Back tattoo ideas

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Colour tattoo of a seated cat with ornate mandala patterns and a red, blue and purple mandala behind it, on a person's upper back.
Mandala cat tattoo on upper back
Black script lettering of a three-line quote with flying bird silhouettes, tattooed across a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Bird silhouettes and quote on upper back
Black and grey photograph of a fine line outline world map tattoo on the upper back of a woman with her hair in a braid.
Fine line world map on upper back
Black ink geometric compass rose and a small trident on the upper back of a woman in a red bikini on a sunny beach, in a geometric style.
Compass rose and trident on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of three open flowers with leaves and a geometric star lattice across the shoulder and upper back.
Flowers and geometric pattern on a shoulder and back
Woman seen from behind on a beach with a small fine line wave tattoo on her upper back, between the shoulder blades.
Small wave tattoo on upper back
Black and grey realistic angel wings tattoo across the upper back of a woman with curly hair, photographed from behind.
Angel wings across a woman's back
Black ink geometric mandala with Thai script across a woman's upper back, with a faint English phrase tattooed on the right shoulder.
Sak yant style mandala on upper back
Colour tattoo of a crouched figure within a green crescent, with pink and red lily-like flowers and a dark plume, on a shoulder blade.
Crouched figure with lily and crescent on back
Black botanical vine tattoo with flowers, leaves and scrollwork running down the centre of a bare back, following the spine.
Floral vine tattoo down the spine
Geometric teal and grey mountain peaks with two lines of coordinate text below, tattooed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Mountain peaks with coordinates on upper back
Black and grey tribal tattoo with spirals and cross motifs running in an S-curve down a bare back and side.
Tribal spiral tattoo down a back and side
Six-panel collage of feather tattoos in black ink on ribs, collarbone, back, ankle and neck, some with flying birds and one with script.
Feather tattoos in six placements
Two black violin f-hole tattoos sit either side of the spine on a bare lower back, shown in a black and white photograph.
Twin violin f-holes on lower back
Large Japanese-style back tattoo of a shaded grey Buddha face surrounded by waves, with orange and green maple leaves across the upper shoulders.
Buddha face and waves across a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a basset hound with floppy ears beside a pedestal fan, on a person's upper back.
Basset hound beside a pedestal fan on the back
Realistic black widow spider tattoo in black and grey with a small red hourglass marking, on the upper back.
Black widow spider on upper back
Realistic colour tattoo across a woman's upper back showing an anatomical heart with a pocket watch, butterfly wings and pink roses.
Anatomical heart, pocket watch and roses on upper back
Black and blue tribal tattoo of two facing dragons forming a heart shape above knotwork, on the lower back.
Tribal dragons with knotwork on lower back
Black linework infinity heart with the word Emily in script lettering, tattooed on the upper back.
Infinity heart with script name on upper back
Black and grey infinity tattoo with an anchor, rope, two red roses and a script name, placed across the upper back with two swallows above.
Infinity anchor and roses on upper back
Fine line black tattoo of a triangle, circle and vertical wand with the words Until the very end, sitting on the upper back.
Deathly Hallows symbol and script on upper back
Watercolour-style whale tattoo in blue, teal and purple with orange and pink splashes and black ink dots, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Watercolour whale on upper back
Colour realism tattoo of a pink lily with green leaves and black shading, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Pink lily on a shoulder blade
Black and grey fine line anchor and script lettering tattoo on the upper back of a woman with her hair in a bun, photographed from behind.
Anchor and script quote on upper back
Man seen from behind with a full colour Japanese style tattoo covering his back, arms and legs, including dragons, flowers and a golden disc.
Full body Japanese style back and limb tattoo
Blue feathered bird tattoo with black lace patterning across the wings, body and tail, placed on a person's upper back.
Blue feathered bird with lace pattern on back
Back of a woman with blonde hair showing a black script tattoo reading live free with three birds in flight, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Live free script with birds on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo across a person's upper back showing lilies, a hummingbird, a skull and scrollwork.
Lilies, hummingbird and skull on a back
Black fine line script reading Party on Wayne with a pair of glasses above it, tattooed on skin at the lower back.
Party on Wayne script with glasses
Fine line infinity symbol tattoo with two script initials and a small red heart, placed on a person's upper back.
Infinity symbol with initials and heart on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of an elephant with its trunk raised and spraying swirls, on the lower back.
Elephant spraying swirls on the lower back
Black and grey mandala tattoo centred on the upper back of a woman in a white top, arms raised with palms together, facing the sea.
Mandala tattoo on the upper back
Back tattoo of red leopard print spots outlined in black, running down the spine from the neck to the lower back.
Red leopard print down the spine
Colour realism tattoo of red lilies with green stems and two blue butterflies, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Red lilies and blue butterflies on a back
Black and grey dotwork and linework tattoo of peonies, leaves and a central triangle mandala across a person's upper back.
Peony and triangle mandala across upper back
Black and grey realism feather tattoo with swirls, small birds and a script quote across the upper back.
Feather and script quote on upper back
Realistic elephant tattoo with teal and pink watercolour splashes and small birds, across the upper back of a woman with long brown hair.
Elephant with watercolour splashes on upper back
Grey and purple ivy leaves and roses tattoo running down a person's back, in a botanical neo-traditional style.
Ivy leaves and roses down the back
Two solid black vertical bars tattooed across a man's upper back, with fine text lines down his upper arm, in a blackwork style.
Two solid black bars across upper back
Woman seen from behind on a city street with a fine line cross-like symbol on her left shoulder blade, a paper plane on her upper back and a shell on her upper arm.
Fine line tattoos on back, arm and shoulder
Black and white photo of a woman seen from behind, with a small script tattoo across her upper back beneath a chandelier.
Small script tattoo on a woman's upper back
Black script lettering tattoo of a three-line quote across the upper back, shown from behind with the hair pulled up and a patterned top strap visible.
Script quote across upper back
Small colour tattoo of a green leaf shape with a red feather laid across it, on pale skin, placed on the lower back.
Green leaf and red feather tattoo
Black line tattoo of two cartoon elephants whose raised trunks meet to form a heart, placed on the back in a simple fine line style.
Two elephants with a heart-shaped trunk
Colour tattoo of Maleficent with her dragon form, a raven and a red rose, placed across a person's upper back.
Maleficent dragon and rose on a back
Black and grey crescent moon tattoo with a monogram, swirling tribal-style linework and small stars on the side of a person's torso.
Crescent moon and stars on the side
Black and grey realism tattoo covering a full back, showing a horned demonic creature with glowing eyes, a serpent and a skeletal hand among stone ruins.
Horned demon and serpent across a full back