Back tattoo ideas

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Black and grey fine line tattoo of a world map outline on a person's upper back, with a geometric M-shaped symbol below it.
World map outline on upper back
Photo of a red butterfly swirl tattoo with a soft pink wash and small stars on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Red butterflies and pink wash on shoulder
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an eye framed by lotus-like petals and a mandala, placed on the upper back below the nape of the neck.
Eye within a mandala on the upper back
Black ink infinity symbol joined to the word strength in cursive script, tattooed across the lower back above jeans.
Infinity symbol with strength script
Black and grey lettering tattoo reading everything was beautiful and nothing hurt in a typewriter-style font, placed on the upper back.
Typewriter quote tattoo on the back
Blue silhouette birds rise across a shoulder blade above the script words Sometimes you've gotta fall before you fly, on the upper back.
Flock of birds and script on a shoulder
Black linework tattoo of a leafy tree whose trunk forms two legs and feet, on the upper back beside the shoulder blade.
Tree with legs on upper back
Woman seen from behind on a beach with a fine line black wave tattoo on her upper back, between the shoulder blades.
Small wave tattoo on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of an adult elephant walking with a smaller calf behind it, in a realistic style, on the upper back.
Adult elephant and calf walking across the back
Two fine line black script tattoos, one reading amica mea on the upper back and one reading soror mea on the inner forearm.
Latin script words on back and forearm
Large black and grey angel wing tattoo in a realistic style spanning the upper arm, shoulder and back.
Angel wings across back and upper arm
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo across the lower back reading and she laughs without fear of the future, with proverbs 31:25 below, above black lace underwear.
Bible verse script across the lower back
Colour tattoo of the Hogwarts crest with a letter H and the script quote Hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home, surrounded by laurel leaves, on the upper back.
Hogwarts crest with quote on upper back
Colour tattoo of a hummingbird and pink cherry blossom branches with falling petals, sitting on the upper back over the shoulder blade.
Hummingbird and cherry blossom on a shoulder blade
Full back tattoo of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha in neo-traditional colour, with an ornate crown, jewels and swirling cloud motifs on a man's back.
Ganesha full back tattoo in colour
Black ink butterfly with a dotted trail and four-pointed stars on a person's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Butterfly and stars on a upper back
Dreamcatcher tattoo with feathers and red mandala webs across a person's back, shaded in a realistic style with a beaded line across the upper back.
Two dreamcatchers with feathers across the back
Black and grey script lettering reading Bleed with me and you will forever be my brother, with a flourish beneath it, across the upper back.
Script quote across upper back
Black and grey photo of a bare back with the words Turn your wounds into wisdom tattooed vertically down the spine in serif lettering.
Vertical quote along the spine
Colour tattoo of a dragonfly with blue and green swirl-patterned wings and black scrollwork, placed on the upper back.
Dragonfly with swirls on upper back
Upper back of a woman in a white towel and robe, showing a black cross tattoo and a colourful design on the shoulder.
Black cross and colour shoulder tattoo
Black fine line script lettering tattooed across the upper back between the shoulder blades of a woman with her hair in a bun, seen from behind in bed.
Fine script lettering across upper back
Black and white photo of a woman's upper back showing a small fine line script tattoo reading live forever at the base of the neck.
Live forever script on upper back
Back of a woman in a grey top showing black and grey tattoo lettering reading twilight in a serif script, with a pair of shaded eyes below it on her upper back.
Twilight lettering and eyes on upper back
Colour hummingbird tattoo with grey floral linework across the upper back, near the left shoulder blade.
Hummingbird with floral linework on upper back
Large mixed-colour back tattoo of black silhouetted trees fading into green triangular shards and dark cubes, in a geometric blended style across the upper and mid back.
Black trees dissolving into green shards on back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an elephant head inside an ornate hamsa-style frame, placed on the upper back.
Ornate elephant in a hamsa frame on upper back
Black and grey winged angel tattoo on the upper back of a person seen from behind, beside an open-back lace top.
Winged angel tattoo on upper back
Black and grey full back tattoo of a woman with a halo and a tiger head below, framed by roses and skulls, seen from behind beside a window.
Full back tattoo of a woman with a tiger
Black ink circular emblem with thin linework circles and arcs, in a Gallifreyan-style design, on the upper back of a person with short blonde hair.
Circular Gallifreyan-style emblem on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo on a person's upper back showing a top-hatted man in a tailcoat balancing on a tightrope between a heart and a brain.
Tightrope walker with heart and brain on a back
Black and white photo of a fine line and dotwork dandelion tattoo with a long thin stem running down the centre of a bare upper back.
Dandelion tattoo on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a cratered moon partly veiled by clouds, placed centrally on a person's upper back.
Moon and clouds on upper back
Fine line tattoo of a few short dark strokes on the upper back of a woman with her hair up, seen from behind.
Small line tattoo on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of mountains inside a dotted circle, with a script quote beneath it, on the upper back of a person seen from behind.
Mountains and script quote on the upper back
Colour and black-and-grey tattoo on a person's back showing a swallow in flight between three red poppies, with birds and ink splashes above.
Swallow and red poppies down a back
Fine line black infinity symbol with three small birds and the word faith in script across the lower back.
Infinity symbol with birds and faith script
Black tribal-style tattoo across a woman's upper back, with a large central circle of spirals and wing-like arms reaching toward the shoulders.
Tribal back piece with central circle
Fine line black tattoo of a dandelion clock on the upper back, with its seeds drifting off and turning into small birds across the shoulder.
Dandelion seeds turning into birds on upper back
Colour splash tattoo of grey and coloured paw prints with blue, green, pink and purple washes on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Watercolour-style paw prints on the upper back
Black ink tattoo of a treble clef and bass clef on the upper back, with staff lines curling into a heart and script reading music is the sound of life.
Treble and bass clefs with script on upper back
Realistic grey skulls with red daisy-like flowers and black swirling linework across a person's upper back.
Two skulls and red flowers on a back
Red ornamental filigree tattoo running down the centre of a woman's back, seen from behind above a white corset-back dress.
Red filigree tattoo down the spine
Black and grey back tattoo with script running down the spine, flowers and vines on both sides and a tribal band above the waistband.
Spinal script and flowers across a back
Back view of a woman in a shop aisle with a black and grey eagle tattoo on her upper back and the words MARRIED WITH 22 KIDS in lettering across her lower back.
Eagle and lettering on a lower back
Woman seen from behind with a long braid and blue bikini, showing a yellow-orange sunflower design on her upper back near the shoulder blade.
Sunflower tattoo on upper back
Colourful hummingbird feeding from pink speckled lilies, a tattoo on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Hummingbird and lilies on a shoulder blade
Black script lettering tattoo of a short quote across the upper back near the shoulder blade, on a person wearing a white floral camisole.
Script quote tattoo on upper back