Spiral tattoo ideas

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

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Blue and teal ink mandala drawing with a central spiral, layered petals and dotted outer rings, shown as a standalone design with no body placement.
Blue and teal mandala design
Black line drawing of a triskelion, three interlocking spirals arranged in a triangle, shown as a standalone tattoo design on a white background.
Triskelion triple spiral design
Pencil sketch of an abstract geometric design with overlapping angular planes, a spiral and small circles, drawn in black and grey as a possible tattoo design.
Geometric pencil sketch of an abstract animal head
Flash sheet of red and blue filigree ornaments, swirls, rosettes and crescent moon phases, with the word Marked in blue script across the centre.
Red and blue ornament and moon phase flash sheet
Hand-coloured flash drawing of sunflowers and green leaves with bold black circle and triangle linework, labelled Leo, planet Sun, element Fire, flower Sunflower.
Leo sunflower design on paper
Purple line drawing of a symmetrical mandala with a spiral centre, layered petals and dotted accents, in a geometric style, shown as a standalone design on a white background.
Purple mandala with spiral centre
Black and white tribal flash design of spirals, wave bands and triangles, drawn to fit a full arm sleeve.
Black tribal sleeve design with spirals
Black ink drawing of an interlaced lotus flower on grey paper, with a row of dots above and a spiral below, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Interlaced lotus design with dots and spiral
Black line drawing of a geometric circular mandala with two eyes, a spiral shell motif and a teardrop, in a Geometric style, with the words DUNE ARRAKIS beneath it.
Geometric eye and spiral mandala
Black and white photo of a floral and geometric tattoo design drawn in a sketchbook, beside a dotwork mandala tattoo on a forearm.
Floral and geometric sketch with forearm mandala
Flash design of a yin and yang symbol with red and white floral centres, ringed by rainbow spirals on a black background.
Yin yang mandala with rainbow ring
Pencil sketch design of a triskele within a triangle, surrounded by daffodils, a knotted border and a filigree dragonfly, in black and grey.
Triskele, daffodils and dragonfly design sketch
Black line-art flash sheet of henna-style flowers, leaf sprays, dots, scrolls and geometric border strips, shown without any body placement.
Henna-style flower, leaf and border flash sheet
Black ink mandala flash design with a radial floral pattern of petals, dots and scrollwork on a white background, suitable for a fine line or dotwork tattoo.
Black and white mandala design
Black line flash design of a spiral shell built from brick-like segments, with the words There is no place like HOME running along the curve.
Spiral shell with 'There is no place like home'
Black ink line drawing of a hand in a hang loose gesture, filled with geometric spirals, triangles and dots in a tattoo flash style.
Patterned hang loose hand design
Solid black blackwork design of a symmetrical insect-like motif built from hexagons and curling arms, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Symmetrical hexagon and curl design
Black tribal-style design of a large star with swirling ornamental linework, framed by four corner motifs on a white background.
Tribal star with corner ornaments
Black linework mandala design with eight pointed lotus-style petals, spirals and dotted centre, drawn on a pale grey background.
Black ink mandala with lotus petals
Black and white flash design of an interlaced double spiral emblem inside a ring, with no placement on the body shown.
Interlaced spiral emblem in a circle
Black linework mandala design with five scalloped petals, paisley motifs, dotted borders and hatched edges, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Five-petal mandala flower design
Black ink mandala drawn on paper with radiating petals, leaves, spirals and dotted borders, shown as a design for a tattoo.
Symmetrical black ink mandala design
Black tribal band design on a white background, with a stylised face and spiral patterns on the left, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement visible.
Tribal band design with face motif
Pencil drawing of a symmetrical lotus-style mandala with spirals and Celtic knots, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Symmetrical lotus mandala with Celtic knots
Black linework drawing of a golden spiral with nested circles and construction guide lines on a sepia background, shown as a tattoo design sketch.
Golden spiral with concentric circles
Black flash sheet of geometric tattoo designs, including a triskelion, concentric circles, a spiral, interlaced knots and angular symbols, on a grey wood-effect background.
Set of geometric symbols and knots on a flash sheet
Black line drawings on white paper of unalome spirals, arrows, a lotus and a crescent moon dagger, with crystals along the bottom edge.
Unalome, arrow and lotus flash sheet
Black ink drawing on paper of a radial mandala made from looping continuous lines, spirals, dots and an Om symbol, shown as a tattoo design sketch.
Radial mandala of loops, spirals and an Om symbol
Black ink fine line drawing on grey paper of a radial mandala of looping lines, spirals, an eye and dotted rays, with no placement shown.
Radial line-loop mandala design
Flash sheet of black Triple Goddess tattoo designs, including triskele, triple moon, pentacle and Celtic knotwork motifs, with a classical statue at the top centre.
Triple Goddess symbols flash sheet
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
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
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
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 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
Black ink drawing of lips with teeth biting the lower lip, filled with geometric zentangle-style patterns, on white paper.
Patterned lips drawing
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
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
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 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
Pencil sketch of a circular tattoo design split into quadrants, with black tribal-style vines, leaves and spirals.
Circular tribal vine and swirl design
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
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
Black line drawing of a stylised cat sitting upright, filled with swirls, lattice and dotted ornamental patterns, with a curling tail ending in a spiral.
Stylised cat with swirling tail design
Red linework flash design of a symmetrical owl with patterned feathers, spiral chest markings and diamond details, shown on a white background with no body placement.
Ornate owl design in red linework
Two versions of a three-armed Celtic knotwork triskele design, one in dark green and one in cream on dark brown, shown as flat drawings with no body placement.
Celtic triskele knotwork in two colourways
Black line drawing of an eight-point compass rose inside a ring, surrounded by curling spiral and swirl linework, shown as a tattoo design with no body visible.
Compass rose within a circle of spirals