Back tattoo ideas

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Black swirling butterfly wings framing a teal awareness ribbon tattoo on a person's upper back.
Butterfly with teal awareness ribbon on back
Black ink tattoo of the world map, each continent filled with ornate mandala-style patterns, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
World map filled with mandala patterns on upper back
Black script lettering on skin reading Roses are red, My name's Dave, This poem makes no sense, Microwave, placed on the upper back.
Rhyming poem lettering on upper back
Dark brown ornate paisley and mandala design running down the length of a person's spine on their back, placed on the upper back.
Ornate paisley and mandala design down the spine
Pink bow tattoo with black outlines and soft shading on a person's lower back, above the waistband of dark jeans.
Pink bow on the lower back
Grey-shaded owl with scrollwork detail on a branch with a pink flower, tattooed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Owl and pink flower on upper back
Black lace-patterned bow tattoo across the upper back with a small script line on the left side.
Black lace bow across the upper back
Realistic colour tattoo of pink lilies with buds spreading across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Pink lilies across a shoulder blade
Fine line black tattoo of a small curved botanical sprig with leaves and buds, placed on the upper back below the nape of the neck.
Fine line sprig tattoo on upper back
Two people show matching grey skull tattoos on their upper backs, one with a pink bow and one with blue accents, in a neo-traditional style.
Matching skull tattoos on two shoulders
Black and grey realism tattoo of a large eye with dripping tears and skulls across a shoulder and upper back.
Realistic eye and skulls across back and shoulder
Colour tattoo of two koi fish swimming through teal water beneath pink cherry blossom, across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Koi fish and cherry blossom across a back
Realistic colour tattoo of a blue and purple butterfly and an orange butterfly with small purple flowers on a person's upper back.
Blue and orange butterflies on upper back
Black and grey fine-line geometric wave tattoo running from the upper back over the shoulder and down the outstretched upper arm.
Wave linework across back and arm
Realism style tattoo of a dove with outstretched wings on the upper back, shaded in black and grey with soft clouds behind it.
Realistic dove in flight on upper back
Four small tattoos in a vertical line on the lower back, showing a red diamond, a black spade, a red heart and a black club, each with ornamental swirl detail.
Four playing card suit motifs on lower back
Fine line tattoo of two purple bellflowers on a thin green stem, placed on the upper back below the neck.
Purple bellflower stem on upper back
Black fine line script reading Perfectly Imperfect across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Perfectly Imperfect script on upper back
Black and grey dreamcatcher tattoo with pink ribbons and two feathers on the upper back of a person with reddish-brown hair.
Dreamcatcher with feathers on upper back
Close view of a small fine line tattoo of a botanical sprig with buds and leaves on a person's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Fine line botanical sprig on a shoulder blade
Fine line black and grey ginkgo leaf tattoo on the upper back, near the shoulder, with dark hair falling beside it.
Ginkgo leaves on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of two ravens in flight, their wings merging with bare branches, on the upper back over the shoulder blade.
Ravens in flight merging with bare branches
Gold and turquoise metallic temporary tattoo of feathers, elephants and a mandala across a woman's back and upper arm.
Gold and turquoise feather and elephant back design
Black fine line script reading family inside an infinity symbol, tattooed across the lower back.
Family script within an infinity symbol
Fine line black tattoo of Snoopy sitting and gazing up at a small red heart, placed on the back of a person's body.
Snoopy looking up at a red heart
Black and grey photo of a small, fine line angular lettering tattoo on the side of a person's back, below the shoulder blade, with the head turned away.
Small angular lettering on the side of the back
Colour tattoo of the state of Texas on an upper back, filled with blue, red and white and overlaid with a shaded longhorn steer skull.
Texas outline with longhorn skull on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo across a man's back showing two bearded warriors, one in a helmet with a chain mail collar, with a raven, an axe and stormy clouds, extending onto the upper arms.
Norse warriors and raven across a full back
Black fine line tattoo of a triangle, circle and vertical line with ornate swirls, above the script word Always, on the upper back.
Triangle and circle symbol with script word on back
Black vertical lettering tattoo running down the centre of a person's upper back from the nape, photographed from behind.
Vertical script tattoo down the upper back
Woman with long blonde hair showing a metallic gold and turquoise feather temporary tattoo on her back, with small gold and black designs on her upper arm.
Gold and turquoise feather tattoo on the back
Neo-traditional bull skull with horns, a star and feathers, framed by orange roses and teal leaves across the upper and middle back.
Bull skull and roses across a back
Realistic clock face with Roman numerals and interlocking gears, with teal and red watercolour splashes, tattooed across a person's upper back.
Clockwork gears and watercolour splashes on back
Small pastel butterfly tattoo with pale blue and yellow wings and red spots, placed on the upper back of a person wearing a floral dress strap.
Pastel butterfly on upper back
Two people show matching colour tattoos of two birds on a branch with quote text above, on their upper backs near the shoulder blades.
Matching bird and branch tattoos on two backs
Black and grey hatched tattoo of a magnolia flower with leaves on the upper back.
Magnolia tattoo on upper back
Black and grey fine line compass rose tattoo with the words NOT ALL THOSE WHO WANDER ARE LOST set in a circle across a person's upper back.
Compass rose with circular quote on upper back
Black script lettering reading Nothing lasts forever, Nothing stays the same, in a fine line lettering style across the upper back.
Script quote across the upper back
Black and grey angel wings tattoo across a woman's upper back, with the words embrace your dreams in small script between the shoulder blades.
Angel wings with script across upper back
Colour traditional tattoo of a wren perched on a branch with green leaves and pink blossoms, on a person's back.
Wren on a blossom branch with pink flowers
Small fine line tattoo of a grey spotted fawn beside a pink peony and red flowers with green stems, on the upper back.
Fawn and peony on the upper back
Full back tattoo in black and grey realism showing several portraits, a woman in a white dress, vintage motorcycles, a motel sign and a Route 66 shield on the back.
Full back realism scene with motorcycles and portraits
Four black ink tattoos in a collage: a dotted-line paper plane on a wrist, an aeroplane on a forearm over a vintage map, a map of Africa on a upper back, and a sailboat with a star on a forearm.
Travel tattoos: paper plane, Africa, aeroplane and sailboat
Fine line handwritten quote with a small black TARDIS icon tattooed on skin, placed on the back.
Quote and TARDIS on the back
Black and grey tattoo of a shaded skull inside a bold spade shape, placed on the upper back.
Skull within a spade on the upper back
Fine line tattoo of a compass rose and a Madrid-Barajas passport stamp dated 27.06.13 on a person's upper back, with the date in red ink.
Compass and passport stamp on upper back
Realistic grey cat with yellow eyes and two pink roses on a shoulder blade, set against blue and pink watercolour splashes.
Grey cat portrait with pink roses on a shoulder
Colour realism tattoo of pink roses, carnations and green leaves spanning the upper back and shoulder blade area.
Realistic roses and blooms on the upper back