Dot tattoo ideas

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

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Black dotwork mandala-style flower tattoo on a forearm, with stippled petals and bold outlines, shown against tattoo flash sheets.
Dotwork mandala flower on a forearm
Black and white photo of a large blackwork geometric tattoo with a solid diamond and dotted lines across a woman's upper back, with a small sun tattoo on her shoulder blade.
Geometric diamond tattoo across upper back
Black and grey pen drawing of a geometric mandala design with a flower of life centre, moon phases and dotwork arrows, shown on paper with no body placement.
Mandala with flower of life and moon phases
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo centred on a person's chest, with a short vertical line of dots above and below it.
Lotus mandala on the chest
Black and grey dotwork moth tattoo with fine radiating lines on the upper back, below dark hair.
Moth with geometric lines on upper back
Black ink drawing of a lotus flower inside a mandala-style design with dotwork shading and leaf motifs, on white paper, with no body placement shown.
Lotus mandala design with dotwork detail
Fine line dotwork tattoo of small star marks joined by dotted lines on the upper chest, with a short dotted line near the collarbone.
Dotted star constellation on chest and shoulder
Black ink lotus mandala tattoo with dotwork accents centred on a woman's upper back.
Lotus mandala tattoo on upper back
Black ink line drawing of a rose framed by mandala and paisley filigree, with dotwork shading and hanging dot chains, shown as a tattoo design.
Rose and mandala filigree design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a nautilus shell spiral surrounded by a swirl of dots, on the forearm.
Nautilus shell spiral on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork lotus tattoo with a central Om symbol and swirling linework on a person's upper back.
Lotus with Om symbol on upper back
Red script reading Ride or Die beside black dotted stripes that fade out, tattooed on the top of a foot.
Ride or Die script with dotted stripes on a foot
Pen and ink drawing of two feathers in a dotwork and fine line style, one shaded in black and grey and the other filled with orange tones, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Two ornamental feathers in ink and orange
Small black fine line arrow with a dotted circle behind it on the inner upper arm of a person with their arm raised.
Fine line arrow with dotted circle on upper arm
Black and grey ornamental mandala and floral tattoo with dotwork shading on a woman's forearm, shown beside her torso.
Ornamental mandala forearm tattoo
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with layered lotus-style petals, curled scrollwork and a central Om symbol, shown on pale skin.
Dotwork mandala with central Om symbol
Black and grey lotus flower tattoos stacked down the spine on a bare back, linked by dotted lines.
Lotus flowers down the spine
Close view of a hand with black nails and silver rings, showing black dotwork lines and mandala-style ornaments across the fingers and back of the hand.
Mandala and dotwork design on a hand
Red and purple dotwork tribal tattoo with black accents spanning a person's shoulder blade and upper back.
Red dotwork tribal design on a shoulder and back
Two crossed forearms covered in black blackwork tattoos of lattices, diamonds, dots and spirals, with stylised motifs on the upper arm, against a dark background.
Blackwork geometric sleeve on crossed arms
Pen and ink drawing of a barn owl with detailed feather dotwork and botanical leaves, drawn as a tattoo design on cream paper.
Ornate barn owl design with leaves
Pale white ink paisley and mandala tattoo with dotwork detail across the lower back of a person with tanned skin.
White ink paisley design on lower back
Black fine line swirls with dotwork accents and a small flower across a person's upper back, shown in a sepia photograph.
Swirling linework and flower on upper back
Black dotwork and fine line mandala flower tattoo on the outer upper arm of a woman in a floral skirt.
Mandala flower tattoo on upper arm
Black ornamental floral tattoo with paisley and dotwork detail and hanging drops on the outer thigh, with a hand resting beside it on purple fabric.
Ornamental floral thigh tattoo with dotted drops
Black and grey dotwork lotus tattoo with fine ornamental linework on the chest, below the breast, with a grey top held up beside it.
Dotwork lotus tattoo on the chest
Black line drawing of an ornamental butterfly design with swirling filigree wings and dotted detailing, shown on a white background.
Ornamental butterfly tattoo design
Black fine line tattoo of a band of triangles and dots encircling the upper thigh, shown in a close photo of a person wearing denim shorts.
Triangle band tattoo around a thigh
Black and grey collage tattoo on two forearms, with halftone dots, fine geometric linework, a portrait partly set in a teal block and small script.
Collage forearm sleeve with portrait and geometry
Black ink tattoo of a sun with a serene face, curling rays and dotted stipple, plus a small star, on the side of the ribs.
Sun face with swirling dotted rays on ribs
Line drawing of a lion head with an ornate geometric mane shaded from orange at the top to blue and purple below, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Ornate lion head with geometric mane
Arrow tattoo on an upper arm with a grey shaded feather, a dotted shaft and a blue watercolour splash behind it.
Arrow and feather with blue watercolour splash
Fine line tattoo of two reaching hands with a dotwork trail of dots, placed on the inner forearm.
Reaching hands with dotted trail on a forearm
Black and grey geometric tattoo of overlapping circles, triangles and fine arrows, in dotwork and fine line, on a forearm.
Geometric circles and arrows on a forearm
Eight line drawn arrow designs in a fine line geometric style, with a few teal accents, sketched on white paper beside two black pigment liner pens.
Eight arrow designs on paper
Fine line outline of a lotus flower with small dots beneath it, tattooed on the outer ankle of a woman's foot resting on a cushioned chair.
Small lotus flower on an ankle
Black linework and dotwork tattoo of an elephant head wearing a crown of pink flowers, with small leaves, on the outer thigh.
Elephant with flowers on the thigh
Black dotwork and blackwork mandala tattoo with radiating spikes and a solid central circle, placed on the calf.
Dotwork mandala on a calf
Black and grey fine line and dotwork geometric tattoo of a sun, circles, arrow and crescent moon on the upper back.
Geometric sun and crescent moon on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a sun with a face, a crescent moon and a lotus flower on the outer thigh of a bare leg.
Sun, moon and lotus on a thigh
Black and white photo of two hands with thin fine line bands and small dot clusters tattooed across the fingers, placed on the hand.
Finger bands and dots on two hands
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo of stippled petals, leaves and small flower shapes across the wrist and forearm.
Dotwork mandala tattoo on the wrist
Black and grey mandala tattoo on a forearm just below the elbow, with symmetrical petals, leaves and dot-tipped sprigs in blackwork and dotwork style.
Black and grey mandala on forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a humpback whale filled with floral mandala patterns, on the side of the torso.
Whale with floral pattern on the side
Black ink lace-style tattoo with geometric panels, dotwork chains and a central pendant across the underbust and upper abdomen.
Lace-style underbust tattoo with chain drops
Two inner wrist tattoos in black ink: on the left a row of planets with a ringed Saturn, on the right a scatter of dots like a constellation.
Planets and constellation dots on wrists
Black and grey fine line arrow tattoo with feathered fletching and dotwork detail on the upper arm, surrounded by thin geometric circles.
Arrow with geometric circles on upper arm
Two forearms with black bands separated by bare skin, and dotwork stippling fading toward the wrist, in a blackwork and dotwork style on the forearm.
Banded forearms with dotwork fade