Mandala tattoo ideas

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

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Black ink elephant filled with ornamental floral patterns on the side of a person's ribcage, with a white top lifted above it and green leaves behind.
Patterned elephant on the side ribs
Black and grey crescent moon tattoo with mandala-style patterns and hanging droplets on the back of the neck.
Crescent moon with mandala pattern on the neck
Black and grey dotwork paisley and mandala sleeve covering the upper arm and elbow, with a flower motif and swirling leaves.
Paisley and mandala arm sleeve in grey
Black and grey flash design of a dotwork mandala above feathers, butterflies, arrows and stars, shown on a plain white background with no body placement.
Mandala and feather dreamcatcher design
Black ink drawing of an ornate tiger head with dotwork shading, stars and a central flower, shown as a tattoo design on paper rather than on skin.
Ornate tiger head design in dotwork
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a stag, pine trees, a river and mountains inside a diamond frame on a lower leg, shown from three angles.
Stag and mountain landscape in a diamond frame
Black ink lotus flower mandala tattoo with dotwork petals and curling swirls on a person's upper chest.
Lotus mandala on the chest
Model with a gold metallic lace-patterned gun temporary tattoo on her hip and a geometric hexagon design on her forearm, beside a sheet of matching designs.
Gold lace gun temporary tattoo on hip
Fine line black tattoo of a sun above two ornate crescent moons with arrows and a geometric triangle, on the upper arm.
Sun and layered crescent moons on upper arm
Black and white photo of a hand with red nails, showing a fine line mandala and lotus tattoo across the wrist and a small symbol tattoo on a finger.
Fine line mandala wrist tattoo
Black fine line floral sleeve tattoo with a large rose at the shoulder, running down the upper arm and forearm of a woman in a black vest top.
Floral sleeve with roses on an arm
Black line drawing of a lotus flower tattoo design with dotwork shading and mandala-style detail, drawn on paper with no body part shown.
Lotus flower design with dotwork
Black ink mandala drawing with a radial, symmetrical design of petals, circles and dotwork, suitable as a tattoo flash sheet image.
Symmetrical mandala design in black line
White ink mandala tattoo in a geometric style on a thigh, with stacked radial rosettes and petal patterns across the skin.
White ink mandala tattoo on a thigh
Black and white photo of a white ink ornamental tattoo with paisley and scroll patterns across a person's shoulder and upper arm, seen from behind.
White ink ornamental tattoo on shoulder
Close view of gold and blue metallic temporary tattoos with ornamental patterns on a forearm, wrist, hand and lower leg.
Gold metallic temporary tattoos on arms and hands
Close photo of a pink, orange and yellow watercolour-style sun mandala with a central spiral and paisley petals on the upper back.
Pink sun mandala on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm showing a tarot-style card labelled LA MORT with a skull, a hand holding the card edge, and a mandala below.
La Mort tarot skull and hand on forearm
Close-up of a fine dark lace-style mandala design on the back of a hand, with dotted lines running down the wrist and simple bands on the fingers.
Lace mandala design on the back of a hand
Black and grey traditional tattoo of an owl perched on a sugar skull with flower eyes, across the forearm.
Owl and sugar skull on a forearm
Black linework lotus flower tattoo with teal, purple and pink watercolour splashes on the lower leg.
Lotus flower with watercolour splashes on lower leg
Close-up of a black geometric mandala design on the back of a hand, with silver rings and grey matte nails.
Black mandala on the back of a hand
Black and grey dotwork lotus tattoo with scrolling ornamental flourishes across the back of the neck and upper back.
Ornamental lotus tattoo on the upper back
Symmetrical black line drawing of an ornate owl built from paisley, leaf sprig and mandala motifs, shown as a tattoo design on plain white.
Ornate owl design in paisley linework
Black and grey realism style elephant head with a jewelled headdress and lotus flower on a thigh, set on a dotted mandala.
Elephant and lotus on a thigh
Black ink lotus mandala tattoo with dotwork detail centred on a woman's upper back, with dots running above and below it.
Lotus mandala on upper back
Black ink mandala tattoos cover the tops of both feet and the toes in a geometric dotwork style, photographed against a dark background.
Mandala tattoos covering both feet
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a smiling elephant in a decorated headdress riding a bicycle beside a patterned ball, on a person's side ribs.
Circus elephant on a bicycle on the ribs
Black ink drawing of an ornate lotus with two stippled roses, leaves and dangling beaded chains, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Lotus and roses ornamental design drawing
Three views of a red ink ornamental sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, featuring a central lotus-like mandala, spiralling vines and dotted shading.
Red ornamental mandala sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey mandala armband tattoo with dotwork shading and dangling dotted drops, wrapped around a forearm.
Mandala armband tattoo on a forearm
Two black line tattoos of sun-like mandala designs, one on the top of a foot and one on an ankle, against a dark background.
Matching sun mandala tattoos on two ankles
Line drawing of an elephant head filled with mandala and paisley patterns in blue and purple gradient ink, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Ornate mandala elephant head design
Blue and teal mandala tattoo with layered petals and dotted rings, placed on the top of a shoulder.
Blue mandala tattoo on shoulder
Colour mandala tattoo on the side of a person's torso, with a black script line on the upper back, photographed from behind.
Colour mandala tattoo and back script
Pencil and dotwork drawing of a hamsa hand with the face of Ganesha and ornate mandala patterns, a design suitable as a tattoo.
Hamsa hand with Ganesha design
Black fine line arrow with script on a forearm and a black and grey geometric mandala tattoo on a thigh.
Arrow script on forearm and mandala on thigh
Black dotwork and fine line lotus mandala tattoo on the inner forearm, with dotted lines hanging below the flower.
Lotus mandala on a forearm
Compass rose tattoo with a grey ornamental centre and blue and purple watercolour splashes on the thigh, shown in three side-by-side panels.
Compass rose with watercolour splashes on thigh
Black ink mandala with a crescent moon drawn over a blue and purple watercolour wash on white paper, styled as a tattoo design.
Mandala and crescent moon design
Black and grey pencil drawing of a dreamcatcher with a mandala-style web, beaded strands and three feathers, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Dreamcatcher with feathers drawing
Traditional style tattoo of a symmetrical red, blue and yellow flower mandala with bold black outlines, on the outer thigh above the knee.
Traditional flower mandala on the thigh
Black and grey dotwork mandala and geometric lattice sleeve covering an upper arm and forearm, with a triangular motif near the elbow.
Mandala and geometric arm sleeve
Black and grey dotwork peony with geometric flower motifs across the forearm, photographed against a brick wall.
Peony and geometric florals on a forearm
Black ink dotwork drawing of the Nefertiti bust in profile with a stippled headdress and ornate lace-like collar, shown on white paper held between fingers.
Nefertiti bust drawing in dotwork
Black dotwork mandala tattoo of a layered flower behind a person's ear, shown from the side with their hair pulled back.
Dotwork mandala behind the ear
Black and grey pen drawing of a raised-trunk elephant sitting on a lotus flower, surrounded by zentangle-style floral patterns, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Elephant on a lotus flower design
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo centred between the shoulder blades of a woman seen from behind, wearing a black hat and black strappy dress.
Mandala tattoo on upper back