Cross tattoo ideas

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Black and grey dotwork fox head with a rose and flowing leaves tattooed on the upper back.
Fox head with rose on upper back
Black ink handwritten lettering with a small cross, reading 'My soul will rest in your embrace for I am yours you are mine', across the upper back of a person wearing a blue top.
Handwritten quote with cross on upper back
Black and grey lettering tattoo spelling Coexist across the upper back, with each letter replaced by a religious or science symbol.
Coexist lettering across upper back
Black and grey ornate cross tattoo with filigree detailing centred on a person's upper back, shown in a black and white photo.
Ornate cross on upper back
Colour tattoo of a jewelled crown topped with a cross, placed centrally on a person's upper back, with shaded grey outlines and gold, blue and pink details.
Jewelled crown with cross on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a cross made from engine pistons and connecting rods, shown across the upper back.
Piston and connecting rod cross on back
Black ink script reading Jeremiah 29:11 above an outlined Ichthys fish with a small cross inside, tattooed on the upper back.
Ichthys fish and Jeremiah 29:11 on upper back
Black script lettering reading Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders, with a solid black cross above it, on a person's upper back.
Cross and script quote across upper back
Photo of a small geometric tattoo of two crossing lines made of dots and dashes in pink, grey and dark ink, on the upper back below the shoulder blade.
Crossed dotted lines on upper back
Black script tattoo reading Love Never Fails with a small cross at the end, on the lower back of a person wearing dark clothing.
Love Never Fails script with cross on lower 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 tattoo of a cross and a flock of birds rising from the shoulder, with lettering along the upper back, in a lettering style.
Cross and birds with script on upper back
Realistic shaded purple ribbon tattoo with the word Dad and a hanging rosary cross, on the upper back.
Purple ribbon, rosary and cross with Dad
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
Shaded grey cross with a rainbow monarch butterfly tattoo across its lower arm, placed on the upper back.
Cross and butterfly on upper back
Black ink cross with looped, brush-like strokes and a light inner highlight, sitting on the upper back below the neck of a person with blonde hair.
Looped cross on the upper back
Small black and grey ornate cross tattoo on the upper back of a woman with her hair up, with a close-up of the same cross on skin beside it.
Ornate cross on upper back
Black tribal-style wings with a central cross tattoo across a woman's upper back, viewed from behind.
Tribal wings and cross across a back
Black and grey winged cross tattoo across the upper back of a man with short dark hair, photographed from behind.
Winged cross on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a shaded cross with feathered angel wings on the upper back.
Winged cross on upper back
Small solid black cross tattoo in a clean fine line style, centred on the upper back below wavy blonde hair.
Simple black cross on upper back
Man with a full back tattoo of green dragons, grey clouds and a cross, with blackletter lettering across the lower back and sleeve tattoos on his upper arms.
Japanese back piece with dragons and clouds
Fine line tattoo on the back showing a teal cross and a blue-to-purple heartbeat line leading to a red heart, above black script reading Faith Hope Love.
Faith Hope Love script with cross and heart
Fine line black cross tattoo on the upper back and a small dot tattoo on the side of the waist, shown in a sports bra.
Small cross and dots on the side torso
Black and white photo of a person's bare back showing a crown above bold ASSHOLE lettering with cross motifs, plus traditional sleeve tattoos on the raised arms and a word on one hand.
Crown and lettering across a back
Black and grey fine line cross with the word Strength in script running down the vertical bar, tattooed on the upper back.
Strength script cross on upper back
Small black cross tattoo on the upper back of a woman seen from behind, with her hair tied up and arms raised.
Small cross on upper back
Solid black tattoo of a cross with three birds flying upwards above it, placed on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Cross and three birds on upper back
Pink brushstroke cross tattoo with teal, orange and blue watercolour splashes across a person's upper back.
Watercolour cross on upper back
Back view of a woman with a hair bun and pink knit jumper, showing a small fine-line black cross tattoo on her upper back near the shoulder.
Small cross tattoo on the upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a stern man in a peaked cap with a cross emblem, emerging from cracked skin across the upper back.
Stern man in a cap breaking through cracked skin
Solid black ink tattoo of a cross with a heart in its centre on the lower back, above a black waistband and red polka-dot fabric.
Heart and cross on the lower back
Black and grey cross tattoo with a shaded feather on a woman's upper back, shown in a two-panel photo.
Cross and feather on upper back
Black and grey ornate cross tattoo with scrollwork and the words Destemido and Sobrevivíente, shown on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Ornate cross with lettering on upper back
Back of a woman's neck showing a shaded red rose tattoo with a white cross over it, plus a small black cross on the upper back below.
Red rose with cross on the back of the neck
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
Black ornate filigree cross tattoo on the upper back of a woman with her hair in a bun, photographed from behind.
Ornate cross on upper back
Black fine line tattoo of a spiral, curl and upright stroke with a crossbar on the upper back near the neck, in black and grey.
Fine line spiral and figure on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a cross with cracked edges on the upper back, shoulder blade area.
Cracked cross on upper back
Black and white photo of a bare back with a fine line cross tattoo down the spine and fine script across the upper back and arms.
Cross and script tattoos on a back
Small black ink cross tattoo with decorative ends on the upper back of a woman lying on grass, with her face turned away from the camera.
Ornate cross on upper back
Black fine line tattoo of an outlined heart with a cross above it and a looping line crossing the heart, on the upper back.
Heart and cross on upper back
Black and white photograph of a small fine line cross tattoo on a woman's upper back, near the shoulder blade, with a denim jacket slipped off one shoulder.
Small cross on upper back
Black script reading Life ain't always beautiful but it's a beautiful ride, beside an ornate black cross tattoo on skin.
Cross and script quote on upper back
Upper back of a woman in a white towel and robe, showing a black cross tattoo and a colourful design on the shoulder.
Black cross and colour shoulder tattoo
Black and grey photo of a solid cross and script lettering reading Let your faith is bigger than your fears, tattooed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Cross and script quote on upper back
Fine line black script tattoo of an arrow with a crossbar and two lines of coordinates on a woman's upper back, to the right of the shoulder blade.
Coordinates and arrow on upper back
Fine line black cross tattoo on the upper back of a woman whose hair is in a bun, with a denim jacket slipped off one shoulder.
Small cross on upper back