Back tattoo ideas

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Red koi fish with a white lotus flower and grey water swirls in Japanese style across a person's upper back.
Koi fish and lotus on the upper back
Black and grey ornamental tattoo across the upper back and nape, with a rose on the shoulder, photographed from behind.
Ornamental back piece with rose on shoulder
Black and grey engraved-style tattoo of a crescent moon and a sun, each with a face, surrounded by stars, on a person's upper back.
Moon and sun face tattoo on upper back
A woman seen from behind holding a pink and green bouquet, with colourful floral tattoos across her upper back and upper arm.
Floral tattoos on back and upper arm
Watercolour-style tattoo of a bare tree with blue, orange and pink washes and black linework across a person's upper back.
Watercolour-style tree on upper back
Colour tattoo of an orange starfish with blue swirling vines and small flowers across a person's upper back.
Starfish and blue swirling vines on upper back
Fine line black tattoo of a vertical design with spirals, loops and dots on the upper back, centred along the spine.
Vertical fine line spiral design on upper back
Black and grey dotwork and line tattoo of a bat with spread wings among leaves, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Bat and leaves across a shoulder blade
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a scorpion constellation beside a crescent moon on the upper back.
Scorpion constellation and moon on a shoulder blade
Colour tattoo of a grey mouse on a wild strawberry plant with red berries, white flowers and green leaves, placed on a person's upper back.
Mouse among wild strawberries on a back
Black and grey script tattoo reading music is what feelings sound like, framed by swirling flourishes, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Script quote with swirls on upper back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of lilies, a hibiscus and ornamental scrollwork running over the shoulder and down the side of the back.
Lily and hibiscus flowers with scrollwork across back and
Collage of four cat images: two black line and silhouette cat designs on white, a lying black cat on pink, and a small black and grey sitting cat tattoo on a person's upper back.
Black cat designs and a cat tattoo on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a feathered angel wing spreading across a person's back, shoulder and outstretched upper arm.
Feather wing tattoo across back and arm
Colour tattoo of brass-toned clockwork gears, a clock face with Roman numerals and two winged panels, placed across a person's upper back.
Steampunk gears and wings on a back
Small black fine line dreamcatcher tattoo with hanging feather shapes on the upper back, near the neck, of a person with dark hair.
Dreamcatcher tattoo on upper back
Black geometric linework tattoo of stacked diamonds, a point and dotted rungs running down the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Geometric vertical tattoo on upper back
Small black hot air balloon tattoo on the upper back beside the shoulder blade, in a fine line style.
Tiny hot air balloon on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a sun with a face and a crescent moon on a woman's upper back, with the script words live your life above the right shoulder blade.
Sun and moon with script on upper back
Botanical wisteria vine tattoo in purple and grey on a woman's shoulder, shoulder blade and upper arm, photographed from behind.
Wisteria vine across shoulder and back
Black and grey photo of a woman's bare back with a small swallow tattoo near the neck and fine script across the lower back.
Swallow and script on upper back
Small black fine line tattoo of three birds in flight on the side of a woman's bare back, shown from behind.
Three small birds on a woman's back
Black lettering tattoo reading I'm the hero of this story, I don't need to be saved, across the upper back of a person lying face down on a bed.
Two-line quote tattoo across upper back
Black and white photo of two people seen from behind, each with a small fine line flower tattoo on the upper back.
Matching small flower tattoos on two backs
Black and grey realism tattoo of two lions' heads across a person's upper back, with soft smoky shading behind them.
Two lions on upper back
Colour tattoo of the Zelda character Midna in a chibi style, with a grey helmet, orange flame-like hair and teal markings, on the upper back.
Midna character tattoo on upper back
Black and red tattoo of a split angel and devil wing design with a halo above and a devil tail below, placed on a person's upper back.
Angel and devil wings with tail on upper back
Close view of a bold black tribal swirl tattoo across a woman's upper back and shoulder blade, with her blonde hair tied up and a cream top strap visible.
Black tribal swirl on a shoulder
Black and grey ornate lotus tattoo in dotwork and fine line detail, centred on a woman's upper back.
Ornate lotus on upper back
Large unfilled black outline lettering in a blocky graffiti style across a person's upper back, with some reddening around the lines.
Large outlined block lettering across upper back
Black ink bare tree tattoo covering the mid and upper back, with branches spreading toward the shoulders in a blackwork style.
Bare tree tattoo across a back
Lower back tattoo of three oval-framed portraits inside an ornate black scrollwork frame, with a coloured central portrait of a girl with a red flower in her hair.
Three framed portraits on lower back
Black and grey Traditional style elephant tattoo with patterned paisley and swirl details on a person's lower back.
Ornate elephant on the lower back
Colour realism tattoo of a woman blowing bubbles beside a ringed planet and other planets in purple galaxy clouds, across a person's upper back.
Woman blowing bubbles among planets on back
Colour tattoo of a swirling tree of life with green leaves, blue dots and two figures in its orange trunk, placed on a person's upper back.
Tree of life with two figures on upper back
Colour tattoo of an acoustic guitar with a red and black body and black music notes floating beside it, across a person's upper back.
Acoustic guitar and music notes on upper back
Colour tattoo of a large flower with a black outline and watercolour-style yellow, orange, brown and blue wash, placed on a person's upper back.
Watercolour-style flower on upper back
A solid black crow silhouette tattoo facing left on the upper back, with a dark strap visible at the top edge of the frame.
Crow silhouette on a upper back
Back view of a woman with short blonde hair showing a colourful floral tattoo of sunflowers and lilies on her right shoulder blade, plus a small dark tattoo at the nape.
Floral piece on a shoulder blade and small nape tattoo
Black and grey dotwork lace dreamcatcher tattoo with three feathers and beads on the upper back, with part of another animal tattoo visible to the left.
Lace dreamcatcher on upper back
Large realistic black and brown chimpanzee tattoo covering the upper back, with arms raised and feet visible at the lower back.
Realistic chimpanzee across a back
Black and white photo of a handwritten black script tattoo reading 'I myself am made entirely of flaws stitched together with good intentions' across the lower back, under a white garment.
Handwritten quote tattoo on the lower back
Large blue and black feathered bird with a lace-patterned body tattooed across the upper back.
Blue feathered bird on upper back
Black and grey photo of a solid cross and script lettering reading Let your faith is bigger than your fears, tattooed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Cross and script quote on upper back
Healed blackwork tribal tattoo on the upper back beside the shoulder blade, with a small asterisk above and a line of small text below.
Bold tribal tattoo on upper back
Black and grey photograph, seen from behind, of an open book with feathers and a quill pen tattooed across a woman's upper back.
Open book and quill on upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a vertical arrow with diamond patterns running down the upper back.
Vertical arrow tattoo on upper back
Black and grey back tattoo of a winged angel, clouds and smoke on the shoulder blades, with script panels and sleeve work on the upper arms.
Winged angel and clouds across a back