Scrollwork tattoo ideas

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

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Black ink tattoo of a dachshund silhouette inside an ornate scrolled crest with floral details, on the top of an ankle.
Dachshund silhouette in an ornate crest
Black and white drawing of an ornate hamsa hand with an eye at its centre, filled with filigree and floral patterning, shown as a design with no body placement.
Ornate hamsa hand design in black
Black and grey tribal-patterned bird tattoo on the upper arm, shown from a side angle with a black top worn in the background.
Stylised bird on upper arm
Black ink mandala tattoo with dotwork detail on a torso beside the ribs, with a small arrow tattoo near the waistband, in a blackwork style.
Black mandala tattoo on the ribs
Black ornamental flower tattoo with lace-like petals, a stem and two patterned leaves on a forearm, in a botanical blackwork style.
Ornamental flower and stem on a forearm
Black ink crescent moon tattoo with ornamental patterned linework and scrollwork on a person's upper back, shown from behind.
Ornate crescent moon on upper back
Black and white tattoo design of an ornate cross with filigree scrollwork and engraved-style hatching.
Ornate filigree cross design
Close-up of a woman with her hands clasped in front of her, both arms covered in black ornamental blackwork and dotwork sleeve tattoos.
Black ornamental sleeves with hands clasped
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on a forearm, with flowing scrollwork vines rising from a large Om symbol and lace-like border at the wrist.
Om symbol and scrollwork on a forearm
Black ink full sleeve on a woman's arm, with mandala patterns, scrollwork and fern sprigs covering the upper arm and forearm down to the wrist.
Blackwork mandala sleeve with fern motifs
Black ink tattoo of a seated cat seen from behind, filled with swirling ornamental linework, on a forearm against a dark background.
Ornamental cat silhouette on a forearm
Black and grey dragonfly tattoo framed by ornate scrollwork and dotwork geometric patterns across the neck, shoulders and chest.
Dragonfly and scrollwork across neck and chest
Black and white flash design of a planchette-style pointer on an ouija board, with ornate scrollwork, dotwork shading and crescent moons, shown without a body placement.
Planchette design with dotwork scrollwork
Solid black symmetrical blackwork tattoo on an upper arm, forming a heart shape with mirrored stylised animal heads and interlocking loops.
Symmetrical heart-shaped blackwork on upper arm
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
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 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
Black lace and floral tattoo wrapping around a forearm just below the elbow, in a blackwork style.
Black lace tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey ornamental anchor tattoo with a pearl chain and dotted lines on the side of the ribs, with a second filigree tattoo on the upper arm.
Ornate anchor with pearl chain on ribs
Black lace-style ornamental tattoo covering a woman's back, with scrollwork and floral motifs running down the spine.
Black lace-style back tattoo
Black lace-style tattoo with scrollwork and netting running down a woman's back from the upper back to the side.
Black lace tattoo across a back
Black blackwork tattoo of lace-like scrollwork, a lotus flower and hanging chains with drops, across the upper thigh of a person wearing a dark wrap.
Lace and lotus tattoo on the thigh
Black blackwork butterfly tattoo with lace-style wing patterns, fine dotwork edging and a small teal jewel on the body, shown on the upper back.
Lace-patterned butterfly on upper back
Black and grey blackwork mandala armband tattoo with geometric bands on a person's wrist and lower forearm.
Mandala armband tattoo on a wrist
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol, a triangle with a circle and vertical line, decorated with curling scrollwork, on the inner forearm.
Deathly Hallows symbol with scrollwork on a forearm
Black tribal blackwork tattoo with a central sun motif wrapping the calf and ankle of a leg against a dark background.
Tribal calf and ankle tattoo
Close-up of a large blackwork neck tattoo with cream scrollwork and a central diamond motif, shown on a neck and chin.
Black ornamental neck tattoo
Shirtless bearded man with black tribal knotwork tattoos across his left shoulder, upper arm, chest and forearm.
Tribal knotwork tattoos on shoulder and chest
Black blackwork tattoo of lace-like mesh and floral scrollwork across the upper arm and shoulder of a person wearing a dark top.
Black lace and floral scrollwork on upper arm
Black and grey drawing of a stag's head in profile with swirling ornamental detail on the neck and face, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Stag head in black and grey linework
Black and grey ornamental damask scrollwork tattoo covering the back of the neck, photographed from behind with hair tied up.
Black ornamental damask tattoo on the back of a neck
Black blackwork flash design of an ornate key with a castle-topped bow, a heart cut-out and the words Open Up Your Dreams in script.
Ornate key with castle bow and script
Black ink scrollwork tattoos across the fingers of a man's hands clasped near his chin, with a tattooed forearm and a feather pendant necklace visible.
Scrollwork finger tattoos on clasped hands
Black dotwork mandala tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm, shown from the side and from the palm side.
Black mandala tattoo on the inner wrist
Black and white starfish design with curling scrolls and dotted lines along each arm, drawn as a tattoo flash in a blackwork and dotwork style.
Starfish with scrollwork design
Black ornamental mandala tattoo wrapping around a forearm and wrist in a blackwork and dotwork style, with a solid black band across the middle.
Mandala wrist cuff tattoo
Black ornate butterfly tattoo with dotwork detail and curled antennae on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Ornate butterfly tattoo on the upper back
Solid black ornamental scrollwork tattoo in a diagonal band across a person's upper back and shoulder blade, in a blackwork style.
Black scrollwork band across upper back
Black and grey Celtic cross tattoo with tribal scrollwork and a sun motif across the upper arm and shoulder.
Celtic cross and tribal sleeve on upper arm
Black ink ornamental sleeve tattoo with radiating lines and a central sun-like motif, running from the upper arm down the forearm.
Ornamental geometric sleeve on an arm
Black ornamental crescent moon tattoo with patterned detailing on the lower back, above low-rise jeans and a white belt.
Ornamental crescent moon on lower back
Realistic grey skull with a red-rimmed eye and black scrollwork on an upper arm tattoo, with a red rose at the lower edge.
Skull with rose and scrollwork on upper arm
Black ink lace-style mandala tattoo with petal shapes and hanging drops on the ankle and top of the foot.
Black lace mandala tattoo on the ankle
Black and grey dotwork skull tattoo with an eye in a triangle and heart-shaped rays, on the thigh.
Skull and eye tattoo on a thigh