Scroll tattoo ideas

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

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Neo-traditional flash drawing of a white rose with purple and yellow shading, green leaves, swirling scrolls and small bubbles on a white background.
Purple and white rose design with swirls
Black line flash sheet of ornamental divider flourishes, scrolls and leaf motifs under the heading divider embellishments.
Divider embellishment flash sheet
A grid of twelve black ink ornamental arrow and swirl designs on a white background, shown as tattoo flash without any body placement.
Twelve black ornamental arrow designs
Colour flash design of a zombie pin-up woman with red hair and glowing green eyes, above a scroll banner reading MAN EATER, in a neo-traditional style with no body placement shown.
Zombie pin-up with MAN EATER banner
Black and grey realistic scroll tattoo with the lettering you can run from your problems but you can't run from yourself, on the side of the ribs.
Scroll with quote on the side
Black ornate feather tattoo with mandala and paisley-style detail on an upper arm, with a small script numeral nearby.
Ornate feather tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey pen drawing of a skeleton couple in a pinup dress and top hat, with banner scrolls of text above and below them, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Skeleton couple with banner scrolls
Black lace-pattern tattoo with scrolls, leaves and fine netting running from the neck down the spine and across the lower back.
Black lace-pattern tattoo across the back
Black lace-pattern band tattoo across the thigh of a person sitting in a car, beside a white water bottle.
Lace band tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey rose with leaves and a scrolling vine tattoo on a person's thigh, with a hand pulling up grey shorts.
Black rose and vine scrolls on a thigh
Black and grey ink drawing of an ornate lotus and paisley mandala tattoo design, with dotwork shading, drawn on white paper.
Ornate lotus and paisley design drawing
Colour tattoo of three stars in purple, pink and teal with black swirling lines across the upper back.
Coloured stars and swirls on upper back
Greyscale steam locomotive with smoke on the calf, framed by a red banner reading Railway to Destiny and orange flowers in a traditional style.
Steam locomotive and banner on a calf
Small fine line tattoo of a pink bow with black scrollwork on the ankle of a bare foot, with toes visible above.
Small pink bow and scroll tattoo on an ankle
Dark brown line drawing of an ornate henna-style floral design with paisley swirls, leaves and a central mandala-like flower, on a cream background.
Henna-style paisley and flower design
Black silhouette drawing of a fairy with ornate scrolled filigree wings, shown as a design on a white background, with no body placement.
Fairy silhouette with filigree wings
Black and grey photograph of a flowing scroll and swirl tattoo across a person's lower abdomen, above a studded belt.
Black swirl tattoo on the abdomen
Black line drawing of a butterfly with curling scrolls filling its wings, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Scrollwork butterfly tattoo design
Black and grey dotwork back piece of a central lotus, ornate mandala motifs and geometric bands, placed across the upper and lower back.
Dotwork mandala back piece
Close photo of a small fine-line black tattoo of a stylised winged motif with curled ends on the inner wrist, with the hand raised against a plain wall.
Fine line winged motif on the wrist
Black and grey drawing of an ornate four-leaf clover tattoo design with filigree scrolls and dotwork shading on a white background.
Ornate four-leaf clover design in black and grey
Solid black lace-style tattoo with scrolling leaves and a net pattern running down the right side of a bare back.
Black lace tattoo down the back
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of lace, a bow and acanthus scrolls wrapping the forearm.
Lace, bow and acanthus scrolls on a forearm
Blue line drawing of an ornate anchor with scrolled filigree and dotted detail on a textured paper background, shown as a tattoo design.
Ornate blue anchor design
Close-up of a traditional style tattoo of a small ginger cat with black outlines, placed on a forearm beside a large ornate design in purple and yellow.
Small ginger cat on a traditional arm piece
Black and grey ornate heart tattoo on the back of a hand, with a line of beaded dots running down towards the wrist.
Ornate heart with bead chain on hand
Fine line tattoo of a cross formed from looping strands with scroll ends, placed on the upper back.
Looped cross on upper back
Full back tattoo in colour showing roses, a tree, a frog playing a banjo, a pocket watch and stacked books on a bare back.
Large back piece with roses, tree and banjo frog
Black fine line crescent moon tattoo on a forearm, filled with ornate floral and scroll patterns in a botanical fine line style.
Ornamental crescent moon on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo centred on the upper back of a person with their hair tied up, seen from behind.
Dotwork mandala on upper back
Back view of a woman with a large winged bird tattoo across her upper back and red roses with scrollwork on her lower back, in a Japanese style.
Winged bird and roses across a back
Black ink mandala design drawn on pale paper, with a geometric star-like centre surrounded by ornate petal and scroll patterns, beside three red piping bags.
Radial mandala design drawn in black ink
Pencil drawing of the word Blessed in flowing shaded script lettering, decorated with curling flourishes, as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Blessed script lettering with swirls
Black ink line drawing of an ornate hummingbird with swirling scroll detailing and a curled flower, printed on a pale wood background.
Ornate hummingbird with swirling scrolls
Two circular mandala designs drawn in reddish-brown line work on a white background, one with scrolls and a central dot, the other with layered petals and a spiral centre.
Two circular mandala designs in red-brown line
Black and grey swallow tattoo with cloud-like patterned fills on the side of the ribs, with a coloured sleeve tattoo partly visible at the left edge.
Swallow tattoo on the ribs
Black ink flash sheet of ornate butterflies, swirling vines, flowers and music notes, drawn as tattoo designs on a white background.
Butterfly and floral swirl flash sheet
Black and grey pencil drawing of a shaded compass rose tattoo design with the words True North above it and ornate fleur-de-lis points.
Compass rose with True North lettering
Two black and grey puzzle piece tattoos on upper backs near the shoulder blades, one with a swirling ornament and one with an ornate key and heart.
Matching puzzle piece tattoos on shoulders
Black line drawing of an infinity symbol framed by ornamental scrolls and dots, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Infinity symbol with swirls
A coloured flash design of a cartoon lemon with a grumpy expression, a dark collar and leaves, framed by a cream banner reading 'When life gives you lemons' and 'HMMN YAAAGH'.
Lemon character with banner lettering
Black ornate filigree tattoo with swirls, drops and dotted chains across a woman's shoulder and upper back, in fine line and dotwork style.
Ornate filigree chandelier tattoo on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of three purple lilies with black scrolling vines on the side of a ribcage, in a botanical style.
Purple lilies and black swirls on ribs
Black ink ornamental tattoo of stylised flowers and scrolls centred on the upper back, with the wearer's face not shown.
Floral ornamental tattoo across upper back
Black and grey pencil drawing of a helmeted warrior woman with ornate scrollwork and a Greek key band, drawn as a tattoo design on paper.
Helmeted warrior woman with Greek key border
Vivid colour tattoo of Maleficent with a green dragon and a staff on a forearm, in a bold neo-traditional style.
Maleficent and green dragon on a forearm
Black fine line ornamental tattoo of diamonds, scrolls and dots on the side of the ribs, shown in a black and grey photo.
Symmetrical ornament tattoo on the ribs
Pencil drawing of a stylised owl head with heavily shaded scales and large staring eyes, set within a decorative leafy and beaded border, with two pencils resting on the paper.
Pencil sketch of an owl in an ornamental frame