Curl tattoo ideas

106 photos and flash · 26% Fine line, 12% Neo-trad · Forearm most common

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Black ink tattoo of swirling, wave-like ornamental linework covering the palm of a hand, with a central motif surrounded by curled borders.
Swirling black ink design across a palm
Black and grey photo of a bold, abstract swirling flourish tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm, in a blackwork style.
Black swirl flourish on a wrist
Traditional colour tattoo of a woman's face framed by a flower crown and dark curled hair, placed on the thigh.
Woman with a flower crown on the thigh
Black line drawing of a heart formed by flowing curls and swirls, with three small dots, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Swirling heart line design
Black and green line drawing of a Polynesian-style tribal design with koru spirals and chevron bands, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Polynesian-style koru design with green fill
Fine line tattoo of a looping vertical line running down the centre of a bare back, beside a small square of gold leaf.
Looping line tattoo down the spine
Black outlined swirl tattoo with pale green shading on the ankle, shown on light skin against a patterned towel.
Green and black swirl motif on ankle
Black tribal-style tattoo of curling swirls and a small dot on the forearm, in a bold blackwork style.
Tribal swirl tattoo on a forearm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of an art deco flapper woman in profile wearing a beaded headpiece, on the upper arm.
Art deco flapper in profile on an arm
Close-up of a black scrollwork tattoo running across the top of a foot, with a small swirl on the second toe.
Black scroll tattoo across the top of a foot
Small black fine line tattoo of a bird-like outline joined to a heart with a curling tail, placed on the back of a hand.
Fine line heart and bird outline on hand
Fine line black tattoo of three small dots on the inner forearm and a tiny curled symbol on the lower abdomen above jeans.
Minimal dots and a small curl tattoo
Pencil sketch of a woman's face framed by curling hair, peach roses, antlers, arrows and chains, drawn as a neo-traditional tattoo design with no body part visible.
Woman with roses and arrows pencil design
Two small black fine line tattoos of a curled stroke symbol on the ankles of two people, shown close up.
Small matching ankle tattoos
Small black fine line tattoo of a looped motif on a person's forearm, resting on a floral bedsheet.
Small black motif on a forearm
Black and grey single-line tattoo of a curled spiral form on the inner forearm, shown in a greyscale photograph.
Minimal curled line tattoo on forearm
Black outline tattoo of a cat head with whiskers above a curled tail line on the forearm, in a fine line style.
Cat head and curled tail on forearm
Two matching black feather tattoos on the inner wrists of two people, one with a curled stem and one with fine shading, in a fine line style.
Matching feather tattoos on two wrists
Colour tattoo of a purple and teal seahorse with a curled tail and pink cheek, shown on the thigh in a neo-traditional style.
Purple and teal seahorse tattoo
Black fine line tattoo of a spiral, curl and upright stroke with a crossbar on the upper back near the neck, in black and grey.
Fine line spiral and figure on upper back
Black ink drawing of a hummingbird built from ornate swirling linework and curls on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Swirling hummingbird tattoo design
Dark blue scrollwork tattoo with curls and small wing-like points across the lower back, with pink accents, shown above jeans.
Blue scrollwork tattoo on the lower back
Fine line black tattoo of abstract curling strokes, sweeping lines and dashed lines on the side of the ribs.
Abstract line tattoo of curls and strokes on ribs
Small black fine line tattoo of three curling waves on the inside of a forearm, with a red fabric and a gold chevron pendant in the background.
Three wave curls on a forearm
Coloured flash illustration of a cartoon woman with brown curls and a beast emblem tattoo on her shoulder, framed by roses and a banner reading 'Til the last petal falls.
Cartoon woman with roses and banner flash
Blue ink drawing of a woman's face framed by curled hair and two large roses, in a neo-traditional style, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Woman portrait with roses in curled hair
Six hand-drawn black ink spiral and swirl designs on tracing paper, with a green pen lying across the top of the sheet.
Hand-drawn spiral and swirl tattoo designs
Close photo of a solid black tribal-style swirl tattoo with curled ends and a sprig-like tip on pale skin, in blackwork style.
Black tribal swirl tattoo on skin
Black ink line drawing of a weeping woman with curled hair, pearl beads and a cameo, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Weeping woman with cameo and pearls
Close view of a small black fine line curled motif tattoo on the wrist of a hand with the index finger extended.
Small black curl tattoo on the wrist
Pen drawing of a decorative feather with fine line detail, dotted shading and curling tendrils, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Black ink feather design with swirls
Six black line drawings of scrolling flourish ornaments stacked on a white background, shown as tattoo design options with no body part visible.
Six black scrollwork flourish designs
Small black scroll tattoo on the outer ankle, shown beside a white leopard-print canvas trainer and rolled denim jeans.
Small scroll tattoo on an ankle
Realism tattoo of a fragmented classical marble statue face with magenta bars and thin black lines on the lower leg.
Fragmented classical statue face on a calf
Black and grey tribal tattoo of spiral curls and chevron bands across the upper back.
Tribal curl design across the upper back
Solid black heart design surrounded by swirling scrolls and small hearts on a white background, shown as a flash-style drawing.
Black heart with swirls and small hearts
Black and white tribal design of interlocking spirals and curved bands filled with linear and hatched patterns, shown as a standalone drawing without a body part visible.
Tribal spiral design in black
Black tribal tattoo running from under the ribs down the side of the waist, with a navel piercing and low-rise denim visible.
Tribal tattoo down the side and waist
Small black swirl tattoo on the side of a finger, with a silver ring worn on the same hand against a dark brown background.
Small swirl tattoo on a finger
Photograph of a back with black tribal swirl tattoos running down the spine and across the lower back, set against green foliage and grass.
Tribal swirl tattoo across a bare back
Red tribal-style swirl and flame design on a white background, shown as a standalone drawing with no body placement visible.
Red swirl and flame design
Black and grey tattoo of a woman with flowing curled hair in an Art Nouveau style, with red shading on the shoulder, on the lower leg.
Art Nouveau woman portrait on a lower leg
Digital tattoo design of a black calligraphic curl with three fine tips above a red spiral, with the colour shifting from black to red, shown on a plain white background.
Black and red swirl tattoo design
Line drawing of a neo-traditional design showing a woman in profile with curled hair, an owl and roses, with no body placement visible.
Owl and woman profile design
Black and grey tattoo of a female silhouette with flowing swirled hair and a small flower, with curling linework, on the side of the torso.
Swirling silhouette figure with flower
Black ink line drawing of an abstract swirling design with curled ends and small dots, drawn on white paper as a tattoo design.
Swirling line design with curls and dots
Black and white flash design of a fish made from swirling, bubbled linework, with a long curling tail, shown without a body placement.
Swirling fish tattoo design in black
Black ink drawing of a vertical tribal-style design with a large central spiral and two smaller curled spirals joined by tapering lines, shown on a white background.
Vertical spiral tribal design