Dot tattoo ideas

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

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Dotwork bear face inside a botanical wreath with a snowflake, tattooed on a forearm in black and grey ink.
Bear face and botanical wreath on a forearm
Grey dotwork mandala tattoo on the top of a foot, with a hand brushing orange cosmetic pigment beside it.
Mandala tattoo on a foot
Two black ink mandala tattoos in dotwork style, one of a lotus on a woman's upper arm and shoulder and one of a dense flower on a forearm.
Black mandala tattoos on upper arm and forearm
Fine line geometric tattoo of overlapping circles and dotted arrow lines running down the inner forearm, in black ink.
Geometric circles and arrows on a forearm
Watercolour and linework tattoo on a calf showing a line-drawn girl, a pocket watch with an eye at its centre and black dotwork.
Watercolour pocket watch and girl on calf
Black and grey ornate lotus tattoo with filigree and dotwork detail on the inner forearm near the wrist, shown with the palm facing the camera.
Ornate lotus tattoo on the inner wrist
Black abstract tattoo of solid and outlined circles, dots and thin lines running down the middle of a person's lower back, in a fine line and blackwork style.
Abstract circles and lines down the spine
Black outline mandala tattoo with dotwork detail across the top of a foot, with purple painted toenails.
Mandala tattoo across the top of a foot
Fine line jellyfish tattoo in dark blue ink with dotted, trailing tentacles on the upper arm of a person in a white t-shirt.
Jellyfish tattoo on upper arm
Purple and black line drawing of a hummingbird, a flower and a peacock feather with dotwork shading on a white background.
Hummingbird, flower and peacock feather design
Ornate feather design drawn in black linework and dotwork, with teal, blue and red accents on a white background.
Ornate feather tattoo design
Black dotwork lotus mandala tattoo with fine red dotted guide lines across the forearm, set against a purple towel.
Lotus mandala on a forearm
Full arm sleeve tattoo in dotwork and geometric style, showing an eye, a mandala, rainbows and a stylised figure, running from the upper arm down the forearm.
Geometric dotwork arm sleeve with an eye
Line drawing of a figure with a black and purple tattoo on the upper arm and forearm, beside a blue gradient dragon design with dotwork scales and a curled tail.
Blue dragon designs with an arm tattoo outline
Black linework geometric tattoo sleeve on an upper arm and shoulder, with a bird on the back, a flower and city shapes, dotwork shading and small pink and teal dots.
Geometric bird, city and flower tattoos on arm and shoulder
Black dotwork tattoo of an ornate elephant shaped like a hot air balloon across a woman's shoulder blade and upper back.
Elephant hot air balloon on shoulder blade
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a feathered arrow with overlapping geometric circles and dotwork on the forearm.
Arrow and geometric circles on a forearm
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with a sunflower motif on the chest, partly visible through an open grey zip hoodie.
Dotwork mandala tattoo on chest
Woman seen from behind with a black and grey geometric dotwork back tattoo, including a mandala and a lotus motif at the lower back.
Geometric dotwork back piece with lotus
Black ornamental tattoo of a mandala-patterned animal silhouette with dotwork detail on the upper thigh, under a yellow skirt.
Mandala-patterned animal on thigh
Black and grey geometric tattoo of a front-facing elephant head with a cube, triangles and dotwork halo, on a forearm.
Elephant head with geometric linework
Black line lotus tattoo with dotted detail on the inner wrist, with a dot above and a semicolon below.
Lotus with semicolon on inner wrist
Close photo of a geometric red diamond tattoo with black ink splatter and red dots on the outer upper thigh.
Red diamond motif with ink splatter on a thigh
Black ink mandala band tattoo wrapping the wrist, with a solid black stripe and a small fine line ring tattoo on one finger.
Mandala wrist band tattoo
Black and grey peony tattoo with a bud and leaves on the inner forearm, framed by outlined triangles and dotted lines, in a dotwork and botanical style.
Peony and bud with geometric triangles on a forearm
Black ink drawing on paper of a dotwork mandala beside handwritten script reading For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind.
Mandala design with script quote
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo on the top of a foot, while a hand dabs orange product onto the skin with a small applicator.
Mandala tattoo on the top of a foot
Collage of small fine line tattoos in black ink, including stars on the forearms and fingers, a dotted arrow on the upper arm and dotwork circles on the hands.
Small dotwork stars, arrows and circles
Black, grey and gold drawing of a coiled snake with stippled dotwork rays behind its head, shown as a tattoo design on plain paper.
Coiled snake with gold discs
Detailed flash drawing of an ornamental feather with dotwork and swirling linework, shaded in teal, blue and red, with no body placement shown.
Ornate feather design in blue, teal and red
Black and grey elephant head tattoo with a lotus mandala above it, on the inner forearm.
Elephant and mandala on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a hanging teardrop pendant on the inner wrist and forearm.
Mandala wrist tattoo with teardrop pendant
Black fine line lotus flower tattoo with dotwork detail on the ankle, above a pink sock and olive trouser leg.
Lotus flower on an ankle
Fine line black tattoo of a lotus flower with a dotted halo and an unalome line running down the forearm.
Lotus and unalome on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo on a forearm, with a band of layered petals above a drop-shaped ornament and a dot.
Mandala armband tattoo on a forearm
Forearm tattoo of black dotwork stipple fading upward into a solid black band near the wrist, with a thin strip of unmarked skin between the band and the stipple, photographed with the hand raised.
Dotwork gradient and black band on forearm
Black ink design of a giraffe head and neck filled with swirls, dots and geometric panels, drawn on a white background.
Ornate giraffe head design in black ink
Black ink lotus mandala design with dotted outlines and a line of dots running diagonally, drawn on a pale surface under warm light.
Lotus mandala design with dots
Two black and grey dotwork tattoos on upper backs: a whale tail fluke within a circle on the left, and a crescent moon with a face on the right.
Whale tail and crescent moon on upper backs
Close photograph of a small dotwork tattoo of black dots scattered across the inner wrist and forearm.
Scattered black dots on the inner wrist
Black and grey mandala tattoo with peach-shaded flowers and dotted beadwork on the upper thigh, worn under a red tartan skirt.
Mandala and flowers on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with stacked arch shapes and a solid triangle, covering the inner forearm.
Mandala forearm piece in dotwork
Black dotwork tree tattoo on the upper arm and shoulder, with a dense stippled canopy and a brushstroke trunk ending in a small purple tint.
Tree with dotted canopy on an upper arm
Two side-by-side drawings of an ornate lotus flower tattoo design with swirling filigree and dotted shading, shown on a sepia background.
Ornate lotus flower design in two versions
Black fine line tattoo of a crescent moon with a sleeping face, dotted beads and geometric diamond drops across the upper back.
Crescent moon with dotwork on upper back
Black and grey dotwork leg tattoo on the calf showing a winged fairy holding a leafy sprig above a patterned door and a bottle, with small colour accents.
Winged fairy and door design on a calf
Black dotwork and linework mandala and paisley tattoo across the upper arm and shoulder, with light blue leaf shapes behind it.
Mandala and paisley design on upper arm
Blackwork flash design of a spread-winged owl with Celtic knotwork chest, spiral wing tops and dotted feather rows, with no body placement shown.
Spread-winged owl with Celtic knotwork