Mandala tattoo ideas

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

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Black ink mandala tattoo design drawn on paper, with a crescent moon at the centre and dotwork and geometric petals radiating outwards.
Mandala with crescent moon design
Black and grey dotwork lion head with a flowing mane and mandala behind it, tattooed on the upper thigh.
Lion head with mandala on thigh
Black line drawing sheet of many Thai sak yant designs, including yantra grids, tigers, a rooster, pagodas and Thai-style script, with no placement on the body shown.
Sheet of Thai sak yant tattoo designs
Black ink drawing of a compass rose tattoo design with N, E, S and W points, a dotwork mandala centre and fine line petals, shown as a stencil-style sketch with no body placement visible.
Compass rose design with mandala centre
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm, with a small yin yang below it, shown on a hand resting on a red tartan shirt.
Mandala tattoo on a wrist
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo on the front of a thigh, with a dense radial pattern of petals and dots.
Dotwork mandala on a thigh
Black and grey mandala tattoo with leaves, scrolls and a shaded oval gem on the inner forearm and wrist.
Mandala wrist tattoo with a central gem
Black ink drawing of a half mandala with lotus-like petals and stippled dotwork shading, drawn on white paper, shown as a design for a possible tattoo.
Half mandala drawn in black dotwork on paper
Back view of a person with a red mandala tattoo on the upper back and a blue line tattoo of a lotus and clouds on the left shoulder blade.
Red mandala and blue lotus on upper back
Black ink pen drawing of an ornate mandala design with a central flower, teardrop motifs and leaf-like scrollwork on white paper, with faint pencil guidelines.
Mandala design with flower and teardrop motifs
Black and grey dotwork crescent moon with a mandala pattern and small star on a woman's upper back, photographed from behind.
Crescent moon and mandala on upper back
Black ink linework drawing of a mandala-style lotus flower inside a crescent moon, with swirls and diamond drops, drawn on paper as a tattoo design.
Lotus and crescent moon mandala design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a ringed planet with geometric detail on the outer forearm of an arm held out with an open hand.
Ringed planet tattoo on a forearm
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with radiating dots on the inner forearm of a person whose hand is held by another person wearing a blue dress.
Dotwork mandala on an inner forearm
Black linework mandala design with eight pointed lotus-style petals, spirals and dotted centre, drawn on a pale grey background.
Black ink mandala with lotus petals
Black ink geometric mandala and ornamental band tattoo on a forearm, with fine dots running towards the wrist.
Mandala cuff tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo wrapping around a forearm, with a band of script across the centre and a lotus drop below.
Mandala armband with script on a forearm
Colourful geometric mandala tattoo on a forearm, with black linework, dotwork shading and soft pink, teal and yellow washes of colour.
Geometric mandala on a forearm
Close-up of a blue and violet mandala tattoo with fine ornamental linework covering the top of a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Blue mandala tattoo on the shoulder
Black and grey crescent moon with a face inside a dotwork mandala border, with a small sun on the toe, on the top of a foot.
Crescent moon and sun on a foot
Black linework mandala with a central semicolon and dotted border, tattooed on the lower leg in a geometric style.
Mandala with semicolon on a lower leg
Close-up of a blue and black mandala tattoo with dotwork petals and lace-like detail on a woman's shoulder, shown in a selfie-style photo.
Blue mandala tattoo on a shoulder
Black ink drawing of a radial mandala with dotwork shading and leaf and petal shapes, drawn on paper beside fineliner pens.
Radial mandala design in black ink
Black geometric linework sleeve on a forearm, with a star-lattice pattern above and a mandala-like design below the elbow.
Geometric linework sleeve on an arm
Colour mandala tattoo with teal, blue and black petals and dotted centre, on the thigh.
Teal and blue mandala on the thigh
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo with dotwork detail on the inner forearm, above a dark leather wrist strap.
Geometric mandala on a forearm
Black and grey owl tattoo with ornate floral and mandala details on the inner forearm, shaded with fine dotwork.
Owl and ornamental design on a forearm
Black and white photo of two geometric mandala tattoos, one on each forearm, with fine linework on the left and dense dotwork shading on the right.
Matching mandala tattoos on two forearms
Hand-drawn black ink mandala with layered petals and fine dotted detail, drawn on white paper in a spiral sketchbook.
Black ink mandala design in a sketchbook
Black ink drawing of a mandala-style compass rose with lotus motifs, shown as a flash design for a tattoo.
Mandala compass rose tattoo design
Black mandala tattoo with a compass star at its centre, shown in two photos on a forearm against a white wall.
Mandala and compass rose on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a radiating geometric star design across a person's hip and upper thigh, shown in a black and white photograph.
Dotwork mandala on hip and thigh
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with a lotus centre on the inner forearm, with soft purple and pink watercolour splashes behind it.
Mandala and lotus on a forearm
Colour tattoo of two sunflowers with green leaves and feathers beside a black-lined dreamcatcher, placed on the side of the torso.
Sunflowers and dreamcatcher on the side
Black ink pen drawing of a rose on paper, surrounded by a fine lace-like geometric mandala pattern, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Rose with lace mandala design
Dotwork and line drawing of a cat with a third eye, a flower and a mandala behind its head, with faint red wash on the left.
Cat with third eye and mandala design
Greyscale drawing of a radial mandala design with a central star, layered petals, leaf shapes and dotted borders.
Grey mandala design with dotwork detail
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo spreading across a person's hip and upper thigh, photographed from the side against a plain background.
Dotwork mandala on hip and thigh
Black ink mandala tattoo with dotwork border on a tanned shoulder, with a beach and sea behind.
Mandala tattoo on a shoulder at the beach
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork rings and petal shapes on the side of a person's ribs.
Mandala tattoo on the ribs
Black dotwork mandala tattoo on a calf showing an eye in a triangle above a ship's wheel and an anchor, with fern and filigree ornament.
Eye, anchor and ship's wheel on a calf
Black mandala tattoo with scrolls and pointed petals curving across the side of the ribs on a bare torso, in black and grey.
Mandala tattoo on the side ribs
Black and grey owl on a branch with red-toned mandala and sunburst lines, tattooed on a thigh in a geometric and botanical style.
Owl on branch thigh tattoo
Black mandala tattoo on the back of a hand near the wrist, with small dot accents on two fingers, in a geometric dotwork style.
Black mandala tattoo on the back of a hand
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo covering the tops of both feet, with a small outlined star near the toes of the right foot.
Mandala tattoo across both feet
Black linework mandala design with five scalloped petals, paisley motifs, dotted borders and hatched edges, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Five-petal mandala flower design
Black ink drawing of a crescent moon with a sleeping face, filled with mandala patterns and framed by a scalloped mandala border, shown as a tattoo design.
Mandala moon line drawing
Black and grey mandala tattoo with radiating geometric petals on the upper arm of a person in a maroon top and blue-grey skirt.
Mandala tattoo on an upper arm