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Black hair is incredibly alluring and can make you stand out in a crowd – just look at raven-haired celebrities like Becky G, Demi Lovato, Rihanna, Lana Condor, Ciara, and Megan Fox, just to name a few. But it’s a common misconception that you have to be a blond or brunette to have fun with your hair color. In reality, there are ample opportunities to experiment with your color if you have ultra-dark hair, especially by adding highlights on black hair.

Understandably, people with black hair can feel a bit left out of the conversation when it comes to the latest hair trends, especially when many of the predictions focus on sand, toffee, caramel, and mocha hues. Highlights, lowlights, and balayage can add dimension and depth to your dark hair, but it’s always helpful to research examples before heading to the salon.

The great thing about black hair with highlights is that you can completely customize the look to suit your needs. Whether you mix in tones of brown, white, dirty blond, red, or even purple, go subtle or spring for something bold, you’ll feel like a whole new person with these black hair highlights ideas.

To get inspiration for your next big hair color change, we rounded up examples of highlights for black hair ahead.