Dot tattoo ideas

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

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Blue-ink geometric mandala tattoo with dotwork shading on the outer thigh of a person lying with legs stretched out.
Mandala tattoo on the thigh
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo on the centre of the chest, with dangling dot and drop details below.
Lotus mandala on the sternum
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with a central flower and layered petals on the upper arm, below a white lace top.
Black mandala on upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of an open five-petalled flower with dotwork centre and leaves on the inner forearm, with the hand clenched below.
Open flower and lace tattoo on a forearm
Drawn tattoo design of two feathers, one in teal and one in purple, with black linework, dotwork and patterned detail on a white background.
Two feathers in blue and purple
Forearm tattoo of a figure in a bowler hat with a small moustache, surrounded by black dots and blue watercolour-style splashes.
Bowler hat portrait with blue watercolour splashes
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bull terrier head within a geometric mandala frame on the lower leg.
Bull terrier head in a mandala on a calf
Black and grey lotus flower tattoo with mandala-style ornament and dotwork detail across the forearm.
Lotus and mandala tattoo on a forearm
Four black arrows with feathered fletching and dotted arrowheads, in a blackwork and dotwork style, tattooed on the upper arm.
Four arrows on an upper arm
Black linework peony tattoo with dotwork shading and dotted arcs on the inner upper arm, in a fine line botanical style.
Peony tattoo on the inner upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a stylised girl with a red heart and branch motifs on a woman's upper arm and shoulder.
Stylised girl figure on upper arm
Close-up of a black dotwork and linework mandala tattoo with leaves and a central geometric flower on a person's thigh, with a mustard skirt and bare feet in view.
Black mandala tattoo on a thigh
White ink mandala design on the back of a hand, with dotted lines running across the fingers and wrist, against a hazy mountain landscape.
White mandala on the back of a hand
Black fine line dotwork tattoo of a constellation of small dots and thin lines on skin, placed on the side of the body beside a floral zip jacket.
Star constellation tattoo on the side
Colour geometric tattoo on the inner forearm of a figure with a checkered red and orange top, a stippled dotwork sphere and a faceted teal tail.
Geometric figure with faceted tail on forearm
Dark brown dotted henna-style ornament with a central medallion across the top of a foot, with a dotted vine running up towards the ankle and dots on the toes, in a sepia photograph.
Dotted henna-style ornament on a foot
Two hands with small black dotwork tattoos of a circle and a dotted triangle on the middle fingers, in a Hand placement.
Dotted circle and triangle tattoos on two fingers
Two raised forearms show matching small dark dotwork tattoos in loose curved clusters, placed on the inner forearm.
Matching dotwork marks on two forearms
Black and grey photo of a small dotwork tattoo, a row of dots of varying sizes across the inner wrist, with the fingers raised.
Dotted line tattoo on a wrist
Small black and grey pineapple tattoo, shown cut in half with dotwork shading, on the side of a lower leg.
Halved pineapple on a lower leg
Colour tattoo of an ice cream cone with rainbow sprinkles in a dotted pattern on a forearm, shown beside a close-up of the dots.
Ice cream cone with sprinkles on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a mandala-style lotus flower with dotwork arcs and a fine-line ornament below, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Lotus flower tattoo design sketch
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on the inside of a forearm showing a row of moon phases around a central full moon, framed by fine geometric lines.
Moon phases and geometric lines on a forearm
Two matching black and grey daisy tattoos with yin and yang centres on two arms, shown in a greyscale photograph.
Matching daisy tattoos with yin and yang centres
Black and grey ornamental mandala tattoo with dotwork shading covering a forearm, photographed against a dark background.
Ornamental mandala sleeve on a forearm
Black ink mandala design with layered petals and dotted rings, drawn on paper as a flash sketch for a tattoo, with no body placement shown.
Mandala design drawn in black ink
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bare tree with fine branches inside a dotted circle, on the outer thigh.
Bare tree in a dotted circle on a thigh
Black and grey moon with a dotwork crescent shadow on the inner upper arm, with a small galaxy ring and Genesis reference inset below.
Moon and crescent shadow on upper arm
Black ink drawing of a tree of life with patterned leaves, curling swirls and a dotted circular border, shown on white paper beside two fine liner pens.
Tree of life design with patterned leaves
Black and grey geometric whale drawing with small blue accents on paper, beside a forearm with a black and grey rose tattoo.
Geometric whale design beside a rose forearm tattoo
Pencil and ink sketch of a hairless sphynx cat above a skull, framed by geometric linework and dotwork, drawn on paper.
Sphynx cat and skull design sketch
Black and grey photograph of two fingers with thin solid bands and scattered small dots tattooed across the finger, placed on the hand.
Finger bands and dots in black and grey
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm showing a spacecraft inside a stippled triangle, with fine-line arrows and geometric shapes below.
Spacecraft in a dotwork triangle on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork flower of life tattoo inside a shaded circle, with dot clusters around it, on the forearm.
Flower of life on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a heart containing planets, stars and a crescent moon on the inner upper arm.
Planets and crescent moon in a heart on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a matryoshka doll with paisley, flower and geometric patterns across a shoulder and upper arm.
Matryoshka doll shoulder and arm tattoo
Black and grey linework design of a hummingbird in flight, its wings breaking into scattered dots and triangular shards, on a plain white background.
Hummingbird in flight design
Black and grey mandala tattoo on the upper arm of a woman in a white tank top printed with a Triwizard Tournament slogan.
Mandala tattoo on upper arm
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical mandala with petal shapes, dotted shading and a small central medallion, shown on a white card against a pale wooden background.
Black ink mandala design
Geometric dotwork thigh tattoo of a hot air balloon, a sailing ship and a whale, with teal and red accents on black linework.
Hot air balloon, ship and whale on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a seed of life motif and scale-patterned shapes across a person's upper back.
Seed of life mandala on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a planet inside a triangle with orbiting circles and stars, on the calf.
Planet in a triangle on a calf
Dotwork and geometric flash design of a deer with branching antlers linked by constellation dots, drawn in fine brown ink on cream paper.
Deer with constellation antlers design
Fine line black ink botanical sprig with pointed leaves, berries and a flower, placed on the forearm.
Botanical sprig on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a bear in side profile, its body filled with stripes, scallops, triangles and dots, shown as a blackwork-style design on white paper.
Patterned bear outline in black ink
Hand-drawn flash design of a lace-patterned flower with dotted chains and teardrop shapes, inked in teal on cream paper.
Dotwork flower design with teardrop dangles
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a sun and crescent moon with hanging drops, centred on a person's upper back.
Sun and crescent moon with dangling drops on upper back
Black and grey dotwork and blackwork mandala tattoo with a radial geometric pattern, placed on the back.
Dotwork and blackwork mandala on the back