Mandala tattoo ideas

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

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Back of a neck with a black and grey dotwork mandala and star tattoo, shading into colour ornamental designs lower down the neck.
Mandala and star neck tattoo
Dark ink mandala flower with layered petals and dot detailing on pale skin, shown close up with no body placement visible.
Mandala flower design on skin
Colourful nautilus shell tattoo with a red geometric flower of life pattern behind it, placed on the upper back.
Rainbow nautilus shell over a flower of life on back
Black and grey botanical tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing an ornate lace-style flower with dangling chains, a smaller flower below and a feather near the elbow.
Lace flower and feather on upper arm
Black linework tattoo of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha within a circular mandala border, in fine line style, on the upper leg.
Ganesha within a mandala on a thigh
Woman lying on a white bed showing a black and grey mandala and a red rose with feather detail tattooed on her thigh and hip, in a Geometric and Botanical style.
Mandala, rose and feather tattoos on thigh and hip
A flash sheet of twelve black linework geometric designs, including triangles, diamonds, hexagrams and circles, arranged in a grid on white.
Twelve geometric line designs sheet
Fine line and dotwork dreamcatcher tattoo in black ink across the upper back, with a lace-like mandala at its centre and three feathers hanging below.
Dreamcatcher on upper back
White ink geometric mandala tattoo with feather motifs and dotwork covering the upper arm and shoulder, worn by a person in a purple top.
White ink mandala on upper arm and shoulder
Colour sunflower tattoo with orange petals and a teal mandala centre on a shoulder, in a neo-traditional style.
Sunflower tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey photograph of a bare back with a long vertical ornamental tattoo of mandalas and flowers running down the spine, in a fine-line botanical and geometric style.
Ornate mandala spine tattoo on a back
Black and grey dotwork ornament with a diamond centre on the side of a finger, shown in a black and white photo of a hand with black nail polish.
Dotwork ornament on a finger
Black ink blackwork tattoo of a dotwork floral mandala running from the forearm across the back of the hand, with black nail polish and a thin silver ring.
Blackwork floral mandala on forearm and hand
Black and grey geometric lotus tattoo with stippled dotwork shading across the centre of the chest.
Geometric lotus with dotwork shading on chest
Black and grey geometric tattoo of a seated rabbit with patterned fill and a mandala-like motif on the ribs.
Ornamental rabbit on the ribs
Both arms and hands submerged in clear blue pool water, with black and grey botanical tattoos on the forearms and upper arms and small tattoos on the fingers.
Tattooed arms and hands in a swimming pool
Black and grey fine line lotus mandala tattoo centred on the upper back, with dangling dots below the flower.
Lotus mandala on upper back
Black fine line lace mandala anklet tattoo wrapping around an ankle, with dotted detail and a scalloped edge.
Lace mandala anklet tattoo
Person seen from behind with a full blackwork tattoo covering the back, buttocks and legs, featuring a lattice spine panel, swirling motifs and hexagon patterns.
Full back and legs blackwork tattoo
Black and grey wolf head tattoo on the outer thigh, half realistic fur and half ornate mandala pattern, with dotwork along the edges.
Half-realistic wolf head on a thigh
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoo designs of mandalas, paisley and lace bands, shown on a bare back and a forearm and on a flash sheet.
Metallic gold henna-style temporary tattoos
Neo-traditional tattoo of a teal and orange mandala-style flower with green leaves and black vine scrollwork on an upper arm.
Teal mandala flower and vines on upper arm
Black and tan illustrated design of a bear face framed by a mandala and cloud scrolls, drawn in a geometric ornamental style with no body placement shown.
Bear face with mandala and clouds
Purple line drawing of a symmetrical mandala with six petal shapes around a central circle, set on a textured pink and grey background.
Purple mandala flower design
Black fine line lotus mandala tattoo with dotted chains and drop accents on the inner upper arm.
Lotus mandala on the inner upper arm
A hand paints black ink onto a mandala flower tattoo design drawn on white paper, with heart motifs and dotted borders around the petals.
Black ink mandala flower design being painted
Black and grey wolf head tattoo on the outer thigh, realistic shading on one half and intricate ornamental dotwork on the other.
Wolf head with ornamental pattern on thigh
Black and grey forearm tattoo of pine tree silhouettes beneath a shaded geometric mandala, shown in three vertical panels.
Pine forest and mandala on a forearm
Black ink dotwork mandala design with lotus-like flowers, swirls and leaf motifs, touched with red watercolour, drawn on paper beside a red pencil.
Dotwork mandala leaf design
Black and grey tattoos on bare legs in a bath, including a rose with leaves, script lettering reading SELF and floral designs on the thighs.
Lettering and rose tattoos on thighs in a bath
Back of a hand with black mandala-style tattoos over the knuckles and fingers, resting on a bare thigh on a sandy beach.
Mandala tattoos on the hand
Traditional style mandala flower tattoo with grey petals, a pink centre and teal and navy leaves on the outer thigh.
Traditional mandala flower on thigh
Black and white stencil of an ornate floral design with a central heart, scrolls and leaves, laid on a dark surface beside a pair of white rings.
Floral heart stencil design
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical mandala with lotus-like petals and dotwork shading, shown on paper beside a hand wearing a silver ring.
Mandala flash design on paper
Black and grey illustration of a standing bear filled with geometric mandala-style patterns, drawn on a plain white background, shown as a tattoo design.
Ornamental bear design
Pastel hummingbird tattoo with black ornamental mandala linework and dotwork shading across a forearm.
Hummingbird and mandala on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork ornament with a dotted band and a larger faint bird design on bare thighs, with a hand with nails in the foreground.
Ornamental and bird tattoos on thighs
White ink mandala, lotus and dotted chain tattoo running from the forearm across the back of the hand.
White ink mandala and lotus hand chain
Bare legs in shallow surf with a hand resting on a knee, showing a black ornamental mandala band and floral linework on the forearm and wrist.
Mandala and floral tattoos on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mandala, lotus and peony across the forearm.
Mandala, lotus and peony on a forearm
Three views of a dotwork geometric tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with a black and grey circular lattice, red lotus-style petals and a cube pattern below.
Geometric mandala sleeve on upper arm
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
Black dotwork paisley-style ornament covering the side of a thigh, photographed in a dimly lit studio.
Ornamental paisley thigh tattoo
Close-up of dark ornamental tattoos on a thigh and knee, including a mandala-style design, in a blackwork style.
Ornamental blackwork on thighs
Close-up of a dark ornamental henna-style design on the back of a hand and across one finger, placed on the hand, with black nail polish.
Ornamental henna-style design on hand
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