Tattoo ideas

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Colour tattoo of a phoenix with spread wings and swirling tail feathers in orange, red and yellow, on a person's upper back.
Phoenix tattoo on upper back
Shaded grey basketball and sneaker tattoo with a green butterfly and script reading Rookie #45, placed on the upper back.
Basketball, sneaker and butterfly on the back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a howling wolf below a full moon, with smoky shading across a person's upper back and shoulder.
Howling wolf and moon on upper back
Black and grey eagle, globe and anchor tattoo with tribal flame wings across the lower back.
Eagle, globe and anchor with tribal wings
Black and grey realism rose tattoos with swirling vines running down a person's back, from the shoulder blade to the waist.
Black and grey roses down the back
Colour realism tattoo of pink lotus flowers and grey lotus leaves with water ripples across the lower back.
Pink lotus flowers on lower back
Tribal-style phoenix tattoo in black and red ink across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Tribal phoenix on upper back
Colour fine line tattoo of a mermaid with flowing red hair and a teal peacock feather tail, placed on the lower back.
Mermaid with peacock tail on lower back
Fine dotted-line tattoo of a constellation-like pattern in black ink on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Dotted constellation line on upper back
Black botanical tattoo of a branching tree with roots running down the centre of a person's back, from the nape of the neck.
Branching tree tattoo down the spine
Black and grey neo-traditional compass rose inside an ornate scrolled cartouche, tattooed across the upper back of a woman seen from behind.
Ornate compass rose tattoo across upper back
Realistic anatomical heart tattoo in red and grey with branching vessels, on the upper back below the shoulder blade.
Anatomical heart on a shoulder blade
Small colour tattoo of a geometric dolphin with blue, teal and pink watercolour splashes on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Geometric dolphin on upper back
Traditional-style rose tattoo on the upper arm and small star tattoos near the wrist of a person with raised arms, seen from behind with a bare back.
Rose and star tattoos with raised arms
Colour tattoo of three black crows, orange and yellow maple leaves and a Roman numeral clock face on a person's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Crows, maple leaves and clock on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of stars and swirling scrollwork across the lower back and hip, with a bra strap and pink underwear visible at the edges of the frame.
Stars and swirls across lower back and hip
Close-up of a black typewriter-style lettering tattoo reading I'm a recovering undercover overlover, placed across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Typewriter quote across the upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a castle on mountains beneath a full moon, enclosed in a dotted triangle, on the upper back.
Castle and full moon on a upper back
Black blackletter-style lettering reading I'M AWSOME across the upper back, shown in a close photo of bare skin.
I'm awsome lettering across upper back
Blue floral bouquet tattoo in a Delft-inspired style across the upper back of a woman with blonde hair and a white lace top.
Blue floral bouquet on upper back
Woman seated with her back to the camera, showing a thin black vertical script tattoo of text running down her spine, in a lettering style on the back.
Vertical script tattoo down the back
Colour tattoo of a pink bow with shaded ribbon loops and black flourish linework on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Pink bow with black swirls on upper back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of hibiscus and plumeria flowers with two sea turtles across a woman's upper back.
Sea turtles and flowers on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a dandelion releasing seeds that turn into birds, with fine script lettering beneath it, on a person's back.
Dandelion seeds becoming birds with script quote
Black linework tattoo of a pentagram inside a circle, with crescent moons and planetary symbols, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Pentagram and planetary symbols on a shoulder blade
Black and grey botanical rose sleeve running down the upper arm and forearm, with a small script tattoo on the lower back, photographed from behind on a beach.
Rose sleeve and back script at the beach
Black and grey lotus tattoo with dotwork petals and three small circles above it, placed on the centre of a person's upper back.
Lotus with dotwork petals on upper back
Black ink circular mandala tattoo with petal-like motifs centred on a woman's upper back, photographed from behind.
Black mandala tattoo on upper back
Colour tattoo of a phoenix with spread wings and a long swirling tail across the upper back, shown on a person with short blonde hair.
Multicoloured phoenix on upper back
Black fine-line script lettering running vertically down the centre of a person's upper back, shown on bare skin with a light sheen.
Vertical script lettering down the back
Black and grey bamboo tattoo with tall segmented stalks and shaded leaves across a person's upper back.
Bamboo stalks and leaves on upper back
Black script lettering reading a life without love is no life at all, tattooed across the upper back in lettering style.
Script quote across the upper back
Fine line script tattoo of the words God is within her, she will not fall, Psalm 46:5, across the upper back below the shoulder blade.
Psalm 46:5 script quote across the upper back
Two small black triangle tattoos, one outlined on an upper arm and one solid on an upper back near the shoulder, with partial script above the solid triangle.
Two small triangle tattoos on arm and back
Fine line black tattoo of an open swirled heart with the word sisters in script, on skin at the upper back or shoulder.
Heart with the word sisters
Black and grey lotus tattoo with ornate detailed petals on the upper back between the shoulder blades, shown from behind.
Lotus tattoo between the shoulder blades
Back of a woman with a large botanical tattoo of flowers and leaves across her upper back, with a white satin sash being tied at her waist.
Floral back tattoo above a tied white dress
Realistic tattoo of a grey tiger head with blue orchids and green leaves across the upper back.
Tiger head and blue orchids on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a perched owl with detailed feathers and wide eyes, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder.
Owl tattoo on a shoulder blade
Black and grey Celtic cross tattoo with interlace knotwork, a ring and a purple gem at the centre, on the upper back of a person seen from behind.
Celtic cross with purple gem on upper back
Small black lettering reading let it be on the upper back of a person with brown hair, with a tattooist's gloved finger pointing at it.
Let it be lettering on upper back
Solid black geometric tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol with two round mouse ears on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Deathly Hallows symbol with mouse ears on back
Back view of a muscular man in a cap with a black tribal tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder blade, with a band continuing down the side of the back.
Black tribal tattoo on arm and shoulder blade
Black ink geometric mandala with script symbols across a woman's upper back, with English words tattooed to the upper right.
Yantra mandala tattoo across upper back
Black and white photo of a fine serif lettering tattoo reading I am significant. on the upper back below the shoulder blade, with dark hair falling over the shoulder.
"I am significant" lettering on a shoulder blade
Black linework and dotwork mountain peaks with a purple triangle beneath them, tattooed on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Geometric mountain tattoo on upper back
Fine line tattoo of a small horned symbol with dots on a woman's upper back, shown in a sepia-toned photograph.
Small line symbol on upper back
Two black infinity symbol tattoos with a heartbeat line, one on the lower back and one on the inner forearm.
Infinity symbols with heartbeat lines

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