Scroll tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey realism tattoo of praying hands wrapped in a scroll banner reading Lord forgive me for my past wrongs and future sins, on the upper arm.
Praying hands with banner on upper arm
Black ink drawing of a heart filled with scrolls and the word sister in script, with purple shading, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Sister script within a swirled heart
Black and grey mandala tattoo with geometric and floral detail on the thigh of a person wearing denim shorts.
Mandala tattoo on a thigh
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
Neo-traditional tattoo of a pink rose, anemone flowers and acanthus scrolls in grey and blue across the outer thigh, shown in two side-by-side views.
Neo-trad rose and acanthus on a thigh
Black and white flash design of piano keys curving across the page like a ribbon, with scripted lettering reading I will sing of the Lord's great love forever.
Piano keys ribbon with Psalm 89:1 lettering
Pencil line drawing of a heart-shaped design with a beaded border, an anchor and key, and scrollwork, drawn on paper as a traditional-style flash sheet.
Heart, anchor and key flash design
Black ink tattoo of a pair of scissors decorated with scrolls, leaves and a small flower, sitting on the forearm.
Scissors with floral flourishes on a forearm
Sheet of gold, silver and black metallic geometric tattoo designs with quatrefoils, diamonds and starbursts, shown flat with no body placement.
Metallic geometric temporary tattoo sheet
Close-up of a dark ornamental swirl and dot design running from the fingers across the back of a hand to the wrist, in a black_and_grey finish.
Ornamental swirl design across the back of a hand
Black ornamental blackwork tattoo of a mandala, flowers and paisley scrolls covering a forearm, with more tattooed linework on the hand and wrist beside it.
Blackwork floral mandala on a forearm
Black scrollwork butterfly tattoo with a teal ribbon across the centre, on the upper back of a person with dark hair tied up.
Butterfly with teal ribbon on upper back
Four black crown designs on a peach background, one with a cross, one with a lotus-style top, one with filigree scrolls and one with swirling ornamental flourishes.
Four ornate crown designs in black
Black and cream drawing of a panda face styled as a sugar skull, with round ears, dotwork shading and floral ornament, shown as a tattoo flash design.
Panda sugar skull design
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo covering the nape of the neck and upper back of a person with dark hair, in a dimly lit setting.
Mandala tattoo on the back of the neck
Two matching black fine line heart tattoos with swirling scrolls and script reading Big Sis and Little Sis, shown on two forearms.
Matching sister heart tattoos on forearms
Black and grey realism sleeve on an upper arm and forearm, showing a vintage microphone, roses and a violin with a ribbon banner.
Microphone, roses and violin sleeve
Colourful mandala tattoo with teal and yellow hearts, red petals and a central flower on the shoulder, in a neo-traditional style.
Mandala with hearts on a shoulder
Black ink design drawing of a stylised bird with patterned wings and a long tail that curls into spirals, shown on a plain white background.
Stylised bird with swirling tail
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with a central eight-point star on the upper thigh and hip.
Mandala and star tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey photograph of a blackwork ornamental scroll tattoo with leaf motifs on the neck behind an ear.
Ornamental scroll tattoo behind the ear
Traditional style tattoo of a black swallow pierced by an arrow with red, yellow and teal accents, on the upper arm.
Swallow and arrow on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork-style dragonfly design with ornate wings, a jewelled body and dotted chains hanging beneath, drawn on a lilac grey background.
Ornate dragonfly with dotted chains design
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a lace bow with floral patterning, shaded to look three-dimensional, across the upper back.
Black lace bow across the upper back
Black and grey dotwork flash design of an eye inside a triangle, framed by fish, a cross, an anchor and a heart within a circular mandala.
Eye in triangle mandala design
Fine line black ink tattoo of two hands holding a handwritten scroll, with footprints trailing across the upper arm.
Hands holding a scroll with footprints
Brown henna botanical design of flowers, leaves and scrolling vines across the palm, fingers and wrist, with dotted line accents.
Henna flower design on hand and wrist
Grey outlined anchor tattoo with swirling scrollwork and a pale blue curved section at the top, sitting on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Anchor with swirls on the upper back
Black and grey realism leg sleeve on the thigh and calf showing a lion head, sunflowers, a clock face and scrolled lettering.
Lion and clock leg sleeve in black and grey
Illustrated flash design of a black and yellow orca with an orange tail, crossed by a beige banner reading IF YOU LOVE ME LET ME GO, on a cream damask background.
Orca with a banner reading If you love me let me go
Black ink lace pattern tattoo on a forearm and wrist, with a second lace panel on the lower arm, shown in a black-and-grey linework style.
Black lace tattoo on forearm
Flash sheet of gold and silver metallic geometric tattoo designs, including arrows, diamonds, a lattice band and sun motifs, on a dark grey background.
Metallic geometric tattoo design sheet
Solid black silhouette of a songbird in profile, with white floral and scroll shapes cut into the body, shown as a blackwork-style tattoo design.
Songbird silhouette with white floral detail
Colour tattoo of a stylised figure in an ornate headdress beside a small skull, in traditional style, on the outer upper arm.
Ornate figure with skull on upper arm
Black ornamental padlock and key flash design with handwritten script above and below, shown without any body placement.
Ornate padlock and key with love script
Black ornamental tattoo of two flowers and curling vines with swirls across the upper chest, in a botanical style.
Black floral vine tattoo on the chest
Black ornamental flash design of a butterfly made from swirling scrolls and open circles on a white background.
Swirl butterfly flash design
Fine line grey floral vine tattoo with dotted details on the top of a bare foot near the ankle, with red painted toenails.
Floral vine tattoo on the foot
Fine line outline tattoo of an ornate frame with scrolled corners, in single-tone ink on the upper arm.
Ornate frame outline on upper arm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a moka pot with a red flower and a scroll reading DEATH BEFORE DECAF, on the lower leg.
Moka pot and scroll reading Death Before Decaf
Close-up of a hand with white ornamental floral patterns across the back, fingers and wrist, on dark skin against a grey marble background.
White ornamental henna-style design on a hand
Black line drawing of a lotus flower with curling swirls and tendrils, shown as a botanical tattoo design on a white background.
Lotus flower with swirling scrolls
Black and grey lace garter tattoo with dotwork shading and a mandala-like centre on the upper thigh of a person holding plaid shorts.
Lace garter tattoo on a thigh
Flash sheet of four Harley-Davidson logo designs with scrollwork, winged flames and script lettering, in lavender, orange, red and purple.
Harley-Davidson logo tattoo flash sheet
Shaded pink lily tattoo with black swirling scrollwork across the upper back and shoulder blade, in a realistic botanical style.
Pink lilies with swirls on upper back
Blue ink and pencil drawing of a gramophone with swirling scrolls, roses and floating music notes, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Gramophone with flowers and music notes
Black and grey fine line infinity symbol tattoo with curled scroll detail at the right end, placed on the upper body and shown in a close-up photo.
Infinity symbol with swirl detail on skin
Close-up of a black swirling linework tattoo behind a person's ear, running down the side of the neck with a flowing, tribal-inspired design.
Swirling linework tattoo behind the ear