Ribs tattoo ideas

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Black blackwork tattoo of an eight-spoked runic compass symbol across the side of a ribcage, shown in a black and white photograph.
Vegvisir compass on the ribs
Black script lettering reading Refuse to sink with swirling flourishes and a small anchor below, tattooed on the side of the ribs.
Refuse to sink script with anchor on ribs
Fine line black script tattoo reading awake my soul with a swash underline, on the side of the ribcage, in a black and white photo.
Awake my soul script on the side ribs
Close photo of a black tribal swirl tattoo on a person's side ribs, with a navel piercing visible below.
Black tribal swirl tattoo on the side ribs
Black and grey octopus tattoo filled with mandala-style floral patterns, sitting on the side of the ribs.
Mandala octopus on the side ribs
Fine line black infinity symbol with the script words 'and beyond' inside it, tattooed on the side of a ribcage.
Infinity symbol with 'and beyond' on ribs
Colour tattoo of the cartoon character Stitch with hibiscus and plumeria flowers, above the words Ohana means family, on a person's side ribs.
Stitch with flowers and Ohana lettering
Black tribal blackwork tattoo with a large spiral and geometric bands across a person's left side ribs and waist.
Tribal spiral tattoo on the side ribs
Side view of a person in a black backless top with the word Hope in black script tattooed on the side of the ribcage below the arm.
Hope script tattoo on the side ribs
Black and white photo of a fine line city skyline tattoo with small stars on the left side of a bare torso, above the hip.
City skyline and stars on the ribs
Close photo of a small black sound wave tattoo on the side of a person's ribs, with a grey top pulled up and denim jeans below.
Sound wave tattoo on the ribs
Small black fine line outlined flower tattoo with eight petals on the side of a torso, under a lifted grey top.
Small outlined flower on the side ribs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo in a circle on the side of the ribs, showing a sun over mountains, a ringed planet and a spiral galaxy.
Dotwork sun, mountains and galaxy in a circle
Fine line black ink tattoo of a magnolia branch with open flowers and buds on the side of the ribs, with a hand resting on white floral fabric.
Magnolia branch on the ribs
Colour sunflower tattoo with two bees on the ribs and upper abdomen, shown with a lifted blue shirt.
Sunflower with bees on the ribs
Collage of three small black dot and bar tattoos on a wrist, the back of a neck and a rib cage, beside a chart of numerals zero to fourteen.
Three small dot and bar numeral tattoos
Black and grey skeleton mermaid with flowers in her hair and a small red heart, with a rainbow-coloured fish tail, tattooed on the side of a torso.
Skeleton mermaid with rainbow tail on ribs
Colour tattoo of a red lily with black swirling vines and grey shading on the ribs of a person wearing a green top.
Red lily and swirling vines on the side
Black and grey realism tattoo of a feathered wing on the left side of a person's ribs, with the person lying on white fur.
Feathered wing tattoo on the ribs
Colour Neo-trad style tattoo on the side of the ribs showing a cartoon villain with blue hair and yellow eyes, a pink creature and green tentacled creatures.
Cartoon villain and creatures on the ribs
Black and grey engraved-style rose tattoo with leaves and a draped bead strand, placed on the side of the ribs.
Engraved rose with pearl strand on side
Fine line geometric swallow tattoo in black ink on the side of a person's ribs, with cream fabric wrapped across the upper torso.
Geometric swallow on the ribs
Woman in a black one-piece swimsuit with a fine line triangle tattoo on her upper arm and a small script tattoo on her side.
Triangle outline and small script tattoos
Black and grey tattoo of a curled tabby cat with a hand shape over its back, placed on the side of the ribs.
Tabby cat tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey hamsa hand tattoo with an eye and heart at the centre, placed on a woman's ribs beside a grey tank top.
Hamsa hand tattoo on the ribs
Black lettering tattoo on the side of the body reading Wanderlust, a strong desire or impulse to travel and explore the world, with a thin line and small airplane outline.
Wanderlust definition with airplane on side
Black solid silhouette of a moose with large antlers on the side of a person's torso, with pinkish redness around the fresh tattoo.
Solid black moose silhouette on skin
Black fine line script tattoo reading cure on the side of the ribs, partly covered by grey fabric.
Cure script on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a red and green octopus with seaweed above it, in neo-traditional style, across the side of a torso and hip.
Octopus wrapping the side and hip
Black ink tattoo of a cat with one blue eye, set inside an ornate scrolled frame on the side of a ribcage.
Cat in ornate frame on the ribs
Colour fine line style snowflake tattoo in turquoise and purple on the side of a ribcage, under a grey sports top.
Turquoise snowflake on the ribs
Grey shaded elephant tattoo standing on its hind legs with its trunk raised, on the side of a torso above the hip.
Rearing elephant tattoo on the ribs
Black script tattoo reading Amor Vincit Omnia along the side ribs, shown in two photos side by side.
Amor Vincit Omnia script on the ribs
Black realistic feather tattoo with fine shaded barbs running diagonally across the side of a torso, just below the ribs.
Realistic feather tattoo on the side ribs
Black and grey shaded swallow tattoo in mid-flight on the side of the torso, with feathers drawn in soft realistic detail.
Swallow tattoo on the side of the torso
Side view of a person in white underwear showing a coloured cat head tattoo inside an ornate scrolled frame on the ribs, against a cat-print wallpaper.
Cat portrait tattoo on the side ribs
Watercolour-style pink and purple lotus flowers with a hummingbird tattoo running down the ribs and side of the torso.
Lotus flowers and hummingbird on the ribs
Black and grey realistic lily tattoo with curling vine linework across the side of a person's ribs.
Three lilies with curling vines on the ribs
Black and grey realism feather tattoo shaded along the side of the ribs, with a navel piercing and denim jeans visible below.
Feather tattoo on the ribs
Black and white photo of a fine line geometric arrow tattoo on the ribs of a person with one arm raised, wearing a dark sleeveless top.
Geometric arrow tattoo on the ribs
Red and orange feather quill tattoo on the ribs, with black cursive script reading I solemnly swear that I am up to no good.
Feather quill with script quote on ribs
Black and grey tattoo of an adult elephant and a smaller elephant walking side by side along the ribs.
Two elephants walking along the ribs
Colourful ornamental feather tattoo with black linework and dotwork shading on the side of a person's ribs, with a hand resting on the chest.
Ornate feather on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of two palm trees above a setting sun over water, on the side of the ribs.
Palm trees and sunset on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a gnarled, twisting tree with bare branches running up the side of the ribs.
Gnarled tree on the ribs
Red and pink watercolour-style poppies with green stems on a woman's ribs and side, in colour.
Red watercolour poppies on the ribs
Black and grey daffodil tattoo with shaded petals and long leaves on the side of a torso, near the ribs.
Daffodil cluster on the side ribs
Black and grey tattoo on the side ribs of a torso, showing a profile made of connected dots and lines filled with a mosque skyline, clouds and birds.
Profile of minarets and clouds on the ribs