Dot tattoo ideas

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

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Black tribal band with teal accents and a shaded flower wrapping across the side of the ribs.
Tribal band with flower on the ribs
Black and mint brushstroke crescent tattoo with a dotted trail on the inner forearm, shown with the wrist raised.
Brushstroke crescent moon on a forearm
Two small matching black dot and dash tattoos sit on the inner forearms of two people standing side by side.
Matching dot and dash tattoos on forearms
Black ornamental mandala tattoo wrapping around the inner wrist and lower forearm, built from dotwork and fine linework.
Ornate mandala wrist cuff tattoo
Close-up of a fine line black tattoo of a stylised clef with three dots on the inner wrist and forearm.
Stylised clef and dots on a wrist
Black line drawing of three feathers with geometric patterns, shown as a tattoo design on white with no body placement.
Three decorative feathers line drawing
Close-up of a gold metallic temporary tattoo on an ankle, showing a fern sprig, the word love in script and a band of star motifs above a dotted border.
Gold leaf, script and star band on ankle
Black line drawing of a lotus flower with crescent moons, flowers and dotted triangles in a circular fine line design, shown on white paper beside a Micron pen.
Lotus and moon phases design on paper
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an elephant-headed figure with an ornate crown on a finger of a hand.
Elephant-headed figure on a finger
Black henna design on the back of a hand, with a central flower, swirling vines and small star motifs running across the knuckles and fingers.
Henna floral design on the back of a hand
Close-up of black monoline script lettering on the inner forearm, with two stacked words, one appearing upside down, and a small dot beside each word.
Stacked script lettering on a forearm
Small black fine-line tattoo of a botanical sprig with branching foliage on the inner forearm, beside a rolled grey linen sleeve.
Fine line sprig on inner forearm
Fine line constellation tattoo of connected dots and thin black lines across the upper back, shoulders and arms.
Constellation linework across upper back
A red and orange grid tattoo with dotted shapes being worked on the upper arm of a person in a black tank top, with a tattooist's hands visible at the left.
Red grid tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey dreamcatcher tattoo with a geometric flower centre and two feathers, on the side of a finger.
Dreamcatcher on a finger
Black fine line tattoo on a forearm showing a crescent moon outline, a solid black circle with white geometric linework, and a row of small symbols above it.
Geometric moon and symbols on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder of a woman in profile, wearing a black tank top.
Lotus mandala tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey pencil-style sketch of a lotus flower with an Om symbol above it and dotted swirl accents, drawn on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Lotus and Om symbol design
Black ornamental heart tattoo made of swirling scrollwork and leaf shapes, sitting on the upper back.
Ornate heart tattoo on upper back
Two square white cards on a wooden table, each showing a gold radial mandala design with petal shapes and dotted borders, drawn as a tattoo flash style design.
Gold mandala designs on two white cards
Three pencil and ink flash drawings of roses inside triangular frames, drawn on translucent paper, with botanical and geometric detailing.
Three triangle framed rose designs on tracing paper
White mandala design with layered petals and dotted accents on a grey background, drawn as a stencil-style flash with no body placement shown.
Radial mandala stencil design
Mixed-colour stag head tattoo with grey shading, yellow dotwork accents and a fine line arrow on a forearm.
Stag head and arrow on a forearm
Fine-line constellation tattoo of connected dots and thin lines on a pale forearm resting on white bedsheets.
Constellation tattoo on a forearm
Sheet of metallic gold and silver temporary tattoo designs showing two hamsa hands, turquoise accents, a small eye motif and vertical chain strips.
Metallic hamsa hand and chain temporary tattoo sheet
Two matching black and grey tattoos on the wrists: a shaded key with a dotted trail on the upper arm, and a heart-shaped lock with a dotted trail on the lower wrist.
Matching key and heart lock wrist tattoos
Small fine line and dotwork hourglass tattoo with swirls and dots on the inner wrist and forearm, in black ink.
Small hourglass on the inner wrist
Two bare ankles on sand wearing metallic gold and silver temporary tattoos of hibiscus flowers, wavy lines, shells and a dotted band.
Gold and silver metallic ankle tattoos
Black ink butterfly tattoo with lace-like wing patterns and dotted trailing lines, in a blackwork style, on a person's upper back over the shoulder blade.
Lace-patterned butterfly on a shoulder blade
Black and grey dotwork and realism tattoo of an owl, jellyfish and spiral forms with dotted geometric lines across a person's back and upper arm.
Owl and sea creatures across back and arm
Hand-drawn neo-traditional tattoo design of a woman's face framed by a mandala of red spades and hearts, shown on paper with no body placement visible.
Woman's face within a red and black mandala
Black ink lotus flower tattoo with a curled swirl and dots on the top of a bare foot with dark red toenails, resting on white bedding.
Lotus flower tattoo on a foot
Colour tattoo of two black Mickey and Minnie silhouettes, with a pink bow on Minnie, arranged in a heart of purple and teal stars and the word Believe in lettering, on a lower leg.
Mickey and Minnie heart with stars on a calf
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of concentric rings of square blocks centred on the upper back of a woman with her hair up, photographed from behind.
Dotwork concentric circle on upper back
Black fine-line tattoo of a line with a dot and small loops on the inner wrist, beside a black-and-grey tree tattoo on the upper arm.
Fine line wrist mark and tree on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a red rose with green stem and falling petals, with the words The Beauty Is Found Within written along the stem, on the side of the torso.
Red rose with script on the side
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on the outer thigh showing a stag and owl head split down the middle with wings, above a triangle and circle motif.
Split stag and owl head with triangle on thigh
Black tribal-style shark tattoo with dotted and patterned fill on the side of the ribs, shown in a photo of a torso wearing low-rise jeans.
Tribal shark tattoo on the ribs
Black ink line drawing of an abstract winged bird with a swirled tail and a column of decreasing dots, on textured white paper.
Abstract winged bird line drawing
Watercolour-style forearm tattoo with black script reading carpe diem and an abstract double helix in green, red and orange washes.
Carpe diem script and DNA helix on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of crossed arrows with the letters M and R and two small dots on a forearm, covered with cling film and tape.
Crossed arrows with M and R on a forearm
Small black fine line arrow tattoo with a dotted shaft on the upper shoulder, near the collarbone.
Fine line arrow on the shoulder
Fine line and dotwork geometric tattoo of nested triangles forming a star on the inner wrist, shown in black and grey.
Nested triangle star on a wrist
Two muddy hands cupped together around a pale object, showing green banded tattoos with dot details on both wrists.
Green banded wrist tattoos on muddy hands
Small black dots arranged like a star constellation in fine dotwork on the inside of a forearm, with two thin bracelets worn below it.
Dot constellation on a forearm
Black linework lace-style tattoo across the underbust and ribs, with a central ornate panel and small dotted drops below.
Ornate lace-style underbust tattoo
Fine line black tattoo of an arrow passing through two circles, with a small triangle and dots, on an upper arm.
Geometric arrow with circles on an arm
Dark mandala-style sun design with a central spiral on the upper back, close to the shoulder blade, in a geometric style.
Mandala sun on the upper back near the shoulder