Dot tattoo ideas

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

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Black tribal tattoo with two horizontal blue wave bands in the centre, sitting on the lower back.
Tribal swirl with blue waves on lower back
Fine line tattoo of geometric arrows with small coloured dots on the upper arm, shown against a dark background.
Arrows and coloured dots on upper arm
Sheet of seven hand-drawn black ink border designs with swirls, dots, leaves and vines, with a handwritten note reading to start left to right.
Hand-drawn ornamental border designs
Black line drawing of a frowning face made from two dots, a curved mouth line and two dots, with the words 'you decide.' beneath it, on a white background.
Frowning smiley face with 'you decide' text
Pen and ink drawing of a barn owl with detailed feather dotwork and botanical leaves, drawn as a tattoo design on cream paper.
Ornate barn owl design with leaves
Pale white ink paisley and mandala tattoo with dotwork detail across the lower back of a person with tanned skin.
White ink paisley design on lower back
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of stripes wrapping around a forearm in an optical illusion, with a dotwork spiral pattern on the arm above.
Striped optical wrap on forearm
Black linework tattoo of a geometric petal mandala on the inside of a forearm, with a checked shirt sleeve above it.
Black linework petal mandala on a forearm
Black fine line swirls with dotwork accents and a small flower across a person's upper back, shown in a sepia photograph.
Swirling linework and flower on upper back
Black dotwork and fine line mandala flower tattoo on the outer upper arm of a woman in a floral skirt.
Mandala flower tattoo on upper arm
Black line drawing of a geometric tattoo design, stacked circles, triangles and dots on a plain grey background, with no body part visible.
Vertical geometric design of circles and triangles
Black blackwork-style tattoo on an upper arm showing a blue police box, with a swirling dragon-like shape and dotted spatter around it.
TARDIS within a black tribal swirl on upper arm
Black ornamental floral tattoo with paisley and dotwork detail and hanging drops on the outer thigh, with a hand resting beside it on purple fabric.
Ornamental floral thigh tattoo with dotted drops
Traditional flash drawing of a skull and crossbones on a poison bottle, flanked by red flowers and a DRINK ME tag, shown on paper.
Skull and crossbones poison bottle flash
Traditional style colour tattoo of an arrow with a red heart in the arrowhead and a red bow shape, on an upper arm, beside part of a woman's profile tattoo.
Arrow with heart tip and woman profile
Black and grey dotwork lotus tattoo with fine ornamental linework on the chest, below the breast, with a grey top held up beside it.
Dotwork lotus tattoo on the chest
Black and grey geometric tattoos on the upper arm and forearm of a person with crossed arms, wearing a pink crochet top and patterned black skirt.
Geometric arm tattoos with crochet top
Fine line black tattoo of a poppy flower with a crescent moon and star above, set within an arch and flanked by leafy sprigs, on the upper arm.
Poppy, moon and star on upper arm
Black silhouette flash design of flying figures, stars and dots within an infinity symbol, with the words Never Grow Up.
Never Grow Up infinity design with flying silhouettes
Black line drawing of an ornamental butterfly design with swirling filigree wings and dotted detailing, shown on a white background.
Ornamental butterfly tattoo design
Watercolour-style unicorn tattoo in blue and purple washes with black linework on the side of the ribs.
Watercolour unicorn on the ribs
Black fine line tattoo of a band of triangles and dots encircling the upper thigh, shown in a close photo of a person wearing denim shorts.
Triangle band tattoo around a thigh
Black and grey collage tattoo on two forearms, with halftone dots, fine geometric linework, a portrait partly set in a teal block and small script.
Collage forearm sleeve with portrait and geometry
Black and grey line drawing of a vintage Nikon SLR camera with a film strip and two roses, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Camera, film strip and roses design
Black ink tattoo of a sun with a serene face, curling rays and dotted stipple, plus a small star, on the side of the ribs.
Sun face with swirling dotted rays on ribs
Line drawing of a lion head with an ornate geometric mane shaded from orange at the top to blue and purple below, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Ornate lion head with geometric mane
Arrow tattoo on an upper arm with a grey shaded feather, a dotted shaft and a blue watercolour splash behind it.
Arrow and feather with blue watercolour splash
Fine line tattoo of two reaching hands with a dotwork trail of dots, placed on the inner forearm.
Reaching hands with dotted trail on a forearm
Purple line drawing of a symmetrical mandala with a spiral centre, layered petals and dotted accents, in a geometric style, shown as a standalone design on a white background.
Purple mandala with spiral centre
Gold metallic temporary tattoos of a sun and dotted lace bands on a raised forearm and hand, with a peace sign against a pale sky.
Gold metallic temporary tattoos on wrist and hand
Pencil sketch flash of a hair dryer blowing a puff of air, with sparkles and a looping cord ending in a small heart.
Hair dryer design with heart cord
Colour tattoo of an arrow piercing two pink and teal crescent moons with black outlines and dot details, placed on the lower leg.
Arrow through two crescent moons on a lower leg
Fine line black tattoo of a curling wave inside a circle on the inner forearm, with stippled dots in the spray.
Wave inside a circle on a forearm
Black linework lotus mandala with pink, purple and blue watercolour splashes, tattooed on the inside of a forearm.
Lotus mandala with watercolour splashes on a forearm
Traditional style colour tattoo of an orange and teal bee over a honeycomb, framed by a wreath of red and blue flowers and green leaves, on a limb.
Bee over honeycomb with flower wreath
Black and grey geometric tattoo of overlapping circles, triangles and fine arrows, in dotwork and fine line, on a forearm.
Geometric circles and arrows on a forearm
Eight line drawn arrow designs in a fine line geometric style, with a few teal accents, sketched on white paper beside two black pigment liner pens.
Eight arrow designs on paper
Fine line black tattoo on a thigh with small planets, a sun, a star and the words VIVRE LIBRE in tiny capitals.
Tiny planets and words on the thigh
Colour tattoo of a stylised woman's face in red and orange watercolour washes with white dot splatter, on the upper arm.
Watercolour woman portrait on upper arm
Fine line outline of a lotus flower with small dots beneath it, tattooed on the outer ankle of a woman's foot resting on a cushioned chair.
Small lotus flower on an ankle
Black linework and dotwork tattoo of an elephant head wearing a crown of pink flowers, with small leaves, on the outer thigh.
Elephant with flowers on the thigh
Black dotwork and blackwork mandala tattoo with radiating spikes and a solid central circle, placed on the calf.
Dotwork mandala on a calf
Black and grey fine line and dotwork geometric tattoo of a sun, circles, arrow and crescent moon on the upper back.
Geometric sun and crescent moon on upper back
Fine line black tattoo of overlapping circles, dotted rings, arrows and dots on the side of the body.
Overlapping circles and arrows in fine line
Four-petalled lavender flower with a blue centre and purple vine swirls with teal dots, tattooed on the palm of a hand near the thumb in a botanical style.
Blue flower and vine on a palm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a sun with a face, a crescent moon and a lotus flower on the outer thigh of a bare leg.
Sun, moon and lotus on a thigh
Black ink drawing of a scrolling vine with curls and small dots on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Black scrolling vine design
Fine line black tattoo of an iris and crescent moon with small dots on the upper arm of a person in a grey top.
Iris and crescent moon on upper arm