Curl tattoo ideas

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

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Grey tribal swirl tattoo on the side of a stomach above the hip, with a white bra top and white underwear visible.
Swirling tribal ornament on a stomach
Black and grey coiled snake tattoo with hatched shading and bold outlines on the outer forearm, with a small curling line above its head.
Coiled snake on a forearm
Solid black tattoo of a Texas-shaped outline filled with swirling scrollwork and dot accents, on the forearm.
Scrollwork Texas outline on forearm
Three metallic gold ornamental scroll borders with leaf and curl motifs on a cream background, shown as a design sheet with no body placement.
Three gold scroll border designs on cream
Close-up photograph of a green tribal spiral tattoo with black outlines and swirling curled shapes on a person's skin.
Green tribal spiral tattoo on skin
Black swirling linework tattoo with curls and dots across the upper back, shown in a sepia-toned photograph.
Swirling tribal-style tattoo on upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a mermaid with curly hair and a raised arm, with a fishtail, on a forearm.
Mermaid outline on a forearm
Black and white photo of a small fine line tattoo of a vertical line with loops and a curl, placed centrally on the chest.
Fine line vertical tattoo on the sternum
Black ink tattoo of a five-pointed looping star with curled tails, in a geometric style, on the back.
Looping star knot with curls on the back
Close-up photo of a small black line tattoo of a looped heart shape with a curled tail, on bare skin with slight redness around it.
Small black looped heart symbol tattoo
Close-up of a black linework scroll vine tattoo with small blue dots running along the outer rim of an ear.
Scrolling vine tattoo along the ear
Small black fine line tattoo of a cross made from leaf-shaped petals with spiral curls, on a pale forearm.
Looped cross tattoo on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a scrolling vine with curls and small dots on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Black scrolling vine design
Black and grey realism sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, showing a winged cherub on the upper arm and a classical sculpted face with flowing curls on the forearm.
Cherub and classical sculpture sleeve
Photograph of the back of a person's neck showing a red and black tribal-style swirl tattoo centred on the nape.
Red and black tribal swirl on the nape
Small black fine line tattoo of a stylised Leo zodiac symbol on skin, with slight redness around the ink.
Small black Leo zodiac symbol tattoo
Small solid black tattoo of a stylised glyph with a circle at the top, a curl to the left and a downward arrow, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Small black glyph on the inner forearm
Solid black stencil-style design of a serene Buddha face with curled hair, topped by an Om symbol, on a plain white background.
Buddha face design with Om symbol
Small black and grey silhouette tattoo with a curling line above it on the outer ankle of a bare foot.
Small black silhouette tattoo on ankle
Solid black ornamental design of a V shape with two curled scroll ends on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Black curled V swirl design
Line drawing of a woman's face with a feather headpiece, peony-style roses, curled hair and a cameo, in a neo-traditional style, with no body placement shown.
Neo-trad woman with roses and feather
Black and grey realism tattoo of a classical marble-style statue in profile wearing an ornate winged helmet, on a limb.
Classical helmeted statue in profile
Fine line black spiral tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, against a pale skin tone and a plastic sheet backdrop.
Single line spiral tattoo on a wrist
Solid black blackwork design of a symmetrical insect-like motif built from hexagons and curling arms, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Symmetrical hexagon and curl design
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a faceless woman with curled hair, painted tears and a dark lipstick mouth, on the forearm.
Faceless woman with curled hair on a forearm
Black dotwork tattoo of swirling dots and curls across a woman's upper back and shoulder, with a striped top visible at the edge of the frame.
Dotwork swirl tattoo across a shoulder blade
Colour tattoo of an ornate orange and teal scrollwork design with black outlines, shown on a limb in a Neo-traditional style.
Orange and teal scrollwork ornament on a limb
Black fine line tattoo of flowing swirls, curls and dots on the top of a foot, photographed against a pale tiled floor.
Black swirl ornament on the top of a foot
Black ink tattoo of three rearing horses in a vertical line with a dashed trail ending in a small curl, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Three rearing horses in a dashed trail on a forearm
Black and grey photograph of a fine-line ornamental tattoo with a lattice centre, curled details and dots, placed on the upper arm near the shoulder.
Ornamental lattice tattoo on upper arm
A small black abstract swirl tattoo sits on the lower leg just above the ankle, with a purple canvas trainer on the foot.
Small swirl tattoo on an ankle
Pen drawing of a tribal-style swirl tattoo design on white paper, with blue and black linework and shaded curls.
Tribal swirl tattoo design in blue and black
Fine line black vine tattoo with small curls and scrolls on a woman's ankle, above gold metallic heels.
Vine scroll tattoo on an ankle
Red pencil sketch of a neo-trad tattoo design showing a sugar skull woman with pinned curls, a profile of a man with a quiff, and a Vigilante script banner.
Sugar skull woman and profile man flash
Close-up of a hand and wrist against a black background, showing a small black fine-line curl tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Black curl tattoo on the wrist
Red watercolour-style poppy tattoo with a black centre and a thin black stem with curls, placed on the side of the ribs.
Watercolour poppy on the ribs
Black and grey photograph of a fine line curled symbol tattooed on the inner wrist of a hand held loosely in front of a soft blanket.
Small curled symbol on inner wrist
Black fine line drawing of stylised wildflowers and curling stems on a white background, a botanical tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Fine line drawing of wildflowers on stems
Traditional black and grey tattoo of a woman with curled hair and a cat inside a heart shape, on the lower leg.
Heart-framed woman and cat on a calf
Black line drawing of a stylised swallow in flight with scrolled wings and curled tail feathers, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Stylised swallow line drawing
Fine line black tattoo of a open spiral curl on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Single-line spiral on a wrist
Back view of a woman with a black ornamental blackwork tattoo spreading from the nape of the neck down the upper back.
Ornamental neck and upper back tattoo
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a classical bearded bust with curled beard and grape-like clusters, on the side of the ribs.
Classical bearded bust in dotwork on ribs
Traditional style flash design of a woman with curled hair, two blue roses, an eyeball and a banner reading I only have eyes for you.
Pin-up woman with roses and eyeball banner
Black and grey blackwork tribal flame tattoo with a thin-line infinity loop and curled ends, placed on a shoulder.
Tribal flame and infinity swirl on shoulder
Black and grey ink design of a horn-shaped form with swirling curls, an oval gemstone and small stars, captioned Taurus, shown as a flash drawing.
Taurus horn with flowing curls and gemstone
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman's face with curled light hair and dark lips, surrounded by star sparkles, on the outer thigh.
Black and grey portrait of a woman on thigh
Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman with curled black hair and gold ram horns, with grey and gold scrollwork, on the side of the ribs.
Horned woman portrait on the side ribs