Ribs tattoo ideas

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Black ink fine line tattoo of an open book with lettering and a cup of coffee on a saucer, placed on the side of the torso above the hip.
Open book with library quote and coffee cup
Black fine line tattoo of a wildflower sprig with round blooms and buds, running down the side of the ribs.
Wildflower sprig on the side of the ribs
Close up of a small fine line black script tattoo reading good vibes on the side ribs, below a grey crop top.
Good vibes script on the side ribs
Fine line black outline tattoo of a small elephant on the side of a person's ribs, below a white top.
Small elephant outline on the ribs
Black and grey fine line infinity symbol with the word love in script and a shaded feather, tattooed on the side of the torso.
Infinity symbol with love and a feather
Fine line black outline tattoo of a lion cub with orange shading and the script words Remember who you are, on the side of a torso above a waistband.
Lion cub and script quote on the side ribs
Black fine line script-style tattoo running diagonally across a person's side ribs, with an arm held across the chest.
Fine lines across the side ribs
Close view of a small black fine line tattoo of a curved arc with dots on the side of a ribcage, with a white towel wrapped around the body.
Fine line arc with dots on the ribs
Collage of five black tattoos in fine line and lettering, including a quote on the ribs, the number 9 3/4 on a wrist, a cat on the hip and a face on the forearm.
Five small black tattoos: quotes, a cat and a face
Black fine line script tattoo on the side of the ribs reading two lines of text, Live without the sunlight and Love without your heartbeat.
Script quote along the ribs
Two small black palm tree tattoos in fine-line style, one on the upper arm of a person in a patterned shirt and one on the ribs of a person standing beside them.
Matching palm tree tattoos on arm and ribs
Black and grey fine line dreamcatcher tattoo with trailing feathers on a person's left side ribs, above light denim jeans.
Dreamcatcher and feathers on the ribs
Fine line black heart with an arrow through it and the words Las Vegas, tattooed on the side of the ribs of a person with pink hair.
Small heart and arrow tattoo on the ribs
Black linework mandala and paisley tattoo on the side of the torso, with blue, purple and pink watercolour-style washes and drips.
Mandala and paisley linework with watercolour splashes
Black and grey fine line tattoo of three swallows in flight across the ribs.
Three swallows on the ribs
Black fine line eye within a triangle with small lettering on the upper arm, and the words be strong girl with small stars on the ribs.
Eye in triangle and strong girl lettering
Black fine line tattoo of a geometric polyhedron on the side of a person's torso, above the hip.
Geometric polyhedron on the side of the torso
Black and white photo of two people's sides, each with a fine line script tattoo on the ribs: a ship's wheel with a quote on the left and an anchor with a quote on the right.
Ship's wheel and anchor with script on the sides
Black fine line tattoo of a flying saucer with a tractor beam, two small sparkles and the words GET IN, LOSER, on the side of the ribs.
UFO with tractor beam and quote on the ribs
Black and grey realism style feather tattoo running diagonally across the side ribs of a torso.
Feather tattoo on the ribs
Fine line peacock feather tattoo with a teal and orange eye on the side of the ribs, with a white top lifted beside it.
Peacock feather on the ribs
Fine line dotted tattoo of a small star and a curving trail of dots on the side ribs, with a hand lifting a pale blue sweatshirt.
Dotted star trail on the ribs
Black fine line peacock feather tattoo on the side of the ribs, with lettering in an invented script running beside it.
Peacock feather and lettering on the ribs
Black fine line hexagon outline with the words Test Tattoo Please Ignore inside it, on the side of the body.
Hexagon outline with test lettering
Black fine line script tattoo reading what if you fly on the side of a torso, above a patterned blue top.
Script quote reading what if you fly
Black fine line phoenix tattoo with flowing feathers running from the side of the ribs down onto the thigh.
Phoenix tattoo across ribs and thigh
Black and grey fine line arrow with overlapping circles and dotted lines on the side of the torso.
Arrow with overlapping circles on the side
Fine line tattoo of two divers in red and white striped swimsuits, one head first and one feet first, on the side of the torso.
Two diving figures on the side of the torso
Black and white photo of a fine line arrow with the word fearless in cursive script on a person's ribs.
Arrow and fearless script on ribs
Fine line tattoo of a small flock of birds in flight on the side of a ribcage, shown in a black and grey photo of a person in a loose vest top.
Small flock of birds on the ribs
Close view of a person lying in white bedding, showing three small fine line tick marks on the inner forearm and a small letter and short script on the ribs, in black ink.
Fine line marks on forearm and ribs
Back view of a woman with a small fine line tattoo of triangles and a circle with rays on her side ribs, beside a panel of alchemy symbols.
Small triangle and circle tattoo on a ribcage
Small black fine line outline of a lotus flower on the side ribs, beside a grey vest top.
Fine line lotus on the side ribs
Fine line black script reading We only part to meet again across the ribs, with a small bird design above it on the right.
Script quote and small bird on ribs
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a young sprouting plant with fine roots, on the side of a torso under an open teal checked shirt.
Sprouting plant with roots on the side torso
Fine line sketch of a woman with flowers in her hair and a teal watercolour wash on the ribs, with a second dark tattoo and a navel piercing on the left side.
Sketched woman with flowers on the ribs
Black script tattoo of 1 Corinthians 13:13 across the side of a torso, in a fine handwritten lettering style.
1 Corinthians 13:13 verse in script
Close view of a small black fine line tattoo of a dotted arrow curving across the side ribs, with a person lifting their striped top.
Small dotted arrow on the ribs
Black fine line script quote tattoo running across the side of the ribs, partly covered by a grey towel.
Script quote along the ribs
Black script reading Sisters by chance, Friends by choice, with three small swallow silhouettes, on the side of the ribs in fine line lettering.
Script quote with swallows on the ribs
Fine line black tattoo of an outlined hand reaching down above the words HUG LIFE and an underline, on the side of the ribs.
Outlined hand and HUG LIFE on the ribs
Small black pine tree tattoo in a fine line style on the side of the ribs, with a hand resting near the edge of the frame.
Small pine tree on the ribs
Small black outline tattoo of an elephant on the side of a ribcage, with a raised arm and black painted nails visible beside it.
Small elephant outline on the ribs
Fine line black outline tattoo of a round cartoon manatee on the side of the ribs.
Cartoon manatee outline tattoo
Black and grey botanical tattoo of three roses, buds and leaves linked by swirling vines running down the side of the ribs.
Black and grey roses with vine down the ribs
Black and grey fine line lavender sprig tattoo on the side of the ribs, shown in a full view and a close-up.
Lavender sprig on the ribs
Close view of a fine line black script tattoo on a person's side ribs, above the waistband of light denim shorts.
Fine line script on the side ribs
Close-up of a small fine line script tattoo reading Let it be in black ink on the side of the ribs.
Let it be script on the side ribs