Crescent tattoo ideas

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Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a row of seven moon phases across a person's upper back, shown in a black and white photograph.
Moon phases row on upper back
Black tribal-style crescent moon wrapping around a solid sun on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Crescent moon and sun on upper back
Fine line black tattoo of an Om symbol above a lotus flower on the lower back.
Om symbol and lotus on the lower back
Back view of a woman with a platinum blonde fishtail braid and a small dark crescent moon tattoo on her upper back, placed beside a white crochet top.
Fishtail braid with small crescent tattoo on the back
Fine line black tattoo of a crescent moon and a sun with a face on the upper back, just above a black bra band, beside a long blonde braid.
Small moon and sun on upper back
Black and grey tattoo on a back shoulder area showing a solid black cat sitting on a crescent moon filled with Celtic knotwork, with swirling vines, leaves and flower buds.
Black cat on a Celtic moon with vines
Woman seen from behind with a hand in her hair, showing a fine line black crescent tattoo on her upper back near the shoulder blade.
Thin crescent tattoo on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a crescent moon framing a mandala with lotus-like petals, placed on the upper back.
Moon and mandala on upper back
Black geometric arrow tattoo with a crescent, circles and dots on a woman's upper back, with her face out of frame.
Geometric arrow tattoo on upper back
Fine line black outline of a sun with pointed rays on a forearm, and a crescent moon outline on a person's lower back beside jeans.
Sun and crescent moon outline tattoos
Black and grey realism tattoo of seven moon phases in a row across a person's upper back, from the shoulder blade towards the spine.
Moon phases tattoo across the upper back
Black and white photograph of a woman seen from behind with a black ornamental sleeve tattoo on her left arm and smaller linework on her upper back.
Ornamental arm sleeve, black and white back view
Fine line tattoo of a black cat sitting on a grey crescent moon with pink flowers and green leaves, on a person's upper back.
Black cat on a crescent moon with flowers
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a row of moon phases across the upper back, seen from behind on a woman with dark hair pulled to one side.
Moon phases tattoo across the upper back
Black and grey feather tattoo on the lower back of a woman with her back to the camera, seated on a boat.
Feather tattoo on a lower back
Black ink tattoo across the upper back spelling COEXIST, where each letter is replaced by a religious or peace symbol, including a crescent and star, a peace sign, e=mc2, a Star of David, an eye, a
Coexist lettering tattoo across the upper back
Black and white photo of a black and grey tattoo of five moon phases running down a person's spine on the back.
Moon phases tattoo along the spine
Black and grey tattoo of a crescent moon entwined with blossom flowers and a sitting cat, on a person's upper back.
Crescent moon with cat and blossom on upper back
Black and grey blackwork tattoos on a woman's upper back, showing a solid black triangle with a crescent above and a winged design on the right shoulder blade.
Triangle and wings across a woman's upper back
Two black ink mandala tattoos in a side by side photo: a sun with chain drapes on the chest, and a crescent moon with chain drapes on the upper back.
Sun and crescent moon mandala tattoos
Black and grey geometric tattoo of a sun, circles, triangles and a crescent moon on a person's upper back, drawn with fine lines and dotwork.
Geometric sun and moon on the upper back
Solid black silhouette of a seated cat inside a crescent moon with a spiked crown and curled tail, tattooed on the upper back.
Black cat silhouette in a crescent moon
Black and grey crescent moon tattoo with a black cat silhouette and a swirling tree on a person's upper back.
Crescent moon with cat on upper back
Black brushstroke line with crescent shapes and a pink and blue watercolour wash on a woman's upper back, running down from the neck.
Watercolour brushstroke line on upper back
Two people seen from behind lifting their tops, showing a fine line black crescent moon on one back and a fine line sun with a face on the other's side ribs.
Sun and moon tattoos on two backs
Black geometric spine tattoo on a woman's back, with a small infinity symbol at the nape of the neck and a vertical line of script and a solid black circle down the centre.
Spine tattoo with infinity symbol and geometric marks
Black outlined crescent moon filled with red roses and grey leaves, tattooed on a person's upper back beside the shoulder blade.
Crescent moon filled with roses on the back
Two photos side by side showing a small solid black crescent moon tattoo, fine line style, on the inner wrist in black and white and on the upper back in a warm sepia tone.
Small crescent moon on wrist and upper back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a bare tree with exposed roots inside a crescent, with falling leaves, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Bare tree in a crescent on the upper back
Black blackwork crescent moon tattoo with ornamental swirl detailing on the lower back, above a pair of jeans and a light embossed belt.
Crescent moon tattoo on lower back
Back of a person with dark hair tied up, showing a small black crescent moon tattoo in sketchy fine line on the upper back.
Crescent moon on upper back
Back of a woman's upper spine with a black abstract brushstroke tattoo containing a crescent and dots, softened by pink, purple and blue watercolour splashes.
Abstract brushstroke and crescent on upper back
Close-up of a black geometric arrow tattoo with dots, a crescent and circles, placed centrally on the upper back of a woman with blonde hair.
Geometric arrow tattoo on upper back
Colour tattoo of a crouched figure within a green crescent, with pink and red lily-like flowers and a dark plume, on a shoulder blade.
Crouched figure with lily and crescent on back
Black and grey fine line crescent moon tattoo with stippled shading on the upper back of a person with shoulder-length hair.
Crescent moon tattoo on upper back
Brown Om symbol tattoo centred on the upper back, with a small crescent and dot detail above and to the right.
Om symbol on upper back
Collage of five small fine line tattoos in black ink: a crescent moon on the wrist, a sprig on the upper arm, a star constellation on the upper back, a botanical sprig on the ribs and a dotted line
Fine line moon, sprig and star tattoos
Black botanical tattoo on the upper back of a woman, showing a small bird perched on a branch that curves into a crescent of leaves and scrolls.
Bird on a branch in a leaf crescent on the upper back
Black linework tattoo of a woman's face in wavy hair with a smaller face below and a crescent moon, with purple and orange accents, on the upper back.
Sketched woman's face with moon on upper back
Grey moon phase tattoos on a person's upper back, showing crescents and a full moon with stippled texture, in a sepia vintage-filtered photo.
Moon phase tattoos across a back
Black and grey crescent moon tattoo filled with roses and flowers, shown on the upper back of a person with long dark hair.
Crescent moon of roses on upper back