Ribs tattoo ideas

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Colour tattoo of Winnie the Pooh in a red top beside a small green balloon on the side of the torso.
Winnie the Pooh with a balloon on the side of the body
Black script lettering reading The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You'll Have Tomorrow, with a blue awareness ribbon, tattooed on a person's side ribs.
Script quote and blue ribbon on ribs
Watercolour-style paw print tattoo in pink, blue and green with black linework and a script name, placed on the ribs.
Paw print with watercolour splashes on ribs
Small outlined teddy bear tattoo in a fine line style on the side of the ribs, below the underarm.
Teddy bear tattoo on the side ribs
Close-up of the words bad wolf in small lowercase serif lettering in pale grey ink on the side of a torso.
Small lettering reading bad wolf on the side
Fine line black compass rose with a vertical arrow, feather and the letter N, tattooed on the side of a person's ribs.
Compass rose and arrow on the ribs
Colour traditional tattoo of an open-mouthed anglerfish with a pin-up woman in fishnet stockings and red heels, on the side of the ribs.
Anglerfish and pin-up on the side ribs
Colour tattoo of a blue crescent moon with clouds and yellow stars beside a script quote, on the side of the ribs, in a lettering style.
Crescent moon and quote on the ribs
Fine black Roman numeral tattoo reading XII XIII XXIV in clean lettering on the side of the ribs.
Roman numerals on the ribs
Black and grey photo of a caped, cowled hero tattoo across the left side ribs, with a city skyline above the figure.
Caped hero figure on the ribs
Black and white photo of a small outlined downward-pointing triangle tattoo on the side of the ribs, under a raised arm.
Outlined triangle on the ribs
Close-up of a red goldfish and a black goldfish tattoo with flowing fins on the side of a person's ribs, in soft watercolour-style shading.
Red and black goldfish on the ribs
Colour Japanese-style tattoo of an owl perched on a blossoming branch across the ribs, with red flowers and yellow and orange plumage.
Owl and cherry blossom on the ribs
Red carnation tattoo with a green stem and leaves on the side of a person's ribs, in a painterly botanical style.
Red carnation on the side ribs
Black script lettering reading "and in the end we will always have each other" across three lines on the side of the ribs.
Handwritten script quote on the side ribs
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a pink cupcake with a red gem, hearts and black skulls on the liner, placed on the side of the ribs.
Pink cupcake with skull liners on the ribs
Black and grey fine line script tattoo of a three line quote on the ribs, with a hand resting above it.
Script quote along the ribs
Black and grey tree tattoo with a full canopy of leaves and gnarled roots, placed on the side of the ribs.
Tree tattoo on the side of the ribs
Two black and grey fine line tattoos: a geometric Totoro-style creature on the forearm and a peacock feather along the ribs.
Totoro-style creature and feather tattoos
Fine line constellation tattoo of small dots joined by dotted lines in a V shape, on the side of the ribs.
Fine line constellation tattoo on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a phoenix in red, orange and yellow spreading its wings with a flowing flame tail, on the side of a person's torso.
Phoenix in flight on a side body
Black and grey photo of a fine black lotus flower tattoo above a vertical script design along the side of a person's ribs.
Lotus and vertical script on the ribs
Black and grey photo of a woman with fine line script lettering on her inner forearm and a dotted constellation tattoo on her ribs below the bust.
Script forearm tattoo and dotted constellation
Realistic peacock feather tattoo on the side of a torso, with black shaded plumes and a coloured orange and blue eye, with a hand resting on the chest.
Peacock feather on the side ribs
Small grey feather tattoo on the side of the ribs, below the arm, on a woman wearing a pink and white lace bikini.
Feather tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo of a geometric rose, arrows and triangles stacked vertically along the ribs.
Geometric rose and arrows down the ribs
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo of a mountain range, pine trees and a small circle sun on the side of the ribs.
Mountain range with pine trees on ribs
Black linework dreamcatcher with blue shaded feathers running down the side ribs of a person in light-wash jeans.
Dreamcatcher and feathers on the ribs
Black fine line angel wing beside the script words Angels never leave, They're always at your side, tattooed on the side of the torso.
Angel wing and script quote on the side
Black typewriter-style lettering reading she believed she could so she did, set in a stacked block along the side ribs of a person wearing a black lace bralette.
Typewriter quote lettering on the ribs
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a carnation with a bud, stem and leaves running down the side of a person's ribs.
Carnation with stem and bud on the ribs
Black and white photo of a black script tattoo reading La vie est belle across the ribs of a bare side torso, in a lettering style.
French script quote on the ribs
Black ink dragonfly tattoo with dotwork wing patterns and geometric triangles on the side of the ribs.
Dragonfly with geometric dotwork on ribs
Black fine line lettering forming an infinity symbol with the words Live the life you love, tattooed on the ribs.
Infinity symbol lettering on the ribs
Realism black and grey tattoo across a torso and ribs showing an 18th century woman in period dress beside a sailing ship.
Black and grey portrait and ship across ribs
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with diamond accents on a woman's upper stomach below a black lace bralette, with a smaller ornament on the chest.
Dotwork mandala tattoo below a bra line
Black and grey traditional swallow tattoo in flight, with bold outlines and shaded wings, on the side of the ribs.
Swallow in flight on the side ribs
Sketch-style fox head with orange watercolour splashes and a drawn tape deck with red dots, tattooed along the side of a person's ribs.
Fox head and tape deck on ribs
Black and grey swallow tattoo with lace-patterned wings in blackwork style, placed on the side of the ribs.
Lace-patterned swallow on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a sunflower with green leaves and the script 'You are my sunshine' running down the side of the ribs, in a botanical style with black outlines.
Sunflower and script on the ribs
Red watercolour-style poppy tattoo with a black centre and a thin black stem with curls, placed on the side of the ribs.
Watercolour poppy on the ribs
Colour realism tattoo of red maple leaves and blue snowflakes trailing diagonally across the side of the ribs.
Maple leaves and snowflakes on the ribs
Black and grey photograph of a fine line script tattoo on a woman's ribs, partly covered by a white vest top.
Script quote tattoo on ribs
Black and grey shaded tattoo of an infinity symbol made from a horseshoe and feather, with the word fearless in script, on the side of the ribs.
Infinity horseshoe and feather with script word
Side of a torso with traditional tattoos: a colour ship in an oval with a banner, and a black outline dagger wrapped in ribbon with red lettering on the ribs.
Traditional ship, dagger and lettering on ribs
Watercolour-style tree tattoo with a black trunk and pink, purple and blue splashes of colour, placed on the ribs.
Watercolour tree on the ribs
A red and black butterfly tattoo with curling black swirls on the side of the torso, above a red waistband.
Red and black butterfly on the side of the torso
Black script lettering forms a treble clef spiral across the ribs, with the word love in red.
Lyric treble clef across the ribs