Dot tattoo ideas

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

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Black linework drawing of a dreamcatcher with a crescent moon, a mandala flower and three feathers, shaded with dotwork, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Dreamcatcher with crescent moon design
Black and grey Roman numerals XXIV.X.VIII tattooed in a lettering style across a forearm.
Roman numerals on a forearm
Black dotwork spiral tattoo on the upper back near the shoulder, shown from behind with the neck and hair visible.
Dotwork spiral on the shoulder
Black dotwork tattoo of a campfire with pine trees, a crescent moon and stars on the upper arm.
Campfire, pine trees and crescent moon on an arm
Black and grey mandala tattoo with an infinity symbol at its centre, placed on the top of a shoulder.
Mandala with infinity symbol on shoulder
Traditional colour tattoo of a teal and pink umbrella held by a hand above an orange sun, with an In Omnia Paratus banner below, on a limb.
Umbrella over a sun with motto banner
Fine line tattoo of a small cluster of stars with a faint dotted haze on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Small star cluster on inner forearm
Black and grey butterfly tattoo with a geometric triangle and dotwork accents on a forearm.
Butterfly and triangle on a forearm
Black line drawing of a heart formed from a trailing vine with leaves, small flowers and a rose, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Floral vine heart design
Watercolour-style lotus flower tattoo on the thigh, outlined in black with dotwork detail and blue, pink and yellow ink.
Watercolour lotus on a thigh
Photo of a small geometric tattoo of two crossing lines made of dots and dashes in pink, grey and dark ink, on the upper back below the shoulder blade.
Crossed dotted lines on upper back
Black line drawing of a stylised lotus flower with paisley-like swirls and small dots, shown as a design on a plain white background with no body placement.
Stylised lotus line design
Small black and grey tiger head tattoo on the side of a finger, shaded in a realistic style, with a dotted line under the chin.
Tiger head on a finger
Black and white flash design of a fish caught on a hook above waves, with the words Good Hope in lettering along the bottom.
Fish on a hook with Good Hope lettering
Traditional tattoo of orange flowers with green leaves and red dots on a forearm, with a blue flower at left and a snake head at lower right.
Traditional flowers and snake on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo with dangling dot chains and drops, sitting on the centre of the chest below a pink sweatshirt.
Lotus mandala tattoo on the chest
Black ink flash design of a white silhouetted creature framed by swirling waves, scale patterns and fine dotwork.
Silhouette within swirling waves
Black and grey dotwork hamsa hand with a lotus and an eye at its centre, tattooed on the outer thigh.
Hamsa hand and lotus with eye on thigh
Black ink ornamental feather design on a white background, built from bold solid stripes, rows of dots and curling filigree, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Ornamental feather design in black
Pencil sketch flash of three bitten circular designs with crossing lines and dots, labelled Fantastic, Allons-y and Geronimo, with no body placement shown.
Three bitten circle sketches with phrases
Black and grey flash design of a skull inside an outlined heart with a dotted border, shaded with stipple, shown without a body placement.
Skull within a dotted heart
Pencil sketch of a butterfly with scattered five-pointed stars and dots trailing below it, shown as a tattoo design on plain paper with no body placement.
Butterfly with trailing stars pencil design
Black and grey dragonfly tattoo with ornate wings and a curving trail of dots across the upper arm and shoulder.
Dragonfly with dot trail on a shoulder
Black line drawing of a mandala-style triangular design with a dotted border and a trailing ornamental spray, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Mandala triangle tattoo design
Black and grey mandala flash design with a central flower, layered petals, leaves and pointed geometric outer border, drawn on paper.
Mandala flower design in black and grey
Fine line black tattoo of a nautilus spiral with overlapping circles, triangles and dotted geometric lines on a forearm.
Nautilus spiral and geometric lines on forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo covering a forearm, with layered petals, a geometric star at the wrist and soft shading.
Mandala forearm tattoo in black and grey
Small blue outlined heart tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a row of black dots and dashes running diagonally inside its lower left edge.
Blue heart outline with dot and dash line on forearm
Ink line drawing of an ornamental lionfish with spiky fins, dotted details and swirling linework, shown as a design on paper with no body placement.
Ornamental lionfish line drawing
Black ink drawing of a feather filled with floral, swirl and paisley patterns, shown as a design on plain paper with no body placement.
Ornate feather line drawing
Colour and black dotwork tattoo of a yin yang design with a lotus motif and the word Balance, on the inner forearm.
Yin yang with watercolour and mandala on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a horseshoe with a heart of delicate geometric lines inside it, on the forearm.
Horseshoe and geometric heart on a forearm
Black ink geometric tattoo of diamonds, squares, dots and exclamation marks running down a forearm, in a casual indoor photo.
Vertical row of geometric symbols on a forearm
Flash sheet of temporary tattoo designs in gold, black and silver, including lotus flowers, om symbols, chakra mandalas, a hamsa hand and a seated Ganesha.
Gold and black lotus, om and chakra flash sheet
Small green fine line awareness ribbon tattoo with a dot above it on the inner forearm near the wrist, beside a green rubber band bracelet.
Green ribbon and dot tattoo on a wrist
Two raised forearms side by side: the left has a pink rose and birdcage tattoo with teal leaves, and the right has a grey geometric triangle and key design on the forearm.
Rose, birdcage and geometric key on forearms
Black ink dotwork drawing of a jackal-headed Anubis figure with an ankh on a forearm-like shape, set among geometric lines and sun motifs.
Anubis head and ankh dotwork design
Black linework tattoo of interlocking concentric circles running down the outer forearm, in a geometric style.
Interlocking circles down a forearm
Dark brown henna-style ornamental design across the back of a hand, wrist and fingers, with a dangling chain motif and dotted linework.
Henna-style hand and finger design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a diagonal scatter of stars across the upper arm, near the elbow.
Dotwork star trail on upper arm
Fine line black constellation tattoo of connected dots and dotted lines on the inner upper arm, with a yellow knitted jumper in the background.
Constellation tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey mandala tattoo on a forearm and an ornamental floral sleeve on the other arm, with small finger tattoos, resting on white bedsheets.
Mandala and floral sleeve on forearm and hand
Black fine line tattoo of overlapping circles, arcs and a vertical line with dots on the inner forearm, in a geometric style.
Geometric circles and line tattoo on a forearm
Close view of a small black fine-line tattoo of three short dashes on the inner forearm, with a minimal curved symbol tattoo on the lower abdomen above the waistband of jeans.
Small fine-line marks on forearm and hip
Gold foil lotus flower tattoo design with silver dots, shown on a plain white background.
Gold lotus tattoo design
Black and grey tattoo of a skeletal chameleon curling around a branch with leaves and a dotted spiral, on the forearm, in an engraving style.
Skeletal chameleon with leaves on a forearm
Black ornamental mandala tattoo spanning the upper back of a woman with long dark hair draped over one shoulder.
Ornate mandala tattoo across upper back
Two black and cream moth designs with dotwork spots, crescent moon and geometric wing panels, shown as painted boards on a dark wooden surface.
Two black and cream moth designs on boards