Mandala tattoo ideas

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

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Colour realism tattoo of a pink rose with a water droplet and a faceted gemstone, framed by black dotwork and mandala patterns on a forearm.
Realistic rose and gem forearm piece
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mandala with feathers and fern leaves, running from the nape of the neck onto the upper back.
Ornamental dotwork neck and upper back tattoo
White line drawing of a hamsa hand filled with a mandala pattern and dotwork shading on a black background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Hamsa hand with mandala design
Black and grey ornamental tattoo of a lotus and paisley swirls covering the back of a neck, with fine linework and dotted shading.
Ornamental lotus tattoo on the back of the neck
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo on a forearm, with geometric linework continuing above it.
Mandala and geometric forearm tattoo
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with an ornate mandala centre and dotwork shading, placed on the side of the ribs.
Compass rose tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala tattoo with fine line detail on the inner upper arm, near the armpit.
Lotus mandala tattoo on upper arm
Black line tattoo of a lotus mandala with dot details on the lower back, in a dotwork and botanical style.
Lotus mandala with dotwork on lower back
Black linework lotus mandala with swirling petals and trailing filigree, tattooed on the forearm in a fine line style.
Ornamental lotus mandala on forearm
A flash sheet of small black tattoo designs on white, including a snake, sun, butterfly, dragonfly, flower and frog, shown in a simple bold tribal-style outline.
Black tattoo flash sheet of small motifs
Black ink drawing of a yin yang symbol filled with mandala and zentangle-style patterns on white paper, beside two black marker pens.
Yin yang with mandala patterns in black pen
Black ink ornamental tattoo of paisley, heart and leaf motifs running down a leg from the calf to the ankle and top of the foot.
Ornate mandala leg tattoo from calf to ankle
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a lotus with mandala detailing and dotted lines, placed on the centre of the chest.
Lotus and mandala design on the chest
Black ink linework drawing of a symmetrical floral mandala with petals, leaves, scrolls and dotted shading, drawn on white paper beside a black fineliner pen.
Symmetrical floral mandala design in ink
Dark blue geometric mandala tattoo with pink accents on the upper thigh of a person lying on a patchwork quilt.
Blue mandala tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey tattoo on a forearm showing a skull within a tarot-style card labelled LA MORT, with a hand pinching a small object below it and a dotwork ornament at the base.
Skull tarot card and hand on forearm
Close-up of a colourful mandala tattoo with a red rose below it on an upper arm, beside a turquoise squash blossom necklace and a patterned dress.
Mandala and rose tattoos on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an ornate mandala-patterned elephant with hanging dot chains on the outer thigh.
Mandala elephant on the thigh
Black and grey fine line yin yang tattoo with mandala patterns and a dotted outline, shown on a forearm.
Yin yang with mandala pattern on a forearm
Black ink dreamcatcher tattoo with a mandala centre across the upper back of a woman standing in water, with a partial design on her shoulder.
Dreamcatcher tattoo on upper back
Black and grey dotwork mandala with a tree of life at its centre, tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Tree of life mandala on a forearm
Black and grey pencil drawing of a hamsa hand with a lotus flower and an eye at its centre, shown as a tattoo flash design on paper.
Hamsa hand with lotus and eye design
Black ink dotwork mandala flash design with spiral scrolls, teardrop petals and dot-ring borders, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Dotwork mandala with spirals and petals
Dark ornamental design with a heart motif, lattice panel and dangling dots on the upper arm and shoulder, in a geometric henna-inspired style.
Ornate mehndi-style design on upper arm
Three forearms side by side with brown henna-style designs: a mandala flower, a crescent moon with a star, and a sun with rays.
Mandala, moon and sun designs on forearms
Black ink mandala tattoo with radiating petal shapes on the calf of a leg raised towards the camera, in a geometric style.
Black mandala tattoo on a lower leg
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with hanging drops centred on a woman's upper back between the shoulder blades.
Mandala with hanging drops on upper back
Black and grey elephant tattoo with a raised trunk, filled with mandala-style patterns, on the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Ornamental elephant on upper back
Black ink ornamental tattoo of paisley scrolls and a central mandala-style motif spreading across the back of a person's neck and upper back.
Ornamental paisley tattoo on neck and back
Black line drawing of a radial mandala with a central flower, dotted borders and floral motifs on a white background, shown as a tattoo design.
Black ink mandala design
Black and white photo of a person's back covered in dotwork mandala and winged eye tattoos, with hands resting on the shoulders.
Mandala and wing back piece in black and grey
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an owl with a mandala-style ornamental design running down the forearm onto the back of the hand.
Owl mandala tattoo on a forearm
Dark ink mandala armband with a central flower, leaf motifs and dotted detailing wrapped around the upper arm.
Mandala flower armband on upper arm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on an arm, with a honeycomb pattern at the top and a dotwork floral mandala and tulip motifs in the centre.
Blackwork floral sleeve on an arm
Black and grey tattoo of a seated schnauzer filled with mandala and paisley patterns on the side of the ribs.
Mandala-filled schnauzer on the side ribs
Black and grey botanical mandala tattoo on a woman's chest, centred between the breasts, with gold chains worn over it.
Black and grey mandala flower on the chest
Traditional colour tattoo of a shark filled with mandala-style ornaments, shown on the side of the body beside a white line stencil of the same design.
Ornamental shark on the side of the body
Black ornamental mandala and lotus tattoo on the back of a hand, with a dotted chain running to the fingers and a triangle near the wrist.
Mandala and lotus hand tattoo with finger chain
Two black fine line tattoos on the backs of a person's legs, an ornate crescent moon on the left calf and a sun mandala on the right calf, with a small elephant outline on the right ankle.
Crescent moon and sun mandala on calves
Neo-traditional tattoo of a whale filled with mountains, forest and a sunset, framed by flowers on the upper arm, shown from two angles.
Whale, landscape and flowers on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with petals and leaves across the inner wrist and lower forearm.
Dotwork mandala on the wrist
Lion face with tan fur and orange eyes set within a grey dotwork mandala, tattooed on the outer thigh.
Lion within a mandala on a thigh
Colour neo-traditional mandala tattoo with a ring of red hearts on the upper arm near the elbow, with pink, yellow and teal petals.
Red hearts and mandala on an upper arm
Black and grey floral mandala tattoo with pink and teal accents across a lower abdomen, above a dotted band.
Ornamental floral lower abdomen tattoo
Pencil and ink drawing of an ornate lace-style mandala design with swirls, leaves and dangling droplet chains, shown on white paper.
Ornamental lace mandala design on paper
Dotwork drawing of a moth with spotted wings in black ink, set over a red mandala of petals and scalloped rings on cream paper, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Moth over a red mandala design
Woman seen from behind, sitting by a window, with a black dotwork mandala tattoo across her upper back and neck.
Dotwork mandala on upper back
Hand-drawn yin yang design with a rainbow watercolour half, a black ink mandala and lotus half, and the words find balance in brush script beneath.
Yin yang with mandala and lotus design