Dot tattoo ideas

3,012 photos and flash · 42% Dotwork, 35% Geometric · Forearm most common

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Black and grey pen drawing of a hamsa hand with a lotus flower and dotted shading, sketched on grid paper with a hand holding the pen.
Hamsa hand and lotus design sketch on grid paper
Black ink drawing of a butterfly made of swirling tribal-style curls, with a diagonal trail of small spirals and squares, drawn on plain paper as a tattoo design.
Swirl butterfly with dotted trail design
Black and white flash design of treble and bass clefs arranged in a radial pattern with swirling curves and dots, shown without any body placement.
Radial design of clefs and dots
Small fine line black tattoo of eight-pointed stars and dots scattered across the inside of a forearm, photographed indoors.
Scattered stars and dots on a forearm
Side view of a man's shoulder and upper arm with a dotwork tattoo of a red and black fan and geometric pattern, with red splatter shapes across the shoulder.
Red and black fan design on shoulder and upper arm
Black linework tattoo on the inner forearm of a woman with long hair, a triangle eye on her forehead, and a hand holding a flame, framed by a dotted halo and vines.
Woman with all-seeing eye and flame on forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a crescent moon framing a mandala with lotus-like petals, placed on the upper back.
Moon and mandala on upper back
Forearm with a red botanical rose tattoo framed by grey lace work and red splatter dots, with applied pearls and crystals over the design.
Red rose with grey lace and pearls on a forearm
Two matching black cameo silhouette tattoos in ornate frames on the upper thighs of a person, in a traditional style.
Matching cameo silhouette tattoos on thighs
Black ink botanical mandala tattoo with dotwork shading and swirling vines on the outer thigh, with a hand holding a mug in the foreground.
Floral mandala tattoo on the thigh
Drawn tattoo design of a meditating Buddha filled with galaxy colour, set above a lotus with black and grey moon phases, branches and dotwork around it.
Meditating Buddha with lotus and moon phases
Brown henna-style arrow designs with triangle and feather details running down a forearm and wrist, with the wearer's legs visible in the background.
Arrow designs on a forearm
Two views of a black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a central unfilled flower on the forearm.
Black mandala tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with petals, eye motifs and fine geometric lines on the inner forearm.
Symmetrical mandala on the inner forearm
Colourful neo-trad style tattoo of a cassette tape with a yellow label and a trailing black ribbon, on a calf, set against coloured dots and a green and yellow wash.
Cassette tape on a calf
Fine line botanical tattoo of wildflowers and grasses in red and green with black dotwork on the inner forearm.
Wildflower sprig on a forearm
Two pen drawings of lotus and mandala-style band designs with dotted and triangular borders, drawn on cream paper beside two pens.
Lotus and geometric band designs on paper
Black fine line design of a central runic emblem inside a spiked ring, surrounded by dots and radiating dashes, shown as a flash drawing on a pale background.
Radiating runic symbol in fine line
Close-up of a black script quote reading Tale as old as Time above a colour rose with a green stem and small bud on the back of a hand.
Script quote and rose on the back of a hand
Black line-art flash sheet of henna-style flowers, leaf sprays, dots, scrolls and geometric border strips, shown without any body placement.
Henna-style flower, leaf and border flash sheet
Fine line black tattoo of a paw print with flowers, leaves and swirls drawn inside each toe and the pad, shown on a limb.
Floral paw print tattoo on skin
Black linework tattoo of two crossed arrows with diamond and chevron patterns and small dotted accents, in a geometric fine line style on the inner forearm.
Crossed arrows and diamonds on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a vertical looped symbol with a dot at the top, placed centrally on the upper back.
Fine line looped symbol on the upper back
Black line tree with layered leaves inside a teardrop outline, with dotwork dots, on the inner forearm of a person wearing a striped top.
Leafy tree in a teardrop on a forearm
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of three arrows with feathers and dots on the upper arm.
Watercolour arrows on upper arm
Forearm tattoo of a black yin yang style circle with brush strokes and pink and teal watercolour-style splashes.
Yin yang with watercolour splashes on a forearm
Neo-traditional style tattoo of two beetles in blue, orange and black ink, surrounded by dotwork stippling on a forearm.
Two beetles with dotwork on a forearm
Black fine line geometric tattoo on the inner forearm, with a circle, triangles, dots and an arrow running up towards the elbow.
Geometric arrow and circle on a forearm
Close view of a forearm with gold and silver metallic geometric tattoo bands of dots and triangles, alongside black leather bangles, in Geometric style on the forearm and wrist.
Gold and silver geometric bands on forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a shaded flower with swirling vine linework running down the ankle and onto the top of the foot.
Flower and vine tattoo on an ankle
A woman seen from behind shows a gold metallic mandala design on her upper back, in a blue halter top, with a sunny white wall behind her.
Gold mandala on upper back
Fine line black tattoo of a small dot cluster on the upper arm and a tiny arrow on the forearm, shown on a person in a white t-shirt.
Small dot cluster and arrow on an arm
Black ink lace-pattern band with daisy-like flowers and vines across the forearm, on a red background.
Lace-pattern floral band on a forearm
Black and white photo of a woman leaning back, with fine line constellation tattoos across her neck, shoulders and upper chest.
Constellation tattoos across neck and chest
Geometric seahorse tattoo in black linework and dotwork with teal accents, sitting on the forearm inside a dotted circle.
Geometric seahorse on a forearm
Brown henna-style turtle with spiral shell pattern, surrounded by dots and seaweed-like curls, on a forearm.
Turtle design with swirls on a forearm
Small dotwork tattoo of three dotted concentric rings in black ink on the back of a hand, resting on a grey carpet beside a pink-stringed parcel.
Dotted concentric circles on the back of a hand
Colour tattoo of a sun with a spiral centre and wavy green and blue rays on the inner forearm.
Green and blue sun with spiral centre
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical owl with dotwork circles and mandala patterns on its body, shown on white paper beside black fineliner pens.
Symmetrical owl drawing with mandala detail
Black geometric arrow tattoo with a crescent, circles and dots on a woman's upper back, with her face out of frame.
Geometric arrow tattoo on upper back
Black line mandala tattoo with dotwork detail on the upper back of a person with long hair, in fine line style, sitting below the neck.
Ornamental mandala tattoo on upper back
Black flash design of a crown above large letters FOB, with a ribbon banner reading Save Rock and Roll and a small lightning bolt.
Crown over FOB lettering with banner
Close view of the back of a person's neck showing a small dotwork tattoo of six tiny coloured dots in a horizontal line at the nape.
Row of coloured dots on the neck
Black ink drawing of an ornamental mandala with paisley-like petals and fine dotted detail on white paper, shown as a tattoo design.
Ornamental mandala design drawn in black ink
Black line drawing of a sunflower with stippled centre, surrounded by a curling vine, small flowers, a yin yang symbol and an infinity sign, in a botanical style.
Sunflower with yin yang and infinity symbol
Matching black ink lotus and floral mandala tattoos with dotted chain details on both calves, shown in a black and white photo.
Symmetrical lotus mandala on both calves
Close view of a hand with black nails showing a fine line tattoo of three small dots on the middle finger and a small circular symbol on the ring finger.
Small dots and circle symbol on fingers
Close view of the back of a hand with dark geometric lattice and lace-like patterns across the fingers, knuckles and wrist, in a henna-style design.
Henna-style lattice design on the back of a hand