Back tattoo ideas

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Small black fine-line tattoo of three birds in flight above the cursive word invictus, on the upper back of a woman in a bikini.
Invictus script and three birds on the back
Small solid black poodle silhouette tattoo on the upper back near the shoulder blade, beside a patterned white and blue shoulder strap.
Poodle silhouette on upper back
Realistic orange and black butterfly tattoo with a soft grey shadow on a person's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
3D monarch butterfly on upper back
Back of a person with a red cherry blossom branch tattoo in Japanese style, running from the lower back up towards the shoulder.
Cherry blossom branch across a back
Black fine line and ornamental lotus tattoo with an unalome above it, placed centrally on the upper back, in a Botanical and Fine line style.
Lotus and unalome on the upper back
Close view of a blue ornate mandala tattoo with floral and paisley-like detail on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Blue ornate mandala tattoo on upper back
Small black and grey ornate cross tattoo on the upper back of a woman with her hair up, with a close-up of the same cross on skin beside it.
Ornate cross on upper back
Black and grey realism back tattoo of a giraffe, antelope, zebra, lion and tiger spanning the upper and lower back.
African wildlife back piece in black and grey
Colour tattoo of a blue ball of yarn with crossed knitting needles and a loose yarn end, in a bold outlined traditional style, on the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Yarn ball and knitting needles on upper back
Small fine line tattoo of a red filled heart joined to a black heartbeat line, on the lower back above jeans, in a black and white photo with the red highlighted.
Red heart with heartbeat line on the lower back
Small black fine line cicada tattoo with dotwork shading on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Cicada tattoo on upper back
Back view of a person in a black bikini showing a blue TARDIS police box tattoo with an orange wash and black swirl linework on the upper back, beside the shoulder blade.
TARDIS tattoo on upper back
Small fine line tattoo of an envelope outline with a red heart in its centre, placed at the base of the neck on the upper back, fine line style.
Envelope with red heart on upper back
Solid black ink spiral surrounded by radiating jagged marks across the upper back, in a bold tribal-style design.
Spiral with radiating marks on upper back
Black script lettering reading Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path, with Psalm 119:105 below, tattooed across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Psalm 119:105 lettering on upper back
Woman seen from behind with a black linework tattoo on her upper back, featuring a large animal head and a vertical column of geometric blocks down the spine.
Geometric and animal linework across a back
Black fine line constellation tattoo of connected stars across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Star constellation tattoo on upper back
Fine line black tattoo of a lotus flower with a dotted top and a swirled unalome line, centred on a person's upper back below the neck.
Lotus and unalome on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of Batman, the Joker and a masked villain across an upper back, with the bat logo revealed through torn skin.
Batman, Joker and villain torn-skin back tattoo
Black heraldic eagle tattoo with a red beak, red talons and a red and white shield on its chest, in a traditional style across a person's upper back.
Heraldic eagle with shield on upper back
Fine line black dragonfly tattoo with detailed mesh-like wings on the upper back, with a small Roman numeral VI below its long tail.
Dragonfly across the upper back
Black compass rose with rainbow watercolour splashes and the words Not all who wander are lost curved beneath it, tattooed on an upper back.
Compass rose with watercolour splash on upper back
Small black stylised phoenix tattoo with a swirling tail on the upper back, photographed from behind.
Stylised phoenix on upper back
Small black geometric arrow and diamond tattoo centred on a woman's upper back, with a silver body chain draped across it.
Geometric arrow tattoo down the spine
Black and grey tattoo of mountains, a waterfall and pine trees inside a triangular frame, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Mountain, waterfall and pines in a triangle
Woman seen from behind with a braided updo, showing a fine line tattoo of a flock of black birds rising across her upper back and spine.
Flock of birds across a back
Black fine line tattoo of a rearing horse with a flowing swirl over the shoulder, on the upper back.
Rearing horse on upper back
Painterly tattoo of a bird in flight with black and white wings and an orange breast, placed on a person's upper back.
Flying bird on upper back
Grey geometric four-pointed star tattoo with an inner diamond outline, sitting centrally on the upper back below a silver chain necklace.
Four-pointed star on upper back
Gold metallic temporary tattoo of stacked geometric arrows on a woman's upper back, with a matching gold armband on her upper arm.
Gold arrow design on a woman's back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a spotted deer with antlers on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Realistic deer with antlers on the back
Realistic shaded pocket watch with red cherry blossom branches and teal accents tattooed across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Pocket watch and cherry blossom on the back
Grey botanical tattoo of a scrolling vine with leaves and curls on the upper back, beside the shoulder blade.
Scrolling vine tattoo on a shoulder blade
Black bare tree tattoo running from the shoulder down the upper arm, with three birds in flight across the upper back.
Bare tree and birds on a shoulder
Solid black blackwork lotus flower tattoo across the upper back below the neck, shown on a person with short bobbed hair.
Solid black lotus on upper back
Black ink handwritten-style quotation tattooed across a woman's upper back and shoulder blade, with her hand resting on her shoulder.
Handwritten quote tattoo across a upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a dog with its tongue out, emerging through torn skin on a person's upper back.
Realistic dog portrait tearing through skin on back
Realistic grey-shaded lily tattoo with red stamens and a curling vine across a person's upper back and shoulder.
Shaded lily on a shoulder and back
Black ink circular yantra design with radiating script across the middle of a bare back, with part of another tattoo visible at the lower back.
Circular yantra with script on mid-back
Back tattoo covering the upper and mid back in a traditional style, with floral and ornamental designs and script across the lower back.
Full back piece with script across the lower back
Black and red tribal tattoo of two intertwined wolves with heart and swirl motifs, across the upper back.
Two tribal wolves across the upper back
Collage of black lettering tattoos in Roman numerals, placed on wrists, the neck, the chest and the upper back, in a lettering style.
Roman numeral tattoos on wrists, neck and chest
Black tattoo of a flock of birds rising over the script line Sometimes you're gotta fall before you fly, on a person's upper back and shoulder.
Bird flock and script quote across a shoulder
Purple watercolour-style owl face tattoo with yellow eyes and sketchy black linework, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Owl face tattoo on upper back
Black and grey fine line fleur-de-lis tattoo with a dotted circle above, on the upper back between the shoulder blades, in front of a patterned textile.
Fine line fleur-de-lis on upper back
Colour tattoo of a cherry blossom branch with pink flowers and a bird with a red throat, plus two small characters, on a person's upper back.
Cherry blossom branch and bird across upper back
Two black and grey tattoos side by side: a crescent moon with a face and hanging beaded chains, and a sun with a face, rays and beaded chains on the upper back.
Crescent moon and sun tattoos with chains
Black fine line elvish-style script tattoo running diagonally across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Elvish-style script across upper back