Ribs tattoo ideas

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Black and grey dove holding a chain with two ornate keys, tattooed on the side of the ribs.
Dove carrying keys on the ribs
Fine line black arrow tattoo running diagonally across the side ribs, with a gold watch and gold bracelets on the wrist resting nearby.
Fine line arrow on the ribs
Black and grey fine line rose with a long stem and leaves tattooed on the side of the ribs, shown in a black and white photograph.
Single rose on the ribs
Black line tattoo of a sun with a smiling crescent moon face and rays, on the side of a person's torso above the waistband of their jeans.
Sun with a moon face tattoo on the side
Black and grey dreamcatcher tattoo with hanging feathers on the side of the ribs, shaded in a realistic style.
Dreamcatcher and feathers on the ribs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an anchor woven into an infinity symbol, with small birds flying off one end, on the side of the torso.
Infinity anchor with birds on the side
Close side view of a woman with her arm raised, showing a small black fine line tattoo of an outlined rectangle with a wavy line and a dot on her side below the armpit.
Fine line rectangle with wave on the side ribs
Black and grey tattoo of clouds and a bird in flight on the outer thigh, with a small tattoo visible on the ribs beside a teal sports bra.
Clouds and bird tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a cracked pocket watch with gears, flying birds and the word Now, on a person's ribs.
Cracked pocket watch with birds on ribs
Black and grey fine line poppy flower tattoo with a thin stem and small leaves on the side of a ribcage.
Poppy flower on the side ribs
Black line tattoo of two lungs and a windpipe on a person's side ribs, with hatched dotwork on the left lung and geometric triangles on the right.
Anatomical lungs on the ribs
Black script lettering reading She laughs without Fear of the future, shown on the lower back in fine ink and again on the side of the ribs, in a two-panel photo.
Script quote tattoo on lower back and side
Close-up of a fine line black tattoo of small eight-pointed stars and dots scattered across skin on the side of the ribs.
Scattered star constellation on the ribs
Fine black script lettering of a multi-line quote runs diagonally across the side ribs in a lettering tattoo.
Script quote across the ribs
Black line-work tattoo of peonies, leaves and buds on the side of a torso, above the waistband of grey trousers, in a botanical fine line style.
Floral line tattoo on the side ribs
Black ink tattoo on the side of the body showing a crescent moon with clouds, sun rays and a wave, in fine line and stippled dotwork.
Moon, sun and wave on the side
Black and grey tattoo of a cartoon rooster playing a guitar, with a ball and chain on one leg, on the side of the ribs.
Rooster guitarist with ball and chain on ribs
Collage of black lace tattoos on an upper arm, shoulder, upper back, collarbone, side body and lower leg, with grey roses and red and green butterflies in one panel.
Black lace tattoos on arms, back and legs
Close-up of a fine line lettering tattoo on the side of the torso, with the words Live the life you love forming an infinity symbol and two small red hearts.
Infinity quote tattoo on the side
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two arrows with a small heart at one end, on the side of a ribcage, with a hand resting on the skin.
Fine line arrows and heart on the ribs
Fine line tattoo of a teal tarot-style card showing a crescent moon with a face, on the side of a person's ribs.
Crescent moon tarot card on ribs
Colour tattoo of a cherry blossom tree in a Japanese style with black branches, grey wash trunk and pink blossoms, running down the side of the ribs.
Cherry blossom tree on the ribs
Black script lettering reading Allons-y in a fine script style, tattooed across the ribs on a pale torso.
Allons-y script tattoo on the ribs
Black fine line script reading Nana with a thin arrow running beneath it, tattooed on the side of a person's ribs.
Nana script with arrow on ribs
Close-up of a small solid black palm tree tattoo on the side of a person's ribs, below the armpit, with a loose teal top pulled aside.
Small palm tree on the side of the ribs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a bare tree shaped like a heart growing from a key, on the side of the ribs.
Heart-shaped tree and key on the ribs
Black lettering tattoo of a four-line quote in a blackletter style, running along the side of a person's ribs.
Quote tattoo along the ribs
Black lettering tattoo of the phrase 'if you don't live for something you'll die for nothing' in a serif lettering style across the side of the ribs, with a hand holding a plaid shirt.
Quote tattoo across the ribs
Photorealistic black, grey and red tattoo of a horror character in a wide-brimmed hat and bladed glove, on the side of the ribs.
Realistic horror character portrait on ribs
Black and grey realism roses with ornate cursive script and leaves tattooed along the side of the ribs.
Black and grey roses and script on ribs
Colour tattoo of two bob-haired girls beneath pink peonies and a grey bird, on the side of the ribs.
Two girls with peonies and a bird on the ribs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two sunflowers with shaded centres on the side of a bare torso, above the hip.
Two sunflowers on the side ribs
Colour tattoo of a galaxy-filled honeycomb with a flower of life pattern and a golden bee on the left side of a ribcage.
Galaxy honeycomb and bee on ribs
Black ink tattoo of an anchor with a heart and three small birds in flight, sitting on the side of the torso.
Anchor, heart and birds on the side
Colour tattoo of a red starfish, pink and grey shells and seaweed on the side of a ribcage.
Starfish and shells on the ribs
Black fine line script tattoo of the words the will to live will always outweigh the ability to die, across the ribs.
Handwritten quote along the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bare tree with twisting roots running from the side ribs down towards the hip.
Tree with exposed roots on the ribs
Black and grey tattoo of a mountain with clouds, pine trees and a striped water reflection in a diamond shape on the ribs.
Mountain landscape with pines on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a twisting purple tree with black branches and magenta and teal roots running down the ribs and side of the torso.
Purple tree with roots on the ribs
Colour tattoo on the side of the ribs showing a black outlined prism with dotted speckles and a rainbow beam ending in stylised animals.
Prism and rainbow animals on ribs
Watercolour-style tattoo of a fox in orange and black with a small yellow star above it, on the side of the body.
Watercolour fox on the side of the body
Realistic black and grey lion wearing a feathered headdress with a teal band, tattooed across a person's ribs.
Lion in feather headdress on ribs
Close crop of a person's side showing a small black fine line mountain range tattoo on the ribs, with a single dot below it.
Fine line mountain tattoo on the ribs
Colour realism tattoo of a red carnation and blue morning glory flowers with green vines along the side of the ribs.
Red carnation and morning glory on ribs
Black and grey rose with ornamental scrollwork on a person's side and ribs, and a pin-up face with a skull on the thigh, worn over a pink bikini.
Grey rose with scrollwork on ribs and thigh
Blue peace sign tattoo with a white dove and a small blue dove, ringed by black script lettering, on the side of the torso.
Peace sign and doves with quote on ribs
Black typewriter-style lettering reading she believed she could so she did, set in stacked lines along the side of the ribs.
Typewriter quote along the ribs
Black ink cat tattoo with blue and orange eyes, a spiral body and striped tail, on the side of a person's torso.
Cat with spiral body on the side