Dot tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey dotwork rose with leaves inside nested geometric diamonds, tattooed on a limb, with a printed stencil of the same design beside it.
Rose within nested geometric diamonds
A grid of twelve black ink ornamental arrow and swirl designs on a white background, shown as tattoo flash without any body placement.
Twelve black ornamental arrow designs
Black ink dotwork drawing of a horned bull skull with a lotus mandala on the forehead and dotted chains hanging from the horns, drawn on white paper.
Bull skull with lotus mandala design
Fine line geometric arrow tattoo with circles, triangles and dots in black ink on the forearm.
Geometric arrow tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a circle fading outwards across a shoulder and upper arm, photographed in black and white.
Dotwork circle fading across shoulder and upper arm
Black ink mandala flash design with a radial floral pattern of petals, dots and scrollwork on a white background, suitable for a fine line or dotwork tattoo.
Black and white mandala design
Black fine line tattoo of a circle filled with arcs, dots and script-like marks on a person's upper back, with a small star outline above it near the neck.
Circular script tattoo on upper back
Hand-drawn design in a sketchbook showing two yellow sunflowers with black paisley-style leaves, swirling vines and a peace sign.
Sunflowers and paisley vine design
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with layered petals and a central rosette, placed centrally on the upper back of a person seen from behind.
Dotwork mandala tattoo on upper back
Black fine line compass star with arrows and small triangles tattooed on the inner forearm, resting on grass.
Compass and arrows on a forearm
Black ink feather tattoo with dotwork shading on the ankle, above a navy canvas shoe.
Feather tattoo on an ankle
Black line drawing of a symmetrical mandala flash design with petals, scalloped rings and dots, shown on a white background with no body part visible.
Black line mandala flash design
Two forearms resting on a cream rug, each with abstract tattoos of thin black lines, a teal band and a bold black stroke across the forearm.
Abstract bands and lines on two forearms
Two photos of a black dotwork tattoo on the upper back showing an Eye of Horus inside a dotted circle, above a triangle and mandala design.
Eye of Horus with dotwork mandala on upper back
Close-up of a small solid blue semicolon tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand held near the chest.
Small blue semicolon on inner wrist
Fine line black and grey heart tattoo filled with mandala and paisley patterns and a script word, on a person's upper back.
Heart mandala with script on upper back
Dark brown line drawing of an ornate henna-style floral design with paisley swirls, leaves and a central mandala-like flower, on a cream background.
Henna-style paisley and flower design
Black ink drawing of an ornate lotus flower mandala design with dotted geometric lines, shown on a pale sheet, with no body part visible.
Lotus mandala design with dotted lines
Red linework and black bands tattooed on two fingers of a hand, with a thin silver ring on a third finger, against green clover leaves.
Red and black line tattoos on fingers
Sketch-style skull with purple and blue poppies and anemone flowers tattooed across a person's upper back and shoulder.
Skull and poppies across a back
Small red fine line tattoo of a geometric motif with dots and tiny triangles on the inner forearm of a person wearing a dark knitted jumper.
Red fine line geometric motif on forearm
Black ink mandala tattoo wrapped around a finger on a hand resting on a white towel, with coral nail polish.
Mandala band tattoo on a finger
Black ink flash drawing of a symmetrical geometric lotus-style motif with fine lines and stippled dots, shown on a cream background with no body placement visible.
Geometric lotus-style design drawing
Black and grey dotwork elephant silhouette within fine line geometric circles and triangles on a forearm.
Elephant and geometric lines on a forearm
Black infinity-style swirl design with trailing dots on a white background, shown as a tattoo flash drawing.
Infinity swirl design with trailing dots
Black line tattoo of geometric figures and dotted circles with a sun motif, in dotwork and geometric style, on a person's upper arm and shoulder.
Geometric figures and dotwork on upper arm
Pink lotus flower with black ornamental mandala linework and teal shading, tattooed across a person's upper back.
Lotus and mandala on upper back
Small black dotwork triangle tattoo on the forearm of a person in a white top, photographed against a plain cream wall.
Dotwork triangle on a forearm
Solid black lace-style tattoo with scrolling leaves and a net pattern running down the right side of a bare back.
Black lace tattoo down the back
Small coloured paw print tattoo on a thigh, with white daisies, green leaves and black swirling linework and dot details.
Daisy paw print on a thigh
Black fine-line tattoo of a map-like design with concentric circles and dots across a thigh, worn with frayed green shorts.
Map-style linework across a thigh
Black and grey fine line geometric tattoo of circles, diamonds and hexagons joined by thin vertical lines, on a calf.
Geometric line tattoo on a calf
Fine line black ink star cluster tattoo on the inner wrist, with a hand resting on a floral fabric.
Small star cluster tattoo on the inner wrist
Black and grey tattoo of a crescent moon with mandala detailing and two peony-style flowers with leaves, plus dotted lines and a small heart, on the outer thigh.
Crescent moon with flowers and dotted lines
Black ink line drawing of a mandala-style design with a scalloped band and a teardrop below, shown on a white card against weathered wood.
Mandala design with scalloped border
Small black tattoo of a row of solid circles, one ringed like Saturn, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Planets in a row with Saturn on the wrist
Black ink tattoo of an ornate paisley-patterned heart on a shoulder, against a floral fabric background.
Paisley heart tattoo on the shoulder
Black ink drawing of an ornately patterned insect with lace-like wings inside a circular mandala border, a design suited to fine line tattooing.
Ornate insect inside a circle frame
Black fine line flash design of a seated, cross-legged figure with lotus flowers, a spiral eye, a globe and a heart, set within an ornate outlined frame.
Seated lotus figure with globe and eye flash
Colour tattoo of a purple and pink butterfly with yellow and teal stars on the top of a foot, with black dots and pink toenail polish visible.
Colourful butterfly and stars on a foot
Black ink drawing of a stylised feather filled with swirls, dots and crosshatching on cream paper, in the style of a tattoo design sketch.
Stylised feather doodle in black ink
Close-up of a hand holding a champagne flute, with small silver geometric triangle and dot designs across the fingers.
Silver triangle and dot finger tattoos
Fine line black tattoo of interlocking loops on the inner forearm near the wrist, with small red, blue and purple dots of colour within the design.
Looping fine line tattoo with coloured dots on a wrist
Abstract watercolour-style tattoo on a lower leg, with pink brushstrokes, yellow-ochre rings and small black dots and lines.
Pink brushstroke and rings on a calf
Five geometric arrow designs painted in gold and brown on a white canvas, drawn in a tattoo-style flash look, with no body placement shown.
Five geometric arrows on white canvas
Drawn flash design of an elephant head with pastel lotus petals above and below, framed by black ink swirls and dot ornaments.
Elephant and lotus flash design
Dotwork and geometric flash design of a moth inside overlapping red triangles, with an eye, crescent moons and dots around it, in pink and red linework.
Moth in sacred geometry design
Watercolour-style tattoo of a cat face with bright green eyes and a paw outline on the calf, with blue, red and black dot splashes.
Watercolour cat face on a calf