Neck tattoo ideas

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Black and grey neo-trad tattoo of a faceted heart gem with ornate scrollwork and beaded drops across the neck and upper chest.

Faceted heart gem with scrollwork on neck and chest

Music notes behind the ear

Black and grey cartoon fairy with a speech bubble reading 'Hey, listen!' tattooed on the neck behind the ear.

Cartoon fairy and speech bubble behind the ear

Fine line black tattoo of a heart outline with a treble clef and a key shape running down the back of a neck.

Heart and treble clef key on the neck

Black and grey photo of a woman seen from behind, with a small black script tattoo on the nape of her neck and her hair held to one side.

Small script tattoo on the nape of the neck

Small black fine line butterfly tattoo on the nape of a person's neck, with hair pulled up and a hand visible at the top left.

Butterfly on the nape of the neck

Black and grey fine line tattoo of an outlined heart joined with a stylised script letter, placed on the back of a neck.

Outlined heart and script letter on the neck

Back of a woman's neck and upper back showing a black linework ornamental tattoo with scrolls and flame-like motifs, spreading down from the nape.

Ornamental black linework across neck and upper back

Small black cat with a curled tail and whiskers, with a trail of paw prints rising towards the hairline on the back of a person's neck.

Cat and paw prints at the nape

Six-panel collage of black feather tattoos, some with birds and script, on the ribs, shoulder, back, ankle and neck.

Feather tattoos in six placements

Black and grey feather tattoo on the side of a woman's neck beneath a loose updo, photographed from behind in soft, dim light.

Feather tattoo on the side of the neck

Black and white photo of a fine line dandelion seed tattoo on the neck behind the ear, with two seeds drifting away from the head.

Dandelion seeds tattoo behind the ear

Black blackwork-style ornamental tattoo of lace, scrollwork and scale-like patterns running from behind the ear down the nape of the neck.

Black ornamental lace tattoo on the nape of the neck

Collage of black cross flash designs around a black and grey photo of a small thin cross tattoo on the back of a neck.

Cross designs with a small neck cross photo

Black fine line script reading happiness on the back of a woman's neck, photographed from behind with her hair in a bun.

Happiness script on the back of the neck

Back view of a woman with colourful traditional tattoos of a snake and flowers across her back and arms, and a black and grey dotwork mandala on her neck.

Back, arm and neck tattoos with snake and mandala

Black and white photo of a small fine line heart tattoo on the back of a woman's neck, with her hair pulled up.

Fine line heart on the back of the neck

Back of a person's neck and upper back showing a sketch-style orange and black bow tattoo with a ribbon trailing down the spine, carrying handwritten script.

Bow and ribbon with script on upper back

Black and grey photo of a small fine line butterfly tattoo with swirled wings on the back of a person's neck, hair tied up.

Small swirled butterfly on the back of the neck

Black and grey photo of a shaded skull wearing a chef's hat over crossed knives on the upper back, with the script words Mise en Place and a small cupcake above it on the neck.

Chef skull and crossed knives with script on neck

Small colour tattoo of a pink heart with a black and grey cross and anchor, sitting on the neck behind the ear.

Heart, cross and anchor behind the ear

Small black fine line owl tattoo on the neck behind a woman's ear, with her dark hair tied back.

Small owl tattoo behind the ear

Black script lettering tattoo reading God holds you in His arms, I hold you in my heart, on the back of the neck, in black and grey.

Script quote tattoo on the neck

Small black fine line mountain tattoo on the nape of a woman's neck, with her hair pulled up and a grey top visible.

Mountain peaks on the nape of the neck

Back view of a woman with a black blackwork ornamental tattoo of stacked leaves and a mandala motif running from the nape of the neck down the upper back.

Black ornamental tattoo across upper back and neck

Black silhouette tattoo of a flock of birds flying diagonally down the back of a neck and onto the upper back.

Flock of birds on the back of the neck

Small shaded black and grey crescent moon tattoo on the back of a woman's neck, with her hair pulled up.

Small crescent moon on the nape of the neck

Small black double chevron tattoo in fine line style on the back of a neck, with dark hair falling across the skin.

Double chevron on the back of the neck

Black and grey photo of a small solid cat silhouette tattoo on the neck, just behind an ear.

Small cat silhouette behind the ear

Black and grey photo of a person seen from behind with hair tied up, showing a small fine line Capricorn zodiac symbol tattoo on the back of the neck.

Small zodiac symbol on the back of the neck

Back of a person's neck showing a small black fine line zigzag tattoo, with hair pulled up and a white top with black stripes.

Small zigzag line tattoo on the back of the neck

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

Small black fine line cross tattoo on the neck just behind the ear, with the hair pulled up.

Small cross behind the ear

Close-up of a small black and grey tattoo of angel wings with a halo above, on the side of a person's neck behind the ear.

Angel wings with halo on the neck

Fine line black tattoo of a treble clef and scattered music notes running from the nape of the neck down the upper back.

Treble clef and music notes down the upper back

Woman seen from behind with hair in a bun, hands on her neck, showing a heart-shaped colour tattoo of floral and swirl patterns on the back of her neck.

Heart of floral patterns on the back of the neck

Small black and grey fine line tattoo of a fox sitting upright with its tail curled beside it, placed on the skin behind a person's ear.

Sitting fox tattoo behind the ear

Black and grey tattoo of a seated, stylised cat with a curled tail, placed on the back of a person's neck.

Seated cat tattoo on the back of the neck

Dark teal Celtic knot tattoo with a looped top on the back of a person's neck, with hair pulled up around it.

Celtic knot on the back of the neck

Small black pixelated bicycle tattoo on the back of a person's neck, above a purple top.

Pixel bicycle on the back of the neck

Black and grey fine line tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol, a triangle with a vertical line and a circle, on the back of a neck.

Deathly Hallows symbol on the neck

Two tattooed people in a Japanese style: a woman with a grey oni mask on her stomach and a man with a full colour sleeve and an oni mask on his chest.

Two people with Japanese style tattoo sleeves and torsos

Black lettering tattoo in a rectangular frame reading The Truth is rarely pure and never simple, placed on the back of a woman's neck.

Boxed quote on the back of the neck

Small red heart tattoo with a dark outline on the back of a person's neck, beneath short dark hair and above a beaded necklace.

Small red heart tattoo on the back of the neck

Black and grey geometric arrow tattoo with a triangular eye motif running vertically down the back of a neck.

Vertical geometric arrow with eye on neck

Close view of the back of a woman's neck showing a small black lettering tattoo of the word freed in a typewriter style, placed at the nape below a hair bun.

Small word tattoo on the back of the neck

Black and grey photo of a fine line heartbeat tattoo on the back of a woman's neck, with her dark hair pulled up.

Heartbeat line tattoo on the back of the neck

Back of a person's neck showing a fine line black infinity symbol forming a heart, with the script word love written through the centre.

Infinity heart with script word on neck