Ribs tattoo ideas

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Black and grey neo-traditional lotus tattoo with dotted detail and blue, teal and pink watercolour splashes on the side of the ribs.
Lotus with watercolour splashes on ribs
Black and grey realism roses with curling ornamental vines running down the side of a woman's back and ribs.
Rose and swirl vine tattoo down the back
Black script lettering on the side of the ribs reads 'She who leaves a trail of glitter is never forgotten'.
Glitter quote lettering on ribs
Black and grey Death Star tattoo on the ribs, with TIE fighters and X-wings breaking into scattered dots and a tapering line beneath it.
Death Star and fighters on the ribs
Black fine line script reading soulsisters with an arrow across the ribs, on a person's side and back.
Soulsisters script with arrow on ribs
Five black outline stars in a fine line style run across the side of a woman's torso, just below the ribs and beside the navel, in a photo of a woman wearing a red bikini.
Five outline stars along the side
Black and grey skeleton hands holding flowers and leaves, tattooed on the side of the ribs and torso.
Skeleton hands and flowers on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a woman's profile with dark hair on the side of the ribs, set in soft painted red, pink and teal washes.
Woman profile tattoo on the ribs
Small black fine-line tattoo of a geometric origami elephant on the side of a person's torso, shown in black and white.
Origami elephant on the side of the ribs
Black Arabic script lettering tattooed along the side of the ribs, with a hand resting over it and a jewelled ring.
Arabic script tattoo on the ribs
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a hibiscus flower with ink splatters and loose black linework on the side of a person's ribs.
Watercolour hibiscus on the ribs
Man crouching against a wall, showing a black and grey realism tattoo of angelic figures, script lettering and roses across his shoulder, upper arm, back and ribs.
Black and grey angel and rose tattoo across back and arm
Black and grey tattoo of two stacked dreamcatchers with trailing feathers on the side of the ribs, with small script reading memento mori and memento vivere below.
Stacked dreamcatchers and feathers on the ribs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a smiling sun with a face and long pointed rays, placed on the side of the ribs.
Sun with a face on the ribs
Watercolour style tattoo on the ribs showing two black silhouetted figures in front of a red-orange sun, with red paint drips running down.
Red sun and silhouetted figures on the ribs
Black lettering tattoo of song lyrics wrapping around the ribs on a side view, with a small bird silhouette in the middle of the text.
Song lyrics tattoo curving across the ribs
Two small tattoos: a red and white rocket with the words and beyond in black script on the ribs, and a cowboy hat with the words to infinity in blue script on the thigh.
Rocket and cowboy hat tattoos with quotes
Colour tattoo on the side of a ribcage that looks like torn skin, revealing a dark red giant face with a blue eye and gritted teeth.
Torn skin revealing a giant face on ribs
Black botanical scrollwork tattoo with swirls and small floral motifs running down the side of the torso above the hip, above blue jeans.
Black floral scrollwork on a side torso
Small fine line black arrow tattoo with a feathered tail, a triangular head and two dots, on the side of the ribs.
Small fine line arrow on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a cherry blossom branch with pink flowers and green leaves running up the side of the ribs.
Cherry blossom branch on a side ribcage
A small black bird in flight tattoo with soft shaded wings on the side of the ribs, shown beside a blue top.
Small black bird in flight on ribs
Black and grey botanical tattoo of peonies on a woman's hip and thigh, with a small bird in flight on her ribs, shown while she lies on a blue couch.
Peony and bird tattoo on hip and ribs
Colour tattoo of the cartoon character Stitch in blue with a pink tongue, on the side of a person's ribs.
Stitch cartoon tattoo on the ribs
Colour tattoo of the cartoon character Stitch, in blue with a pink tongue and black outlines, on a person's ribs.
Stitch cartoon character on the ribs
Close photo of a fine line black script tattoo reading "If you can dream it, you can do it" on the side of the ribs, with a hand and ring visible above.
Black script quote on the side ribs
Colour realism tattoo of an astronaut drifting by a tether beside a large blue Earth and a red planet, placed on the side of the torso.
Astronaut floating above Earth on a side panel
Colour botanical tattoo of a blossoming tree with exposed roots and a banner reading Family, across the ribs on the side of the torso.
Blossoming tree with roots on the ribs
Colour tattoo of red poppies and buds in a watercolour style with ink splatters, running up the side of the ribs.
Watercolour poppies on the ribs
Close up of a fine line black script tattoo reading With pain comes strength along the ribs of a person wearing a grey sports bra.
Script quote reading With pain comes strength on ribs
Colour realism tattoo across a woman's back and side showing a soaring eagle, a man in a feathered headdress and a cougar head, placed on the back and ribs.
Eagle, feathers and cougar on a back and side
Black fine-line dreamcatcher and feather tattoo running down the side of a body, with geometric diamond motifs and flowing lines from the upper body to the thigh.
Dreamcatcher side piece in fine line
Colour Japanese-style dragon tattoo with green scales and wave details on the side of a person's torso, above the waistband of their jeans.
Green dragon tattoo on the side of the torso
Black and grey realism peacock tattoo with the head on the side of the ribs and feather eyes shaded down the hip and thigh.
Peacock tattoo across hip and thigh
Black and grey realistic roses with swirling vine linework running down the side of a back, placed on the ribs and back.
Black and grey roses with swirls down the back
Red cherry blossom branch tattoo with dark stems and leaves running across the side of a torso over the ribs.
Cherry blossom branch across the ribs
Grey shaded bare tree with gnarled branches and a red heart hanging from a chain, tattooed along the side of the ribs.
Red heart hanging from a shaded bare tree
Red phoenix rising beside cherry blossom branches and drifting petals, in a colour tattoo across the side and back of a torso.
Red phoenix and cherry blossom on a torso
Small black dotwork tattoo of a peeled banana on the side of the torso, shown in a black and white photograph.
Peeled banana on the side of the body
Black tribal-style dragon tattoo with a curling body and a sphere near the base, running down the side of the torso.
Tribal dragon tattoo on the side of the torso
Blue watercolour-style TARDIS tattoo with black script lettering on the ribs of a person's side.
TARDIS and script on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork jellyfish tattoo with long trailing tentacles running down the side of the ribs.
Jellyfish tattoo along the ribs
Black typewriter-style lettering reading I am burdened with glorious purpose runs along the side of a torso, shown in two stacked photographs.
Typewriter quote along the side of the ribs
Side ribs tattoo of realistic hands forming a peace sign, a heart and clasped hands in grey linework with soft pastel washes, with the words Peace, Love, Unity and Respect.
Peace, love and unity hands on ribs
Colourful abstract revolver tattoo on the side of the ribs, with swirling patterns in pink, blue and yellow and a black beaded chain.
Colourful revolver on the ribs
Japanese style tattoo of a red cherry blossom branch with black and grey shaded limbs, running down the side of the torso.
Red cherry blossom branch down the side
Black script lettering on a side ribcage reading a line about being stitched together, with coloured sewing motifs including a red thread spool, three buttons and a tomato pincushion.
Script quote on ribs with sewing motifs
Black lettering tattoo of a long passage about passion running vertically down the side of a torso over the ribs.
Passion quote lettering down the side