Scroll tattoo ideas

1,165 photos and flash · 29% Botanical, 13% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Black and grey scrollwork tattoo with a solid black loop motif on the side of a hip, shown on a person in a pink top and dark leggings.
Black heart and scrollwork on a hip
Black and grey realism tattoo of three roses, a bud and curling vines running down the side of a torso over the ribs.
Black and grey roses and vines on ribs
Grey scrollwork heart around a red keyhole with three grey skeleton keys and red ribbons, tattooed on the back.
Keyhole heart with three skeleton keys
Botanical tattoo of pink-outlined peonies, leaves and grey scrollwork across a person's thigh.
Peony and scrollwork floral piece on thigh
Colour tattoo of orange poppies, green vines and a large decorative letter with swirling scrollwork on a person's limb, in a botanical style.
Poppies and a decorative letter on a limb
Black line drawing of a rabbit wearing a bow with roses, leaves and diamonds inside an ornate frame, sketched on paper as a neo-traditional tattoo design.
Rabbit and roses flash design in a frame
Black line drawing flash sheet of three rows of ornamental hanging drops and dangles, with scrolls, dots and teardrop shapes, shown on white.
Drops and dangles flash sheet
Pen and ink lettering design of an ornate numeral five with dotwork shading, hatching and swirling flourishes, drawn on paper beside pens and a ruler.
Ornate numeral five lettering design
Woman seen from behind with a large symmetrical black linework ornamental tattoo across her upper back, in a fine line style.
Symmetrical ornamental linework across upper back
Black and grey lace garter tattoo with floral scrollwork and small ribbon tails around the upper thigh, shown in three photographs.
Lace garter tattoo on the thigh
Black line drawing of a stylised peacock with a curled crest, swirling tail feathers and decorative patterning, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Ornamental peacock line drawing
Six black line drawings of ornamental sacred hearts, some with flames, rays and roses, laid out on tracing paper as tattoo flash designs.
Sacred heart flash designs on tracing paper
Black line drawing of a swirling wing shape made from music staves and notes, on a cream background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Musical notes and swirling wing design
Close photo of a large botanical and realistic feather tattoo with blue, pink and purple shading across a person's stomach and side, with a navel piercing visible.
Feather and floral tattoo across the torso
Black ink blackwork back tattoo of symmetrical lotus and ornamental motifs, photographed from behind in a tattoo studio.
Ornamental full back tattoo
Flash sheet of black ink designs showing hearts built from scrolls, curling vines and floral flourishes on a white background.
Heart and swirl flash sheet
Pencil drawing of a barn owl with spread wings carrying a scroll banner inscribed with the words "It's only forever not long at all", a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Barn owl with script banner design
Traditional style tattoo of a blue deer with stars and forget-me-not flowers above a scroll banner reading Always, on the upper arm.
Blue deer and forget-me-nots on a banner
Two hands held together, each with a thin black fine line tattoo of a looping wave wrapped around the base of a finger.
Matching fine line wave tattoos on two fingers
Dense black ink ornamental floral tattoo covering a woman's thigh and running down to the calf, in a botanical style.
Ornamental floral tattoo on a thigh and calf
Fine line tattoo of pink hearts linked by swirling black scrollwork on the ankle.
Pink hearts and swirls on an ankle
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a cartoon black cat in a hood on the thigh, with grey scrollwork above it.
Cartoon black cat tattoo on a thigh
Black linework tattoo of flowers and swirling vines running across the top of a foot, with pink plaid toenails.
Flower and vine tattoo on the top of a foot
Tattoo flash design of two pink roses and a pink daisy linked by black swirling vines on a white background with grey splatters, shown without any body placement.
Pink roses and swirls flash design
Black botanical tattoo of a lotus flower with curling swirls on the lower torso, just above a white waistband.
Lotus and swirls on the lower torso
Black botanical scroll tattoo with flowers and swirling foliage running from the shoulder down the upper arm, seen from behind.
Floral scroll tattoo on upper arm
Black floral mandala tattoo with paisley swirls across the back of a hand, worn alongside several silver rings and white nails.
Black floral mandala on the back of a hand
Colour traditional tattoo of a message in a bottle with pink flowers, green leaves and yellow sprigs on an upper arm.
Message in a bottle with flowers on an arm
Fine line dragonfly tattoo with teal wings and black scrolling swirls on the top of a foot, with pebbles beside it.
Dragonfly and swirls on a foot
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design with a curling scroll reading Embrace your Madness, a pocket watch, a top hat, playing card suits and a silhouette of Alice falling.
Alice in Wonderland quote scroll design
Black and grey flash design of a rose formed from banknote-style scrolls with geometric borders and numerals, shown without a body placement.
Rose woven from banknote scrolls
Four bare feet and ankles standing on a dark carpet, three with fresh black swirl tattoos on the ankle under plastic wrap and tape and one with a small healed black mark.
Swirl ankle tattoos on four feet
Black and grey botanical mandala tattoo with dotwork and flowing swirls running from behind the ear down the side of the neck.
Mandala and swirl tattoo on the side of the neck
Black and grey botanical tattoo of two plumeria flowers with swirling lines and dots on the lower torso.
Black and grey plumeria flowers with swirls
White dotwork design of a six-pointed symmetrical swirl ornament with scrolls and curls on a black background, shown as a flash-style drawing rather than on skin.
Dotwork six-point swirl ornament design
Black line drawing of a stylised wing filled with scrolls and curled swirls on a white background, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Swirled wing line design
Black ink drawing of an ornamental treble clef with a Celtic knot, scrolls and leaf details, shown on cream paper as a tattoo design.
Ornamental treble clef with Celtic knot
Black and grey full back tattoo of a dragon over a heart shield, framed by Celtic knotwork, runes and skulls, in a Realism style on the back.
Full back piece with dragon and Celtic knotwork
Black tribal tattoo with spiral and geometric patterns covering a man's shoulder, upper arm and upper chest, in a blackwork style.
Black tribal shoulder and arm tattoo
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
Black ink drawing of a butterfly with intricate swirling lace-like wings and curling antennae, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Lace-winged butterfly design
Black ink tattoo of the words go the distance in script above a circle with scroll swirls and a lightning bolt, on a forearm.
Go the distance script and lightning bolt on forearm
Black flash sheet of a bird, floral sprigs, scroll ornaments, a lace border and a flower, drawn as tattoo designs in a stencil-like style.
Floral and bird flash sheet in black
White mandala design with layered petals and dotted accents on a grey background, drawn as a stencil-style flash with no body placement shown.
Radial mandala stencil design
Four sugar skull designs in teal, magenta, purple and green, each decorated with flowers, scrolls and hearts on a white background.
Four coloured sugar skull designs
A white sheet of gold metallic temporary tattoo designs, with chain links, flower medallions, lace-like bands and scrolls, laid on a black case.
Gold metallic temporary tattoo border sheet
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an ornate floral heart and dotted chain drapes across a woman's upper back and nape, photographed from behind.
Ornamental floral back piece with dotted chains
Flash design of a pair of stylised phoenix wings in red, orange and yellow with black outlines and feather detail, shown without a body placement.
Pair of fiery phoenix wings