Spine tattoo ideas

316 photos and flash · 26% Fine line, 20% Botanical · Back most common

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Botanical tattoo of a leafy vine with red berries and a thin script line running down the centre of a person's back, placed along the spine.
Leafy vine with berries down the spine
Black fine line cross and script lettering running down a woman's spine, with a small tattoo on her upper arm.
Cross and script down the spine
Black and grey fine line geometric tattoo of stacked arrow, circles and triangles running vertically down the centre of a person's upper back.
Geometric arrow motif down the upper back
Blue outlined spine tattoo of stacked vertebrae across the centre of a back, glowing under ultraviolet light.
Glowing spine tattoo across the back
Black and grey swallows and a fine script line running down the spine on a woman's upper back, shown from behind.
Swallows and script down the spine
Black ink script tattoo running down the spine of a woman seen from behind, with a shaded rose on her upper arm.
Vertical script down the spine with a rose
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with lotus petals and a long pointed line running down the centre of a person's back.
Mandala and lotus tattoo on a back
Woman seen from behind with a fine line script lettering tattoo running down her spine, in grey-black ink, above an open lace wedding dress.
French script quote down the spine
Black and white photo of a bare back with a long vertical ornamental tattoo of mandala and floral motifs running down the spine, in the Botanical style.
Ornamental floral spine tattoo on a back
Back of a woman's upper spine with a black abstract brushstroke tattoo containing a crescent and dots, softened by pink, purple and blue watercolour splashes.
Abstract brushstroke and crescent on upper back
Fine line black script tattoo running down the spine of a woman seated at a bar, photographed from behind.
Script quote running down the spine
Black fine line outline tattoo of five hearts stacked vertically down the centre of a person's upper back.
Five outline hearts down the spine
Back view of a person with hair tied up, showing a teal ornate key tattoo with a mouse-ear shaped bow on the upper back.
Key with mouse-ear bow on upper back
Photograph of a back tattoo showing a red spine down the centre with black drips, coloured paint-like splatter and printed text across the skin, placed on the back.
Red spine and printed pages across a back
Black and grey illustration of a wolf head above a skull wearing a feather headdress, with a column of vertebrae below, drawn as a tattoo design.
Wolf and skull with feather headdress
Collage of eight sepia photographs of black fine line geometric tattoos with diamond, arrow and circle motifs on the forearm, upper arm, spine, ribs, neck and ankle.
Geometric line tattoos in a collage of eight
Black lettering tattoo running vertically down the centre of a woman's back, shown from behind with her hair up.
Vertical lettering down the spine
Black and grey tattoo of a vertebral column running down a bare back, photographed from behind.
Spine tattoo down a bare back
Black and white diptych of a shirtless person seen from behind, with a thin dark line running down the spine and small tattoos on the upper arm and shoulder.
Thin line down the spine in black and grey
Back of a person with a botanical tattoo of maple leaves on a branch running from the shoulder blade down the spine, in soft black and grey shading.
Maple leaves cascading down a back
Black and grey fine line lettering runs vertically down the centre of a person's back, seen from behind, with hair in a loose bun.
Vertical script down the spine
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an anatomical heart made of cactus, topped with a flower bloom, on the upper arm, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Cactus heart with flower on an upper arm
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
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
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
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 linework tattoo of a cactus and rose with leaves on the outer thigh, in a botanical style.
Cactus and rose on a thigh
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
Sketchy orange and black tattoo of a bow with a ribbon trailing down the spine, with cursive script written on the ribbon, on the upper back and neck.
Bow and script ribbon on upper back
Black ink sketch of a ribcage with a flower, a pelvis, an insect wing and a spine decorated with a bird, blossom and mushrooms, drawn as a tattoo design.
Ribcage, pelvis and spine with flora and fauna
Colour tattoo of a purple and green prickly pear cactus with yellow roses and a red bud, in traditional style, on the outer thigh.
Prickly pear cactus with yellow flowers on a thigh
Black and grey pencil drawing of a dragon head in profile with swept-back horns, frill-like spines and open jaws, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Dragon head in profile, pencil drawing
Black and grey dreamcatcher and feather tattoo running down a bare back in a black and white photo, placed along the spine between the shoulder blades.
Dreamcatchers and feathers down the spine
Pencil drawing of a woman with closed eyes and long flowing hair holding a skull, surrounded by ribs, a spine and bones, with a soft yellow glow behind her.
Woman with skull and bones design
A large black and grey biomechanical ribcage tattoo with laced corset details and scrollwork across a woman's bare back.
Biomechanical ribcage back piece
Black and grey tattoo of a row of upright books with shaded spines on the inner forearm, shown in three photographs.
Row of books on a forearm
A watercolour and ink dragon design with blue, violet and red washes, drawn as a flash sheet suitable for a tattoo.
Watercolour dragon design in blue and violet
Traditional style tattoo of a snarling skeletal wolf with a bold black outline and red tongue, across the side of a torso on the ribs.
Skeletal wolf on the ribs
Watercolour-style tattoo on a person's upper back, showing a thin black vertical line down the spine with a purple heart shape and a yellow-green clover beside it.
Clover and heart on upper back
Fine line black geometric tattoo of a vertical ornament with diamonds and lines on the upper back, between the straps of a dark top.
Vertical geometric ornament on the upper back
Black and grey tattoo of five moon phases stacked vertically down the centre of a person's back, from full moon at the top to an outlined new moon at the bottom.
Five moon phases down the spine
Black fine line mandala and lotus tattoo running down the centre of a woman's upper back, from the nape of the neck to the mid-back.
Mandala and lotus back piece
Back tattoo of a central column of ornate diamond motifs flanked by sweeping swirling lines, shown in a sepia-toned photograph of a bare back.
Ornate spine and swirl back tattoo
Colourful butterfly tattoos in a trail down a woman's back, following the spine with small star and dot accents.
Butterfly trail down the spine
Black and grey dreamcatcher tattoo with feathers and beads running down the middle of a woman's back.
Dreamcatchers and feathers down the back
Black script lettering running vertically down a woman's spine on her back, with a long braid falling over one shoulder.
Script quote down the spine
Black abstract tattoo of solid and outlined circles, dots and thin lines running down the middle of a person's lower back, in a fine line and blackwork style.
Abstract circles and lines down the spine
Black ink sak yant tattoo across a woman's back, with a vertical line of Thai script, a star, two tigers at the lower back and a tribal design on the left side.
Sak yant back piece with two tigers