Ribs tattoo ideas

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Close-up of a green scallop shell tattoo with black outline and soft shading on the side of a person's ribs, above the waistband of denim shorts.
Green scallop shell on the side ribs
Fine line tattoo of a black anchor wrapped by a thin light blue rope, placed on the side of the torso.
Anchor with rope line on the side
Black and grey tattoo along the side of a torso and hip, with a castle tower, leafy vines, a flying insect and handwritten script running down the ribs and thigh.
Castle, script and vines along ribs and hip
Black and grey fine line script tattoo on the side of the ribs, reading a quote with a feather at the left edge.
Feather and quote lettering on the ribs
Close-up of a small fine line tattoo of an arrow pointing right across the side of a torso, in black ink, above a black skirt.
Fine line arrow on the side ribs
Fine line black tattoo of a heart that flows into an infinity loop, with script lettering and numerals along the left edge, on the side of a torso below a grey top.
Fine line heart with script and infinity loop
Black and grey lettering tattoo reading Everything was beautiful and nothing hurt across the side ribs, with a star tattoo partly visible below.
Quote lettering and star on the side ribs
Fine line black tattoo of an outlined hand holding a small flower sprig on the side of the ribs.
Outlined hand holding a flower sprig on ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lighthouse on a rocky base, running down the side of a torso over the ribs.
Lighthouse on rocks along the ribs
Black and grey fine line infinity symbol with shaded flowers, leaves and curls on the side of the ribs.
Infinity symbol with flowers on the side
Black script lettering in a fine-line style runs down the side of a person's ribs, reading a seven-line quote above the waistband.
Quote in script lettering along the ribs
Fine line black lotus flower inside a geometric diamond tattoo on the side of the ribs.
Lotus in a geometric diamond on the ribs
Black script lettering tattoo along the side of the ribs reading though every dark night there is a brighter day.
Script quote along the side ribs
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a bare tree with a tyre swing and exposed roots, placed on a person's ribs.
Bare tree with tyre swing on ribs
Black and grey photograph of a vertical column of moon phase tattoos running down the side of a bare ribcage, in blackwork style.
Moon phases tattoo down the ribs
Fine line black infinity symbol joined to the word love in script on the ribs, partly covered by a white top.
Infinity symbol with love script on ribs
Small black fine line eye tattoo on the side of a tanned torso, above the hip, with denim shorts and white bedding behind.
Small eye tattoo on the side of the ribs
Torso with a large colour neo-traditional tattoo of glowing honeycomb hexagons and organic swirls across the chest and ribs, with sleeve work on the upper arms.
Colourful honeycomb and organic torso tattoo
Fine line black constellation tattoo on the side of a woman's torso, above the hip, with her wearing black lace lingerie.
Constellation tattoo on the side torso
Watercolour-style tattoo of a deer with antlers among red, orange and green flower washes, placed on the ribs.
Watercolour deer tattoo on the ribs
A small black cross tattoo with simple solid lines on the side of a person's ribs, photographed from behind while they give a thumbs up.
Small black cross on the ribs
Small solid black silhouettes of five swallows in flight on the side of a woman's ribs, photographed from behind with one arm raised.
Five swallows in flight on the ribs
Black script lettering running along the side ribs of a person lying down in neon yellow underwear, with part of the phrase readable.
Script quote along the ribs
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with hanging chain and bead details, centred on a person's ribs below a grey knit top.
Mandala tattoo on the ribs
Black and white photo of a fine script tattoo reading 'The ones that love us never really leave us' along the ribs, with an arm raised above it.
Script quote along the ribs
Small black fine line wave tattoo on the side of the torso near the ribs, on sun-warmed skin dusted with sand.
Small fine line wave on the side of the body
Black and grey mandala tattoo with radiating petal shapes and dotted shading on the side of a torso, above the hip.
Mandala tattoo on the side of the torso
Colour tattoo of a pink cat sitting in outline on the side ribs, set against a blue, green and yellow watercolour-style splash.
Pink cat with watercolour splash on ribs
Black script lettering tattoo in two lines reading a romantic quote, placed along the side of the ribs beneath a dark top.
Script quote along the ribs
Colour fine line tattoo of an atom with three orbits and blue, teal and purple watercolour splashes, on the side of the ribs.
Atom orbit tattoo on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a dreamcatcher with green feathers and purple flowers running down a person's side ribs.
Dreamcatcher with feathers on the side ribs
Woman in a plank position with a grey kitten on her back, showing black and grey botanical rose tattoos on her side and hip.
Plank pose with kitten and rose tattoo
Black and grey tattoo of two roses on leafy stems beneath a geometric diamond outline, on the side of a person's ribs.
Two roses and diamond lines on the ribs
Colourful watercolour-style dandelion tattoo with black seeds and script lettering across the ribs.
Watercolour dandelion with script on ribs
Close view of a small black lettering tattoo reading BAD on the side of a person's ribcage, under a raised arm, in a black and grey style.
Small BAD lettering on side ribs
Fine line black tattoo of a city skyline with a tower, a Ferris wheel, a palm tree and a heart, placed on the ribs.
City skyline outline on the ribs
Black silhouette tattoo of small flying figures trailing towards glowing star sparkles along the side of the ribs.
Flying silhouettes and stars along the ribs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an open book with trailing ribbons and the script it's not the destination it's the journey, on the side of the ribs.
Open book with ribbons on the ribs
Black and grey shaded tattoo of the world map with continents blended softly across the side of the ribs.
World map tattoo on the side ribs
Two people with matching black script tattoos on their ribs, one reading together forever never apart and the other reading maybe in distance but never in heart with a small heart.
Matching script quote tattoos on two sets of ribs
Realistic colour tattoo of a monarch butterfly with orange and black wings and white spots, shown on the side of a person's torso.
Realistic monarch butterfly on the side
Black fine line chain with looping script wording running down the side of a shirtless man's ribs.
Chain and script down the side ribs
Colour tattoo of a faceted geometric orange cat with a green eye, above two red roses, on the side of the ribs.
Geometric cat and roses on ribs
Fine line dotwork constellation tattoo in black ink on the side of a ribcage, with a hand resting over the top edge.
Constellation tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey script lettering tattoo reading a two-line quote across the side of the ribs, with a hand resting at the left edge of the frame.
Script quote along the ribs
Black script lettering tattoo reading Don't let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game, on the side of a torso below a grey top.
Script quote along the side ribs
Black fine line script reading sometimes you have to fall before you fly, with a flock of small birds, tattooed along the ribs and side of the abdomen.
Script quote and birds along the ribs
Black script tattoo of a quote about dance with a pair of ballet pointe shoes below it, on the side of a ribcage.
Dance quote and pointe shoes on ribs