Dot tattoo ideas

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

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Close view of an abstract black, purple and turquoise brushstroke tattoo sweeping across a woman's shoulder and upper chest.
Abstract brushstroke tattoo on a shoulder
Dark blue dotwork tattoo of dots, strands and a teardrop pendant across a woman's upper back and down her upper arm.
Dotwork drape across the upper back
Traditional style armband tattoo of a red rose in orange, green and teal on a person's lower leg, with a dotted geometric border.
Rose armband tattoo on lower leg
Black linework lotus mandala tattoo with dotwork trim on a person's abdomen, above the navel, in a fine line style.
Lotus mandala tattoo on the abdomen
Black mandala tattoo on the back of a hand, beside faded LOVE script on the wrist and fingers, shown in four photographs.
Mandala on the back of a hand
Two forearms show botanical tattoos of a purple rose and an orange rose with black swirls and white dots, with a small banner reading FOREVER below.
Purple and orange roses with swirls on forearms
Black and grey sun and moon face tattoo with dotwork rays and mandala-style petals on the upper thigh.
Sun and moon face on thigh
Fine line dotwork tattoo of a small geometric arrow shape on the inner wrist of a hand raised against a plain white wall.
Dotted geometric arrow on a wrist
Grid of twelve black and white mandala tattoo flash designs on a plain white background, each with a radial geometric pattern.
Twelve black and white mandala designs
Black ink drawing of a sun and crescent moon with carved-style faces, dotwork mandala detail and wavy rays, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Sun and crescent moon with faces
Close-up of a woman's forearms and hand with gold and silver metallic geometric temporary tattoos, including scales, chevrons, braids and pineapples.
Metallic geometric temporary tattoos on wrists
A grid of fifteen black ornamental heart designs on a white background, filled with dots, swirls, paisley shapes and flowers, shown as a flash sheet with no body placement.
Grid of fifteen ornamental heart designs
Full arm sleeve tattoo in dotwork and geometric patterns, with black and grey shading on the shoulder and upper arm fading to red and orange dots on the forearm.
Geometric dotwork sleeve with a pale sun
Black and white photo of a dotwork grid tattoo of small evenly spaced dots on the back of a hand, resting on dark leather.
Dot grid tattoo on the back of a hand
Black and grey tattoo of a shaded rose with a stem and leaf, beside fine script reading tale as old as time, on the side of the torso.
Rose and script lettering on the side
Two wrists pressed together, each with a matching black infinity symbol tattoo ringed by dots, shown in fine line style on the wrist.
Matching infinity tattoos on two wrists
Close-up of a hand with fine black line tattoos on the fingers, including thin bands, dotted lines and small arrow motifs, in a Fine line and Dotwork style.
Fine line finger tattoos with dots and arrows
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an octopus with curling tentacles across the outer thigh.
Octopus tattoo on the thigh
Black ink tattoo of planets on dotted orbital rings with thin crossing lines across the upper arm, in a fine line and dotwork style.
Planets and orbits on the upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a fox head and bushy tail on the outer forearm, overlaid with geometric lines, hexagons and dots.
Geometric fox and hexagons on a forearm
Black and white photo of a small, thin-lined outline heart tattoo on the back of a neck, in fine line style.
Small outline heart on the back of the neck
Blue linework drawing of an ornate stag head with antlers, surrounded by geometric dotwork patterns on a pale background.
Ornate stag head design
Silver metallic temporary tattoo of a mandala on the back of a hand, with chevron and diamond bands across the wrist and lacy motifs on the fingers.
Silver mandala and wrist bands on a hand
Gold and black metallic temporary tattoos include a spread-winged bird on the upper arm, a dotted geometric band on the forearm and a floral design on the foot.
Metallic temporary tattoos on legs at the beach
Black fine-line dotwork constellation tattoo of stars and connected dots on a woman's upper back, below the shoulder blade.
Constellation tattoo on upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a spiral, small loops and a short dot running along a finger, in a black and white photograph.
Fine line spiral tattoo on a finger
Black ink drawing on paper of a radial mandala made from looping continuous lines, spirals, dots and an Om symbol, shown as a tattoo design sketch.
Radial mandala of loops, spirals and an Om symbol
Black and grey crescent moon tattoo with floral, leaf and dotwork detail on the outer ankle, with parts of other tattoos visible at the edges.
Crescent moon with floral ornament on an ankle
Black and grey ornamental mandala tattoo with a dotwork rosette and scrollwork on an upper arm, photographed beside an ornate iron gate.
Ornamental mandala on upper arm
Fine line black and grey arrow tattoo with a feather and geometric circles on the inner upper arm.
Fine line arrow with feather on upper arm
Black ink drawing of a feather design, with geometric linework on the upper half and dotwork shading that darkens to solid black at the base.
Geometric feather design
Black and grey tattoo of a tree silhouette whose canopy breaks into scattered dots, on the side of a torso in a black and white photo.
Tree dissolving into dots on the side
Close-up of a black blackwork tattoo of three stacked yin yang style symbols with two small dots below, on a person's upper back between the shoulder blades.
Stacked yin yang symbols on the upper back
Colour tattoo on a forearm of three mouse-ear shaped balloons in pink, teal and purple, with red hearts, sparkles and dots, in a neo-traditional style.
Mouse-ear balloons and hearts on a forearm
Black line drawing of a heart formed by flowing curls and swirls, with three small dots, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Swirling heart line design
Sheet of dark brown infinity-loop swirl flourish designs with dotted trails on a cream background, shown as tattoo flash.
Infinity swirl flourish designs sheet
Small black dotwork tattoo of a row of dots resembling braille across the inner wrist, with woven bracelets nearby.
Row of dots on inner wrist
Fine line black clef tattoo on the side of a finger, with the hand held close to the mouth.
Clef tattoo on a finger
Black and grey dotwork geometric fan tattoo of stacked petal shapes and small stars on the side of a ribcage.
Geometric dotwork fan on the ribs
Two versions of a black ink botanical tattoo design showing a lotus flower with dotted chain drapes on a parchment-coloured background.
Lotus and dotted chain tattoo design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a sea turtle with a mandala shell on the inner upper arm.
Mandala sea turtle on an upper arm
Black dotwork mandala tattoo of concentric rings of dots radiating from a central point, across the outer shoulder and upper arm.
Dotwork mandala on the shoulder
Black ink geometric mandala lotus tattoo with dotwork accents on the side of a person's ribs.
Mandala lotus tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey fine line dotwork tattoo of a constellation-like design with arrows, circles and starbursts across the upper back.
Fine line constellation across the upper back
Pale raised circles and dots in a dotwork pattern across a forearm, with a dotted line along the lower edge.
White dot and circle pattern on a forearm
Black fine-line fleur-de-lis on a finger and an ornate lace-pattern tattoo on the wrist, photographed on a hand resting on brown leather.
Fleur-de-lis finger and lace wrist tattoo
Black and grey fine line and dotwork crescent moon tattoo with geometric detail, placed centrally on the back of the neck.
Crescent moon with geometric detail on the neck
Black and grey fine line geometric tattoo of an eye, cross and drops of water on the inner forearm, shown against a dark background.
Geometric eye and cross on a forearm