A necklet is a type of decoration which is designed to be worn and displayed around a person's neck, rather than hung (draped) from the chest as is the standard practice for displaying most decorations.

In the Middle Ages most order's insignias were worn on a collar – see livery collar. Later, in the 16th century the insignia of the French Order of the Holy Spirit were worn on a ribbon. When, in the late 17th century, orders were divided into several classes, the cross on a ribbon around the neck became the privilege of a commander. A decoration in that rank is usually awarded to high-ranking officials like brigadiers, consuls and secretaries of State.

A woman usually wears her commander's cross on a bow on the shoulder of her dress^{[citation needed]}.

In chivalric orders like the Order of Malta or the Teutonic Order the insignia of the knights is worn hanging from a ribbon around the neck. The same is true of the Order of the Golden Fleece.^[1]

In the 19th century it was not unusual to wear a Grand Cross, normally hanging from a ribbon over the shoulder to the hip as on a necklet when this was considered more convenient or when another Grand Cross was worn.

Select list of badges suspended from neck riband

Some nations confer honors which are signified in the form of a badge which is worn suspended from a ribbon (also known as riband or ribband) around the neck, including:

Name	Country	Notes
Bharat Ratna	India	Highest civilian decoration of India.
Order of the British Empire	United Kingdom	Ranks of Knight Commander and Commander.
Royal Victorian Order	United Kingdom	Ranks of Knight Commander and Commander.
Order of Merit	United Kingdom
Order of the Companions of Honour	United Kingdom
Order of St. John	United Kingdom	Ranks of Commander or higher.
Legion of Honour	France	Rank of Commander.
Military William Order	Netherlands	[2]
Order of the Netherlands Lion	Netherlands	[3]
Order of Orange-Nassau	Netherlands	[4]
Pour le Mérite	Prussia	[5]
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross	Germany
Grand Cross of the Iron Cross	Germany
Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary	Hungary	Ranks of Commander's Cross with star and Commander's Cross.
Royal Order of Sahametrei	Cambodia	Rank of Commander.
Order of Canada	Canada	Ranks of Companion or Officer.
Order of Ontario	Canada
Medal of Honor	United States	Highest military decoration of the United States Armed Forces. [6]
Legion of Merit	United States	If at the rank of Commander. The Legion of Merit is awarded in degrees only to foreign nationals and its neck order is thus not available to U.S. citizens.[7]
Presidential Medal of Freedom	United States
Texas Medal of Valor	United States
Surgeon General's Medallion	United States
George Washington Spymaster Award	United States
Order of Australia	Australia	If rank of Officer or higher.[8]
Order of the Holy Sepulchre	Vatican City
Order of the Crown of Thailand	Thailand	Second Class and Third Class.
Order of the White Elephant	Thailand	Second Class and Third Class.
Order of the Direkgunabhorn	Thailand	Second Class and Third Class.
Order of Ramkeerati	Thailand
Order of Chula Chom Klao	Thailand	Second Class (Grand Commander and Knight Commander).
Order of Rama	Thailand	Second Class and Third Class.
Order of the Rising Sun	Japan	Third class.