Dot tattoo ideas

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

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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
Fine line geometric tattoo of an arrow passing through three dotted circles and a cross, on the upper arm.
Arrow and dotted circles on upper arm
Black and grey daisy flowers with scrolling vines and dot shading, tattooed on the upper arm.
Daisy and scroll tattoo on an upper arm
Black linework mandala tattoo with teal and purple watercolour splashes across the shoulder and upper arm.
Watercolour mandala on a shoulder
Two fine line constellation tattoos in black ink on the upper arms of two people whose arms are pressed together.
Matching constellation tattoos on upper arms
Black dotwork spiral tattoo on the upper arm of a woman in a black top, shown in black and white photography.
Dotwork spiral on an upper arm
Black tribal tattoo with bands, chevrons and solid black panels wrapping the upper arm and shoulder.
Polynesian-style tribal sleeve on upper arm
Black line tattoo of poppy and rose blooms within a mandala frame on the inner upper arm, with a pink wash behind the design.
Poppy and rose mandala on upper arm
Black ornamental feather tattoo in blackwork and dotwork style on the upper arm, with owl-like eye motifs and scrollwork.
Ornamental feather with owl-like eyes on upper arm
Traditional style butterfly tattoo in black, red and green on the upper arm, with an ornate patterned wing design.
Ornate butterfly on an upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a heart with a scalloped border, a hand holding a small sprig and leaves above, on an upper arm.
Traditional heart with hand and sprig
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with a lotus flower, feathers, swirling lines and dotwork.
Lotus and feather sleeve on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a small oval outline with a short stroke and tiny dot inside, placed on the inner upper arm.
Minimal oval outline on the upper arm
Fine line black constellation tattoos scattered across the upper arm and shoulder of a person wearing a thin strap.
Constellation tattoos across an upper arm
Two arms are crossed together, each with a small fine line black tattoo of angular brackets and a dot, in a geometric style.
Matching fine line bracket tattoos on two arms
Close crop of a woman in a peach bikini showing a small black fine line tattoo on her upper arm and a few small marks on her hip.
Small fine line tattoos on arm and hip
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo covering the shoulder blade and upper arm of a person photographed from behind.
Mandala tattoo across shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey ornamental paisley and flower tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm of a person with their back partly turned to the camera.
Paisley and flower shoulder piece
Black and grey rose and mandala sleeve tattoo on a woman's arm, seen in a mirror selfie in a white top and denim shorts.
Rose and mandala sleeve on a forearm and upper arm
Small black comet tattoo with streaking tail and dots on the upper arm of a person with raised arm, resting on a yellow patterned fabric.
Comet tattoo on the upper arm
Dotwork neo-traditional tattoo of a vintage theodolite and an eyeball on an upper arm, with red, yellow, blue and green geometric shapes behind it.
Vintage theodolite with geometric colour on upper arm
Metallic gold and silver temporary tattoos of dots, triangles and diamonds on a forearm, with a Roman numeral band on the upper arm.
Metallic geometric temporary tattoos on arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of leaves and sprigs on an upper arm, with the arm raised over a blue and white patterned sheet.
Botanical foliage on an upper arm
Black and grey traditional tattoos on a forearm and upper arm, including a swallow, a rose and dotwork dots, with a bird head on the hand.
Traditional arm sleeve with rose and swallow
Black and grey geometric tattoo of a circular emblem with three solid ringed motifs and fine connecting lines, on the upper arm.
Circular ringed emblem on an upper arm
Black geometric mandala armband tattoo with dotted borders on an upper arm, worn beneath a white top and gold pendant necklace.
Mandala armband tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on an upper arm showing a shaded circle with a small moon-like dot, surrounded by ten black crescent symbols arranged in a ring.
Dotwork circle of crescent symbols on upper arm
Black silhouette tattoo of a creature with pink inner ears and a trailing tail of small star dots on the outer upper arm.
Black creature with a star trail on the upper arm
Black geometric tattoo of overlapping concentric circles and rings on the upper arm near the elbow, in a geometric style.
Concentric circle design on upper arm
Collage of eight sepia photographs of black fine line geometric tattoos with diamond, arrow and circle motifs on the forearm, upper arm, spine, ribs, neck and ankle.
Geometric line tattoos in a collage of eight
Two upper arms held close together, each with a small fine line dotwork constellation-style tattoo in black ink.
Matching fine line constellation tattoos on upper arms
Pink and black shaded butterfly tattoo with a small star beside it, on the outer upper arm of a light-skinned person.
Pink and black butterfly on an arm
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with a central flower and layered petals on the upper arm, below a white lace top.
Black mandala on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a blue hummingbird with black brush strokes and pink dots on the upper arm, with the arm raised in a bedroom.
Watercolour hummingbird on an upper arm
Four black arrows with feathered fletching and dotted arrowheads, in a blackwork and dotwork style, tattooed on the upper arm.
Four arrows on an upper arm
Black linework peony tattoo with dotwork shading and dotted arcs on the inner upper arm, in a fine line botanical style.
Peony tattoo on the inner upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a stylised girl with a red heart and branch motifs on a woman's upper arm and shoulder.
Stylised girl figure on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a hamsa hand with an eye and a vertical arrow with chevrons and feathered fletching, on the inner upper arm.
Hamsa hand and arrow on the upper arm
Black and grey moon with a dotwork crescent shadow on the inner upper arm, with a small galaxy ring and Genesis reference inset below.
Moon and crescent shadow on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a heart containing planets, stars and a crescent moon on the inner upper arm.
Planets and crescent moon in a heart on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a matryoshka doll with paisley, flower and geometric patterns across a shoulder and upper arm.
Matryoshka doll shoulder and arm tattoo
Black and grey mandala tattoo on the upper arm of a woman in a white tank top printed with a Triwizard Tournament slogan.
Mandala tattoo on upper arm
Small fine-line black tattoo of a letter P with a single dot beneath it on the upper arm.
Small letter P with dot on upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of draped chains and beads across a woman's shoulder and upper arm, in a black and white photo.
Draped chain line tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey blackwork tribal sleeve with swirls, dots and triangles covering the upper arm and shoulder of a person shown from the back in a sepia photograph.
Black tribal sleeve on upper arm and shoulder
Two views of an arm with an abstract geometric tattoo of teal and blue circles, a dark shell-like form and fine radiating lines, running from the upper arm across the elbow onto the forearm.
Geometric shapes and shell on upper arm and forearm
Traditional-style tattoo of a red heart pierced by an arrow, with a yellow banner reading BACON and blue stars, on an upper arm.
Heart with arrow and BACON banner on upper arm
Colourful neo-traditional bee tattoo with stippled glitter wings, shown in two photos on skin, one on the chest and one on the upper arm.
Glitter bee tattoo with sparkles and dotted trail