Ribs tattoo ideas

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Fine line geometric tattoo of an arrow with overlapping circles, dotted lines and triangles, in black ink on the side of the ribs.
Geometric arrow and circles on the ribs
Japanese style tattoo covering the chest, ribs and both arms, with pink cherry blossoms, an eagle and koi fish on a dark cloud background.
Japanese torso and sleeves with blossom and eagle
Realism tattoo of a grinning grey cat with green eyes tearing through skin on the side of the ribs.
Grinning cat tearing through skin on ribs
Black tribal swirl tattoo with scrollwork and a central ornament running along the ribs and side of a torso in a sepia-toned photograph.
Tribal swirl tattoo along the ribs
Black and grey ornate cross tattoo with filigree scrollwork on the side of a person's ribs.
Ornate cross tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a dreamcatcher with a feather and beads on the side of a person's ribs.
Dreamcatcher and feather on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull-faced woman with roses and a swallow on the thigh of a person lying on a white bed.
Skull portrait and roses on a thigh
Close-up of a small white fine-line script tattoo on a woman's ribs, beside a black vest top with white trim.
Fine line script tattoo on the ribs
Black dotwork mandala and paisley swirl tattoo on the side of a torso, above the hip, with a hand resting at the left edge of the frame.
Mandala and paisley swirls on the side torso
Black and grey dotwork botanical tattoo of two wild roses, a bud and leaves on the side of the ribs, with grey lace underwear visible at the top of the frame.
Wild rose sprig on the ribs
Black script lettering with blue shading, reading I'd risk the fall just to know how it feels to fly, tattooed diagonally along a side rib.
Script quote along the ribs
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo covering a torso and upper arm, with a pagoda, an oni demon holding prayer beads, clouds and a dragon on the sleeve.
Pagoda and oni demon torso and sleeve
Black and grey tattoo of scissors, a thread spool, needles and a thimble on the side of the ribs, drawn in fine detailed linework.
Sewing tools tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of three small birds perched on a thin wire, placed on the side of a person's ribs.
Three birds on a wire on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of shaded feathers with the word family in script across the ribs.
Family script and feathers on the ribs
Fine line black tattoo of a paper plane with a dotted flight path and cursive script on the side of the ribs.
Paper plane and script on the ribs
Close-up of a black script lettering tattoo reading though every dark night, there is a brighter day, placed along the side of the ribs.
Script quote along the side of the ribs
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading Viajar es vivir dos veces on the side of the ribs.
Spanish script quote on the side body
Traditional style colour tattoo on a person's side above the hip, showing a red open mouth with teeth beside a sailing ship on blue waves.
Sailing ship and waves with open mouth
Black fine-line lettering reading Enough with a semicolon before it, tattooed on the side of a person's ribs.
Enough lettering on the ribs
Black linework tattoo of a grinning cartoon tiger with a striped tail and a spiky-haired boy making a V sign, placed on the side of the ribs.
Cartoon tiger and boy on ribs
Black cursive script tattoo along the ribs reading 'Never a failure, always a lesson', in a fine line lettering style.
Script quote on ribs: never a failure, always a lesson
Black and grey script quote above a winged diamond tattoo on the side of the ribs.
Script quote and winged diamond on ribs
Two photos of shaded crown tattoos in a realism style, one above the words His Queen on the side of the torso and one with blue gems above the words Her King on the chest.
Crown tattoos reading His Queen and Her King
Black ornamental elephant tattoo with a patterned body in blackwork style, on the left ribs of a woman photographed in a mirror.
Ornate elephant tattoo on the ribs
Realism style colour tattoo of a owl perched on a branch in front of a pale moon, with green leaves, across the side of a person's torso.
Owl on a branch before a moon
Black and grey realistic swallow tattoo in flight on a person's ribs, seen from behind beside a dark vest top.
Swallow tattoo on the ribs
Black lettering reading Hakuna Matata above a bold black circle with a spiked tail and three dots, tattooed on the side of the ribs.
Hakuna Matata script and circle on ribs
Small watercolour-style owl tattoo in purple, pink and orange on the side of a person's torso.
Watercolour-style owl on the side
Black and grey butterfly tattoo with lace-like wing detail and swirling scrollwork, with a pink ribbon overlapping it, on the side of the ribs.
Butterfly and pink ribbon with scrollwork on ribs
Colour realism tattoo of honeycomb, three bees and small flowers with the script words Order is peace on the side of a torso.
Honeycomb and bees with script on the side
Fine line black botanical sprig tattoo with small flowers, buds and leaves, tied with a bow at the base, on a person's left side ribs.
Botanical sprig with a tied base on the ribs
Black script lettering with decorative flourishes tattooed along the ribs, with a shirt pulled up beside it.
Script lettering along the ribs
Close view of a small fine-line black sprig tattoo with branching stems and round buds on the side of a torso, near the ribs.
Small sprig tattoo on the side ribs
Realism style tattoo of a pink ribbon loop with a shaded grey cross on a rosary-style cord, on the side of the ribs.
Pink ribbon and cross on the ribs
Black and grey lettering tattoo on the ribs reading She is clothed with strength dignity and laughs without fear of the future, with fine-line roses and sprigs of leaves below and beside the text.
Scripture lettering and roses on the ribs
Black fine-line script reading Viajar es vivir dos veces runs diagonally across the side of the torso in a black and white photograph.
Spanish script quote along the side of the body
Close view of a large red phoenix tattoo with feathers running across the back and side of a person with dark hair, in a Japanese-influenced style.
Red phoenix tattoo across back and side
Black ink ruler tattoo showing the numbers 13 to 16 along the side of a torso, above the hip, with a blue bikini top and bottoms.
Ruler tattoo with numbers 13 to 16 on the side
Deathly Hallows symbol tattoo in black linework with red, green, yellow and blue watercolour splashes, on the side of the ribs.
Deathly Hallows with watercolour splashes
Fine line black tattoo of footprints running down the side ribs, with script reading I solemnly swear that I am up to no good and a small snowflake near the hip.
Footprints and script quote on ribs
Black and grey fine line tattoos on the ribs and hip of a woman in a black swimsuit, with a gold wristwatch on her other arm.
Small black line tattoos on ribs and hip
Fine line tattoo of the fundamental theorem of calculus, F(b) minus F(a) equals a definite integral, in black ink on the left ribs.
Calculus equation on the ribs
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with a central anchor and a fleur-de-lis above the N, in dotwork shading, on the side of the ribs.
Compass rose with anchor on the ribs
Black fine line script lettering tattooed on the side of the ribs, shown reversed in a mirror selfie.
Black script lettering on the ribs
Small black fine line arrow tattoo on the side of a ribcage, below a lace bralette and above high-waisted jeans.
Small arrow tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey script lettering reading Alis Volat Propriis across the side of the ribs, above the waistband of jeans.
Alis Volat Propriis script on ribs
Realistic colour tattoo of a red cardinal perched on a brown branch with green leaves, on the side of a person's ribs.
Cardinal on a branch on the ribs