Dot tattoo ideas

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

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Black line tattoo of poppy and rose blooms within a mandala frame on the inner upper arm, with a pink wash behind the design.
Poppy and rose mandala on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mandala and lace-like floral pattern wrapping around an ankle against a dark background.
Dotwork mandala lace tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a sleeping fox with a heart on its chest, a flower and leaves below and a star above, on the calf.
Sleeping fox with flower on a calf
Black ornamental feather tattoo in blackwork and dotwork style on the upper arm, with owl-like eye motifs and scrollwork.
Ornamental feather with owl-like eyes on upper arm
Black line tattoo of poppy flowers and branches inside a dotted diamond frame on the upper thigh, in a botanical dotwork style.
Poppy bouquet and dotwork diamond on thigh
Black ink botanical tattoo of a stylised flower and leaves inside a dotted circle, on a person's calf.
Black botanical flower on a calf
Black and grey ornate lotus tattoo in dotwork and fine line detail, centred on a woman's upper back.
Ornate lotus on upper back
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a woman in a feathered headdress drawing a bow, on the side of the ribs.
Feathered archer woman on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a round compass with a dotted border and a feather above it, on the centre of a torso below the bust.
Compass and feather on the chest
Black and grey mandala tattoo with fine linework and dotwork shading across a wrist, set against a patterned floral background.
Mandala tattoo across the wrist
Black line drawing of an ornate hot air balloon with lace-like patterns and dotted detail, shown as a fine line tattoo design on paper.
Ornate hot air balloon design
Black ink dotwork and mandala-style lotus flower design drawn on white paper, with a feathered stem and arrow shape below.
Mandala lotus design with arrow stem
Abstract fine line and dotwork tattoo on a lower leg, with a starburst, a leaf, teal and purple dots and a black vertical shape.
Abstract starburst and leaf on a calf
Four black and grey traditional-style tattoos across the fingers of a hand, including a rose and a skull with dotwork shading.
Rose and skull finger tattoos
Black and grey ornamental design of a snarling wolf head filled with mandala-style patterns and dotwork, set within a scrolled border.
Ornamental wolf head with scrollwork frame
Dark blue dotwork tattoo of swirls, waves and dots covering the back of a hand, with a partly visible tattoo on the wrist above.
Blue swirl and wave pattern on a hand
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with a lotus flower, feathers, swirling lines and dotwork.
Lotus and feather sleeve on upper arm
Close photo of a small black dotwork tattoo of five dots arranged in a loose cluster on the inner wrist and forearm.
Small dot cluster on the inner wrist
Black compass rose tattoo with red accents, dots and a circle of lettering on a person's upper back beside the shoulder blade.
Compass rose with circular lettering on back
Black and grey blackwork octopus tattoo with dotwork shading on a man's calf, with its tentacles wrapping down towards the ankle.
Octopus tattoo on a lower leg
Small black dotwork bow tattoo on the wrist, with another hand resting against it.
Small dotwork bow on a wrist
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on the forearm of two reaching hands above a stippled circle ringed by dots.
Reaching hands over a stippled circle on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a bird in flight on the upper chest, built from overlapping circles, triangles and dotted lines.
Geometric bird in flight on upper chest
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo wrapping around the inner forearm, with layered petal shapes and small dots at the edges.
Dotwork mandala band on a forearm
Black ink linework drawing of a jellyfish with dotted detail and flowing tentacles, drawn as a tattoo design on paper.
Jellyfish tattoo design on paper
Fine black dot tattoo of a star constellation with faint connecting lines on the inner wrist and forearm.
Small star constellation on a wrist
Black and grey dotwork and geometric mandala tattoo on the top of a foot, with a drawn mandala design on paper in the background.
Dotwork mandala tattoo on the top of a foot
Black ink drawing of a seated elephant with its trunk raised, its body filled with dotwork and blackwork patterns, presented as a tattoo design.
Seated elephant with patterned body
Black line drawing of a circular mandala with a central sun-like motif, surrounded by pointed leaves and dotted petals on a white background, shown as a tattoo design without any body placement.
Black line mandala with leaves and dots
Black compass rose with an arrow and dotted ring tattooed on a forearm, in a geometric and dotwork style.
Compass rose and arrow on a forearm
Black and red bass clef tattoo with a guitar neck, sketched hand and splatter details on a person's upper back, in a dotwork and watercolour style.
Bass clef and guitar neck on upper back
Black line drawing of a hummingbird with ornate swirling filigree wings feeding from a curling flower, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Hummingbird and swirling flower design
Black and grey dotwork and fine line mandala tattoo on the side of the torso, with a radiating floral centre and stippled outer points.
Dotwork mandala on the side of the torso
Black and grey dotwork tattoo design of an ornate scallop shell with a central oval gem, drawn on pale paper.
Ornate scallop shell design
Dotwork hamsa tattoo with a blue and cream mandala centre on a forearm, the arm raised in front of a car steering wheel.
Hamsa hand tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey fine line and dotwork tattoo of a llama wearing a hat and monocle, with the words save all drama for your llama, on a forearm.
Llama in a hat with dotwork shading
Two matching feather tattoos on a forearm, one teal with the words Her Mother and one pink with the words Her Daughter, in a colour illustrative style with dotwork stippling.
Pair of colour feather tattoos with script
Blue pen sketch of a lotus flower with dotwork beads hanging beneath it, drawn as a tattoo design on paper.
Lotus flower sketch with dotted chain
Black and grey dotwork lantern with a moth, a dotted night sky and geometric lines, tattooed on the outer thigh.
Lantern and moth on a thigh
Back view of a fine line black mandala tattoo with dotted accents centred on the upper back, with a hand holding the top of a grey vest.
Dotted mandala on upper back
Black and white drawing of a tattoo design with interlocking arcs, fern fronds, diamond motifs and stippled shading, suited to a large back or sleeve piece.
Black and white tribal leaf and geometric pattern
Small fine-line feather tattoo with red and black ornamental patterns and dotwork on the ankle.
Small ornamental feather tattoo on ankle
Black and grey mandala tattoo with fine dotwork detail across a forearm and wrist, worn beside a silver cuff with a turquoise stone.
Mandala tattoo on forearm and wrist
Black and grey lotus mandala tattoo with dotwork detailing and a row of dots below, placed centrally on the chest.
Lotus mandala on the chest
Red and black lotus tattoo with an Om symbol above it on the lower back, with fine swirling linework and dotwork accents.
Om and lotus on lower back
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo centred on the upper back of a woman with her hair in a ponytail.
Lotus mandala tattoo on upper back
Red and black compass rose tattoo with a dotted outer ring and N, S, E and W markings, on the inner forearm.
Compass rose on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a stippled wave inside an outlined triangle on the side of a thigh.
Wave inside a triangle on a thigh