Ribs tattoo ideas

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Colour tattoo of a pink and green butterfly and a teal butterfly, linked by swirling vines and pink stars, on the side of a person's ribs.
Two butterflies and stars on the ribs
Colour tattoo of planets stacked down the side of the ribs, including a ringed Saturn and a banded orange planet, in a shaded realistic style.
Solar system planets along the ribs
Black and grey lace-effect tattoo with chains and scrollwork across the ribs, with a small pink-purple centre, shown in two photos.
Lace-effect chain tattoo across the ribs
Colour tattoo of a cassette tape with black outlines and pink, purple and teal watercolour-style shading, on the side of the ribs.
Cassette tape tattoo on the ribs
Black fine line tattoo of an owl with swirling tendrils and a small mushroom motif, placed on the side of the torso.
Line owl with swirls on the side of the torso
Black ornamental scrollwork tattoo across the ribs below the bust, with a central floral motif and hanging swag details.
Ornamental scrollwork tattoo below the bust
Black tribal tattoo with swirling blade-like linework running from the ribs down the side of the waist to the hip.
Tribal tattoo along the ribs and waist
Realistic colour tattoo on a side torso made to look like torn skin, revealing a blue sky with clouds and black swallows in flight across the ribs.
Torn skin revealing sky and swallows on ribs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of headphones with the cable running into the script word mmmbop, on the side of the ribs.
Headphones and script on the ribs
Close-up of a black script quote tattoo reading the wolf that wins is the wolf you feed, running across the ribs on a person's side.
Script quote tattoo along the ribs
Black and grey script reading Sometimes you have to fall before you can fly, with grey wings and two pink zebra-striped hearts on a person's side ribs.
Winged hearts with script quote on ribs
Six-panel collage of feather tattoos with flying birds, placed on the ribs, collarbone, upper back, ankle and neck, in black and grey ink.
Feather and bird tattoos collage
A small black and grey bowler hat above a moustache tattoo on the side of the ribs.
Bowler hat and moustache on the ribs
Colour tattoo of pink roses, purple flowers and black lace and mandala patterns running down the side of the torso and onto the hip, with teal brushstroke accents.
Rose and lace floral side piece
Colour traditional tattoo of a cartoon character in a white hood set within a red rose and green leaves, on the side of the ribs.
Cartoon character and rose on ribs
Close view of a black script lettering tattoo reading though every dark night there is a brighter day, placed along the side ribs and partly below a white lace top.
Script quote tattoo along the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lily on the side ribs, with shaded petals and detailed stamens.
Lily tattoo on the ribs
Colour traditional tattoo of a woman in profile wearing a feathered headdress, on a person's side ribs.
Feathered headdress portrait on a side ribs
Fine line black outline of a sitting cat with its tail curled round, tattooed on the side of the torso near the ribs.
Fine line cat outline on the side of the torso
Black and grey tribal tattoo with flame-like lines and a central figure, on the side of a bare ribcage.
Tribal design on the side of the ribs
Fine line black tattoo of abstract curling strokes, sweeping lines and dashed lines on the side of the ribs.
Abstract line tattoo of curls and strokes on ribs
Realistic colour tattoo of a sugar skull woman with red and grey roses, plus grey butterflies and leaves, running down a woman's ribs and side back.
Sugar skull and roses down the ribs
Black script lettering reading Highlife across the side of the ribs, with a hand holding a rolled cigarette beside it.
Highlife script tattoo on the ribs
Black script lettering reading night gathers, and now my watch begins, with two black raven silhouettes, tattooed along the side of a torso on the ribs.
Two ravens and a script quote along the ribs
Fine line black tattoo on the ribs of a person in a black lace bra, showing silhouette birds flying above a small figure hung from thin lines.
Birds and a hanging figure on the ribs
Black fine line geometric tattoo of arrows and diamond shapes along the side of a ribcage, with long curly hair falling beside it.
Geometric arrow tattoo on the ribs
Black script lettering tattoo of latitude and longitude coordinates on the side of the ribs, partly visible beneath a black top and white shirt.
Latitude and longitude coordinates on ribs
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of an elephant head in a jewelled headdress inside a dreamcatcher, on the side of the ribs.
Elephant in a dreamcatcher on the ribs
Fine line black and grey botanical tattoo of a peony with leaves above element tiles spelling BReAtHe, on the side of a ribcage.
Peony and periodic table tiles on ribs
Black fine-line silhouettes of flying figures and stars forming an infinity loop with the words Never and Grow Up, tattooed on the ribs.
Flying silhouettes and lettering on the ribs
Close-up of a small fine line script tattoo reading 'it is what it is' in black ink along the side of the ribs, below dark clothing.
Script quote along the side ribs
Black and grey geometric dragonfly tattoo with faceted wings on the side of a person's ribs.
Geometric dragonfly on the ribs
Black script lettering reading 'And though she be but little, She is fierce' tattooed on a person's ribs, with a dark top visible below.
Script quote tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a small palm tree on a tiny island, placed on the side of the ribs.
Palm tree on a tiny island on the ribs
Black Venus symbol inside a pink outlined inverted triangle, tattooed on the side of the ribs in a geometric style.
Venus symbol in a pink triangle on the ribs
Black silhouette tattoo of a bare tree with four birds in flight, placed on the side of the ribs.
Bare tree and birds on the side of the ribs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a flying saucer beaming light onto a stepped pyramid, on the side of the ribs.
UFO beaming down over a stepped pyramid
Black and blue butterfly tattoo on the ribs, with wave patterns filling the wings in a Japanese style.
Butterfly with wave pattern on ribs
Black typewriter-style lettering reading love will tear us apart runs along the ribs beneath a black top.
Lyric quote along the ribs
Black and grey photo of a fine line script tattoo reading Stay strong on the ribs, partly under a black lace bra.
Stay strong script on the ribs
Colour tattoo of the cartoon characters Calvin and Hobbes lying under a dark tree with falling leaves, placed on the side of the ribs.
Calvin and Hobbes asleep under a tree on the ribs
Small black, grey and red fine line marks in a vertical row on the side of a person's ribs, photographed shirtless in a mirror.
Small symbols on the side ribs
Black serif lettering reading "I'm the hero of this story" runs diagonally across the side of the torso above a grey knitted top.
Quote tattoo reading "I'm the hero of this story"
Pink brushstroke awareness ribbon tattoo on the side of the ribcage against a plain blue background.
Pink awareness ribbon on the side of the torso
Colour cherry blossom branch tattoo curving across the ribs and side of the torso, with black script lettering above it.
Cherry blossom branch on the ribs
Black ornate hamsa hand tattoo with an eye at its centre and leaf patterns, placed on the side of a person's ribs.
Ornate hamsa hand on the ribs
Fine line black script tattoo reading Smile on the side of a ribcage, with several moles visible on the surrounding skin.
Smile script on ribs
Black line dreamcatcher with soft blue feathers tattooed on the side of a person's ribs, above denim shorts.
Dreamcatcher and feathers on the ribs