Dot tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey tattoo of eight moon phases in a vertical row down the forearm, shown against a grey textured blanket.
Moon phase circles on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of a constellation with small stars and a planet, with purple, yellow and pink accents, on the inner upper arm.
Fine line constellation on upper arm
Black ink dotwork mandala design with lotus-like flowers, swirls and leaf motifs, touched with red watercolour, drawn on paper beside a red pencil.
Dotwork mandala leaf design
Small black outline lotus flower tattoo with two dots beneath it, in fine line style, on a person's ankle above black shoes.
Outline lotus flower on an ankle
Back of a hand with black mandala-style tattoos over the knuckles and fingers, resting on a bare thigh on a sandy beach.
Mandala tattoos on the hand
Close photo of a person's upper arm and elbow with a small fine line arrow below the elbow and a cluster of tiny black dots above it.
Dot cluster and small arrow on an arm
Black ink drawing of a heart made of curling vines and teardrop dots, with a plain white heart at its centre, shown as a flash design without a body placement.
Swirling heart design in black linework
Black ink tattoo of a fairy silhouette with swirling wings and a trail of small stars, fine line style, on the outer ankle.
Fairy silhouette with star trail on ankle
Black and grey fine line arrow tattoo with a compass rose on the upper back, with dotwork detail around the star.
Arrow and compass rose on upper back
Black outline tattoo of a lotus flower with dotted petal details on the ankle, shown against a blue background.
Lotus flower outline on an ankle
Black and grey photo of a geometric tattoo on the inner forearm, a vertical stack of triangles, circles, a line and dots, with the arm held out in front of a grey jumper.
Geometric triangles and circles on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical mandala with lotus-like petals and dotwork shading, shown on paper beside a hand wearing a silver ring.
Mandala flash design on paper
Black ink filigree scroll design on the inner forearm, shown in a black and white photo with a hand holding a pearl-studded ring.
Filigree scroll design on a forearm
Two hands resting together with black blackwork motifs and solid ring bands tattooed on the fingers, plus a dot beside several motifs.
Blackwork motifs and bands on fingers
Black and grey dotwork ornament with a dotted band and a larger faint bird design on bare thighs, with a hand with nails in the foreground.
Ornamental and bird tattoos on thighs
Red lotus motif with a curling stem and a ring of dots on a dark grey area of the upper arm, in a botanical style.
Red lotus on a grey upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of an arrow running along the inner forearm, with a geometric arrowhead, dots along the shaft and a feathered fletching.
Fine line arrow on a forearm
Fine line black constellation tattoo of connected dots and lines on the upper chest, near the collarbone.
Constellation tattoo on upper chest
Back of a woman's neck and upper back showing a black and grey brushstroke-style flower tattoo with ink dots and a thin dotted line below it.
Black and grey flower on upper back
Hand-drawn flash design of two closed eyes with radiating dotted lines, above and below the words 'AND YOU SEE YOUR GYPSY' in dark brown lettering on a pink textured background.
Hand-lettered eyes design on pink
Black and grey line drawing of an open lighter with a flame, framed by roses and a sunburst of rays, in a traditional flash style.
Open lighter and roses flash design
Black dotwork tattoo of two dandelion seed heads on thin stems, on a forearm below a knitted sleeve cuff.
Two dandelion seed heads on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of a sitting baby elephant raising its trunk to spray teal and red swirls, placed on the side of the ribs.
Baby elephant with coloured spray on ribs
Pencil drawing of an ornately patterned elephant raising its trunk to spray a decorative swirling design, shown as a tattoo flash on grey paper.
Ornate elephant spraying a swirl
Black ink flash design of a lion skull with a windswept mane, dotted accents and leaves beneath, with the word Leo and a short line of text below.
Lion skull with flowing mane and leaves
Black and grey geometric band tattoo with triangular mountain peaks and dotwork shading around the inner forearm near the wrist.
Geometric wrist band with mountain peaks
A sheet of gold metallic temporary tattoo designs on white, including a sugar skull, a peacock feather, an arrow, a palm tree and geometric motifs.
Gold temporary tattoo design sheet
Black ink drawing of a hamsa hand with an intricate elephant and lotus pattern filling its outline, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Hamsa hand with elephant in black ink
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a glowing lantern surrounded by pink and teal clouds and stars, on the forearm.
Pastel lantern with clouds and stars on a forearm
Black and grey owl tattoo perched on a branch on the inner forearm, with patterned feathers in a blackwork and dotwork style.
Owl on a branch on the forearm
Three hand-drawn arrow designs in blue ink on lined notebook paper, one with a triangular head and fletching, one with a swirl near the shaft base, and one with a small outlined arrowhead.
Three arrow designs in blue pen
Close-up of a dark ornamental henna-style design on the back of a hand and across one finger, placed on the hand, with black nail polish.
Ornamental henna-style design on hand
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical flower mandala with layered petals, dotted borders and swirl details, drawn on a sketchbook page, suitable as a flash design.
Symmetrical flower mandala in black ink
Fine line tattoo of a dotted chain bracelet with a small diamond-shaped pendant on the back of a hand and wrist.
Dotted chain bracelet with diamond pendant
Ten panels in two rows show a black linework paisley and scroll ornament being drawn up in stages, from a single curved line to a full dotted floral design on white.
Step-by-step swirl ornament drawing
Black and grey fine line tattoo of looping lines above a dotted band around an ankle, in a fine line and dotwork style.
Fine line loops and dotted band on ankle
Two matching fine line stick figure tattoos on a pair of legs, one with striped dress and ponytail, the other with a polka dot dress and bun, each with a small red heart.
Two matching stick figure tattoos on legs
Black and grey tattoo of a bird of prey with spread wings above a geometric circle and hanging lines, on the inner forearm.
Spread-wing bird over geometric circle on forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo on the inner forearm, with a dotted chain and small arrow hanging below it.
Mandala and arrow on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo above a row of moon phases and dotted chains on the calf.
Mandala and moon phases on a calf
Fine line tattoo of a pale pink rose overlaid with thin black circles and lines, placed on the inner forearm of a person wearing a silver bracelet.
Pink rose with fine line circles on a forearm
Two photographs of fine line black arrow tattoos on the inner forearm, one with circles along the shaft and one with geometric triangles and a chevron feather.
Arrow tattoos on a forearm
Small black ink tattoo of an abstract symbol made of dots and lines on the forearm, with a teal skull bead bracelet above it.
Small dotted symbol on a forearm
Black blackwork and dotwork mandala tattoo with a white heart at its centre, placed on the calf.
Mandala with a heart on a calf
Small black ink lotus tattoo with fine mandala detailing and dot accents on an ankle.
Lotus tattoo on an ankle
Black-outlined infinity symbol shaded from teal to purple, with a teal dot and purple semicolon, tattooed on the inside of a wrist.
Infinity symbol and semicolon on a wrist
Fine line black lotus flower tattoo with dotted accents on the inner forearm of a person wearing a white top and dark jeans.
Lotus flower on an inner forearm
Black and grey drawing of a compass rose with two shaded roses at its centre, shown on paper as a tattoo design.
Compass rose with roses design