Dotted line tattoo ideas

367 photos and flash · 52% Fine line, 43% Dotwork · Forearm most common

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Black ornamental mandala tattoo with dotted scalloped edging on the side of a torso below the bust, with a navel piercing visible.
Black mandala tattoo on the ribs
Sheet of temporary metallic flash designs with gold and coloured geometric bands, zigzags, triangles and squares, with no body placement shown.
Metallic geometric band designs on a flash sheet
Black and grey dotwork moth with a sunburst, dotted crosshair lines and a triangle on the inner upper arm.
Moth and sunburst on upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of a sailing ship on rolling waves with a dotted line descending to a small anchor, placed on the inner forearm.
Sailing ship and anchor on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a dotted trail with loops leading to a small dark figure on the inner forearm, above a tiled floor.
Dotted trail and small figure on forearm
Black and grey lotus flower design with mandala patterns, dotwork shading and hanging diamond pendants, printed on a white backing in clear packaging.
Lotus mandala design with dotwork
Black line tattoo of two roses and an ornate filigree oval on the outer thigh, with a dotted line trailing below.
Roses and filigree oval on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork anchor tattoo with a dotted arrow, circle and star motifs on the centre of the chest.
Anchor and arrow tattoo on the chest
Fine line and dotwork tattoo of a leaping rabbit with crosses, chevrons and dotted lines on the inner wrist, shown in black ink against a dark background.
Leaping rabbit and crosses on a wrist
Sheet of gold, silver and black metallic temporary tattoo designs with chain links, hexagons, stars and dotted lines, laid on a wood slice among pink flowers and grass.
Metallic temporary tattoo design sheet
Black and grey botanical tattoo of wildflowers and leaves framed by dotted lines, on the inner upper arm.
Wildflower bouquet on upper arm
Black ink pine forest silhouette on the wrist beside a dotwork mandala design across the back of a hand.
Pine forest and mandala on hand and wrist
Fine line tattoo of a vertical row of black dots on the inner wrist and forearm, with reddish linear marks across the surrounding skin.
Small dotted vertical line on inner wrist
Black and grey photograph of a rose and leaf tattoo with dotted line trailing down to small droplet dots on the ankle.
Rose and dotted line tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a compass rose with arrows and dotted circular lines on the inner forearm.
Compass rose and arrows on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a white cartoon cat with a pink bow inside a blue and black ornate frame, on the outer thigh.
Cartoon white cat in an ornate frame on a thigh
Black fine line tattoo of an arrow crossing two open circles and dotted lines, placed on the inner ankle.
Fine line arrow with circles on an ankle
A gloved tattooist works a machine along a dotted black outline on skin, with blue guide lines drawn nearby.
Tattoo outline being inked with a machine
White henna style design covering the back of a hand and fingers, with scalloped borders, floral motifs and dotted lines.
White henna style design on the back of a hand
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a moth with a crescent moon above and a dotted geometric circle below, on the forearm.
Moth and crescent moon on a forearm
Black and grey photograph of a fine line dotted constellation tattoo with small four-point stars on the inner forearm.
Dotted constellation on a forearm
Black henna-style mandala patterns cover the back of a hand and wrist, with dotted lines running up the forearm and metallic stickers added.
Black henna mandala on hand and wrist
Close photo of a fine gold mandala tattoo on the back of a hand, with a dotted line running along the fingers and a dotted band at the wrist.
Gold mandala tattoo on the back of a hand
Small black dotwork and jagged marks on the fingers of a hand, with matte grey geometric nail polish on the nails.
Small dotwork marks on fingers
Black and grey botanical tattoo on a calf showing a honeycomb, a bee, a crystal cluster and leaves and flowers, joined by dotted geometric lines.
Honeycomb, bee and botanicals on a calf
Two fine line tattoos in a diptych: a small black twig on the upper chest near the shoulder, and a dotted star constellation across the upper back.
Twig and star constellation fine line tattoos
Small black outline tattoo of scissors with a dotted cut line on the top of a foot, with red painted toenails and a fox nail design on the big toe.
Scissors tattoo on the top of a foot
Two forearms show matching black and grey tattoos: a shaded lotus with dotted line detail on the upper arm and a geometric mandala on the lower forearm.
Matching lotus and mandala forearm tattoos
Black fine line tattoo of stacked arrows overlapped by two circles with dotted lines, on the inner forearm just above a fitness tracker.
Arrows and circles on a forearm
Silver and white ornamental linework designs on a woman's forearms and hands, with a metallic chain pendant over a blue crochet bikini.
Silver ornamental designs on forearms and hands
Two wrists with fine line black tattoos: a dotted heart with paw prints on one wrist and a small crown on the other.
Dotted heart with paw prints and a small crown
Fine line tattoo of a dotted line with small star shapes running across the collarbone and shoulder, in black ink, on a light-skinned person wearing a white vest top.
Dotted line with stars on the collarbone
Fine line black tattoo of an arrow crossing a bow outline with dotted triangle and circles, on the inside of a forearm.
Arrow and bow outline on a forearm
Fine line dotwork tattoo of small star marks joined by dotted lines on the upper chest, with a short dotted line near the collarbone.
Dotted star constellation on chest and shoulder
Fine line geometric tattoo of overlapping circles, arcs and dotted lines in black ink on the inner forearm.
Overlapping circles on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a swallow in flight beside a rose and a pocket watch on the thigh.
Swallow, rose and pocket watch on thigh
Black and grey lotus flower tattoos stacked down the spine on a bare back, linked by dotted lines.
Lotus flowers down the spine
Close view of a hand with black nails and silver rings, showing black dotwork lines and mandala-style ornaments across the fingers and back of the hand.
Mandala and dotwork design on a hand
Fine line black tattoo of a dreamcatcher, feathers and branches draped in a garland across a thigh.
Dreamcatcher and feather thigh garland
Fine line black tattoo of a script letter B with a rose, small leaves and tiny sparkles, shown on smooth skin.
Script letter B with rose and sparkles
Black and grey crescent moon and sun tattoos with faces, placed on the thighs, with dotted line rays.
Crescent moon and sun on thighs
Black and grey tattoo of four moths stacked vertically down the centre of a person's back, linked by dotted lines, with a small semicolon above.
Four moths stacked down a spine
Black fine line tattoo of overlapping circles and dotted arcs on the inner forearm, in a geometric dotwork style.
Overlapping circles and dotted arcs on a forearm
Black blackwork tattoo of three arrows crossed over dotted geometric triangles on the inner forearm.
Three arrows with geometric lines on forearm
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
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 fine line and dotwork tattoo of five origami cranes hanging on dotted strings across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Origami cranes on dotted strings across a shoulder blade
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