Back tattoo ideas

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Back of a woman's neck showing a shaded red rose tattoo with a white cross over it, plus a small black cross on the upper back below.
Red rose with cross on the back of the neck
Large R2-D2 droid tattoo in blue, white and grey covering most of a man's back, seen from behind.
R2-D2 droid tattoo across a back
Fine line black linework tattoo of a geometric star and pendant design on the upper back, with purple hair falling either side.
Geometric star pendant tattoo on upper back
A woman's back and upper arm decorated with gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos of an anchor, chevrons, arrows and a diamond chain, against a white background.
Metallic gold and silver temporary tattoos on back
Black and grey tattoo of peonies with leaves and a flock of birds flying up towards the shoulder blade on a person's upper back.
Peonies and birds across a upper back
Fine line and dotwork tattoo of a world map inside a dotted circle with a stippled compass star above it, placed on the upper back beside swallow tattoos.
World map and compass rose on the back
Blue and grey neo-traditional rose tattoo drawn with sheet music across its petals, with leaves and scrolling swirls, on the upper back.
Rose made of sheet music on upper back
Black ornamental mandala tattoo running down the upper back from the nape, seen on a woman with her hair up and wearing a grey top.
Ornamental mandala tattoo on upper back
Black lettering reading Insert Coins In Slot with a small red arrow and scrollwork above it, tattooed on the lower back above jeans.
Insert Coins In Slot lettering on lower back
White ink floral lace tattoo spreading across a shoulder and upper back, with red hair visible at the top of the frame.
White ink floral lace on a shoulder
Pink lotus tattoo with a spiral centre and small dot accents on a person's lower back.
Pink lotus on the lower back
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with layered petals centred on the upper back of a woman with long hair.
Mandala tattoo on upper back
Colour botanical tree tattoo with green foliage and a handwritten black script quote across the upper back, with a small star tattoo near the neck.
Tree and script quote across a back
Realistic full back tattoo of a bearded winged figure with an outstretched arm and flowing robes, with a horned bearded figure below, in grey shading with warm brown tones, placed across the back.
Winged figure and horned demon on a back
Healed tattoo on a person's back of the word Mom in grey script inside a heart outline, with green flowers and vines in a botanical style.
Mom script in a heart with green flowers
Back view of a shirtless person with a large black and grey tattoo of a dense landscape scene across the back and upper arm, plus fine line bird and geometric marks on the shoulder.
Large black and grey back and arm piece
Black and white photo of two women, one with a fine line shaded feather tattoo on her upper chest and the other with a matching feather on her upper back, with a small bee tattoo on the first woman's
Two matching feather tattoos on chest and back
Full back tattoo of a gnarled cherry blossom tree with pink flowers, grey mountains and a pale blue sky, placed across the back.
Cherry blossom tree across a back
Back view of a person with long dreadlocks and a teal headwrap, showing a large black sun tattoo across the upper back and a butterfly tattoo on the shoulder.
Sun design across a back with butterfly on shoulder
Black fine script lettering tattoo across the upper back, two lines of flourished text running over the shoulder blades.
Two lines of script quote across upper back
Back of a person with a coloured pink lotus tattoo framed by black ornamental mandala linework, placed across the upper back.
Pink lotus within a mandala on upper back
Back view of a person with a black cursive script tattoo reading violent delights have violent ends across the upper back.
Cursive quote across upper back
Realism-style tattoo of a pale pink and cream rose with dark green leaves on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Realistic rose on shoulder blade
Heavily tattooed arms crossed over a head of long hair, showing a grey rose on the hand, a pink rose on the forearm, and a teal heart on the upper back in traditional style.
Roses and heart tattoos on arms and hands
Back of a person with a watercolour-style tattoo of superhero emblems, including a hammer, bat, skull and spider, running down the spine on the back.
Superhero emblems watercolour back piece
Black and grey realism back tattoo showing a wolf, two bears, a moose and pine forest across the full back.
Wildlife back piece with wolf, bears and moose
Two colour tattoos on the lower back of a person's skin, showing cartoon gloved hands forming a heart, one with a blue wizard hat and one with a red polka-dot bow.
Mickey and Minnie hands on lower back
Colour sugar skull tattoo with a pink bow, teal flower eyes and heart details on the upper back, in a traditional style.
Sugar skull with pink bow on upper back
Black and grey tattoos across the back of a woman in a bikini, with ornate designs on her upper arm and lower leg, photographed walking on sand.
Back and leg tattoos on a beach
Black geometric tattoo of an arrow with a compass star at its centre, running vertically down the middle of a person's back.
Arrow and compass tattoo down the spine
Traditional style floral ornament tattoo on the upper back below the nape of the neck, with a dark central flower, olive leaves and red accents.
Symmetrical floral ornament on upper back
Back and shoulder of a person with fine line black tattoos of a birdcage, a sailing ship sketch and script above the shoulder, with the head turned away.
Birdcage and ship tattoos on a shoulder and back
Black ink geometric tattoo of an arrow, diamond and dot motifs running down the centre of a person's upper back.
Arrow and diamond spine tattoo
Black and grey tattoo of a circular city street map with dense road grid and main avenues, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Circular city map tattoo on upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a simple figure with raised arms and radiating lines, placed between the shoulder blades on a person's upper back.
Raised-arms figure on upper back
Close view of a woman in a white polka-dot dress showing small black and grey tattoos of stars and a diamond on her upper arm, with a faint winged figure tattoo on her upper back.
Diamond and star tattoos on upper arm
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo on a person's upper back showing a palm tree, flamingo, dolphin, inflatable ring and boombox.
Retro palm tree and boombox on upper back
Black tribal wings framing a central cross tattoo across a woman's bare back, photographed from behind against a dark background.
Tribal wings and cross on a back
Black outline tattoo of Hello Kitty with a pink and black leopard print bow, placed on the lower back.
Hello Kitty with leopard print bow on lower back
Full back tattoo of a colourful phoenix with roses, cherry blossom and wave motifs in Japanese style, shown on the back of a person with dark hair.
Phoenix and roses across a full back
Close-up of a black fine-line Arabic script lettering tattoo across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Arabic script tattoo on upper back
Black script lettering reading A Love Thicker Then Blood across the upper back, with reddened skin around the fresh tattoo.
Script quote across the upper back
A pair of green cat eyes with black outlines tattooed across the upper back of a woman lying face down on a bed.
Green cat eyes on upper back
Back of a woman's neck with a small blue-grey anchor tattoo wrapped in rope, and a colourful tattoo visible on her shoulder.
Anchor tattoo on the back of the neck
Colour tattoo of the cartoon creature Totoro holding a teal umbrella, with a dark outline, on a person's upper back.
Totoro holding an umbrella on the upper back
Purple and pink watercolour-style flower tattoo with soft blended edges on a person's upper back and shoulder.
Purple watercolour flowers on a shoulder blade
Black script reading That witch does not kill me makes me stronger, surrounded by outline and solid stars, across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Script quote with stars on the upper back
A purple tribal-style cat tattoo with swirling inner patterns and black outlines, sitting on the upper back.
Purple tribal cat on upper back