Dot tattoo ideas

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

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Black linework drawing of a pointed-eared head with a branching tree motif and red accents, set in a dotted halo, shown as a tattoo design.
Horned tree-crowned head with red drips
Black dotwork mandala tattoo across the nape and upper back of a woman with her hair pinned up, shown from behind.
Ornamental mandala tattoo on upper back
Small blue octopus tattoo with black dotted outlines and tentacles curling outwards, shown on a person's skin beside a silver coin held in fingers.
Small blue octopus tattoo with dotted outlines
Black and grey tattoo of an ornate antique pistol with rose engraving and a dotwork lace garter band on the thigh.
Ornate pistol with lace garter on thigh
Black and grey flash design of the words Be Different in script lettering over a stippled dotwork flower with leaves, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Be Different script over a dotwork flower
Black ink mandala tattoo with dotwork detail on the upper thigh, shown in a black and white photograph.
Mandala tattoo on the upper thigh
Black fine line geometric tattoo of overlapping circles, arrows, a triangle and a wave-like swirl on the inner forearm.
Geometric circles and arrows on a forearm
White henna-style lace and mandala design across the back of a hand, fingers and wrist, photographed against a car dashboard.
White henna-style design on a hand
Black dotwork mandala tattoo wrapping around the inner wrist, with a hand held down and blue sneakers visible below.
Mandala band tattoo on the wrist
Close-up of a woman's arm with black and grey geometric and dotwork tattoos on the upper arm and forearm, wearing a white t-shirt and denim dungarees.
Blackwork and dotwork arm tattoos under denim dungarees
Black ink line drawing of a treble clef filled with patterned bands, dotted swirls and flowers, a design that could suit a fine line or dotwork tattoo.
Treble clef with floral swirls
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a detailed bee inside a dotted diamond outline with a small triangle above, on a shoulder.
Bee within a dotted diamond on a shoulder
Black dotwork tattoo of an arc of circles in varying sizes on the outer thigh, with two small elongated marks in the middle of the arc.
Arc of black dots on a thigh
Black line drawing of an ornate dragonfly with mandala-style patterned wings above a dotted geometric circle, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Ornate dragonfly design with geometric circle
Black and grey lace garter tattoo with dotwork shading and a mandala-like centre on the upper thigh of a person holding plaid shorts.
Lace garter tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork fox curled up asleep beneath a crescent moon, with teal accents, on the upper arm.
Sleeping fox and crescent moon on an upper arm
Fine line black vine tattoo with curls, dotwork and small leaves wrapping from the ankle across the top of the foot.
Fine line vine tattoo on an ankle and foot
Close-up of a hand with small fine line black tattoos on the fingers, including a crescent moon, a star and dotted bands, held near the lips.
Crescent moon, star and dotted bands on fingers
Black line tattoo of a sea turtle with a world map shell and dotted flippers on the top of a foot, in a dotwork style.
Sea turtle with world map shell on foot
Black ornamental mandala tattoo in a geometric and dotwork style on a woman's upper thigh, with white fabric draped beside it.
Black mandala tattoo on the thigh
Black ink drawing of a hamsa hand with an eye and yin-yang details above a lotus flower, in a botanical and dotwork style, with no body placement shown.
Hamsa hand and lotus flower design
Black geometric compass star tattoo on the inner forearm, with fine radiating lines and a dotted circular border.
Geometric compass star on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a frog in dot-art style, with green dots, yellow and olive fills and black crosshatching, on the calf.
Dot-art frog on a calf
Black and white photo of a dotwork mandala and paisley-style tattoo on the outer thigh, with a central eye motif and a dotted line below.
Mandala and paisley design on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork elephant head with a mandala-style ornament above and hanging beaded drops below, tattooed on a forearm.
Ornate elephant head on a forearm
Small black fine-line geometric arrow tattoo with dotwork on the inner forearm, set against a black and white drawing.
Geometric arrow tattoo on forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a lace-patterned heart with dotted chains hanging below, on the upper leg.
Black lace heart with dotted chains on a leg
Black dotwork and linework tattoo of a mountain range with pine trees and a row of dotted triangles across the inner forearm.
Mountain range and dotted triangles on a forearm
Black linework drawing of a wolf head with swirling flourishes, a jewelled brooch and dotted detailing, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Ornamental wolf head design
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo centred on the upper back, with a row of dots running down from it.
Lotus mandala on upper back
Black ink line drawing of a crescent moon with a profiled face, dotted lace-like patterns and a dangling pendant, drawn as tattoo flash on plain paper.
Crescent moon face with ornamental linework
Black ink drawing of an owl design with ornate feathers and dotwork circles, shown as a tattoo-style flash sheet with no body placement.
Ornate owl ink drawing in dotwork detail
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a hare wrapped in a snake, with roses and leaves above and an eye in a triangle below.
Hare, snake and botanical upper arm piece
Black and grey compass star tattoo with a dotwork shaded circle behind it, on a man's shoulder and upper arm.
Compass star on a shoulder
Black and white photo of three small dot tattoos in a row on a man's upper chest, with tiny dotwork on one finger and a small X on the back of the hand.
Three dots on the upper chest
Black and grey dotwork sleeves with mandala flowers and a small bird on both upper arms and forearms of a woman wearing a white top and a chunky chain necklace.
Mandala and dotwork sleeves on both arms
Black dotwork and linework lotus tattoo with mandala-style petals and single dots above and below, sitting on the upper back.
Dotwork lotus flower on the upper back
Colourful dotwork tattoo of concentric circles and dot rings across a forearm and the back of a hand, with dark outlined circle clusters near the wrist.
Rainbow dotwork circles on forearm and hand
Two photos of a black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork shading on the lower back, shown close up and at a wider angle.
Black and grey mandala on the lower back
Colour tattoo of a hot air balloon with three portrait medallions, a lettered basket and an anchor, in neo-traditional style with dotwork, on a person's upper back.
Hot air balloon with portraits on upper back
Small black fine line tattoo of a solid heart on the inner wrist, trailing into dots and musical notes rising up the forearm.
Heart and music notes on a wrist
Black linework butterfly design with lace-like wing patterns, dotted trailing lines and a soft pink wash, drawn on paper as a flash design.
Lace-patterned butterfly design
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo across the upper back of a person with short hair, photographed from behind.
Mandala tattoo across upper back
Black dotwork mandala tattoo on the inside of a wrist, with a fine-lined star-like centre and dotted border.
Black mandala tattoo on a wrist
Black and grey dotwork lotus tattoo on the centre of a chest, with a fine line and loop beneath it, partly covered by a black lace top.
Lotus tattoo on the chest
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of three stylised female figures in patterned robes on the outer thigh, one holding a sword and one holding a tablet marked LEX.
Three stylised figures on a thigh
Black and grey lotus mandala tattoo with dotwork shading and hanging petal edging, placed on the chest beneath the breast.
Lotus mandala under the breast
Small black constellation tattoo of dots and five-point stars on the inner forearm, in fine line style.
Star constellation tattoo on a forearm