Ribs tattoo ideas

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Black and grey dotwork owl tattoo with a mandala-patterned body and wings, on the side of a person's ribs.
Mandala owl on the ribs
Realism colour tattoo of a pink gerbera daisy with a green stem and dripping red-pink paint effect on the side of a torso, above jeans.
Pink gerbera with dripping petals on ribs
Close-up of two small handwritten script tattoos, reading Still and Beautiful, on the side of a torso above and below a skin fold.
Still and Beautiful script on the side
Black and grey realism tattoo of an ornate key with a clock face and a feather, on the side of the ribs.
Ornate key with clock face on the side ribs
Black script quote and two shaded red roses tattooed on the side of a person's ribs, with a white top at the upper edge of the frame.
Script quote and two roses on the ribs
Small black fine-line constellation tattoo of dotted stars joined by a line, placed on the side of the ribs.
Constellation tattoo on the ribs
Realistic red rose tattoo with deep shading on the side of a torso, shown in two close-up photographs.
Red rose tattoo on the ribs
Black tattoo of a bare tree with birds in flight, in a solid black silhouette style, on the side of the ribs.
Bare tree and flying birds on the side
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pin-up woman in a billowing white dress on the side of the ribs, with a vintage car tattoo beside it.
Pin-up woman with billowing dress on ribs
Colourful butterfly tattoo with red, pink and blue wings and black edging, placed on the side of the ribs.
Watercolour butterfly on the ribs
Black script lettering reading The ones we love never truly leave us, tattooed along the side of the ribs in a lettering style.
Script quote along the side ribs
Large red chrysanthemum tattoo with dark green leaves in a Japanese style, placed on the side of the ribs.
Red chrysanthemum with leaves on the side
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a corset lace-up with silver eyelets and a bow, sitting on the side of the ribs and waist.
Corset lacing tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey tattoo of a twisting tree with a perched bird and a dotwork cube pattern on a person's ribs.
Tree and geometric cube tattoo on ribs
Small watercolour-style owl tattoo in purple, pink and red with a starry crown, on the side of the ribs.
Watercolour owl on the ribs
Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman with curled black hair and gold ram horns, with grey and gold scrollwork, on the side of the ribs.
Horned woman portrait on the side ribs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an elephant with a raised trunk on the side of the ribs.
Minimal elephant line tattoo on ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch, rose and daisies with a Mama banner, on the side of a torso.
Pocket watch, rose and daisies with Mama banner
Black lettering tattoo reading Just keep swimming beside a tribal-style fin with swirl details, on the side of the ribs.
Just keep swimming script with tribal fin
Black linework tattoo of an ornamental elephant with coral flowers on the side of the ribs.
Ornate elephant with coral flowers on ribs
Colour traditional-style tattoo of two lilies with blue petals spotted with white stars and red edges, with dark green leaves, on the side of a ribcage.
Star-patterned lilies on the ribs
Black and grey photograph of a geometric blackwork tattoo of solid and outlined hexagons across a forearm and onto the side of the ribs.
Hexagon blackwork on forearm and ribs
Black and grey script tattoo reading Meow on the side of the ribs, with a black bra visible above it.
Meow script tattoo on the ribs
Colour tattoo in botanical style of a sunflower, ferns, a dark songbird, a moth and autumn leaves running down the side of a bare back.
Sunflower, fern and moth down the back
Fine line black ink constellation tattoo with dotted connecting lines and four-pointed stars on the side of the ribs.
Constellation tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey tattoo of two ornate swords with tassel hilts on the side of the ribcage.
Two ornate swords with tassels on the ribs
Close up of a pink rose with green leaves and a bud tattooed in colour along the ribs and side of the torso, with a hand resting across the chest.
Pink rose and leaves on the ribs
Colour botanical tattoo of a pink lily, purple and pink irises and light blue forget-me-nots with green stems, on the side of a person's ribs.
Lily, iris and forget-me-not on the ribs
Black and grey mandala tattoo with a dotted outline on the side of a ribcage, in dotwork and geometric style.
Mandala tattoo on the ribs
Black tribal band with teal accents and a shaded flower wrapping across the side of the ribs.
Tribal band with flower on the ribs
Black and grey tattoo of a crown and anchor wrapped in rope, with the script words My King above and My Anchor below, on a person's side.
Crown and anchor with script lettering
Black typewriter-font quote tattoo reading she believed she could so she did, set in a stacked column on the side of the ribs.
Typewriter quote tattoo on the ribs
Black and white photo of fine line script lettering reading Wild Child on the side of a ribcage, above a dark garment band.
Wild Child script on the ribs
Fine line black tattoo of a small origami crane on the left side ribs of a person in a red jacket and black bra.
Origami crane on the ribs
Two matching black script quote tattoos on the ribs, one reading there is no better friend than a sister and the other reading and there is no better sister than you.
Matching sister quote tattoos on ribs
Fine line mermaid tattoo on the side of the ribs, with red flowing hair, a purple shell top and a teal tail fin.
Mermaid outline tattoo on the side ribs
Black lettering tattoo reading 'through every dark night, there is a brighter day' in script across the side ribs.
Script quote on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a single feather on the side ribs, shown in a black and white photograph with fabric pulled open at the chest.
Feather tattoo on the side ribs
Black and grey crescent moon tattoo with a stylised face, filigree swirls, stars and dotted chains on the ribs.
Crescent moon with face on ribs
Black and grey script lettering reading Not all those who wander are lost, running diagonally across the side of the ribs.
Script quote along the ribs
Close view of a bare back showing a small black fine line feather tattoo on the side of the ribcage, under the raised arm.
Small feather tattoo on the side ribs
Colour realism tattoo on the ribs showing a portrait in mirrored sunglasses with a cigarette, red Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas lettering and black bats.
Fear and Loathing portrait on the ribs
Black ink tattoo of a large butterfly formed from many small butterflies, with a trail of them drifting upward, on the side of a person's torso.
Butterfly made of smaller butterflies on the side
Colour tattoo of a red rose with green stem and falling petals, with the words The Beauty Is Found Within written along the stem, on the side of the torso.
Red rose with script on the side
Black tribal-style shark tattoo with dotted and patterned fill on the side of the ribs, shown in a photo of a torso wearing low-rise jeans.
Tribal shark tattoo on the ribs
Fine line black outline tattoo of an elephant with its trunk raised and three small hearts above it, on the side of a ribcage.
Small elephant and hearts on ribs
Red biohazard symbol with blue-fletched arrows crossing it and black lettering reading Fight the dead and Fear the living, tattooed on the side of the torso.
Biohazard and crossed arrows slogan tattoo
Small black fine line lotus tattoo on the side of a woman's ribs, beside a white lace halter dress.
Small lotus tattoo on the ribs