Shoulder tattoo ideas

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Black script tattoo reading Love me for who i am, with a small butterfly and a larger shaded butterfly, on the upper chest and shoulder.
Script quote and butterflies across shoulder
Back view of a woman with a small heart tattoo on her neck, a red rose and grey vine tattoo on her left shoulder and upper arm, and a crown tattoo on her right shoulder.
Rose, vine and crown tattoos on shoulders
Small black fine line tattoo of teardrops and a tiny star on a person's upper back near the shoulder, with a pale green tank top in view.
Small teardrops and star on shoulder
Black outline tattoo of two roses with leaves on a shoulder, in a botanical fine line style.
Two roses with leaves on a shoulder
Black fine line outline of two roses with a small script inscription on a woman's shoulder and collarbone area.
Outline roses and script on a shoulder
Watercolour style fine line tattoo of a dandelion releasing seeds that turn into small birds, across the shoulder blade of a person.
Dandelion seeds and birds on a shoulder
Fine line black script lettering running diagonally across a shoulder, with a black lace bra strap and a thin chain necklace visible nearby.
Fine line script word on a shoulder
Small fine line tattoo of an open book in black ink on the upper shoulder near the collarbone, with a red top and bookshelves visible behind.
Open book on a shoulder
Black fine line tattoo on a shoulder showing South America filled with flower and star patterns inside a thin circle, with stars beside it.
South America map tattoo on shoulder
Two matching black and grey shoulder tattoos of three birds on a branch, with script reading Where you go, I'll go and Where you stay, I'll stay.
Matching bird and script shoulder tattoos
Black and grey fine line script reading Love me for who I am, tattooed along the top of a shoulder near the collarbone.
Script quote along the shoulder
Soft pink hibiscus flowers with fine line botanical detail and light watercolour shading, on the outer upper arm and shoulder.
Pink hibiscus sprig on an upper arm
Black fine line script tattoo reading You'll be in my heart always, placed across the top of a shoulder above a black top.
Script quote on a shoulder
Black and grey fine line script tattoo reading believe in yourself across the top of a shoulder.
Believe in yourself script on shoulder
Two people seen from behind, each with a black and grey puzzle piece tattoo on the shoulder blade, one holding a swirling filigree motif and the other a key with a heart-shaped bow.
Matching puzzle piece tattoos on shoulders
Two people seen from behind with matching fine line black script tattoos on their shoulders, one reading You Are My Sunshine and the other My Only Sunshine, each beside a small sun with rays.
Matching sunshine quote tattoos on shoulders
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an ornate masked face with peacock feathers and paisley motifs across an upper arm and shoulder.
Ornate masked face on upper arm
Black and grey fine line roses with leaves and buds across a person's shoulder and collarbone.
Rose cluster on the shoulder and collarbone
Upper back of a person with a botanical grapevine tattoo in fine line linework, with purple grapes and green watercolour leaves across the shoulder blades.
Grapevine across upper back and shoulder
Close-up of a woman's shoulder and collarbone with the words "with every heartbeat" in black fine line script tattooed along the collarbone.
Script quote tattoo on the collarbone
Four-panel photo of a fine line tattoo on a shoulder showing a globe, a compass rose and coloured passport stamps in blue, red and purple.
Globe, compass and passport stamps on a shoulder
Black ink botanical tattoo of poppies and leaves on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade, in a fine line style.
Poppy bouquet on a upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an outlined heart with the word MUM inside and an arrow piercing it, on a shoulder.
Heart with MUM and arrow on a shoulder
Black and grey tattoo of three shaded feathers across a person's shoulder blade and upper back, in a black and white photo.
Three feathers on a shoulder
Back of a shoulder with a fine line black and grey tattoo of a compass rose, a world map and passport-style stamps.
Compass rose and world map on a shoulder
Gold and silver metallic arrow and dreamcatcher designs on a woman's collarbone, shoulder, upper back and hand, shot on a beach.
Metallic arrow and dreamcatcher temporary tattoos
Black and white photo of a fine line dotwork tattoo of draped chains running from the shoulder down the upper arm, worn by a person in a tank top.
Draped chain tattoo on shoulder and upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of wavy parallel lines running from the shoulder down the upper arm, shown on a woman in a black bandeau top.
Wavy parallel lines across shoulder and upper arm
Black fine line spiderweb tattoo on the top of a shoulder, with long brown hair and a white off-shoulder top.
Spiderweb tattoo on a shoulder
Small fine line tattoo of a white cat head with pink ears and one yellow and one blue eye, placed on a woman's shoulder near the collarbone.
White cat peeking on a shoulder
Black and grey fine-line geometric wave tattoo running from the upper back over the shoulder and down the outstretched upper arm.
Wave linework across back and arm
Collage of four tattoos: outline giraffes on forearms, watercolour hearts on wrists, a fine line clover on a wrist, and script reading I am because you are on shoulder blades.
Giraffes, hearts, clover and script tattoos
Small fine line black tattoo of three birds in flight on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Three birds in flight on upper back
Black and grey photo of an upper arm with a small outlined heart containing script, a geometric knot emblem, daisies and a hand design nearby.
Heart, knot and daisies on an upper arm
Two photos: fine-line black script reading 'We're all stories in the end' across the upper back near the shoulder, and a bold black Deathly Hallows symbol with Mickey Mouse ears tattooed on skin.
Script quote and Deathly Hallows with mouse ears
Black linework tattoo of a songbird perched on a blossom branch with bleeding heart flowers, running from the shoulder down the upper arm.
Bird and blossom on an upper arm
Black fine line script reading I refuse to sink, with a small anchor at the end, on a person's upper back near the shoulder.
I refuse to sink script and anchor on shoulder
Black fine line tattoos on a person's upper back, including a botanical sprig with cones above a hanging stick, an outlined stag bust with an arrow, and a compass design.
Botanical sprig and stag bust on a upper back
Black and white photo of a woman leaning back, with fine line constellation tattoos across her neck, shoulders and upper chest.
Constellation tattoos across neck and chest
Black fine line paisley and lace-style tattoo across a woman's upper back and shoulder, with a row of red geometric cross shapes beneath it.
Paisley lace and red geometric upper back piece
Small black semicolon tattoo on the upper shoulder of a woman with her hair up, wearing an off-shoulder white top.
Semicolon tattoo on a shoulder
Two people seen from behind with matching black geometric tattoos on their upper backs near the shoulder blades, in a hatched linework style.
Matching geometric tattoos on two shoulders
Back view of a shirtless person with black and grey botanical tattoos of flowers, vines and moths covering the back, shoulders, upper arms, forearms and hands.
Back and full sleeves of botanical and moth tattoos
Bare back of a woman with a vertical line of planets, including one ringed like Saturn, running down her spine and a world map tattoo on her shoulder blade, with red and blue continents.
Solar system down the spine and world map on shoulder
Black and grey sketch tattoo of Totoro, a smaller Totoro, soot sprites and leaves across an upper arm and shoulder, in a fine line style.
Totoro and soot sprites on an upper arm
Fine line script tattoo reading Believe, with a teal ribbon in place of the letters li, on a person's upper back near the shoulder.
Believe script with teal ribbon on shoulder
Black ink tattoo of ornate flowers, paisley swirls and two hummingbirds across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Floral paisley and hummingbirds on upper back
Black linework tattoo of a topographic map with contour lines covering the upper arm and shoulder of a person in a navy vest top.
Topographic map tattoo on upper arm