Dot tattoo ideas

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

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Black ink dotwork drawing of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha within a geometric mandala, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Ganesha mandala dotwork design
Close photo of a brown henna-style mandala with swirls, dots and a small pink gem at the centre, placed on an upper arm.
Henna mandala on an upper arm
Black lettering reading STRONG on one ankle and a small row of three solid dots on the other ankle, both in black ink.
Strong lettering and three dots on ankles
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a compass rose with a sun and crescent moon face, placed on the upper arm.
Sun and crescent moon compass on upper arm
Small black fine line ornamental cross tattoo with scrollwork, diamond shapes and dots on the inner wrist.
Ornate cross on the inner wrist
Flash sheet of seven vertical geometric arrow designs in black linework and dotwork on a cream background, with no body placement shown.
Geometric arrow flash sheet
Two hands with small black geometric finger tattoos, including a cross, chevrons and dots, worn alongside gold rings.
Small geometric finger tattoos with gold rings
Black and grey sunflower tattoo with dotwork shading at the centre and faded leaves, placed on the chest below the bust.
Sunflower tattoo on the chest
Black and grey botanical tattoo of flowers, leaves and curling vines running down a person's thigh, in a black and white photograph.
Floral vine tattoo on a thigh
Colourful tattoo of a swirling tree with curling branches and pale orange, pink and teal rings, placed across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Swirling tree on a shoulder blade
Large black and grey ornamental tattoo on the outer thigh, with a radiating mandala at the top and filigree patterns running down the leg.
Ornate mandala tattoo on a thigh
Fine line constellation tattoo of connected dots and thin lines on the back of a hand, shown under blue light.
Constellation tattoo on the back of a hand
Colourful geometric deer head tattoo with dotwork antlers and swirls on an arm, with teal, pink and brown fills.
Geometric deer head on an arm
Black ink drawing of four stacked flowers joined by a thin vertical line and dots, shown as a tattoo design on grey paper.
Four stacked flowers on a vertical line
Small fine line tattoo of short horizontal marks and dots on the back of a person in an orange dress on a sandy beach.
Small line and dot tattoo on the back
Small black fine-line constellation tattoo of dotted stars joined by a line, placed on the side of the ribs.
Constellation tattoo on the ribs
Black compass rose tattoo with dotwork ring and N, E, S, W letters on the outer forearm of a person wearing a dark top.
Compass rose on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical floral paisley design with leaves and dotted details, drawn on white paper beside two black fine liner pens.
Ink drawing of a floral paisley tattoo design
Black fine line script reading Dreamer Of Improbable Dreams with a trail of small stars and dots across the top of a foot.
Script quote with stars on a foot
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design showing a bird with flowing swirl ornament and fine line detail, drawn on cream paper with no body placement shown.
Ornamental bird design in ink linework
Forearm tattoo of the word Breathe in black script over a pink infinity loop, with red swirls and dots around it.
Breathe script and infinity on a forearm
Black and white engraving of six geometric tattoo motifs, including crosses, rosettes and star shapes, from a printed historical figure.
Historic tattoo motif engraving
Black line drawing of a circular geometric design made of arcs, circles and small dots, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Circular geometric line design
Black and grey geometric elephant head tattoo with patterned ears, tusks and trunk, shown on bare skin.
Geometric elephant head tattoo
Close crop of a woman with white ink floral mandala tattoos on her left and right shoulders and a white dotted chain design across her chest, with a white crochet bralette.
White ink mandala shoulder and chest tattoos
Black and grey tattoo of a twisting tree with a perched bird and a dotwork cube pattern on a person's ribs.
Tree and geometric cube tattoo on ribs
Black ink tattoo of a cute cartoon baby elephant decorated with mandala-style patterns, shown in close-up on a limb.
Mandala-patterned baby elephant tattoo
Close view of white ink mandala designs on the back of a hand and a knee, in a geometric style, with teal nail polish and silver rings.
White mandala designs on hand and knee
Black line drawing of a circular symbol made of arcs, circles and short strokes, with no body placement shown.
Circular line design with arcs and circles
Colourful floral sleeve tattoo with dotwork fill covering the upper arm and forearm, shown from two angles.
Floral sleeve tattoo on an arm
Black and grey fine line geometric arrow tattoo on the inner forearm, with triangular fletching and a diamond-shaped head.
Geometric arrow on a forearm
Fine line jellyfish tattoo on an ankle, with a black outlined bell, blue tentacles and purple dots on the dome.
Jellyfish tattoo on an ankle
Black fine line lace band with flowers and leaves wrapping around the inner forearm, against a red blurred background.
Lace and flower band on a forearm
Close view of a hand resting on a floral sheet, showing a fine line and dot constellation tattoo in black ink on the inner wrist.
Small star constellation on the wrist
Black and grey dotwork seahorse tattoo on a shoulder and upper arm, shown beside a seahorse design built from dots on a tan background.
Seahorse tattoo on a shoulder in dotwork
Black and grey botanical mandala tattoo with dotwork and flowing swirls running from behind the ear down the side of the neck.
Mandala and swirl tattoo on the side of the neck
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two plumeria flowers with swirling lines and dots on the lower torso.
Black and grey plumeria flowers with swirls
Light metallic ornamental design with paisley and lotus-like motifs on a woman's upper back, photographed from behind.
Metallic ornamental design on upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a triangle enclosing a circle and vertical line, framed by swirls, on the wrist of a hand with dark nail polish.
Triangle, circle and swirl ornament on wrist
Black ink lotus mandala with intricate fine line patterning and three dots above it, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Ornate lotus mandala on a wrist
Black and white photo of a forearm with a wide band of black dotwork dots around the wrist, the hand resting on a dark fabric.
Dotwork band on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo centred on the sternum, with hands crossing over the chest above it.
Mandala tattoo on the sternum
Small black fine line hamsa hand with an eye in the palm and a dotted outline, tattooed on the back of a foot near the ankle.
Small hamsa hand with eye on a heel
Black and grey photo of three small black semicolon tattoos on the inner wrists of three arms held together.
Three small semicolon tattoos on wrists
Black fine line lotus flower with a spiral and dotted line above it, tattooed on the centre of the back.
Lotus and spiral line tattoo on the back
Black and grey drawing of a symmetrical mandala tattoo design with a central flower, leaves and dotwork, shown on cream paper with no body placement.
Mandala flower design in black and grey
Black ink hamsa hand tattoo with ornate patterned detail, placed centrally on a woman's upper back while her arms are raised.
Hamsa hand on upper back
Black and grey mandala tattoo with a dotted outline on the side of a ribcage, in dotwork and geometric style.
Mandala tattoo on the ribs