Ribs tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a blindfolded Lady Justice holding scales, with acanthus leaf ornament, on the side of the torso.
Blindfolded Lady Justice with scales
Black outline tattoo of an owl with roses, beaded chains and a face in a medallion on a person's ribs, with a skull tattoo on the forearm at the left edge.
Owl and roses on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of three roses, a bud and curling vines running down the side of a torso over the ribs.
Black and grey roses and vines on ribs
Small black fine line script tattoo reading Smile on the side of the torso below the arm, with a couple of moles nearby.
Smile script on the side ribs
Black lace-patterned flower and trailing vine tattoo running down the side of a torso over the ribs, in a botanical style.
Black lace flower and vine on the ribs
Close-up of a small fine line black arrow tattoo with feathered fletching on the side of the torso, above a dark waistband.
Small arrow tattoo on the side of the body
Fine line black outline of an aeroplane on the side of the ribs, photographed in a mirror selfie.
Airplane outline on the ribs
Black outline tattoo of a large bow, heart-shaped lock, planetary symbols and keys on the side of the ribs, in fine line style.
Bow, heart lock and keys outline on ribs
A woman in a standing split yoga pose shows a small black script lettering tattoo on her ribs, in black and grey ink.
Standing split pose with small rib lettering
Black ink swallow tattoo with swirling ornamental detail on the side of the ribs, shown on tanned skin.
Ornamental swallow on the ribs
Close-up of a small black fine line script tattoo on a woman's ribs, with a tiny star-like tattoo on her upper arm, taken on a sunny beach.
Fine line script tattoo on the ribs at the beach
Small black script tattoo on the side ribs of a woman in a white crochet bikini top, with foliage and pale stone behind her.
Script tattoo on ribs in white crochet bikini
Fine line constellation tattoo of small dots and star-shaped points on the ribs, in black ink against grey fabric.
Constellation tattoo on the ribs
Black and white photo of a fine line botanical sprig tattoo with small flowers and leaves on a woman's ribs, with her head cropped out of frame.
Small botanical sprig on the ribs
Black and grey tattoo of a sailing ship across the ribs with roses, feathers and an anchor on the hip and thigh.
Sailing ship, roses and anchor on ribs and thigh
Close crop of a small black fine line tattoo on the side of the torso, partly covered by a sequinned gown, with black nail polish and rings on the hand holding the fabric.
Small black linework mark on the side torso
Four cartoon-style butterflies in teal and orange with black outlines, arranged in a diagonal line across the side of the ribs.
Four butterflies in a line on the side
Black fine line script reading good vibes on the side of the ribs, with a grey crop top and sleeve visible above.
Good vibes script on the ribs
Black and grey photograph of a lettering tattoo reading Breathe deeply, love madly, live fully in flowing script down the side of a torso.
Script quote running down the side ribs
Black lettering tattoo in a typewriter-style font reading she believed she could so she did, set vertically along the ribs of a person in a dark top and lace bra.
Typewriter quote tattoo along the ribs
Colour tattoo of outlined and filled snowflakes with purple and teal wash on the side of a ribcage.
Snowflakes with blue and purple wash on ribs
Colour tattoo of the cartoon character Stitch in blue and pink, sitting on the side of the ribs beside a black lace bra.
Stitch cartoon tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a corset lace-up with a large bow, shaded to look three-dimensional, on the side of the ribs.
Corset lace and bow on the ribs
Comic-book style tattoo on the side of the ribs showing a superhero in a blue cape and cowl holding a smaller figure in a yellow cape, in black, grey, blue and yellow ink.
Comic superhero embrace on ribs
Colour tattoo of a sun with a human face and long wavy rays on the side of the ribs, shown in orange, yellow and brown tones.
Sun with a face on the side ribs
Colour tattoo of a comet with orange, red and black streaks, teal accents and fine splatter dots, on the side of a torso above the waistband.
Comet streaking across a side torso
Black linework tattoo of a sun with a human face and radiating rays, on the side of a person's torso above a dark waistband.
Sun with face on the side of a torso
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger's eyes and striped face within a feather outline, on the side of the ribs below a black top.
Tiger eyes inside a feather on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a pink magnolia branch with three open blooms and two buds, shaded in pink and white on the side of the torso.
Pink magnolia branch on the side
Black silhouettes of flying figures over a blue, purple, pink and orange wash tattoo on the side of a person's ribs.
Flying silhouettes over a colourful wash on ribs
Black Devanagari lettering on the side of a woman's ribs, seen during a yoga pose against a grey studio backdrop.
Devanagari script on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork panther tattoo with geometric diamond patterns filling its body, walking across the side of a ribcage.
Geometric panther on the ribs
Black and grey realism sleeve with a pocket watch and roses on the left arm, and script lettering across the ribs of a woman in a black bikini.
Pocket watch sleeve and script lettering on torso
Black and grey dotwork octopus tattoo with curling tentacles on the side of a torso, below a raised arm.
Octopus on the side of the ribs
Black and grey tattoo of two bird silhouettes above a stacked serif quote on the ribs, with pale fabric draped across the torso.
Two birds and quote on ribs
Fine line tattoo of a triangle, circle and vertical line symbol inside two small leafy wreaths with orange and purple flowers, on the side ribs.
Deathly Hallows symbol with leaf wreath on ribs
Black ink tattoo of a birdcage, vase and sprigs of flowers on the ribs, photographed from the side.
Birdcage and flowers on the ribs
Fine line black chrysanthemum sprig tattoo with leaves and a long stem running down the ribs and abdomen, beside a gold navel piercing.
Chrysanthemum sprig on the ribs
Teal humpback whale with black outlines and shaded fins, tattooed on the left side of a torso over the ribs.
Humpback whale on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a yellow sunflower with a white flower of life pattern at its centre, on the ribs, in a botanical and geometric style.
Sunflower with flower of life on the ribs
Black and grey fine script lettering in several lines on the side ribs of a person in black underwear, sitting outdoors on a grey towel.
Small script tattoo on the side ribs
Black script quote wrapping the ribs and side of the torso, with a teal realistic butterfly tattoo near the hip and an inset close-up of the butterfly.
Script quote on ribs with butterfly
Small solid black crescent moon tattoo on the side of a ribcage, with a dark top lifted beside it.
Crescent moon tattoo on the ribs
Close photo of a small black fine line wave tattoo on the side of a torso, just below a dark sweater pulled up.
Simple wave tattoo on the side ribs
Watercolour style tattoo of a mountain range in blues, purples and touches of green across the ribs.
Watercolour mountain range on the ribs
Black script lettering reading 'those cunning folk' in a fine line lettering style across the side of the ribs.
Those cunning folk script on side ribs
Black and grey Japanese style dragon with red and white cherry blossoms tattooed along the side of the ribs.
Dragon and cherry blossoms on ribs
Black lettering tattoo on the side of a ribcage reading 'It takes ten times as long to put yourself back together as it does to fall apart', with a trident beside the lower lines.
Quote lettering with trident on ribs