Back tattoo ideas

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Black silhouette tattoo of a cat on a crescent moon, with bats and stars, on a person's upper back, photographed from behind.
Cat on crescent moon with bats and stars
Black and white photo of a woman seen from behind, with a small solid black silhouette of a cat with an arched back tattooed on her upper back near the shoulder blade.
Small black cat tattoo on upper back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a bare tree with exposed roots and falling leaves, with a Celtic knot at the trunk, across the centre of a lower back.
Bare tree with roots and falling leaves on a back
Black linework lotus flower with ornamental drops and dotwork detail running down the centre of a woman's upper back, seen from behind.
Lotus and ornamental spine tattoo on upper back
Black and grey photo of an ornate elephant tattoo with its trunk raised, placed on the upper back of a woman seen from behind with her hair tied up.
Ornate elephant on upper back
Realistic blue and grey swallow in flight on the upper back, with small black stars scattered around it.
Swallow and stars on upper back
Realistic coloured sunflower tattoo with yellow-orange petals and a dark brown centre, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Sunflower tattoo on upper back
Colourful geometric bear tattoo in blue, pink, purple and red on a woman's upper back beside the shoulder blade.
Geometric bear on a shoulder blade
Black and grey ornate cross tattoo centred between the shoulder blades of a woman with her hair in a bun, photographed from behind.
Ornate cross on upper back
Black and grey butterfly wing tattoo with ornate swirling linework running from the shoulder down the side of a bare back.
Butterfly wing tattoo down a woman's back
Black and red tree of life tattoo with spreading branches, roots and a central swirling knot across a person's upper back.
Tree of life tattoo on upper back
Traditional style colour tattoo of a black witch hat with a purple ribbon on a broomstick, placed on the upper back.
Witch hat and broomstick on upper back
Black and grey Polynesian-style tattoo with tribal bands and two flowers across the back of a woman's neck and upper back.
Polynesian-style neck and upper back tattoo with flowers
Black and grey feather tattoo on the lower back of a woman with her back to the camera, seated on a boat.
Feather tattoo on a lower back
Small blue butterfly tattoo with dark outlines on the upper back near the shoulder blade, with a thin gold chain visible at the neck.
Blue butterfly on upper back
Black and grey eagle, globe and anchor tattoo across a man's upper back and shoulder blade, photographed from behind.
Eagle, globe and anchor on upper back
Black silhouette tattoo of a flying figure, three smaller trailing figures and two stars across a woman's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Silhouetted flying figures and stars on upper back
Close photo of a small black tribal-style dragonfly tattoo on the lower back of a person wearing a white top.
Black dragonfly tattoo on the lower back
Rear view of two women kneeling side by side in swimwear, with black lettering tattooed across the lower back of the woman on the right.
Lettering tattoo on lower back, two women
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a stippled moon, a crescent moon and small stars on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Dotwork moon and stars on a shoulder blade
Large geometric tattoo across a person's upper back with concentric rings, dotted lines, stars and a lettered quote, in black with pink and blue watercolour washes.
Geometric back piece with stars and quote
Black and grey botanical tattoo of three flowers on stems with leaves across the upper back, in a fine line style, near the shoulder blade.
Three flowers and leaves across upper back
Fine line lotus flower tattoo with a black infinity loop and curled stem, placed on a person's back.
Lotus flower with infinity stem
Watercolour-style roller coaster track tattoo across a person's upper back and shoulder, with teal and pink washes and black ink drips.
Roller coaster track across a back and shoulder
Black and grey anchor tattoo on the back filled with starfish, shells, coral, fish and seaweed, with a teal glow around its outline.
Sea life anchor tattoo on the back
Black and grey realistic sunflower tattoo with curling swirls and leaves on the lower back.
Sunflower with swirls on the lower back
Fine line black tattoo of a slender cat with a curled tail on a person's upper back, with a real black cat resting its head on the shoulder.
Black cat tattoo on an upper back
Black and grey realistic calla lily tattoo with shaded petals and leaves running vertically down the side of a person's back.
Calla lilies running down the back
Black lace-patterned bow tattoo on the upper back, with a small fine script line to the left, in blackwork style.
Lace bow tattoo on upper back
Back view of a woman in a blue sports bra with a small black fine line script tattoo reading Run Free on her upper back.
Run Free script on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a horse head wearing a bridle with a windswept mane, placed on the upper back.
Horse head with bridle on upper back
Back of a person with short brown hair, showing a bold black geometric labyrinth tattoo in a circle on the upper back.
Black labyrinth circle on upper back
Colour traditional-style tattoo on the back of a caterpillar smoking a pipe on a red spotted mushroom, with purple-edged leaves behind it.
Caterpillar smoking on a red mushroom
Black fine line lettering in a French script runs vertically down the centre of a woman's upper back, above a strappy beige top.
French script down the upper back
Black fine line bird silhouettes and lettering tattoos across a woman's upper back, including the word freedom.
Bird and word tattoos across a back
Realistic black and grey back tattoo of a bearded older man smoking a pipe, with hands holding a tin below, covering the back.
Bearded man with pipe on full back
Large colour and grey back tattoo of two mermaids entwined in a circle, with an infinity symbol between them, red koi fish and fish skeletons around them.
Two mermaids in a circle with koi on a back
Black fine line and dotwork tattoo of a fox head merged with a rose and flowing braid, placed centre upper back.
Fox and rose on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo on a back showing a screaming woman whose hair breaks into flying birds, with handwritten script lyrics beside her and a tribal ornament at the top left.
Screaming woman with birds and handwritten lyrics on back
Black script lettering reading 'Not all those who wander are lost' across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Quote tattoo across upper back
Realistic pink butterfly tattoo with black edging and a dark drop shadow on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Pink butterfly on upper back
Black and grey shaded daisy tattoo with outlined petals and a dotted centre, shown on the back of the skin.
Black and grey daisy tattoo
Colour botanical tattoo of a pink cherry blossom branch with green leaves and falling petals on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Cherry blossom branch on upper back
Black and grey camera tattoo with a red heart on the lens and a red looping strap, on a woman's upper back below a red hair ribbon.
Camera with red heart on upper back
Colour tattoo of a peacock with green and teal feathers and fine vine sprigs, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Peacock tattoo on upper back
Black and grey dreamcatcher tattoo with three hanging feathers on a woman's upper back, beside the shoulder blade.
Dreamcatcher on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a blossom branch with shaded petals running down a person's upper back below the neck.
Black and grey blossom branch across upper back
Black script lettering reading Faith, Strength and Trust on the upper back near the shoulder blade, with the crossbars of the T and t drawn as crosses.
Faith, strength and trust script on upper back