Dot tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey blackwork paisley and dotwork sleeve covering a forearm and upper arm, worn with a dark tank top.
Paisley blackwork sleeve on forearm
Black and grey dotwork elephant tattoo with paisley and mandala ornament covering the calf.
Ornamental elephant on a calf
Black and grey ornamental mandala tattoo with diamond motifs and dotwork across the back of a hand, with a beaded bracelet on the wrist.
Ornamental mandala tattoo on the back of a hand
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo on the outer thigh, with dangling dotted chains and small moon and star charms beneath it.
Mandala and hanging charms on a thigh
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a fox head in a diamond frame with dotwork shading, flowers and a tied ribbon, on the upper arm.
Fox and flowers in a diamond frame
Collage of four black linework tattoos on forearms: an ornamental arrow with a knotted shaft, a geometric arrow, a spiral with a lotus flower, and a dagger with a crescent moon.
Four linework arrows, knots and dagger tattoos on forearms
Black fine line geometric tattoo of nested triangles, a diamond and dotted circles on the upper arm, with dotwork shading.
Geometric diamond and circles on an upper arm
Five black line-drawn arrows of varying head and fletching styles, arranged diagonally on a white background, shown as tattoo flash.
Five hand-drawn arrows in a row
Small black dotwork tattoo of three dots on the side of a middle finger, shown beside mint green nails and a gold ring.
Three dots tattoo on a finger
Dark brown floral mehndi-style design with swirls and dotwork running from the ankle across the top and side of a bare foot.
Floral henna-style design on a foot
Colour neo-trad tattoo on a calf of a circular mandala with teal lotus flowers, dotwork petals and a teal sphere with constellation lines.
Lotus mandala with constellation on a calf
Small fine line constellation of dark ink stars on the upper back between the shoulder blades, seen from behind.
Star constellation on upper back
Gold metallic floral design with swirls and a dotted line running along the fingers, on the back of a hand.
Gold floral temporary tattoo on the back of a hand
Black and grey mandala and rose tattoo with a crescent moon on the forearm, drawn in fine line with dotwork shading.
Mandala and rose on a forearm
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with petal shapes on the upper arm of a person in a white vest top, with the other hand resting across the arm.
Black mandala tattoo on upper arm
Fine line black arrow tattoo with striped fletching and dotted shaft across the side ribs, below a dark top.
Small arrow tattoo on the side ribs
Black linework flash drawing on paper of a sun and crescent moon with a woman's face, surrounded by spiky rays, dotwork accents and dangling drops, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Sun and crescent moon face flash design
Fine line black sun tattoo with triangular rays on an ankle, shown on a bare leg and foot.
Small sun tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a lotus flower inside a brushed crescent arc, with small stars and dots above, on pale skin.
Lotus in a crescent with stars
Small black swirl and dot tattoo on the ankle, shown in a close photograph of a bare foot.
Small swirl and dot tattoo on an ankle
Black fine line geometric tattoo of nested triangles with a small circle-headed figure and dots, placed on the back of a person's neck.
Fine line triangle and figure tattoo on neck
Black and grey mandala and rose tattoo on a forearm, with dotwork lines on the back of the hand and small chevrons on the fingers.
Mandala and rose forearm with hand dotwork
Black fine line tattoo of a crescent moon inside a circle, with a diagonal arrow and diamond shapes, on the inner forearm.
Crescent moon and arrow on a forearm
Black ornamental rooster design on a white background, with swirling line detail and dotted patterns filling the body and tail.
Ornamental rooster design
Close-up of a small black fine line tattoo of a heart formed by a treble clef and two dots, on the inner wrist of a hand with blue painted nails.
Heart and treble clef on inner wrist
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a crescent moon and roses with dotwork accents, placed on the chest below the bust.
Crescent moon and roses below the bust
Fine line constellation tattoo of connected star dots on the upper chest near the shoulder, in black ink.
Constellation tattoo on the collarbone
Black ink flash sheet of ten symmetrical ornamental designs with spirals, diamonds, chevrons and dots, drawn on white paper.
Ornamental flash sheet with ten motifs
Two black-and-grey outline tattoos on open palms: a small circle with a dot on the left hand and a crescent moon on the right, against a dark background and dry grass.
Circle and crescent moon tattoos on palms
Black ink crescent moon filled with geometric and swirling patterns on the side of a person's stomach, near the navel.
Ornate crescent moon on the side of the torso
Small black three-dot tattoo on the side of a finger, beside thin gold rings and mint green nail polish.
Three dots tattoo on a finger
Three side-by-side photos of a forearm covered in black dotwork and geometric tattoos, with mandala patterns and an elephant head in the third panel.
Mandala and elephant forearm tattoos in three views
Dotwork mandala tattoo with a blue and orange spiral galaxy at its centre, placed across the middle of a person's upper back.
Galaxy mandala on upper back
A hand with white ink mandala and floral tattoo designs across the back of the hand and fingers, wearing silver rings.
White ink mandala design on hand
Black and grey dotwork crescent moon filled with mandala patterns, shown in a central photo flanked by two close-up views of the design.
Mandala crescent moon tattoo
Colour tattoo of a peacock feather in orange, pink, purple and blue watercolour washes on a lower leg, with the word rise in black script near the ankle.
Watercolour peacock feather with rise on a calf
Colour and black ink tattoo of a woman in a geometric patterned dress on a woman's upper arm, with scalloped fan lines and dots around the figure.
Female figure in patterned dress on upper arm
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a hairless Sphynx cat with blue eyes and a blue scarf on the upper arm.
Sphynx cat portrait with blue scarf
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of crosses, dots and chevrons running diagonally across a person's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Fine line symbols down the upper back
Black fine line tattoo of outlined stars, curling swirls and dotted sparkles on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Stars and swirls on a shoulder
Black ink Devanagari script lettering with a fine line mandala-style pattern and small dots across a person's upper back and shoulder.
Devanagari script lettering on upper back
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork mandala tattoo covering the forearm, with shaded clouds and linework around its edges.
Black and grey mandala on a forearm
Black star tattoo trailing from the wrist across the back of a hand towards the fingers, with small dots between the stars.
Star trail tattoo across the back of a hand
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two round soot-like sprites with large eyes and a faceted black crystal across the shoulder and upper arm.
Two soot sprites and a crystal on a shoulder
Black and grey geometric blackwork tattoo covering a forearm, with isometric cubes, dotted panels and maze-like linework.
Geometric cube and maze forearm sleeve
Black and white photo of a hand resting on a shoulder, with a small dotwork star cluster tattoo in black ink on the upper arm.
Dotwork star cluster on a shoulder
Black silhouette tattoo of Peter Pan characters flying along a dotted infinity loop with the words Never Grow Up, on the ribs.
Peter Pan silhouettes in an infinity loop on ribs
Close view of a dotwork gecko tattoo on the inner forearm, its segmented body in green, yellow and teal with black dotted legs and feet.
Green gecko on a forearm