Neck tattoo ideas

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Black and grey shaded tattoo of a spotted fawn standing in profile on the back of a neck, with brown hair above it.
Grey shaded fawn on the nape
Black script lettering reading Stay Gold runs diagonally down the back of a person's neck, with their hair up in a bun.
Stay Gold script on the back of the neck
Small black silhouette birds in flight tattooed up the side of the neck behind the ear, photographed from behind.
Flock of birds on the neck
Black scorpio zodiac symbol with swirling black tendrils and small orange and blue flowers on the back of the neck.
Scorpio zodiac symbol with flowers on neck
Black ink Kokopelli figure playing a flute beside a scrolling vine with heart motifs, tattooed on the side of a woman's neck.
Kokopelli and vine scrolls on the neck
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cat skull with whiskers on the back of a person's neck.
Cat skull tattoo on the back of the neck
Black and white photo of a small bold black scorpion tattoo on the back of a woman's neck, with her hair up in a bun.
Scorpion tattoo on the back of the neck
Two people seen from behind on a beach, each with a small solid black bird tattoo at the nape of the neck.
Matching small bird tattoos at the nape
Black and white photo of the back of a woman's neck showing a small fine line heartbeat tattoo centred below the hairline.
Heartbeat line tattoo on the neck
Fine line black tattoo of a single vertical line with small tick marks running from the throat down to the chest.
Single line tattoo down the neck and chest
Two small colour tattoos on the neck behind each ear: a dark blue shape with white flowers on the left and a purple umbrella with a small bird on the right.
Two small tattoos behind the ear
Small black and grey fine line swallow tattoo on the back of a person's neck, with platinum hair falling forward.
Swallow on the back of the neck
Black and white photo of a fine line keyhole tattoo at the base of the throat, with a small key tattoo on a finger resting on the chest.
Keyhole on the neck and a small key on a finger
Small black outline flower tattoo on the side of the neck behind the ear, in a fine line botanical style.
Small flower tattoo on the neck
Back of a woman's neck and shoulders showing a colourful sugar skull moth tattoo on the neck and a large black and grey Japanese back piece with a pagoda, moon and geisha.
Sugar skull moth on neck with Japanese back piece
Fine line black script tattoo of small words on the nape of a woman's neck, with a blonde braid over one shoulder, photographed from behind.
Small script words on the nape
Small fine line black outline of a diamond with tiny sparkle marks, tattooed on the neck behind the ear of a woman with red hair in a bun.
Small diamond outline behind the ear
Black silhouette tattoo of two birds perched on a thin branch with leaves, placed at the back of the neck below dark hair.
Two birds on a branch on the back of the neck
Black tattoo of flying birds and a dreamcatcher on the side of a person's neck, photographed from behind in sepia tones.
Birds and dreamcatcher on the neck
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a mountain range with shaded peaks, on the back of a person's neck, photographed in black and white.
Mountain range tattoo on the back of the neck
Black and grey swallow tattoo on the neck behind an ear, shown in a traditional style with a plug earring in the lobe.
Swallow tattoo behind the ear
Realistic black and grey sphynx cat head with yellow eyes tattooed on the side of a neck, set against dark ornamental linework.
Sphynx cat head on the neck
Black and grey shaded feather tattoo on the side of a man's neck, running down from behind the ear.
Black feather tattoo on the side of the neck
Black and grey skull tattoo in profile with an open jaw and visible teeth, placed behind a man's ear on the neck.
Skull tattoo behind the ear
Bold black-outlined winged griffin tattoo with pink accents across the back of a person's neck.
Winged griffin on the back of the neck
Fine line black tattoo of an outlined heart with a vertical cross, two dots and a small drop on the back of the neck.
Fine line heart with cross on the neck
Bold traditional-style sun with red and orange wavy rays and a red centre, outlined in black, on the back of a person's neck.
Sun tattoo on the back of the neck
Realistic colour tattoo of butterflies and grey shaded flowers across a woman's shoulder and up onto the side of her neck, with a bra strap visible.
Realistic butterflies and flowers across a shoulder and neck
A collage of three small fine line tattoos: a key on the back of a hand, three birds on the neck and a small heart on the forearm.
Tiny tattoos on hand, neck and forearm
Black botanical tattoo of a tree with a heart at its centre and leafy vines, on the upper back at the base of the neck.
Heart and tree tattoo at the base of the neck
Black fine line tally marks tattooed in a curved row across the back of a neck, below dark hair.
Tally marks across the back of the neck
Two side-by-side photos of black lettering tattoos on the back of a neck, reading you see all my light and and you love my dark, in a serif typeface.
Two-line quote tattoo on the back of the neck
Black swirling scroll tattoo with small black and teal star shapes on the back of a neck, below the hairline.
Swirls and stars on the back of the neck
Three sepia photos of a small fine line infinity symbol tattoo, on the hand near the wrist, on the back of the neck and on the inner forearm.
Small infinity symbol tattoos in three placements
Close photo of a small, thin black line tattoo of a clothes hanger on the back of a person's neck, in a fine line style.
Clothes hanger tattoo on the back of the neck
Back of a woman's neck and upper back showing a black ornamental mandala tattoo in a V shape with dotted chain drapes, in a dotwork and geometric style.
Mandala and dotted drape across upper back
Black fine line tattoo of small symbols behind a woman's ear and along the hairline, shown from behind with her hair in a bun.
Small symbols tattoo behind the ear
Black outline tattoo of a cat seen from behind, sitting on a branch with its tail curling down, on the nape of a woman's neck.
Cat outline tattoo on the nape of the neck
Solid black butterfly silhouettes decrease in size as they trail from the nape of a woman's neck towards her upper back.
Butterflies trailing down the back of the neck
Small black fine line heartbeat tattoo on the nape of a person's neck, with blonde hair in a messy bun.
Heartbeat line on the nape of the neck
Colour tattoo of a stylised phoenix with orange, yellow and red shading and a swirling tail, on the back of a person's neck.
Stylised phoenix on the back of a neck
Black and white photo of two women seen from behind, each with a small fine line cross tattoo on the nape of the neck.
Matching small cross tattoos on the neck
Close photograph of a small black fine-line lettering tattoo on the back of a person's neck, with hair pulled up and a stud earring visible.
Small lettering on the back of the neck
A grid of photographs of small script tattoos on wrists, forearms, shoulders, neck and ankle, reading words such as imagine, joy, hope and good bye, mostly in black lettering.
Grid of script word and quote tattoos
Realistic grey cat face tattoo with blue eyes on the back of a neck, shaded in black and grey with touches of blue.
Grey cat face tattoo on the neck
Realistic colour tattoo of a zipper opening the skin on a person's upper back and neck to reveal the spine and metal spinal hardware.
Zipper opening to reveal spine on back
Close-up of a fine line black tattoo of the word faith with a cross running through it, on the neck behind an ear.
Fine line faith script with cross behind the ear
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a leafy sprig with solid filled leaves on the back of the neck, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Leafy botanical sprig on the nape of the neck