Ribs tattoo ideas

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Black and grey dotwork and engraved tattoo of a hand holding a quill above a faceted icosahedron, placed on the side of the ribs.
Quill hand above a geometric d20
Colour tattoo of an embracing couple in a blue floral panel on the side of the ribs, with a hand resting on the skin above.
Embracing couple in a patterned panel on the ribs
Black and white mirror photo of a fine line tattoo of two arrows on the ribs, with a leopard print top and black clothing.
Two arrows on the ribs
Black script lettering of a poem verse across the side of a torso, placed on the ribs.
Poem verse in script along the ribs
Black and grey fine line botanical tattoo of flowers and leaves curving along the ribs, with a hand with pale nails resting above it.
Floral sprig tattoo on the ribs
Black tribal-style cat with swirling vine motifs on the side of a torso, with a yellow fabric edge visible at the left.
Tribal cat with swirling vines on skin
Black and grey diptych of a shirtless man with two bold chevron stripe tattoos, one running down the side of his ribs and one from the shoulder down the upper back.
Chevron stripes along ribs and back
Collage of six photographs showing black and grey feather tattoos on the ribs, shoulder, back, ankle and neck, some with birds or script beside them.
Feather tattoos in a six-photo collage
Black fine line tattoo of five swallows in flight on a woman's ribs, photographed from the side with her arm raised.
Five swallows in flight on the ribs
Realism tattoo of a great white shark with a school of fish in blue water, on a man's back and side, with red coral at the lower edge.
Great white shark and fish tattoo on the back
Black and grey fine line lily with a Greek word in script lettering beside it, tattooed on the side of the torso.
Lily and Greek lettering on the side of the torso
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork rings and petal shapes on the side of a person's ribs.
Mandala tattoo on the ribs
Black and white photo of a small fine line outline tattoo of a croissant on the side of the ribs, with fabric draped beside it.
Croissant outline on the side of the ribs
Black and grey linework tattoo of two peonies with leaves in a botanical style, sitting on the side of the ribs.
Peony cluster on the ribs
Colour tattoo of red, orange and yellow maple leaves linked by dark purple-grey swirling stems, running down the side of a torso.
Maple leaves swirling along the side
Black ink elephant tattoo with a raised trunk and decorative patterned fills, placed on the side of the ribs.
Ornamental elephant on the ribs
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a female archer drawing a bow, with flowers in her hair, on a person's left side ribs.
Watercolour archer on the ribs
Black mandala tattoo with scrolls and pointed petals curving across the side of the ribs on a bare torso, in black and grey.
Mandala tattoo on the side ribs
Colourful neo-traditional grasshopper tattoo with a purple flower on the side of a ribcage, with bold black outlines.
Colourful grasshopper and flower on the ribs
Black and grey script tattoo on the ribs reading Each day is a gift and not a given right, framed by a shaded ribbon bow and scrollwork.
Script quote with ribbon bow on ribs
Realism tattoo on a ribcage with a red ribbon, a hand holding a red apple, a chess king and pawn on a checkered board, and script quote lines.
Chessboard, apple and red ribbon on the ribs
Black fine line script tattoo reading na mo amituofo along the ribs of a woman wearing a black bra, seen from the side.
Fine script phrase along the ribs
Colour tattoo of a faceted blue and pink crystal with black outlines, sitting on the side of the torso.
Blue and pink crystal on the side of the body
Black script lettering tattoo on the side ribs, with a two-line quote above Roman numerals in a serif font.
Script quote and Roman numerals on the ribs
Black and grey photograph of a bare back and side with a flowing abstract fine line tattoo of wave-like strands across the ribs and lower back.
Flowing black lines across ribs and back
Black lettering tattoo of the quote 'No matter how far life pulls you back eventually you move forward' with a grey arrow across the ribs.
Quote and arrow tattoo on the ribs
Colour tattoo of red roses, small yellow flowers and butterflies wrapping from the ribs across the lower stomach, in a botanical realism style.
Red roses and butterflies across ribs and stomach
Black script lettering tattoo on the ribs reading Without struggle, There is no progress, shown beside a pink top.
Script quote tattoo on the ribs
Colour cartoon tattoo of a brown bear with an open mouth above a tan teddy bear with a fanged face, in a bold outlined neo-traditional style on the side of the ribs.
Cartoon bears on the ribs
Colour tattoo of two swallows with swirling tails and flower details on the side of a person's ribs, with bold blue, green, orange and purple ink.
Colourful swallows with swirls on the ribs
Fine line black ink tattoo of a girl in a long dress flying a kite, placed on the side of the ribs.
Girl flying a kite on the ribs
Black and grey realistic raven with spread wings tattooed on a man's left ribs, with his shirt lifted to show it.
Raven tattoo on the ribs
Small black fine line tattoo of two stick figures holding hands on the side of the ribs, photographed against a black and white background.
Tiny stick figures holding hands on ribs
A small, fine line black arrow tattoo on the side of the ribs of a person lying on a white bed, wearing a white lace bra.
Small arrow tattoo on the ribs
Black fine line mountain range tattoo on the side ribs, with a small pine tree tattoo on the hand.
Mountain range on ribs and pine tree on hand
Black fine line tattoo of a tree with curling branches and swirled roots on the side of the ribs.
Swirling tree tattoo on the ribs
Fine black line tattoo of a lion built from overlapping circles, sitting on the left side of the ribs.
Geometric lion made of overlapping circles on ribs
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork shading on the side of the ribs, with a person lying on grey bed linen.
Mandala tattoo on the side ribs
Close view of a fine line tattoo of three red arrows pointing in the same direction, placed on the side of the ribs.
Three arrows on the side ribs
Fine line black tattoo of four stick figures holding hands in a row on the side of a ribcage, just below a dark bra band.
Four stick figures holding hands on the ribs
Small black fine line script lettering on a woman's side ribs, shown with a white bralette and open blue shirt.
Small script lettering on the ribs
Colour tattoo of red poppies, green vine and a green frog climbing up the side of the ribs, in a botanical realism style.
Red poppies and frog on a ribcage
Neo-traditional tattoo on the side of the ribs showing a woman with dark wavy hair, a small otter and autumn oak, maple and ivy leaves in red, orange and olive.
Woman with otter and autumn leaves on ribs
Black script quote and a red watercolour-style flame with a smiling face on the ribs, with small fuzzy black soot shapes beside the text.
Quote and smiling flame on the ribs
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a rose branch and a bee within thin circle outlines, placed on the side of the ribs.
Rose branch and bee on ribs
Watercolour-style tattoo of purple and pink flowers, three black birds and vertical script on the side of the ribs.
Watercolour flowers, birds and script on ribs
Fine line black botanical sprig with small budded flowers and leaves tattooed vertically on the left ribs of a torso.
Fine line botanical sprig on ribs
Realistic colour tattoo of an adult male lion, a lioness and a cub on skin along the side of the torso.
Realistic lion family tattoo on the side