Dot tattoo ideas

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

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Hibiscus flower and spiral design in brown outline with purple and teal glitter fill across the top of a bare foot, styled in botanical henna-style linework.
Hibiscus and spiral design on a foot
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with lotus motifs running down the inner forearm, with a dotted line and a small flower near the wrist.
Mandala and lotus forearm tattoo
Traditional style heart tattoo with a scalloped top, black outline and orange-red shading, on a forearm, with partial tattoos visible around it.
Traditional heart on a forearm
Colour botanical tattoo of peacock feathers, flowers and dark swirls across a lower abdomen above white underwear, with a hand touching the design.
Peacock feather and floral tattoo on the abdomen
Two black dotwork tattoos on the wrists, a row of planet-like circles with a ringed planet on the left wrist and scattered star dots on the right.
Planet and star dots on both wrists
Close-up of a hand with red nails and a line of gold dotwork across the fingers and back of the hand, with metallic wave bands on the wrist.
Gold dot and metallic wave designs on a hand
Black linework tattoo of an arrow, diamond and dot symbols on the inner wrist, with a triangle, eye and circle design across the back of the hand.
Symbols across wrist and hand
Black ink flash design of a sea turtle with swirling tribal patterns and a pale pink five-petalled flower on its shell, on a cream background.
Sea turtle design with pink flower
Black geometric tattoo of a heart filled with tribal bands and chevrons, placed on the upper arm of a woman in a black top.
Heart with tribal pattern on upper arm
Black ink tattoo of an elephant decorated with paisley and floral patterns on a lower leg, above a striped sock.
Ornate elephant on a lower leg
Black and grey dotwork and geometric tattoo on an upper arm showing a large beetle with a crescent moon, crystal, ferns and flowers within triangle lines.
Beetle, crescent moon and crystal on upper arm
Black and grey fine line and dotwork tattoo of an arrow with a compass star inside a dotted circle, on a forearm.
Arrow and compass star on a forearm
Fine line and dotwork lotus tattoo with geometric circles on the upper back of a woman seen from behind.
Lotus tattoo on upper back
Black ink line drawing of a small elephant filled with mandala and zentani-style patterns, surrounded by flowers and leaves, shown as a tattoo design.
Patterned elephant with mandala motifs
Black ink drawing on cream paper of a lotus flower above an Om symbol, with a small dot and curved line between them, shown as a tattoo design.
Lotus flower and Om symbol design
Blackwork tribal bands of triangles and hatched lines on a forearm, with the hand resting under the chin beside it.
Geometric blackwork bands on a forearm
Black dotwork mandala with a lotus centre and moon phases on a person's upper back, with dotted beaded strands hanging below.
Mandala with moon phases on upper back
Black and grey Celtic triquetra knot tattoo with swirling linework and dots, placed on the upper back.
Celtic triquetra knot with swirls on the back
Three views of a full arm sleeve in black and grey dotwork, with geometric flowers, circles and linked shapes covering the upper arm and forearm.
Black and grey geometric flower sleeve
Close view of a black ink geometric mandala tattoo on a woman's shoulder, with a long braid falling over her other shoulder.
Black mandala tattoo on the shoulder
Four black ink lotus flower tattoo designs on white paper, with ornate petals, dotwork detail and a mandala-style centre.
Four black ink lotus flower designs
Dotwork octopus tattoo with curling tentacles on an upper arm, set against green and pink wash shading and a scattering of dots.
Octopus tentacles on an upper arm
Black and grey mandala tattoo with purple, pink and blue watercolour washes on the inside of a forearm.
Mandala with watercolour splashes on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a geometric bird in flight, built from overlapping circles and lines, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Geometric bird in flight on upper back
Two hands and a forearm with black mandala, leaf and dot designs in a mehndi-style geometric pattern on the hands, wrist and forearm.
Ornate black mandala designs on hands and forearms
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design on grey paper, showing a peace sign framed by two treble clefs, looping swirls and teardrop shapes, with a dot at the top.
Peace sign with treble clefs and swirls design
Fine line and dotwork tattoo of a world map inside a dotted circle with a stippled compass star above it, placed on the upper back beside swallow tattoos.
World map and compass rose on the back
Fine black script lettering reading If there is hope, it lies in the proles, set along the ribs beneath a breast, with a hand with black nails resting above it.
Script quote along the ribs
Fine line black tattoo of a vertical arrow with overlapping circles, triangles and dotted lines on the forearm.
Arrow and circles on a forearm
Blue and black jellyfish tattoo with long trailing tentacles and dotted circles on the upper arm, shown in two photographs.
Jellyfish tattoo on the upper arm
White ink floral lace tattoo spreading across a shoulder and upper back, with red hair visible at the top of the frame.
White ink floral lace on a shoulder
Pink lotus tattoo with a spiral centre and small dot accents on a person's lower back.
Pink lotus on the lower back
White ink ornamental filigree tattoo running from the wrist across the back of the hand, against a cream lace dress.
White ink filigree design on the hand
Fine line black tattoos across the fingers of a hand, including a crescent moon, dots, straight lines, a triangle and dotted bands, on the hand and fingers.
Fine line moon and triangle finger tattoos
Back view of a person with long dreadlocks and a teal headwrap, showing a large black sun tattoo across the upper back and a butterfly tattoo on the shoulder.
Sun design across a back with butterfly on shoulder
Two black and grey arrow tattoos on a person's inner forearms, one a stacked geometric arrow with dotwork shading and the other a single shaded arrow, against a white patterned top.
Two arrow tattoos on forearms
Black mandala flower design with vine lines and a dotted wrist band on the back of a hand, worn with silver rings and black stiletto nails.
Mandala flower design on the back of a hand
Back of a person with a coloured pink lotus tattoo framed by black ornamental mandala linework, placed across the upper back.
Pink lotus within a mandala on upper back
Black ink dotwork design of an elephant head wearing a crown, with a radiating dotted mandala and a drop shape below, drawn on pale paper.
Elephant head with dotwork mandala design
Black ink drawing of lips with teeth biting the lower lip, filled with geometric zentangle-style patterns, on white paper.
Patterned lips drawing
Black ink dotwork drawing of a rose with two buds and leaves inside a ring of dots, beside a black pen on white paper.
Stippled rose with buds inside a dotted circle
Black and grey fine line and dotwork tattoo of intersecting elliptical orbits around a solid central circle, on the inner forearm.
Orbital ellipses on a forearm
Black ink geometric tattoo of an arrow, diamond and dot motifs running down the centre of a person's upper back.
Arrow and diamond spine tattoo
Black typewriter-style poem lettering tattooed on skin, with small dots trailing down below the final words.
Typewriter poem lettering on skin
Black linework tattoo design of a paw print with a large heart and two spirals in the pad, drawn on a white background, with no placement shown.
Paw print with hearts and spirals
Close photo of a faint brown dotwork tattoo of wavy lines on the inner wrist and forearm, held by another person's hand.
Dotted wave lines on a wrist
Colour Neo-trad tattoo of a layered yellow, orange and brown flower with green scalloped petals and black dots, on the upper arm, with a close-up beside it.
Mandala-style flower on upper arm
Black and grey lotus mandala tattoo with a short dotted line below it, on the inner forearm of a person wearing a gold chain bracelet and an orange bangle.
Lotus mandala on a forearm