Star tattoo ideas

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Woman seen from behind with arms raised, showing a green wing tattoo on her left upper back and a red star with chevrons on her right upper back.
Green wing and red star on upper back
Black and grey hamsa hand tattoo with an eye, lotus flowers and dotwork detail across the upper back.
Hamsa hand with eye and lotus on the back
Black and grey tattoo of a sun and crescent moon with carved faces, set in an ornate diamond frame with scrollwork, on a person's upper back.
Sun and moon with faces on upper back
Black and grey Celtic knot tattoo with shaded ribbon-like loops, sitting centre back between the shoulder blades.
Interlaced Celtic knot on upper back
Two blue butterflies with grey smoky swirls and small sparkles, tattooed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Blue butterflies with smoke swirls on upper back
Black and grey butterfly tattoos cascade down a bare back, with stars near the neck and scrolling vine work across the lower back.
Butterflies and scrollwork across a back
Black and grey crescent moon tattoo with leafy vines, curls and three stars on the upper back, with soft grey shading.
Crescent moon, stars and vines on back
Close photo of a blue star tattoo on a person's upper back, its fill shaded to look like knitted wool.
Blue knit-texture star on upper back
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with fine lines and dotted shading on the upper back of a woman in a white vest top, photographed from behind.
Compass rose tattoo on upper back
Black ink tattoo of a temple with spires, an eye and stars above, and two open hands with water drops below, on a person's upper back.
Temple with hands and eye on a back
Fine line black tattoo of a crescent moon, five stars and a ribbon banner reading to the moon and back, on the upper back.
Crescent moon and stars with script banner
Black fine line lettering across the lower back reads When You Wish Upon A Star, with Mickey and Minnie Mouse outlines and Dreams Do Come True, Minnie wearing a small red bow.
Mickey and Minnie quote on lower back
Black geometric eight-pointed star tattoo with spiral and symbol motifs centred between the shoulder blades on a person's upper back.
Eight-pointed star tattoo on upper back
Black and white photo of a fine dotted star constellation tattoo across the upper back, between the shoulder blades.
Dotted star constellation on upper back
Black compass rose tattoo with script lettering reading one love, placed centrally on the upper back.
Compass rose tattoo on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a blossom vine with butterflies and small sparkles across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Blossom vine and butterflies on a shoulder blade
Collage of black and grey robot tattoos on a back and several forearms, with robot line drawings alongside.
Robot tattoos on back and forearms
Black and grey tattoo across the upper back of three heart-shaped frames with script names, with a blue star and a smaller heart above.
Three hearts with script names on upper back
Black and grey Traditional back tattoo on the back, featuring Volkswagen Beetles, wings, flames, a VW heart and stars.
Volkswagen-themed back piece in black and grey
Black and white photo of a dotwork mandala tattoo centred on a woman's upper back, with her hair in a bun and her back to the camera.
Mandala tattoo on upper back
Full back tattoo of planets and spiral galaxies seen through a torn, laced opening in the skin, in bright colour.
Galaxy scene torn open across a back
Black and grey shaded tattoo of a feathered serpent wrapping around an eight-pointed star and a round shield, on a person's upper back.
Feathered serpent and star on upper back
Two women seen from behind, each with a small black compass rose tattoo on the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Matching compass tattoos on two backs
Close-up photograph of a colour American flag tattoo on the upper back, with words such as duty, country and honour in black lettering across it.
American flag with words on a shoulder blade
Two fine line tattoos in a diptych: a small black twig on the upper chest near the shoulder, and a dotted star constellation across the upper back.
Twig and star constellation fine line tattoos
Close-up of two small fine line starburst tattoos in dark ink on the upper back, one larger and one smaller.
Two small starburst tattoos on the upper back
Back view of a woman with raised arms, showing a large colourful back tattoo of an ornate octopus-like central design and a blue and purple arm sleeve.
Ornate octopus back piece and colour sleeve
Black ink tattoo of a five-pointed looping star with curled tails, in a geometric style, on the back.
Looping star knot with curls on the back
Bold black block lettering reading WAL STAR MART tattooed across a person's lower back above jeans and a brown belt, in a lettering style.
Wal-Mart lettering across lower back
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo covering a torso and both arms, with dotwork shading and blackwork bands.
Geometric mandala torso and sleeve tattoo
Back view of a woman with a bold neo-traditional tattoo of a black cat with green eyes arching on a pink crescent moon, placed on her upper back.
Black cat on a pink crescent moon on upper back
Lower back tattoo of the Little Prince beside a stream of birds, small stars and an orange planet, with French script beneath, in a fine line style.
Little Prince scene across the lower back
Close-up of small black outline star tattoos on the lower back above denim shorts, in a fine line style.
Four star outlines on the lower back
Black linework tattoo on a person's upper back showing an arched gateway flanked by trees, a star and crown motif, and a four-line verse beneath, placed on the back.
Arched gateway and verse on upper back
Black and grey script lettering reading I move the stars for no one, placed across the upper back below the neck.
Script quote tattoo across upper back
Neo-traditional tattoo of a crescent moon with a sugar skull face, pink roses and small stars on a person's upper back.
Crescent moon sugar skull with roses on upper back
Full back tattoo in traditional style showing a bald eagle over a red, white and blue flag, with a snake and grey skulls below, on a man photographed from behind.
Eagle, flag and skulls across a back
Realistic purple and peach lily tattoo with grey shading, black swirls and stars across a person's upper back, shown from behind.
Purple lily and stars on upper back
Close-up of a tiny solid black star tattoo on the upper back near the shoulder, with a grey top off the shoulder and loose hair above.
Small star tattoo on upper back
Fine line constellation tattoo of small dots and a star shape on the upper back, photographed from behind on a person with short dark hair.
Star constellation on upper back
Small black starburst with three tiny stars tattooed on the upper back near the shoulder blade, photographed from behind.
Starburst and three stars on upper back
Black ink tattoo of a sun with a human face, a crescent moon and swirling stars, placed on the upper back.
Sun face with crescent moon and stars on upper back
Four-panel photo of a person with a full torso and arm tattoo bodysuit in green, teal, brown and black, including a skull with an omega symbol on the back and a star on the front.
Full torso and arm tattoo coverage
Black and grey dreamcatcher tattoo with pink ribbons and two feathers on the upper back of a person with reddish-brown hair.
Dreamcatcher with feathers on upper back
Neo-traditional bull skull with horns, a star and feathers, framed by orange roses and teal leaves across the upper and middle back.
Bull skull and roses across a back
Black and grey fine line compass rose tattoo with the words NOT ALL THOSE WHO WANDER ARE LOST set in a circle across a person's upper back.
Compass rose with circular quote on upper back
Four black ink tattoos in a collage: a dotted-line paper plane on a wrist, an aeroplane on a forearm over a vintage map, a map of Africa on a upper back, and a sailboat with a star on a forearm.
Travel tattoos: paper plane, Africa, aeroplane and sailboat
Two small black geometric star sparkle tattoos on the upper back, one larger and one smaller, shown in a close-up photograph.
Two star sparkles on the upper back