Scroll tattoo ideas

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

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A hand with a black pen sketching an ornate scrollwork heart frame on paper, with a small anchor tattoo on a finger.
Ornate scroll heart frame sketch with anchor
Flash sheet of five heart designs: a red winged heart, a black dotted heart, a heart with a ribbon banner, a scrolled heart and a floral heart with leaves.
Five heart flash designs on a sheet
Black and grey pencil and ink drawing of a compass rose with a fleur-de-lis on top and scrolls and dots around it, a tattoo design sheet.
Compass rose design with fleur-de-lis
Black ink line drawing of a raven in profile, filled with swirling and scrolling ornamental patterns on a beige paper background.
Ornamental raven line drawing
Pencil and ink sketch of a pocket watch with Roman numerals, surrounded by leaves and scrolls, drawn as a neo-traditional tattoo design with no body part shown.
Pocket watch with leaves and scrolls
Traditional flash drawing of three swallows in blue, red and orange, one with a small orange flower and green leaves, and one holding a cream scroll banner.
Three swallows in traditional flash
Black and grey photograph of a raised forearm with a linework floral tattoo, including a peony and a circular medallion with closed eyes, on the forearm.
Floral linework forearm tattoo with eye medallion
Black and grey tattoo of shaded feathers hanging from lace-like ornament across the outer thighs.
Feathers and lace ornament on both thighs
Black and grey feather tattoo decorated with flowers and scrollwork, running along the inner forearm.
Feather with flowers on a forearm
Two matching black fine line scroll tattoos on the wrists of two people holding hands in a car, one on each wrist.
Matching scroll tattoos on two wrists
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a quill feather, stacked books and an inkwell with a small flower, placed on the calf.
Quill, books and inkwell on a lower leg
Black line drawing of a stylised swallow in flight with scrolled wings and curled tail feathers, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Stylised swallow line drawing
Black and grey line drawing of a skull with crab claws beneath a sunburst, set in an ornate gem frame with the word Cancer and a short line of text below.
Cancer crab and skull design
Black dotwork mandala tattoo wrapping around the inner wrist and onto the forearm of a hand resting on a dark fabric surface.
Mandala tattoo on wrist and forearm
Black ink tattoo covering a person's whole back in a symmetrical pattern of spirals and scrolls, with the figure photographed from behind against a dark background.
Full back spiral tattoo
Flat teal sugar skull design on a coral background, with flower-shaped eyes, scrolled forehead detail and a fleur-de-lis between the brows.
Sugar skull design in teal and coral
Woman seen from behind wearing a black lace top, with a large black and grey ornamental floral tattoo covering her back in a Botanical style.
Ornate floral back tattoo seen from behind
Pencil sketch of a looping acanthus scroll with leaves and small flower shapes on translucent paper, with the handwritten word angel at the top left.
Acanthus scroll pencil sketch
Traditional-style chest tattoo of a crest with a Dropkick Murphys banner, a red-eyed skull, a shield holding a red rose, and a Signed and Sealed in Blood scroll.
Band crest with skull and rose on chest
Black ornamental feather tattoo with swirling details on the inside of a foot, resting on a blue fabric background.
Ornamental feather tattoo on a foot
Back view of a woman with a black ornamental blackwork tattoo spreading from the nape of the neck down the upper back.
Ornamental neck and upper back tattoo
Black ink ornamental swirl tattoo with a small blue shell motif on a person's hip and thigh, in a blackwork style.
Ornamental swirl tattoo on hip and thigh
Black and grey realism tattoo of a rose made from rolled banknotes with script banners above and below, on the outer thigh.
Rose of banknotes with script banners on a thigh
White ink geometric mandala tattoo with feather motifs and dotwork covering the upper arm and shoulder, worn by a person in a purple top.
White ink mandala on upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey photograph of a bare back with a long vertical ornamental tattoo of mandalas and flowers running down the spine, in a fine-line botanical and geometric style.
Ornate mandala spine tattoo on a back
Dark single-line drawing of a leaping dolphin among curling wave scrolls, shown as a stitched design on a pale textured background.
Dolphin with swirling waves
Two hands with white ink floral and scroll designs on the back of the hand, wrist and fingers, one hand wearing a jewelled ring and hand chain.
White ink floral hands with jewellery
Black and grey ornamental tattoos with swirling paisley and floral motifs cover the backs of two hands and fingers against a dark background.
Ornamental patterns across two hands
Black ink ornamental swallow tattoo in flight across the side of the ribs, with patterned wings and dotwork detail.
Ornamental swallow on the ribs
Brown line drawing sheet of henna-style flowers, paisley swirls and leaves on a beige background, with no body placement shown.
Henna-style floral and paisley design sheet
Gold metallic temporary tattoos of leaves and scrolls on a woman's upper chest and wrist, in a botanical filigree style.
Gold metallic leaf and filigree temporary tattoos
Black ink dotwork mandala design with lotus-like flowers, swirls and leaf motifs, touched with red watercolour, drawn on paper beside a red pencil.
Dotwork mandala leaf design
Sheet of gold and silver metallic temporary tattoo designs, including stars, arrows, hearts, an infinity sign, an anchor, a shell, a butterfly and tribal bands, on a white background.
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoo sheet
Black scrolling vine tattoo with two green leaves and a small yellow flower on bare skin, in a botanical style.
Scrolling vine tattoo with green leaves
Black ink drawing of a heart made of curling vines and teardrop dots, with a plain white heart at its centre, shown as a flash design without a body placement.
Swirling heart design in black linework
Black and grey tattoo of feathered wings with banners across the inside of a forearm.
Winged banner design on a forearm
Black and white stencil of an ornate floral design with a central heart, scrolls and leaves, laid on a dark surface beside a pair of white rings.
Floral heart stencil design
Black ink filigree scroll design on the inner forearm, shown in a black and white photo with a hand holding a pearl-studded ring.
Filigree scroll design on a forearm
Monochrome line drawing of a tattoo design with a large five-petalled flower, fern-like leaves, curling spirals and bold tribal bands in a Polynesian-inspired pattern.
Polynesian-style flower and tribal band design
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a lute framed by scrolling vines on the inner forearm near the wrist, shown in a black and white photo.
Lute and vine scrolls on a wrist
Black ink script lettering flash sheet with flourished phrases, scroll borders and a small ornament, shown on white with no body placement.
Script lettering flash sheet
Close view of a pale, white-ink style scrolling filigree tattoo across a bare shoulder, upper back and upper arm.
Pale swirling filigree on shoulder and arm
Black and grey ornate floral tattoos in a matching pair on the lower legs and feet, with a stem running down each shin and a feather-like scroll across each foot.
Symmetrical floral leg and foot tattoos
Close-up of a dark ornamental henna-style design on the back of a hand and across one finger, placed on the hand, with black nail polish.
Ornamental henna-style design on hand
Pencil sketch of a botanical tattoo design with lily-like flowers, a bell-shaped bloom and curling scroll vines on cream paper, with no body placement shown.
Lily and swirl botanical design sketch
Ten panels in two rows show a black linework paisley and scroll ornament being drawn up in stages, from a single curved line to a full dotted floral design on white.
Step-by-step swirl ornament drawing
Black and grey sugar skull tattoo design with rose-filled eye sockets, flowers, a cross and scrollwork, shown as a drawing with no body part visible.
Black and grey sugar skull with roses
A gloved tattooist works with a machine on a black tribal blackwork design on a shoulder.
Tribal blackwork being tattooed on a shoulder