Scroll tattoo ideas

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

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Black fine line tattoo of a treble clef entwined with swirling vines and leaves, on the upper back below the nape of the neck.
Treble clef and vine swirls on upper back
Woman seen from behind with a fine line botanical vine tattoo of leaves and flowers across her back, shoulder and upper arm.
Botanical vine tattoo across a woman's back
Black ink drawing of an ornate floral and lace-like design with dotted chains, sketched on cream paper beside pens.
Ornate floral lace design sketch
Black linework lotus mandala with swirling petals and trailing filigree, tattooed on the forearm in a fine line style.
Ornamental lotus mandala on forearm
Back and shoulder of a person with a white and pink botanical scrollwork design across the shoulder blade, in a fine line style.
White and pink floral scrollwork across a shoulder
Pale white-ink floral tattoo with leaves and scrolling vines across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Pale floral design across upper back
Black fine line tattoo of an anchor with a looping swirl and a small cross bar on the upper arm, photographed close up on pale skin.
Anchor and swirl fine line tattoo
Black fine line tattoo of a paw print with curling swirl stems on the inside of a wrist.
Paw print and swirl vine on a wrist
Black line drawing of a stylised cat sitting inside an ornate oval scrollwork frame, a flash design suited to a tattoo.
Stylised cat in an ornate oval frame
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 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
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
Pale botanical linework tattoo across a shoulder and upper back, showing leaves, scrolls and a flower design.
Pale floral linework on a shoulder
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 fine line paisley ornament tattoo centred on a woman's chest between her breasts.
Paisley ornament tattoo on the sternum
Realistic red ladybird tattoo with black swirling vine linework wrapping around an ankle.
Ladybird and swirls on an ankle
Black fine line lotus tattoo with swirling scrolls and a hanging drop motif on a woman's upper back, below the nape of the neck.
Lotus ornament on upper back
Black and grey daisy flowers with scrolling vines and dot shading, tattooed on the upper arm.
Daisy and scroll tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey line drawing of an ornate feather filled with swirls, dots and fine decorative patterns, shown as a tattoo design on plain paper.
Ornate feather design
Black ink line drawing of a symmetrical henna-inspired paisley motif with leaves, scrolls and dots, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Henna-style paisley motif design
Black and grey flash sheet of Harry Potter themed tattoo designs, including the Deathly Hallows, a golden snitch, the Sorting Hat, a stag silhouette and Dementor-style skulls.
Harry Potter motif flash sheet
Black and grey dotwork and fine line ornamental tattoo on the sternum, with a vertical filigree design between the chest and navel.
Ornate sternum mandala tattoo
Fine line tattoo of pink hearts and black swirling linework on the ankle, with small dots and soft grey shading around the hearts.
Pink hearts and swirls on an ankle
Black and grey mandala and paisley tattoo with fine line detail covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Mandala and paisley shoulder piece
Black fine line tattoo of a stylised cat with curling scroll flourishes on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Stylised cat with swirls on upper back
Close photo of a fine line black swirl tattoo with two curled ends and a looped top, placed on the inner side of an ankle.
Black line swirl tattoo on ankle
Two black fine line scroll and vine tattoos sit on the tops of bare feet, one on each foot, with pale pink toenails and a red fabric background.
Matching scroll vine tattoos on two feet
Black fine line triskele tattoo with ornamental scrollwork on the upper back below the neck, in a black and grey photograph.
Triskele tattoo on upper back
Black ink flash drawing of an ornate paisley and leaf mandala design with dotwork shading, drawn on white paper with no body placement shown.
Paisley and leaf mandala tattoo design
Close-up photograph of a fine line purple tattoo of a looping swirl flourish on skin.
Purple swirl flourish tattoo close-up
Black ink ornamental paisley tattoo centred on the chest, in fine line and dotwork, shown in a black and white photograph.
Ornamental paisley tattoo on the sternum
Close view of a black fine line wave tattoo running across a sun-tanned limb against a plain light background.
Black fine line wave tattoo on skin
Black line flash sheet of five ornate lotus flowers with paisley-style detailing, stems and leaves, in a fine line botanical style.
Five ornate lotus flower designs
Black fine line swirls and a semicolon tattoo on the inner wrist, shown against pale skin.
Swirls and a semicolon on the inner wrist
Black and grey scales of justice tattoo with swirling shading on the side of the back.
Scales of justice tattoo on the side of the back
Pen drawing of two swallows in flight, one with a medallion on its wing and filigree scrolls around it, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Two swallows in flight with ornate scrolls
Black line drawing of a violin with ornate scrolls on its body and swirling flourishes on either side, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Violin with scroll flourishes
Two people hold hands, showing matching black fine line tattoos of an infinity symbol with heart-shaped loops on their wrists.
Matching infinity heart tattoos on wrists
Fine line white ink tattoo of a filigree heart made of swirls on the inner wrist.
Swirling filigree heart on the wrist
Colour chrysanthemum tattoo on the shoulder joining a red fine line mandala with a central Om symbol across the upper back.
Chrysanthemum and red mandala on upper back
Black ink line drawing of a front-facing elephant filled with dense paisley and mandala patterns, a design suited to a fine line tattoo.
Ornate elephant line drawing
Black linework mandala and paisley tattoo on the side of the torso, with blue, purple and pink watercolour-style washes and drips.
Mandala and paisley linework with watercolour splashes
Black line drawing of a symmetrical ornate tattoo design with a central gem, lace-like panels, swirls and dotted lines, in a fine line style.
Ornate gem and lace design
Fine line tattoo of pink hearts with black swirling linework on an ankle, with a few small black dots scattered through the design.
Pink hearts and swirls on an ankle
White ink lotus mandala tattoo on the chest below the bust, with a matching ornament on the upper arm, in a fine line style.
White ink lotus mandala on chest
Black line drawing of a peacock with a plumed crest and a tail of feathers, each marked with a heart-shaped eye, offered as a flash design.
Line drawing of a peacock with heart-eyed feathers
Black line drawing of four butterflies on a vertical vine of dotted scrolls, a fine line flash design with no body placement shown.
Vertical butterfly and scroll flash design