Back tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a black cat sitting on an old book beside a rose and thorny vines, with Latin script below, on a person's upper back.
Black cat, rose and book on a back
Black and grey sans-serif lettering reading 'you get what anyone gets, you get a lifetime' across a person's upper back beside a tank top strap.
Quote lettering on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of an eye with long lashes and a large letter N on a person's upper back and shoulder, with lettering beside it.
Realistic eye with large N on a shoulder
Traditional style colour tattoo of a pink and red dahlia with green leaves on the upper back near the shoulder.
Dahlia tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey back tattoo in a Japanese style, with a central lotus flower, a moth, a serpent and swirling clouds across the full back.
Full back piece with lotus and moth
Close view of a person's upper back showing a black and grey brushstroke flower tattoo beside the shoulder blade, with a loose, painterly style.
Brushstroke flower on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a large moon with a spiral hill, two silhouetted figures, bats and clouds across the upper back.
Moon, spiral hill and bats on upper back
Solid black silhouette tattoo of a head in profile with hair pinned up, on the upper back near the shoulder blade, photographed from behind.
Profile silhouette on upper back
Fine line black and grey geometric mandala tattoo on the upper back beside the shoulder blade.
Geometric mandala on a shoulder blade
Small white mandala tattoo between the shoulder blades on the upper back of a tanned woman lying face down on white bedding.
White mandala tattoo on upper back
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo centred between the shoulder blades on a person's upper back, photographed from behind.
Mandala tattoo on upper back
Photo of a flying red dragon tattoo with black outlines on the upper back near the shoulder, with a grey tribal tattoo to the left.
Red dragon tattoo on upper back
Red dragon tattoo with spread wings and dark grey shading on the skin of the back.
Red dragon tattoo on the back
Photograph of a pastel blue and pink watercolour-style tattoo with thin black linework forming a ridge, on the lower back of a person with wavy hair.
Pastel wash ridge tattoo on lower back
Black serif lettering reading "but without the dark, we'd never see the stars" tattooed across the upper back below a dark strap.
Quote tattoo across the upper back
Back view of a man with a large black tribal tattoo covering his back and upper arms, with bold solid shapes and fine interlocking patterns.
Full back tribal tattoo with arm sleeves
Full back tattoo in bright colour showing a large white cat with a blue and red rose, surrounded by flowers and skulls, in a Japanese and neo-traditional style.
Cat, roses and skulls across a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a winged angel with dotted chains, placed centrally on a person's upper back.
Winged angel figure on upper back
Black ink lotus mandala tattoo with dotwork detail centred on a woman's mid back, between the shoulder blades.
Lotus mandala tattoo on mid back
Silver-white metallic temporary tattoo of a lace-patterned butterfly on a person's upper back, with the head and shoulder partly visible.
Lace butterfly on upper back
Black and grey botanical tree tattoo with a trunk running up the spine and branching roots spreading across the back.
Tree with roots spreading across a back
Abstract black ink splatter tattoo across a man's shoulder blade and upper arm, with a red flower shape on his upper back.
Abstract ink splatter across shoulder and back
Back view of a person with a hair updo of rose-like braids, showing a small fine line script lettering tattoo across the upper back.
Small script line on upper back
Close-up of the word Speranza in brown script with a small green and red heart on the upper back.
Speranza script with heart on upper back
Black serif lettering reading Words, are our most inexhaustible source of magic, tattooed in a fine line lettering style across the upper back.
Serif quote tattoo on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bare tree with script names among its branches, across the upper back.
Family tree with names on upper back
Small black outline elephant tattoo on the upper back near the shoulder blade, photographed from behind with hair tied in a ponytail.
Small elephant tattoo on upper back
Blue knitted mitten hanging from two knitting needles with a small red heart on its side, tattooed across the upper back.
Knitted mitten on knitting needles on upper back
Woman seen from behind with a large symmetrical black linework ornamental tattoo across her upper back, in a fine line style.
Symmetrical ornamental linework across upper back
Black and grey tattoo of two feathers forming an infinity symbol on the upper back, below the shoulder, photographed in black and white.
Infinity feathers on upper back
Small fine-line black tattoo of three mountain peaks on the upper back near the shoulder blade, with a person's curly dark hair falling over the left side of the frame.
Mountain peaks on upper back
Two black script tattoos, one reading amica mea on the back and one reading soror mea on the inner forearm.
Amica mea and soror mea script on back and forearm
Abstract compass tattoo with a blue watercolour-style wash and black ink splatter across the upper back.
Abstract compass with blue wash on upper back
Black ink Deathly Hallows symbol with ornate swirls on a person's upper back, with the word Always in script hanging below it.
Deathly Hallows symbol with script on upper back
Colourful tattoo of a grey cat stalking a small mouse across a person's upper back, with splashes of blue, pink and orange ink.
Cat stalking a mouse on a back shoulder
Black ink lotus mandala with an Om symbol above it, in dotwork and linework, on a person's back.
Lotus mandala with Om symbol on a back
Colour tattoo of a rising phoenix with outstretched wings and swirling orange and red tail feathers, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Orange phoenix tattoo on upper back
Black and grey Celtic knotwork sleeves cover both arms, with a circular tree of life design on the upper back, in a black and white photo of a shirtless man with raised arms.
Celtic knotwork sleeves and tree of life back piece
Black and grey dotwork and linework tattoo of a whale tail among curling waves inside a circle, placed on a woman's upper back.
Whale tail in circular waves on upper back
Back view of a woman with an upswept auburn bun and a black sequined low-back dress, showing a fine-line script lettering tattoo across the upper back below the neck.
Script quote across the upper back
Large black and grey tattoo of a winged figure with a red watercolour-style splash, across the upper back.
Winged figure with red splash on back
Black fine line script tattoo reading "i carry your heart" along the upper back and shoulder of a woman with dark wavy hair.
Script quote across upper back
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a central om symbol on the upper back of a woman with long brown hair.
Mandala with om symbol on upper back
Black script lettering reading Once you go black you never go back, above an outline map of Africa with I heart AFRICA inside it, tattooed across a person's upper back.
Africa map and script quote on upper back
Black ink bare tree tattoo with spreading roots across a person's back, seen in a mirror selfie.
Bare tree tattoo across a back
Black serif lettering reading take a breath and be strong across a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Take a breath and be strong on upper back
Fine line tattoo of a stylised cat with a curling tail running down the centre of a woman's back, with green accents on the head.
Stylised cat with curling tail on a back
Fine line black tattoo of an arrow through a leafy bow, placed centrally on a woman's upper back, with her back to the camera.
Fine line arrow and bow on upper back