Mandala tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey dotwork sun with a crescent moon and script reading Light up the darkness, tattooed on the side of a thigh.
Sun and crescent moon with script on a thigh
Black ink crescent moon filled with geometric and swirling patterns on the side of a person's stomach, near the navel.
Ornate crescent moon on the side of the torso
Woman seen from behind in a black bikini, with a grey mandala-style tattoo on her upper arm and a small tattoo on her lower back, stepping into a pool.
Mandala upper arm tattoo by a pool
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork shading on the forearm.
Mandala tattoo on a forearm
Close-up of a black geometric mandala tattoo with dotwork shading on the upper thigh of a person in black underwear and a grey knit crop top.
Black mandala tattoo on upper thigh
Black ink mandala design with a crescent moon, stars, snowy mountains and a pine forest inside a sunburst border, drawn on a beige background.
Mandala with mountains, pines and night sky
Close crop of a person in a white crop top and denim shorts, showing a black geometric mandala tattoo on the upper arm.
Mandala tattoo on upper arm
Three side-by-side photos of a forearm covered in black dotwork and geometric tattoos, with mandala patterns and an elephant head in the third panel.
Mandala and elephant forearm tattoos in three views
Black line drawing of a crescent moon filled with mandala motifs, a triangle border and small diamond accents, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Crescent moon with mandala and triangle border
Dotwork mandala tattoo with a blue and orange spiral galaxy at its centre, placed across the middle of a person's upper back.
Galaxy mandala on upper back
A hand with white ink mandala and floral tattoo designs across the back of the hand and fingers, wearing silver rings.
White ink mandala design on hand
Black and grey dotwork crescent moon filled with mandala patterns, shown in a central photo flanked by two close-up views of the design.
Mandala crescent moon tattoo
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoos cover the tops of both feet, with solid black bands around the ankle and the words LOVE and PAIN across the toes.
Mandala tattoos on both feet
Black and white photo of clasped hands above a geometric lace-style black linework tattoo on the chest.
Lace-style chest tattoo with clasped hands
Black ink Devanagari script lettering with a fine line mandala-style pattern and small dots across a person's upper back and shoulder.
Devanagari script lettering on upper back
Three-panel photo of a full arm sleeve in black and grey geometric dotwork, with mandala-style rosettes and circular patterns from shoulder to wrist.
Geometric mandala full arm sleeve
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork mandala tattoo covering the forearm, with shaded clouds and linework around its edges.
Black and grey mandala on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala with an animal face tattooed on the outer thigh, with a geometric blackwork sleeve on the forearm of a hand resting on a bare leg.
Mandala thigh tattoo with geometric forearm sleeve
Black and grey dotwork mandala flower tattoo with layered petals and circles on the upper arm, shown in three side-by-side photographs.
Geometric mandala flower on an arm
Black and grey mandala flower tattoo on a hand, with a knitted sleeve and leather bracelet in soft, dark light behind it.
Mandala flower tattoo on the hand
Black ink drawing of an ornate mandala design with feather-like petals and dotwork shading, suitable as a tattoo design.
Ornate mandala design with feather motifs
Pencil and ink drawings of a dotwork geometric cat head with a triangle and a cross with blackletter lettering, shown as tattoo design sketches.
Geometric cat head and cross designs
Seven small colour chakra symbols in a rainbow sequence run down the centre of a bare back, from the nape to the lower back, in a geometric style.
Seven chakra symbols down a back
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with a radiating petal pattern on the inner forearm, shown in black ink on pale skin.
Mandala tattoo on a forearm
Greyscale lotus flower and hexagonal honeycomb tattoo with teal and blue accents on an upper arm.
Lotus and honeycomb on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a central Om symbol, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Om mandala on the upper back
Black and white photo of two hands, each with a small black geometric star tattoo on the ring finger, in a dotwork style.
Matching geometric star tattoos on fingers
Black ink Sanskrit script, om symbols and a dotwork mandala across a man's chest and shoulder, with more tattooing on the upper arm.
Sanskrit mantra chest and mandala shoulder piece
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo with fine linework covering the upper arm of a person with reddish-blonde hair.
Ornamental mandala tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork lotus flowers and geometric mandala tattoo across the upper back and nape of the neck.
Lotus and geometric mandala on upper back
Black ink dotwork drawing of a sun with stippled rays, leaf-shaped petals and a crescent moon, shown as a design on grey paper with no body placement.
Sun and crescent moon design
White henna-style lace, dot and crescent moon designs across the back of a hand and fingers, with pink nails.
White henna-style lace design on a hand
Geometric wolf head with a mandala and dreamcatcher feathers tattooed on the lower back, in grey shading with teal accents.
Geometric wolf in mandala on lower back
Black and grey line drawing of a front-facing elephant covered in ornate geometric patterns, mandalas and tribal motifs, on a white background.
Ornamental elephant design in black ink
Small black and grey flower tattoo with dot accents on the inner wrist, shown in a close photo of the forearm and hand.
Small flower with dots on the inner wrist
Close view of black and grey tattoos on a tanned thigh, including a mandala on the upper thigh, a skull with floral detail on the outer thigh and a sun design lower down, while the wearer holds half a
Mandala, skull and sun tattoos on thighs
Black and grey blackwork tattoos of an eye inside a triangle above a mandala on a man's upper arms, photographed with his arms raised.
Eye in triangle and mandala on upper arms
Black ink ornamental lotus mandala tattoo with dotted accents below, placed centrally on the chest.
Ornate lotus mandala on the chest
Black and grey blackwork mandala tattoo on the centre of the chest, shown on a person in a floral kimono-style top and a ribbed white top.
Mandala chest tattoo in black ink
Black and grey mandala tattoo with fine linework and dotwork shading on the outer thigh of a person in white denim shorts.
Mandala tattoo on the thigh
Black ink mandala tattoo with a circular centre and radiating geometric patterns on the upper back of a person wearing orange robes.
Mandala tattoo on upper back
Black ink mandala flash design with radial petals and leaf motifs on white paper, suitable as a Botanical or Geometric tattoo design with no placement shown.
Black ink mandala design on paper
Dark teal mandala tattoo across the back of a hand and wrist in a geometric dotwork style, with silver rings and matte teal nails.
Mandala design on the back of a hand
Black mandala tattoo with dot work and geometric patterns on the back of a hand and wrist, with silver rings on the fingers.
Mandala tattoo on the back of a hand
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on the forearm showing a tent, crescent moon and mountains inside a downward-pointing triangle framed with mandala ornaments.
Tent and moonlit camp in a triangle
Dotwork spiral mandala tattoo with red wash accents on the upper back, set against the left shoulder blade area.
Spiral mandala on upper back
Back of a woman with long blonde hair showing a black geometric mandala tattoo with a flower of life centre, in fine line style, on the upper back below the neck.
Mandala and flower of life on upper back
Black and grey dotwork and fine line sleeve on the upper arm, with a rose, a mandala style flower and ornamental geometric patterns.
Mandala and rose sleeve on the upper arm