Mandala tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line paisley and floral mandala tattoo in brown ink across the upper back, over the shoulder blade.
Paisley mandala on a shoulder blade
Black ink line drawing of a rose framed by mandala and paisley filigree, with dotwork shading and hanging dot chains, shown as a tattoo design.
Rose and mandala filigree design
Colourful forearm tattoo of a black-outlined lotus with mandala detail, beside a row of arrows, a star and a crescent moon, over teal and pink watercolour splashes.
Lotus and arrows with watercolour splashes on a forearm
Back view of a person with long red hair, showing a colourful mandala tattoo with botanical sprigs on the upper back and shoulder, with a canyon landscape behind.
Mandala and botanical tattoo on upper back
Black and grey dotwork lotus tattoo with a central Om symbol and swirling linework on a person's upper back.
Lotus with Om symbol on upper back
Black and grey spine design tattooed down the centre of a woman's back, seen from behind as she sits cross-legged on a bed.
Spine design down a woman's back
Traditional-style tattoos cover both hands, with a skull on one palm, a blue and red mandala on the back of the other hand, and small finger designs including a spider and an anchor.
Skull and mandala hand tattoos with finger designs
Black ink ornamental mandala tattoo across the back of a hand, wrist and fingers, with stacked rings and pink nails.
Black ornamental mandala hand tattoo
Two crossed hands with gold and blue geometric mandala-style body art on the back of the hand and forearm, in a geometric style.
Gold and blue mandala designs on hands
Back of a woman's neck and upper back with a large black-ink ornamental mandala tattoo in fine line detail, with her dark hair tied up.
Ornate mandala tattoo across neck and upper back
White ink botanical design with lace-like detail across the back of a hand and fingers, plus a banded wrist design on the forearm.
White ink floral design on a hand
Black and grey ornamental mandala and floral tattoo with dotwork shading on a woman's forearm, shown beside her torso.
Ornamental mandala forearm tattoo
Neo-traditional style illustration of a bison head built from layered mandala patterns in orange, teal and red, set within a decorative border.
Ornate bison head mandala illustration
Black ornamental emblem tattoo with lace-like fine linework and rosette details, placed on the back of a person's neck.
Ornate emblem on the back of the neck
Black and white drawing of six forearms and hands, each with a different traditional-style tattoo design including a mandala, skull, rose, eye in a triangle and crossed bones.
Six hands with black ink tattoo designs
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with layered lotus-style petals, curled scrollwork and a central Om symbol, shown on pale skin.
Dotwork mandala with central Om symbol
Black and grey dotwork design of queen Anne's lace and wildflowers in front of a circle and overlapping triangles, drawn on white paper.
Dotwork botanical flowers with geometric circle
Black blackwork tattoo of an ornamental stag head with patterned dotwork and geometric fills, on the forearm.
Ornamental stag head on a forearm
Black dotwork mandala tattoo on the top of one foot and a crescent moon with mandala and dangling drops on the other, with small tattoos on the toes.
Mandala and crescent moon tattoos on both feet
Close view of a hand with black nails and silver rings, showing black dotwork lines and mandala-style ornaments across the fingers and back of the hand.
Mandala and dotwork design on a hand
Red and purple dotwork tribal tattoo with black accents spanning a person's shoulder blade and upper back.
Red dotwork tribal design on a shoulder and back
Three views of a black and grey leg sleeve with a large peony at the thigh and dotwork mandala patterns running down the calf to the ankle and foot.
Black and grey peony and mandala leg sleeve
Black ink geometric mandala tattoo with ornate detailing on the centre of a woman's chest, between the breasts.
Symmetrical mandala tattoo on the chest
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an ornate feather with three small birds flying off it, on the side of a ribcage.
Ornate feather with three birds on the ribs
Black and grey tattoo of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha with ornate patterned linework forming an Om symbol on skin.
Ganesha within an Om symbol
Black and white blackwork design of a skull within interlaced knotwork, framed by a scalloped petal border.
Skull and knotwork in a petal ring
Black and grey dotwork flower tattoo with layered geometric petals wrapping the forearm just below the elbow.
Dotwork flower tattoo on the forearm
A grid of brown and gold mehndi-style floral and paisley motifs on a white background, offered as tattoo flash.
Grid of henna-style floral motifs
Pale white ink paisley and mandala tattoo with dotwork detail across the lower back of a person with tanned skin.
White ink paisley design on lower back
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of stripes wrapping around a forearm in an optical illusion, with a dotwork spiral pattern on the arm above.
Striped optical wrap on forearm
Close side view of a black mandala tattoo with scalloped lace-like detail on the upper thigh, worn beneath black underwear on a sunny beach.
Black mandala tattoo on upper thigh
Black linework tattoo of a geometric petal mandala on the inside of a forearm, with a checked shirt sleeve above it.
Black linework petal mandala on a forearm
Black dotwork and fine line mandala flower tattoo on the outer upper arm of a woman in a floral skirt.
Mandala flower tattoo on upper arm
Black ink drawing of a crescent moon filled with mandala patterns and a central butterfly motif, with stippled dotwork edges, as a tattoo design.
Crescent moon mandala with butterfly
Black linework mandala with a pink watercolour triangle and rainbow splashes, tattooed on the outer thigh.
Mandala and watercolour triangle on a thigh
Black ornamental floral tattoo with paisley and dotwork detail and hanging drops on the outer thigh, with a hand resting beside it on purple fabric.
Ornamental floral thigh tattoo with dotted drops
Two side-by-side photographs of dotwork hand tattoos on a lower leg: the left with a lace-like wrist mandala over green leaves, the right holding red freesia with crystals and moon symbols.
Two hands with flowers and crystals on a calf
Black line mandala tattoo with a feather motif covering the upper and middle back, in a geometric style.
Mandala and feather tattoo across a back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a long-beaked bird with an ornate patterned tail on the forearm of a person whose hand rests on a lace garment.
Ornate bird tattoo on forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of ornate mandalas and clouds covering the upper arm and shoulder of a man, with the face out of frame.
Dotwork mandala sleeve on upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with floral motifs covering an upper arm down towards the elbow.
Black and grey mandala sleeve
Black and grey geometric tattoos on the upper arm and forearm of a person with crossed arms, wearing a pink crochet top and patterned black skirt.
Geometric arm tattoos with crochet top
Large white-ink mandala tattoo with a central flower and ornate radial linework on a lower leg, in a geometric style, on the calf.
White-ink mandala on a lower leg
Black ink geometric mandala design in a fan shape with dotted swags and teardrop motifs, drawn on white paper with no body part shown.
Geometric mandala fan with dotted drops
Two forearms: a fine line black arrow with leaf-shaped fletching on the left forearm, and a dotwork mandala on the right forearm, both in black ink.
Arrow and mandala on forearms
Purple line drawing of a symmetrical mandala with a spiral centre, layered petals and dotted accents, in a geometric style, shown as a standalone design on a white background.
Purple mandala with spiral centre
Black and grey dotwork mandala leg sleeve with a butterfly on each thigh, covering both legs from thigh to ankle.
Mandala leg sleeve with butterflies
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of paisley swirls and flowers across a person's upper back and shoulder blade.
Paisley and floral design across a upper back