Dot tattoo ideas

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

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Colour tattoo of a pink rose with a green stem and black script reading Tale as old as Time across the fingers of a hand, shown in a Hand placement.
Script quote and rose on a hand
Traditional colour tattoo of a woman with blue eyes and a red veil that reveals a skull, held by a hand with long blue nails, on the thigh.
Veiled woman with skull on thigh
Blue ornamental drawing of two intertwined fish covered in dotwork and paisley-like filigree on a pale grey background, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Blue ornamental twin fish design
Black and grey tattoo of a shaded rose above fine-line ornamental linework with a heart motif and dots, on the inner forearm.
Shaded rose and ornament on forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a dark grey baby goat standing on pink clouds in front of a rainbow, with the words Oh my goat below, on the upper thigh.
Baby goat on clouds with a rainbow on a thigh
Close photo of a small black fine line tattoo of an abstract squiggle with a dot on the inner wrist of a hand held palm up.
Small fine line squiggle on the inner wrist
Traditional style tattoo of a red rose with green leaves and black outlines on a forearm, surrounded by stars, dots and a dagger.
Red rose tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an ornate diamond and cross motif wrapped around a finger, with black nail polish on the hand.
Ornamental dotwork on a finger
Forearm tattoo of the words Diabetic Type 2 Blood B+ in black script, surrounded by soft purple and blue swirls and small red sparkles.
Diabetic Type 2 lettering with swirls on forearm
Black line-and-shape geometric arrow design with stacked triangles, bars and dots, and the words KEEP MOVING FORWARD beneath it, shown as a flash drawing on a light grey background.
Geometric arrow with Keep Moving Forward text
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with fine line detail on a person's shoulder and upper chest, with dark hair visible at the top of the frame.
Mandala tattoo on the shoulder
Brown henna botanical design of flowers, leaves and scrolling vines across the palm, fingers and wrist, with dotted line accents.
Henna flower design on hand and wrist
Fine line black tattoo of three small round-headed creatures with dot eyes, placed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Three small round-headed spirits on a forearm
Fine line black cross tattoo on the upper back and a small dot tattoo on the side of the waist, shown in a sports bra.
Small cross and dots on the side torso
Black and grey dotwork mandala with a solid black triangle at its centre, tattooed across the upper back of a person with a shaved head.
Mandala with solid triangle across upper back
Black and grey ornate lotus mandala tattoo with dotted lines above and below, placed on the centre of the chest, with small leaf outlines at the right edge.
Lotus mandala tattoo on the sternum
Fine line black origami crane surrounded by small red, green and orange flowers, leaves and dots on the upper back near the shoulder.
Origami crane with flowers on upper back
Black ink pen drawing of a geometric mountain scene inside an inverted triangle, with a stippled sky, hatched peaks and orbiting circles and arrows, shown as a flash design.
Geometric mountain triangle design
Simple black fine line cat face tattoo with whiskers and a small nose on the side of a finger, with long wavy hair behind.
Cat whiskers tattoo on a finger
Black and grey mandala and dotwork tattoo sleeves covering both upper arms and forearms of a woman in a white tank top and silver chain necklace.
Black and grey mandala sleeve on both arms
Black and grey butterfly tattoo with fine line swirls and dots on the ankle, shaded wings against a pale blue background.
Butterfly and swirls on an ankle
Hand-drawn flash sheet of five black and white circle designs, from a filled dot to a full yin yang, each captioned in handwritten lettering.
Yin yang sequence with hand-lettered captions
Black dotwork and fine line tattoo on a calf showing a constellation-style ram with a dotted moon behind it and a small outlined crescent moon below.
Constellation ram and crescent moon on a calf
Black and grey dotwork butterfly inside a diamond outline, tattooed centrally on the upper back below the neck.
Butterfly in a diamond on the upper back
Ornate lotus flower design drawn in black linework with pink and purple watercolour washes on white paper, beside two Ecoline ink bottles and a brush.
Ornate lotus design in pink and purple ink
Close-up of a small solid black semicolon tattoo on the forearm, in a simple bold style.
Semicolon tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey fine line geometric tattoo of overlapping circles, dots and a small triangle on the inner upper arm.
Overlapping circles and triangle on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a crescent moon with a delicate vertical motif and dotted top on the inner upper arm.
Crescent moon and fine line motif on upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of peonies, roses and dotwork swirls across a woman's chest and shoulder, with a black dress neckline below.
Peony and rose chest and shoulder piece
Black and grey mandala and floral dotwork tattoo covering the back of a hand and wrist, with fine line chain detail across the fingers.
Mandala and floral hand tattoo
Close-up of a teal and black botanical tattoo with stylised leaf and bud shapes and small dots, placed centrally on the chest above a sheer black bralette.
Teal botanical motif on the sternum
Close-up of a fine line black tattoo on a forearm, made of dots and dashes with tiny words between them that resemble Morse code.
Morse-style dots and tiny words on a forearm
Black and white photo of two raised hands with triangle, chevron and dot designs on the fingers and wrists.
Geometric triangle and dot designs on hands
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoo bands with scale, chevron, dot and swirl patterns wrapped across a forearm.
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos on forearm
Purple linework mandala tattoo with a central eye and leaf motifs across the top of a foot, with a silver toe ring and orange cord anklet.
Mandala with central eye on top of foot
Two views of a forearm tattoo of an anatomical heart with a teal and green bird, red ginkgo leaves and an orange sun with dotted rays, in mixed colour and dotwork shading.
Anatomical heart with bird and ginkgo leaves on forearm
Black linework drawing of a pointed-eared head with a branching tree motif and red accents, set in a dotted halo, shown as a tattoo design.
Horned tree-crowned head with red drips
Grid of black ink line drawings showing four motif families, tree, paisley, floret and starburst, each drawn at four increasing levels of detail on a pale background.
Tree, paisley, floret and starburst motif chart
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical moth with patterned wings and dotted detailing, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Black ink moth design
Black dotwork mandala tattoo across the nape and upper back of a woman with her hair pinned up, shown from behind.
Ornamental mandala tattoo on upper back
Small blue octopus tattoo with black dotted outlines and tentacles curling outwards, shown on a person's skin beside a silver coin held in fingers.
Small blue octopus tattoo with dotted outlines
Black ink drawing of an ornate bird perched on a white background, built from flowing swirls, spirals and dotted circles, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Ornate swirl bird design
Black and grey tattoo of an ornate antique pistol with rose engraving and a dotwork lace garter band on the thigh.
Ornate pistol with lace garter on thigh
Black ink crescent moon tattoo with a small sun and ornamental dotted filigree on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Ornate crescent moon on a wrist
Black and grey flash design of the words Be Different in script lettering over a stippled dotwork flower with leaves, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Be Different script over a dotwork flower
Botanical tattoo design of a magenta five-petal flower with thin black swirling vines and small dots, drawn on a plain white background with no body placement visible.
Magenta flower with black swirling vine
Black ink mandala tattoo with dotwork detail on the upper thigh, shown in a black and white photograph.
Mandala tattoo on the upper thigh
Black lettering tattoo reading Through Thick and Thin around an infinity symbol, with a dot either side, in lettering style on bare skin.
Infinity symbol with Through Thick and Thin lettering