Ribs tattoo ideas

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Black and grey fine line geometric tattoo of a howling wolf head on the side of the ribs.
Geometric wolf head on ribs
Black script lettering reading For we live by faith, not by sight, running diagonally across the side of the ribs.
Script quote along the ribs
Colour cherry blossom branch tattoo with pink flowers, buds and dark stems running across the ribs and side of a torso, in a botanical style.
Cherry blossom branch tattoo across the ribs
Black fine line tattoo of horizontal lines with wheat, lavender, leaves and flowers on the side of the ribs.
Horizontal lines with botanical sprigs on ribs
Black lettering tattoo in a typewriter-style font running down the side of the ribs, reading let it go, let them go, let all go, so comes love.
Typewriter quote along the ribs
Small geometric tattoo of a downward-pointing triangle with rainbow stripes and a black outline, on the side of the torso.
Rainbow triangle tattoo on the side
Black and grey anchor tattoo with three banners reading a quote, shaded in a traditional style on the side of the ribs.
Anchor and quote banner on ribs
Black cat silhouette filled with pink roses and leaves, tattooed on the left side of a ribcage, with a striped top and dark trousers.
Cat silhouette filled with roses on ribs
Colour realism tattoo of pink orchid blooms with dark stems running down the side of the ribs and torso.
Pink orchids down the side of a torso
Black fine line tattoo of two looping heart shapes with curled scroll ends, on the side of a torso.
Looping heart and scroll symbol on side of torso
Bold black tribal blackwork tattoo with swirls and a toothed band across the side of the ribs.
Tribal blackwork motif on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman in a feathered headdress on the ribs, with grey rose tattoos visible on the upper arm above.
Feathered headdress portrait on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a pink and yellow striped hot air balloon with a small basket on the side of the ribs.
Striped hot air balloon on ribs
Fine line black tattoo of a hexagon with twigs and three small five-petal blossoms on the side of the ribs.
Hexagon and blossom branch on ribs
Full colour realism tattoo of a shark, tropical fish, kelp and coral covering the side of a torso, shown on the ribs.
Underwater scene with shark on a side torso
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a small T-rex dinosaur held up by a cluster of outlined balloons, placed along the ribs.
Baby T-rex held aloft by balloons on ribs
Black cursive script tattoo on the side ribs of a bare midriff, with a hand holding a cream macrame fringed bag.
Cursive script tattoo on the ribs
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading "to travel is to live" with a dotted flight path and airplane, on the side of the ribs.
Script quote with airplane on the ribs
Black and grey lettering tattoo reading Fight Your Demons on the side of a torso, with a decorative F, placed over the ribs.
Fight Your Demons lettering on ribs
Black script lettering reading let your faith be bigger than your fears across the ribs, with a white lace garment above.
Script quote across the ribs
Black fine line script tattoo reading 'spark' on the side of the ribs, shown under a loose white vest top.
Script word 'spark' on side ribs
Black linework tattoo of three chairs stacked down the side of the ribs, a wooden-framed chair at the top, a tubular sling chair in the middle and a wire chair below.
Three chairs along the ribs
Black script lettering of a quote runs down the side of the ribs, framed by two outlined hearts and small stars, shown in a sepia-toned photo.
Quote lettering with two hearts on the ribs
Fine line botanical tattoo of two wildflower sprigs with leaves and buds in black ink, placed on the side of the ribs beneath the arm.
Fine line wildflower sprigs on the ribs
Fine line colour tattoo of a diver in a red and white striped swimsuit, diving forward with arms outstretched, on the side of the torso.
Diver in a striped swimsuit on the side of the body
Colour realism tattoo of a blue butterfly, two orange monarch butterflies and a sunflower with leaves on the side of a torso, above the hip.
Butterflies and sunflower along the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of praying hands and an unrolled scroll of scripture across the ribs and side of the torso.
Praying hands and scripture scroll on ribs
Black and grey script lettering reading Family and Friends runs down the side of a ribcage in a lettering style.
Family and Friends script on ribs
Black silhouette tattoo of Peter Pan characters flying along a dotted infinity loop with the words Never Grow Up, on the ribs.
Peter Pan silhouettes in an infinity loop on ribs
Close-up of a dark blue script lettering tattoo reading Never a failure, Always a lesson across the ribs, partly covered by a pink sports bra.
Script quote on ribs
Fine line black dreamcatcher tattoo with feather fringe on the side of a person's ribs, seen from behind in warm light.
Dreamcatcher tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a reclining mermaid with a scaled tail curling above her, across the side ribs of a torso.
Reclining mermaid tattoo on the side ribs
Close-up of a tattoo on the ribs showing four bird silhouettes in flight, the top bird in red and the three below in black.
Four birds in flight on the ribs
Black and grey feather wing tattoo with ink splatter dots and small lettering on the side of the ribs.
Feather wing with splatter on ribs
Small fine line black tattoo of a botanical sprig with a few buds on the side of a torso, just below the ribs.
Fine line sprig on the ribs
Fresh black linework outline of a barn owl with spread wings and a beaded necklace, across the chest and side ribs.
Barn owl with spread wings and beaded necklace
Black and grey dreamcatcher with hanging feathers and a script quote tattooed along the side of the ribs.
Dreamcatcher and script quote on ribs
Fine black cursive lettering with a small compass rose tattoo on the side of the ribs, shown in a sepia photograph with a knitted garment draped over the body.
Cursive word and compass on the ribs
Small fine line tattoo of a leafy sprig with berries in black ink on the side of a ribcage, with a hand resting nearby.
Fine line sprig tattoo on the ribs
Black and magenta lotus flower tattoo with a long thin stem, placed on the side of the ribs above jeans.
Lotus flower with a long stem on the ribs
Two people seen from behind showing matching black script tattoos across their ribs, with jeans and a belt visible below.
Matching script tattoos across two ribcages
Close-up of a watercolour-style evil eye tattoo on the side of a ribcage, with a blue brushstroke swirl, teal iris, black pupil and a soft pink halo.
Watercolour evil eye on the ribs
Black and grey tattoo of two swallows, roses and a butterfly across a torso, in a traditional style on the ribs and stomach.
Swallows, roses and a butterfly on the torso
Fine line black tattoo of two small stick figures holding hands on the side of a ribcage, with a berry-print top and bottoms in the frame.
Tiny stick figures holding hands on the ribs
Small black outline triangle tattoo on the side of the ribcage, in a fine line style, with a grey tank top and a window in the background.
Small outline triangle on the ribs
Black and grey crescent moon tattoo with shaded stars and swirling vines on the side of a torso, over the ribs.
Crescent moon and stars on the ribs
Two-panel photo: a close-up of a fine line black script word tattoo on the ribs, and a woman seen from behind with a small matching script tattoo on her back.
Fine line script word tattoo on ribs and back
Black ink Sanskrit script, om symbols and a dotwork mandala across a man's chest and shoulder, with more tattooing on the upper arm.
Sanskrit mantra chest and mandala shoulder piece