Dot tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a shaded feather above it, placed on a person's stomach beside a black lace top and denim shorts.
Mandala and feather on the stomach
Hand-drawn black ink mandala design with a flower-like centre and dotted outer rings, drawn on white paper beside a black fineliner pen.
Mandala flower design in black ink
Two side-by-side photos of fine line black ink tattoos on the inner wrist: a dotted interlocking triangle design on the left and a small orbit with dots and a star on the right.
Geometric and orbit tattoos on wrists
Black dotwork crown tattoo centred on the back of a person's neck, with blonde hair pulled up above it.
Crown tattoo on the back of the neck
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with geometric petals and dots on the upper arm of a person wearing a sleeveless top.
Mandala tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with lotus-like petals across the chest, with two hands with black nails resting on either side.
Dotwork mandala on the chest
Black dotwork circle with the words 1 tbsp and 1 tsp inked on the palm, with traditional colour tattoos of an apple and a bird on the wrist and forearm.
Dotted circle with measurements on palm
Two matching black ink elephants with paisley and swirl patterns tattooed on the heels of a pair of feet, facing each other.
Two matching ornate elephants on heels
Black ink compass and lotus tattoo with ornamental scrollwork in a diamond frame, placed on the inner forearm.
Compass and lotus on a forearm
Black and grey mandala tattoo design with a layered lotus-style centre, dotwork shading and scalloped petals, drawn on white paper.
Black ink mandala flower design
Black fine line botanical tattoo on a wrist with a rose bud, leaves, tendrils and a dotted line, plus a small mark on the hand.
Fine line botanical tattoo on wrist
Ink drawing of a symmetrical mandala with layered petals and dotted detail, shown as a tattoo design on cream paper.
Radial mandala design drawn in ink
Two matching fine line tattoos on the inner wrists, one showing a row of dots with a ringed planet and the other a scatter of small dots, in black ink.
Planet and star dot tattoos on wrists
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork detail on a woman's stomach, sitting below a black lace bra and above black briefs.
Mandala tattoo on the stomach
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with geometric petals and dotted edges across the top of a foot.
Dotwork mandala tattoo on a foot
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with stacked lotus flowers covering the ankle and top of the foot.
Mandala tattoo down the ankle and foot
Black and grey dotwork tree inside a faceted crystal outline on a forearm, with a dotted circle and single dots above and below.
Tree within a geometric crystal on a forearm
Black dotwork and line tattoo of a bare tree whose roots form an arrow of overlapping triangles, on the inner forearm.
Bare tree and overlapping triangles on a forearm
Black ink mandala tattoo design drawn on paper, with a crescent moon at the centre and dotwork and geometric petals radiating outwards.
Mandala with crescent moon design
Black and grey dotwork lion head with a flowing mane and mandala behind it, tattooed on the upper thigh.
Lion head with mandala on thigh
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo on the front of a thigh, with a dense radial pattern of petals and dots.
Dotwork mandala on a thigh
Black ink dotwork drawing of a symmetrical moth with spread wings, overlaid on interlocking triangles, with a small symbol below, shown on paper as a tattoo design.
Moth with geometric triangles design
Two black line drawings of ornate arrow and feather designs with dotwork shading on tracing paper, showing no body placement.
Two dotwork arrow and feather designs
Black and grey dotwork dreamcatcher tattoo with feathers and a floral mandala on the inner forearm.
Dreamcatcher and feathers on a forearm
Two people's inner forearms side by side, each with a small black fine line tattoo of dots and dashes running diagonally across the wrist.
Matching dot and dash lines on two wrists
Black ink drawing of a half mandala with lotus-like petals and stippled dotwork shading, drawn on white paper, shown as a design for a possible tattoo.
Half mandala drawn in black dotwork on paper
Black and grey pencil-style tattoo flash drawing of a lantern with a glowing flame, a moth, leaves and flowers, with dotted linework around the border.
Lantern, moth and leaves design
Black geometric feather tattoo with dotwork shading inside a diamond outline on the upper arm, against a white textured wall.
Geometric feather inside a diamond outline on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork crescent moon with a mandala pattern and small star on a woman's upper back, photographed from behind.
Crescent moon and mandala on upper back
Black ink lotus mandala design with ornate dotwork patterns and dots above and below, drawn as a flash sheet with no placement shown.
Lotus mandala design with dot accents
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo with a dangling fine line chain of stars, moons and diamonds on the inner forearm.
Lotus mandala with dangling stars on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a ringed planet with geometric detail on the outer forearm of an arm held out with an open hand.
Ringed planet tattoo on a forearm
Fine line geometric tattoo of an arrow, curls and dotted lines ending in a small blue eye, on the inner wrist of a raised hand.
Geometric arrow and eye on the inner wrist
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with radiating dots on the inner forearm of a person whose hand is held by another person wearing a blue dress.
Dotwork mandala on an inner forearm
Dark navy line drawing of a stylised tree of life with ornate branches, leaves and roots on a pale teal background, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Tree of life with roots and swirls
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design showing an upright arrow, leafy scrolls and a dotted beaded chain with a drop pendant, in a dotwork and botanical style.
Arrow with leafy scrolls and beaded chain
Black ink geometric mandala and ornamental band tattoo on a forearm, with fine dots running towards the wrist.
Mandala cuff tattoo on a forearm
Colourful geometric mandala tattoo on a forearm, with black linework, dotwork shading and soft pink, teal and yellow washes of colour.
Geometric mandala on a forearm
Black linework mandala with a central semicolon and dotted border, tattooed on the lower leg in a geometric style.
Mandala with semicolon on a lower leg
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a dotted sigil with arcs and a vertical line on the side of a finger, with two silver rings worn on the hand.
Dotted sigil on a finger
Close-up of a blue and black mandala tattoo with dotwork petals and lace-like detail on a woman's shoulder, shown in a selfie-style photo.
Blue mandala tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey ornamental mandala tattoo with dotwork shading and hanging drops across a person's upper back, with a cat resting on their shoulder.
Ornate mandala tattoo on upper back
Black and grey fine line crescent moon tattoo with a mandala pattern, dots and dangling chain ornaments on the upper arm.
Crescent moon with mandala and dangling ornaments
Black and grey mandala tattoo with a layered flower centre and fern-like leaves on the inner forearm, drawn in fine line with dotwork shading.
Mandala flower tattoo on forearm
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo with dotwork detail on the inner forearm, above a dark leather wrist strap.
Geometric mandala on a forearm
Black fine line geometric tattoo of a bow and arrow with circles, triangles and dots running down the inner forearm.
Geometric bow and arrow on a forearm
Black ink flash drawing of a pair of mirrored butterfly wings with dotted patterns and curled antennae, with no body placement shown.
Mirrored butterfly wings design
Black and grey fine line arrow tattoo with circles, a triangle and dotted details on the inner forearm.
Fine line arrow with circles on an inner arm