Shoulder tattoo ideas

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Black fine line infinity symbol with the word run in script on a shoulder, with a teal top at the upper left.
Infinity symbol with run script on shoulder
Black and grey botanical tattoo of peonies and roses with leaves and buds, wrapping from the shoulder down the upper arm.
Peony and rose flowers on an upper arm
A seated woman with colour tattoos on her forearm and shoulder, outline stars on her thigh and a red and green snake on her calf, on a black leather sofa.
Star and snake tattoos on bare legs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two outline roses with cursive script across a woman's shoulder and upper chest.
Outline roses and script on a shoulder
Fine line black tattoo of a paper airplane with a dotted trail looping across the shoulder, shown in a black and white photo.
Paper airplane with dotted trail on shoulder
Fine line botanical tattoo of a pink poppy with a red script word trailing from it, on a shoulder near the collarbone.
Poppy and script on a collarbone
Black tattoo on a woman's shoulder and upper arm, with a solid black cap breaking into fine line scribbles, small numerals and an outlined star.
Blackwork shoulder cap fading into fine line scribbles
Fine line crescent moon with swirling scrolls and small stars, shaded in grey, tattooed on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Crescent moon and stars on a shoulder
Small black outline butterfly tattoo on the back of a woman's shoulder, seen from behind while she wears a white off-shoulder top.
Small butterfly on a shoulder
Small black fine line tattoo of a stag with a songbird perched on its antlers, placed on a shoulder.
Small stag with a bird on a shoulder
Black and white photo of a shirtless torso showing fine line Chi-Rho symbols on both shoulders, a small cross on the abdomen and letters on the upper arms.
Chi-Rho symbols, cross and letters on torso
Black fine line octopus tattoo with hatched shading across a person's shoulder and upper back.
Octopus tattoo across a shoulder and upper back
Delicate white ink rose and leaf tattoo in a fine line botanical style across a person's shoulder and upper chest.
White ink rose and leaves on a shoulder
Fine-line black tattoo of a jagged heartbeat-style line with a spike at each end, sitting across the shoulder of a person whose hand holds the fabric at the right edge.
Heartbeat line tattoo on a shoulder
Small fine line colour tattoo of a white cat face with pink ears, amber and blue eyes and a bell collar, on the shoulder of a person wearing a grey striped top.
White cat face on a shoulder
Black sketchy linework tattoo of a fox and a rabbit with leaves and a branch across the chest and shoulder.
Fox and rabbit with leaves on chest
Fine line black tattoo on a shoulder showing two facing profiles with a small red rose, in a fine line style.
Profile pair and rose on a shoulder
Black fine line script reading tomorrow never dies across the upper back, running towards the shoulder.
Script quote across the upper back
Black fine line cursive lettering reading follow your heart across the shoulder, on skin against a dark background.
Follow your heart script on shoulder
Black script lettering reading although broken, my heart still beats, running across the upper chest near the shoulder, with a silver chain necklace.
Script quote along the collarbone
Small black fine line tattoo of a music staff with a treble clef and flowing notes on the shoulder.
Music staff and treble clef on a shoulder
Two small black outline diamond tattoos, one on the upper arm of a person in a grey top and one on the shoulder of a woman in a striped vest top.
Two small diamond outline tattoos
Black fine line tattoo of three star shapes joined by a dotted line, running from the collarbone up towards the shoulder.
Three star motifs with dotted line on shoulder
Small fine line butterfly tattoo in black and grey on the upper back near the shoulder.
Small butterfly near the shoulder
Two matching fine line script quote tattoos in black ink sit along the collarbone and upper shoulder of two people, shown in a four-panel collage.
Matching script quotes along the collarbone
Fine line black tattoo of an infinity symbol with three birds in flight and script lettering, on the shoulder.
Infinity symbol with birds on a shoulder
Fine line black tattoo of a dandelion releasing seeds that turn into birds, across a woman's upper back near the shoulder.
Dandelion seeds turning into birds on a shoulder
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading if i could fly on a shoulder, with a striped top at the edge of the frame.
Fine line script quote on the shoulder
Close-up of a small black fine line script tattoo reading iloveyou on the upper back near the shoulder.
Script phrase below the shoulder
Close-up of a fine line botanical tattoo of three poppies in red and blue outline, running from the shoulder down the upper arm.
Poppies in red and blue line on upper arm
Black and grey circular tattoo of a crescent moon, stars, waves and a whale tail in fine line and dotwork on the upper back near the shoulder.
Moon, waves and whale tail in a circle on a shoulder
Fine line tattoo of a dog and a cat touching noses, in black ink on the back of a shoulder.
Dog and cat nose to nose on a shoulder
Black fine line script tattoo reading "i carry your heart" along the upper back and shoulder of a woman with dark wavy hair.
Script quote across upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of radiating lines with dotted tick marks and two small circles on a man's upper chest and shoulder.
Radiating starburst lines across upper chest
Fine line constellation tattoo of small dots joined by thin lines, placed on the shoulder in a black and grey photograph.
Constellation tattoo on the shoulder
Two people seen from behind, each with a fine line script quote tattoo on the upper back near the shoulder, one with a flock of birds and one with a feather.
Matching quote tattoos on upper backs
Close crop of a woman with white ink floral mandala tattoos on her left and right shoulders and a white dotted chain design across her chest, with a white crochet bralette.
White ink mandala shoulder and chest tattoos
White metallic dreamcatcher with a mandala and hanging feathers across the upper arm and shoulder, shown in fine line detail.
White dreamcatcher and mandala on upper arm
Close-up of a small fine line black script tattoo reading blessed on a person's shoulder.
Blessed script tattoo on a shoulder
Two matching black script tattoos reading Together forever, never apart, maybe in distance, but not in heart, across the upper back and shoulder.
Matching script quote on two upper backs
Three people seen from behind in a kitchen, each with a small black line tree tattoo on the upper back, one with a small bird in the branches.
Bare tree tattoos on shoulder blades
Fine line constellation tattoo of connected dots and thin black lines across the upper back, shoulders and arms.
Constellation linework across upper back
Black fine line infinity symbol with the word family in cursive script, tattooed on a shoulder.
Infinity symbol with family script on shoulder
Two small black script tattoos reading My First and My Last sit on the shoulders of two people, one with wavy blonde hair.
Script words on two shoulders
Small watercolour-style globe tattoo with a fine dark grid of latitude and longitude lines, placed on the upper chest near the shoulder.
Watercolour globe on a shoulder
Small black fine line arrow tattoo with a dotted shaft on the upper shoulder, near the collarbone.
Fine line arrow on the shoulder
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hazy landscape with a dark island inside a thin circle with a dotted orbit, on a person's shoulder blade.
Stippled landscape in a circle on shoulder
Fine line peony tattoo with pink wash and grey leaves running from the side of the neck across the shoulder blade.
Peony and leaves across neck and shoulder