Back tattoo ideas

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Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a cat's head with black linework and ink splatter, placed across the upper back.
Watercolour cat head on a back
Colour tattoo of a black cat silhouette sitting on a blue shaded crescent moon, placed on the upper back below the shoulder blade.
Black cat on a blue crescent moon on the back
Black and grey shaded feather tattoo with cursive script across the lower back, above a patterned bikini bottom.
Feather with script quote on lower back
Full back tattoo in a Japanese style showing a large red and brown owl beside cherry blossom branches and a pale moon, with a green bird sleeve on the upper arm.
Owl, cherry blossom and moon back piece
Black cat silhouette with a green eye and pink watercolour splashes fading downward, tattooed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Black cat with pink watercolour splashes on a shoulder blade
Full back tattoo in Japanese style showing a geisha in an orange kimono beside pink lotus flowers and green lily pads, with arm sleeves visible.
Full back piece with geisha and lotus flowers
Traditional tattoo of a grey-shaded sailing ship with red sunburst, waves and a Sail On banner, on the upper back.
Sailing ship with Sail On banner on upper back
Colourful watercolour-style crab tattoo on a person's upper back near the shoulder, with a printed crab design shown at the top right.
Watercolour-style crab on upper back
Large full back tattoo of a circular alchemical emblem with a triangle and hexagram, red serpent bands and Latin-style text around the edge, placed across the upper and middle back.
Alchemical emblem across a back
Back view of a shaved-headed man with a realistic red-mouthed snake tattoo across his back, with colourful floral and grey Japanese-style sleeves on both arms.
Realistic snake across a full back tattoo
Black fine line tattoo of three zodiac symbols above a soft grey feather on a person's upper back.
Three zodiac symbols and a feather on the back
Black and grey realistic raven tattoo with spread wings across the upper back and shoulder blade of a person seen from behind.
Realistic raven with spread wings on a back
Black blackwork winged ornament tattoo across the lower back above a grey wrap skirt, with a small line of script on the thigh.
Winged design across lower back
Black and grey realism skull and lotus tattoo across a woman's back, with arms raised and sleeve tattoos on both arms.
Skull and lotus back tattoo with sleeves
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a hummingbird flying out of an open birdcage on a woman's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Hummingbird leaving a birdcage on a back
Black and grey lettering tattoo on the upper back, with flourished script inside a teardrop of scrollwork around a silhouetted head and sailing ship.
Script and silhouette on upper back
Teal script lettering in a French quote runs down the back, beside a sheer lace garment, on a tattoo placed along the spine.
Script quote running down a bare back
Black infinity symbol with a pink hibiscus flower and the word Ohana in script lettering, tattooed on the upper back.
Infinity symbol with hibiscus and Ohana script
Black and grey phoenix tattoo with spread wings and a long ornamental tail, placed centrally on a person's upper back.
Phoenix rising across a back
Woman seen from behind with arms raised, showing a green wing tattoo on her left upper back and a red star with chevrons on her right upper back.
Green wing and red star on upper back
Realistic colour tattoo of a peacock feather with a blue, green and orange eye, across the upper back.
Peacock feather on upper back
Black and grey hamsa hand tattoo with an eye, lotus flowers and dotwork detail across the upper back.
Hamsa hand with eye and lotus on the back
Man photographed from behind with a large eagle tattoo across his upper back in realistic shaded greys with a red detail, and a lettered sleeve on his left arm.
Eagle with wings spread across a back
Back of a person with a full back tattoo of ornate black linework florals and mandala motifs, with a heart tattoo on the forearm.
Full back floral mandala linework tattoo
Black script lettering reading "We must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy" across a person's upper back, with a partial dark design at the left edge.
Script quote across upper back
Black and grey angel wings tattoo across the upper back of a person with their hair in a loose bun, shown in a black and white photo.
Angel wings on upper back
Realistic colour tattoo of a blue bird in flight beside pink magnolia blossoms on a branch, across a person's upper back.
Bird and magnolia branch across a back
Shaded blue feather with the script 'Take these broken wings and learn to fly' and small butterflies, a realism and lettering tattoo on the upper back.
Blue feather and lettering on upper back
Black and grey back tattoo of a shaded map of the British Isles with a dashed route, compass rose, ships, a sea serpent, two heraldic beasts and a banner, placed across the upper and lower back.
British Isles treasure map across a back
Woman seen from behind on a beach, with a botanical leaf-vine design in gold and silver metallic ink running down her spine and ornamental designs on her upper arms and forearms.
Gold and silver leaf vine down a back
Close view of a fine line script tattoo reading tempus fugit in dark ink across the upper back, between the shoulder blades.
Tempus fugit script on upper back
Colour botanical tattoo of three red roses with green leaves, buds and black swirling tendrils on the upper back.
Three red roses with swirls on the upper back
Black ink tattoo of the Rebel Alliance emblem filled with mandala and floral detailing, placed on the upper back near the neck.
Rebel Alliance emblem in mandala style on back
Black and grey tribal tattoo with a central heart motif on the lower back, shown from behind.
Tribal lower back tattoo with heart
Back of a woman with a ponytail, showing a small black fine line tattoo of a looping vertical motif along the centre of her upper back.
Fine line motif down the upper back
Black outline tattoo of a spotted ray with grey shading and blue bubbles and water lines, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Spotted ray and blue bubbles on the back
Black linework tattoo of a spine with wing-like shapes across a person's upper back, photographed from behind against a white background.
Spine and wing outline across a back
Black linework tattoo of flowers and scrolls on a woman's upper back, photographed from behind with her arms raised.
Floral scroll tattoo on upper back
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 and grey realistic tattoo of a woman with wavy hair and eyes closed, with a small rose outline beside her, on a person's upper back.
Black and grey portrait of a woman on the back
Colourful phoenix tattoo in a neo-traditional style across the shoulder, upper arm and back, with flowing red, orange, yellow and blue feathers.
Phoenix tattoo across shoulder and upper arm
Black linework tattoo of a lion head with a flowing mane across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Lion head on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two intertwined fish forming a rounded shape, placed on the upper back below the nape of the neck.
Two fish dotwork tattoo on upper back
Black and grey angel wings tattoo across the upper back of a woman who is seen from behind, wearing a loose white off-shoulder top.
Angel wings tattoo across upper back
Back view of a person with the words MICHAEL JACKSON in black serif capitals running vertically down the spine, with a grey ornamental tattoo on the right shoulder.
Name lettering down the spine
Fine line black tattoo of an open book with a script quotation on the upper back of a woman with her hair pinned up.
Open book with quote on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a sun and crescent moon with carved faces, set in an ornate diamond frame with scrollwork, on a person's upper back.
Sun and moon with faces on upper back
Black lettering reading Once you go black you never go back sits above an outline of Africa with a heart and the words I AFRICA inside, tattooed across a person's upper back.
Script quote and Africa outline on upper back