Scrollwork tattoo ideas

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Black and grey lettering tattoo on the ribs showing the words Each day is a gift and not a given right, framed by a ribbon bow and scrollwork.
Ribbon and quote script on ribs
Glossy red heart framed by black ornamental scrollwork on a white background, shown as a tattoo design drawing.
Red heart with black scrollwork
Pencil sketch of a woman in profile with a sugar skull face, wavy hair, two roses and scrolling foliage, a design in a neo-traditional style.
Sugar skull profile with roses
Black script lettering reading 'my daddy will kill you' with ornamental scrollwork, tattooed on the lower back above the waistband of a white top.
Script quote with scrollwork on lower back
Colour tattoo of a Stormtrooper helmet decorated with blue sugar skull style florals and scrollwork, on a leg, in a neo-traditional style.
Stormtrooper helmet with blue floral pattern
Back view of a white ornamental lace-style design across the upper back, shoulders and upper arms, worn with a white dress.
White ornamental design across upper back
Black linework scrollwork tattoo with leaf-like flourishes across the upper back of a person with short platinum blonde hair, photographed from behind.
Symmetrical scrollwork tattoo across upper back
Black linework infinity symbol with swirls, the word Sisters in script and two small bees with soft yellow shading, tattooed on the upper chest.
Infinity symbol with bees and Sisters script
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a woman in an oval cameo, surrounded by ornate scrollwork and flowers on an upper thigh.
Cameo portrait with scrollwork on thigh
Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey snake coiled in a green shield crest with scrollwork, on the upper thigh.
Green snake in a shield crest on a thigh
Black and grey tattoo of an acoustic guitar soundhole inside an ornate scrolled frame on a woman's upper back, with a guitar leaning beside her in a grassy field.
Guitar soundhole tattoo on upper back
Black and grey pencil drawing of a Japanese style peony and scroll sleeve tattoo design for the upper arm, shown from back, side and front.
Peony and scroll sleeve design, three views
Black and grey ornamental tattoo covering the tops of both feet, with paisley, mandala and scrolling leaf designs and dotwork borders.
Ornamental paisley and mandala tattoo on both feet
Black ink drawing of an ornate lotus mandala design with dotwork shading and hanging dot chains, drawn on white paper, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Lotus mandala tattoo design
Pencil and ink design of an ornate scrolled key and a filigree heart-shaped padlock joined by flowing ribbons, with no body placement shown.
Ornate key and heart padlock with ribbons
Realistic tattoo of plate armour with a fleur-de-lis emblem and chainmail covering a shoulder and upper arm, shown from two angles.
Armour pauldron and chainmail on shoulder
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cat's face framed by filigree ornaments on a forearm.
Ornamental cat head on a forearm
Black tribal sleeve tattoo with a stylised face motif and swirling bands covering a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Tribal face sleeve on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a dragonfly with blue and green swirl-patterned wings and black scrollwork, placed on the upper back.
Dragonfly with swirls on upper back
Close-up of a detailed brown henna-style feather design with swirls and dots on an arm, against red fabric.
Henna feather on an arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of an ornate hand mirror with a beaded edge and pink and red flowers with green leaves, on the outer thigh.
Ornate hand mirror and flowers on a thigh
Pencil or ink flash design of three dragonflies and an ornate key with filigree scrollwork, drawn in fine line with light pink accents.
Three dragonflies and an ornate key
Colour traditional tattoo of the cartoon robot Bender wearing a top hat and monocle, set in an ornate gold frame on the upper arm.
Bender in an ornate gold frame on upper arm
Black ink drawing of a crown filled with lace-like floral patterns over a hexagonal mesh, with beaded chains and drop pendants hanging below, on white paper.
Lace crown design with floral motifs
Black fine line tattoo of an ornate cross with scrolled and heart-shaped ends, placed on the back of the neck.
Ornate scrolled cross on the back of the neck
Close-up photograph of a shaded traditional-style tattoo of an ornate skeleton key with a crown and the word love in its bow, on skin.
Ornate skeleton key with love script
Black and grey hamsa hand tattoo with filigree scrollwork and flourishes across the ribs below the bust, on a torso with a hand lifting a black top.
Hamsa hand with swirls on the ribs
Black and grey script tattoo reading music is what feelings sound like, framed by swirling flourishes, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Script quote with swirls on upper back
Black and grey botanical tattoo of lilies, a hibiscus and ornamental scrollwork running over the shoulder and down the side of the back.
Lily and hibiscus flowers with scrollwork across back and
Black ornamental feather tattoo in blackwork and dotwork style on the upper arm, with owl-like eye motifs and scrollwork.
Ornamental feather with owl-like eyes on upper arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a penguin inside a red cartouche with gold scrollwork and grey shaded clouds above, on the outer thigh.
Penguin in a red frame on a thigh
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo on a forearm showing a Chi-Rho monogram in a shaded circle, with alpha and omega letters, laurel leaves, berries, a crown and scrollwork.
Chi-Rho monogram with laurel on a forearm
Close view of a bold black tribal swirl tattoo across a woman's upper back and shoulder blade, with her blonde hair tied up and a cream top strap visible.
Black tribal swirl on a shoulder
Black ink tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol framed by ornate scrollwork, on the inner forearm, in a black and grey style.
Deathly Hallows symbol with scrollwork on forearm
Lower back tattoo of three oval-framed portraits inside an ornate black scrollwork frame, with a coloured central portrait of a girl with a red flower in her hair.
Three framed portraits on lower back
Colourful Neo-trad style tattoo on a thigh showing a green bonsai-like tree beside a purple iris and scrolling green foliage.
Bonsai tree and iris on a thigh
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo of ornamental scrollwork and leaves on a woman's raised arm, covering the upper arm and forearm.
Black and grey ornamental full sleeve
Black ink drawing of a planchette design with a central eye, YES, NO and GOODBYE lettering and dotwork shading on a white sheet.
Planchette with eye and YES NO GOODBYE lettering
Black and grey ornamental design of a snarling wolf head filled with mandala-style patterns and dotwork, set within a scrolled border.
Ornamental wolf head with scrollwork frame
Traditional style tattoo of an ornate grey heart with a keyhole and red accents on the chest, with a colourful tattoo on the forearm below.
Ornate heart and keyhole tattoo on the chest
Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of a windmill and cottage inside an ornate keyhole frame on the front of a thigh.
Windmill and keyhole on a thigh
Black and grey shaded tattoo of two interlocking rings with script lettering and a date, on skin.
Interlocking rings with script names and a date
Realistic blue peacock head inside a black and grey scrollwork frame with a red gem and hanging chains, tattooed on a limb.
Peacock portrait in an ornate frame
Black line drawing flash sheet of an ornate blackletter capital alphabet with floral flourishes, suitable as lettering designs for a tattoo.
Ornate blackletter capital alphabet sheet
Black and grey realism tattoo of a perched songbird, blossom branch and pocket watch with chain on the outer thigh.
Bird, blossom and pocket watch on a thigh
Illustrated red and gold dragon with feathered wings, set against a dark background of gold scrollwork and knotwork on a maroon border.
Red and gold dragon with knotwork background
Black and grey ornamental scrollwork with feathers and leaves tattooed on a woman's forearm, running towards the elbow.
Ornate scrollwork and feather forearm tattoo
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a gold pocket compass with blue daisies and green scrollwork on a forearm.
Compass and daisies on a forearm