Mandala tattoo ideas

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

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Black linework lotus mandala with pink, purple and blue watercolour splashes, tattooed on the inside of a forearm.
Lotus mandala with watercolour splashes on a forearm
Black mandala tattoo on the upper arm of a person in a white bralette and denim shorts, with a dark tattoo partly visible on the thigh.
Black mandala on upper arm
Black dotwork drawing of a compass rose enclosing a globe, with a crescent arc curving beside it on a stand, shown as a tattoo design.
Compass rose and globe dotwork design
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo centred between the shoulder blades on the upper back of a woman tying her hair into a bun.
Mandala tattoo on upper back
Black linework flash design of an ornate flower with paisley swirls, dotted leaves and a mandala centre, on a white background.
Ornate paisley and mandala flower design
Black ink ornamental elephant with a lotus flower on a woman's ribs, with script tattooed on her upper arm.
Ornamental elephant with lotus on ribs
Black and grey hamsa hand tattoo with a realistic eye and ornamental dotwork detailing, placed on the side of the ribs.
Hamsa hand with an eye on the ribs
Black dotwork and blackwork mandala tattoo with radiating spikes and a solid central circle, placed on the calf.
Dotwork mandala on a calf
Black ink sun and moon mandala tattoo with a face and radiating rays on a woman's shoulder, shown in a close photo with blonde hair and a white top.
Sun and moon mandala on a shoulder
Two small black mandala flower tattoos in a fine line style, one on each inner wrist of two people with their arms placed together.
Matching mandala tattoos on two wrists
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with leaves and a wavy snake-like line on the inner forearm, beside a sleeping tabby cat.
Dotwork mandala on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo of stippled petals, leaves and small flower shapes across the wrist and forearm.
Dotwork mandala tattoo on the wrist
Black ink mandala tattoo with layered petals and fine geometric detail on the upper arm near the elbow.
Mandala tattoo on the upper arm
Black and grey mandala tattoo on a forearm just below the elbow, with symmetrical petals, leaves and dot-tipped sprigs in blackwork and dotwork style.
Black and grey mandala on forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a humpback whale filled with floral mandala patterns, on the side of the torso.
Whale with floral pattern on the side
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork shading and scroll-filled petals, placed on the outer forearm.
Black mandala tattoo on an forearm
Black ink lace-style tattoo with geometric panels, dotwork chains and a central pendant across the underbust and upper abdomen.
Lace-style underbust tattoo with chain drops
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork detail covering the back of a hand and onto the wrist.
Black mandala tattoo across the back of a hand
Fine line black mandala tattoo with small ornamental sprigs above and below it on a forearm.
Mandala tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey geometric forearm tattoo of a drafting compass framed by triangles and mandala-style dotwork patterns.
Compass and mandala forearm tattoo
Dark henna-style floral design with swirls and dots across the back of a hand, up the wrist and onto the fingers, set against brown fur.
Floral henna-style design on a hand
Black linework tattoo of a lion head with a mandala crown and geometric lines, with dotwork shading, on a forearm.
Geometric lion head on a forearm
Black line drawing of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha framed by an ornate mandala and resting on a lotus, a flash design suited to a larger back or chest piece.
Ganesha with mandala and lotus design
Black fine line tattoo of a Roman numeral clock face with silhouetted figures, framed by three roses and leaves, on the outer thigh of a person in shorts.
Clock and roses on a thigh
Black ink drawing of a symmetrical lotus mandala design with dotwork shading and a central gem motif, drawn on white paper beside fine liner pens and a stencil ruler.
Lotus mandala design with dotwork shading
Black and grey lotus flower with fine mandala detailing and dotted lines above and below, on the upper back of a woman with a short brown bob.
Lotus flower on upper back
A woman lying down wearing a black top and black briefs, with black and grey tattoos on her upper arm, forearm, ribs and thigh.
Black and grey tattoos on arm, torso and thigh
Black line drawing of a geometric mandala with lotus petals, with smaller ornamental motifs above and below, shown on a white sheet beside a ruler.
Mandala and lotus ornament design
Close-up of a black ornamental band tattoo with mandala, dot and lattice patterns wrapping the inner forearm and wrist, worn by a person with a gold ring.
Black ornamental band tattoo on a wrist
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo on the upper arm, shown in a close-up and a side view beside it.
Dotwork mandala on upper arm
Black and grey traditional butterfly tattoo on the nape of a person's neck, with a geometric mandala-style piece below.
Butterfly tattoo on the nape of the neck
Neo-trad owl tattoo with teal eyes and teal patterned detail, a key beneath it, and small script at the wrist, on the inner forearm.
Owl and key on the inner forearm
Blue-grey botanical mandala tattoo of a large flower with scrolled leaves, sitting on the wrist of a person wearing a white top.
Blue-grey floral mandala on a wrist
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with an eye motif and swirling petals on a lower leg, resting on a dark surface beside blue leopard print leggings.
Mandala tattoo on a lower leg
Black mandala and lace-like sleeve tattoo covering the forearm and upper arm of a woman in a white top, with arms raised in bright sunlight.
Mandala sleeve on a forearm and upper arm
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a sunflower-style mandala with a crescent moon at its centre, shown as a design on white paper with no body placement visible.
Sunflower mandala with crescent moon
Black dotwork mandala and flowing spiral linework tattooed down a bare lower back, with dotted lines continuing onto both forearms and upper arms.
Dotwork mandala and spiral down the lower back
Two photographs of a black line tattoo of an ornamental cat filled with swirls and a crescent, with a dotted mandala behind it.
Ornamental cat with dotwork mandala
Black and grey ornate floral tattoo with stippled shading covering a person's upper back, from the nape of the neck to between the shoulder blades.
Ornate floral tattoo across upper back
Pencil drawing of a symmetrical geometric mandala design with petal shapes, swirls and dots, shown on a sketchbook page.
Symmetrical mandala flash design
Black and grey rose sleeve on a woman's left arm and a fine line mandala tattoo on her upper back, photographed outdoors on a beach.
Rose sleeve and mandala on a beach
Black and grey fine line elephant with mandala-style patterns on the upper back, with a script quotation tattooed below it.
Ornamental elephant and script quote on upper back
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of an owl above an ornate sugar skull on the inner forearm.
Owl and sugar skull on a forearm
Black dotwork and geometric mandala tattoo with a solid triangle on the inner forearm, shown with the hand open and palm up.
Mandala and triangle forearm tattoo
Colourful owl tattoo with mandala-style patterns in pink, teal and orange on the upper arm.
Colourful owl tattoo on the upper arm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with radiating petal shapes on the side of a person's ribs, photographed in black and white.
Dotwork mandala tattoo on the ribs
Black fine line tattoo of nested, interlocking triangles forming a star shape on the inner wrist and forearm.
Nested triangle star on a wrist
Black ink drawing of a mandala dreamcatcher with dotted strands, beads, feathers and teardrop pendants, drawn in fine line style with no placement shown.
Mandala dreamcatcher line drawing