Ribs tattoo ideas

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Black and grey traditional hamsa hand tattoo with an eye and mandala flowers across the ribs of a torso, with a white top lifted above it.
Hamsa hand tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey dreamcatcher and feather tattoo on the side of a person's ribs, with a navel piercing and jeans visible.
Dreamcatcher and feather on the ribs
Black and grey bear head tattoo with ornamental geometric shading on the side of the ribs, with an arrow tattoo partly visible beside it.
Bear head tattoo on the ribs
Small black script lettering tattooed along the ribs of a seated woman in a grey sleeveless top, with brass cuff bracelets on her wrists.
Fine script lettering along the ribs
Fine line tattoo of paw prints, two small hearts and the script words Mischief Managed on the side of a ribcage.
Paw print trail and script on ribs
Black script lettering reading Every saint has a past, Every sinner has a future, tattooed along the ribs in a lettering style.
Script quote on the ribs
Black script tattoo reading A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor, with small birds beneath, on a person's ribs.
Quote and small birds on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with an ornate crown on the upper forearm of a woman in a grey bikini, holding a mug.
Skull with crown tattoo on a forearm
Black ornate lace-style tattoo with dangling chain motifs across the underbust and ribs, with a hand resting at the top left.
Black lace underbust tattoo
Realistic red and black fish tattoos with flowing fins on the side of a torso, above denim jeans.
Red and black fish on a side torso
Purple shaded feather tattoo with black bird silhouettes rising from its tip and fine script lettering beside it, on the side of the ribs.
Purple feather with birds and script on ribs
Close view of a black script lettering tattoo on the right side of the ribs, above a gold waist chain, with a beige bralette visible at the top of the frame.
Script lettering tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a grandfather clock with butterflies lifting from its top and roots spreading beneath it, on the side of the ribs.
Grandfather clock with butterflies and roots
Black and grey realistic bee tattoo with red honeycomb lines and dotted stems on the side of the ribs.
Bee and honeycomb on the ribs
Small black and grey swallow tattoo in flight on the side of a ribcage, shown in a black and white photo with a hand holding fabric and a striped background.
Swallow in flight on the ribs
Black script lettering reading I carry your heart, with a heartbeat line trailing beneath it, on the side of a person's ribs.
Script quote with heartbeat line on ribs
Colour tattoo of a red dragon breathing a fireball in a neo-traditional style, running down the side of a torso over the ribs.
Red dragon breathing fire on ribs
Fine line black script tattoo reading 'Let all that you do be done in love' with 1 Corinthians 16:14 beneath, on the side ribs.
Scripture lettering across the ribs
Colour tattoo of a yellow awareness ribbon wrapped around a shaded grey feather, with small birds flying off it, on the side of a person's ribs.
Feather and yellow ribbon with birds on ribs
Black and grey fine line eye inside a triangle with small text around it on the upper arm, and 'be strong girl' lettering on the ribs.
Eye in triangle and 'be strong girl' lettering
Colour peacock feather tattoo in purple, orange and teal, with black and grey feather barbs, on the side of the ribs.
Peacock feather on the ribs
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a feather with a flock of birds rising from it, on the side of a person's ribs.
Feather with birds taking flight on the ribs
Black and grey snake tattoos on a woman's ribs and hip, with a coiled snake wrapping around the side of her hip and thigh.
Snake tattoos on ribs and hip
Black and white photo of a black script tattoo reading alis volat propriis along the side of the ribs, in a lettering style.
Latin script phrase along the ribs
Black and grey winged emblem tattoo with a central figure, spread across the left ribs of a bare torso.
Winged emblem on the ribs
Black and grey shaded lotus flower with a curving stem on the side of a torso, above the waistband of a dark garment.
Shaded lotus flower on the side ribs
Black and grey script lettering reading All God's Angels Come To Us Disguised across the ribs, in a lettering style with a fine, even stroke.
Script quote tattoo on the ribs
Black fine line tattoo of tall pine trees fading downwards along the side of a person's ribs, shown in a side view and a close-up.
Pine forest tattoo on the ribs
Black ink tattoo of a circular postmark reading Buffalo NY 142, PM and 15 JUL 2005, beside wavy cancellation lines, on the side of a torso.
Postmark stamp tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey photograph of a phoenix tattoo with swirling scrollwork across a woman's lower back and side, shown from behind with long dark hair.
Phoenix tattoo across a back and ribs
Two people stand side by side showing fine line black script tattoos on their ribs, reading "To infinity" and "and beyond".
Matching "To infinity" and "and beyond" rib script
Black fine line script tattoo reading Vildhjärta on the side of the ribs, shown from the side with a yellow lace bralette above it.
Script word tattoo on the ribs
Two stacked photographs of black script lettering: on the side of the ribs it reads I carry your heart with me, and on the chest it reads I carry it in my heart.
Script quotes on ribs and chest
Black and grey anchor tattoo with a rope wrapped around the shank and a small heart, on the side of the ribs.
Anchor with rope and heart on ribs
Black and grey leaf scroll tattoo beside script lettering reading 'It's supposed to be you and me against the world', on the side of the ribs.
Leaf scroll and script quote on the ribs
Close photo of a fine line black script tattoo reading all good things are wild and free on a person's ribs, with a white top and dark-painted nails at the edge of the frame.
Script quote along the ribs
Small black fine line tattoo of a heartbeat trace with a heart shape at its centre, on the side of a person's ribs above a white bra strap.
Heartbeat line with heart on the side ribs
Fine line black tattoo of an arrow with a dreamcatcher-style wheel and feathers on the side of the ribs.
Arrow and dreamcatcher on the ribs
Painted-style colour tattoo of Batman with a glowing bat emblem on the chest, beside red and black quote lettering, across the left ribs.
Batman and quote tattoo on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a red lily with green leaves and black vine swirls on the side of the torso, in a botanical style, placed on the ribs.
Red lily and vines on side torso
Black and grey shaded dagger tattoo with scrolled crossguard on a person's ribs, with a white top lifted to show it.
Dagger tattoo on the ribs
Colourful watercolour-style arrow tattoo with teal fletching and a grey tip, sitting on the side of the ribs below the arm.
Watercolour arrow on the side ribs
Black and white photo of a small single-line fine line dolphin tattoo on the side of the ribs, with a dark fabric edge on the left.
Small dolphin outline on the side ribs
Colour tattoo of a cartoon unicorn in a patterned kimono with hair sticks, surrounded by pink cherry blossoms, on the side of the torso in a Japanese-influenced style.
Cartoon unicorn in kimono with blossoms
Side view of a torso in a bikini on a beach, showing a black and grey shaded feather on the hip, a column of small birds up the ribs and fine script with stars above.
Feather, birds and script on a side torso
Black and grey realism tattoo of two open roses with a rose bud and leaves on the side of a ribcage.
Black and grey roses on the ribs
Black fine-line feather tattoo with script lettering beneath it on the side of a ribcage.
Feather with script lettering on the ribs
Bold black horizontal bars tattooed across the ribs, with a great white shark photo shown above.
Black horizontal bars across the ribs