Neck tattoo ideas

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Close view of a dark ornate crescent moon tattoo with geometric patterning and small dots on the nape of a person's neck.
Ornate crescent moon on the nape of the neck
Realistic orange and black monarch butterfly tattoo on the back of a person's neck, with lilac hair pinned up in a bun.
Monarch butterfly on the back of the neck
Black and grey realism tattoo of a light switch in the On position, placed behind a person's ear on the neck.
Light switch set to on behind the ear
Close-up of a fine-line tattoo in teal-blue ink on the side of a neck, drifting from behind the ear down towards the collarbone in wispy, smoke-like trails.
Blue wispy smoke tattoo on the neck
Small fine line tattoo of a purple bellflower on a slender green stem, placed on the back of the neck below dark hair.
Bellflower stem on the back of the neck
Black and white photo of a fine line heart with a looping curl tattoo on the back of a person's neck, below hair pulled up.
Single-line heart with curl on the neck
Small traditional-style blue swallow tattoo with red accents on the back of a person's neck, with dark hair visible around it.
Blue swallow on the back of the neck
Black ink tattoo of a circular geometric emblem above the stacked words THE SUIT AND I ARE ONE, placed at the nape and upper back.
Circle emblem and quote on the upper back
Man in a grey check suit and black shirt, with a black and grey tattoo visible at the neck and upper chest above the open collar.
Man in grey suit with neck tattoo
Woman in a pale floral mini dress with traditional-style tattoos of a peacock on the upper arm, a snake on the other arm, a wolf head on the knee and further designs on the neck and legs.
Peacock, wolf and snake tattoos with floral dress
Fine line black outline tattoo of a triquetra style Celtic knot with an extra looped top, on the back of the neck.
Triquetra knot on the nape of the neck
Small black outline peace sign tattoo on the back of a neck, in a fine line style, with the hair held up in a ponytail.
Peace sign on the back of the neck
Black and grey fine line tattoo of dandelion seeds drifting up the nape of a neck, with small dots trailing above.
Dandelion seeds drifting on the nape
Back of a woman's neck and upper back with a fine line trail of small outlined stars in black ink, tapering down towards the shoulders.
Star trail tattoo down the back of the neck
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mandala with feathers and fern leaves, running from the nape of the neck onto the upper back.
Ornamental dotwork neck and upper back tattoo
Black and grey ornamental tattoo of a lotus and paisley swirls covering the back of a neck, with fine linework and dotted shading.
Ornamental lotus tattoo on the back of the neck
Close-up of a woman's neck showing a small fine line black butterfly tattoo with thin antennae, placed on the side of the neck below the ear.
Small butterfly tattoo on the neck
Rear view of a person's neck and bare shoulders showing a small fine line script tattoo just behind the ear.
Fine line script on the neck
Black fine line feather tattoo with a dotted arc on the neck, just behind the ear, photographed from behind with the hair in a bun.
Feather tattoo behind the ear
Small solid black elephant silhouette tattoo on the neck behind the ear, shown in a black and white photograph.
Small elephant silhouette behind the ear
Black and grey botanical tattoo of white flowers, buds and green leaves on the back of a person's neck.
Flower sprig on the back of the neck
Fine line black Leo zodiac symbol tattoo on the back of a person's neck, with their dark hair pulled up and hands in it.
Small Leo zodiac symbol on the back of the neck
Black ink ornamental tattoo of paisley scrolls and a central mandala-style motif spreading across the back of a person's neck and upper back.
Ornamental paisley tattoo on neck and back
Black fine line tattoo of an interlocking looped knot symbol on the back of a person's neck, with hair pulled up above it.
Looped knot symbol on the back of the neck
Fine line black infinity symbol tattoo on the back of the neck, with dark hair falling above it.
Infinity symbol on the nape of the neck
Small outlined fox tattoo with an orange and red gradient and a white-tipped tail, with three red leaves above it, on the back of a neck.
Fox and falling leaves on the neck
Black and grey shaded wings and the Latin script Alis Volat Propriis tattooed across the upper back and nape, with stars and a sun motif below.
Wings and Latin script on upper back
Back of a person's head with black script lettering reading Love Fearlessly tattooed on the neck behind the ear, in a lettering style.
Love fearlessly script on the neck
Back of a person's neck showing a small multicoloured lettering tattoo, with a white mesh jersey printed with pink lettering below.
Small coloured lettering on the back of a neck
Small fine line black anchor tattoo with a heart at the top of its shank, placed on the back of the neck.
Anchor and heart on the back of the neck
Black geometric fox head tattoo in fine linework on the side of the neck behind a person's ear, with a silver ear plug visible.
Geometric fox behind the ear
Small green faceted gem tattoo with a dark outline on the back of a person's neck, with hair tied up.
Small green gem on the back of the neck
Close view of a green and red moth tattoo with bold black outlines on the back of a woman's neck, with a second tattoo visible on her upper arm.
Green moth tattoo on the back of the neck
Black lettering tattoo in a vertical line down the back of a person's neck and upper back, in a fine script style.
Vertical script tattoo down the back of the neck
Close view of the back of a person's neck showing a small black semicolon tattoo in fine line style, placed just below the hairline.
Small semicolon tattoo on the back of the neck
Four-panel photo of a bald person with black peony and mandala tattoos covering the scalp, neck, shoulders and upper chest, in a blackwork and dotwork style.
Peony and mandala tattoo across scalp, neck and back
Solid black silhouette tattoo of four flying figures in a descending line behind an ear, on the neck.
Flying silhouettes behind the ear
Close-up of a shaded black and grey realism rose tattoo on the side of a man's neck, above a denim shirt collar.
Black and grey rose on a neck
Black fine line willow tree tattoo with drooping branches and roots on the back of a neck, in Botanical style.
Willow tree tattoo on the back of the neck
Black and white photo of a woman seen from behind with her hair in a bun, showing a trail of small black bird tattoos running across her upper back and neck.
Small birds across upper back
Small black anchor tattoo on the nape of a neck, shown in two photographs with dark hair falling around it.
Small anchor tattoo on the nape of the neck
Back view of a woman with a long teal braid and a small fine line tattoo at the nape of her neck.
Small neck tattoo with teal braid
Black and grey botanical tattoo of leaves on the neck, with script and rose tattoos on the shoulders and full arm sleeves on a woman wearing a dark bustier.
Leaf neck tattoo and tattooed arm sleeves
Colour traditional tattoo of a lion's head with a flowing orange and yellow mane on the back of a person's neck.
Lion head on the back of the neck
Black and white photo of a woman's bare back, with her hair up, showing a small black Eye of Horus tattoo on the side of her neck.
Eye of Horus on the side of the neck
Three tapered, dark blue-black curved lines tattooed on the neck behind the ear, shown in two side-by-side photographs.
Three curved strokes behind the ear
Black and grey photograph of a small vertical lettering tattoo on the back of the neck, reading N 40 W 105 with triangles above and below.
Coordinates tattoo on the back of a neck
Small black fine line tattoo of a whisk on the side of a person's neck, below a red bandana, with the face not shown.
Whisk tattoo on the side of the neck