Dotted line tattoo ideas

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

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Black and white photo of a small fine line arrow tattoo on the side of a finger, resting on white bedsheets.
Small arrow tattoo on a finger
Black and grey geometric tattoo on the forearm near the wrist, with a sunflower at the base and fine triangles and circles above it.
Sunflower and geometric lines on a wrist
Black ornamental scrollwork framing a red oval gem on a finger, with a dotted line running down below it.
Gemstone and scrollwork on a finger
Fine line tattoo of a pink flower bud on a thin black stem with two leaves, placed on the ankle.
Small pink bud on an ankle
Black ink tattoo on an arm showing a star-topped crown, a feathered arrow over a dotted line, a row of stylised glyphs and small symbols beneath.
Arrow, crown and glyph lettering on an arm
Fine line black ink arrow of dots and short strokes on the inner forearm of a hand reaching into a dark background.
Small arrow tattoo on inner forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of three stacked vertebrae inside dotted circles and guide lines on the inner forearm.
Three vertebrae with geometric lines on a forearm
Two matching cartoon birds perched on a branch, one green and one purple, tattooed in colour on the inside of two wrists.
Matching cartoon birds on two wrists
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two thin wavy bands with a small diamond charm, sitting across the inner wrist.
Fine line bracelet tattoo on a wrist
Black and grey geometric tattoo on a forearm showing an inverted triangle filled with crystals, a sun above and ringed planets on dotted orbits.
Inverted triangle with crystals and planets on a forearm
Four black ink tattoos in a collage: a dotted-line paper plane on a wrist, an aeroplane on a forearm over a vintage map, a map of Africa on a upper back, and a sailboat with a star on a forearm.
Travel tattoos: paper plane, Africa, aeroplane and sailboat
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm showing a winged sun, a cactus in a circle, and a vertical arrow with a feather at the top.
Geometric cactus and winged sun on a forearm
Pencil sketch of a geometric rose with faceted petals, leaves and dotted chains ending in diamond drops, drawn as a tattoo design.
Geometric rose with dangling chains
Black fine line lotus tattoo centred on the upper back of a woman with short hair, with a dotted line running down below it.
Lotus tattoo on upper back
Flash sheet of metallic blue and bronze temporary designs showing palm trees, fern fronds, rope braids, anchors and the words live laugh love and hope, with no body placement visible.
Metallic flash sheet of palms, anchors and script
Black and grey tattoos on a forearm, including a bulb shape, a grinning mouth and a spiral, with a white t-shirt worn above.
Black and grey forearm tattoos with a spiral
Black ink dotwork tattoo of stacked lotus and mandala motifs linked by a dotted line down the centre of a woman's back.
Vertical mandala and lotus tattoo down the spine
Traditional style colour tattoo of overlapping profile faces above a collared bust, with a star ornament, shown on a lower leg.
Stacked profile faces in a bust on a calf
Large black lace-style mandala tattoo with dotwork trails across a person's hip and upper thigh, lying on a bed.
Black lace mandala tattoo on hip and thigh
Fine line black botanical sprig with a dotted trailing stem on the upper arm of a person in a black dress.
Small botanical sprig on upper arm
Black pen sketch of a curved, scalloped arc design with dotted lines and small circles, drawn on white paper; no body placement is shown.
Scalloped arc design sketch in black pen
Black and grey tattoo of a detailed full moon with sprigs of foliage, dotted geometric lines and a crystal in a black triangle, on the outer thigh.
Moon, foliage and crystal on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork and geometric tattoo on a forearm showing a stippled moon inside an inverted triangle above a detailed rocket surrounded by circles and dotted lines.
Rocket and moon in a triangle on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo design on a cream background, showing outlined flowers, a dotted arc, swirling stems and small dots, with no body placement visible.
Fine line botanical design with dots and swirls
Black and grey geometric dotwork tattoo of overlapping triangles, a circle and squares on a forearm, with a second example on the other arm.
Geometric dotwork tattoos on two forearms
Black and grey geometric forearm tattoo in dotwork style, with a shaded triangle containing a swirling wave above linked triangles, squares and circles.
Geometric triangles and circles on a forearm
Black and grey rose tattoo with dotwork shading and fine geometric lines beneath it on a forearm.
Black rose and geometric lines on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of three star shapes linked by a dotted line, running from the collarbone up towards the shoulder.
Three stars across collarbone and shoulder
Black ink pen drawing of a three-masted sailing ship on hatched waves, with a dotted line falling to a small anchor, on plain off-white paper.
Sailing ship and anchor pen drawing
Blue crescent moon with a face on one forearm and a yellow and orange sun with a face on the other, both framed by fine dotted geometric lines.
Crescent moon and sun on forearms
Two matching black linework tattoos on forearms, a crescent moon with a face on one arm and a sun with a face and rays on the other, both with dangling chain details.
Matching sun and moon forearm tattoos
Black ink lotus mandala tattoo with a dotted line below it, centred on the upper back of a woman with her hand resting on her neck.
Lotus mandala on the upper back
Traditional style colour tattoo of a pin-up woman in a blue swimsuit with red stockings and a bow in her hair, with two swallows, on a forearm.
Pin-up woman with swallows on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a bull skull with arrows and a crescent moon inside fine geometric circles, on the upper arm.
Bull skull with arrows and crescent moon
Black and white photo of a woman seen from behind with a black geometric lotus tattoo on her upper back, with a dotted line below it.
Lotus tattoo on upper back
Black ink lotus mandala tattoo with dotted lines above and below, centred on a woman's upper back.
Lotus mandala on the upper back
Black and grey palm tree tattoo on the forearm, framed by a fine line circle, arcs and dotted lines.
Palm tree with geometric circles on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a stylised bee above a dotted line that loops into a heart on the inner wrist.
Fine line bee and dotted heart on wrist
Black and grey photo of two forearms: the left has a fine line compass star with circles and a dotted vertical line, and the right has a geometric anchor with triangles on the inner forearm.
Compass star and anchor on two forearms
Black and grey photograph of a botanical rose tattoo with dotted line detail and small droplet shapes on the ankle and top of the foot.
Black rose and dotted lines on an ankle
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an impossible cube inside a dotted hexagon, with a triangle below, on a forearm, shown twice as a matching pair.
Matching geometric cube tattoos on forearms
Fine line dotwork tattoo of a dotted line with a small star across the upper chest, shown in black ink on pale skin.
Dotted line and star across the chest
Fine line black tattoo of an outlined lotus flower with a small swirl ornament and dotted stem on a forearm.
Lotus flower on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a deer skull with antlers and flowering botanical stems on the upper arm.
Deer skull and queen anne's lace on upper arm
Black ink line drawing of a fine line botanical tattoo design with seahorses, a heart, flowers and leaves, shown on paper beside two fineliner pens.
Seahorse, heart and flower tattoo design
Black linework tattoo of an om symbol above a lotus flower with curling ends, sitting on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Om and lotus tattoo on forearm
Three photos in one image show fine line dotted tattoos: constellation marks on both forearms, a small crescent moon on a wrist, and a dotted line with stars across the upper chest.
Dotted star and moon tattoos on arm and collarbone
Black and grey dotwork and linework tattoo on the thigh of a stag head merged with an owl, with a triangle and circle symbol above and a dotted vertical line.
Split stag and owl head with geometric symbols