Tail tattoo ideas

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Full-colour phoenix tattoo in a neo-traditional style across a person's back, with spread wings in purple, blue and green and flowing red and blue tail feathers.
Colourful phoenix across a back
Colour tattoo of a cartoon ginger cat with large glossy eyes and a curled striped tail, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Big-eyed ginger cat on a shoulder blade
Black ink tattoo of a hummingbird filled with lace-style floral patterns, sitting across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Lace-patterned hummingbird on upper back
Colour realism tattoo of a blue dragon and a red dragon facing each other to form a heart shape on the upper back.
Blue and red dragons forming a heart on back
Black ink outline of a dolphin in loose, sketchy strokes on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Dolphin outline on upper back
Realistic green winged dragon lizard tattoo with shaded scales and a long curled tail, on the upper back of a woman with dark hair.
Green winged dragon lizard on upper back
Colour tattoo of a cute cartoon fox with a bushy tail on the upper back near the shoulder blade, with the person's face not shown.
Cartoon fox on upper back
Black fine line tattoo of a stretched-out cat with a curled tail on the lower back, above the waistband of jeans.
Stretching cat outline on the lower back
Colour tattoo of a seated mermaid with flowing purple hair and a green scaled tail, placed on the upper back.
Mermaid with purple hair on upper back
Shaded purple and black dragon tattoo in flight across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Purple dragon across a shoulder blade
Close photograph of a solid black Leo zodiac symbol tattoo with a small shaded tuft at its tail, on the upper back.
Leo zodiac symbol on the upper back
Full back tattoo of a red and grey phoenix among plum blossoms, in Japanese style, shown on a person's back.
Red and grey phoenix with blossoms across a back
Solid black silhouette of a seated cat inside a crescent moon with a spiked crown and curled tail, tattooed on the upper back.
Black cat silhouette in a crescent moon
Black tribal-style rampant lion tattoo with a flowing mane and raised paw, centred on the upper back.
Tribal rampant lion on the upper back
Colour tattoo of a fox in a sketchy, watercolour-like style on the upper back and shoulder blade, with orange, red and grey washes and black linework.
Sketchy fox tattoo on the upper back
Solid black tribal dragon tattoo with spread wings and a curling tail, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Black tribal dragon with spread wings on a back
Colour tattoo of a curled pink cat-like creature with a blue eye and a long tail, placed on the upper back beside the shoulder blade.
Curled pink cat-like creature on upper back
Black tribal-style manta ray tattoo across a woman's upper back with a tail running down the spine and a turtle tattoo near the lower back.
Manta ray and turtle tattoos on a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a galloping horse with a soft shaded mane, sitting on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Running horse on upper back
Shaded colour mermaid tattoo with purple and teal scales and an orange starfish, placed across a person's upper back.
Mermaid with starfish on upper back
Colour tattoo of a purple and black dragon in a realistic style across a person's upper back, with orange and pink clouds behind it.
Purple dragon across upper back
Cartoon monkey tattoo with black outlines and brown and white shading on the lower back, shown upside down with its bottom raised.
Cartoon monkey bent over on lower back
Small black cat tattoo in fine line style with a curling tail, on the lower back above a white waistband.
Black cat with curling tail on lower back
Colour fine line tattoo of a mermaid with flowing red hair and a blue peacock-feather tail, sitting on the lower back above jeans.
Mermaid with peacock-feather tail on lower back
Back view of a dark ink phoenix with outstretched wings and a long flowing tail, tattooed in the centre of the upper back.
Phoenix on upper back
Black fine line tattoo of a stretched dog with a curling tail on the lower back, in a Fine line style.
Stretched dog outline on lower back
Black ink phoenix tattoo with spread wings and a curling tail on the side of a person's back, shown in black and white.
Phoenix tattoo on the side of the back
Reddish-brown stylised phoenix tattoo with a swirling tail on a person's upper back.
Stylised phoenix with swirling tail on back
Black and grey tattoo of a galloping horse with a flowing tail, shaded with light highlights, on the upper back.
Running horse on upper back
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 fine line phoenix tattoo with spread wings and long trailing tail across a person's upper back, photographed from behind.
Phoenix on upper back
Black and grey swallow tattoo with swept wings and a curling tail on the upper back, photographed from behind.
Swallow tattoo on upper back
Black dotwork ouroboros, a serpent eating its own tail forming a braided-looking ring, on the upper back of a woman with dark hair.
Ouroboros serpent on upper back
Realistic coloured tattoo of a fox with feathered wings, leafy branches and a long curling tail across a person's back and side.
Fox with feathered wings across a back
Black tribal-style phoenix tattoo with outstretched wings and a swirling tail, placed across the lower back.
Phoenix tattoo on the lower back
Solid black cat tattoo with a tall curling tail on the lower back, shown against pale skin.
Black cat with raised tail on the back
A painterly dragon tattoo in red, orange, blue and yellow across the upper back and shoulder blade area.
Red and blue dragon on 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 tribal-style fox with a curling tail and swirl detailing, tattooed on the upper back.
Tribal fox on upper back
Realism-style colour tattoo of a snarling black panther with yellow eyes and a curled tail, across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Snarling black panther on upper back
Fine line black outline tattoo of a stretching cat with whiskers and a curled tail, on the upper back below the nape of a woman with her hair tied up.
Cat outline on the upper back
Solid black silhouette of a sitting cat with a curled tail, tattooed on a woman's upper back near the neck, seen from behind.
Black cat silhouette on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a small walking kitten with its tail raised, sitting on the lower back of a person wearing jeans and a black top.
Realistic kitten tattoo on the lower back
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of an ornate bird with a long feathered tail, placed on the back.
Ornate bird with feathered tail on the back
Large red and grey phoenix tattoo with cherry blossom branches and falling petals, in a Japanese-inspired style, across the back.
Red phoenix and cherry blossom across a back
Full colour neo-trad peacock tattoo with a curled neck and eye-patterned tail feathers across a person's back and side.
Peacock tattoo across back and side