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Design 01 · Face
Fine Line Dagger Face Tattoo
A fine-line upright dagger with a round pommel, wrapped grip, curled guard, and long open blade beside the ear on the cheek.
BlackworkDagger
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Neck tattoo ideas
Neck tattoos are highly visible and need clean, confident shapes. These designs are shown on skin so you can see how each one follows the side of the neck.
Builder placements: Shoulder. Every piece opens in Remix or enters the Builder as the matching reviewed asset.
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22 neck tattoo designs, clean and on skin
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Design 02 · Neck
Solid Lightning Bolt Neck Tattoo
A solid black lightning bolt with two hard zigzags, a broad upper bend, and a long pointed tail, placed upright on the side of the neck.
BlackworkLightning bolt
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Design 03 · Neck
Ornate Blackwork Sword Neck Tattoo
A slender vertical sword with a decorated pommel, ribbed grip and long pointed blade, drawn in blackwork for the side of the neck.
BlackworkSword
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Design 04 · Face
Blackwork Slim Snake Face Tattoo
A thin blackwork snake moving in a shallow S across the outer cheek, with diamond scale rows, a small head, and a tapered tail.
BlackworkSnake
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Design 05 · Face
Blackwork Spider Face Tattoo
A small blackwork spider with a striped oval abdomen, compact thorax, and eight bent legs placed on the outer cheek near the ear.
BlackworkSpider
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Design 06 · Neck
Spider Web and Spider Neck Tattoo
A fine black corner web opens from the side of the neck with curved thread rings and a small hanging spider beneath its lowest strand.
BlackworkSpider web
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Design 07 · Neck
Stippled Double Diamond Neck Tattoo
Two open diamonds nest inside a stippled black diamond, with four isolated dots making a quiet geometric tattoo for the side neck.
DotworkOrnamental frame
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Design 08 · Face
Dotwork Three Stars Face Tattoo
Three five-point stars rise diagonally across the outer cheek, growing from a tiny outlined star to a larger dot-shaded black star.
DotworkStars
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Design 09 · Face
Fine Line Crescent Face Tattoo
A thin right-facing crescent formed by two parallel black curves and an open skin channel, placed on the outer cheek in front of the ear.
Fine lineCrescent moon
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Design 10 · Neck
Fine Line Lavender Neck Tattoo
A slender lavender stem with small clustered buds and long leaves, drawn in black fine line for a vertical side-neck tattoo.
Fine lineLavender
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Design 11 · Behind the ear
Fine Line Olive Branch Neck Tattoo
A fine-line olive branch with six alternating outlined leaves on a slender curved stem, placed vertically below the ear on the side neck.
Fine lineOlive branch
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Design 12 · Face
Illustrative Butterfly Face Tattoo
A symmetrical butterfly with orange-red inner wings, scalloped dark teal edges, yellow spots, and raised antennae for the outer cheek.
IllustrativeButterfly
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Design 13 · Neck
Colorful Owl Head Neck Tattoo
A front-facing owl head with gold eyes, cream facial feathers and layered teal, orange and red plumage for the side of the neck.
IllustrativeOwl
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Design 14 · Neck
Fine Line Crescent Neck Tattoo
A right-facing double-line crescent with an open center, placed below the ear as a quiet, compact fine-line neck tattoo.
MinimalistCrescent moon
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Design 15 · Face
Outline Lightning Face Tattoo
A bold hollow lightning bolt with a heavy black border, sharp middle notch, and long pointed lower tail on the outer cheek.
MinimalistLightning bolt
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Design 16 · Neck
Colorful Eagle Head Neck Tattoo
A left-facing eagle head with a golden hooked beak, cream crown and layered teal, red and orange neck feathers for the side neck.
Neo traditionalEagle
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Design 17 · Neck
Orange Flower Sprig Neck Tattoo
A slim green stem carries a run of small orange flower heads and paired leaves, arranged vertically along the side of the neck.
Neo traditionalLavender
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Design 18 · Face
Neo Traditional Rose Face Tattoo
A compact red-orange rose with curled layered petals, a dark center, yellow highlights, and five deep teal leaves for the outer cheek.
Neo traditionalRose
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Design 19 · Neck
Old School Sun Eye Neck Tattoo
A blue-green eye in a cream almond shape, framed by eight orange and yellow pointed rays for a compact side-neck tattoo.
Old schoolEye
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Design 20 · Face
Traditional Filigree Heart Face Tattoo
A glossy red heart with a teal scroll band, cream shine and gold diamond center, shown as a tiny accent beneath the outer cheekbone.
Old schoolHeart
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Design 21 · Neck
Old School Sailboat Neck Tattoo
A compact old-school sailboat with cream striped sails, a red pennant, gold trim, and a teal hull for the side of the neck.
Old schoolShip
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Design 22 · Face
Old School Swallow Face Tattoo
A right-facing old-school swallow in flight with blue-green wings, coral breast, yellow accents, and a long forked tail on the outer cheek.
Old schoolSwallow
How to plan neck tattoo patchwork layouts
Placement decides scale. Pick the neck design whose silhouette matches the space you actually have, then leave enough skin around it for the next piece.
Measure the gap
Check the on-skin preview against your own neck: a design that fills the whole area leaves no room for a patchwork neighbour.
Match the direction
Compare the clean design with its on-skin preview, then ask your tattoo artist to test the exact scale and direction on the neck.
Keep negative space
Patchwork works because each piece stays separate. Keep at least a finger of clear skin between this design and the next one.
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