Back tattoo ideas

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A person seen from behind on a sandy beach, with a red sunburst on the shoulder and a row of moon phases and a seated Buddha figure across the upper back.
Sunburst, moon phases and Buddha on upper back
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a metal zip running down the spine of a bare back, with shaded skin visible through the open teeth.
Open zip tattoo down a bare back
Realistic colour tattoo across a back and shoulder, showing torn skin that reveals an old orange map beneath, with a blue compass rose at the centre.
Torn skin revealing a compass and old map
Colour realism tattoo of Van Gogh's Starry Night, with swirling blue and green sky, yellow stars and a dark cypress tree, on a shoulder and upper back.
Starry Night reproduction across shoulder and back
Back view of a woman in an olive green open-back romper, showing a black script tattoo running vertically down her spine.
Vertical script tattoo down the back
Colour tattoo of a fox filled with a crescent moon, sun, clouds, daisies and stars, placed on a person's upper back.
Fox with sun, moon and flowers on back
Black and white photo of a woman's bare back showing a grey botanical flower tattoo on the upper back and a grey plumeria and hibiscus tattoo across the lower back.
Floral tattoos across upper and lower back
Close-up of a tiny black fine line sun tattoo on a woman's back, with a beach and sea in the background.
Small sun tattoo on a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a seated fairy with lavender-tinted wings among swirling foliage, on the upper back by the shoulder blade.
Fairy and foliage scrollwork on a shoulder blade
Colour tattoo of purple butterflies and curling scrolls with black outlines across a person's upper back, beside a black bra strap.
Purple butterflies and swirls on upper back
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of two stylised birds facing each other with leafy branches and a pink dotted circle, across the upper back.
Two facing birds and branches across a back
Black and grey fine line arrow with leaves and vines running across the back, with the lettering WARR;OR above the shaft.
Arrow and vines with WARR;OR lettering
Large realism tree tattoo across a back, black and grey bare branches on the left shifting into full colour with a blue sky and sunset on the right.
Tree across a full back
Black outlined Deathly Hallows symbol tattoo on a person's upper back, surrounded by red and orange scrollwork in a geometric style.
Deathly Hallows symbol on upper back
Colour tattoo of a unicorn head with a pink, purple and blue gradient mane, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Gradient unicorn head on a shoulder blade
Small black silhouette of three birds in flight tattooed on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade, in a minimal fine line style.
Three birds on upper back
Colour realism tattoo of a green and pink hummingbird in flight with a swoosh trail on a person's upper back, next to part of a rose tattoo.
Hummingbird in flight on upper back
Black and grey yin yang tattoo with a small dot on the upper back, near the left shoulder blade, seen from behind.
Yin yang tattoo on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a roaring lion in front of a pale moon, with leaves and paws, covering a person's upper back, with a small green tribal dragon on the right shoulder.
Roaring lion and moon on a back piece
Black script lettering reading Sweet Pea across the lower back, above the waistband of a pair of jeans.
Sweet Pea script on lower back
A colour tattoo of Van Gogh's The Starry Night inside a circle, placed in the centre of a person's upper back.
Starry Night circle tattoo on upper back
Colour tattoo of a red and orange phoenix with teal accents and pink cherry blossom branches across a bare back, Neo-trad style.
Phoenix and cherry blossom across a back
Fine line tattoo of a curling tree with small coloured leaves and the words YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE beneath it, placed on a person's upper back.
Fine line tree with quote on upper back
Small grey shaded dove with a red outlined heart in its beak, tattooed on a woman's upper back near the shoulder.
Dove carrying a red heart on the back
Fine line gold world map outline tattoo on a woman's upper back, with a partly visible gold script on her left shoulder.
Gold world map outline on upper back
Black ornamental scrollwork tattoo covering the back of the neck and upper back, photographed from behind on a person with dark hair worn up.
Ornamental scrollwork tattoo on neck and upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a row of moon phases across the upper back, seen from behind on a woman with dark hair pulled to one side.
Moon phases tattoo across the upper back
Back view of a person with a red mandala tattoo on the upper back and a blue line tattoo of a lotus and clouds on the left shoulder blade.
Red mandala and blue lotus 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 butterfly wing and an orange ribbon beside Proverbs 31:25 script lettering, tattooed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Scripture lettering and butterfly on upper back
Two people seen from behind on a beach, each with a black script tattoo reading forever on the lower back, with sand dusted on their skin.
Forever script tattoos on two lower backs
Black and grey dotwork crescent moon with a mandala pattern and small star on a woman's upper back, photographed from behind.
Crescent moon and mandala on upper back
Black lettering tattoo of the word love in script, joined to a looping symbol, on a person's upper back.
Looping love script on upper back
Mixed colour and black linework tattoo on a person's upper back showing a girl seen from behind beneath a black swirling tree, with a Van Gogh style Starry Night sky.
Girl beneath a swirling tree in a Starry Night sky
Colour botanical tattoo of orange tiger lilies, black-outlined butterflies and swirling vines across the upper back.
Tiger lilies and butterflies on the back
Colour and grey tattoo across a shoulder blade showing a yellow moon, a spiral hill, two silhouetted figures, a graveyard fence and carved pumpkins.
Moon, spiral hill and pumpkins on a back
Watercolour-style tattoo of clock faces, gears and a keyhole in pink, blue and purple across the upper back of a person with short blonde hair.
Watercolour clockwork gears on upper back
Black and grey realistic wing tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder blade, photographed with the arm raised and the back turned to the camera.
Black and grey wing across upper arm and back
Realistic colour tattoo of a Star Wars space battle covering a man's back, with the Death Star, Millennium Falcon, X-wings and TIE fighters, plus a roses and skull sleeve on his arm.
Star Wars space battle across a full back piece
Black line tattoo of an ornamental elephant head with mandala-style patterns and dangling tassels across the upper back.
Ornamental elephant head on upper back
Fine line black script lettering runs vertically on a person's upper back, seen through a cut-out in a pale blue knitted jumper.
Small script tattoo on upper back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a large poppy, a daisy-like flower and leaves across a shoulder and upper back, drawn in bold outline.
Poppy and daisy across a shoulder
Close-up of a small black lettering tattoo reading 'let it be' on a person's upper back, with a gloved hand pointing at it.
Small 'let it be' lettering on upper back
Colour tattoo of the Little Prince standing on a galaxy-filled planet with stars, in fine line and watercolour-style shading, on a person's upper back.
Little Prince on a galaxy planet
Realism colour tattoo on a person's upper back showing a girl blowing bubbles beside ringed and cratered planets in a purple nebula.
Girl blowing bubbles in space on a back
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo of a mythical bird with a dragon-like head and feathered wings, surrounded by clouds, covering a person's back.
Large mythical bird with clouds across a back
Black and grey photo of a small fine line snowflake tattoo on the upper back near the shoulder, with hair falling across the neck.
Small snowflake tattoo on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of four men's faces in suits and caps, spread across the upper back.
Four male portraits across a back