Dot tattoo ideas

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

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Small black dotwork and fine line four leaf clover tattoo on the upper arm, near the elbow.
Four leaf clover on an upper arm
White ornamental design running from the forearm across the back of the hand, with a line of dots continuing towards the fingers.
White ornamental design on hand and wrist
Colour tattoo of a stylised insect with blue and green swirling wings and black dot details, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Blue and green swirl insect on a wrist
Two blue ink dotwork mandala designs drawn on pale paper, one lower left and one upper right, with stippled petal shapes.
Two blue dotwork mandala designs on paper
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical lotus flower design with stippled dotwork shading and ornamental detail on textured paper, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Lotus flower dotwork design
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a lotus flower with a spiral unalome line above and an infinity loop below, placed on a forearm.
Lotus and unalome on a forearm
Black geometric tattoos of diamonds, triangles and lines across the fingers of a hand, with a gold chain bracelet and rings, in a geometric style on the hand.
Geometric finger tattoos on a hand
Black tattoos of spirals and tribal-style motifs cover a forearm and the back of a hand, with small dot-and-circle designs on the fingers.
Spiral and tribal patterns on a hand and forearm
Black crescent moon tattoo with dots and a face-like detail, trailing outline stars up towards the neck, on the upper back.
Crescent moon and stars on upper back
Black line drawing of an elephant head wearing a feathered headdress, with a medallion, flowers and dotted chains, shown as a tattoo design on a cream background.
Elephant head with feathers and dotted chains
Dark mandala tattoo with a floral centre and dangling dots on the shoulder, with a second design partly visible on the upper back.
Mandala tattoo on a shoulder
Black tribal-style band tattoo wrapping the inner forearm, with a shaded flower and swirling motifs, in black ink on skin.
Tribal band with flower on a forearm
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with an om symbol on a person's upper back, with a hand resting beside it bearing the words This too shall pass.
Mandala back tattoo with om symbol
Four photographs of a black and grey dotwork and geometric leg sleeve on the lower leg, showing a skull with an eye, a stacked spine motif and a mandala on the calf.
Skull, eye and mandala leg sleeve
Black ink line drawing of a mandala-style design with two open blossoms, drawn on white paper, with no body placement shown.
Mandala and blossom design sketch
Forearm tattoo of running wolves that move from coloured geometric facets on the left to black dotwork on the right.
Running wolves along a forearm
Close-up of bare feet with a gold metallic temporary tattoo of a mandala on the top of the foot and a dotted band with triangles around the ankle.
Gold mandala tattoo on a bare foot
Black fine line and ornamental lotus tattoo with an unalome above it, placed centrally on the upper back, in a Botanical and Fine line style.
Lotus and unalome on the upper back
Fine line hot air balloon tattoo with red and orange flowers on the inner forearm near the wrist, against a plain white background.
Hot air balloon with flowers on a wrist
Linework tattoo on a thigh combining a wireframe cube, an eye within a compass, a skull, a crescent moon and a red sunburst.
Geometric skull and all-seeing eye on a thigh
Close photo of a black tribal swirl tattoo on a person's side ribs, with a navel piercing visible below.
Black tribal swirl tattoo on the side ribs
Small fine line black tattoo of two overlapping triangles with dotwork shading on the inner forearm, shown from two angles.
Two overlapping triangles on the inner forearm
Black and grey octopus tattoo filled with mandala-style floral patterns, sitting on the side of the ribs.
Mandala octopus on the side ribs
Fine line black tattoo of a lotus flower with a dotted top and a swirled unalome line, centred on a person's upper back below the neck.
Lotus and unalome on upper back
Colour traditional tattoo of a green typewriter with a red dotted arch and orange flowers below it, on the calf.
Typewriter and flowers on a calf
Black tribal blackwork tattoo with a large spiral and geometric bands across a person's left side ribs and waist.
Tribal spiral tattoo on the side ribs
Black line drawing of an ostrich filled with floral mandala and swirl patterns, shown as a fine line flash design with no body placement.
Ostrich with floral mandala pattern
Close-up of a hand with mint green nails and a tiny black three-dot tattoo on a finger, placed between the knuckles.
Three dots tattoo on a finger
Black and grey dotwork mandala with a flower of life centre and leaf motifs covering the back of a hand and forearm, with small letters on the fingers.
Mandala and flower of life on hand and forearm
Black and grey geometric symbol tattoo with a diamond and cross-like motif on the middle finger of a hand, photographed in black and white.
Geometric symbol tattoo on a middle finger
Close view of a fine line geometric tattoo with dotwork on a forearm, held against a brown leather bag with embossed line patterns.
Geometric lines and dots on a forearm
Brown ink drawing of an elephant filled with intricate floral, dotted and lattice patterns, shown as a tattoo design.
Ornamental elephant design in brown ink
Collage of three small black dot and bar tattoos on a wrist, the back of a neck and a rib cage, beside a chart of numerals zero to fourteen.
Three small dot and bar numeral tattoos
Black and grey fine line fleur-de-lis tattoo with a dotted circle above, on the upper back between the shoulder blades, in front of a patterned textile.
Fine line fleur-de-lis on upper back
Two small matching tattoos on the inner wrists, a grey broom with a green wash on the left and a wand with sparkles and bubbles on the right, in a fine line style.
Broom and wand tattoos on two wrists
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bee with spread wings over a honeycomb pattern on the inner upper arm.
Bee over honeycomb dotwork on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a feather with a diamond-shaped quill tip on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Feather outline on the wrist
Black outlined smiley face with X eyes, a trail of black arrowheads and ink splatter, over teal and pink wash on a limb.
Smiley face with X eyes and arrow tail
Black ornamental mandala design in a band across a raised forearm, against a plain pale pink background.
Mandala band on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork and fine line drawing of a symmetrical geometric lotus ornament with a vertical stem, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Geometric lotus-style ornament design
Black henna-style floral and dotted lace design across a person's lower back and hips, above red underwear.
Henna-style lace design on lower back
Dark brown henna-style mandala and necklace design with gold dots across a woman's upper back, seen from behind.
Henna-style mandala necklace design on back
Two forearms with brown ink designs: a winged angel with its face in its hands and the words Don't Blink, beside a police box with spirals and a crescent moon.
Angel and police box forearm designs
Fine line dotwork tattoo of a dotted chain with two diamond charms wrapped around the ankle.
Dotted chain anklet with diamond charms
Black and grey lotus mandala tattoo with dotwork shading on the upper back of a woman with her hair tied up, set in a wooded background.
Lotus mandala on upper back
Black ink line drawing of a lion head with a flowing mane, set in a crescent moon and beside a rosary and cross, drawn on paper as a tattoo design.
Lion head with crescent moon and rosary
Fine line black tattoo of stacked circles, loops and small dots running vertically down a forearm.
Vertical line of circles and loops on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork lotus tattoo with geometric lines across a woman's upper back, shown in a full view and a close-up.
Dotwork lotus on upper back