Ribs tattoo ideas

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Black and grey fine line tattoo of a dandelion seed head on the side ribs, with seeds drifting off and turning into small birds.
Dandelion seeds turning into birds on the ribs
Two roses tattooed on the side of a torso in black and grey shading with red accents, sketchy linework and soft smudged shadows.
Two roses on the ribs
Side view of a person in a maroon bikini top showing a small grey dotwork tattoo of a circular symbol on the ribs, with a beach behind.
Circular dotwork symbol on the side ribs
Small black fine line arrow tattoo with crossed lines on the side of the ribs, photographed beside a window.
Small arrow tattoo on the side ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a three-masted sailing ship in rough seas under clouds, running down the side of the ribs.
Sailing ship on the ribs
Colour sunflower tattoo with soft orange and green wash on the side of the ribs, in a painterly botanical style.
Sunflower with watercolour wash on the ribs
Black fine line tattoo of dandelion seeds drifting across the ribs, with cursive script reading I want adventure in the great wide somewhere.
Dandelion seeds and script quote on ribs
Colour tattoo of the Wonder Woman emblem with yellow and red fills and a bold black outline, sitting on the side of the ribs below a red polka-dot garment.
Wonder Woman emblem on the ribs
Fine line black tattoo of a wing rising from a treble clef style swirl on the side of the ribs, with light shading along the feathers.
Winged treble clef on the ribs
Black and grey dragon with red flame swirls tattooed down the side of a torso and hip, in Japanese style.
Dragon with red flames on the side
Watercolour-style colour tattoo of a red and white lighthouse with light beams, teal waves and a small boat, on the side of the ribs.
Lighthouse and boat on the ribs
Black script lettering reading Take me as I am or watch me as I go, tattooed in two lines across the ribs.
Script quote along the ribs
Black script lettering tattoo of a quote running across the side of the ribs, with a black lace bra above it.
Script quote tattoo across the ribs
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a butterfly, a bird with spread wings and roses across the ribs and side of a torso.
Butterfly, bird and roses on the ribs
Black and grey dragon tattoo with a coiled tail and a small line of script beneath it, on a person's left side ribs.
Black and grey dragon tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey shaded tattoo of a vine of hearts ending in a bow, in a fine line style, on the side ribs.
Chain of hearts with a bow on a side ribs
Black and grey script tattoo reading Angels never leave, they're always at your side, with a feathered angel wing, on the side of a body.
Angel wing and script quote on the side
Fine line black script reading memento mori running vertically along the ribs of a woman whose black top is pulled up to the side.
Memento mori script on ribs
Fine line black and grey outline tattoo of a standing dog on the side of a ribcage, above a white bra strap.
Dog outline on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a red lily with black and grey swirling clouds on the side of the ribs, shaded in a Japanese-influenced realistic style.
Red lily with grey clouds on ribs
Black fine line geometric tattoos on the side of the ribs: a triangle with tally marks, a circle with an arrow, and a square enclosing a circle and a shaded triangle.
Triangle, circle and square geometric tattoos on ribs
Small black and grey tattoo of two cats seen from behind, standing side by side above a thin horizontal line, on the side of the ribs.
Two cats seen from behind on the ribs
Traditional-style owl tattoo with yellow eyes and a small red heart, set inside an ornate oval frame on the side of the ribs.
Owl in ornate frame on ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a laurel-wreathed Roman figure in a draped toga across a man's ribs and chest, with a cherub on the upper arm.
Roman laurel-wreathed figure on ribs and chest
Colour tattoo of a cartoon cat with a flower on its head sitting on a red ice cream cone, on the side of the ribs.
Cartoon cat on an ice cream cone on ribs
Fine line black script tattoo reading mia with a small looped heart on the side of the ribs, shown in a black and white photo.
Script name and heart on the side ribs
Black and grey photo of a small fine line GRL PWR lettering tattoo on the side ribs, below a lifted grey sweater and above jeans.
GRL PWR lettering on the ribs
Small black and grey anchor tattoo on the side of a person's ribs, worn beneath a black bikini top and a loose grey top.
Small anchor tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey Japanese style dragon tattoo coiling from the upper back down the side and onto the ribs of a bare torso.
Black and grey dragon coiling down back and side
Black and grey tattoo on the side of a ribcage showing a bare tree whose branches form a heart around the script words Everything has beauty but not everyone sees it.
Tree with heart canopy and script quote on ribs
Black fine line snowflake tattoo with pointed arms on the side of the body, near the ribs.
Black line snowflake on the side of the body
Colour realism tattoo on a person's side ribs showing a glowing blue planet above a vivid orange and red sunset over a rocky shoreline.
Planet and sunset seascape on the ribs
Small black fine line tattoo of a heart with a female symbol at its base, on the side of the ribs, in a mirror selfie.
Heart and female symbol on the ribs
Black linework anchor wrapped in rope with three swallows flying upward, set over teal and pink watercolour washes on skin at the side of the torso.
Anchor and swallows with watercolour splashes
Realism tattoo of an orange koi and a black koi on the side of a ribcage, with a short line of Chinese characters beside them.
Orange and black koi on the ribs
Colour tattoo of two sunflowers with green leaves and feathers beside a black-lined dreamcatcher, placed on the side of the torso.
Sunflowers and dreamcatcher on the side
Colour tattoo on the side of the ribs showing an outlined stylised buck emblem with orange and pink daisies and green vines.
Orange daisies and buck emblem on ribs
Black script lettering reading 'For one so small, you seem so strong' across the side of the ribs, in a Lettering style.
Script quote along the ribs
Fine line black tattoo of nested circles, triangles and a curved outline on the side of the ribs.
Nested circles and triangles on the ribs
Realism tattoo of a shaded skull merging into a spiral galaxy with stars, placed on the side of the ribs.
Skull and spiral galaxy on the side ribs
Black fine-line script tattoo reading Pura Vida across the ribs, shown on a person's side below a black crop top.
Pura Vida script on the ribs
Colour tattoo of Princess Peach and Mario in a pixel-style cartoon look, below bold black lettering reading Two Against the World, shown on ribs and on an ankle.
Mario and Peach with "Two Against the World" text
Fine line tattoo of a dotted line with arrowheads at both ends, in black ink on the side of a person's ribs.
Dotted arrow line on the side ribs
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a brown tiki mask with four feathers above and peaches around it, placed on the side of the ribs.
Tiki mask with feathers and fruit
Small black branching tree tattoo in a fine line botanical style on the side of a person's ribs.
Small branching tree on the ribs
Full-colour realistic phoenix tattoo with red and orange flames wrapping around a person's side and ribs, with a stormy sky behind the bird.
Phoenix rising through flames across the ribs
Fine line tattoo of a scrolled carriage in blue-purple ink on the side of the ribs.
Carriage tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey geometric flamingo tattoo with dotwork shading on the side of the ribs.
Geometric flamingo on the ribs