Dot tattoo ideas

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

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Close-up of three small groups of tally marks in black fine-line ink on the inner forearm, with a dark patterned top visible behind the arm.
Tally marks on the inner forearm
Sketch-style tattoo of an elephant head with a compass rose and red and teal watercolour splashes on the inner forearm, with a column of dots running up towards the elbow.
Elephant and compass on a forearm
Blue and black feather tattoo with dark splatter dots running up the forearm.
Blue feather with ink splatter on a forearm
Black and red tattoo on the inner forearm showing an Om symbol above a red lotus flower and an endless knot, with small dots above and below, in a linework style.
Om, lotus and endless knot on a forearm
Close photo of a fine line black tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm, showing a dot, a thin line, stacked loops and a curled spiral at the bottom.
Fine line dot, loops and spiral on forearm
Close-up of a gold metallic henna-style design with black accents across the back of a hand and along the forearm, on dark skin.
Gold henna-style design on hand and forearm
Colour tattoo of a geometric hourglass in pink, green and red with bold black outlines, placed on the inner forearm.
Geometric hourglass on a forearm
Black fine ink tattoo of five yin yang style symbols stacked vertically down the inner forearm near the wrist, shrinking and changing from solid to hollow.
Stacked yin yang symbols on the inner wrist
Black and grey geometric tattoo of a front-facing elephant head with a cube, triangles and dotwork halo, on a forearm.
Elephant head with geometric linework
Black line lotus tattoo with dotted detail on the inner wrist, with a dot above and a semicolon below.
Lotus with semicolon on inner wrist
Black ink mandala band tattoo wrapping the wrist, with a solid black stripe and a small fine line ring tattoo on one finger.
Mandala wrist band tattoo
Black and grey peony tattoo with a bud and leaves on the inner forearm, framed by outlined triangles and dotted lines, in a dotwork and botanical style.
Peony and bud with geometric triangles on a forearm
Gold and blue metallic ornamental designs on a forearm and the back of a hand, with bangles and rings worn alongside.
Metallic ornamental designs on forearm and hand
Fine line black unalome-style tattoo on the inner wrist of a clenched hand, photographed in black and white.
Unalome-style wrist tattoo
Collage of small fine line tattoos in black ink, including stars on the forearms and fingers, a dotted arrow on the upper arm and dotwork circles on the hands.
Small dotwork stars, arrows and circles
Small watercolour-style purple flowers on a green stem with black dots, tattooed on the inner forearm.
Purple flowers and dotted stem on a forearm
Colourful paisley and floral tattoo running from the upper arm down the forearm, with orange, purple and green flowers and flowing swirls in a botanical, neo-traditional style.
Paisley floral sleeve on an arm
Fine line tattoo of an arrow passing through two crescent moons on the wrist, with green accents along the shaft.
Arrow and crescent moons on a wrist
Black and grey elephant head tattoo with a lotus mandala above it, on the inner forearm.
Elephant and mandala on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a hanging teardrop pendant on the inner wrist and forearm.
Mandala wrist tattoo with teardrop pendant
Black ink tattoo of a sun and crescent moon on a forearm, with the crescent filled with swirls, dots and stripes.
Sun and crescent moon on a forearm
Sketch-style tattoo of an elephant head with a compass rose, red and teal splashes and a trail of dots, on the outer forearm.
Elephant and compass on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a lotus flower with a dotted halo and an unalome line running down the forearm.
Lotus and unalome on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo on a forearm, with a band of layered petals above a drop-shaped ornament and a dot.
Mandala armband tattoo on a forearm
Forearm tattoo of black dotwork stipple fading upward into a solid black band near the wrist, with a thin strip of unmarked skin between the band and the stipple, photographed with the hand raised.
Dotwork gradient and black band on forearm
Close photograph of a small dotwork tattoo of black dots scattered across the inner wrist and forearm.
Scattered black dots on the inner wrist
Close view of a forearm and hand with white ornamental patterns on the skin, worn with silver rings and bracelets.
White ornamental designs on forearm and hand
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with stacked arch shapes and a solid triangle, covering the inner forearm.
Mandala forearm piece in dotwork
Black linework tattoo of overlapping circles with Gallifreyan-style script and dots, running down the inside of a forearm.
Gallifreyan circles on a forearm
Four black and grey photographs of fine line geometric tattoos showing arrows crossing overlapping circles, placed on the upper arm and forearm.
Fine line arrows and circles on arms
Neo-traditional tattoo of a horned woman with glowing red eyes and a red and black backdrop, on the inner forearm.
Horned woman with red eyes on forearm
Colourful watercolour-style New York skyline tattoo with the Empire State Building on a forearm, in blue, purple, pink and teal.
Watercolour New York skyline on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of a black spiral above a vertical row of small red, orange, green, blue and purple dots on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Spiral and coloured dot line on a wrist
Black dotwork fading into solid black bands on a forearm, with the hand raised in front of a wooden parquet floor.
Dotwork fade and black bands on a forearm
Small solid black tribal-style butterfly tattoo with swirled wings and two dots, on the wrist of a light-skinned arm.
Small black tribal butterfly on a wrist
Full arm sleeve in blackwork and dotwork featuring hexagons and a central mandala motif, running from the upper arm down to the wrist.
Geometric blackwork sleeve on arm
Back view of a person in a studded leather vest with a black spotted pattern tattoo on the upper arm and smaller tattoos on the forearm and hand.
Black spotted tattoo on upper arm
Black dotwork and fine line pyramid above the words 'the world is a wonderfully weird place' in typewriter-style text, tattooed on the inner forearm.
Pyramid and quote on a forearm
Black and teal dotwork mandala tattoo with a blank centre, sitting on the inner forearm.
Dotwork mandala on a forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a stylised bird with a crescent moon and diamond shapes on the inner forearm, in yellow, blue-grey and orange.
Stylised bird and crescent moon on a forearm
Fine line black lotus flower tattoo with a semicolon and two dots on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Lotus flower and semicolon on the wrist
Small black fine line lightning bolt tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm, with the hand raised against a dark background.
Small lightning bolt on the wrist
Abstract tattoo of black, red, green and blue shapes, circles and fine lines covering a forearm.
Abstract colour shapes on a forearm
Black compass rose tattoo with a solid eight-point star inside dotted and solid rings, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Compass rose on the inner forearm
Dotwork tattoo of stars and dotted spirals running up a forearm, set against a red patterned fabric.
Stars and dotted spirals on a forearm
Two matching black and grey mandala tattoos on the inner forearms, one on each arm, with bangles and a turquoise bead bracelet above.
Matching mandala tattoos on two forearms
Full arm sleeve tattoo of a pink axolotl with dotwork and geometric patterns, yellow circles and a flower bud, across the upper arm and forearm.
Axolotl full arm sleeve
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos with chevron, honeycomb and dot patterns on a hand, forearm, calf and ankles.
Metallic gold and silver temporary tattoos on legs and hands