Neck tattoo ideas

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Traditional black and grey tattoo of a snarling wolf head with bared fangs and pale eyes on the side of a person's neck.
Snarling wolf head on the side of the neck
Black ink Celtic triquetra knot tattoo with an extra loop at the top, placed on the back of the neck.
Celtic triquetra knot on the back of the neck
Back of a woman's neck with her hair in a bun, showing a small fine line tattoo of two birds in flight in black ink.
Two small birds on the back of the neck
Black and grey photo of a small serif Roman numeral IV tattoo centred on the back of a person's neck, with hair tied up in a bun.
Roman numeral IV on the back of the neck
Black and grey fine line and dotwork lotus flower tattoo with a spiral stem and dots, on the back of a neck.
Lotus and spiral on the nape of the neck
Fine line black outline of a small triangle tattoo on the nape of a woman's neck, shown from behind with her hair up in a bun.
Small triangle tattoo on the nape of the neck
Small open book tattoo with a pink heart on the right-hand page, placed on the back of the neck and partly framed by dark hair.
Open book with heart on neck
Black and white photo of the words James 1:2 in cursive script tattooed on the back of the neck, with hair and a hand blurred in the foreground.
James 1:2 script on the neck
Small solid black paw print tattoo on the side of the neck behind the ear, with a stud and a gem earring above it.
Paw print behind the ear
Small black ink Om symbol tattoo behind a person's ear, on the side of the neck.
Om symbol behind the ear
Small black fine line rose with a stem and leaves tattooed behind a woman's ear on the neck.
Small black rose behind the ear
Pink fine line infinity symbol with the word run in script on the back of a person's neck, with hair pulled to one side.
Infinity symbol with 'run' on the neck
Black fine line tattoo of a symbol with two spirals and crossing loops, placed at the centre of the back of the neck.
Spiral and loop symbol on the back of the neck
Fine line black outline tattoo of a cat sitting on a ledge, seen from behind, on the back of a person's neck.
Cat outline on the back of the neck
Black and grey fine line tattoo of antlers with a small flower and dotted trailing lines, placed on the back of a person's neck.
Antlers with flowers on the back of the neck
Cluster of outlined and shaded star tattoos on the side of a neck, behind the ear, glowing blue under an ultraviolet lamp.
Star tattoos on the neck under UV light
Colour tattoo of a green and teal awareness ribbon with black script reading Hope and a small hummingbird, placed on the back of the neck.
Hope ribbon and hummingbird on the neck
Small fine line tattoo of a heart joined to an anchor by a single continuous line, with a tiny cross beside the heart, on skin behind the ear.
Heart and anchor fine line tattoo behind the ear
Black and grey botanical mandala tattoo with dotwork and flowing swirls running from behind the ear down the side of the neck.
Mandala and swirl tattoo on the side of the neck
Back of a woman's neck showing a small black outline animal tattoo at the nape, with an orange sun and a green snowflake further down the upper back.
Sun, snowflake and animal outline on upper back
Back of a shaved head and neck with a black line lotus mandala on the scalp, a stemmed lotus design down the neck and mandala pieces across the shoulders.
Lotus mandala on scalp and neck
Close view of the back of a neck with the word Resilience in black fine line script tattoo lettering at the base of the neck, below dark hair.
Resilience script tattoo on the nape
Fine line outlined stars in blue-grey ink on the back of a neck, seen from behind with short dark hair and a black sheer blouse.
Three outlined stars on the back of the neck
Fine line black and grey tattoo of small scattered stars running from the nape of the neck down the upper back, with dark hair in a loose bun.
Trail of stars down the back of the neck
Black script tattoo reading Traveler on the back of a person's neck, with their hair pulled up and hands in their hair.
Traveler script on the back of the neck
Fine line botanical tattoo of a small purple flower with a thin green stem, placed on the neck just behind the ear.
Small purple flower behind the ear
Solid black blackwork tattoo of a bull's head silhouette with horns on the back of a person's neck, in a black and white photo.
Bull silhouette on the back of the neck
Four-panel collage of tattoos: a cat with a skull and lotus in traditional colour, a cat with a red daruma doll in traditional colour, a black and grey Japanese lion on a back, and a black and grey
Four cat and Japanese motif tattoos
Small black open book tattoo behind a person's ear on the neck, drawn with a bold outline and solid black shading.
Open book tattoo behind the ear
Small solid black cross tattoo on the neck behind an ear, photographed from behind with the hair pulled into a ponytail.
Small cross tattoo behind the ear
Black script lettering reading For you I shall live, with Roman numerals, tattooed along the neck behind a person's ear.
Script quote behind the ear
Black and white photo of a solid black silhouette tattoo of four upright cats in a row across the back of a neck.
Four black cat silhouettes on the neck
Fine line peony tattoo with pink wash and grey leaves running from the side of the neck across the shoulder blade.
Peony and leaves across neck and shoulder
Woman seen from behind with a black dotwork ornamental V-shaped tattoo on her neck and small dotwork designs on the back of her hand.
Ornamental V-shaped neck tattoo
Woman seen from behind with both arms raised in peace signs, showing a dark shaded tattoo on her upper arm and a small neck tattoo, in a wooded gorge.
Peace signs and arm tattoo in a wooded gorge
Back of a person's neck with a tattoo of a red rose on a thorned stem, with grey shaded leaves, placed centrally at the nape.
Red rose with shaded leaves on the neck
Close photo of blue-grey handwritten lettering reading Babby Girl on the back of a person's neck.
Handwritten lettering on the back of the neck
Black and white photo of a man in a suit and polka dot tie, with a traditional swallow and leaf tattoo on his neck.
Swallow tattoo on the neck
Close view of a small black Om symbol tattoo on the back of a person's neck, below dark reddish hair and above a white top.
Om symbol on the back of neck
Small black fine line tattoo of a crowned key sitting behind a person's ear on the neck.
Crown key behind the ear
Black and white photo of a man with a large rose tattoo sleeve on his raised forearm and a rose on the back of his hand, his face turned away.
Rose tattoos on a raised forearm and hand
Black and white photo from behind of a woman with her hair up, showing a small fine line black symbol with a spiral loop tattooed on the nape of her neck.
Small spiral symbol tattoo on the nape
Small black fine line tattoos of a heart, top hat, Alice silhouette, white rabbit and teacup scattered along the side of a neck behind the ear.
Alice in Wonderland motifs on the neck
Black ink sun with a face and rays behind a woman's ear on the left, and a smaller crescent moon with a face in the same spot on the right.
Sun and moon behind the ear
Realistic braid tattoo with a red tie, shaded in grey and muted mauve, running from the nape of the neck down the upper back.
Realistic braided hair tattoo on upper back
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoo designs of discs and pendants on a hand, wrist and chest, styled to look like jewellery.
Metallic gold and silver temporary tattoos
Black and grey traditional style rose tattoo with leaves, flowers and a shell on the neck and upper chest, with script lettering below.
Large rose with shell and flowers on neck and chest
Black outline tattoo of a stylised bird with swirling wing details on the nape of a woman's neck, seen from behind.
Bird outline tattoo on the nape of the neck