Back tattoo ideas

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

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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
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
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 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
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 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
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
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 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 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 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
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 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 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
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 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
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