Dot tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey tattoo of a feather that breaks into dots and flying birds, shaded realism on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Feather dissolving into birds on the upper back
Dark teal mandala tattoo across the back of a hand and wrist in a geometric dotwork style, with silver rings and matte teal nails.
Mandala design on the back of a hand
Black mandala tattoo with dot work and geometric patterns on the back of a hand and wrist, with silver rings on the fingers.
Mandala tattoo on the back of a hand
Black dotwork and fine line lotus mandala tattoo across the inner wrist and lower forearm, with a hand visible below.
Lotus mandala tattoo on the wrist
Colour tattoo of an Om symbol with a shaded Buddha face and teal dotwork patterns on a limb, with a US quarter placed below for scale.
Om symbol with Buddha face and teal dotwork
Colour traditional tattoo of a cat face with a pink bow, purple accents and pink flowers on the forearm.
Sugar skull style cat with bow on forearm
Black line drawing of a lotus flower in botanical style with dotwork shading and dot accents, shown as a tattoo design on a pale background.
Lotus flower design with dotwork shading
Black and grey lotus mandala tattoo with dotwork shading on the upper back, with hands pressed together in prayer below it.
Lotus mandala tattoo on upper back
Flash sheet of stylised turtle designs with spiral and scroll shell patterns in blue, green, pink and brown on a white background.
Stylised turtle designs in four colours
Black ornamental mandala tattoo with dotwork edging on a woman's shoulder and upper back, with a bracelet and necklace visible.
Mandala design on a shoulder
Black ink linework drawing of two mandala motifs with dashed triangles, circles and dotted hexagon lines on cream paper, shown as a tattoo design.
Geometric mandala design sketch
Blue heart-shaped dreamcatcher tattoo with two hanging feathers and dotted beads on a forearm, in a fine line dotwork style.
Heart dreamcatcher with feathers on a forearm
Black linework outline of peonies, daisies and leaves across a person's upper back and shoulder, with pink skin redness around the lines in a botanical style.
Floral outline across back and shoulder
Black and grey realistic rose with dotwork and fine line mandala patterns across the forearm and wrist.
Realistic rose with mandala linework on forearm
Black ornamental mandala tattoo with dotted tassels on a woman's shoulder, with a second tattoo partly visible behind it.
Mandala tattoo on a shoulder
Sketchy fine line tattoo of a crescent moon with a sitting cat, a yellow star and small coloured dots, shown on skin.
Crescent moon with cat and star
Black and grey dotwork and blackwork mandala tattoo wrapping the inner upper arm towards the elbow, against a white textured wall.
Mandala tattoo on the inner upper arm
Black botanical flower with curling swirls on the side of a hip, with a pink bikini visible at the bottom of the frame.
Flower and swirl design on a hip
Three views of a black and grey realism tattoo on the upper arm, showing planets including Saturn, a DNA helix, a chromosome and a geometric grid.
Planets, DNA and grid on upper arm
Watercolour-style tattoo of a purple ribbon surrounded by pink and purple butterflies and small dots, on the inner wrist.
Purple ribbon and butterflies on a wrist
Traditional style tattoo of a green and red cobra rising above a patterned coil, with two small red flowers, on a lower leg.
Cobra and flowers on a lower leg
Black ink drawing of an ornate mandala-style design with petal shapes, dotted lines and hanging pendant drops on white paper, with pencils at the top edge.
Mandala design with dotted drop pendants
Close view of a white dotted tattoo running up the forearm and across the back of the hand, with the fingers tucked into a grey jeans pocket.
White dotted pattern on forearm and hand
Fine line black tattoo of overlapping circles with dotwork accents across the upper back.
Overlapping circles and dots on a upper back
Fine line black wave tattoo on the side of a wet, tanned torso near the ribs.
Small wave tattoo on the side ribs
Small dark ink tattoo of an abstract ornamental symbol with loops, dots and dangling circles on the side of the hip.
Abstract symbol tattoo on the side of the hip
Two black geometric tattoos on the tops of bare feet, a looped concentric knot on the left and an angular star design on the right.
Geometric tattoos on both feet
Upper arm tattoo of red poppies and a white heart in black dotwork shading, with a line of script beneath the heart.
Poppies and heart with dotwork on upper arm
Close-up of a faded, symmetrical snowflake tattoo in teal and purple ink on the upper back, with white lace visible at the bottom of the frame.
Faded snowflake tattoo on upper back
A flash sheet of sixteen black line drawings of circular geometric designs, with concentric rings, dots and intersecting straight lines, in a Geometric style.
Sixteen circular geometric designs
Blackwork tattoo of solid black circles of varying sizes running down the centre of a person's back along the spine.
Vertical row of solid black circles on a back
Colour tattoo of a black chain circle inside a green leaf wreath with red flowers, on the inner forearm of a person wearing a striped top.
Chain wreath with red flowers on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a scallop shell with a dotted trail, a small star and a crescent moon, on the inner forearm.
Scallop shell with dotted trail on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo centred on a person's upper back, with a dotted chain and drop ornaments hanging below.
Lotus mandala with dotted drape on upper back
Black fine line ornamental cross tattoo with scrollwork and small dots on the inner wrist and forearm.
Ornate cross on the wrist
Black and white photo of a white ink geometric mandala tattoo on the back of a hand, near the wrist.
White ink mandala on the back of a hand
Hand-drawn flash design of a black and yellow flower with green leaves and swirling vines, coloured in pencil, suitable as a botanical tattoo reference.
Stylised flower with swirling vines
Fine line geometric tattoo of stacked triangles, circles and dots running vertically down the nape of a woman's neck.
Geometric triangles and circles down the nape
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a central Om symbol and lotus flowers on the outer thigh, photographed in a black and white indoor setting.
Om mandala with lotus flowers on thigh
Fine line black and grey dragonfly tattoo with teal accents and swirling scrollwork across the top of a foot, with glitter nail varnish on the toes.
Dragonfly and swirls on the top of a foot
Black and grey realism rose tattoo with dotwork jewel chain and heart gem on the chest, framed by two hands with rings.
Rose and jewel chain on the sternum
Black dotwork lotus mandala tattoo across the wrist and back of a hand, with fine linework petals and dot shading.
Lotus mandala on the back of hand
Black and grey fine line paisley ornament tattoo centred on a woman's chest between her breasts.
Paisley ornament tattoo on the sternum
Black blackwork tattoo of a pair of antlers with a small dotted arc between them, placed on the calf in a black and white photo.
Antler silhouettes with dotted arc on a leg
Colour tattoo of a hamsa hand with a blue eye at its centre, dotted borders and teal swirls, on a forearm.
Hamsa hand with eye on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of interlocking geometric star and polygon patterns covering a forearm, with a blurred convention hall behind.
Geometric dotwork star pattern on a forearm
Black dotwork and line lotus mandala tattoo centred on the upper back, with small dots scattered around the outer petals.
Lotus mandala on the upper back
Black linework tattoo of a rose inside overlapping triangles, with circles and dots, on the inner forearm, in a botanical geometric style.
Rose within geometric triangles on a forearm