Back tattoo ideas

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Small black and grey fine line bee tattoo with shaded body and translucent wings, placed on the upper back of a woman with short brown hair wearing a white vest top.
Bee tattoo on upper back
Back of a person with arms raised, showing a colour and black peacock feather tattoo with eye motifs and floral sprigs across the upper back and side.
Peacock feather back piece
Fine line black constellation tattoo on the upper back of a woman with her hair in a bun, seen from behind.
Constellation tattoo on upper back
Large dark lotus flower tattoo with a pink centre on a person's upper back and shoulder, photographed from behind against a pale yellow background.
Dark lotus on the shoulder blade
Black and white photo of a black and grey tattoo of five moon phases running down a person's spine on the back.
Moon phases tattoo along the spine
White ink tattoo of a lotus mandala with script characters in its petals, placed on the upper back and styled as fine geometric linework.
White ink lotus mandala on upper back
Colour tattoo of dandelion seeds and a blue, pink and purple splash across the upper back, with a few drips below.
Dandelion seeds in a watercolour burst on the back
Two realistic red lilies with black dotwork, ink splashes and small birds tattooed across a person's upper back.
Red lilies and dotwork across a back
Fine line black arrow tattoo centred on the upper back of a woman with her hair in a bun, facing the sea.
Small arrow tattoo on upper back
A purple and lavender lotus flower tattoo with dark outlines and soft shading sits on the upper back.
Lotus flower on upper back
Realistic brown and grey lion head tattoo across the upper back of a person facing away from the camera.
Realistic lion head on upper back
Back view of a woman in a purple bikini on rocks by the sea, showing a dark winged moth tattoo with small lettering above it on her lower back.
Winged moth tattoo on lower back by the sea
Colour tattoo of a blossoming tree with pink flowers, set within a green lotus and a yellow circle holding a green Sanskrit-style symbol, on the back.
Blossom tree within a green lotus and yellow circle
Black fine line cursive script reading Carpe Diem across the upper back of a woman with blonde hair tied up.
Carpe Diem script on upper back
A howling wolf silhouette filled with a blue and purple galaxy, with pink nebula glows and bright stars, on the lower back.
Galaxy wolf howling on the lower back
Close-up of a black script lettering tattoo reading Because I'm a Lady, that's why, placed across the lower back above a dark waistband.
Script quote across the lower back
Fine line black tattoo of a small star constellation joined by dotted lines, placed on the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Star constellation on upper back
A stylised purple and blue lion head tattoo sits centrally on the upper back of a woman with her blonde hair in an updo.
Purple lion head on upper back
Black ink tattoo of a panda hanging from a bamboo branch with leaves trailing down, in a brush-style Japanese design on the upper back.
Panda and bamboo on the upper back
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a cartoon girl with large eyes and a hair bun, placed on the upper back.
Sketchy cartoon girl on upper back
Black lettering tattoo of the word mind above a line and matter below it, set out like a fraction on the upper back below the neck.
Mind over matter lettering on upper back
Woman seen from behind with a tattooed back, including skulls, a coloured Snow White portrait and script, and sleeve work on her arm in a neo-traditional style.
Back and arm tattoos with Snow White portrait
A woman lies on a bed showing a black floral damask tattoo on her back styled as a laced corset, with a floral vine tattoo on her upper arm.
Black damask corset tattoo on a back and arm
Black and grey Japanese style back tattoo of a geisha with chrysanthemums and wave patterns, covering most of the upper back.
Geisha and waves across a back
Black and grey geometric tattoo of circles, triangles and arrows running vertically down the upper back, in a Geometric style.
Vertical geometric tattoo on upper back
Black and grey Japanese style dragon tattoo covering a man's back, with swirling clouds and scaled body detail.
Dragon back piece in black and grey
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of paisley-style flowers, leaves and scrolls across a shoulder and upper back.
Black ornamental floral scrollwork on a shoulder
Back view of a bare back with a thin black line running down the spine and a soft teal green wash spreading across the upper back.
Teal wash and fine line down the spine
Two black and grey fine line script tattoos on the upper back, one reading Together Forever Never Apart and the other reading Maybe in Distance But Never in with a small heart.
Script quote tattoos on the upper back
Black and white photo of a woman's upper back showing a fine line tattoo of a circular branching tree diagram, placed between the shoulder blades.
Circular branching tree on upper back
Colourful mandala tattoo with petal and dot details on a person's upper back, with a small black hamsa hand tattoo below.
Colourful mandala on upper back
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of brass knuckles with a pink bow, hearts and a KNOCKOUT banner on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Brass knuckles with bow and hearts on upper back
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a compass rose, two pink roses and a banner reading Not All Who Wander Are Lost, on the upper back.
Compass and roses with banner on upper back
Close photo of a cartoon cat with a pink bow holding a red heart, with grey shaded wings either side, tattooed on the back.
Cartoon cat with heart and wings
Small black and grey shaded bow tattoo on the upper back of a person with long hair pulled up, seen from behind.
Small bow tattoo on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bird in flight holding a dreamcatcher with hanging feathers across a woman's upper back and shoulder blade.
Bird in flight with dreamcatcher on back
Black tattoo of a snake coiled around a straight staff, centred on the upper back.
Snake coiled around a staff on upper back
Upper back with three Hello Kitty tattoos, the centre one wearing glasses and framed by pink flowers and stars, with one Hello Kitty on each shoulder blade.
Hello Kitty tattoos across upper back
Back view of a person in a black cut-out swimsuit with arms raised, showing a small solid black cross tattoo at the top of the back near the neck.
Small cross tattoo on upper back
Collage of four tattoos: a traditional hot air balloon with roses on the upper back, a colourful traditional anchor with rope and hearts on the upper arm, a black and grey anchor with a compass and
Four nautical and balloon tattoos collage
Colour Japanese-style tattoo of a red koi fish with a pink lotus flower and turquoise waves on the upper back.
Koi fish and lotus on the upper back
Black feather-shaped tattoo on the upper back of a person seen from behind, with a platinum blonde braid and a patterned wrap over one shoulder.
Small dark feather tattoo on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a lion and a second animal around a sunburst on a person's upper back, with their hair in a bun.
Lion and sun on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a globe showing continents and latitude lines, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Stippled globe on upper back
Black and white photo of a small fine line outline of Australia tattooed on the lower back, above the waistband of low-slung jeans.
Australia map outline on the lower back
Small black tattoo of a cross above a heart-like shape on the upper back of a person wearing a lace dress.
Small cross tattoo on upper back
Black ink tree of life with a sun and crescent moon on a woman's upper back, photographed from behind, in a botanical style.
Tree of life with sun and moon on upper back
Black and grey realistic manta ray tattoo shaded in detail across the upper back near the left shoulder blade.
Manta ray tattoo on upper back