failure, always a lesson', in a fine line lettering style.
Script quote on ribs: never a failure, always a lesson
Black and grey script quote above a winged diamond tattoo on the side of the ribs.
Script quote and winged diamond on ribs
Two photos of shaded crown tattoos in a realism style, one above the words His Queen on the side of the torso and one with blue gems above the words Her King on the chest.
Crown tattoos reading His Queen and Her King
Black lettering reading Hakuna Matata above a bold black circle with a spiked tail and three dots, tattooed on the side of the ribs.
Hakuna Matata script and circle on ribs
Black script lettering with decorative flourishes tattooed along the ribs, with a shirt pulled up beside it.
Script lettering along the ribs
Black and grey lettering tattoo on the ribs reading She is clothed with strength dignity and laughs without fear of the future, with fine-line roses and sprigs of leaves below and beside the text.
Scripture lettering and roses on the ribs
Black fine-line script reading Viajar es vivir dos veces runs diagonally across the side of the torso in a black and white photograph.
Spanish script quote along the side of the body
Fine line black tattoo of footprints running down the side ribs, with script reading I solemnly swear that I am up to no good and a small snowflake near the hip.
Footprints and script quote on ribs
Black fine line script lettering tattooed on the side of the ribs, shown reversed in a mirror selfie.
Black script lettering on the ribs
Black and grey script lettering reading Alis Volat Propriis across the side of the ribs, above the waistband of jeans.
Alis Volat Propriis script on ribs
Side of a torso showing a script quote with purple and green floral accents along the ribs, and a green and orange scale pattern tattoo on the hip.
Ribs script and green scale tattoo
Black and grey tattoo of an ornate mirror frame beside a lettered quote in blackletter style, on the side of a person's ribs.
Quote and ornate mirror on the ribs
Fine black script lettering reading If there is hope, it lies in the proles, set along the ribs beneath a breast, with a hand with black nails resting above it.
Script quote along the ribs
Two people stand side by side showing matching black script tattoos on their ribs, one reading Until My Last Day and the other Until My Last Breath.
Matching script quotes on two ribs
Fine line black script lettering reading cuatro ochos sits on the side ribs, with a blue top covering the upper body.
Fine script words on the side ribs
Black and grey script words Live, Laugh and Love scattered with outline stars along the side ribs, in a fine line lettering style.
Live, laugh, love script with stars on ribs