Cross tattoo ideas

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Woman seen from behind at a pool edge, with a large black cross and vertical script lettering tattooed across her back, plus a small red cross above.
Cross and script on a back
Man seen from behind with a large black and grey skull and ornamental dotwork tattoo covering his back, plus a dark geometric motif on his upper arm.
Skull and ornament back piece
Black fine line cross with cursive script reading Matthew 6:31, tattooed on the upper back beside the shoulder blade.
Cross and Matthew 6:31 on upper back
Black and grey photo of a small fine line cross tattoo on the upper back of a woman with her hair up in a bun.
Small cross on upper back in black and grey
Black and grey realism style crown tattoo with beaded edges and a small cross on top, placed centre of the upper back.
Ornate crown on upper back
Black geometric eight-pointed star tattoo with spiral and symbol motifs centred between the shoulder blades on a person's upper back.
Eight-pointed star tattoo on upper back
Traditional style back tattoo of a winged angel holding a palm frond, with red sun rays, black fleur-de-lis crosses and green leaves.
Winged angel with palm on a back
Black and grey ornate cross tattoo with scrollwork and a central flower across a person's upper back.
Ornate cross across 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 and grey tattoo across a woman's shoulder and upper back showing a haunted mansion, bare tree, crosses, bats and a moon.
Gothic mansion and graveyard on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a purple cross decorated with small blue flowers, placed centrally on a woman's upper back below her blonde hair.
Purple cross with blue flowers on upper back
Black ink tattoo of the word Believe in cursive script with swirls and a small cross, on a person's upper back.
Believe script with swirls on upper back
Fine line black cross tattoo on the upper back, near the left shoulder blade, of a woman with her hair in a bun and a denim jacket slipped off one shoulder.
Small cross tattoo on upper back
Black ink tattoo of an ornate cross with scrolled filigree details, placed centrally on the upper back.
Ornate cross on upper back
A small black cross tattoo in fine line style sits on the side of a woman's back, below her shoulder, while her long hair covers her face.
Small black cross on a woman's back
Black fine line paisley and lace-style tattoo across a woman's upper back and shoulder, with a row of red geometric cross shapes beneath it.
Paisley lace and red geometric upper back piece
Black fine line script reading 1 Corinthians 16 14 with a cross running through it, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Corinthians reference and cross on upper back
Fine line tattoo of a cross formed from looping strands with scroll ends, placed on the upper back.
Looped cross on upper back
Black and white photo of a woman seen from behind, with a small fine line cross tattoo on her upper back near the shoulder blade.
Small fine line cross on upper back
Realism tattoo of a graveyard, crosses, skulls and bones under a red lightning sky, covering a full back.
Graveyard and skulls across a full back
Black and grey shaded cross tattoo with red baseball stitching and a number 5 in the centre, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Baseball cross on upper back
Black and grey skull tattoo with flying birds and painterly brushstrokes across a person's upper back, shaded in a realistic style.
Skull and birds across a back
Black and grey tattoo of the state of Texas with the word Texas in script, a cross above and shaded roses with leaves, on a person's upper back.
Texas state outline with cross and roses
Black ink tree tattoo with thin branches and a cross-shaped trunk on the upper back, seen from behind in a mirror selfie.
Tree tattoo on the upper back
Black and grey ornate cross tattoo with filigree detailing centred on the upper back of a woman with her hair in a bun.
Ornate cross on upper 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
Black fine line abstract tattoo across a bare upper back, with circles, swirls, a solid dot and italic lettering along curved lines.
Abstract linework and lettering on upper back
Black and grey sugar skull tattoo with roses and leafy vines across the upper back, shown from behind.
Sugar skull and roses on upper back
Small black and grey ornate cross tattoo with dotted detail on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Small ornate cross on upper back
Black and grey Celtic cross with interlaced knotwork and shaded angel wings across the upper back.
Celtic cross with angel wings on upper back
Black botanical tattoo of a cross formed from a leafy tree with a Proverbs 3:18 script beneath it, on a person's upper back.
Tree cross with Proverbs 3:18 script on upper back
Two women seen from behind on a beach, each with a small black cross tattoo on the upper back.
Matching cross tattoos on two backs at the beach
Black ink tattoo of a cross with a flock of birds flying off it, on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Cross with birds on upper back
Black fine-line cross tattoo on a back shoulder blade, with the script words Proverbs and 31:25 beside its lower stem.
Cross and Proverbs 31:25 on a shoulder blade
Black and grey realism tattoo across a man's back showing a crucifixion scene with angels and an INRI inscription, with sleeve tattoos on both upper arms.
Crucifixion back piece with angels and sleeves
Black and grey sketch tattoo across a man's upper back showing two hands holding a wooden cross above an anatomical heart with thin wire-like lines.
Hands holding a cross above a heart on back
Black and grey ornate cross tattoo centred between the shoulder blades of a woman with her hair in a bun, photographed from behind.
Ornate cross on upper back
Black script lettering reading Faith, Strength and Trust on the upper back near the shoulder blade, with the crossbars of the T and t drawn as crosses.
Faith, strength and trust script on upper 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
Large back tattoo of a blue bevelled cross flanked by grey shaded angel wings, with red tones behind the top of the design, placed across the upper back.
Blue cross with angel wings on a back
Back view of a person in a black cut-out swimsuit with arms raised, showing a small solid black cross tattoo at the top of the back near the neck.
Small cross tattoo on upper back
Small black tattoo of a cross above a heart-like shape on the upper back of a person wearing a lace dress.
Small cross tattoo on upper back
Black tribal-style Pisces tattoo of two fish joined by a cross-shaped line, placed on the back.
Tribal Pisces symbol on skin
Black and grey realistic tattoo of two nails forming a cross, wrapped in a thorny vine, on a person's back.
Nails and thorns cross on the back
Black and grey realism tattoo covering a full back, showing a mounted knight with a raised sword, a shield, a horse, a cross and a city skyline, with the subject's back to the camera.
Mounted knight with raised sword across a full back
Small black cross tattoo on the upper back of a woman with her hair in a bun and her arms raised.
Small cross tattoo on upper back
Black and grey lettering tattoo on the back with a bold cross, a flock of bird silhouettes and a script quote.
Cross, birds and script quote on the back
A shaded cross tattoo styled as a worn baseball with red stitching, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Baseball-stitched cross on upper back