Dot tattoo ideas

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

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Black ink drawing of a triquetra Celtic knot surrounded by calligraphic swirls and dots on a plain white background, shown as a design with no body placement.
Celtic triquetra knot with swirls
Six hand-drawn black ink spiral and swirl designs on tracing paper, with a green pen lying across the top of the sheet.
Hand-drawn spiral and swirl tattoo designs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of geometric linework, dots and spirals running along the inner forearm.
Fine line geometric pattern on a forearm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a stylised flower with teal leaves and black swirls on the side of the torso, with close-up detail panels below.
Colourful traditional flower with leaves on the side of the
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two roses with dotwork shading inside overlapping geometric lines, placed on the side of the ribs.
Two roses within geometric lines on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a symmetrical lotus-like design and fine connecting circles, placed on the forearm.
Geometric mandala on a forearm
Two black fine line scroll and vine tattoos sit on the tops of bare feet, one on each foot, with pale pink toenails and a red fabric background.
Matching scroll vine tattoos on two feet
Black fine line arrow tattoo with a dotted shaft and angular geometric tips on the outer ankle and heel of a foot.
Fine line arrow on the ankle
Black and white photo of a small fine line lotus tattoo with overlapping outlined petals and three dots below it, on the side of the ribs.
Fine line lotus on the side ribs
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
Hand-drawn flash design of a pink-shaded rose with leaves and dotwork mandala petals, held up over a person's chest.
Rose and mandala tattoo design sketch
Black and grey geometric tattoo of a nested triangle with a mandala-style pattern, dotwork dangling dots and a teardrop, on the centre of a woman's chest.
Triangle and dotwork mandala on the chest
Colour tattoo of three pink butterflies and small blue flowers with yellow centres, linked by dark swirling lines, on a forearm.
Pink butterflies and blue flowers on a forearm
Black ink drawing of an ornate compass rose mandala with leaf and dot detailing, with the words Not all those who wander are lost beneath it.
Compass rose mandala design on paper
Black filigree scroll tattoo with dotwork and geometric infill, paired with soft pink shaded flowers, on the side of the torso.
Black filigree scroll with pink flowers
Close view of a white and pale pink ornamental mandala tattoo with dark outlines on a woman's upper back, below a patterned bandana.
Ornate mandala tattoo on upper back
Black dotwork mandala design drawn on paper, with a radial centre, stippled petals and leaf sprays, in a geometric and botanical style.
Dotwork mandala with leaves
Black and grey dotwork lotus tattoo with geometric petals on the wrist and forearm, with small dots on the back of the hand.
Geometric lotus and dots on a wrist
Black fine line tattoo of outlined and filled stars with curling swirls and dots across the top of a foot, above a black open-toe shoe.
Stars and swirls on the foot
Black fine line tattoo of a geometric arrow with circles, dots and a triangle along the inner forearm.
Geometric arrow on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoos of dots, dashes and simple symbols across the fingers of a hand, shown in a black and white photograph.
Small dot and dash marks across fingers
Colourful traditional-style owl tattoo with yellow-tipped feathers, red-rimmed eyes and blue-grey scales, sitting on the top of a foot with small leaves and dots around it.
Traditional owl tattoo on the top of a foot
Black line drawing of a five-petalled flower filled with swirls, dots and hatching, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Five-petal flower tattoo design
Black and grey photo of a small looped line symbol with a dot on the side of an ankle.
Looped line symbol on an ankle
Ink drawing of an ornamental feather in black linework with pink and turquoise fills and dotted detailing, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Ornamental feather design in pink and turquoise
Close photograph of a black dotwork tattoo of a stylised shape with two pale circles, on a area of smooth skin.
Dotwork stylised shape on skin
Black dotwork mandala tattoo design drawn on cream paper, with lotus-like petals radiating from a central flower.
Symmetrical mandala design on paper
Colour dotwork tattoo of a shaded skull with a black sun and rainbow dot halo, placed on the chest.
Dotwork skull with rainbow halo
Three views of a colourful geometric bird tattoo with triangles and dots wrapping the calf, in a neo-traditional style.
Geometric bird tattoo on a calf
Two wrists showing matching black and grey tattoos of a key and a heart-shaped lock, each with a trail of dots, on the forearm near the wrist.
Matching key and heart lock on wrists
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing a woman's face split down the middle, with one side as a realistic eye and the other as a decorated sugar skull with scrollwork.
Half woman, half sugar skull portrait
Black dotwork rosette and mandala pattern covering the tops of both bare feet, in black and grey ink against a dark background.
Dotwork rosette pattern on both feet
Black ink flash design of a Boba Fett style helmet framed by roses, leaves and swirls, drawn on white paper beside a marker.
Boba Fett helmet flash with flowers
Black ink faceted world map tattoo across the upper back, with continents built from angular shapes and dotwork shading.
Faceted world map across the upper back
Solid black silhouette design of a butterfly with swirling vine stems, leaves and dots on a white background, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Butterfly and leaf vine design
Close-up of a dark brown henna-style design of an outlined heart, a five-petal flower and curling swirls with dots on pinkish skin, with the body part not visible.
Henna heart and flower on skin
Close-up of black dotwork starburst rosettes covering a limb, with a blurred hand in the background.
Dotwork starburst pattern on a limb
Black ink flash drawing of an ornate paisley and leaf mandala design with dotwork shading, drawn on white paper with no body placement shown.
Paisley and leaf mandala tattoo design
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
Fine gold linework flash design of three stacked motifs, a lotus bud, an open lotus and a mandala, set within geometric triangles, hexagons and circles on a cream background.
Stacked lotus and mandala geometric design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a rabbit with a bow, a bee and peony flowers inside a dotted geometric circle, on the thigh.
Rabbit, bee and peonies on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork and linework mandala tattoo covering the scalp of a shaved head, photographed from behind against a dark background.
Mandala tattoo across a shaved head
Black line drawing of a lotus flower above an open dotted triangle with a small drop at its point, in a geometric botanical style, shown with no body placement.
Lotus and geometric triangle design
Black butterfly design with swirls and a small heart trail on the back of a hand, in a bold henna-style linework.
Butterfly and heart design on the back of a hand
Fine line and dotwork starburst tattoo in black ink on the inside of a person's ankle, above a grey sock and a dark sneaker.
Starburst tattoo on an ankle
Two hands with dark, swirling scrollwork designs across the backs of the hands, wrists and fingers, shown against a dark teal background.
Swirling ornamental designs on both hands
Black fine-line tattoo of an ornate triangle enclosing a circle with a vertical line, shown on the side of the ribs and thigh in a two-panel photo.
Ornate triangle and circle on the side body
Black and grey line drawing of a ribcage with roses and leaves beneath a sunburst, with the word Virgo and a short quote, shown as a tattoo design.
Ribcage and roses with Virgo lettering