Tattoo ideas

49,007 photos and flash · 24% Fine line, 17% Lettering · Forearm most common

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Colourful folk-style floral tattoo of red tulips, purple and blue blooms and green leaves running diagonally across a person's upper back.
Folk floral tattoo across upper back
Small fine line black tattoo of an arrow with a heart at its centre, on the lower back below a black bra strap.
Arrow and heart on the lower back
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork detail across the upper back of a woman with her hair held up, outdoors.
Mandala tattoo across a woman's upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a sea urchin surrounded by radiating shells and flowers across the upper back.
Sea urchin and shell mandala on a back
Black and grey fine line and dotwork back tattoo of flowing feather shapes and mandala-style ornament across the upper back and lower back.
Ornamental feather back piece
Black blackletter script tattoo reading Eppur Si Muove across the upper back of a person with dark curly hair.
Eppur Si Muove across the upper back
Woman seen from behind with a ponytail and open-back white top, showing a small black script tattoo between her shoulder blades and a small dark motif lower on her back.
Short script line on upper back
Colour tattoo of Hello Kitty in a brown spotted cookie costume with a pink bow, holding a cherry cupcake, on the lower back.
Hello Kitty in a cookie costume with cupcake
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo centred on a woman's upper back, spreading up toward the neck between the shoulder blades.
Mandala tattoo on upper back
Black and grey fine line sun and crescent moon tattoos with dangling drops on the upper back, shown in a three-panel collage with two people seen from behind.
Sun and crescent moon tattoos on upper backs
Back tattoo of a seated samurai holding two swords within a black ink ensō circle and a red brushstroke, in a watercolour-style trash polka style across the upper back.
Seated samurai with enso circle on a back
Black outline tattoo of a regional map shape with a grey script word inside it, on a person's back.
Outline map tattoo with script word
Traditional-style tattoo of a black sitting cat patterned with red, yellow and green flowers, across the upper back.
Folk-art cat with flowers on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a vintage film SLR camera with a small red heart in the lens, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Film camera tattoo on upper back
Black script reading Texas over a red-tinted Texas state outline, with shaded roses, on a person's upper back.
Texas state outline with script and roses
Colour tattoo of a pink-frosted cupcake with a turquoise bow on the upper back of a person with long hair.
Cupcake with a blue bow on upper back
Watercolour-style owl tattoo with black leafy branches and purple, blue and pink washes across a person's upper back.
Watercolour owl on upper back
Collage of six black script tattoos on skin, including quotes on a shoulder, the back of the neck and forearms, plus an anchor and a feather with an infinity symbol.
Script quote tattoos on shoulder, neck and forearm
Black and grey howling wolf silhouette in front of a full moon, shown as a design and as a digital mockup on the upper back.
Howling wolf and full moon, upper back mockup
Black serif lettering on the upper back near the shoulder blade reads it has been a beautiful fight still is, in a Lettering style tattoo.
Quote across the upper back near the shoulder
Back view of a man with a red and black Japanese-style dragon on his left shoulder and upper back, and a black spine tattoo running down the centre.
Red dragon and black spine across a back
Black and grey realistic wing tattoo spanning the upper back, shoulder and upper arm of a woman seen from behind.
Realistic wing tattoo across back and shoulder
Black and grey typewriter lettering reading 'Fight it, take the pain, ignite it' across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Typewriter quote across upper back
Four photos of small fine line arrow tattoos in black ink on the upper back, side ribs, inner wrist and upper arm.
Arrow tattoos in four fine line placements
Colour mandala tattoo with pink petals and teal and orange rings, in neo-trad style, on the upper back of a person wearing a pink and grey bra.
Pink and teal mandala on upper back
Black ornate emblem tattoo with a scrollwork frame on the upper back of a person with red curly hair, wearing a black lace corset.
Ornate emblem tattoo on upper back
Fine line black tattoo of seven stacked chakra lotus flowers running down the middle of a person's bare back.
Seven chakra lotuses down the spine
Black fine line script tattoo reading "this too shall pass" across the upper back, with a beige lace top and teal fabric visible above it.
"This too shall pass" script on the back
Fine line black outline of a Mickey Mouse head on the upper back, with the word dream written in script inside the lower curve.
Outline Mickey Mouse head with script on upper back
Black tribal-style crescent moon wrapping around a solid sun on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Crescent moon and sun on upper back
Black anchor with a pink bow and heart knot tattooed on the upper back of a person with short hair, in a traditional style.
Anchor and pink bow on upper back
Full back tattoo of a snake coiled around a skull with waves and clouds, in grey shading with small orange accents, placed across the back.
Snake and skull full back piece
Large realistic black and grey angel wings tattoo covering the whole of a person's back, seen from behind.
Angel wings across a back
Fine line black tattoo of a treble clef and scattered music notes running from the nape of the neck down the upper back.
Treble clef and music notes down the upper back
Black fine line tattoo of the words Only god can fudge me in script across a person's upper back, with an outlined cartoon figure below the lettering.
Script quote and cartoon figure 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 grey mandala tattoo with a lace-like geometric pattern, centred on the upper back.
Mandala tattoo on upper back
Black fine line mandala and paisley tattoo covering the shoulder, upper arm and upper back, shown from two angles.
Mandala and paisley sleeve across shoulder and back
Black and grey shaded dragon tattoo with spread wings and a curled tail across the upper back.
Black and grey dragon on upper back
Black dandelion tattoo with seeds drifting away across a woman's upper back and shoulder, in a fine line botanical style.
Dandelion seeds blowing across a shoulder
Colourful blackletter lettering spelling Google across the upper back of a person photographed from behind.
Google lettering across upper back
Small black and grey wolf tattoo shaded in soft greys on a person's upper back, below the shoulder blade, with auburn hair falling to one side.
Small grey wolf on upper back
Close view of a black script lettering tattoo reading 'Forget the risk and take the fall', placed across the upper back.
Script quote across upper back
Black and grey photograph of a fine line script quote reading You'll never know dear, how much I love you, running diagonally across a person's upper back below the shoulder.
Script quote across a shoulder blade
Fine line black tattoo of an Om symbol above a lotus flower on the lower back.
Om symbol and lotus on the lower back
Black and white photo of a woman seen from behind with her hair in a bun, showing a thin cursive script tattoo across the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Fine script line across upper back

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