Ribs tattoo ideas

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Black and grey ornamental anchor tattoo with a pearl chain and dotted lines on the side of the ribs, with a second filigree tattoo on the upper arm.
Ornate anchor with pearl chain on ribs
Close view of a fine line script tattoo reading 'to make each day count' along the side ribs, partly under a black garment.
Fine line script quote on the side ribs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a city skyline with towers, a Ferris wheel, a palm tree and a small heart, on the side of a ribcage.
Fine line city skyline on ribs
Small black fine line geometric tattoo of a triangle enclosing a circle with a vertical line, placed on a person's ribs, in a black and white photograph.
Triangle and circle symbol on ribs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a rose stem and a bee within overlapping circles, on the side of the ribs.
Rose stem and bee on the ribs
Black serif Roman numerals reading P. IV. XIII run vertically across the side of a torso, with a black garment at the edge of the frame.
Roman numerals P. IV. XIII on the side
Black and white photo of a fine line script lettering tattoo across the ribs, reading Let's unwrite these pages and replace them with our own words.
Script quote on the ribs
Black script lettering tattoo reading Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius, placed on the side of the torso above the hip.
Two-line script quote tattoo on the side torso
Black and grey anchor tattoo with a rope coiled around it on a person's ribs, shaded in a traditional style.
Anchor and rope tattoo on the ribs
A colourful watercolour-style cat head tattoo with teal eyes and black linework on the side of a person's ribs.
Watercolour cat head on ribs
Black lettering on a woman's ribs reading 'she believed she could so she did' in a typewriter-style font, set in a stacked, left-aligned block.
Typewriter quote along the ribs
Black lettering tattoo on the side of a torso in a bold, rounded typeface, reading a six-line quote about togetherness, placed on the ribs.
Quote lettering tattoo along the ribs
Black and grey shaded tattoo of an ornately decorated elephant with its trunk raised, on the side of a person's ribs.
Ornate elephant on the ribs
Vivid watercolour-style koi fish with green lily pads and blue ink splashes tattooed on the side of the ribs.
Koi fish and lily pads on the ribs
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo running vertically along the side of a person's ribs.
Fine script along the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lion's head with a flowing mane on the side of a torso, above the waistband.
Lion head tattoo on the side ribs
Close photo of a black ink tattoo of three stacked symbols, a comb, a heart-shaped spiral and an abstract figure, on the side of the ribs.
Three stacked symbols on the ribs
Close photo of a fine line black script tattoo reading Beloved on the side ribs, with a grey t-shirt lifted beside it.
Beloved script on the ribs
Black ink tattoo of two swallows above the words We Only Part To Meet Again in a typewriter-style font, on the side of the torso.
Two swallows above a quote on the side
Small black and grey anchor tattoo with rope detail on the side of the ribs, worn by a person in a black bikini top.
Small anchor tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey ornamental scroll and flower tattoo on the side of a torso, running from the ribs towards the hip.
Black ornamental scroll tattoo on the side ribs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a row of seven moon phases arcing across the left ribs, photographed in black and white.
Moon phases along the ribs
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a skull merged with a Roman numeral clock face and gears, across the side of a torso on the ribs.
Skull and clock mechanism on the ribs
Colour tattoo of three dreamcatchers with turquoise, brown and purple feathers on the side of the torso, shaded to look realistic.
Dreamcatchers and turquoise feathers on the side
Black and grey anchor tattoo wrapped in rope, with two shaded stars and script on the shaft, placed on the side of the ribs.
Anchor with rope and stars on the ribs
Small red feather tattoo with a dark outline and shaded quill, sitting on the left side of the ribs.
Red feather on the ribs
Black fine line feather tattoo on the side of a person's ribs, with soft shading along the quill and curling barbs.
Feather tattoo on the ribs
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a horned owl with spread wings and a red dragon, framed by grey clouds, across the left ribs of a torso.
Owl and dragon across the ribs
Black fine line script reading let it be with three small birds in flight, tattooed on the side of the torso.
Let it be script with birds on the side
Fine line black outline tattoo of a small bear holding a string to a large balloon, on the side of the ribs.
Bear floating from a balloon on the ribs
Black line tattoo of a rabbit beside script lettering that reads my heart has joined the Thousand, on the side of a ribcage.
Rabbit and script quote on ribs
Black Polynesian tribal tattoo with spirals, bands and geometric motifs running across a person's ribs and side of the torso.
Polynesian tribal tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey tattoo of three dreamcatchers with trailing feathers on the side of a torso, above the waistband of denim shorts.
Dreamcatchers and feathers on the side ribs
Two colourful hummingbird tattoos, one on the side of the ribs and one on the inner forearm near the wrist, drawn with loose sketched lines and soft pink, teal and orange washes.
Two hummingbirds on ribs and inner forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a skull merged with layered feathers, placed on the side of the ribs.
Feathered skull on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a peace sign filled with red and white stripes and blue stars, placed on the ribs.
Peace sign with American flag on ribs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an hourglass with a diamond inside, two peonies and an everlasting banner on the side of the ribs.
Hourglass and peonies on the ribs
Close-up of the phrase live a little in small black serif lettering on the side of a person's ribs, with a dark-nailed hand resting above it.
Live a little lettering on the side ribs
Black and grey dotwork swallow in flight above a lotus flower tattoo on the side of the ribs.
Swallow and lotus on the ribs
Black ink tattoo of a skeleton entwined with a bare tree, running down the side of the ribs, with small red accents on the branches.
Skeleton and bare tree on the ribs
Black script lettering tattooed on the side of a ribcage, with a person in orange strappy lingerie lying down.
Script lettering on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open book, a rose, a patterned teacup and saucer and a pocket watch on the side of the torso.
Rose, book, teacup and pocket watch
Front and back views of a full body Japanese style tattoo with a large orange koi, cherry blossoms and grey waves across the back, arms, torso and legs.
Full body Japanese irezumi with koi and cherry blossom
Black lettering reading We're all stories in the end above a red bow tie tattoo on the side of the ribs.
Quote and red bow tie on ribs
Fine line black tattoo of a bird in flight formed from looping script words, on the side of the ribs.
Bird made of script on the ribs
Traditional style colour tattoo of a stylised flower with teal leaves and black swirls on the side of the torso, with close-up detail panels below.
Colourful traditional flower with leaves on the side of the
Close-up of the word 'always' in fine black script lettering on the side of a person's ribs, below the arm, with a yellow top visible.
Script word 'always' on the ribs
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two roses with dotwork shading inside overlapping geometric lines, placed on the side of the ribs.
Two roses within geometric lines on the ribs