Ribs tattoo ideas

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Black ink tattoo of four running horses in silhouette, spaced in a diagonal row across the ribs on a side view of the torso.
Four running horses along the ribs
Realistic colour tattoo of a red horned devil playing a black star-shaped electric guitar on the side of the ribs.
Red devil with electric guitar on ribs
Black lettering tattoo in a handwritten script running diagonally across the ribs of a person with wet skin, one arm folded across the chest.
Handwritten script tattoo along the ribs
Black and white photo of a small fine line lotus tattoo with overlapping outlined petals and three dots below it, on the side of the ribs.
Fine line lotus on the side ribs
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with N, E, S and W letters and an arrow with feathers below, on the side of a torso over the ribs.
Compass and arrow with feathers on ribs
Two side-by-side photos of black ink tattoos: a sun with rays on the left and a small crescent moon on the right, both on the side of the torso.
Sun and crescent moon on the side body
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hairless cat with three glowing eyes and crossed bones, on the side of a ribcage.
Hairless cat with crossed bones on ribs
Fine line black tattoo of a smiling alien head with solid black almond eyes on the side of the ribs.
Alien head on the side ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pentagram inside a circle with sun rays, crossed stakes and a lantern-style object, on the side of the ribs.
Pentagram and sun emblem on the side ribs
Abstract fine line tattoo with a teal butterfly, teal circles and a textured teal shape across the side of a ribcage.
Abstract butterfly and teal shapes on a side rib
Grey shaded anchor tattoo with a rope coil and cursive script along the shank, on the side of a torso above the ribs.
Shaded anchor with rope and script on ribs
Black script lettering arranged in a cross shape on the side of a ribcage, with the reference John 3:16 written beneath it.
Scripture cross tattoo on the ribs
Black filigree scroll tattoo with dotwork and geometric infill, paired with soft pink shaded flowers, on the side of the torso.
Black filigree scroll with pink flowers
Black and grey tattoo of a stag whose antlers grow into leafy branches across the ribs and stomach of a torso shown in black and white.
Stag with antler branches across ribs and stomach
Grey and beige dreamcatcher tattoo with turquoise beads on the ribs, beside a small fine line tattoo of crossed arrows on the upper arm.
Dreamcatcher and crossed arrows on the side
Black and grey tattoo of the word Passion in cursive script above a shaded pair of scissors on a person's ribs, with a pink top pulled up.
Passion script and scissors on ribs
Colour realism tattoo of a brown horse rearing on the side of a torso, with a partial lion head tattooed behind it on the ribs.
Realistic horse tattoo on the ribs
Black tribal-style sea turtles with swirling waves and a line of script above them, tattooed on the side of the ribs.
Three tribal turtles and script on the ribs
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a winged, seated Egyptian cat above an Eye of Horus, placed on the ribs.
Winged Egyptian cat and Eye of Horus on ribs
Colour tattoo of a yellow outlined sun with a purple wash and swirling vine linework on the side of the torso.
Yellow sun with purple wash
Black and grey realism dreamcatcher tattoo with a peace sign centre and shaded feathers, on the left side of a person's ribs.
Dreamcatcher with peace sign on the ribs
Black lettering tattoo of an infinity symbol reading I love you to the moon and back, with stars and a crescent moon, on the ribs.
Infinity symbol with moon and back lettering on ribs
Black and grey traditional tattoos on a man's upper arm and chest, including a panther head, a snake coiled around a woman's face, a cross and a stag head.
Traditional panther, snake and stag tattoos on arm and chest
Black and grey realistic portrait tattoo of a woman with curled hair and a cigarette, with ornamental sleeve designs on her arms, on a person's left side ribs.
Realistic black and grey portrait on ribs
Translucent purple flower tattoo with dark outlines and a long stem, placed on the side of the ribs.
Purple flower on the ribs
Colour traditional-style pin-up tattoo of a dark-haired woman in a red dress and high heels, draped in an American flag, on the side of the ribs.
Pin-up woman with American flag on ribs
Black fine line tattoo of a cross joined to a heartbeat trace that ends in an outlined heart, placed on the side of the body above a dark waistband.
Cross, heartbeat line and heart on the side
Black and grey shaded lily flowers with swirling leaves tattooed along the side ribs.
Lily flowers on the ribs
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a cake slice topped with cherries and cream, on the side of a torso.
Cake slice with cherries on the side
Black and grey realism roses entwined with swirling scrollwork running down the side of the torso, from the ribs towards the hip.
Black and grey roses with scrollwork on the side
Black and grey realism feather tattoo with fading splatter dots and script lettering reading There, but for the grace of God, go I, on the side of a torso.
Feather and script quote on ribs
Black script tattoo reading And this too shall pass on the side of a torso, with two hands resting against the skin.
Script quote on the side of the torso
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lightning bolt containing glasses, a book and a teacup, surrounded by handwritten script along the ribs.
Lightning bolt with objects and script on ribs
Close-up of a small fine line script tattoo reading "so it goes." on the side of a person's torso, in dark ink on pale skin.
Small script quote "so it goes." on the side of the torso
Small black fine line tattoo of an outlined cloud with five solid hearts falling beneath it, on the side of the ribs.
Cloud with falling hearts on the side ribs
Fine line black tattoo of an anchor with a looping swirling line beside it, on the side of a person's ribs.
Fine line anchor with swirl on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a grey feather wrapped in a pink ribbon, with small birds lifting from the quill, on the side of the torso.
Feather, pink ribbon and birds on a side body
Fine line black tattoo of the word Always beside a triangle and circle symbol and a small lightning bolt, on the side of the ribs.
Always script with Deathly Hallows symbol
Black and grey realism tattoo of an open compass with the words Go confidently in the direction of your dreams, surrounded by daisy, bell-shaped and holly flowers, on the side of the torso.
Compass, flowers and quote in grey realism
Colour tattoo of a world map with soft watercolour-style fills, a paper plane and a dashed flight path, with the words Those who fly alone have the strongest wings beneath, on the side of the torso.
World map with paper plane and quote
Colour Neo-trad style floral tattoo with blue scrolls, orange flowers and green leaves on the side of the torso, near the ribs.
Floral scrollwork on the side of the torso
Colour tattoo of a faceted anatomical heart filled with a starry galaxy, framed by red triangle outlines and a watercolour smoke trail, on the side of the ribs.
Geometric galaxy heart on the ribs
Black lettering tattoo reading Strength, with a small cross above the T, on the side of a person's ribs.
Strength script with cross on ribs
Close-up of a small black fine line tattoo of a mountain range on the side of a torso, above the hip, with flowers and an embroidered skirt in the background.
Fine line mountain range on the ribs
Colour tattoo of pink magnolia blossoms and buds on a branch, in a soft botanical style, across the side of a bare back.
Pink magnolia branch across the back
Black fine line script lettering tattoo across the side ribs of a woman with long dark hair, wearing a black bra.
Black script lettering on the side ribs
Black lion head tattoo with sketchy linework and bold dark shading on the side of the ribs, with a grey top lifted beside it.
Lion head tattoo on the ribs
Black fine-line tattoo of an ornate triangle enclosing a circle with a vertical line, shown on the side of the ribs and thigh in a two-panel photo.
Ornate triangle and circle on the side body