Back tattoo ideas

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Large world map tattoo in black outline with selected countries filled in colour, covering the upper back.
World map across a back
Realism style black and grey wolf head tattoo on the upper back of a person lying face down on a bed.
Wolf head on upper back
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with a triangle motif at its centre, placed on the lower back of a person wearing a maroon top.
Mandala tattoo on the lower back
Realistic red cardinal perched on a branch, tattooed on the upper back of a person shown from behind in a white racerback vest.
Realistic cardinal on upper back
Back view of a person in a cream halter top, showing a shaded grey bow tattoo near the neck and small fine line marks on the upper arm.
Bow tattoo on upper back and fine marks on arm
Close photo of a green vine tattoo with curling tendrils and small leaves on a person's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Green vine scroll tattoo on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a fairy with butterfly wings and swirling tendrils on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Winged fairy tattoo on upper back
Colour chrysanthemum tattoo on the shoulder joining a red fine line mandala with a central Om symbol across the upper back.
Chrysanthemum and red mandala on upper back
Realistic colour tattoo of five monarch butterflies descending diagonally across the side of a bare lower back above jeans.
Five monarch butterflies down the lower back
Black ink lettering reading forever faithful, looping through an infinity symbol, with a black eagle emblem beside it, tattooed on the back.
Forever faithful infinity script on back
Colour tattoo of a pink cherry blossom branch with a bluebird on the lower back, shown in a before and after view covering a scar.
Cherry blossom branch and bluebird over a back scar
Shaded pink rose with dark leaves beside a black swirling filigree butterfly tattoo on a person's upper back.
Pink rose and filigree butterfly on a back
Script infinity symbol tattoo reading Mother and Daughter, in black and grey with some green and brown tones, across the upper back.
Mother and daughter infinity symbol on the back
Black and grey realism angel wings tattoo spanning the upper back of a man with his hands behind his head.
Shaded angel wings across a back
Colourful folk-style floral tattoo across the lower back, with pink and purple flowers, a brown stem, green leaves and a small bird.
Folk floral tattoo on lower back
Black script lettering tattoo reading 'this too shall pass' across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Script quote 'this too shall pass' on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a cat silhouette framed by ornate lace-style floral filigree on a person's upper back.
Cat silhouette within lace-style floral filigree
Back of a woman with a large Japanese dragon and cloud tattoo, with colourful peony and chrysanthemum sleeves on her arms.
Japanese dragon back piece with peonies
Black lettering tattoo on a shoulder blade, with the words 'a dream is a wish your heart makes' arranged in a heart shape in a lettering style.
Heart-shaped quote on the upper back
Gold metallic geometric diamond with a dangling chain line across a woman's upper back, plus a feather armband on her upper arm.
Gold diamond design on a back
Colour realism tattoo of three red and orange poppies with black stems and faint ink splashes, across the upper back.
Three red poppies across a back
Black compass rose tattoo on the upper back near the shoulder of a person with auburn hair pulled up.
Compass rose on upper back
Two small black fine line tattoos of nigiri sushi, one salmon and one prawn with nori, shown on the back and upper arm.
Two small nigiri sushi tattoos in fine line
Black ornamental scrollwork tattoo spanning the upper back and shoulder, seen from behind on a woman with dreadlocks in a peach one-shoulder top.
Ornamental scrollwork tattoo on upper back
Black fine line arrow tattoo with a feathered head, three dots and a open arrowhead on the lower back.
Fine line arrow on the lower back
Grey and teal dotwork moth tattoo with eyespots on its wings, placed centrally across the upper back below the neck.
Moth tattoo on upper back
Two people seen from behind, each with a shaded rose and a butterfly tattoo on the upper back and shoulder, in a studio with an orange wall and a reclining chair.
Rose and butterfly tattoos on two shoulders
Black ink dreamcatcher tattoo with a circular geometric web and three feathers on the upper back of a woman with her hair tied up.
Dreamcatcher tattoo on upper back
Black geometric tattoo of a diamond with radiating lines and stacked arrows on the upper back, seen from behind, with the wearer's hair in a bun.
Diamond and arrow tattoo on upper back
Black script lettering reading Hello there, the angel from my nightmare across the lower back, above a pair of blue jeans.
Script quote across the lower back
Four numbered photos of a black swirling design on a person's upper back, showing the tattoo before removal, then the treated, fading and largely cleared skin.
Four-stage tattoo removal on upper back
Black and white photo of a woman with long hair seen from behind, with a fine line script tattoo reading La vita è bella on her upper back near the shoulder.
Script quote on upper back
Full colour Japanese style phoenix tattoo with blue body, purple and green wings and orange tail feathers across a person's upper back.
Colourful phoenix across a back
Black tribal dragon tattoo with spiky wings and a curled tail across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Tribal dragon on upper back
Japanese style Great Wave tattoo in teal and blue with grey shading, placed on the upper back near the shoulder.
Great Wave tattoo on upper back
Black and grey tribal geometric tattoo across a shoulder and upper back, with linework that appears pale against dark skin.
Tribal patterned shoulder and upper back
Two side-by-side photos: a small black and grey fine line botanical sprig on an upper arm, and a dotted star constellation tattoo on the upper back below the neck.
Fine line sprig on an arm and star constellation on a back
Back of a woman with a black and grey tattoo of Alice holding hands with the White Rabbit on her upper back, with a small blue butterfly near her shoulder.
Alice and the White Rabbit on upper back
Black and grey fine line crescent moon tattoo with stippled shading on the upper back of a person with shoulder-length hair.
Crescent moon tattoo on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a flock of birds rising from shaded feathers across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Flock of birds rising from feathers on upper back
Teal watercolour-style dragonfly tattoo with a thin dark body running down the upper back of a woman with her hands raised to her hair.
Teal dragonfly on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a Celtic knot heart forming a cross, placed on the upper back.
Celtic knot heart cross on upper back
Back of a neck and shoulder with a shaded grey floral tattoo featuring purple blooms and small ants and a beetle.
Grey floral tattoo across neck and shoulder
Woman seen from behind on a beach with a black and grey winged back tattoo, a shaded shoulder design and a band tattoo on her forearm.
Winged back piece on a beach
Black and grey photograph of two people seen from behind in lace underwear, showing bow tattoos on the thighs, two of them with skulls at the centre.
Bow tattoos on thighs in black lace
Black and grey photograph of a woman's upper back showing two mirrored geometric sunburst tattoos over the shoulder blades, with the hair in a bun.
Mirrored sunburst tattoo across upper back
Black tribal-style manta ray tattoo with a long tail running down the spine, and a smaller turtle on the lower back of a woman's bare back.
Manta ray and turtle on a back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a feather with small birds and the script words free yourself on a person's upper back.
Free yourself script and feather on upper back