Dot tattoo ideas

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

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Three black ink flash drawings on cream paper showing a crystal ball with flowers, a hand with a dotted trail and an eye with flowers, beside a pen and pencil.
Three flash designs: crystal ball, hand and eye
Close-up of a small black fine-line Roman numeral XII tattoo with a dot between the X and II on the side of a woman's finger, with red nail polish and a car steering wheel behind.
Small Roman numeral XII on a finger
Small colour tattoo of a striped orange and black bee with pink wings and a curved trail of dots, in a fine line style on the forearm.
Bee with dotted trail on a forearm
Black and white photo of a vertical column of small dark ink marks on the upper arm, beside floral fabric and long hair.
Vertical column of marks on upper arm
Black and grey fine line crescent moon tattoo on the wrist and an eye with rays tattoo on a finger, with small dot accents on the fingers.
Crescent moon and eye tattoos on fingers and wrist
Two side-by-side photos of a fine line black lotus flower tattoo with three dots above it on the inner wrist and forearm.
Lotus outline on inner wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a butterfly with dotted lace drapes on the ribs just below the bust.
Butterfly with lace drapes under the bust
Hand-drawn flash design of arrows radiating from the words follow your arrow, with feathers and a lotus flower, in fine line and blue, teal and pink colouring.
Radiating arrows and feathers flash design
Black and grey pencil sketch of a compass rose tattoo design with N and S letters, swirling ornamental lines and shaded points.
Compass rose design with swirls
Close-up of a fine line black botanical tattoo of a leafy vine with a small flower, wrapping around the inside of a person's wrist.
Leafy vine band on a wrist
Colour tattoo of a swallow carrying a heart envelope, with green leaves and a curling vine, in a traditional style on the lower back.
Swallow carrying a heart envelope
Blackwork and dotwork geometric full sleeve covering a man's arm from shoulder to wrist, with diamond lattice and cog motifs on the upper arm and forearm.
Blackwork geometric full arm sleeve
Fine line geometric tattoo of an arrow with overlapping circles, dotted lines and triangles, in black ink on the side of the ribs.
Geometric arrow and circles on the ribs
Four-panel photo of a bald person with black peony and mandala tattoos covering the scalp, neck, shoulders and upper chest, in a blackwork and dotwork style.
Peony and mandala tattoo across scalp, neck and back
Black ink drawing of a dragonfly with daisy-like flowers and swirling scrollwork, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Dragonfly and flowers design
Black and grey lotus mandala tattoo with dot accents centred on the upper back of a woman with her hair tied up.
Lotus mandala tattoo on upper back
Black and grey lotus flower tattoo with dotwork stippling and soft shading on a person's upper arm near the shoulder.
Lotus flower on upper arm
Colour neo-traditional mandala tattoo with red petals, gold accents and teal tips on the forearm, set against a brick wall.
Red and gold mandala on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a triangle, circle and vertical line symbol surrounded by ornamental swirls, on the upper thigh.
Deathly Hallows symbol with scrollwork
Black dotwork mandala and paisley swirl tattoo on the side of a torso, above the hip, with a hand resting at the left edge of the frame.
Mandala and paisley swirls on the side torso
Black and grey fine line and dotwork tattoo of interlocking triangles forming a star shape on the inner wrist and forearm.
Nested triangle geometry on a wrist
Black line-and-solid illustration of a woman in profile whose flowing hair dissolves into dripping shapes filled with stars, dots and a crescent moon, on a beige background.
Profile woman with starry dripping hair and crescent moon
Black pen drawing of a dotwork lotus mandala with an Om symbol at its centre, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Lotus mandala with Om symbol design
Black and grey circular emblem marked 42, ringed by script and stippled dotwork, with a vertical ornament above, tattooed on a person's upper back.
Circular emblem with 42 on upper back
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos of arrows, a black triangle band and an Eye of Horus on a lower leg above an ankle chain.
Metallic arrows and Eye of Horus on a leg
Black line drawing of a crown above an ornate looped letter M with scrollwork and a small dot below, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Crowned monogram design
Black line drawing of a circle with an inner circle, a solid dot, arcs and the lettering 'You will not break me' beneath, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Circle emblem with 'You will not break me'
Black botanical vine design with leaves, flowers and scrolls wrapping around an ankle, shown with a white flip-flop and a toe ring.
Floral vine design on an ankle
Black fine line tattoo of mountains, a dotted circle and city buildings on the inner wrist, worn beside blue beaded and silver charm bracelets.
Fine line skyline tattoo on a wrist
Traditional style tattoo of a potted flower with green leaves and red petals on the calf, with a close-up inset.
Potted flower on a calf
Close-up of a fine line black unalome style tattoo with dots and a spiral, placed centrally on the chest between the breasts.
Fine line spiral design on chest
A sheet of black mandala and lotus tattoo designs on white paper, with ornamental chains and drops, shown on a pink floral background.
Mandala and lotus tattoo design sheet
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with scrolling outlines and small floral accents on a shoulder, worn over a grey top.
Mandala tattoo on the shoulder
Black lettering reading Hakuna Matata above a bold black circle with a spiked tail and three dots, tattooed on the side of the ribs.
Hakuna Matata script and circle on ribs
Black ink mandala drawing on white paper with a radial floral pattern, paisley-style petals and dotted detail, shown as a design with no body placement.
Black ink mandala design
Black flowing swirl linework forming a heart with a small bird at the top and purple accents, drawn on a white background.
Swirling heart and bird design
Bare foot on sand with a gold and silver metallic floral temporary tattoo on the top of the foot and metallic stripes and dots on the ankle.
Metallic gold and silver temporary tattoos on a foot
Two flash designs in black line work on cream: a skull with a mandala headdress and a rose framed by mandala ornaments, in a dotwork style.
Skull and rose tattoo designs
Fine line black star tattoos scattered along a forearm, with a small crescent moon tattoo on a finger of the raised hand.
Star and crescent moon tattoos on forearm and finger
Fine line constellation tattoo of dots and thin connecting lines across the upper back and shoulder blade of a person with curly hair.
Constellation tattoo across upper back
Colour tattoo of a blonde woman in a pink top and blue skirt, with dotted swirls around her, on the back of a calf.
Blonde woman in pink and blue dress on a calf
Fine line black tattoo of overlapping circles, a triangle and a hexagon running down a calf, in a geometric style.
Geometric shapes on a calf
Close photo of a dark botanical vine and flower design across the back of a hand and down the middle finger, with small gems set into the motifs.
Floral vine design across back of hand
Black and grey dotwork lotus tattoo on the upper back of a woman with her hands raised to her head, with a dotted line below it.
Lotus tattoo on upper back
Black ink eye surrounded by a radiating sunburst on the back of a hand, with dot pattern tattoos on the wrist, resting on an open book.
Eye and sunburst on the back of a hand
Black and grey mandala-style lotus tattoo with dotwork accents on the forearm of a seated woman in a grey skirt.
Mandala lotus tattoo on a forearm
Close-up of a small black fine line tattoo of a cat with a crescent moon and a dotted swirl trail, placed behind a person's ear.
Cat, crescent moon and dotted swirl behind the ear
Colour tattoo of a grey cat in profile above green grass and a purple flower on the thigh, with a dotted yellow sun and geometric lines.
Grey cat in grass on a thigh