Back tattoo ideas

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Close-up of a shaded grey tattoo on the upper back of a person with teal eyes, showing a grinning cat peering through a keyhole shape.
Grinning cat in a keyhole tattoo on upper back
Back tattoo of stacked planets and fine geometric lines running down the spine, mostly black and grey with one blue planet.
Stacked planets down the spine
Black ink bamboo stalks and leaves with Japanese-style calligraphy down the back, extending onto the shoulder, with small red seal stamps.
Bamboo and calligraphy across a back
Colour tattoo of a seated fairy with green wings, orange hair in a bun and a green dress, placed on the lower back with small sparkles around her.
Seated fairy tattoo on lower back
Black and grey photo of two small shaded star tattoos on the upper back, with the top of a person's hair visible above them.
Two small star tattoos on upper back
Back view of a woman in a white lace bodysuit showing a small fine line tattoo of symbols and numerals in black ink across the mid-back.
Small line of symbols and numerals on mid-back
Colour tattoo of a small fairy in a green dress with blue wings on the upper back, drawn in a simple cartoon style.
Fairy with blue wings on upper back
Black and grey script lettering tattoo across the upper back reading I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me, with Philippians 4:13 below.
Scripture lettering across upper back
Black sun tattoo with flame-like rays and a Virgo zodiac symbol in a central circle, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Sun with zodiac symbol on the back
Back of a person with dark hair in a bun, showing a symmetrical black blackwork geometric tattoo that spreads across the upper back and up the neck.
Geometric black tattoo across upper back and neck
Small black fine line tattoo of three flying birds on the upper back near the shoulder blade, with a long braid over the opposite shoulder.
Three birds on a shoulder blade
Two women seen from behind, each with a small black bird tattoo on the upper back near the neck.
Two small bird tattoos on upper backs
Black dotwork mandala tattoo across the nape and upper back of a woman with her hair pinned up, shown from behind.
Ornamental mandala tattoo on upper back
Black and grey mandala-style elephant tattoo across the upper back, with a lotus pattern on its head and ornate patterned ears.
Mandala elephant on upper back
Fine line tattoo of paw prints with the names Kato, Max, Lucy and Sammy, red hearts and a quote, placed on the upper back.
Paw prints with pet names and a quote
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a horizontal bar with two downward-pointing triangles on the upper back, near the base of the neck.
Fine line triangles and bar on upper back
Two tattoos side by side: a black and grey Jack Skellington key on the upper arm, and a colour heart-shaped padlock with patchwork panels on the upper back, both in a traditional style.
Jack Skellington key and patchwork heart padlock
Black and grey back tattoo in traditional style, with Latin script, stars, dice, cherries, strawberries and a skull in a flower, spread across the upper and lower back.
Back piece of dice, cherries and Latin script
Black and grey traditional pin-up tattoo of a woman bending forward in stockings and heels, covering most of the upper back.
Pin-up woman in stockings across a back
Neo-traditional owl tattoo in blue, purple and yellow with a black outline, spread across a person's upper back.
Blue and purple owl on upper back
Grey shaded realism tattoo of a young elephant raising its trunk towards a sprig of leaves, on the lower back.
Elephant raising a branch on the lower back
Black and grey realism style tattoo on a woman's upper back showing a stag in a suit with bare branches for antlers and a small bird perched on top.
Stag with branch antlers and a bird on back
Large black and grey sketch-style moth tattoo across a person's upper back, with small pink flowers on the shoulder.
Moth tattoo across upper back
Fine line black tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol with the script word 'always' and three small asterisks, placed on the upper back.
Deathly Hallows symbol and 'always' on upper back
Teal and purple feather joined to a black arrow with the script words Follow your arrow, fine line lettering on pale skin.
Feather and arrow with script on the back
Black ink tattoo of an ornate key with the word Honesty in cursive script on the lower back, above a red waistband.
Honesty script and ornate key on lower back
Black and grey tattoo on the upper back of a feather that breaks into a flock of birds flying upwards, in fine line and dotwork shading.
Feather breaking into a flock of birds on the back
Black and grey realism tattoo of an adult lion with two lion cubs on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Lion and two cubs on a back
Two people's upper backs show black script tattoos, one reading "These words you should always remember..." and the other "...To you, my heart I surrender." with a small arrow beneath.
Matching quote tattoos on two upper backs
Black script lettering reading My brother, My best friend and Forever in my heart, with three swallows in flight, tattooed across the upper back.
Script quote and swallows on upper back
Colour dragonfly tattoo with rainbow-toned wings and a black outline, placed on the lower back above denim.
Rainbow dragonfly on lower back
Black and grey realism tattoo of an eye with branch-like lashes, small birds and a curled hook shape, placed on the upper back.
Eye with birds and drips on upper back
Black and grey fine line cross with the word Strength in script running down the vertical bar, tattooed on the upper back.
Strength script cross on upper back
Fine line black tattoo of small birds in flight and a scripture verse in script on a woman's upper back, with the sea behind her.
Birds and script on a upper back
A compass rose tattoo with scattered coloured leaves, petals and dots on a person's upper back, reaching up towards the neck in a botanical style.
Compass rose with colourful leaves on upper back
Black silhouette tattoo on the upper back showing Peter Pan flying beside a pirate ship, with Tinker Bell and a small rowboat below.
Peter Pan silhouette scene on upper back
Colour tattoo of two cartoon pony characters in black suits, one standing tall with rainbow mane and the smaller one beside her, on the upper back.
Two cartoon ponies in suits on the back
Black and white photo of a woman seen from behind, with her hands in her hair, showing a small realistic wolf head tattoo on her upper back near the neck.
Wolf head tattoo on upper back
Black and grey swirling floral tattoo across a woman's upper back and shoulder blade, photographed from behind.
Swirling floral tattoo on upper back
Small black cross tattoo on the upper back of a woman seen from behind, with her hair tied up and arms raised.
Small cross on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a quill rising from an ink pot with birds in flight, above the script words By words the mind is winged, on the upper back.
Quill, ink pot and birds with script quote
Black script lettering reading a Bible verse across the upper back, near the shoulder blade, with a black lace top strap visible.
Scripture lettering across upper back
A tree tattoo with a brown trunk and branches, set against red, blue, green, yellow and pink paint-splash shapes, on the upper back.
Splash-paint tree on upper back
Black and grey dotwork compass rose tattoo with mandala detailing on a person's upper back, with N, E, S and W letters.
Dotwork compass rose on upper back
Black fine line musical staff tattoos with treble clefs and swirling scrollwork, mirrored across the upper back and shoulder blades of a woman with her hair in a bun.
Musical staff tattoos across upper back
Black blackwork tattoo of a crescent moon, stars and stylised waves inside a circle, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Moon and waves in a circle on the upper back
Back of a woman showing a black and grey geometric compass tattoo with moon phases on the shoulder, with red maze lines running down toward the shoulder blade.
Compass and maze tattoo across a shoulder blade
Woman seen from behind on a beach with a small gold-toned chevron tattoo between her shoulder blades, in fine line style on the upper back.
Small chevron on upper back