Shoulder tattoo ideas

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Fine line tattoo of six small birds in flight above the script words Life goes on... on a woman's upper back near the shoulder.
Birds in flight and script on shoulder
Close-up of a fine line script tattoo reading "I am enough" on a person's shoulder, in a sepia-toned photograph.
"I am enough" script on a shoulder
Black ink fine line tattoo on a person's upper back and shoulder, showing the word Wanderlust in script above a mountain outline with a small line of text beneath.
Wanderlust script and mountain line on shoulder
Back view of a person with the words MICHAEL JACKSON in black serif capitals running vertically down the spine, with a grey ornamental tattoo on the right shoulder.
Name lettering down the spine
Black and grey realism tattoo of a star with a cracked skin effect, filled with words such as friendship and freedom, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Cracked star with words on upper arm
Abstract portrait of a man in a hat on an upper arm sleeve, shaded in black and grey with green fill, red line, geometric lines and quote lettering.
Portrait of a man in a hat with quote on upper arm
Collage of three photos of a shoulder tattoo of coloured paw prints in blue, green, purple and orange above the script 'I'll meet you at the bridge'.
Colourful paw prints with script on a shoulder
Fine line black script reading Until the very end, with three small stars and a Deathly Hallows symbol, tattooed on a shoulder.
Script quote and Deathly Hallows symbol on a shoulder
Black fine line script tattoo reading create beautiful moments across a tanned shoulder, with a sandy beach blurred behind.
Script quote across the shoulder
Woman in a pale lace top with colourful botanical tattoos on her upper chest and shoulder, including a rose design and a Stop and Smell the Roses wreath lettering piece.
Floral and script tattoos on chest and shoulder
A neo-traditional compass rose with a red wash and the words Families are the compass that guide us, tattooed across a man's chest and shoulder.
Compass and family quote on chest
Black script lettering reading There's Faith In Love across the upper back and shoulder, photographed from behind.
Script quote 'There's Faith In Love' on shoulder
Black fine line script reading All good things are wild and free, with a feather and small birds, across a woman's shoulder and collarbone.
Script quote and feather on a shoulder
Black ink fine line tattoo of a dandelion whose seeds drift into small butterfly silhouettes beside the words what's past is prologue, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Dandelion seeds and quote across 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 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
Two people seen from behind with matching black script lettering tattoos across their upper shoulders, one reading You be the Anchor that keeps my feet on the Ground.
Matching script quote tattoos on two shoulders
Close-up of fine black script lettering running vertically across a shoulder and upper arm, in a lettering style.
Vertical script lettering on a shoulder
Black script tattoo reading Love me for who i am with a small butterfly above the words, across the upper chest near the shoulder.
Script quote and butterfly across the chest
Black fine line script tattoo reading inhale the future exhale the past, with four birds in flight, on a shoulder.
Script quote and flying birds on shoulder
Black and grey tattoo of four birds flying above an infinity symbol with the word faith in script, on the shoulder of a person seen from behind.
Four birds and infinity script on shoulder
Upper arm sleeve tattoo in black and grey shading with a ship wheel, waves and a banner reading of the Sea, with pink flowers and a compass star.
Ship wheel sleeve with banner and flowers
Black and grey script tattoo reading Virgo with a shaded wing detail, placed on the shoulder.
Virgo script with shaded wing
Two people seen from behind with matching black script tattoos on their shoulders, reading You Are My Sunshine and My Only Sunshine beside small sun rays.
Matching sunshine quote tattoos on the shoulders
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading iloveyou on the top of a shoulder near the collarbone.
Script iloveyou on a shoulder
Black and grey photograph of a fine line script tattoo reading Breathe Deep and Dive along the collarbone and upper shoulder.
Script quote on a collarbone
Black cursive script reading carry your heart across the upper back near the shoulder blade, with a dark-haired person facing away from the camera.
Cursive "carry your heart" on a shoulder
Black fine line script tattoo reading love fearlessly across the top of a shoulder and collarbone.
Love fearlessly script on shoulder
Two people seen from behind, each with a black script quote tattoo on the shoulder blade: on the left "I'll love you forever", on the right "I'll like you for always".
Matching script quotes on two shoulders
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
Blue silhouette birds rise from the shoulder blade, with the script lettering Sometimes you've gotta fall before you fly beneath them on a person's upper back.
Flock of birds and script quote on back
Two people seen from behind with matching black script lettering tattooed across their shoulder blades, one reading an anchor quote and the other a wings quote.
Matching script quote tattoos on shoulders
Close photograph of a black script tattoo reading Love me for who i am across the upper back, with a shaded pink butterfly on the shoulder.
Script quote and butterfly on shoulder
Black ink script lettering reading Perfectly Imperfect on a ribbon banner, tattooed on the upper back near the shoulder.
Perfectly Imperfect lettering 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
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
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
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 with matching black script tattoos on their shoulder blades, an infinity symbol with a feather or an anchor and the words about wings and anchors.
Matching infinity feather and anchor quote tattoos on
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
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
Small black hexagon tattoo on the shoulder and fine script reading 'this too shall pass' on the upper arm of a woman lying on sand, her face hidden by a hat.
Hexagon shoulder and quote tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey shaded feather quill with a pen nib and a line of small text beneath it, tattooed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Feather quill and quote on upper back
Two people show matching colour tattoos of two birds on a branch with quote text above, on their upper backs near the shoulder blades.
Matching bird and branch tattoos on two backs
Black cursive script reading Love me for who i am across the upper chest, with a small butterfly between the words and a shaded butterfly on the shoulder.
Script quote and butterflies on the shoulder
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