Back tattoo ideas

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Black and grey photo of a woman seen from behind, with a small black script tattoo on the nape of her neck and her hair held to one side.
Small script tattoo on the nape of the neck
Black and grey abstract brush stroke tattoo across a person's upper back, with a sweeping curved line and a vertical stroke, set against green foliage.
Abstract brush strokes across upper back
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo running vertically from the nape down the upper back, above a white open-back top.
Vertical script tattoo down the upper back
Black and grey photograph of a realistic angel wings tattoo across the upper back of a woman facing away from the camera.
Black angel wings across a woman's back
Black and grey photograph of a small shaded butterfly tattoo on the upper back of a person wearing a lace-trimmed top.
Small butterfly on upper back
Two people shown from behind with full body Japanese-style tattoos, the left in black and grey with a dragon and bird, the right in colour with a warrior figure and peonies.
Full body Japanese tattoos seen from behind
Back view of a man with a red and black Japanese-style dragon on his left shoulder and upper back, and a black spine tattoo running down the centre.
Red dragon and black spine across a back
Black ink hamsa hand tattoo with ornate detailing centred on a woman's upper back, with gold temporary tattoos on her shoulder and arm.
Hamsa hand tattoo on upper back
Fine line black cross tattoo centred on the upper back of a woman with her hair in a bun, shown from behind against a dark background.
Small black cross on upper back
Black ink mandala-style lotus tattoo with dot accents centred on a person's upper back, shown in two photographs.
Mandala lotus tattoo on upper back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of leafy vines curving down either side of a woman's spine, meeting three shaded roses on the lower back.
Rose and leaf vine tattoo down a back
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotted shading and a bead border, running from the nape of the neck down the upper back.
Mandala tattoo on the neck and upper back
Realism-style pencil drawing of a woman's back and shoulder with a rose-grey pencil portrait and colourful butterflies across the shoulder blade, designed as a back tattoo.
Woman's back with butterflies and colour drips
Black and grey butterfly wing tattoo across the upper back of a woman with her blonde hair in a bun, seen from behind.
Butterfly wings tattoo on upper back
Two women seen from behind show matching black fine line tattoos of a feather with birds flying off it, sited on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Matching feather and birds tattoos on backs
Black and grey cherry blossoms and falling petals run down the spine, with a shaded lotus and pink water lines at the lower back, in a Japanese style.
Cherry blossom trail and lotus on a back
Black and white photo of a woman's bare back with sweeping black ink brushstroke tattoo across the back and shoulder, her head turned away and hands resting on her sides.
Black ink brushstrokes across a bare back
Black and grey photo of a small, fine line angular lettering tattoo on the side of a person's back, below the shoulder blade, with the head turned away.
Small angular lettering on the side of the back
A tattoo artist uses a machine to add purple and black linework to a client's back, with a second tattoo visible on the artist's forearm.
Tattooing in progress on a client's back
Woman seen from behind with a thin fine line script tattoo running vertically down the centre of her back.
Script line tattoo down the spine
Black and grey eagle tattoo with spread wings across the upper back, with a sleeve tattoo on the raised arm.
Eagle tattoo across a man's back
Back view of a woman with her hair in a bun, showing a solid black butterfly tattoo on the nape of her neck, with a thin black band running across the neck beside it.
Butterfly tattoo on the nape of the neck
Black ink ornamental back tattoo with a mandala motif on the left and feather designs on the right, shown on a bare upper back.
Ornamental feather and mandala back tattoo
Black and grey realism angel wings tattoo spanning the upper back, shown in a sepia-toned photograph of a bare back.
Black and grey angel wings across a back
Black script lettering arranged in the shape of a cross across the upper back, with a smaller script tattoo near the left shoulder.
Script cross tattoo across the upper back
Fine line script tattoo on the upper arm of a model wearing a gilded, sculptural dress, photographed from behind.
Fine line script tattoo on upper arm beside a gilded dress
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a metal zip running down the spine of a bare back, with shaded skin visible through the open teeth.
Open zip tattoo down a bare back
Back of a woman's neck with a small black fine-lined tattoo of Roman numerals, XXXI above XIIIX, worn with a gold leaf chain.
Roman numerals on the back of the neck
Black and grey ornamental mandala tattoo with dotwork shading and hanging drops across a person's upper back, with a cat resting on their shoulder.
Ornate mandala tattoo on upper back
Black and white photo of a shaved-headed man seen from behind, with a large blackwork tribal tattoo across his back, shoulders and upper arm.
Blackwork tribal back and shoulder tattoo
Black linework botanical vine tattoo with leaves and curling tendrils across a woman's back and upper arm, seen from behind.
Botanical vine tattoo across a back and arm
Traditional-style rose tattoo on the upper arm and small star tattoos near the wrist of a person with raised arms, seen from behind with a bare back.
Rose and star tattoos with raised arms
Black and grey lotus tattoo with ornate detailed petals on the upper back between the shoulder blades, shown from behind.
Lotus tattoo between the shoulder blades
Back view of a muscular man in a cap with a black tribal tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder blade, with a band continuing down the side of the back.
Black tribal tattoo on arm and shoulder blade
Fine line tattoo of a small horned symbol with dots on a woman's upper back, shown in a sepia-toned photograph.
Small line symbol on upper back
Small black outline diamond tattoo on the lower left back of a woman in a black lace top, with her hair in a loose updo.
Small diamond tattoo on lower back
Close view of a gold metallic leaf armlet design on the upper arm of a woman whose white open-back top shows black crossed straps.
Gold leaf armlet tattoo on upper arm
Back of a woman with long blonde hair showing a black outlined triangle with a horizontal bar, filled with a purple and blue watercolour wash, placed between the shoulder blades.
Triangle with purple wash on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of large feathered angel wings spanning a woman's bare back, photographed from behind.
Angel wings tattoo across a back
Black and grey angel wings with detailed feather linework cover the upper back of a bare-backed person, with the head partly visible at the top of the frame.
Angel wings across the upper back
Colour butterfly tattoo with black-edged wings in blue, purple and green, shaded to look three-dimensional, on the upper back near the shoulder.
Blue and green butterfly on a shoulder
Back view of a person with a hair updo of rose-like braids, showing a small fine line script lettering tattoo across the upper back.
Small script line on upper back
Black lettering tattoo of three Chinese characters in a vertical line down the upper back of a person with blonde hair pulled over one shoulder.
Three Chinese characters down the upper back
Close view of a black tribal flame tattoo on a person's upper back, with a laser handpiece held against the skin.
Black tribal flame on back under laser treatment
Black and white photograph of a woman's bare back with a fine branching root-like botanical tattoo running from the shoulder down the spine.
Branching roots tattoo across a woman's back
Back tattoo of seven coloured chakra symbols running down the spine, with a black ornamental lotus and small bird on the upper back and shoulder.
Seven chakra symbols down the spine
Black and grey blackwork tattoo running down the spine of a bare back, with a geometric arrowhead motif at the base.
Spinal tribal band ending in an arrowhead
Black and grey realistic angel wings tattooed across the upper and mid back of a person seated with their face turned away.
Angel wings across a back