Dot tattoo ideas

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

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Close-up of three small groups of tally marks in black fine-line ink on the inner forearm, with a dark patterned top visible behind the arm.
Tally marks on the inner forearm
Black ink line drawing of an abstract swirling design with curled ends and small dots, drawn on white paper as a tattoo design.
Swirling line design with curls and dots
Black fine line tattoo of a lotus flower at the base of a vertical unalome-style line with loops and dots, shown on skin.
Lotus flower with fine line tattoo
Sketch-style tattoo of an elephant head with a compass rose and red and teal watercolour splashes on the inner forearm, with a column of dots running up towards the elbow.
Elephant and compass on a forearm
Blue and black feather tattoo with dark splatter dots running up the forearm.
Blue feather with ink splatter on a forearm
Flash sheet of gold and silver metallic temporary designs, including a mandala, paisley motifs, bracelet bands and ornate bar designs.
Gold and silver metallic flash sheet
Hand-drawn rainbow feather with zentangle-style patterns in red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple on white paper.
Rainbow feather design
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with a sunflower motif on the chest, partly visible through an open grey zip hoodie.
Dotwork mandala tattoo on chest
Black and grey realism style owl tattoo on the upper arm and shoulder, with its body filled by a silhouette of bare trees and dots.
Owl and forest on upper arm
Black feather design with curling swirls and dots on pale skin, drawn in a fine outline style with no visible body placement.
Feather with swirls and dots on skin
Woman seen from behind with a black and grey geometric dotwork back tattoo, including a mandala and a lotus motif at the lower back.
Geometric dotwork back piece with lotus
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a small flower with curling swirls and dots, placed on the inner ear.
Flower and swirl tattoo inside an ear
Black and red tattoo on the inner forearm showing an Om symbol above a red lotus flower and an endless knot, with small dots above and below, in a linework style.
Om, lotus and endless knot on a forearm
Four black line drawings of stylised beetles stacked vertically on a cream background, in a fine line and geometric flash style with dot and star accents.
Four stylised beetles in black line
Dark brown heart with curling swirls and dot accents on skin, appearing to be a henna-style design rather than a tattoo, placed on the torso.
Heart and swirls in dark brown on skin
Black blackwork tribal sleeve tattoo covering a man's shoulder, upper chest and upper arm, with swirls, triangles and dotted bands.
Tribal sleeve across shoulder and upper arm
Close photo of a fine line black tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm, showing a dot, a thin line, stacked loops and a curled spiral at the bottom.
Fine line dot, loops and spiral on forearm
Close-up of a gold metallic henna-style design with black accents across the back of a hand and along the forearm, on dark skin.
Gold henna-style design on hand and forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a circular Gallifreyan-style design with a bearded man's bare chest visible.
Circular Gallifreyan-style design on chest
Intricate white ink mandala drawing with lotus-style petals and fine scrollwork on a black background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
White ink mandala on black paper
Black linework tattoo of a woman's profile with hair becoming tree branches and leaves, wrapping the upper arm and shoulder.
Woman's profile in a tree on an upper arm
Small black arrow tattoo with two dots in a row on a wrist, drawn in simple solid lines, sitting across the wrist.
Arrow with two dots on a wrist
Colour tattoo of a geometric hourglass in pink, green and red with bold black outlines, placed on the inner forearm.
Geometric hourglass on a forearm
Close photo of a geometric arrow tattoo in black and silver ink running down the back of a hand from the wrist towards the fingers.
Geometric arrow design on the back of a hand
Black fine ink tattoo of five yin yang style symbols stacked vertically down the inner forearm near the wrist, shrinking and changing from solid to hollow.
Stacked yin yang symbols on the inner wrist
Black ornamental tattoo of a mandala-patterned animal silhouette with dotwork detail on the upper thigh, under a yellow skirt.
Mandala-patterned animal on thigh
Botanical tattoo of pink and purple lilies, grey butterflies and dotted vines running down a person's back.
Lilies and butterflies down the back
Black line drawing of an ornate feather filled with swirls, dots and flower motifs, with the words live free in script beneath it.
Ornate feather with live free script
Black and grey geometric tattoo of a front-facing elephant head with a cube, triangles and dotwork halo, on a forearm.
Elephant head with geometric linework
Black line lotus tattoo with dotted detail on the inner wrist, with a dot above and a semicolon below.
Lotus with semicolon on inner wrist
Close photo of a geometric red diamond tattoo with black ink splatter and red dots on the outer upper thigh.
Red diamond motif with ink splatter on a thigh
Sheet of metallic gold henna-style flash designs including a mandala, paisley motifs, lace bands and dotted chain borders on a white background.
Gold henna-style flash sheet
Black ink mandala band tattoo wrapping the wrist, with a solid black stripe and a small fine line ring tattoo on one finger.
Mandala wrist band tattoo
Black and grey peony tattoo with a bud and leaves on the inner forearm, framed by outlined triangles and dotted lines, in a dotwork and botanical style.
Peony and bud with geometric triangles on a forearm
Gold and blue metallic ornamental designs on a forearm and the back of a hand, with bangles and rings worn alongside.
Metallic ornamental designs on forearm and hand
Fine line black unalome-style tattoo on the inner wrist of a clenched hand, photographed in black and white.
Unalome-style wrist tattoo
Black ink drawing on paper of a dotwork mandala beside handwritten script reading For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind.
Mandala design with script quote
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo on the top of a foot, while a hand dabs orange product onto the skin with a small applicator.
Mandala tattoo on the top of a foot
Line drawing of a blue police box with green and cyan circular rings and a hanging pendulum, on a white background, with no body part shown.
TARDIS with rings and pendulum design
Black-grey vine swirls with a pink flower and small dots running from the ankle across the top of a foot, in a botanical style.
Vine swirls and pink flower on ankle and foot
Black and grey neo-traditional lotus tattoo with dotted detail and blue, teal and pink watercolour splashes on the side of the ribs.
Lotus with watercolour splashes on ribs
Black and red butterfly tattoo with fine vine swirls across a woman's upper back and shoulder blade.
Butterfly and vine swirls on upper back
Collage of small fine line tattoos in black ink, including stars on the forearms and fingers, a dotted arrow on the upper arm and dotwork circles on the hands.
Small dotwork stars, arrows and circles
Black line flash sheet of small geometric motifs including skull faces, spirals, zigzags, diamonds, squares and asterisks, with no body placement shown.
Geometric motif flash sheet in black line
Black, grey and gold drawing of a coiled snake with stippled dotwork rays behind its head, shown as a tattoo design on plain paper.
Coiled snake with gold discs
Pencil sketch of a flowering stem with a large five-petal bloom, leaves and a spiral tendril, drawn as a tattoo design in fine line shading.
Flower and vine tattoo design sketch
Small watercolour-style purple flowers on a green stem with black dots, tattooed on the inner forearm.
Purple flowers and dotted stem on a forearm
Detailed flash drawing of an ornamental feather with dotwork and swirling linework, shaded in teal, blue and red, with no body placement shown.
Ornate feather design in blue, teal and red