Ribcage tattoo ideas

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Colour tattoo of a decayed zombie cat character with a pink bow and two bats on the upper arm, in a neo-traditional style.
Zombie cat with bats on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a spine, ribcage and shoulder blade across a person's upper back, photographed in a bath.
Spine and ribcage tattoo across the back
Flash design of a grey stippled skeletal ribcage, spine and pelvis filled with red, orange and yellow roses and green leaves, on a white background, in a botanical realism style.
Skeleton ribcage and pelvis with red and yellow roses
Design reading YOU'RE ALREADY DEAD, with each letter formed from bones such as ribs, vertebrae and a skull, in white on a black background.
You're Already Dead bone lettering
Drawn tattoo design of a skeletal ribcage and pelvis with a pink rose and a blue insect wing, in a realistic style on white paper.
Ribcage, pelvis and rose with blue insect wing
Black ink drawing of a skeletal ribcage and pelvis with a peony rose and a winged insect, drawn on plain white paper as a tattoo design.
Skeleton torso with rose and insect
Black and grey back tattoo of a biomechanical ribcage with a laced corset design running down the spine and swirling detail over the shoulders.
Biomechanical ribcage and laced corset on back
Black ink drawing of a ribcage, spine and pelvis with a peony, rose stems and a moth wing, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Ribcage, pelvis and moth with peony
Two hands with small grey skeleton tattoos on the fingers, one wearing a blue bow tie and the other a pink flower, shown in a fine shaded style.
Matching skeleton tattoos on two fingers
Traditional colour tattoo of a skeletal cat head and ribcage in an orange oval frame with a red rose, on the forearm.
Skeletal cat and rose on a forearm
Black and grey ink drawing of a milk bottle labelled MILK above a ribcage, set within a hatched oval with a laurel wreath, a ribbon banner and a diamond at the top; a tattoo design, no body placement
Milk bottle and ribcage in laurel oval
Pencil and ink drawing of a split ribcage and spine with a pink rose and vines on one side, and an animal skull with a moth wing below, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Ribcage, rose and moth skull design
Full back tattoo of a biomechanical figure with a mechanical spine, ribs, gears and an organic form in a glass sphere, rendered in realistic brown and grey shading.
Biomechanical spine and ribcage across the back
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a human ribcage with spine and shoulder blades, set within a circle of ornamental floral swirls.
Ribcage and floral dotwork design
Black and grey tattoo of a pin-up style figure with an exposed ribcage and shaded roses on the upper thigh, shown on a person lying on a white bed.
Pin-up figure with ribcage and roses on thigh
Two colour tattoos on the thighs: a ribcage wrapped in yellow and grey flowers on the left, and an anatomical heart with a mountain landscape on the right.
Ribcage and heart thigh tattoos
Black and grey photograph of a man's back and raised arms covered in skeletal anatomy tattoos, including a skull, ribcage, spine and spiders.
Skeletal back and arms tattoo, black and grey
Drawn design of a skeletal ribcage and pelvis with a pink rose on the left and a blue butterfly on the right, with the text you're the only thing that's keeping me alive.
Skeleton ribcage with rose and butterfly
Black and grey realism tattoo of two stacked skulls with a ribcage and skeletal hand on an upper arm.
Skulls and skeleton ribcage on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of ribs wrapping over the shoulder blade on a person's upper back.
Ribcage tattoo over shoulder blade
Black and grey dotwork flash designs pinned to a white wall, including hummingbirds, a heart, a hamsa hand, a scorpion, a ribcage and an eye.
Dotwork flash of birds, hearts and hands on a wall
Black and grey realism tattoo across a full back showing a biomechanical spine with ribcage-like sections, laced detailing and flowers on the shoulder blades.
Biomechanical spine and flowers across a full back
Pen and ink tattoo design of a rose, ribcage, spine and pelvis with a blue insect wing, drawn in a botanical anatomical style.
Rose, ribcage and blue wing anatomy design
Black and grey tattoos cover a person's back, arms and hands, with skull, ribcage and spine imagery against a dark background.
Full back and arms covered in skeletal tattoos
Black and grey tattoo of three sleeping birds nestled inside a heart-shaped pair of wings, with red accents at the feather tips, on the thigh.
Heart of wings with sleeping birds on a thigh
Black outline drawing of a cat-faced skull with a heart-shaped nose, ribcage and crossed arm bones ending in X-marked hands, shown as a flash design.
Cat skull and crossbones line drawing
Black and grey realism tattoo of two skeletons embracing and touching skulls, placed on the outer thigh.
Embracing skeletons on a thigh
Black and grey ink drawing of a ribcage, spine and pelvis entwined with flowers and leaves inside a dotted circle, labelled Libra, as a tattoo design.
Libra skeleton and flowers design
Pen drawing of a ribcage arranged in the shape of a heart, shaded with black hatching on white paper beside a black Sharpie pen.
Heart-shaped ribcage drawing in black ink
Flash style drawing of a grenade whose body is a ribcage filled with yellow, purple and green flowers, set on a plain red background with no body placement shown.
Grenade with ribcage and flowers
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a calf of a black cat with sugar skull face paint and skeletal ribs, above a red rose with orange flowers.
Sugar skull cat and rose on a calf
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a cat with a skeletal ribcage inside angular geometric shapes, on the upper arm.
Sketch-style cat and ribcage on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo on the inner forearm showing a half ribcage with spine, a stippled flower and a moth, in a dotwork style.
Ribcage, flower and moth on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a full skeleton with a skull and laurel wreath, on the inner forearm.
Skeleton and laurel wreath on a forearm
Black blackwork tattoo of a skeletal creature with a long curling spine-like tail, placed on the side of the ribs.
Skeletal creature with a curled tail on the ribs
Black linework tattoo on a forearm showing a stacked armour plate, ribcage, lungs and heart, in a blackwork style.
Armour, ribcage, lungs and heart on a forearm
Two solid black swallow silhouettes tattooed on the side of a ribcage, with a dark top pulled up above them.
Two swallows on the ribs
Black and grey linework tattoo of a skeletal spine, ribcage and antlers running along the forearm, with part of another bird tattoo visible at the top edge.
Skeletal spine and antlers on a forearm
Ink drawing of a skeleton with many arms raised around a halo and a full moon, with feathered wings behind the skull, in navy and cream.
Multi-armed skeleton with moon and halo
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing a heart-shaped ribcage, a pocket watch with Roman numerals, sprigs of flowers and the script words Your love will be safe with me.
Ribcage heart with pocket watch design
Black and grey skeleton mermaid with flowers in her hair and a small red heart, with a rainbow-coloured fish tail, tattooed on the side of a torso.
Skeleton mermaid with rainbow tail on ribs
Black and grey tattoo of a dinosaur skull and ribcage on the side of a person's torso, above the waistband of dark jeans.
T-rex skeleton tattoo on the side of a torso
Black and grey realistic biomechanical tattoo on a man's chest, showing gears, pipes and a ribbed mechanical form beneath torn skin.
Biomechanical torn skin chest piece
Black and grey tattoo of stacked skulls and skeletons with a knife, shaded and detailed, on the upper arm.
Stacked skulls and skeletons with a knife on upper arm
Black and grey linework tattoo of a pterosaur skeleton with mushrooms and a flower spanning the upper chest and shoulders.
Pterosaur skeleton and mushrooms across chest
Black and grey flash design of a ribcage, heart, spine and pelvis framed by serrated leaves, with no body placement shown.
Anatomical ribcage and pelvis with leaves, Cancer
Black line drawing of a ribcage with a bow and arrow, flanked by flowers and a sunburst above, captioned Sagittarius, in a botanical illustration style.
Sagittarius ribcage, bow and flowers
Black and grey flash drawing of a ribcage with a crab claw below, a flower rosette behind, the word Cancer and a short verse printed underneath.
Cancer zodiac ribcage and crab flash