Mandala tattoo ideas

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

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Two palms facing the camera, covered in black mandala-style geometric tattoos with dotwork on the fingers and decorative script running down the fingers and wrists.
Mandala and script tattoos on both hands
Black and grey dotwork sleeves with mandala flowers and a small bird on both upper arms and forearms of a woman wearing a white top and a chunky chain necklace.
Mandala and dotwork sleeves on both arms
Black and grey linework flash of an ornately patterned giraffe head with mandala and filigree detailing, drawn for a tattoo.
Ornate giraffe head design
Black and grey lion face with ornate mandala-style petals behind it, tattooed on the side of a ribcage.
Lion and mandala on the ribs
Black ink flash drawing of an octopus with curling tentacles wrapped around a dotwork mandala, shown on white paper with no body placement.
Octopus and mandala design
White ink tattoo sleeve of mandalas, leaves and geometric patterns covering an upper arm and shoulder.
White ink sleeve with mandalas and leaves
Black ink lace-style mandala tattoo with dangling chains and diamonds, worn as a garter design on the thigh.
Lace garter mandala tattoo on a thigh
Sheet of metallic gold and silver temporary tattoo designs, including a seated Buddha, mandalas, om symbols, floral motifs and a hamsa hand, on a white background.
Metallic temporary tattoo design sheet
Two photos of a black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork shading on the lower back, shown close up and at a wider angle.
Black and grey mandala on the lower back
Black ink crescent moon tattoo with ornamental patterned linework and scrollwork on a person's upper back, shown from behind.
Ornate crescent moon on upper back
Black dotwork and mandala-style tattoo of a rebel alliance style emblem on the side of the ribs.
Mandala rebel emblem on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo across the upper back of a person with short hair, photographed from behind.
Mandala tattoo across upper back
Black and grey pencil drawing of a cracked skull with a moth, two brushes and a dagger-like pencil, above a geometric mandala, shown as a tattoo design.
Skull, moth and mandala design
Black dotwork mandala tattoo on the inside of a wrist, with a fine-lined star-like centre and dotted border.
Black mandala tattoo on a wrist
Drawn ornamental collar design with a lace-like geometric pattern and a large oval gemstone at the centre, shown on paper.
Lace and gemstone collar design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a winged sugar skull with a bird head on the centre of the chest, below a grey top.
Winged sugar skull across the chest
Colour tattoo of a symmetrical crochet-style flower motif in red, purple, green and blue on an arm, drawn with stitch symbols and x marks.
Crochet-style flower motif on an arm
Black and grey realism rose on the back of a hand beside a geometric triangle design on the other hand, with mandala and butterfly tattoos on the forearms and hands.
Rose and geometric hand tattoos with butterfly wrist
Black dotwork mandala armband tattoo on an upper arm, with dotted lines, a solid band and a teardrop motif below.
Black mandala armband tattoo on upper arm
Large coloured realism owl tattoo with spread wings across a man's chest, framed by geometric ornaments above and below.
Owl with spread wings on chest
Black dotwork drawing of a symmetrical geometric design with a flower of life at its centre and stacked circles above and below, shown on cream paper.
Dotwork geometric design with flower of life
Two forearms with solid black blackwork fields and a white line mandala tattoo on each, shown against a dark background.
Blackwork mandala on both forearms
Black line-and-solid design of a cluster of triangles above a crescent moon filled with a mandala pattern, shown on a white background with no body placement visible.
Triangle cluster above a mandala crescent
Two hands pressed together showing matching white ink mandala tattoos with a rose-like centre on the backs of the hands.
White ink mandala on two hands
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of poppies and a mandala ornament on the outer thigh of a person wearing purple underwear.
Poppy and mandala on the thigh
Black ink tattoo of an ornate elephant covered in mandala-style patterns, on the inner upper arm.
Ornate mandala elephant on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo of a radial dragonfly mandala with three dragonflies above it, on a limb.
Dragonfly mandala with three dragonflies
Black and grey tattoo of a realistic wolf head on the upper arm, with the right half of the face filled with an ornamental mandala-style pattern.
Wolf head with mandala pattern on upper arm
Black geometric mandala tattoo on the side of a finger, with coral painted nails and a white towel beneath the hand.
Mandala tattoo on a finger
Two black dotwork mandala tattoos on the inner forearms of a couple holding hands, each with a different emblem at its centre.
Matching mandala tattoos on two forearms
Close view of a dark ornate crescent moon tattoo with geometric patterning and small dots on the nape of a person's neck.
Ornate crescent moon on the nape of the neck
Black ink pen drawing of an ornate elephant head filled with dotwork and mandala-style patterns, drawn on a sketchbook page; it is a tattoo design, not shown on skin.
Ornate mandala elephant head in pen
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo on the chest, above the navel, with a purple sheer fabric held open on either side.
Dotwork mandala on the chest
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design with a compass star, mandala, leaves, a jewelled flower and trailing vines, shaded in grey with green tints.
Compass star and vine design with mandala
Black line drawing of a peacock with eye-spot feathers and a mandala behind its head, drawn on tracing paper as a tattoo design.
Peacock with mandala halo design
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical lotus mandala with dotwork shading and hanging dot-line drops, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Lotus mandala design with dotwork
Black and white line drawing of a circular sacred yantra with Thai script and radiating motifs, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Circular yantra design with Thai script
Black ink mandala tattoo with dotwork shading on the inner forearm, worn beside stacked woven and beaded bracelets.
Mandala tattoo on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a four-point compass star over an ornate mandala of swirling petals on cream paper, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Compass star mandala design
A woman sits on sand wearing a bikini, showing a black and grey rose sleeve on her upper arm and forearm and a mandala-style tattoo on her hand.
Rose and mandala arm tattoos on a beach
Close photograph of an intricate brown sunburst mandala design with scrollwork on a person's upper back shoulder, in a Geometric style.
Sunburst mandala design on a shoulder
Black line tattoo of a crowned lion head inside a geometric mandala circle, with dotwork shading on the face, on the forearm.
Crowned lion in geometric mandala on forearm
Teal and blue mandala tattoo with black outlines and a cream centre, placed on the inner forearm of a person wearing a black top.
Teal mandala on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork and linework mandala and lotus tattoos covering a bent arm, with a geometric mandala on the upper arm and a floral design on the forearm.
Mandala and lotus sleeve on a bent arm
Two black and grey mandala tattoos on a person's forearms, one with a crescent moon and one with a sun, set against a stone wall.
Matching mandala forearm tattoos with moon and sun
Black linework and dotwork drawing of a rose framed by mandala-style petals, sketched on tracing paper beside a pen case.
Rose within a mandala design sketch
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a detailed bee inside a mandala-style circle on the inner forearm.
Bee within a dotwork mandala on a forearm
Black and grey floral mandala tattoo with dotwork shading on the outer thigh, built from petals, buds and leaves.
Floral mandala tattoo on the thigh