Dot tattoo ideas

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

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Seven symmetrical mandala designs in dark red ink on a white background, each labelled with a chakra name, shown as a flash style sheet.
Seven chakra mandala designs in red ink
Black ink line drawing of a crescent moon filled with mandala patterns and dotwork, with small dots around its outer edge, drawn on white paper beside a pen.
Mandala crescent moon design
Close-up of gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos on a forearm and hand, with geometric bands, scales and a small pineapple design.
Metallic geometric temporary tattoos on forearm and hand
Three pen drawings of dotwork mandala and lotus tattoo designs on sheets of paper, shown in black linework on a teal surface.
Mandala and lotus tattoo designs on paper
Colour tattoo of a lotus flower with a central Om symbol and swirling linework, placed on the back of a neck.
Lotus with Om symbol on the neck
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
Dotwork and geometric thigh tattoo of a hot air balloon, a sailing ship and a whale in black with teal and red accents, shown on the outer thigh.
Balloon, ship and whale on thigh
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a vertical arrow with feather fletching and stacked crescent moons and circles on a forearm.
Arrow with crescent moons on a forearm
Colour tattoo of puzzle pieces, green leaves and a dotted beaded line curving around the ankle and onto the top of a foot.
Puzzle pieces and leaves on an ankle
Close-up of a small row of tiny coloured dots in red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple tattooed on a forearm, in front of a rainbow-striped backdrop.
Small rainbow dot tattoo on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of descending circles and dots on the forearm, with one circle crossed by a diagonal line, against a floral fabric background.
Descending circles on a forearm
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
Pencil and ink flash sheet showing fine line tattoo designs including a lotus, spirals, a heart and a diamond, with a pen and pencil lying across the page.
Flash sheet of fine line lotus and spiral designs
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
Black and white photo of a fine three-dot dotwork tattoo in a row on the inner forearm near the wrist, against a striped fabric background.
Three small dots on the inner forearm
Black ink drawing in a dotwork and fine line style of the state of Oregon filled with mountains, pine trees and a sun with dotted rays, on a cream background.
Oregon outline with mountains, pines and sun
Pen drawing of a decorative feather with fine line detail, dotted shading and curling tendrils, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Black ink feather design with swirls
Seven black and white feather line drawings, several filled with dotted, swirled and sun-like patterns, shown as possible blackwork tattoo designs with no body placement visible.
Seven ornamental and plain feather designs
Traditional style tattoo of a teal eye with red and yellow tear drops inside a book, surrounded by black star dots on a limb.
Eye in an open book with star dots
Four black ink feather designs on a white background, the two larger ones patterned with dots, swirls and geometric motifs, shown as flash for a blackwork-style tattoo.
Four decorative feathers in black ink
Symmetrical owl tattoo with outstretched wings, black fill with knotwork, swirl patterns and blue accents, on the upper chest.
Owl with spread wings on the chest
Black mandala tattoo with dotwork detail on a woman's shoulder, shown above a dark top with a long side braid.
Black mandala tattoo on the shoulder
Close-up of a small black blackwork and dotwork tattoo of an ornamental paisley shape with an eye motif, placed centrally on the chest below the collarbone.
Ornamental eye and droplet tattoo on the sternum
Colour mandala flower with black outlines on a shoulder, merging into a fine dotwork geometric pattern across the upper arm and back of the shoulder.
Mandala and dotwork geometric on shoulder
Black dotwork tattoo of a dotted band with small hearts and a larger outlined heart across a pale forearm.
Dotted hearts band on a forearm
Small cluster of six solid black dots tattooed on the side of a foot, close to the ankle.
Cluster of small dots on a foot
Black and grey fine line geometric arrow with overlapping circles, dotted lines and small triangles on a forearm.
Geometric arrow and circles on a forearm
Dark mandala tattoo with layered petals and dotted rings across the abdomen of a pregnant person, with hands resting below it.
Mandala design on a pregnant belly
Close-up of a woman's hand and wrist with metallic silver and gold dotted temporary tattoos and a small black chevron tattoo on one finger, Forearm and Hand.
Metallic dot and chevron tattoos on hand and wrist
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
Black ink drawing of an ornate geometric mandala design with a central open circle, drawn on white paper, with no body placement shown.
Ornate black ink mandala design
Black blackwork butterfly tattoo with lace-style wing patterns, fine dotwork edging and a small teal jewel on the body, shown on the upper back.
Lace-patterned butterfly on upper back
Black line drawing of a lotus flower with layered petals, mandala-style detailing and a vertical line of dots and circles beneath it, on a pale background.
Lotus flower line drawing design
Black fine line and dotwork lace band tattoo wrapping around the inner forearm, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Black lace band tattoo on a forearm
Black linework and purple wash drawing of a skull combined with a hummingbird, flower and feathers, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Skull, hummingbird and flower design
Fine line black constellation tattoo of linked dots, star bursts and a small Greek letter beta on the inner forearm, against a yellow tartan background.
Constellation tattoo on the inner forearm
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 white ink drawing of a peacock with a long curved neck and a tail filled with dense paisley, dot and swirl patterns, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Ornate peacock line drawing in black ink
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 line drawing of five vertical vine designs with swirls, dots, circles, daisy-like flowers and spirals, shown as flash for a fine line tattoo.
Five vertical vine and swirl line designs
Fine line butterfly tattoo split across two feet, one half in purple and one in pink, placed on the top of the feet where they meet.
Split butterfly tattoo across two feet
Black ink mandala tattoo covering the back of a hand and fingers, extending up onto the forearm, shown in a black and white photograph.
Mandala tattoo across hand and fingers
Black traditional compass rose tattoo with fleur-de-lis points and a dotted ring on the inner wrist.
Compass rose on the inner wrist
Black blackwork and dotwork mandala tattoo over the elbow of a bare arm, with part of a second dotted design visible at the lower right.
Black mandala tattoo on the elbow
Photograph of a flash sheet of hand-drawn doodle motifs, including leaves, sprigs, dots and seed heads, in black and red ink.
Doodled leaves and sprigs flash sheet
Small black star with two dots tattooed on the wrist of a raised hand with mint green nails.
Small star tattoo on a wrist
Black ink drawing of a lotus flower with paisley swirls, an eye motif and dotted mandala lines, shown as a tattoo design sketch.
Lotus and paisley mandala design