Mandala tattoo ideas

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

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Black ink line drawing of a mandala-style design with two open blossoms, drawn on white paper, with no body placement shown.
Mandala and blossom design sketch
Close-up of bare feet with a gold metallic temporary tattoo of a mandala on the top of the foot and a dotted band with triangles around the ankle.
Gold mandala tattoo on a bare foot
Black and grey mandala tattoo on the chest, with fine gold chains draped across the skin above a black plunge-neck top.
Black and grey mandala on the chest
Two forearms with silver and gold metallic temporary tattoo bands and ornamental patterns, seated on a patterned blanket.
Metallic temporary arm bands
Black fine line and ornamental lotus tattoo with an unalome above it, placed centrally on the upper back, in a Botanical and Fine line style.
Lotus and unalome on the upper back
Close view of a blue ornate mandala tattoo with floral and paisley-like detail on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Blue ornate mandala tattoo on upper back
Two matching black mandala flower tattoos, one on a woman's shoulder blade and one on her upper arm, in a dotwork style.
Mandala flower tattoos on shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey octopus tattoo filled with mandala-style floral patterns, sitting on the side of the ribs.
Mandala octopus on the side ribs
Sheet of gold, silver and pink metallic temporary tattoo designs, including an elephant, a dreamcatcher, a heart, a rose and mandalas.
Gold and pink temporary tattoo sheet
Black and grey dotwork mandala with a moth at its centre, tattooed on the front of a thigh.
Mandala and moth on a thigh
Close view of a gold and navy mandala-style temporary tattoo on the back of a hand, with a finer gold filigree design on the wrist and forearm.
Gold and navy mandala design on the hand
Black line drawing of an ostrich filled with floral mandala and swirl patterns, shown as a fine line flash design with no body placement.
Ostrich with floral mandala pattern
Fine line geometric mandala tattoo with gear-like spirals and teal star accents on the back of a calf.
Mandala and gear calf tattoo
Black and grey dotwork mandala with a flower of life centre and leaf motifs covering the back of a hand and forearm, with small letters on the fingers.
Mandala and flower of life on hand and forearm
Black dreamcatcher tattoo with a mandala centre and hanging feathers on a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Dreamcatcher tattoo on the upper arm
Black ink circular yantra design with radiating script across the middle of a bare back, with part of another tattoo visible at the lower back.
Circular yantra with script on mid-back
Man with full black and grey geometric dotwork sleeves, snowflake-style shoulder pieces and a chest design, photographed against a dark background.
Geometric dotwork sleeves and chest on a shirtless man
Pencil line drawing of a hamsa hand tattoo design with an om symbol, an eye, flowers, a diamond and feather motifs, on pale paper.
Hamsa hand design with om and eye
Black line drawing of a geometric mandala with a script title reading Transformation and a paragraph of text beside it, shown as a flash design rather than a tattoo on skin.
Transformation mandala design
Ornate winged crest design in white and gold on a black background, with a golden triforce at its centre and paisley-style patterns across the wings.
Winged triforce crest design
Close view of a metallic gold and navy blue mandala-style temporary tattoo on the back of a hand, with a gold forearm design visible at the wrist.
Gold and navy mandala design on hand
Black and grey skull tattoo with ornamental patterns and trailing vines on a man's shoulder and upper arm.
Ornate skull and vines on a shoulder
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala with small red-tipped buds tattooed across the upper back.
Lotus mandala across upper back
Black ornamental mandala design in a band across a raised forearm, against a plain pale pink background.
Mandala band on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork sugar skull surrounded by mandala and lotus florals on the outer thigh.
Sugar skull with mandala florals on thigh
Black ink mandala tattoo with scrolled ornamental details on the nape of a shaved head, seen from behind against a plain white background.
Mandala tattoo on the back of the head
Black and grey tattoos on a woman's forearms, upper arm and fingers, including a dotwork mandala, a rose, flowers and a portrait of a woman in a headpiece, with her face hidden behind her hands.
Mandala, floral and portrait sleeve on arms and hands
Black and grey dotwork and fine line drawing of a symmetrical geometric lotus ornament with a vertical stem, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Geometric lotus-style ornament design
Black henna-style floral and dotted lace design across a person's lower back and hips, above red underwear.
Henna-style lace design on lower back
Black ornamental mandala tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm of a woman whose arm is raised across her head, with her back to the camera.
Black mandala sleeve on raised arm
Dark brown henna-style mandala and necklace design with gold dots across a woman's upper back, seen from behind.
Henna-style mandala necklace design on back
Black and grey mandala and floral tattoos on a thigh, with a bull skull and feather tattoo on the other thigh, worn under denim shorts.
Mandala, floral and bull skull thigh tattoos
Black and grey lotus mandala tattoo with dotwork shading on the upper back of a woman with her hair tied up, set in a wooded background.
Lotus mandala on upper back
Black and grey dotwork lotus tattoo with geometric lines across a woman's upper back, shown in a full view and a close-up.
Dotwork lotus on upper back
Colour fine line style snowflake tattoo in turquoise and purple on the side of a ribcage, under a grey sports top.
Turquoise snowflake on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a unicorn head with a jewelled horn, mandala and lotus flowers on a thigh, in a neo-traditional style.
Unicorn and mandala on thigh
Black ink mandala tattoo with lotus flowers and leaves, shaded with dotwork, across the inner forearm.
Mandala and lotus design on a forearm
Black ink fine line drawing on grey paper of a radial mandala of looping lines, spirals, an eye and dotted rays, with no placement shown.
Radial line-loop mandala design
Colour tattoo of a dotwork mandala flower with orange petals, teal edges and mauve shading on a forearm, with a small geometric arrow design below it.
Mandala flower tattoo on a forearm
Colourful ornamental feather tattoo with black linework and dotwork shading on the side of a person's ribs, with a hand resting on the chest.
Ornate feather on the ribs
Black line drawing of a circular mandala with scrolled leaf flourishes above and below, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Black mandala design with scroll flourishes
Close-up photo of a red and teal flower tattoo with a teal centre on the inner forearm, in a bold, outlined botanical style.
Red and teal flower on a forearm
Black ink lotus and mandala tattoo running down the upper back of a person with long dark hair, in a fine line botanical style.
Lotus mandala on upper back
Black ink mandala-style tattoo across the top of a foot, with a lotus motif rising towards the ankle and dotwork shading.
Lotus and mandala tattoo across the top of a foot
Blue and silver ornamental temporary tattoos on a forearm and both hands, photographed on a beach with rocks behind.
Blue and silver temporary tattoos on arms and hands
Black ink mandala-style lotus flower tattoo with dot accents on a woman's upper back, seen from behind in a wooded setting.
Mandala lotus on upper back
Two forearms held together, each with a gold or silver metallic ornamental lace design on the forearm and a row of dots running up towards the elbow.
Gold and silver metallic forearm designs
Black ornate mandala and diamond motifs with dotted linework running down a thigh, in a henna-style design.
Mandala panel design on a thigh