Back tattoo ideas

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Black silhouette of a girl blowing a stream of red butterflies across the upper back, placed near the shoulder blade.
Silhouette girl releasing red butterflies on upper back
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a bird with spread wings across a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Bird in flight across upper back
Large back tattoo of a purple and grey winged dragon with a serpent-like tail, with a zipper motif opening down the spine.
Winged dragon back piece with zipper
Colour tattoo of the island of Jamaica filled with green, black and gold bands, with the word irie in black script, on a person's lower back.
Jamaica outline with irie script on lower back
Black and grey tattoo of an elephant on long, spindly legs across the upper back of a woman seen from behind.
Surreal elephant on upper back
Full back tattoo of an ornate colourful skull surrounded by clouds, beads and red peony flowers, in a neo-traditional style on a bare back.
Ornate colourful skull full back piece
Black ink sak yant style tattoo of sacred geometry and script across the upper back, shown in a two-photo diptych of a woman in a red open-back dress.
Sak yant style tattoo on upper back
Black and white photo of a fine line botanical tattoo of a bare branch with a small bird perched on it, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Bird perched on a branch across a shoulder blade
Black and grey realism tattoo of a Roman numeral clock face with visible gears, appearing to break through skin on the upper back.
3D clock face tearing through skin on a back
Two people seen from behind, each with a butterfly tattoo and a script quote on the shoulder blade, in black and brown shading.
Matching butterfly and quote tattoos on shoulder blades
Black and white photo of a black script lettering tattoo reading Everything has beauty across the upper back, with a fainter second line of lettering below.
Script quote across upper back
Teal-shaded tattoo of an Edison-style light bulb with a black filament and outline, sitting on the upper back.
Edison light bulb tattoo on the back
Black lettering tattoo of four vertical Chinese characters running down the centre of a person's back, shown from behind.
Vertical Chinese characters down a back
Fine line black tattoo of a fairy with small star marks on the upper back, just below the nape of the neck.
Fairy and stars on upper back
Black and grey dotwork lotus flower with a mandala above and a dotted triangle below, tattooed across the upper back.
Lotus and mandala on upper back
Fine line tattoo of a heart entwined with an infinity symbol on the upper back near the neck, seen from behind.
Heart and infinity symbol on the upper back
Black and grey script lettering with scroll flourishes running across a shoulder and upper back.
Scripted quote with flourishes on shoulder
Black tribal dragon tattoo with wing-like scrollwork across a man's upper back, running down the spine, seen from behind.
Tribal dragon back tattoo
Back shoulder tattoo of a bird in flight with sketchy black linework and blue, purple and pink watercolour washes, with the word freedom in script beside it.
Watercolour bird with freedom script on upper back
Black and grey surreal face tattoo covering a man's full back, with shaded eyes, a prominent nose and lips among flowing organic forms.
Surreal face tattoo across a full back
Black lace-patterned butterfly tattoo with curled antennae on the upper back, in blackwork style.
Lace-pattern butterfly on upper back
Black lettering tattoo running vertically down a woman's upper back, shown from behind in a tan suede top.
Vertical script tattoo on upper back
Black script tattoo reading Beyond fear lies freedom with three small birds in flight, placed on a person's upper back.
Beyond fear lies freedom script with birds on back
Small black and grey fine line dandelion tattoo with drifting seeds on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Dandelion seeds tattoo on upper back
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo covering the upper back and shoulders, seen from behind.
Geometric mandala back piece
Back tattoo of a stylised wolf drawn in fine line hatching, with green swirling vines around it, across the upper and middle back.
Stylised wolf across a back
Colour tattoo of a hummingbird, two hibiscus flowers and plumeria blossoms on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Hummingbird and hibiscus on a shoulder blade
Black fine line script reading live free with three flying birds on the upper back, seen from behind on a woman in a grey sweater.
Live free script and birds on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of an engraved hand releasing strings from which dotwork planets, including a ringed Saturn, hang across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Hand holding planets on the upper back
Back tattoo of a blossom branch with pink flowers and fine black linework, with script lines running through it, on a person lying in shallow water.
Blossom branch tattoo 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
Close-up of black script lettering reading vivere liberamente across the lower back, just above a blue bikini bottom.
Vivere liberamente script on the lower back
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
Close photograph of a bold black ink tattoo of a stylised symbol with two spirals and a crossing loop, placed on what appears to be the lower back.
Black swirl and loop symbol on skin
Realism and neo-traditional style tattoo of a grey and cream cat with green eyes, set in a gold beaded frame, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Cat portrait in ornate frame on upper back
Back of a woman with red hair and a floral top, showing a fine line script tattoo reading forever young across the upper back below the neck.
Forever young script on upper back
Blue fine line tattoo of a swirled heart with the word Sisters in script lettering, on a person's upper back.
Sisters script inside a swirled heart
Colour tattoo of monarch and swallowtail butterflies with pink lilies and purple smoke running down a woman's back, in a botanical realism style.
Butterflies and lilies across a back
Black and grey botanical orchid tattoo across a woman's upper back, seen from behind in a backless sequin gown.
Orchid tattoo across the upper back
Two matching shoulder blade tattoos of the word Ohana in fine line script beside a pink flower, shown in two photos.
Matching Ohana script and flower tattoos
Black and grey realism roses with thorned stems and swirling shading across the middle and upper back.
Black and grey roses with thorny vines on a back
Black and grey realism tattoo collage covering a man's entire back, with a woman smoking, an open book, film strips, a film reel and a figure holding a pistol.
Film-themed collage across a full back
Fine line black tattoo of eight moon phases running vertically down the centre of a person's back, along the spine.
Moon phases down the spine
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of Umbreon curled in a crescent moon, set within a galaxy-filled mandala of petals, Poke Balls and stars on the upper back.
Umbreon and galaxy mandala on upper back
Black and grey tribal swirl tattoo of bold bands and spirals across a person's lower back and waist, shown in a black and white photograph.
Tribal swirl tattoo across lower back
Black and grey realistic cherry blossom branch tattoo spreading across a shoulder and upper back.
Cherry blossom branch on a shoulder
Realism tattoo of a wolf's head beside a sunset scene with a silhouetted wolf and pine trees, on the upper back.
Wolf portrait with forest sunset on the back
Large blackwork tattoo of a grinning shadowy creature with sharp claws and pale eyes on a person's upper back, with a small skull-like figure holding a bone at its lower left.
Grinning shadow creature on upper back