Ribs tattoo ideas

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Close photograph of a woman's torso in black lace lingerie showing a black and grey realism rose and vertical script tattoo on the side of the ribs.
Black and grey rose and script on a torso
Black lettering tattoo of the word hope inside an infinity symbol, with three birds flying above, on the side of a torso.
Infinity symbol with hope and birds
Black and grey yin yang tattoo of a white cat and a black cat curled together inside a circle, on the side of a person's ribs.
Yin yang cats on the ribs
Small solid black cannabis leaf tattoo on the side of a person's ribs, in a blackwork style.
Small cannabis leaf on the ribs
Black and grey shaded swallows in flight with small star and dot accents, tattooed on the side of the ribs in a traditional style.
Two swallows with stars on the ribs
Black and grey lettering tattoo in cursive script with flourishes along a woman's side ribs, above black lace underwear.
Script quote tattoo along the ribs
Black ink tattoo of the words Only the good die young above a flock of small birds on the ribs, with a pink bra visible at the top of the frame.
Script quote and birds on ribs
Black and grey geometric tattoo of a seated rabbit with patterned fill and a mandala-like motif on the ribs.
Ornamental rabbit on the ribs
Black ink ornamental swallow tattoo in flight across the side of the ribs, with patterned wings and dotwork detail.
Ornamental swallow on the ribs
Black line tattoo on the side of the ribs showing a heartbeat line that forms a cross and ends in an outlined heart, with the words Faith, Hope, Love beneath.
Heartbeat cross and heart on the ribs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a mountain with pine trees, small clouds and rippled water below, on the side of the ribs.
Mountain landscape on the ribs
Black and grey script lettering of the Serenity Prayer running diagonally across skin on the side of the ribs.
Serenity Prayer script tattoo along the ribs
Fine line arrow tattoo with chevron feathers running vertically along the side of the ribs, shown in two side-by-side photographs.
Fine line arrow tattoo on the ribs
Black ink tree of life tattoo with swirling branches, roots and Hebrew lettering inside a circle, placed on the side of the torso.
Tree of life with Hebrew lettering on the side
Black and grey realism tattoo of three hibiscus flowers with swirling foliage and Greek script on the side of the ribs.
Hibiscus flowers with Greek script on ribs
Back-angled photo of a green shaded fish scale tattoo on a person's ribs, with a fine black script quote above it.
Green scale pattern and script on ribs
Two people with matching black ink Sisters script tattoos in an ornamental infinity-style scroll on their ribs, shown from the side with shirts lifted.
Matching Sisters script tattoos on two ribs
Black and grey tattoo of a dripping ink figure pointing, with detached hands, across the ribs of a bare torso.
Dripping ink figure with floating hands on ribs
Black and white photo of a fine line handwritten script tattoo running down the side of the ribs, partly covered by a dark top and lace bra.
Handwritten script line along the ribs
Black fine line script reading cute but psycho, but cute, tattooed along the side of a ribcage below a black lace garment edge.
Script quote on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a classical bearded bust with curled beard and grape-like clusters, on the side of the ribs.
Classical bearded bust in dotwork on ribs
Black paw print tattoo on a person's side ribs, with the arm raised and a plain grey top held in one hand.
Paw print tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey floral vine tattoo with two flowers, a leaf and a butterfly-like shape running down the side of the ribs.
Floral vine tattoo on the side of the ribs
Realistic black and grey skull tattoo on a chest with red roses and script on the upper arm, in a realism style.
Realistic skull and roses across chest and arm
Fine line black script reading Forever in my heart with a small heart motif on the side of a torso, ribs placement.
Forever in my heart script on ribs
Black and grey fine line script reading Memento Mori across the ribs in a black and white photo.
Memento Mori script on a rib cage
Black fine line tattoo of a sun and crescent moon with dotted chain garlands and small stars across the ribs, below the chest.
Sun, moon and dotted garland on ribs
Black lettering tattoo reading I'm the hero of this story across the side of the torso, above a grey fabric top, in a sepia-toned photo.
Quote tattoo reading I'm the hero of this story
Black script lettering tattoo reading Fall down seven times, stand up eight, on the side of a ribcage.
Script quote on the ribs
Fine line tattoo of a sitting baby elephant raising its trunk to spray teal and red swirls, placed on the side of the ribs.
Baby elephant with coloured spray on ribs
Colour tattoo of an animal skull with red poppies and green fern fronds on the side of a person's ribs, in a neo-traditional style.
Animal skull with poppies on ribs
Black and grey anchor tattoo with light shading on the side of a ribcage, beside a black bikini strap and grey top.
Small anchor tattoo on ribs
Black and grey fine line script lettering on the side of the ribs, shown in a black and white close-up photograph.
Fine line script word on the ribs
Close photo of a red, orange and black feather tattoo with paint-like splashes on the side of a person's ribs, in a realism style.
Red feather tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey feather quill with shaded plumes above the script words Who will tell the story of your life, tattooed on the side of the ribs.
Feather quill and script quote on the ribs
Black linework tattoo of a tree with a leafy canopy, two long trunks and grass, beside the quotation 'and she loved a little boy very, very much even more than she loved herself', with grey shading at
Tree and quotation tattoo on the side of the body
Colour tattoo of a phoenix with flame-like red, orange and yellow feathers and trailing tail plumes, placed on the side of a person's ribs.
Flame-coloured phoenix on the side ribs
Black and grey shaded swallow in flight tattooed on the side of the ribcage.
Swallow in flight on the ribs
Black and grey realistic feather tattoo with the script Isaiah 40:31 and a verse about soaring on wings like eagles, on the torso above a grey top.
Feather with Isaiah 40:31 script
Small black hummingbird tattoo in fine line style on the side of a woman's ribs, below a black bikini strap, against a blue sky.
Hummingbird tattoo on the side ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of the Seattle skyline, with the Space Needle and a mountain, on a person's side ribs.
Seattle skyline on the side ribs
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a crouching hare with a small orange eye and the words WHAT IS, IS WHAT MUST BE arched above it, on the side of the body.
Crouching hare with arched quote
Black line tattoo of a flowering rose sprig with leaves in a fine line botanical style, running down the side of the ribs.
Botanical rose sprig on the side ribs
Black fine line script reading I hope you think of me across the side of the ribs, with a grey jumper partly covering the skin above it.
Handwritten quote along the ribs
Black ink feather tattoo with ornamental swirls and patterns running down the side of a torso, in a blackwork style.
Feather tattoo on the side ribs
Traditional-style colour tattoo of a blue cartoon bear wearing a bandana and holding a HUG LIFE band, placed on the ribs.
Blue cartoon bear with Hug Life belly band
Bold black ram head tattoo with small red accents at the eyes, placed on the side of a person's ribs.
Ram head tattoo on the side ribs
Black and grey fine line bat in flight tattooed on the ribs, with stippled dotwork shading on its wings and body.
Bat in flight on the ribs