Ribs tattoo ideas

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Black and grey fine line tattoo of a rose branch with buds and leaves, a bee in a circle and a thin looping outline, on the left side of the ribs.
Rose branch and bee on the ribs
Fine line black arrow tattoo running diagonally across the side ribs, with a gold watch and gold bracelets on the wrist resting nearby.
Fine line arrow on the ribs
Black and grey fine line rose with a long stem and leaves tattooed on the side of the ribs, shown in a black and white photograph.
Single rose on the ribs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an anchor woven into an infinity symbol, with small birds flying off one end, on the side of the torso.
Infinity anchor with birds on the side
Close side view of a woman with her arm raised, showing a small black fine line tattoo of an outlined rectangle with a wavy line and a dot on her side below the armpit.
Fine line rectangle with wave on the side ribs
Black and grey fine line poppy flower tattoo with a thin stem and small leaves on the side of a ribcage.
Poppy flower on the side ribs
Black line tattoo of two lungs and a windpipe on a person's side ribs, with hatched dotwork on the left lung and geometric triangles on the right.
Anatomical lungs on the ribs
Close-up of a fine line black tattoo of small eight-pointed stars and dots scattered across skin on the side of the ribs.
Scattered star constellation on the ribs
Fine black script lettering of a multi-line quote runs diagonally across the side ribs in a lettering tattoo.
Script quote across the ribs
Black line-work tattoo of peonies, leaves and buds on the side of a torso, above the waistband of grey trousers, in a botanical fine line style.
Floral line tattoo on the side ribs
Close-up of a fine line lettering tattoo on the side of the torso, with the words Live the life you love forming an infinity symbol and two small red hearts.
Infinity quote tattoo on the side
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two arrows with a small heart at one end, on the side of a ribcage, with a hand resting on the skin.
Fine line arrows and heart on the ribs
Fine line tattoo of a teal tarot-style card showing a crescent moon with a face, on the side of a person's ribs.
Crescent moon tarot card on ribs
Black fine line script reading Nana with a thin arrow running beneath it, tattooed on the side of a person's ribs.
Nana script with arrow on ribs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a bare tree shaped like a heart growing from a key, on the side of the ribs.
Heart-shaped tree and key on the ribs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two sunflowers with shaded centres on the side of a bare torso, above the hip.
Two sunflowers on the side ribs
Black fine line script tattoo of the words the will to live will always outweigh the ability to die, across the ribs.
Handwritten quote along the ribs
Close crop of a person's side showing a small black fine line mountain range tattoo on the ribs, with a single dot below it.
Fine line mountain tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an ornate feather with three small birds flying off it, on the side of a ribcage.
Ornate feather with three birds on the ribs
Tattoo of an infinity symbol formed by a wand with sparkles, with the word Always in black script, on the side of the ribs.
Infinity wand with Always script on ribs
Black and grey photo of a fine line script word tattoo on a person's ribs, with a dark top lifted to the side.
Script word tattoo on the ribs
Fine line black script tattoo reading good vibes on the side of a torso, just below the ribs.
Good vibes script on the side ribs
Fine line black script lettering reading tomorrow we will run faster, tattooed along the side of the ribs.
Script quote along the side ribs
Black and grey fine line dreamcatcher tattoo with shaded feathers on a person's ribs, photographed from the side.
Dreamcatcher and feathers on the ribs
Fine line tattoo of a stylised animal head outline in black ink on the side of the ribs.
Single line animal head on side ribs
Black and grey fine line rose tattoo with the words Beauty lies within in script beside its stem, on the side of a torso in the Ribs area.
Rose with script on the ribs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a mountain range with shaded peaks across the side of the ribs, with a hand resting on the torso above it.
Mountain range tattoo on the ribs
Small black fine line arrow tattoo with the years 1966-1998 and a script word beneath it, placed on the side of a person's ribs.
Arrow with dates and script on the ribs
Small black fine line botanical tattoo of a lavender sprig with leaves on the side of a ribcage.
Lavender sprig on the ribs
Fine line black tattoo of an anatomical heart with sprigs of small flowers growing from its vessels, placed on the side of the ribs.
Anatomical heart with flowers on the ribs
Small fine line black outline tattoo of a baby elephant with its trunk raised, placed on the ribs.
Small baby elephant outline on skin
Fine black line tattoo of a heartbeat trace that forms a heart on the left, ending in the word faith in cursive script, on skin at the side of the body.
Heartbeat line and faith script
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a palm tree, waves and birds inside a dotted-edge inverted triangle, on the side of a person's ribs.
Palm tree and waves in a triangle on the side ribs
Black fine line script tattoo reading miles to go, sitting along the side of the torso below a dark garment hem.
Miles to go in script on the side
Close-up of a woman's torso showing a small black fine line lotus flower tattoo on the side of the ribs, above a light blue skirt.
Lotus outline tattoo on the side ribs
Black fine line tattoo of an infinity loop with silhouetted figures and the script words Forever young, on a person's ribs.
Infinity loop with silhouettes and Forever young
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo on the side of a ribcage, with the lettering partly legible as the word love.
Fine line script wording on the ribs
Black and grey floral swirl tattoo with script lettering on a person's hip and side ribs, with a star on the upper thigh.
Floral swirls and script on hip and ribs
Black line dreamcatcher tattoo with two feather charms on the side of a ribcage, photographed on a seated person in a loose pink top.
Dreamcatcher tattoo on the ribs
Fine-line black outline of an irregular map shape with a small red heart on the side of the torso.
Outline map shape with small red heart
Black linework tattoo of a treehouse in a bare tree with a crescent moon and small stars, on the side of a torso.
Treehouse in a bare tree on the side ribs
Black fine line calligraphic script tattoo running diagonally along the side of a person's ribs, against pale skin and a coral top.
Script tattoo running along the ribs
Fine line black tattoos of a slender sprig on the side of the torso, a small star on the upper arm and the words GIRL POWER on the inner forearm.
Fine line sprig, star and GIRL POWER lettering
Fine line black arrow above the script words 'this too shall pass' tattooed along the ribs of a person wearing a light blue top.
Arrow and script quote on the ribs
Fine line black script tattoo reading Faith over on the side of a torso, placed on the ribs below a red lace bra, with the end of the word cropped by the frame.
Faith over script on the ribs
Fine line black tattoo of a flock of birds, a dandelion and cursive script on the side of a torso, above the hip.
Bird flock and script on the side torso
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a simple camera outline on the side of the body, shown in a black and white photo.
Camera outline tattoo on the side
Fine line tattoo of two goldfish with flowing fins on the side ribs, one in grey linework and one in orange and yellow watercolour tones.
Two goldfish on the ribs