Scroll tattoo ideas

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

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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
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
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
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 tattoo of a tribal band with spirals and chevron patterns wrapped around a forearm, resting on a dark towel.
Polynesian-style band tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a scrolled ornament on the back of a wrist, with a single thin line running up the forearm.
Fine line scroll ornament on a wrist
Black tribal tattoo covering a shoulder, chest and arm sleeve, with a grey shaded panel of stars and a shield on the upper arm.
Tribal sleeve and chest piece in black ink
Silver metallic temporary tattoo of an ornate filigree design with black gems running from the wrist up the forearm and onto the hand.
Silver filigree design on forearm
Colour tattoo of an ornately patterned elephant with its trunk raised, placed on the forearm in a traditional style.
Ornate elephant on a forearm
Black anchor tattoo with a heart-shaped loop and curling scrolls on the inside of a wrist, shown in a photo taken indoors.
Anchor with swirls on a wrist
Close crop of a woman wearing gold metallic botanical scroll tattoos on her upper chest and an ornate gold filigree tattoo across her hand and wrist, against green leaves.
Gold leaf and filigree temporary tattoos on chest and wrist
Black linework lotus mandala with swirling petals and trailing filigree, tattooed on the forearm in a fine line style.
Ornamental lotus mandala on forearm
A black geometric armband tattoo with zigzag borders and chevron patterns wraps the forearm near the elbow, with a coloured feather tattoo partly visible on the thigh below.
Black geometric armband and feather tattoo
Black and grey realism tattoo of a small songbird perched on ornate scrollwork on a forearm.
Songbird on scrollwork on a forearm
Two hands and a forearm with black mandala, leaf and dot designs in a mehndi-style geometric pattern on the hands, wrist and forearm.
Ornate black mandala designs on hands and forearms
Black and grey traditional tattoos of a bird, a sailing ship and an anchor on a man's forearm, with a rolled patterned shirt sleeve above.
Bird, ship and anchor on a forearm
Neo-traditional skull tattoo with pink, teal and yellow shading, a cigarette in its teeth and a smoke scroll on black, on the forearm.
Gradient skull smoking a cigarette on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork paisley and dotwork sleeve covering a forearm and upper arm, worn with a dark tank top.
Paisley blackwork sleeve on forearm
Neo-trad style tattoo on a forearm of a heart made from banknotes marked 100 and 10, with scrollwork and a red banner reading MOM.
Money heart with MOM banner on a forearm
Black and grey ornamental mandala tattoo with diamond motifs and dotwork across the back of a hand, with a beaded bracelet on the wrist.
Ornamental mandala tattoo on the back of a hand
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 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
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
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
Close view of a woman with curly hair and gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos with ornate scroll patterns on her forearm, hand, upper arm and back.
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos
Black compass rose tattoo with swirling flourishes on the inner wrist and forearm.
Compass rose with swirls on a wrist
Black ornamental blackwork tattoo of paisley-like scrolls and scalloped borders covering a forearm and the back of a hand in dim light.
Ornamental blackwork on forearm and hand
Traditional colour tattoo of a dagger with teal scrollwork and purple flowers on the inner forearm.
Dagger with purple flowers on a forearm
Close-up of a small blue-grey ornate key tattoo with a scrolled bow on the inner wrist, with the palm facing up.
Ornate key on the inner wrist
Black and grey mandala tattoo with dotwork petals and small seed pod motifs across the forearm.
Mandala tattoo on the forearm
Intricate brown henna mehndi with teal and green accents covering a forearm and the back of a hand against a gold sparkle background.
Henna mehndi on forearm and hand
Black and grey hamsa hand tattoo with a realistic eye at its centre and ornate paisley detailing, shown on the forearm.
Hamsa hand with an eye on a forearm
Brown henna design of a flower with swirling scrollwork, dots and a paisley-like curl on a forearm, set against purple patterned fabric.
Henna flower and swirls on a forearm
Colour tattoo of two pink carnations with a blue and purple swirling stem on a forearm, outlined in black with soft shading.
Pink carnations with blue and purple swirl on forearm
Colour tattoo of blue scrolls, green leaves and a red peony on the forearm, in a neo-traditional style.
Blue scrolls and red peony on a forearm
Black and grey traditional style compass rose tattoo with a banner reading not all those who wander are lost, on the forearm.
Compass with banner on forearm
Colour tattoo of an ornate key with a filigree heart bow in mint green on the forearm.
Ornate key with green bow on a forearm
Black and grey forearm sleeve with a shaded peony, scrolling wave motifs and a geometric lattice band near the wrist, worn on the forearm.
Black and grey peony sleeve on a forearm
Black line mandala tattoo with small floral ornaments on the inner forearm, shown against a blurred background.
Mandala tattoo on a forearm
Blue-purple ornamental flower tattoo with scrolling leaves on the inner wrist of a woman in a denim shirt, with her hand raised near her face.
Ornate flower and scrollwork on a wrist
Black fine line swirls and a semicolon tattoo on the inner wrist, shown against pale skin.
Swirls and a semicolon on the inner wrist
Two hands and forearms with silver metallic lace-style temporary tattoos on the forearm and back of the hand, with rings on the fingers.
Silver metallic temporary tattoos on hands
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a shield with white acanthus leaf scrolls around a circle, on the inside of a forearm.
Blackwork shield and leaf scroll on forearm
Three side-by-side views of a large white ink mandala tattoo on a forearm, with the surrounding skin covered in solid black ink.
White ink mandala on a blackened forearm