Ribs tattoo ideas

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Black and grey tattoo of a stack of books topped with a scroll, with two rolled pages below and the words I have lived a thousand lives above, on the ribs.
Stacked books and quote on ribs
Black script reading fearless with a green ribbon and green boxing gloves tattooed on the side of the ribs, in a lettering style.
Fearless script with ribbon and boxing gloves
Black and white photo of a solid black heart outline with a paw print on the side of a person's torso, in a blackwork style.
Heart and paw print on the side
Two side-by-side photographs of a black and grey realism rose tattoo with leaves and a rose bud on the ribs.
Black and grey roses on a side torso
Black and white photo of the word breathe in small typewriter-style lettering tattooed on the ribs below a woman's breast.
Breathe lettering on the ribs
Black ink tattoo on the ribs of a person in a grey top, showing a heartbeat line that forms a cross and ends in a heart, with the words faith. hope. love. in script beneath.
Heartbeat cross and heart with faith, hope, love
Close-up of a black script tattoo reading Family with a small heart flourish on the side of the ribs.
Family script tattoo on the ribs
Small dark tattoo on the side of the ribs of a woman wearing a grey sports bra and grey shorts, with her hands on her hips.
Small tattoo on the ribs in a grey sports bra
Colour tattoo of a round green hobbit-style door in a grassy bank, edged with fine line daisies and vines, on the ribs.
Round green door with daisies on the ribs
Black and grey dreamcatcher tattoo with red-tipped feathers running diagonally across the side of the ribs.
Dreamcatchers and feathers on the ribs
A small black outlined Hello Kitty face with a red bow, surrounded by pink, teal and black stars, tattooed on the side of a person's torso, probably the ribs.
Hello Kitty face with stars on the side
Black and grey fine line tattoo of three roses with leaves and berries across the ribs, below the bust.
Three roses across the ribs
Small black and grey tattoo of a loose curled motif on the side of the torso, with a pink crochet bikini and warm sunlight.
Small grey curled tattoo on the side ribs
Black script lettering reading Let me be on the upper arm and a solid black cross on the ribs, both in a simple lettering and bold outline style.
Script on upper arm and cross on ribs
Colour realism tattoo of a dragonfly with purple wings and a blue body and tail, shaded to look three-dimensional, on the side of the torso.
Purple and blue dragonfly on the side of the torso
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a sitting dog in profile on the side of the torso.
Sitting dog outline on the side
Three orange monarch butterflies with black outlines and shading tattooed on the side of a person's ribs, with their shirt lifted.
Three monarch butterflies on the ribs
Bold black tribal tattoo covering a man's upper arm, shoulder, chest and side torso, shown shirtless in black ink.
Tribal arm, shoulder and chest tattoo
Black ink fine line tattoo of an open book with lettering and a cup of coffee on a saucer, placed on the side of the torso above the hip.
Open book with library quote and coffee cup
Colour tattoo of snapdragon, chrysanthemum and daisy flowers with a vertical Latin script line on the side of the ribs.
Flowers and Latin script on the ribs
Black fine line tattoo of a wildflower sprig with round blooms and buds, running down the side of the ribs.
Wildflower sprig on the side of the ribs
Realistic colour tattoo of a flamenco dancer in a red dress with a red flower in her hair, seen from behind on the side of a ribcage.
Flamenco dancer in red dress on ribs
Close up of a small fine line black script tattoo reading good vibes on the side ribs, below a grey crop top.
Good vibes script on the side ribs
Fine line black outline tattoo of a small elephant on the side of a person's ribs, below a white top.
Small elephant outline on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork geometric triangle with a mandala pattern and small ornament on the stomach, shown in a black and white photo of a torso.
Geometric triangle mandala on the stomach
Black and grey realism tattoo of a clenched fist holding banknotes with script lettering above and below, on the ribs.
Fist gripping cash with script lettering
Greyscale realism tattoo of an open pocket watch with Roman numerals, two daisies and a fob chain, on the side of a ribcage.
Pocket watch and daisies on the ribs
Black and grey fine line infinity symbol with the word love in script and a shaded feather, tattooed on the side of the torso.
Infinity symbol with love and a feather
Woman in a lace bra and open plaid shirt, showing a traditional-style rose and bird tattoo on her ribs, script lettering on her upper chest, and a rose and portrait design on her thigh.
Rose and bird tattoos on torso and thigh
Colour realism tattoo on the ribs of a torso showing a round green door set into a grassy hillside beneath a bare tree.
Round green door in a hillside on the ribs
Fine line black outline tattoo of a lion cub with orange shading and the script words Remember who you are, on the side of a torso above a waistband.
Lion cub and script quote on the side ribs
Black fine line script-style tattoo running diagonally across a person's side ribs, with an arm held across the chest.
Fine lines across the side ribs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an anatomical heart wrapped in octopus tentacles, with the word desillusions, on the ribs.
Octopus wrapped anatomical heart on ribs
A shaded red-brown octopus tattoo with grey outlines and suckers, wrapped across the side of a torso above the waistband of jeans.
Octopus tattoo on the side ribs
Close view of a small black fine line tattoo of a curved arc with dots on the side of a ribcage, with a white towel wrapped around the body.
Fine line arc with dots on the ribs
Watercolour-style tattoo of the Alaska outline in teal and pink with an outlined heart and a dotted line, on the side of the ribs.
Alaska map with heart on ribs
Close-up of a black lettering tattoo reading "to be loved; to be in love" in a typewriter-style font, placed on the side of the torso above a dark waistband.
"To be loved; to be in love" lettering on the side
Pink Mew Pokémon tattoo with blue eyes and black outline on the ribs, beside a black and grey block letter.
Mew tattoo on the ribs
Black blossom branch tattoo with the script 'until we meet again' on the side of the ribs, with a small pink lip mark below.
Blossom branch and 'until we meet again' on ribs
Collage of five black tattoos in fine line and lettering, including a quote on the ribs, the number 9 3/4 on a wrist, a cat on the hip and a face on the forearm.
Five small black tattoos: quotes, a cat and a face
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black silhouette profile inside an ornate oval cameo frame with scalloped edges, on the side of the ribs.
Cameo silhouette in ornate frame
Black fine line script tattoo on the side of the ribs reading two lines of text, Live without the sunlight and Love without your heartbeat.
Script quote along the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of the Eiffel Tower above a row of trees, placed on the side of the body.
Eiffel Tower and trees on the side
Black and grey tattoo of three elephants walking in a line, decreasing in size from left to right, on the side of the ribs.
Three elephants walking in a row on the ribs
Black typewriter-font lettering tattoo of a quote running in stacked lines down the side of the ribs.
Typewriter-font quote down the side of the ribs
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a fennec fox wearing a blue jewelled headpiece and pearl necklace, with red and teal leaves, on the side of the ribs.
Fennec fox with pearls on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a pixel-art pink rose with green leaves on the side of a torso, above the waistband.
Pixelated rose on the ribs
Two small black palm tree tattoos in fine-line style, one on the upper arm of a person in a patterned shirt and one on the ribs of a person standing beside them.
Matching palm tree tattoos on arm and ribs