Dot tattoo ideas

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

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Pencil sketch of an abstract symbol made of looping swirls, a long vertical stroke and scattered dots, drawn on plain paper as a possible tattoo design.
Swirling abstract symbol sketch
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a flower inside a large triangle outline on the inner forearm, with smaller dotted triangle and teardrop shapes above and below.
Flower in a dotwork triangle on a forearm
Close view of two hands resting on a knee, with fine line black tattoos of an arrow and sprig on the back of one hand and small stars and a crescent moon on the fingers.
Fine line hand tattoos with arrow and stars
Hand-drawn tattoo design of a fox with an orange body, white-tipped tail, green leaves and blue swirls on white paper, with no placement shown.
Fox with leaves and swirls design
Close view of a dark ornate crescent moon tattoo with geometric patterning and small dots on the nape of a person's neck.
Ornate crescent moon on the nape of the neck
Black ink pen drawing of an ornate elephant head filled with dotwork and mandala-style patterns, drawn on a sketchbook page; it is a tattoo design, not shown on skin.
Ornate mandala elephant head in pen
Two black line drawings of hamsa hands filled with dotwork and fine line mandala patterns on a white background, shown as tattoo flash without a body placement.
Two ornate hamsa hand designs
Colour tattoo of an ornately patterned elephant with its trunk raised, placed on the forearm in a traditional style.
Ornate elephant on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo on the chest, above the navel, with a purple sheer fabric held open on either side.
Dotwork mandala on the chest
Black and white drawing of a long S-curved shape filled with paisley and tribal ornament, shown on a plain white background with no body part visible.
Elongated paisley and tribal ornament design
Black and grey roses with dotwork shading running down the outer thigh, with dark clothing covering the rest of the leg.
Two roses with dotwork on a thigh
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical lotus mandala with dotwork shading and hanging dot-line drops, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Lotus mandala design with dotwork
Colour tattoo of a large paisley with a mandala flower centre and scrollwork on the upper leg, shown in pink, teal, yellow and green.
Colourful paisley with mandala flower on upper leg
Black ornamental design of an owl with spiral eyes and swirling filigree body perched on a curling branch with a heart-shaped chest, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Swirl owl perched on a branch
Watercolour-style tattoo of a fox beside a teal four-leaf clover on an arm, with sketched black linework and orange splashes.
Fox and four-leaf clover on an arm
Fine line black constellation tattoo of dotted stars with a small lowercase m on the upper chest, next to a red plaid shirt.
Star constellation with small letter on upper chest
Black and grey hot air balloon tattoo with ornate dotwork patterns and a hanging anchor on the inner forearm.
Hot air balloon and anchor on a forearm
Black dotwork lotus mandala tattoo centred on a woman's upper back, with a line of dots above and below.
Black lotus mandala tattoo on upper back
Two mirrored black bass clef tattoos with two dots each, sitting on the inner wrists of a pair of hands.
Matching bass clef wrist tattoos
Black ink crown with fleur-de-lis points and small dots on the upper chest near the shoulder, shown on a woman wearing a black top.
Crown with fleur-de-lis on the upper chest
Close photograph of an intricate brown sunburst mandala design with scrollwork on a person's upper back shoulder, in a Geometric style.
Sunburst mandala design on a shoulder
Black and white photo of a small fine line lotus tattoo with three dots beneath it on the side of the ribs.
Fine line lotus on the ribs
Black and grey pine tree silhouettes on the lower leg above the ankle, fading into dense dotwork stipple, shown from two angles.
Pine treeline fading into dotwork on the lower leg
Fine line black constellation tattoo of small dots and star shapes on a shoulder blade, with a plaid shirt and red hair visible.
Star constellation tattoo on a shoulder
Black ink drawing of an Om symbol with flowing strokes, dotted lines and teardrop shapes above and below, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Om symbol design with dots and teardrops
Black ink ornamental swirl tattoo with dots running up the ankle and onto the top of the foot.
Black swirling ornamental ankle tattoo
Fine line black lotus flower tattoo with an unalome-style line and dots on the inner wrist.
Lotus and unalome on the wrist
Black line drawing of a botanical flower design with dotwork shading on the petals, flowing stems, leaves and buds, shown as a tattoo design.
Flowers and buds on a sweeping stem
Black ink blackletter letter M on the top of a foot, with a scatter of small stars and dots trailing to the right.
Blackletter M with stars on the foot
Colour tattoo of blue hydrangea flowers and green leaves wrapping around an ankle, in a botanical style.
Blue hydrangea ankle tattoo
Black ink lettering reading STRONG on one ankle beside a small row of three black dots on another ankle, both in a black and grey style.
Word STRONG and three dots on ankles
Close view of a small purple and teal X tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a tiny dot above it.
Two small coloured crosses on a wrist
Black dotwork mandala flower tattoo with a trailing dotted line on the inner forearm, with a stencil blurred in the background.
Mandala flower with dotted line on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a teacup and saucer filled with roses and scrollwork, shown on the torso.
Teacup and roses on skin
Yellow sun with rays surrounded by purple scrollwork and dots, tattooed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Yellow sun with purple scrollwork on upper back
Black ink line drawing of a face in profile with a radiating mandala, dotwork and a feather across the forehead and cheek, shown as a tattoo design.
Mandala and feather face profile design
Botanical tattoo of a sprig with red and pink flowers, black leaves and small dots on the upper arm.
Red flower sprig on an upper arm
Black and white drawing of a stylised flower with pointed leaves, curling tendrils and small dotted accents, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Black floral ornament with swirls
Pencil drawing of an ornate heart surrounded by dotwork mandala petals, with dotted chains hanging below, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Ornate heart with mandala petals design
Black and grey fine line tattoo of dandelion seeds drifting up the nape of a neck, with small dots trailing above.
Dandelion seeds drifting on the nape
Black and grey tattoo on an ankle showing a script monogram, swirling figure-eight lines, shaded flowers and small stars.
Script monogram with flowers and stars on an ankle
Black and grey band tattoo on the forearm with stippled shading that suggests a treeline and a small dot above it.
Shaded landscape band tattoo on forearm
Colourful abstract tattoo of pink, magenta and purple brush-like strokes with small dots, running up the inner forearm towards the wrist.
Pink and purple abstract strokes on a wrist
Two hands held together showing small fine line black tattoos of arrows, dots and short lines on the fingers, with rings and black nail polish.
Small finger tattoos of arrows and dots
Colourful abstract tattoo of a DNA double helix with black brushstrokes and red, yellow, green and teal splashes on the inner forearm.
DNA helix forearm tattoo with watercolour splashes
Black line tattoo of a lotus mandala with dot details on the lower back, in a dotwork and botanical style.
Lotus mandala with dotwork on lower back
Small fine line inverted triangle with dotwork shading in its upper half, with a dotted line above and below, on a forearm.
Inverted triangle with dotwork shading on forearm
Pencil sketch of an ornamental tattoo design with a flame motif, a lotus, a moth and dotted accents, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Lotus and moth design sketch