Dot tattoo ideas

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

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Two forearms with matching black bands and a dotwork fade in black ink on a blanket background, in a blackwork and dotwork style on the forearm.
Two black bands and dotwork fade on forearms
Black and grey photo of a woman with fine line script lettering on her inner forearm and a dotted constellation tattoo on her ribs below the bust.
Script forearm tattoo and dotted constellation
Black and grey geometric dotwork full sleeves covering both arms of a shirtless man, with hexagons, dot gradients and sunburst patterns.
Geometric blackwork and dotwork full sleeves
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo of geometric symbols and crosses running along a forearm, photographed on a dark leather surface.
Geometric symbols on a forearm
Black dotwork tattoo of a dotted line with small solid hearts wrapping around the forearm like a bracelet.
Dotted heart bracelet on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork and traditional tattoos on a forearm and hand, including a large bee, planets, a dotted constellation and crystals.
Bee, planets and crystals on forearm and hand
Two matching black and grey fine line tattoos on a pair of forearms, one showing a stag head and one a deer skull, both inside thin geometric circles.
Matching stag and skull tattoos on forearms
Colourful feather tattoo on a forearm in teal, blue, green and pink with black linework and dotwork detail.
Colourful feather on a forearm
Black and grey fine line lotus flower with dotwork shading, set within thin geometric diamond lines, on the inner forearm.
Lotus flower in a geometric frame on a forearm
Black dotwork mandala tattoo on the forearm, surrounded by blue, purple and pink watercolour splashes.
Mandala with watercolour splashes on forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a vertical arrow, dots and dashes running down a forearm, ending in a chevron arrowhead.
Vertical arrow and dot sequence on a forearm
Black dotwork tattoo on a forearm, with dots shrinking and spacing out towards the wrist, while a hand rests on a keyboard.
Dotwork fade on a forearm
Black ink fine line and dotwork tattoo of an ornate flower with scrolling leaves on the inner forearm.
Ornate flower and scrollwork on a forearm
Close view of a forearm with a band of multicoloured dotwork in orange, blue, green and black, forming a swirling pointillist pattern.
Multicoloured dot pattern band on forearm
Two forearm photographs showing a black linework tattoo of a woman in profile wearing a fox head headdress, with teal accents, in dotwork and geometric style on the forearm, plus a hand and
Profile woman and fox headdress on forearm
Two forearms shown side by side: the left has a line-drawn white fox with snowflakes on a blue watercolour wash, and the right has an orange watercolour fox inside a dotted circular motif, placed on
Two fox forearm tattoos, winter and autumn
Black compass rose tattoo with arrow points and a dotted ring on the inner forearm, shown in a photo of a person in jeans.
Compass rose with arrows on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of planets in a vertical row on the inner forearm, with the ringed Saturn near the centre.
Solar system planets down a forearm
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork lion tattoo wrapping around the inner forearm, shown in three side-on views of the same arm.
Lion portrait on a forearm
Close view of a fine line black arrow tattoo on the forearm and a cluster of small dots above the elbow on the upper arm, with a light grey top.
Small arrow and dots on an arm
Black and grey dragonfly tattoo with mandala-patterned wings and dotted circles, placed on the forearm.
Dragonfly with mandala wings on a forearm
Black dotwork mandala tattoo wrapping around the inner wrist and onto the forearm of a hand resting on a dark fabric surface.
Mandala tattoo on wrist and forearm
Black and grey dotwork forearm tattoo of an eye in a sunburst, a shaggy ink cap mushroom, crystals and a puffball within dotted diamond lines.
Eye, mushrooms and crystals on a forearm
Black dotwork and fine line mandala tattoo with a radial geometric design on the inner forearm of a person wearing a dark blue top.
Dotwork mandala on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork lotus flower tattoo with fine line outline and the word namaste in script on the forearm.
Lotus with namaste script on a forearm
Black ink blackwork tattoo of a dotwork floral mandala running from the forearm across the back of the hand, with black nail polish and a thin silver ring.
Blackwork floral mandala on forearm and hand
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a skull inside overlapping geometric circles and fine lines, with a small bee below, on a forearm.
Skull with geometric circles and a bee on a forearm
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 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
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
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
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
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
Close view of gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos on a wrist, forearm and upper arm, with ornate, geometric and dotted designs.
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos on arm
Fine line black circle tattoo with a few small dots on the forearm, beside a rolled cream sleeve.
Single fine line circle on a forearm
Dotwork and linework paisley tattoo with two blue-shaded flowers and leaves on the forearm.
Blue flowers and paisley on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoos on two wrists, one showing a row of planets with a ringed Saturn, the other a scatter of star-like dots.
Planet dots and star scatter on two wrists
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 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
Colourful floral sleeve tattoo with dotwork fill covering the upper arm and forearm, shown from two angles.
Floral sleeve tattoo on an arm
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 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 ornamental mandala tattoo wrapping around the inner wrist and lower forearm, built from dotwork and fine linework.
Ornate mandala wrist cuff tattoo
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
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
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