Back tattoo ideas

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Black and grey fine line and dotwork geometric tattoo of a sun, circles, arrow and crescent moon on the upper back.
Geometric sun and crescent moon on upper back
Fine line black tattoo of a small swallow in flight above the script word free, on the upper back beside a grey top.
Swallow and script word free on upper back
Large back tattoo of Where the Wild Things Are creatures in trees beneath a yellow moon, shaded in grey with blue and yellow colour, across the upper back.
Wild Things scene across a back
Black tribal sea turtle tattoo on the upper back, with bold solid shapes and a face-like motif across the shell.
Tribal sea turtle tattoo on the back
Colour tattoo of a monarch butterfly resting on an orange awareness ribbon with script letters, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Monarch butterfly and ribbon on upper back
A woman seen from behind in a bikini shows a black and grey tattoo across her upper back and shoulder, with large tropical leaves around her.
Back tattoo in an outdoor shower
Colour tattoo of a child sitting beneath a large red feather with butterflies rising from it, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Child with a red feather and butterflies on upper back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of hibiscus, orchids and swirling stems covering the middle of a person's back.
Floral bouquet across a back
Green-tailed mermaid tattoo in soft grey shading across a woman's upper and mid back, with rocks and waves below her tail.
Mermaid tattoo across a back
Pink rose tattoo with sketchy black linework and green leaves on the upper back, seen from behind.
Pink rose with green leaves on upper back
Abstract watercolour-style tattoo, a tall band of blue, pink, orange and teal, running down the spine from the nape of the neck across the upper back.
Vertical colour strip down the spine
Black script lettering reading Life is a beautiful struggle, Never let it define you, across the upper back near the shoulder.
Script quote across upper back
Black and grey dotwork moth with feathered antennae across the upper back, with a fine and bold geometric line design of triangles and circles below it.
Dotwork moth above geometric lines on back
Black and grey realism owl tattoo with large staring eyes and feathered ear tufts on the upper back.
Owl portrait on the upper back
Black silhouette tattoo of a flock of small birds flying diagonally across the upper back of a woman with her hair in an updo.
Flock of birds across the upper back
Black ink hamsa hand with ornate lace-like patterns running down the centre of a woman's back, seen from behind.
Hamsa and lace design along the spine
Black and grey realistic butterfly tattoo with a soft drop shadow, sitting on the upper back near the shoulder.
Shaded butterfly on upper back
Black and grey realism pin-up tattoo across a man's back, showing a woman in heels and underwear reclining on draped fabric, with a small blue biohazard symbol on the lower back.
Pin-up tattoo across a back
Two people seen from behind with matching black script tattoos on their shoulder blades, an infinity symbol with a feather or an anchor and the words about wings and anchors.
Matching infinity feather and anchor quote tattoos on
Upper back tattoo of two lightsabers, one with a metallic hilt and both with red blades and dark smoky shading at the hilts, shown from above.
Two lightsabers across upper back
Black and grey script lettering reading I move the stars for no one, placed across the upper back below the neck.
Script quote tattoo across upper back
Black and grey shaded tattoo of a seated winged angel with its head bowed and knees drawn up, on the upper back.
Winged angel figure on upper back
Full back tattoo in a realistic colour style, showing a tree dividing a moonlit mountain scene from a sunset lake scene.
Split landscape tree across a back
Blue and grey sketch-style guitars tattooed across a man's upper back, with a black hexagon pattern band on the shoulder and upper arm.
Sketched guitars across a back
Watercolour-style red and orange poppies with black linework and blue ink splashes across a person's lower back.
Watercolour poppies on lower back
Black and grey linework tattoo of a hand gripping a tattoo machine and marking a small arrow, placed on the upper back.
Hand holding a tattoo machine on the back
Black script lettering reading 'There is a light that never goes out' across the upper back, shown in two photos.
Script quote tattoo across upper back
Fresh black script reading Miami, drawn as a heartbeat line across the upper back and covered with clear plastic wrap.
Miami script in a heartbeat line on the back
Back view of a fine line black script tattoo reading everything in my life happens for a reason, placed across the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Script quote across the upper back
Small solid black silhouette tattoo of two sitting cats with curling tails, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Two cats silhouette on the upper back
Colour realism tattoo of a fox with feathered wings among green leaves and branches, running across a person's back and ribs.
Winged fox among branches across back
Back view of a woman with a long fishtail braid showing a black fine script lettering tattoo running vertically down the spine, placed on the upper back.
Vertical script tattoo along the spine
Neo-traditional tattoo of a crescent moon with a sugar skull face, pink roses and small stars on a person's upper back.
Crescent moon sugar skull with roses on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a geisha holding an open parasol with ink splash details, covering a person's full back, with small red accents.
Geisha with parasol across a full back
Dark grey lettering reading Love with feathered wings on either side, tattooed on the upper back below the nape of the neck.
Love script between wings on upper back
Black and grey realistic shark with open jaws covering a man's back, with swirling ornaments on the shoulders and tattoo sleeves on both arms.
Realistic shark tattoo across a full back
Black and white photo of a fine line lotus tattoo with dotted tips centred on a woman's upper back, between the shoulder blades.
Lotus tattoo 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
Full back realism tattoo of cupped hands holding a leafy tree on a small island, set against a swirling galaxy with planets and asteroids, in full colour.
Cupped hands holding a tree in a cosmic back piece
Black outline tattoo of three periodic table element boxes spelling THINK, with Th, In and K symbols, on a person's back.
THINK spelt in periodic table element tiles
Realism style black and grey tattoo across a woman's upper back showing a spiralling clock face with music notes, a treble clef and a guitar.
Spiral clock and music notes on a upper back
Colour tattoo of a barn owl with spread wings above a lantern and bare branches, shown in a close-up and a wider view on the lower back.
Barn owl with branches and lantern on lower back
Neo-trad tattoo of a shaded red heart with grey winged wings, black swirling vines and a small ladybird, on the lower back.
Winged red heart with swirls on the back
Large realistic grey elephant head tattoo across a person's upper back, with a trunk formed of vertebrae and muted brown tusks.
Elephant head with vertebrae trunk across back
Black and grey lotus flower with fine mandala detailing and dotted lines above and below, on the upper back of a woman with a short brown bob.
Lotus flower on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a wolf's head emerging from a sheep's fleece, placed across the back of a person's neck and upper back.
Wolf in sheep's clothing on the back of the neck
Black and grey realism back tattoo of a woman in an ornate headdress, with lotus flowers, blossoms, a sun and musical notes around her.
Woman in ornate headdress and lotus flowers across a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a mermaid with long flowing hair and a scaled tail, covering a person's upper back.
Mermaid across the upper back