Shoulder tattoo ideas

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Black and white photo of two matching script tattoos reading Like Daughter on a chest and Like Mother on a shoulder, with a small heart beside the second phrase.
Matching "Like Daughter" and "Like Mother" script tattoos
Two black fine line horse head tattoos, one on the shoulder and one near the collarbone, on a woman's bare skin.
Two horse head tattoos on shoulder and collarbone
Black fine line giraffe tattoo on a woman's shoulder, with script lettering forming the body of the giraffe.
Giraffe outline with script lettering on shoulder
Fine line black ink tattoo of a dandelion seed head with drifting seeds, placed on a woman's upper back near the shoulder.
Dandelion seeds drifting across a shoulder blade
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading I've waited here for you everlong, placed across the upper back near the shoulder.
Script quote across the shoulder blade
Back view of a woman with a ponytail and grey vest top, showing a small black fine line anchor tattoo on her upper shoulder.
Small anchor tattoo on the shoulder
Fine line black script reading inhale the future exhale the past with a flock of small birds above it, on a person's shoulder and upper chest.
Script quote and birds on a shoulder
Fine line black tattoo of a dandelion releasing seeds across the upper back, with a hand with blue nail polish resting on the shoulder.
Dandelion seeds drifting across a shoulder blade
Woman seen from behind on a city street with a fine line cross-like symbol on her left shoulder blade, a paper plane on her upper back and a shell on her upper arm.
Fine line tattoos on back, arm and shoulder
Small fine line black tattoo of a bird flying towards an open birdcage, placed on the shoulder of a person with dark hair.
Bird flying from an open birdcage on a shoulder
Black fine line cherry blossom branch tattoo across the upper arm and shoulder, with open flowers and buds.
Cherry blossom branch on an upper arm
Close-up of a fine line script tattoo of a short French phrase running diagonally across a woman's shoulder, with long dark hair falling over the neck.
Script quote on a shoulder
Colour chrysanthemum tattoo on the shoulder joining a red fine line mandala with a central Om symbol across the upper back.
Chrysanthemum and red mandala on upper back
Fine line tattoo of a hand reaching out beside a half-filled sun on a shoulder, with a black and grey hand and the words NEVER TALK on the upper arm below.
Fine line hand and sun on shoulder
Colourful fine line crescent moon tattoo made of small stars and dots with pink, blue, yellow and orange butterflies on the shoulder.
Crescent moon with butterflies and stars
Black and grey fine line tattoo of draped chains and beads across a woman's shoulder and upper arm, in a black and white photo.
Draped chain line tattoo on a shoulder
Black fine line script tattoo reading We shall never part, running diagonally across a shoulder and upper back, shown in two close-up photographs.
We shall never part script on shoulder
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading love fearlessly on a woman's shoulder near the collarbone.
Love fearlessly script on a shoulder
Black and grey fine line tattoo of roses and a lace-style collar across a woman's shoulders and upper chest, with a heart-shaped ornament at the centre.
Lace collar tattoo with roses on the shoulders
Black and white photo of a fine line script tattoo reading Always on my mind with two small hearts on a forearm, and a matching Forever in my heart tattoo on a shoulder.
Matching script quote tattoos on forearm and shoulder
Two people show matching feather and infinity tattoos with script wording on their shoulders, one in black and grey and one with blue shading.
Matching feather and infinity shoulder tattoos
Woman lying on sand in a black hat and white crochet top, with a small black script tattoo on her upper arm and a small dark design near her shoulder, in fine line style.
Small script tattoo on upper arm
Close-up of a fine line script tattoo reading "with every heartbeat" in black ink along a woman's collarbone, near the shoulder.
"with every heartbeat" script along a collarbone
Fine line black palm tree tattoo on a bare upper back near the shoulder, with long highlighted hair falling beside it against a pale blue background.
Palm tree on upper back
Close-up of a fine line script tattoo reading Bruised But Never Broken in dark ink across the upper back near the shoulder.
Script quote Bruised But Never Broken on a shoulder
Close-up of a fine line tattoo of two small elephants facing each other on a woman's shoulder, with fingers touching the design.
Two elephants on a shoulder
Fine line tattoo of a dog and a cat touching noses in a continuous black outline on a shoulder.
Dog and cat nose to nose on a shoulder
Two people seen from behind showing matching black fine line script reading I am because you are on the upper shoulder and upper back.
Matching script quote tattoos on shoulders
Black and grey botanical tattoo of roses, a bud and leaves across the upper back and shoulder, shown in a black and white photo.
Rose and foliage tattoo on the shoulder blade
Black and grey geometric lion head tattoo in dotwork and fine line on a person's upper back, with a small cross tattoo on the right shoulder.
Geometric lion head on upper back
Small black fine line tattoo of a sitting dog wearing a collar, placed on a woman's shoulder.
Sitting dog on a shoulder
Fine line red script tattoo reading Love Yourself on a shoulder, with a floral top visible below and dark background behind.
Love Yourself script on a shoulder
Black script reading Love me for who i am with two butterflies near the shoulder, in a fine line lettering style.
Butterflies and script on a shoulder
Close photograph of a fine line starburst tattoo in blue, pink and red on a woman's shoulder, with a white top and grey and pink straps.
Tiny starburst on a shoulder
Black and grey tattoo of a dragonfly on a shoulder, with the script line 'I love you more than you know' trailing from its tail.
Dragonfly and script quote on shoulder
Collage of small black fine line tattoos drawn from classic books, shown on upper arms, forearms, shoulders and backs.
Literary tattoos on arms and backs
Close-up of a black fine line script tattoo reading forever in my heart with the date 2.15.12, placed across the top of a shoulder.
Forever in my heart script on shoulder
Close-up of a fine line geometric rose tattoo in black ink on a person's shoulder, with a grey top visible below.
Geometric rose on a shoulder
Three small fine line elephant tattoos, one on a shoulder and two on forearms, each elephant with a small red accent.
Matching elephant tattoos on shoulder and forearms
Three side-by-side photos of fine black tattoos: platform 9 3/4 on a wrist, Mischief Managed with footprints on a shoulder, and round glasses with a red lightning bolt and the word always on a
Three Harry Potter themed tattoos
Collage of owl tattoos in fine line, traditional and realism styles on backs, arms, ankles and chests.
Owl tattoos in a varied collage
Three small black palm tree tattoos in a fine line style on a person's upper back near the shoulder.
Three palm trees on a shoulder
Three photographs of black compass tattoos: a fine line compass, plane and small world map on a forearm, an arrow and compass on a wrist, and a dotted compass star on a shoulder.
Compass and travel tattoos on arm and shoulder
Five black outline stars in a fine line style run across the side of a woman's torso, just below the ribs and beside the navel, in a photo of a woman wearing a red bikini.
Five outline stars along the side
Fine line black tattoo of a mountain range with an arrow flying across the top of a shoulder.
Mountain range and arrow on a shoulder
Small black ink elephant tattoo with mandala-style patterns on the top of a person's shoulder, in a fine line style.
Ornate elephant tattoo on a shoulder
Black line tattoo of a rose vine with buds and leaves across a woman's shoulder and upper arm, in a botanical style.
Rose vine on a shoulder
Back view of a woman with a fine line black mountain range tattoo on her upper back near the shoulder, with a pale top and bra strap visible.
Mountain range tattoo on a shoulder