Scrollwork tattoo ideas

1,183 photos and flash · 20% Neo-trad, 19% Botanical · Forearm most common

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Black fine line tattoo of an ornate anchor with scrollwork on the ankle, with the foot shown in a black suede heeled shoe.
Ornate anchor tattoo on an ankle
Two matching black linework heart designs with ornate swirls, one reading Big Sis and the other Lil Sis in script, shown as a flash sheet.
Matching big sis and lil sis heart designs
Colourful illustration of three decorated sugar skulls with pink roses, leaves and scrollwork on a black background, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Three sugar skulls with roses
Black and grey ornamental mandala tattoo with a dotwork rosette and scrollwork on an upper arm, photographed beside an ornate iron gate.
Ornamental mandala on upper arm
Black and grey ornamental owl tattoo with a lotus flower and scrollwork on the side of a torso, over the ribs.
Ornate owl with lotus on ribs
Black ornamental heart drawn from curling scrollwork and filigree swirls on a white background, a flash-style tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Black swirl heart design
Black and grey ornate crown tattoo with filigree detailing and a small cross on top, placed on the lower abdomen beside a navel piercing.
Ornate crown on the lower abdomen
Black and grey fine line geometric tattoo of an eye, cross and drops of water on the inner forearm, shown against a dark background.
Geometric eye and cross on a forearm
Neo-traditional hourglass tattoo on the outer thigh, showing a sunset above and a moon and stars over dotwork sand, inside a black diamond frame.
Hourglass with sunset and night sky on thigh
Dark mandala tattoo with a floral centre and dangling dots on the shoulder, with a second design partly visible on the upper back.
Mandala tattoo on a shoulder
Black and grey photo of two wrists with matching halves of a swirling heart tattoo in a blackwork style, which meet to form one heart.
Matching split heart tattoos on wrists
Black dotwork mandala tattoo with an om symbol on a person's upper back, with a hand resting beside it bearing the words This too shall pass.
Mandala back tattoo with om symbol
Black and grey realism tattoo of a detailed eye surrounded by ornamental scrollwork and flowing lines on the forearm.
Realistic eye with ornate swirls on a forearm
Black line drawing of an ornate gothic cross with scrolled arms, a small heart at its centre and a flared base, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Ornate gothic cross design
Realistic pink lily tattoo with black scrollwork wrapping around the ankle and lower leg.
Pink lilies with swirls on an ankle
Blue and green scrolling floral butterfly design with a dark brown quotation beneath it, reading let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us, Psalm 90:17.
Scrollwork butterfly with Psalm 90:17 quote
Side view of a leg in a strappy heeled sandal, with a black and grey ornamental tattoo running from the calf down to the ankle.
Black and grey ornamental tattoo on a calf and ankle
Three drawn skeleton key designs with heart-shaped bows and scrolled shafts, one in black and grey and two smaller ones in black and pink, shown without any body placement.
Three ornate skeleton key designs
Black heraldic eagle tattoo with a red beak, red talons and a red and white shield on its chest, in a traditional style across a person's upper back.
Heraldic eagle with shield on upper back
Black and white photo of a fine-lined ornamental tattoo with scrollwork and leaf shapes on a finger, with a second ornamental tattoo partly visible on the back of the hand.
Ornamental band tattoo on a finger
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a woman in profile with flowing hair and scrolls, on the outer thigh.
Profile portrait with scrollwork on a thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a rabbit's head inside a scrolled ornamental frame with a bow, shown on skin in a fine line style.
Rabbit in ornate frame with bow
A grid of nine black and white ornamental heart designs with filigree scrollwork, leaves and vines, shown as tattoo flash on a plain white background.
Nine black ornamental heart designs
Black ink scrollwork and floral vine tattoo wrapping from the ankle across the top and side of a foot, in a fine line and blackwork style.
Black scrollwork tattoo on a foot and ankle
Realistic colour tattoo of a human skull framed by pink roses and grey scrollwork on the upper arm and shoulder.
Realistic skull and roses on an upper arm
Black and grey fine line fleur-de-lis tattoo with a dotted circle above, on the upper back between the shoulder blades, in front of a patterned textile.
Fine line fleur-de-lis on upper back
Close view of a metallic gold and navy blue mandala-style temporary tattoo on the back of a hand, with a gold forearm design visible at the wrist.
Gold and navy mandala design on hand
Black and grey Polynesian-style tribal tattoo with spirals and triangles wrapping the upper arm, with stippled dotwork shading.
Polynesian-style tribal upper arm tattoo
Black and grey dotwork lotus mandala with small red-tipped buds tattooed across the upper back.
Lotus mandala across upper back
Black and grey dotwork sugar skull surrounded by mandala and lotus florals on the outer thigh.
Sugar skull with mandala florals on thigh
Black ink mandala tattoo with scrolled ornamental details on the nape of a shaved head, seen from behind against a plain white background.
Mandala tattoo on the back of the head
Black line drawing of a hammer merged with a tree of life, framed by interlaced Celtic knotwork and swirling scrollwork on a white background.
Tree of life and hammer knotwork design
Black ink tattoo of the words how strange it is to be anything at all, set within swirling scrollwork on the upper arm.
Quote lettering in scrollwork on an arm
Black and grey tattoo of a large white butterfly silhouette set within ornate scrollwork and filigree panels on the upper arm.
White butterfly in ornamental panel on an arm
Side view of a person in white underwear showing a coloured cat head tattoo inside an ornate scrolled frame on the ribs, against a cat-print wallpaper.
Cat portrait tattoo on the side ribs
Black lace-pattern tattoo spanning the upper chest, shoulders and upper back, shown in two photos in a blackwork and botanical style.
Black lace-pattern tattoo across chest and upper back
Black line drawing of a winged dragon with a lattice-patterned wing and a coiled, knotted tail, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Winged dragon line design
Black ink flash design of a hummingbird feeding from a scrolled flower, with music notes and script lettering along the stem.
Hummingbird and flower scroll with music notes
Black ink mandala-style tattoo across the top of a foot, with a lotus motif rising towards the ankle and dotwork shading.
Lotus and mandala tattoo across the top of a foot
Black and grey Claddagh tattoo of two hands holding a crowned heart, flanked by swirling scrollwork across the top of a foot.
Claddagh and scrollwork on a foot
Blue and silver ornamental temporary tattoos on a forearm and both hands, photographed on a beach with rocks behind.
Blue and silver temporary tattoos on arms and hands
Neo-trad style tattoo of a green-eyed tabby cat wearing a blue bow tie, set within an ornate scrolled frame with outline roses, on the thigh.
Cat portrait in ornate frame on thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a bow with lace-like floral filigree and shaded ribbon tails, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Lace-patterned bow on upper back
Pink peony tattoo with green leaves and black lace-style scrollwork on the upper back, in a realistic botanical style.
Pink peony with black lace on upper back
Black and white photo of a white ink ornamental tattoo with paisley and scroll patterns across a person's shoulder and upper arm, seen from behind.
White ink ornamental tattoo on shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with scrolling ornament and a shaded rose, sitting on the upper back.
Skull and rose on upper back
Greyscale pencil drawing of a woman with sugar skull face paint and a large flower in her hair, drawn as a realistic portrait tattoo design.
Sugar skull woman portrait with flower
Black and grey drawing of a heart-shaped clock with Roman numerals, two shaded roses, leaves and a pearl chain, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Heart clock with roses and pearls design