Back tattoo ideas

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Close photo of a bold abstract swoosh tattoo in red and dark blue ink on a lower back, with a dark top above it.
Red and blue swoosh tattoo on lower back
Small black and grey longhorn skull tattoo on the lower back, beside white lace underwear.
Longhorn skull on lower back
Back view of a woman with dark hair showing a white ink ornamental swirl tattoo spread across her bare back.
White ornamental swirls across a back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of magnolia flowers with ink splatter and drips across a person's upper back.
Black and grey magnolia flowers on a back
Back view of a person in a colourful printed crop top and shorts, with a fine line black ink ruler tattoo showing numbers 13 to 18 on the lower back.
Measuring tape ruler on the lower back
Black script monogram of two interlocking letters with curling flourishes, tattooed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Interlocking script monogram on upper back
Black and grey realistic dragon biting its own tail in a circle, tattooed across the upper back.
Dragon coiled in a circle on upper back
Black and grey shaded wings and the Latin script Alis Volat Propriis tattooed across the upper back and nape, with stars and a sun motif below.
Wings and Latin script on upper back
Black and grey rose surrounded by mandala and paisley linework, tattooed across the upper back.
Rose and mandala on upper back
Solid black ink tattoo of a cross with a heart in its centre on the lower back, above a black waistband and red polka-dot fabric.
Heart and cross on the lower back
Black lettering tattoo of latitude and longitude coordinates in a typewriter-style font, placed across the upper back beside the spine, in a lettering style.
Latitude and longitude coordinates on upper back
Black fine line script reading To live would be an awfully big adventure, with small stars above it, running down the centre of a woman's back.
Script quote running down the spine
Woman seen from behind with a large black and grey dotwork mandala covering her back, with a coloured sleeve tattoo on her upper arm.
Mandala back piece in dotwork and blackwork
Four photos of a yin yang tattoo with lotus and mandala detail, two in black and grey and two in watercolour colour, shown on the back and thigh.
Yin yang and lotus tattoos in four views
Black and grey world map tattoo filled with ornate dotwork patterns across the upper back of a person with hair tied up.
World map tattoo across a back
Back of a person with seven colourful lotus chakra tattoos stacked down the spine, from violet at the neck to red near the waistband.
Seven chakra lotus tattoos down the spine
Blue-black silhouettes of birds in flight rise across a shoulder blade above a line of cursive lettering that reads Sometimes you've gotta fall before you fly.
Bird flock and quote on a shoulder
Fine line black tattoo of a dandelion whose seeds turn into flying birds, running from the shoulder blade up towards the neck on a woman's upper back.
Dandelion seeds turning into birds on upper back
Two photos of a fine line black infinity symbol with an arrow passing through it, shown on the side of the torso and on the upper back.
Infinity symbol and arrow tattoo on the back
Fine line black star constellation tattoo of small dots and asterisk shapes across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Star constellation on upper back
Black and grey Japanese style koi fish tattoo with wave linework on a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Koi fish and waves on upper back
Black and grey blackwork floral tattoo with symmetrical leaves, buds and fan-shaped petals across a person's upper back.
Symmetrical floral design across a back
Collage of four black and grey dotwork tattoos: a crescent moon, a lotus on the ribs, two small birds on the upper back and a mountain scene inside a circle.
Four black and grey dotwork tattoos
Black fine line script lettering running down the middle of a woman's back, shown from behind with a long blonde braid over one shoulder.
Script lettering down the spine
Black and grey ornamental floral tattoo in dotwork and fine linework covering a woman's shoulder, upper arm and upper back.
Ornamental floral shoulder tattoo in black
Black ornamental butterfly tattoo with small gem-like dots and a curling antenna on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Ornate butterfly with gems on upper back
Black ink fine line script reading still i rise with a small sun above the i, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Still I rise script with sun on upper back
Fine line black script lettering runs across the upper back of a woman seated on gravel in front of graffiti.
Handwritten script quote across upper back
Colourful cartoon-style tattoo of New Zealand's map, with each island filled with character illustrations, across a person's upper back.
New Zealand map tattoo across a back
Watercolour-style humpback whale tattoo in pink, green and blue on the upper back, with a pale blue wash suggesting water above it.
Humpback whale on upper back
Cartoon monkey tattoo with black outlines and brown and white shading on the lower back, shown upside down with its bottom raised.
Cartoon monkey bent over on lower back
Black and grey dragonfly tattoo with patterned wings and scrolling swirls across the upper back.
Dragonfly with swirls on upper back
Black and grey cross tattoo with a shaded feather on a woman's upper back, shown in a two-panel photo.
Cross and feather on upper back
Back and shoulder of a person with a white and pink botanical scrollwork design across the shoulder blade, in a fine line style.
White and pink floral scrollwork across a shoulder
Two colour swallow tattoos in a traditional style, with teal wings, pink bodies and orange heads, placed symmetrically on a person's upper back.
Two swallows on upper back
Japanese style dragon tattoo in red, orange and cream over dark green-black scale ground, across a hip and thigh with a white cloth wrapped around the waist.
Red and green dragon on hip and thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a winged figure with outstretched wings, seated on a bicycle, across the centre of a person's upper back.
Winged figure on a bicycle across the upper back
Black and white photo of a shirtless man seen from behind, with a lettering tattoo reading london across his upper back and a floral tattoo at the edge of his left shoulder.
London script tattoo on a seated man's back
Woman seen from behind on a beach, with a black and grey sun face tattoo on her upper back by the shoulder and fine script lettering on her lower left back.
Sun face and script on a back
Black and grey dreamcatcher tattoo with hanging feathers on a woman's upper back, shown in a monochrome photograph.
Dreamcatcher tattoo on upper back
Black and white double exposure of a bare back with blossom branches and trees overlaid on the figure, and a small fine line star cluster tattoo on the right side of the lower back.
Small star cluster tattoo on a back
Black ornamental mandala tattoo in a geometric filigree style, running down the centre of a person's upper back, with hair in an updo and a lace top off the shoulders.
Ornate mandala tattoo down the upper back
Black and grey photo of a column of small fine line lettering tattooed down the centre of a person's back.
Vertical script tattoo down the spine
Black ink phoenix with spread wings and curling tail feathers on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Phoenix tattoo on upper back
Black and grey ornate cross tattoo with scrollwork and the words Destemido and Sobrevivíente, shown on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Ornate cross with lettering on upper back
Dark brown henna-style ornamental design with stars and paisley motifs across the lower back, above the waistband of a pair of jeans.
Henna-style ornamental design on lower back
Black outline tattoo of a line of small elephants across a woman's upper back, shown in a fine line style, with a gold body chain nearby.
Line of elephants across upper back
Colour tattoo of an outlined anatomical heart with pink, yellow and peach roses and green leaves on a person's upper back.
Anatomical heart with roses on upper back