Scroll tattoo ideas

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

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Close-up of a fine-line black tattoo of a curly script word love inside an open heart on the lower abdomen, beside a belly button piercing.
Love script heart on the lower abdomen
Black fine line ornamental tattoo wrapping the wrist like a bracelet, with a lotus motif, dotted chains and diamond shapes, on a hand with dark nail polish.
Ornamental wrist bracelet tattoo
Close view of a fine line white ink flourish with looping scrolls on the inside of a wrist, shown on pale skin.
White ink flourish on a wrist
Black linework hummingbird with ornamental scrolled detailing across the wings and tail, tattooed on the outer forearm.
Filigree hummingbird on a forearm
Black line tattoo of an ornamental cross with curling scrolls on a forearm, in a fine line style.
Scrollwork cross on a forearm
Black outline tattoo of a stylised flower with curling stem, scrolls and leaves on the upper arm.
Stylised flower and stem on upper arm
Black fine line mandala and paisley tattoo covering the shoulder, upper arm and upper back, shown from two angles.
Mandala and paisley sleeve across shoulder and back
Black line drawing of a tattoo flash design with ornamental snowflakes, flowers and swirls arranged in a diagonal sweep on a white background.
Ornamental snowflake and flower flash design
Black fine line tattoo of three birds perched on a branch above scrolling leaves, on the inner wrist of a raised fist.
Three birds on a branch on a wrist
Two black tattoos side by side on the inner wrists: a fine line floral infinity symbol on the left and a shaded tribal infinity symbol on the right.
Two infinity symbols on wrists
Woman in a brown hat on a rocky shore, with a red and yellow bird tattoo on her thigh and a fine-line scroll tattoo on her upper arm.
Bird on thigh and scroll on upper arm
Black fine line ornamental tattoo of hanging drops and dotted motifs across a woman's shoulder and upper chest, with a pendant shape near the upper arm.
Ornamental filigree tattoo across shoulder and chest
Fine line swirl flourish tattoo in blue, green, purple and red running vertically across a person's upper back.
Coloured swirl flourish on upper back
Fine line geometric violin tattoo built from circles and straight lines, in black ink on the forearm.
Geometric violin on a forearm
Pen and ink drawing of an ornate script lettering design with swirling flourishes on cream paper, beside a black fineliner pen.
Ornate script lettering design in ink
Fine line paisley and floral mandala tattoo in brown ink across the upper back, over the shoulder blade.
Paisley mandala on a shoulder blade
Back of a woman's neck and upper back with a large black-ink ornamental mandala tattoo in fine line detail, with her dark hair tied up.
Ornate mandala tattoo across neck and upper back
Fine line scrollwork flourish tattoo in pale pink ink on the inner forearm, shown against a gold textured background.
Pale pink scroll flourish on a forearm
Black ink line drawing of an ornate stylised bird with swirling filigree detailing, paired with flower shapes, on a plain white background.
Ornate bird with swirls and flowers
Black linework flash design of an ornate flower with paisley swirls, dotted leaves and a mandala centre, on a white background.
Ornate paisley and mandala flower design
Black line owl tattoo with ornamental feathers and a diamond motif on the upper arm, in a fine line style.
Ornamental owl on upper arm
Two matching fine line black cross tattoos with leaf-like curls sit on the inner wrists of two people, shown side by side.
Matching fine line crosses on wrists
Black fine line and dotwork feather-like ornament tattooed at the centre of the chest, with fine radiating dots and curled scroll details.
Fine line feather ornament on the chest
Black linework drawing of an orchid tattoo design with dotwork details, shown on white paper held by two hands.
Orchid tattoo design in linework
Two grey pencil tattoo design drawings on tracing paper showing ornamental scrollwork, beaded chains and diamond pendant drops, styled as fine line ornament.
Ornamental scroll and diamond tattoo designs
Black ink flash design of a swallow with a lace-patterned wing, paisley motifs and flowers, drawn in a black-and-white fine line style.
Swallow with paisley and lace-style flowers
Black and white photo of a fine line lace fan tattoo with a tassel on the side of a person's ribs.
Lace fan tattoo on the ribs
Black ink flash sheet of twenty cross designs in fine line, filigree and bold blackwork styles, with no body placement shown.
Sheet of twenty cross designs
Black and red fine line ornamental sleeve tattoo with keys, diamonds and lace patterns across the forearm, shown in three photographs.
Ornamental lace-style forearm sleeve
Fine line black tattoo of a paw print with flowers, leaves and swirls drawn inside each toe and the pad, shown on a limb.
Floral paw print tattoo on skin
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
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
Fine line tattoo of a cross formed from looping strands with scroll ends, placed on the upper back.
Looped cross on upper back
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 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
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
Hand-drawn black and grey tattoo design of a shaded rose surrounded by fine-line mandala lace, filigree and diamond patterns, drawn on paper.
Rose with mandala lace linework design
Fine line black tattoo of a wand with curling scroll tips and small dotted stars on the handle, placed along the inside of a forearm.
Wand with swirls on a forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of a stylised bird with scrolling swirls on the neck behind the ear, with a yellow flower in the hair.
Swirled bird tattoo behind the ear
Fine line butterfly tattoo with black scrollwork wings and a red awareness ribbon at its centre, on a person's upper back.
Butterfly with awareness ribbon on upper back
Black linework mandala and paisley tattoo with ornate scrolls and leaf motifs covering the inner forearm.
Mandala and paisley forearm tattoo
Black fine line tattoo of a leafy sprig with curled scrolls at the base of the neck, shown in a black and white photo.
Leafy sprig with scrolls at the nape
Black dotwork and fine line lotus mandala tattoo centred on the back of the neck and upper back, with hanging drop details.
Ornate lotus mandala on the nape of the neck
Fine line black tattoo of interlaced scrolls and two small leaves on the inner forearm, with a silver chain bracelet at the wrist.
Interlaced scroll tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey pen drawing of a flowing scroll and acanthus ornament design, drawn on paper with a black fineliner pen beside it.
Scrollwork ornament design in pen
Fine line geometric tattoo of an arrow, curls and dotted lines ending in a small blue eye, on the inner wrist of a raised hand.
Geometric arrow and eye on the inner wrist
Colour and black linework tattoo of flowers, vines and paisley scrolls across the side of the ribs, in a botanical fine line style.
Floral and paisley linework along the side ribs
Black ink line drawing of a fine line botanical tattoo design with seahorses, a heart, flowers and leaves, shown on paper beside two fineliner pens.
Seahorse, heart and flower tattoo design