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 a man in glasses and a tie on the outer thigh, with a scroll banner reading Assistant Regional Manager.
Portrait of a man in glasses with banner on thigh
Brown line drawing of an engraved acanthus scrollwork design with curling leaves and stippled shading, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Engraved acanthus scroll design
Traditional style swallow tattoo with a pink flower and leaf sprig in its beak, on the side of a person's torso.
Swallow with flower and leaf sprig
Black fine-line wavy tattoo running vertically down the spine of a woman seated with her bare back to the camera.
Wavy line tattoo down the spine
Black ink ornamental armband tattoo with a floral mandala motif on a person's forearm, worn over a light grey top.
Black ornamental armband tattoo on forearm
Black linework tattoo of two merged female faces with a central third eye and a starburst sun below, shown on a forearm in three photographs.
Merged female faces with third eye and sunburst
Black and grey peony with lace-style filigree and hanging beads tattooed on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Peony and lace design on the upper back
Small black swirl and dot tattoo on the ankle, shown in a close photograph of a bare foot.
Small swirl and dot tattoo on an ankle
Close view of a blue, teal and gold tattoo of birds within an ornate oval frame on the upper back, above a grey sweater with red fox motifs.
Blue bird ornament on upper back
Black ink flash sheet of ten symmetrical ornamental designs with spirals, diamonds, chevrons and dots, drawn on white paper.
Ornamental flash sheet with ten motifs
Pencil sketch of two ornate sugar skulls with flowers and curling swirls, drawn as a tattoo design in black and grey.
Sugar skulls with flowers and swirls
Black fine line tattoo of two looping heart shapes with curled scroll ends, on the side of a torso.
Looping heart and scroll symbol on side of torso
Black tribal spiral designs with curling patterns shown as armbands and shoulder pieces over grey body silhouettes.
Tribal spiral armband designs on body silhouettes
Raised white ink floral tattoo with lattice-filled petals and curling scrolls across the top of a foot, in a botanical style.
White ink floral design on the top of a foot
Black and grey tattoo of three patterned elephants walking in a line across the forearm, each filled with paisley and mandala detail.
Three ornate elephants on a forearm
Two hands with traditional style tattoos, bold black lettering across the finger knuckles and coloured banner designs on the backs of the hands.
Knuckle lettering and banners on both hands
Black and grey realism tattoo of praying hands and an unrolled scroll of scripture across the ribs and side of the torso.
Praying hands and scripture scroll on ribs
Colourful paisley, swirl and flower tattoos across the tops of two bare feet, with a bird motif on the right foot.
Paisley and floral foot tattoos
Small colour tattoo of a folk-art style elephant decorated with blue, yellow and red patterns, on the top of a foot beside a coin for scale.
Patterned elephant on the top of a foot
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing an owl beside curling scrolls with tulip-like buds, arranged within a circle, with no body placement shown.
Owl and floral scroll tattoo sketch
Black and grey raven tattoo with peony blooms and scrollwork running down the thigh, drawn in a neo-traditional style.
Raven and peony scroll on a thigh
Grey shaded lily with curling vine lines tattooed across a wrist and the back of a hand in a botanical style.
Lily and vine tattoo on wrist and hand
Two small tattoos on bare feet resting together: a dark scrolled bird motif on the left foot and a grey shield design with dotted detail on the right, on a floral fabric.
Two small matching-style tattoos on feet
Close-up of a small fine line tattoo of a black cross with red and black scrolls and dots on the outer ankle, in a Fine line style.
Small cross and scroll on an ankle
Black silhouette design of three police boxes of decreasing size, each with curling ornamental swirls, on a plain grey background.
Three police box silhouettes with swirls
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
Pale botanical linework tattoo across a shoulder and upper back, showing leaves, scrolls and a flower design.
Pale floral linework on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a purple butterfly beside a teal flower with yellow stamens, green leaves and black swirling linework, on skin.
Purple butterfly and teal flower tattoo
Black line drawing of a skull framed by rose blooms and leaves in a traditional flash style, with no placement shown.
Skull with roses and leaves line drawing
Black and grey dotwork and fine line sleeve on the upper arm, with a rose, a mandala style flower and ornamental geometric patterns.
Mandala and rose sleeve on the upper arm
Flash sheet of stylised turtle designs with spiral and scroll shell patterns in blue, green, pink and brown on a white background.
Stylised turtle designs in four colours
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design featuring a peace sign at the centre, flanked by scrolling swirls, stacked circles above and a teardrop shape below, shown without a body placement.
Peace sign with swirls and drops design
Black ornamental mandala tattoo with dotwork edging on a woman's shoulder and upper back, with a bracelet and necklace visible.
Mandala design on a shoulder
Black and grey shaded drawing of shooting stars with swirling trails, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Shooting stars with swirling trails
Black botanical flower with curling swirls on the side of a hip, with a pink bikini visible at the bottom of the frame.
Flower and swirl design on a hip
Black and grey realism raven on a chest tattoo, with a flying bird on the shoulder, thistle stems and a Latin banner reading Vulnerant omnes ultima necat.
Raven and thistles across chest
Black and grey lace-effect tattoo with chains and scrollwork across the ribs, with a small pink-purple centre, shown in two photos.
Lace-effect chain tattoo across the ribs
Black and grey realism roses with lace and butterfly linework covering the upper back.
Roses and lace across a back tattoo
Traditional style tattoo of a bottle over waves inside a grey shield, with red cloud and yellow lightning bolts, on a forearm.
Bottle and lightning shield on a forearm
Three views of a full arm sleeve tattoo in colour, showing blue tulip buds, swirling scrolls and pale clouds across the upper arm and forearm.
Full arm sleeve with tulips, clouds and scrolls
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of an eye within an ornate scrolled frame with rays, on the inner forearm.
Eye in an ornate frame on a forearm
Black and white photo of several people's wrists and forearms, each with a matching fine line heart and swirl tattoo, with hands clasped together.
Matching heart swirl tattoos on wrists
Six black ink floral and scroll designs on a white background, with feathered fronds, leaves and curling swirls in a flourish style.
Six black floral and scroll tattoo designs
Black and grey fine line paisley ornament tattoo centred on a woman's chest between her breasts.
Paisley ornament tattoo on the sternum
Neo-trad tattoo on a thigh showing a shaded grey hourglass with pink roses, green leaves and dangling bead chains.
Hourglass and roses on a thigh
Black line drawing of three tribal-style heart and scroll border designs on a white background, shown as tattoo flash.
Tribal heart and scroll border designs
Black and grey ornamental forearm tattoo with a mandala-style panel and a long curved line ending in a point, running along the forearm.
Ornate mandala and blade forearm tattoo
Pencil sketch of a heart filled with flowing scroll and swirl linework and small dots, drawn on plain paper with no body part shown.
Swirling heart pencil design