Dot tattoo ideas

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

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Black and white photo of two hands with thin fine line bands and small dot clusters tattooed across the fingers, placed on the hand.
Finger bands and dots on two hands
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo of stippled petals, leaves and small flower shapes across the wrist and forearm.
Dotwork mandala tattoo on the wrist
Black and grey mandala tattoo on a forearm just below the elbow, with symmetrical petals, leaves and dot-tipped sprigs in blackwork and dotwork style.
Black and grey mandala on forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a humpback whale filled with floral mandala patterns, on the side of the torso.
Whale with floral pattern on the side
Colour tattoo of a pink rose with green stem, leaves and a falling petal, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Pink rose with falling petal on a forearm
Two colour tattoos of scrolling folk-style motifs, one on the side of the ribs and one on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Scrollwork tattoos on ribs and upper chest
Fine line black constellation tattoo of dots joined by thin lines running up the inner forearm near the wrist.
Constellation tattoo on a forearm
Black ink lace-style tattoo with geometric panels, dotwork chains and a central pendant across the underbust and upper abdomen.
Lace-style underbust tattoo with chain drops
Fine line black tattoo of a bow and arrow inside overlapping geometric circles, placed centrally on the chest.
Bow and arrow within circles on the chest
Two inner wrist tattoos in black ink: on the left a row of planets with a ringed Saturn, on the right a scatter of dots like a constellation.
Planets and constellation dots on wrists
Black and grey fine line arrow tattoo with feathered fletching and dotwork detail on the upper arm, surrounded by thin geometric circles.
Arrow with geometric circles on upper arm
Two forearms with black bands separated by bare skin, and dotwork stippling fading toward the wrist, in a blackwork and dotwork style on the forearm.
Banded forearms with dotwork fade
Black and grey linework tattoo of a hand gripping a tattoo machine and marking a small arrow, placed on the upper back.
Hand holding a tattoo machine on the back
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork detail covering the back of a hand and onto the wrist.
Black mandala tattoo across the back of a hand
Black ink pen drawing of a feathered arrow crossing a circular compass motif, with flowing feather-like swirls, a small star and ornamental flourishes, drawn on lined paper.
Arrow, compass and feather design drawing
Colour tattoo of pink and yellow flowers with a small red bud and black linework on the forearm, in a loose watercolour style.
Watercolour flowers and bud on a forearm
Purple roses with black lace and hanging dotted detail tattooed on a person's shoulder, shown across three photos.
Purple rose and lace shoulder tattoo
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an anatomical heart with a fading, smudged top edge, set inside a dotted geometric diamond on the forearm.
Stippled heart within a dotted diamond
A black botanical vine band with curling scrolls, leaves and grey dots on a beige background, drawn as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Black vine scroll band design
Dark henna-style floral design with swirls and dots across the back of a hand, up the wrist and onto the fingers, set against brown fur.
Floral henna-style design on a hand
Black linework tattoo of a lion head with a mandala crown and geometric lines, with dotwork shading, on a forearm.
Geometric lion head on a forearm
Black and white ornamental drawing of an elephant head filled with swirls, dots and paisley-like patterns, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Ornamental elephant head line drawing
Black ink drawing of an interlaced lotus flower on grey paper, with a row of dots above and a spiral below, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Interlaced lotus design with dots and spiral
Black and white photo of a fine line lotus tattoo with dotted tips centred on a woman's upper back, between the shoulder blades.
Lotus tattoo on upper back
Small blue and black octopus tattoo with curling tentacles on skin, with a silver coin held beside it for scale.
Blue octopus tattoo beside a coin
Small fine line lotus tattoo with a dotted line above it on the base of a finger, on a hand with pink nails.
Small lotus tattoo on a finger
Black and grey botanical tattoo of flowers, a bud and leaves within a dotted diamond outline, on the inner upper arm.
Black and grey flowers in a dotted diamond on upper arm
Black and grey lotus flower with fine mandala detailing and dotted lines above and below, on the upper back of a woman with a short brown bob.
Lotus flower on upper back
Black dotwork pear tattoo with a bold outline and swirling dot patterns inside, on the inner forearm.
Dotwork pear on a forearm
Illustration of a hovering hummingbird in teal and green, with a dotted body and a body filled with fern and leaf shapes, drawn in a botanical style.
Hummingbird with fern and leaf fill
Fine line black tattoo of an infinity symbol made of two hearts, each with a cross, plus a dot and a semicolon, on skin.
Infinity hearts with cross and semicolon
Close-up of a black ornamental band tattoo with mandala, dot and lattice patterns wrapping the inner forearm and wrist, worn by a person with a gold ring.
Black ornamental band tattoo on a wrist
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a great white shark inside a dotted hexagon outline on the inner forearm.
Great white shark in a dotted hexagon on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo on the upper arm, shown in a close-up and a side view beside it.
Dotwork mandala on upper arm
Black and grey fine line lotus flower inside overlapping geometric circles, with arrows and dots, tattooed centrally on a person's upper back.
Lotus and geometric circles on upper back
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with an eye motif and swirling petals on a lower leg, resting on a dark surface beside blue leopard print leggings.
Mandala tattoo on a lower leg
Black mandala and lace-like sleeve tattoo covering the forearm and upper arm of a woman in a white top, with arms raised in bright sunlight.
Mandala sleeve on a forearm and upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of three feathered arrows running diagonally down the inner forearm, with dot and diamond details along the shafts.
Three arrows running down a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a vertical spiral ornament with dots, placed on the back of a woman's neck.
Fine line spiral ornament on the neck
Dark fine-line snowflakes with dotted trailing lines across the back of a hand and fingers, geometric style, placed on the hand.
Snowflake design across back of hand
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a sunflower-style mandala with a crescent moon at its centre, shown as a design on white paper with no body placement visible.
Sunflower mandala with crescent moon
Black linework maple leaf with dotwork shading and green and yellow watercolour leaves on the forearm.
Maple leaf with watercolour leaves on a forearm
Black dotwork mandala and flowing spiral linework tattooed down a bare lower back, with dotted lines continuing onto both forearms and upper arms.
Dotwork mandala and spiral down the lower back
Forearm tattoo of stacked grey cats in playful poses, with small coloured stars, bows and hearts scattered between them.
Grey cats and stars along a forearm
Pencil drawing of a symmetrical geometric mandala design with petal shapes, swirls and dots, shown on a sketchbook page.
Symmetrical mandala flash design
Black fine line and dotwork feather-like ornament tattooed at the centre of the chest, with fine radiating dots and curled scroll details.
Fine line feather ornament on the chest
Black line drawing of a seahorse filled with intricate doodle patterns of dots, scales and swirls, shown on a plain white background with no body placement.
Zentangle seahorse line design
Black ink forearm tattoo with a fine line geometric design above a solid band, a serif letter A and two bold bands below, in a Geometric style on the forearm.
Line-art sleeve band with serif A on a forearm