Mandala tattoo ideas

2,563 photos and flash · 56% Geometric, 50% Dotwork · Forearm most common

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Black and grey geometric full sleeve tattoo on an arm, featuring a large cicada above a mandala with dotwork shading and floral detail.
Cicada and mandala full sleeve
Black ink Flower of Life mandala with a spiked outer ring on the inner forearm of a person in a grey t-shirt, against a painted brick wall.
Flower of Life mandala on a forearm
White lace-style tattoo designs with mandala and paisley motifs on a forearm and hand, with a mint green bangle on the wrist.
White lace-style designs on forearms and hands
Black dotwork drawing of a skull framed by a mandala and scrolling ornament, a tattoo design with no placement shown.
Skull within a dotwork mandala
Black and grey mandala-filled Minnie Mouse head tattoo with a red bow on the stomach, with a 'There is no progress' script quote above it.
Mandala Minnie Mouse on the stomach
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo on the inner forearm, with a dotted chain and small arrow hanging below it.
Mandala and arrow on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo above a row of moon phases and dotted chains on the calf.
Mandala and moon phases on a calf
Black and grey dotwork mandala with a central Om symbol and curved horn shapes, tattooed across a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Om mandala on upper arm
Black ornamental tattoo of feathers and a mandala-style motif running from the neck down the upper chest, with fine linework and shading.
Feather and ornament tattoo across neck and chest
Fine line black and grey geometric mandala tattoo on the upper back beside the shoulder blade.
Geometric mandala on a shoulder blade
Small white mandala tattoo between the shoulder blades on the upper back of a tanned woman lying face down on white bedding.
White mandala tattoo on upper back
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo centred between the shoulder blades on a person's upper back, photographed from behind.
Mandala tattoo on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a radiating leaf mandala on the back of a hand, with a geometric cube pattern running up the forearm.
Leaf mandala tattoo on the hand
Black and grey mandala tattoo with fine radiating petals and dotted shading on the upper arm, photographed against a pale background.
Black mandala tattoo on upper arm
Botanical tattoo on an upper arm with purple and teal watercolour-style flowers, black linework and a geometric mandala near the elbow.
Watercolour florals and geometric motifs on an arm
Black and grey dotwork peony with leaves inside a mandala-style border, tattooed on the forearm.
Peony and mandala on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of a rabbit filled with mandala-style patterns and dots, sitting on the thigh.
Patterned rabbit on the thigh
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a central om symbol on the upper back of a woman with long brown hair.
Mandala with om symbol on upper back
Teal mandala tattoo with layered petals and a central spiral across a person's upper back, with dark braided hair falling over one shoulder.
Teal mandala on upper back
Black and grey dotwork and geometric mandala with a triangle eye on a forearm, with a bold lettering tattoo reading I will stand my ground on the forearm below.
Eye mandala forearm and lettering on wrist
Colour mandala flower tattoo with purple and pink petals and black outlines, placed on the calf below the knee.
Mandala flower tattoo on a calf
Collage of four dog tattoos: a black and white bulldog in a mandala, a coloured dog head in a bold neo-traditional style, a cubist dog head, and a small grey pug with a heart above it.
Four dog tattoos in different styles
Two overlapping mandala drawings in blue and turquoise ink on white paper, with no body placement shown, resting beside a pen on a sketchbook.
Blue ink mandala sketch on paper
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an ornamental elephant head with circles and fine lines, on an upper arm.
Ornamental elephant head with geometric lines
Black and grey geometric dotwork tattoos cover a man's arms, shoulders and upper chest, with mandala and hexagon patterns.
Geometric dotwork sleeves on arms and chest
Black ink mandala tattoo on the outer calf of a person's leg, photographed with the legs raised.
Mandala tattoo on the calf
Black and grey ornamental tattoo with a crescent, lotus and hanging diamond motifs across the upper arm and shoulder.
Crescent and lotus ornament on upper arm
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo with dotwork shading at the centre, placed in the middle of the upper back.
Mandala tattoo on upper back
Woman with gold metallic geometric temporary tattoos on her forearms, wrist, hand and fingers, with a vertical filigree design down her midriff.
Gold metallic temporary tattoos on wrists and hand
Black and grey mandala tattoo with fine detailed linework and dot accents on a shoulder, with a long braid of hair falling over the other shoulder.
Mandala tattoo on a shoulder
Black ink dotwork drawing of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha within a geometric mandala, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Ganesha mandala dotwork design
Close photo of a brown henna-style mandala with swirls, dots and a small pink gem at the centre, placed on an upper arm.
Henna mandala on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork owl tattoo with a mandala-patterned body and wings, on the side of a person's ribs.
Mandala owl on the ribs
Black ink tattoo of an ornately patterned elephant with a yin yang on its head, across the upper back of a person wearing a pink open-back top.
Ornate elephant with yin yang on upper back
Back tattoo of seven coloured chakra symbols running down the spine, with a black ornamental lotus and small bird on the upper back and shoulder.
Seven chakra symbols down the spine
Large black and grey ornamental tattoo on the outer thigh, with a radiating mandala at the top and filigree patterns running down the leg.
Ornate mandala tattoo on a thigh
Black ink dotwork and line drawing of a woman's profile with hummingbirds, a mandala, feathers and a compass rose, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Woman with hummingbirds and mandala design
Black and grey tattoo of a twisting tree with a perched bird and a dotwork cube pattern on a person's ribs.
Tree and geometric cube tattoo on ribs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a horse's head and mane in front of a mandala, on the outer thigh.
Horse with mandala on a thigh
Close view of white ink mandala designs on the back of a hand and a knee, in a geometric style, with teal nail polish and silver rings.
White mandala designs on hand and knee
White metallic dreamcatcher with a mandala and hanging feathers across the upper arm and shoulder, shown in fine line detail.
White dreamcatcher and mandala on upper arm
Black and grey mandala tattoo in dotwork and fine line covering the back of a hand and down the middle finger.
Mandala tattoo on the back of a hand
Two matching red and black mandala tattoos with red flower accents on the backs of the upper thighs, in a geometric and botanical style.
Matching mandala and flower thigh tattoos
Colour tattoo of a honeycomb mandala with purple petals and two bees, placed on the upper back near the shoulder.
Honeycomb mandala with bees on a shoulder
Black and grey photograph of a fine line and dotwork lotus tattoo with the script words Dreaming is believing and a vertical endless knot on a person's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Lotus and script quote on upper back
Black dotwork and geometric mandala tattoo on the upper thigh of a person whose hands are holding their underwear waistband.
Dotwork mandala tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a wolf head on the upper thigh, one half realistic and the other half a geometric mandala pattern.
Split wolf head tattoo on thigh
Three black and grey photographs of forearms with geometric blackwork tattoos of hexagons, stripes and star shapes, shown from the same angle.
Geometric blackwork forearm sleeves in three views