Spiral tattoo ideas

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

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Rainbow-coloured illustration of a stylised sword with Celtic knotwork panels and small creature figures on a black background, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Stylised sword with Celtic knotwork
Black and grey flash sleeve design with orange pumpkins, a green sack-like character, a skull and crossbones and a yellow full moon.
Halloween sleeve design with pumpkins and skull
Black and white yin yang symbol set inside a sun with spiralling rays, shown as a tattoo flash design without placement on the body.
Yin yang inside a sun design
Black tribal band tattoo design with spirals, zigzag edges and a central flower motif, drawn on a white background.
Tribal band design with spirals
Three dark line-drawn semicolon designs on white: a single semicolon, a trinity of three semicolons around a central dot, and a sun-like spiral of semicolons.
Semicolon designs in three arrangements
Black fine line drawing of a lotus flower on a wavy stem that ends in a spiral, with a small dot above the bloom.
Lotus on a stem with spiral base
Black line drawing of a circular Celtic knotwork design with interlaced bands and spirals arranged in a star shape, shown on a white background.
Celtic knotwork star design
Black tribal-style lizard tattoo design with swirling linework on a plain white background, shown without any body placement.
Tribal-style lizard design
Black line drawing flash sheet of botanical tattoo motifs, including flowers, leaves, fern fronds, swirls and dotted vines, on a white background.
Botanical flash sheet of leaves, flowers and vines
Pencil sketch of a circular tattoo design split into quadrants, with black tribal-style vines, leaves and spirals.
Circular tribal vine and swirl design
Pink and purple lotus flower design with an Om symbol above it, drawn in black linework with coloured pencil shading on cream paper.
Lotus flower with Om symbol design
Black tribal-style Cancer zodiac symbol drawn as a design on a plain white background, with no body placement shown.
Cancer zodiac symbol design
Black ink drawing of a crescent moon tattoo design filled with curling swirls and hatched shapes, shown as a stencil-style sketch on white paper.
Crescent moon with ornamental swirls
Black abstract tattoo flash design of curling solid shapes, a spiral and a dot on a plain white background.
Abstract black swirl design
Black calligraphic line drawing of a stylised zodiac symbol with a spiral, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Stylised zodiac symbol with spiral
Black tribal sleeve tattoo design drawn as two arm sleeves on a white background, with circular motifs near the top and bold banded patterns below.
Tribal sleeve design in black
Solid black blackwork-style design of a circle with white zigzag lines, with curling swirls trailing beneath it, shown on a white background.
Zigzag circle with flowing swirls
Bold black silhouette of a stylised bird in flight facing left, with spiral wing tips and white line details, shown as a flash design.
Stylised black bird with spiral wings
Black line drawing of stylised flames, spirals and a circle with swirling bands, shown as a standalone tattoo design with no body placement.
Flame and spiral line design
Black and white tribal design of interlocking spirals and curved bands filled with linear and hatched patterns, shown as a standalone drawing without a body part visible.
Tribal spiral design in black
Black ink tribal design of a wolf head howling upwards, drawn with bold solid shapes on a white background.
Tribal howling wolf design
Black tribal band design with spirals, chevrons and geometric motifs, shown flat on a white background, with no body placement visible.
Tribal band design in black ink
Black ink fine line drawing of a lotus with a dotted border and a looping chain below, sketched on white paper beside a black fine liner pen.
Lotus and loop line drawing design
Black marker drawing of a monkey head in profile with a spiralling tail and dot accents, sketched on lined notebook paper as a tattoo design.
Monkey head with curling tail design
Black and white Polynesian-style tribal design showing a sea turtle, fern fronds and bands of geometric pattern, drawn as a flash sheet with no body part visible.
Polynesian-style turtle and fern tribal design
Four black koru-style design options labelled Option 1 to 4, showing a hammerhead shark, a dolphin, a turtle and a plain spiral, with red size guidance beneath.
Four koru-style designs with sea creature motifs
Solid black tribal-style cat design filled with spiral swirls, shown as a flash drawing on a white background with no body placement visible.
Tribal swirl cat design
Pencil sketch of a fine line tattoo design of two spirals joined by an infinity loop, with a small dotted ".2" beside it, drawn on white paper.
Spiral and infinity design pencil sketch
Black tribal-style owl design with large round eyes, perched on a ringed branch that ends in spiral curls.
Tribal owl design perched on a branch
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design with a spiral, a row of arrows, two figures standing in a circle and the lettering We can live like Jack and Sally if we want.
Spiral design with Jack and Sally quote
Black ink drawing of an ornamental swirl with three dots and the word CONFIDENCE in capitals beneath, on a white background.
Swirl flourish with dots and the word confidence
Black line drawing of an ornamental dragon with swirling tribal-style patterning, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Ornamental black line dragon design
White line design of a wizard hat with scattered stars and spiral swirls on a plain black background.
Wizard hat with stars and spirals
Black ink drawing of an abstract swirling symbol with a spiral top and curled tail on a white background, captioned Hakuna Matata in serif type.
Black swirl symbol with Hakuna Matata caption
Two versions of a stylised flame design with spirals, a Greek key motif and wave lines, one in black outline and one in rainbow colour, shown as a tattoo flash design.
Flame and spiral design in line and colour
Two line drawn seahorse designs on a white background, one in black and one in blue, with flowing decorative fins and curled tails, shown as tattoo flash rather than on skin.
Two ornate seahorse designs in black and blue
Black brush-stroke design of a looping symbol with a tapered stroke, with the handwritten words I can do this beneath it, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Brush stroke symbol with I can do this text
Black line drawing of a symmetrical ornament of teardrop petals, spirals and dotted scrolls on a white background, shown as a design with no body placement.
Scrolling line ornament design
Black flash design of a coffee cup with swirling steam and the word coffee written in script, shown without a placement on the body.
Coffee cup with swirls and script
Red tribal-style swirl and flame design on a white background, shown as a standalone drawing with no body placement visible.
Red swirl and flame design
A bold red Om symbol design with swirling strokes and a small dot, drawn on a pale textured background, shown as a stencil or flash design rather than on skin.
Red Om symbol design
Black ink line drawing of a stylised dragonfly with large looped wings and a curling swirl tail on a white background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Dragonfly line design with swirling tail
Black line drawing of a geometric tattoo design featuring arrows, concentric circles, a spiral and diamond shapes, with no body part visible.
Geometric arrow and circle design
Digital tattoo design of a black calligraphic curl with three fine tips above a red spiral, with the colour shifting from black to red, shown on a plain white background.
Black and red swirl tattoo design
Black line drawing of a stylised cat sitting upright with a raised paw, its body filled with flowing swirl linework on a white background.
Stylised swirl cat line drawing
Black line drawing of a crescent moon with mandala patterns, dangling beads and an arrow, shown as a fine line tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Crescent moon and arrow line design
Tattoo flash drawing of a tall Halloween sleeve design with a full moon, bats, jack-o'-lanterns, ghosts, a skull and crossbones and a green figure, shown on a white background rather than on skin.
Halloween sleeve design with pumpkins and ghosts
Black ink flash sheet of tribal-style sea turtle designs with spirals, geometric patterns and a hibiscus, with bubble outlines, drawn on white.
Tribal sea turtle flash sheet