Spiral tattoo ideas

943 photos and flash · 23% Blackwork, 17% Geometric · Forearm most common

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Hand-drawn black ink mandala design of overlapping floral petals and swirls on cream paper, with faint pencil guidelines visible.
Black ink mandala floral design sketch
Black tribal-style dragonfly design with swirling Polynesian-inspired patterns filling the wings, shown on a white background.
Tribal dragonfly design
Drawn tattoo design of a yin yang symbol with a watercolour half and a blackwork mandala and lotus half, above the words find balance in script.
Yin yang mandala with find balance script
Black line drawing of a flower bud on a curling vine with spiral tendrils, a botanical tattoo design shown on a plain white background.
Swirling vine with a flower bud
Flash sheet of six black line drawings on white: a dotted sun, a sun with a face, a spiral sun, a yin yang, a patterned sun and a circular mandala.
Six sun and mandala flash designs
Black and grey dotwork line drawing of a hummingbird in flight, with a clock face and floral detail on its head and wing.
Hummingbird with clock dial design
Black and grey sketch of a howling wolf head merging into a butterfly wing, with flowing lines and curled swirls, drawn as a tattoo design on plain paper.
Howling wolf with butterfly wing design
Flash sheet of five black line cat designs, including a seated cat, a kitten on a spiral, a cat with a music staff and a curled cat.
Five cat designs with music notes on a flash sheet
Black ink line drawing of a tree with swirling roots and a green watercolour-tinted canopy of leaves, drawn on paper as a tattoo design.
Tree with roots line drawing
Drawing of a butterfly-style design with spiderweb wings, curled tendrils and a dark central body, shaded in lilac and purple on a white background.
Web-winged butterfly design in lilac
Two solid black circular tribal designs with spiral motifs and a central wave-like symbol, shown as line art on a white background.
Two circular tribal spiral designs
Black and white stylised creature design with a large spiral on its body and small bud-like sprigs along its back, shown on a plain white background.
Stylised black creature with spiral and sprigs
Black tribal-style sea turtle design with bold solid shapes, swirling motifs and patterned flippers on a white background.
Tribal sea turtle design
Solid black tribal design of a stylised scorpion with curled spiral tail and claws, drawn on a white background.
Black tribal scorpion design
Grid of black ink line drawings showing four motif families, tree, paisley, floret and starburst, each drawn at four increasing levels of detail on a pale background.
Tree, paisley, floret and starburst motif chart
Black ink drawing of an ornate bird perched on a white background, built from flowing swirls, spirals and dotted circles, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Ornate swirl bird design
Black tribal-style fox design with bold solid shapes, stripe patterns and spiral motifs on a white background, shown as a stencil-style drawing with no body placement.
Tribal fox design with swirls
Black line drawing of a spider web with curled swirls through its strands and a small spider in the lower right corner, shown as a tattoo design sketch.
Spider web with swirls and a small spider
Flash sheet of gold and silver metallic temporary tattoo designs on white, including a dreamcatcher, swallow, feather, leaf vine and geometric triangles.
Metallic temporary tattoo flash sheet
Teal tribal-style design of a stylised figure with spiral motifs and a diamond at the head, with the character 陽 in dark grey at the lower left.
Tribal figure with character 陽
Black and white tattoo design of an ornate cross with filigree scrollwork and engraved-style hatching.
Ornate filigree cross design
Black line drawing sheet of four star and swirl tattoo designs on white paper, with outlined and filled stars linked by curling flourishes.
Star and swirl tattoo design sheet
Solid black heart design on a white background, with spiral scrolls inside, a small crown above and a keyhole in the right lobe.
Heart with spirals and keyhole design
Black linework drawing of a sun with a spiral centre and pointed rays on a white background, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Spiral sun design
Black ink line drawing of a dragonfly with swirling blackwork patterns filling its wings, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Dragonfly with swirled wings
Black ink flash design of a grinning face with a stitched mouth, a small jack o lantern and a spiral in its eyes, above a striped winged shape, shown without a body placement.
Grinning stitched face and winged design
Black calligraphic tattoo design of interlocking loops and a spiral tail on a plain white background, with no body placement shown.
Looping calligraphic flourish design
Black and grey line drawing of a Polynesian-style spiral ornament design with hatched fill on a white background.
Polynesian-style spiral ornament design
Black ornamental design of an owl with spiral eyes and swirling filigree body perched on a curling branch with a heart-shaped chest, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Swirl owl perched on a branch
Black line drawing of a chrysanthemum with leaves and a curling vine inside a circle, in a botanical design style with no body placement shown.
Chrysanthemum and spiral vine in a circle
Black and white line drawing of an elephant head built from dense, decorative swirls, scrolls and fine hatched patterns, shown as a tattoo design on a plain grey background.
Ornate elephant head line art
Black ink dotwork mandala flash design with spiral scrolls, teardrop petals and dot-ring borders, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Dotwork mandala with spirals and petals
Black tribal-style sea turtle tattoo design with a spiral shell and patterned flippers, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Polynesian-style sea turtle design
Black ink flash design of two manta rays in a Polynesian-style tribal pattern with spirals and dotted shading, drawn on a white background.
Tribal manta ray design
Black line drawing of a geometric rose built from angular overlapping petals that spiral into a small centre, shown on a white background as a tattoo design.
Geometric line drawing of a rose
Bold black brush-stroke drawing of the Cancer zodiac symbol, a crab sign made of two curled spirals, on a white background.
Cancer zodiac symbol in brush strokes
Black line drawing of a lion head in profile, framed by an ornate mane of swirling scrollwork, presented as a tattoo design.
Lion head with swirling mane
Black line drawing of an abstract swirl design with two pointed curves above a spiral, shown on a plain white background.
Black line abstract swirl design
Black tribal flash design with cherry blossoms, waves and a central medallion, in a bold blackwork style with no body part shown.
Tribal and cherry blossom sleeve design
Black tribal-style gecko design with white swirl cutouts along its body and curled tail, shown on a white background with no body part visible.
Tribal gecko design
Bold solid black stylised symbol with two white spiral cutouts on a plain white background, shown as a design drawing rather than on skin.
Black symbol with two white spirals
Watercolour-style celtic tree of life design in teal, blue, purple and green, with interlaced knotwork trunk, spiral branches and a trinity knot base.
Celtic tree of life knotwork design
Ink drawing of an ornate owl with swirling patterned feathers and a long curled tail on cream paper, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Ornate owl tattoo design
Black ink drawing of lips with teeth biting the lower lip, filled with geometric zentangle-style patterns, on white paper.
Patterned lips drawing
Black linework tattoo design of a paw print with a large heart and two spirals in the pad, drawn on a white background, with no placement shown.
Paw print with hearts and spirals
Black ink and grey pencil drawing of a stylised cat with spider web patterns on its body and a curling tail, a design suitable for a tattoo.
Stylised cat with spider web and swirling tail
Black ink flash sheet of ten symmetrical ornamental designs with spirals, diamonds, chevrons and dots, drawn on white paper.
Ornamental flash sheet with ten motifs
Black tribal spiral designs with curling patterns shown as armbands and shoulder pieces over grey body silhouettes.
Tribal spiral armband designs on body silhouettes