Spiral tattoo ideas

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

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Black line drawing of a running canine design with a swirled, flowing tail and solid black legs, in a bold blackwork style on a white background.
Running canine with swirling tail
Black line drawing of a crescent bow with ornate scrollwork inside its curve, crossed by three arrows with feathered fletching, shown without any body placement.
Crescent bow and arrows line design
Black line drawing of a seahorse design surrounded by swirling curls and small circles, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Seahorse with swirls and bubbles
A red brush-stroke drawing of a seven-pointed star inside a circle, with a spiral at its centre, shown with no body part visible.
Red brush circle with interlocking star and spiral
Black tribal-style heart design with a inward spiral and flowing tendrils, drawn on a plain white background as a flash design.
Tribal heart design with spiral
Black and grey pencil drawing of an octopus with spiralling tentacles curling across a white background, a design that could suit a tattoo.
Pencil drawing of an octopus with curling tentacles
Sheet of eight black symbol designs on white, including a tree, om, heart, lotus and triskel, each labelled in French and English.
Symbol sheet with tree, om, lotus and triskel
Pen drawing of an ornate lotus tattoo design with mandala-like swirls and dots, drawn on white paper, with no body placement shown.
Ornate lotus tattoo design in pen
Black line drawing of a stylised tree of life with a swirling trunk, leafy branches and curling roots, on a white background.
Swirling tree of life line drawing
Black tribal-patterned gecko design on a white background, with a curled tail and spiral markings on the body, shown as a standalone flash design.
Tribal gecko design
Flash sheet of stylised turtle designs with spiral and scroll shell patterns in blue, green, pink and brown on a white background.
Stylised turtle designs in four colours
Black line drawing of a triskelion, three interlocking spirals arranged in a triangle, shown on a plain white background.
Triskelion triple spiral design
Pencil sketch of an acorn with a stippled cap and a curling stem, a botanical tattoo design drawn on white paper.
Pencil sketch of an acorn with curling stem
Black silhouette flash design of three small birds perched on a branch with curling tendrils and leaves on a white background.
Three birds on a curling vine
Solid black tribal-style cat design with spiral patterns and a curled tail, shown on a plain white background with no body placement visible.
Tribal black cat with spiral tail
Six fine black ink sketches of looping, swirling ornamental designs drawn on grid paper, with two pens resting above them.
Six looping line ornament sketches
Sheet of eight black tribal-style gecko and lizard designs with white pattern details, shown as flash for tattoo use.
Tribal gecko flash sheet
Black and white design of two facing ravens with spiral eyes and wings, framed by Celtic knotwork in a circle, shown as a drawn tattoo design with no body part visible.
Twin ravens with spirals and knotwork
Blue line tribal design with spirals, wave shapes and bands of triangles and fine parallel lines, shown as a drawing with no body part visible.
Blue tribal design with spirals and waves
Grid of nine pen drawings on paper showing swirl, wave, dot and leaf-shaped line patterns in black ink, shown as tattoo design sketches with no body placement.
Nine pen sketches of line and dot tattoo designs
Black line drawing of a peony with leaves above a vertical unalome design, shown as a flash sheet on tracing paper.
Peony and leaves with unalome line drawing
Black line drawing of a sleeping cat curled into a round shape, with its tail spiralling out to the left, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Sleeping cat curled with spiral tail
Black and white drawing of a flowing unalome line above a star-shaped dotwork mandala, a design that could be used as a tattoo.
Unalome above a dotwork mandala design
Black line drawing of a circular mandala with a central sun-like motif, surrounded by pointed leaves and dotted petals on a white background, shown as a tattoo design without any body placement.
Black line mandala with leaves and dots
Black linework drawing of a stylised butterfly with curling scroll wings and a slim body on a white background, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Swirling butterfly tattoo design
Flash design of a blue police box surrounded by black and white cogs and two circular emblems, one with an ornate spiral knot and one with concentric rings.
Blue police box with cogs and circular emblems
Black ink drawing of a lotus flower on a vertical unalome line with small dots and a diamond, shown as a fine line tattoo design on plain paper.
Lotus and unalome line design
Hand-drawn botanical flower design with spiral tendrils, striped leaves and a small butterfly, shaded in yellow and green with black ink.
Stylised flower with spirals and leaves
Six hand-drawn black ink spiral and swirl designs on tracing paper, with a green pen lying across the top of the sheet.
Hand-drawn spiral and swirl tattoo designs
Black line drawing of a dragon in a bold tribal-style outline, with a raised wing, coiled body and spiral tail, on a white background.
Tribal-style dragon design with curled tail
Drawn tattoo design of a crescent moon outlined in black with blue shading and black filigree swirls on the left side.
Crescent moon with blue shading and swirls
Black tribal flash design of three interlocking spirals inside bold swirling curves, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Triple spiral tribal design
Black line drawing of a heart filled with spiral swirls, with a solid green awareness ribbon wrapped across its right side, shown as a tattoo design.
Heart with swirls and green ribbon
Red Celtic knotwork cat in a seated pose with interlaced swirls, drawn as a design on a beige textured background with red crossing lines.
Celtic knotwork cat design
Black design drawing of a row of spiral and angular symbols above the word UNFOUND in serif lettering on a white background.
Unfound lettering with spiral symbols
Black and grey pencil drawing of an interlaced knotwork tattoo design with curling tendrils and a tapering point, shown on a white background with no body part visible.
Pencil-drawn knotwork swirl design
Black tribal design of a howling wolf head forming one side of a heart, with a swirled moon filling the other side, shown as a flat drawing with no body placement.
Tribal wolf head in a heart with moon
Pencil and ink flash sheet showing fine line tattoo designs including a lotus, spirals, a heart and a diamond, with a pen and pencil lying across the page.
Flash sheet of fine line lotus and spiral designs
Black tribal tattoo design drawn on white paper, built from bold swirling spirals and sweeping pointed spikes, shown as a flash sheet without a body part.
Black tribal spiral design on white paper
A flash sheet of black line-drawn knot, swirl and ornamental tattoo designs on white paper, with no body part shown.
Knot and swirl line flash sheet
Black line drawing of five vertical vine designs with swirls, dots, circles, daisy-like flowers and spirals, shown as flash for a fine line tattoo.
Five vertical vine and swirl line designs
Black and grey hand-drawn sketch of a heart with a spiral inside it, drawn on white paper as a tattoo design.
Spiral heart sketch design
Black tribal-style sea turtle design with a spiral head, patterned shell and stylised flippers, shown as a line drawing on a white background.
Polynesian-style sea turtle design
Black tribal-style kiwi bird design with swirling koru patterns across its body, shown as a black-on-white flash drawing.
Tribal kiwi bird tattoo design
Flash design of a leaping dolphin filled with dark brown marble texture and white tribal wave and spiral linework, with no placement shown.
Tribal dolphin design with wave linework
Black line drawing sheet of five animals in a Celtic-style spiral design, including a bird, horse, stag, badger and wolf, suitable as tattoo flash.
Five Celtic-style knotwork animals sheet
Black tribal flash design of a sun with a spiral centre and an eight-pointed star behind it, shown as a solid black stencil-style drawing.
Tribal sun and star design
Black ink drawing of a winged dragon perched above a Celtic triquetra knot, in a blackwork style, shown on a white background with no body placement.
Dragon with Celtic triquetra knot design