Back tattoo ideas

95 photos and flash · 25% Fine line, 19% Botanical · Back most common

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Black and grey dotwork tattoo of concentric rings of square blocks centred on the upper back of a woman with her hair up, photographed from behind.
Dotwork concentric circle on upper back
Black and white photo of a woman seen from behind with a small solid black cross tattoo between her shoulder blades on the upper back.
Small cross tattoo on upper back
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of a horizontal line with two downward triangles, one dotted, on the upper back of a woman with her hair up.
Fine line triangles on upper back
Black ornate cross tattoo on the upper back of a woman with her blonde hair in an updo, shown in a three-photo collage with a close-up of the cross.
Ornate cross tattoo on upper back
Two people show black script lettering tattoos across their upper backs, one quote placed above the other, in a lettering style.
Two script quote tattoos across upper backs
Back of a woman with her hair in an updo, showing a dotwork tattoo of dots and drops forming a pendant down the spine, with a band of dots over the upper arm.
Dotwork pendant design across a woman's back
Black and white photo of a shirtless man seen from behind, with detailed black and grey feathered wing tattoos across his back and upper arms.
Feathered wings across back and arms
Black ink lotus mandala tattoo with dotwork detail centred on a woman's upper back, with dots running above and below it.
Lotus mandala on upper back
A floral tattoo stencil on transfer paper is pressed onto a person's upper back, with a hand holding the paper in place.
Floral stencil being applied to a back
Black and white photo of a fine line wave tattoo on the upper back of a woman whose hair covers her face, with one hand raised to her head.
Fine line wave on upper back
Black script tattoo reading part of the words no regrets across the upper back of a woman in a white lace bra and denim shorts, partly cropped.
Script quote tattoo on a back
Fine line black botanical tattoo of two curving sprigs of leaves on the side of a woman's ribs, photographed from behind.
Two botanical sprigs on the side ribs
Realistic red hibiscus flowers and green leaves tattooed down the upper back, shown from behind on a woman in a loose white dress.
Red hibiscus flowers down a back
Black and grey photo of dense handwritten lettering being drawn across a bare back, with a hand holding a pen and a dark tattoo visible on the forearm.
Handwritten lettering across a bare back
Bare back of a woman with a long black blackwork line tattooed from the nape of the neck down the centre of the spine.
Single black line down the spine
Black fine line outline of the world map tattooed across a woman's upper back, seen from behind against patterned wallpaper.
World map outline tattoo on upper back
Rear view of a person's neck and bare shoulders showing a small fine line script tattoo just behind the ear.
Fine line script on the neck
Black and grey lotus mandala tattoo with dot accents centred on the upper back of a woman with her hair tied up.
Lotus mandala tattoo on upper back
Black and grey angel wings tattoo with the script embrace your dreams across a woman's upper back.
Angel wings with script across upper back
Black and white photo of a woman seen from behind, with a fine line outline tattoo of the world map across her upper back.
World map outline across a upper back
Black and white photo of a woman's bare back, with her hair up, showing a small black Eye of Horus tattoo on the side of her neck.
Eye of Horus on the side of the neck
Black and grey photo of a woman's upper back showing a small fine line outline world map tattoo between the shoulder blades, below her braided hair.
Outline world map on upper back
Black tribal wings framing a central cross tattoo across a woman's bare back, photographed from behind against a dark background.
Tribal wings and cross on a back
Collage of five photographs showing black tree of life tattoos on a back, a foot, a lower back and a circular design on a upper back.
Tree of life tattoos on back and foot
Black and grey lotus mandala tattoo with dotwork shading on the upper back, with hands pressed together in prayer below it.
Lotus mandala tattoo on upper back
Black and white photograph of a fine line script tattoo running across the shoulder, with long hair falling over the upper back.
Fine line script tattoo on a shoulder
Back tattoo of a brown pile of faeces with faint wisps and small shapes above it, on a woman with her top pulled down, placed across the middle of the back.
Pile of faeces tattoo on upper back
Black and grey botanical bouquet tattoo with flowers, leaves and a tied ribbon on a woman's upper back, above a black lace dress.
Botanical bouquet on upper back
Black and grey realism angel wings tattoo spanning the upper back, with a bare back and lace underwear visible.
Angel wings tattoo across the back
Back of a woman with a small black geometric tattoo of stacked arrows and chevrons running vertically down the upper back, with a silver chain draped across the skin.
Vertical arrow motif on upper back
Black and white photo of a woman's bare upper back showing a small black geometric compass rose tattoo between the shoulder blades.
Compass rose tattoo on upper back
Black and white photo of a woman seen from behind with a small script tattoo on her upper back, below her neck.
Small script tattoo on upper back
Black fine line outline tattoo of five hearts stacked vertically down the centre of a person's upper back.
Five outline hearts down the spine
Grey botanical sunflower tattoo with script lettering above it on a woman's shoulder blade, viewed from behind while she wears a gold chain back piece.
Sunflower and script tattoo on a shoulder
Black and white photo of a shirtless man seen from behind, with a small black triskelion tattoo of three spirals centred between the shoulder blades.
Triskelion tattoo on upper back
A woman seen from behind wears gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos, with a gold ornamental design on her forearm and a silver mandala on her upper back.
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos
Black and grey fairy wing tattoo spanning the upper back of a person with red hair and raised arms, with brown shading in the wing panels.
Fairy wings across a back
Two solid black vertical bars tattooed across a man's upper back, with fine text lines down his upper arm, in a blackwork style.
Two solid black bars across upper back
Woman seen from behind on a city street with a fine line cross-like symbol on her left shoulder blade, a paper plane on her upper back and a shell on her upper arm.
Fine line tattoos on back, arm and shoulder
Black script lettering tattoo across a woman's upper back and shoulder blade, with a long braid falling over her left shoulder.
Script quote tattoo across upper back
Black mandala tattoo on the upper back of a woman with long dark hair, photographed from behind in a pale backless top.
Mandala tattoo on upper back
Black and grey tree tattoo with spreading roots and branches over a woman's back, with a geometric lattice design on the lower back.
Tree and geometric design across a back
Back of a person with short dark hair showing large realistic black and grey angel wings tattooed across the upper back and shoulders.
Black and grey wings across upper back
Fine line black tattoo of seven chakra mandalas running down the spine of a woman's back, placed in a vertical column.
Seven chakra symbols along the spine
Back view of a woman in a black off-shoulder dress with two red feathered wing tattoos on her upper back, one on each side of the spine.
Red wings across upper back
Back of a shirtless man with arms outstretched, showing a black and grey Japanese style koi and lotus back tattoo with arm tattoos on the upper arms.
Koi and lotus back piece
Woman seen from behind with five small brown maple leaf tattoos scattered across her upper back near the shoulder blade, in a botanical style.
Falling maple leaves across a shoulder blade