Dot tattoo ideas

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

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Black dotwork and fine line mandala tattoo with a radial geometric design on the inner forearm of a person wearing a dark blue top.
Dotwork mandala on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork lotus flower tattoo with fine line outline and the word namaste in script on the forearm.
Lotus with namaste script on a forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of an arrow with a feather fletching and a dotted shaft on the inner upper arm.
Fine line arrow with feather on the inner arm
Two clasped hands with black dotwork stars, small symbols on the fingers and a large dotwork eye design on the back of one hand, with gold rings worn on several fingers.
Dotwork stars and eye tattoo across clasped hands
Black and grey fairy silhouette tattoo with shaded wings and a trail of dots across the upper back.
Fairy silhouette with wings on upper back
Healed colour tattoo of a red and magenta butterfly above a black script name with a decorative capital, with small star sparkles, on the inner forearm in a lettering style.
Butterfly and script name on a forearm
Two arms pressed together showing matching fine line botanical tattoos of small sprigs on the inner forearm, in black ink.
Matching fine line sprigs on two forearms
Black ink practice sheet on white paper showing step-by-step line drawings of dragonflies, flowers, paisley motifs and star designs, with handwritten encouragement to practise.
Henna-style practice sheet of dragonflies, flowers and
Black ink tattoo of a stretching cat decorated with tribal patterns and spirals, on the outer upper arm beside a white sleeve.
Stretching cat with tribal patterning on upper arm
Black and grey photograph of a fine line tattoo of a teardrop shape with radiating lines ending in small circles, on the inner wrist.
Teardrop burst tattoo on the inner wrist
Dark brown henna design on the back of a hand, with the word Believe in cursive script on the wrist and a cross with swirling ornamental lines on the hand.
Believe script and cross on the back of a hand
Fine line pencil drawing of a lotus flower running along a decorative arrow, with dotwork accents, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Lotus and arrow tattoo design
Black and grey tattoo of a stylised thunderbird with outstretched wings, set within fine geometric circles and lines on the upper arm.
Thunderbird and geometric lines on upper arm
Small colour tattoo of a spiral horn with a pink bow on the side of a finger, with tiny dots above it.
Spiral horn and pink bow on a finger
Dark ink mandala flower with layered petals and dot detailing on pale skin, shown close up with no body placement visible.
Mandala flower design on skin
Two crossed forearms with fine line metallic gold and silver temporary tattoos of bands, dots, a leaf and a feather around the wrists.
Metallic gold and silver wrist bands and feathers
Fine line dotwork constellation tattoo in black ink on the side of a ribcage, with a hand resting over the top edge.
Constellation tattoo on the ribs
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a crescent moon, nested triangles and three dots on the centre of the chest, between the breasts.
Crescent moon and triangles on the sternum
Black ink line drawing of a swallow, two roses, a crown and beaded chains with leaves and dotwork, drawn on pale tracing paper as a botanical tattoo design.
Swallow, roses and crown design sketch
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design with a rose at the centre, leaves, stacked triangles and dotted lines, drawn on skin.
Rose and geometric triangles sketch
Black ink drawing of a hummingbird in flight, its wings and body filled with swirls, dots and teardrop shapes, on a pale paper background.
Ornamental hummingbird design in black ink
Fine line geometric arrow tattoo in black ink with triangular arrowheads and small dots, shown on the inner forearm.
Geometric arrow tattoo on forearm
Coloured line drawing of a sunflower, two red poppies and teal poppy seed pods on a white background, with red and orange dots behind, shown as a botanical tattoo design.
Sunflower and red poppies design
White ink geometric mandala tattoo with feather motifs and dotwork covering the upper arm and shoulder, worn by a person in a purple top.
White ink mandala on upper arm and shoulder
Colour sunflower tattoo with orange petals and a teal mandala centre on a shoulder, in a neo-traditional style.
Sunflower tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey dotwork ornament with a diamond centre on the side of a finger, shown in a black and white photo of a hand with black nail polish.
Dotwork ornament on a finger
Black linework dragonfly with teal accents and swirling ornaments on the top of a woman's foot, in a fine line style.
Dragonfly and swirls on a foot
Black line tattoo of a large circle filled with concentric rings, dots and straight lines, sitting on the forearm.
Circular geometric design on a forearm
Black and grey shaded swallows in flight with small star and dot accents, tattooed on the side of the ribs in a traditional style.
Two swallows with stars on the ribs
Black ink blackwork tattoo of a dotwork floral mandala running from the forearm across the back of the hand, with black nail polish and a thin silver ring.
Blackwork floral mandala on forearm and hand
Close-up photograph of a colourful rose tattoo with black linework, red petals, and green and teal leaves on pale skin.
Watercolour-style rose tattoo
Three photos of a black geometric arrow tattoo with chevron tips and fletching on the inner forearm, shown from different angles.
Chevron arrow tattoos on forearms
Black and grey fine line lotus mandala tattoo centred on the upper back, with dangling dots below the flower.
Lotus mandala on upper back
Black fine line lace mandala anklet tattoo wrapping around an ankle, with dotted detail and a scalloped edge.
Lace mandala anklet tattoo
Black ink ornamental swallow tattoo in flight across the side of the ribs, with patterned wings and dotwork detail.
Ornamental swallow on the ribs
Black and grey wolf head tattoo on the outer thigh, half realistic fur and half ornate mandala pattern, with dotwork along the edges.
Half-realistic wolf head on a thigh
Small black semicolon tattoo on the side of a finger, shown in a black and white photo of a curled hand.
Small semicolon tattoo on a finger
Black fine line tattoo of a guitar built from overlapping circles and construction lines, on the inner forearm.
Fine line guitar outline on a forearm
Colour geometric abstract tattoo with triangles, circles and dotted lines across the outer thigh, in a Geometric style.
Colourful geometric abstract on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork crescent moon with a stippled sky and clouds, tattooed on an upper arm.
Crescent moon and clouds on an upper arm
Close photo of a fine line black tattoo on the inner arm, showing a vertical line with a looped knot motif and small dots at each end.
Fine line knot and dots on inner arm
Two photographs of a back with a black ornamental tattoo running down the spine, one with swirls and diamond motifs and one with fine line moon circles and dots.
Ornamental spine tattoos on a back
Black fine line lotus mandala tattoo with dotted chains and drop accents on the inner upper arm.
Lotus mandala on the inner upper arm
Black linework tattoo of a circular emblem with a triangular arrowhead shape and small stars and dots, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Circular emblem with stars on the inner wrist
Pink hibiscus flower tattoo with black swirling linework and dots across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Pink hibiscus with black swirls on a shoulder blade
A hand paints black ink onto a mandala flower tattoo design drawn on white paper, with heart motifs and dotted borders around the petals.
Black ink mandala flower design being painted
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a skull inside overlapping geometric circles and fine lines, with a small bee below, on a forearm.
Skull with geometric circles and a bee on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a symmetrical ornamental motif with swirls, leaf shapes and dots, on the inner ankle.
Fine line ornamental design on the ankle