Mandala tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger's head on a forearm, with an ornate mandala design near the wrist, shown in three photographs side by side.

Tiger head and mandala on a forearm

Close-up of a black and grey mandala and floral tattoo with dotted shading on a woman's forearm, while her hand rests on her hip.

Mandala and floral forearm tattoo

Black and white photo of a fine line geometric mandala tattoo with dangling drops on a woman's chest, placed across the sternum.

Geometric mandala tattoo across the sternum

Colour mandala tattoo with a green Om symbol at the centre, placed on the upper chest below the chin.

Om mandala tattoo on the chest

Black ink tattoo of a skull filled with mandala patterns and roses, covering the inner forearm, in a fine line style.

Mandala skull and roses on forearm

Lotus mandala tattoo on upper arm

Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork shading on the outer thigh of a person in white denim shorts.

Mandala tattoo on a thigh

Pencil drawing of a symmetrical lotus-style mandala with spirals and Celtic knots, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.

Symmetrical lotus mandala with Celtic knots

Two square white cards on a wooden table, each showing a gold radial mandala design with petal shapes and dotted borders, drawn as a tattoo flash style design.

Gold mandala designs on two white cards

Dotwork mandala tattoo on the upper back with blue teardrop panels holding white lightning bolt, triangle, skull and animal motifs around a lotus centre.

Mandala with blue symbol panels on upper back

Three pencil and ink flash drawings of roses inside triangular frames, drawn on translucent paper, with botanical and geometric detailing.

Three triangle framed rose designs on tracing paper

White mandala design with layered petals and dotted accents on a grey background, drawn as a stencil-style flash with no body placement shown.

Radial mandala stencil design

Black and grey botanical mandala tattoo with petal-like shapes on a woman's upper chest, worn with a gold chain necklace.

Black and grey mandala on chest

Black and grey mandala tattoo with a rose, leaves and a hanging crescent moon on the forearm, in a dotwork style.

Mandala and rose on a forearm

Black and grey full arm sleeve with chrysanthemums, flower of life geometry and dotwork, with red script on the forearm, shown on both arms.

Full sleeve with chrysanthemums and sacred geometry

Hand resting beside a feather-and-mandala drawing, showing a small fine line feather tattoo on a finger and a tiny crescent moon tattoo beside it.

Small feather and crescent moon finger tattoos

Hand-drawn neo-traditional tattoo design of a woman's face framed by a mandala of red spades and hearts, shown on paper with no body placement visible.

Woman's face within a red and black mandala

Black and grey dotwork tattoo of concentric rings of square blocks centred on the upper back of a woman with her hair up, photographed from behind.

Dotwork concentric circle on upper back

A white sheet of gold metallic temporary tattoo designs, with chain links, flower medallions, lace-like bands and scrolls, laid on a black case.

Gold metallic temporary tattoo border sheet

Black and grey stippled line drawing of a dreamcatcher design with a butterfly, roses and feathers, shown on a white background with no body placement.

Dreamcatcher with butterfly and roses

Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an ornate floral heart and dotted chain drapes across a woman's upper back and nape, photographed from behind.

Ornamental floral back piece with dotted chains

Black and grey dotwork tattoo of peonies and a mandala across a woman's forearm, with a partly visible second tattoo at the lower right.

Floral mandala forearm tattoo

Black linework lace-style tattoo across the underbust and ribs, with a central ornate panel and small dotted drops below.

Ornate lace-style underbust tattoo

Black and grey photograph of two paw print tattoos on the side of a ribcage, each filled with ornamental blackwork patterns.

Two paw prints on the ribs

Dark mandala-style sun design with a central spiral on the upper back, close to the shoulder blade, in a geometric style.

Mandala sun on the upper back near the shoulder

Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a swallow perched on an ornate key with flowers and a red mandala behind it, on the thigh.

Swallow on a key on the thigh

Black dotwork mandala flower tattoo split across the soles of two bare feet, with a Geometric and Dotwork style on the foot.

Mandala flower tattoo across both soles

Several hands meet in the centre of the frame, showing black ink sun, yin yang, spiral and cross designs on the hands, wrists and forearms.

Hands with sun and yin yang designs

Black dotwork tattoo on the inner forearm of a person holding a phone, made of a circular geometric motif above a paisley shape, together forming a semicolon.

Semicolon tattoo of circle and paisley on a forearm

Traditional style mandala tattoos on the elbows of two bent arms, with a small red flower below the upper mandala.

Mandala tattoos on both elbows

Black line drawing of a lion head framed by feathers, a geometric mandala and dotwork patterns, shown as a tattoo design on white.

Lion head with mandala and feather design

Black and grey dotwork mandala with a crescent moon face and dangling dot chains and drops, tattooed on a lower leg.

Crescent moon mandala with dotwork on calf

Black ornamental mandala tattoo covering the forearm and back of the hand of a woman in a bikini, with small lettering tattoos on her side.

Mandala tattoo on forearm and hand

Black and grey mandala-style forearm tattoo with sunflowers, a six-pointed star and lace-like dotwork, running from the forearm down to the wrist.

Mandala sunflower forearm tattoo

Black and grey forearm tattoo of a skull on a card labelled LA MORT, held by a hand above a geometric mandala, in a dotwork style.

Skull and hand tarot card on a forearm

Ornate lion head on upper arm

Woman seen from behind with a black dotwork ornamental V-shaped tattoo on her neck and small dotwork designs on the back of her hand.

Ornamental V-shaped neck tattoo

Black fine line mandala sleeve covering the upper arm and forearm of a woman in a beige crop top.

Mandala sleeve on an arm

Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a central flower on a woman's shoulder, with a patterned fabric in the background.

Mandala tattoo on a shoulder

Black and grey dotwork mandala and hexagon leg sleeves running from thigh to ankle on three pairs of legs.

Dotwork mandala leg sleeves on three legs

White ink mandala tattoo with layered petals and a dotted centre, sitting on a forearm against a dark leather surface.

White ink mandala on forearm

Close-up of a colourful mandala tattoo with black outlines on a shoulder and upper chest, in orange, teal and yellow.

Colourful mandala tattoo on a shoulder

Black and grey mandala-style elephant tattoo on the outer thigh, with dotted and geometric patterns filling the head, ears and body.

Mandala elephant on a thigh

Dark henna mandala and dotted swirl patterns cover the back of a hand and fingers, with a floral motif on the wrist.

Henna mandala design on a hand

Black and grey ornate floral mandala tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder, with fine linework and dotted shading.

Ornate floral mandala on upper arm and shoulder

Black ornamental blackwork tattoo covering the upper arm, with scrollwork, lace-like panels and geometric bands, photographed in black and grey.

Blackwork ornamental sleeve on upper arm

Black and grey lotus flower within a dotwork mandala tattoo across the underbust, with the shirt lifted to show the design.

Lotus mandala underbust tattoo

Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo covering a forearm, with a large flower near the elbow and geometric patterns running down towards the wrist.

Mandala forearm sleeve in black and grey dotwork