Shoulder tattoo ideas

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Fine line tattoos of three small black birds in flight on the inner wrist, with a matching trio on another person's shoulder and a partly visible finger tattoo at the top left.
Three small flying birds on wrist and shoulder
Two side-by-side photos of a thin black script tattoo reading "and ever" on skin near the shoulder, above a black top.
"and ever" script tattoo near the shoulder
Two women seen from behind, each with a fine line black script tattoo on the upper shoulder, reading 'One in the same' and 'two of a kind'.
Matching script quotes on two shoulders
Black and grey tattoo of a Totoro-style character framed by peony-like flowers and grape clusters on the upper arm and shoulder, with dotwork shading.
Totoro-style character with flowers on upper arm
Black fine line contour lines curve over a shoulder, with a flower of life geometric design on the upper arm below.
Contour lines and flower of life on shoulder
Black linework tattoo of sunflowers, a peony and daisies covering the shoulder and upper arm, in a botanical style.
Sunflower and peony shoulder tattoo
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 and white photo of a woman's upper arm with fine line handwritten script near the shoulder and three thin horizontal bands below it.
Script lettering and lines on upper arm
Small black fine line wave tattoo on a woman's shoulder, with a turquoise pendant necklace and a white crochet bikini top visible.
Small wave tattoo on a shoulder
Fine line constellation tattoo of dots and small star shapes on the shoulder of a person photographed from behind inside a car.
Star constellation tattoo on a shoulder
Black fine line cursive lettering reading free your mind on a shoulder, shown in two photographs.
Free your mind script on the shoulder
Two people's shoulders in black and white, each with a small fine line outline tattoo of a hand on the upper shoulder.
Matching outline hands on two shoulders
Fine line black tattoos on a woman's upper arm and upper back, showing a world map, a compass rose with an arrow, a small paper plane and the word wanderlust in script.
Fine line world map, compass and wanderlust script
White ink tattoo of roses and scrolling filigree across a shoulder and upper chest, worn above a dark top.
White ink roses across shoulder and chest
Fine line black tattoo of birds flying from a dandelion seed head across the upper back and shoulder, shown from behind.
Birds and dandelion seeds across a shoulder
Black and grey dragonfly tattoo with ornate wings and a curving trail of dots across the upper arm and shoulder.
Dragonfly with dot trail on a shoulder
Fine line black tattoo of small planets, a sun and ringed Saturn-like planets scattered across a shoulder.
Solar system tattoo on a shoulder
Fine line black tattoo of three small stars on a shoulder and collarbone, with a second panel showing the same stars above printed book text.
Three small stars near the collarbone
Small black script word Always with four asterisk-style stars beside it, tattooed on a shoulder in a sepia photograph.
Always script with stars on a shoulder
Black linework tattoo of a fox chasing a rabbit through leafy foliage, spanning the upper chest and shoulder.
Fox chasing a rabbit across the chest
Two people seen from behind, each with a matching small black outline cartoon character tattoo with a halo-like circle on the shoulder.
Matching cartoon tattoos on two shoulders
Close photo of a thin black cursive script tattoo running diagonally across a shoulder, in fine line lettering style.
Cursive script line across a shoulder
Two matching black outline tattoos of a small cartoon robot character, one on a shoulder and one on an upper arm, in a fine line style.
Matching cartoon robot tattoos on shoulders
Fine line black tattoo of a giraffe formed from the words stand tall, placed on the upper back near the shoulder.
Giraffe made of script on the shoulder
Black fine line vine and leaf tattoo across the back, shoulder and upper arm of a woman photographed from behind with her hair up.
Vine and leaf tattoo across a back
Fine line script tattoo reading 'Ohana in dark ink on the upper shoulder near the collarbone, with blonde hair pulled back in a ponytail.
'Ohana script tattoo on the shoulder
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a dandelion with drifting seeds on the upper back, near the shoulder blade, of a woman in a dark strappy dress.
Dandelion seeds tattoo on upper back
Fine line script tattoo reading The only exception on the upper back, with a small line symbol on the forearm, seen from behind.
Script quote on upper back
Close-up of a woman's shoulders showing two black fine line script quote tattoos, one on each collarbone near the shoulder.
Two script quotes along the collarbones
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a compass rose, world map outline and passport stamps across a woman's upper back and shoulder.
Compass and world map on shoulder
Black and white photo of matching fine line triple moon tattoos on a shoulder and a wrist, with a small branch tattoo on a hand.
Matching triple moon tattoos on shoulder and wrist
Black fine line tattoo of a rearing horse with a flowing swirl over the shoulder, on the upper back.
Rearing horse on upper back
Black and grey fine line rose tattoo with leaves and a bud across a woman's shoulder and upper back, seen from behind.
Black and grey roses on a shoulder
Two people seen from behind with matching black and grey script tattoos on their upper backs, each with an infinity symbol: one with a feather, one with an anchor.
Matching infinity quote tattoos on shoulder blades
Black fine line infinity symbol with three birds in flight and the word Always in script on a person's back shoulder.
Infinity symbol with three birds and Always
Fine line tattoo of three black birds perched on a curling vine with pink blossoms, running from the shoulder across the upper chest.
Birds on a vine across the collarbone
Black fine line feather tattoo on the upper shoulder of a woman wearing a white lace top, seen from behind.
Feather tattoo on a shoulder
Fine line tattoo of a cherry blossom branch with pink flowers and green leaves on a person's upper back near the shoulder.
Cherry blossom branch on a shoulder
Black fine line outline of a heart with the word Vegan in script lettering, tattooed on the upper chest near the shoulder.
Vegan script inside an outline heart
Black fine-line script tattoo reading 'To live in the hearts you leave behind is not to die' running across a shoulder, with a small outlined heart at the end.
Script quote across the shoulder
Fine line black tattoo of a heartbeat trace that rises into jagged peaks, placed on a shoulder and upper back.
Heartbeat line tattoo on a shoulder
Black fine line floral sleeve tattoo with a large rose at the shoulder, running down the upper arm and forearm of a woman in a black vest top.
Floral sleeve with roses on an arm
Fine line script tattoo of the word serendipity on a woman's upper arm near the shoulder, with more thin script running along her inner forearm.
Script word tattoos on shoulder and forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a feather on the upper chest dissolving into a flock of birds rising over the shoulder.
Feather and flying birds on the shoulder
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a nautilus shell spiral with dotted construction lines, sitting on the upper chest near the shoulder.
Nautilus spiral on upper chest
Watercolour style lotus flower tattoo in blue, teal, pink, orange and yellow with black linework, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Watercolour lotus on an upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a mountain range above the script words the mountains are calling on skin, placed on the upper shoulder or back.
Mountain range and script quote on shoulder
Black script tattoo reading All good things are wild and free, with a shaded feather and small birds, across a woman's upper chest and shoulder.
Feather and quote across a shoulder