Spiral tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey realism tattoo of an eye with branch-like lashes, small birds and a curled hook shape, placed on the upper back.
Eye with birds and drips on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a nautilus shell spiral surrounded by stippled stardust on a forearm.
Nautilus shell and stardust on a forearm
Black tribal sea turtle tattoo on the side of a man's lower abdomen, just above the waistband of his jeans and belt.
Tribal sea turtle on a man's abdomen
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
Fine line black tattoo of a thin line with a zigzag, looping knot and spiral curl on the inner upper arm.
Fine line spiral and loops on an arm
Colour tattoo of a green and purple hummingbird beside pink trumpet flowers and black swirling vine linework, on skin in a neo-traditional botanical style.
Hummingbird and pink flowers on upper back
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 tattoo of a tribal band with spirals and chevron patterns wrapped around a forearm, resting on a dark towel.
Polynesian-style band tattoo on a forearm
Close crop of a model's arms with black spiral and bold tribal designs on the upper arm and forearm, worn beneath a woven black leather garment.
Spiral and bold tribal designs on upper arms
Black and grey geometric mandala tattoo with dotwork shading and spiral details across the back of a hand, shown from the wrist.
Geometric mandala on the back of a hand
Fine line tattoo of a bird with outstretched wings and curling swirls below it on a person's upper back, with a small pink accent at the centre.
Bird with swirls on upper back
Three matching black swirl symbol tattoos on the tops of three feet, stacked one above another.
Three matching swirl symbol tattoos on feet
Small shaded blue nautilus shell tattoo on the outer ankle, photographed on a wooden deck with a second foot in the background.
Blue nautilus shell on an ankle
Colourful dotwork tattoo of concentric circles and dot rings across a forearm and the back of a hand, with dark outlined circle clusters near the wrist.
Rainbow dotwork circles on forearm and hand
Black tribal tattoo of a sun motif with triangular and spiral patterns covering the upper arm and shoulder of a person in a red vest top.
Polynesian sun tribal on upper arm
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
Three black spiral tribal tattoos on three ankles, photographed close together outdoors on a woven mat.
Three matching spiral ankle tattoos
Black fine line tattoo of a mermaid with swirling hair and scroll details on the calf.
Mermaid line tattoo on a calf
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 blackwork tribal tattoo with koru-style spirals across the top of a foot and ankle, photographed against a dark background.
Tribal spiral design across the top of a foot
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
Two small black turtle tattoos on the side of a torso, one with a solid patterned shell and one with a spiral shell.
Two small turtle tattoos on the side
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
Close-up of a hand covered in small black doodle tattoos of eyes, suns, spirals, stars and the numbers 999, placed across the fingers and back of the hand.
Doodle symbols across a hand
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 fine line tattoo of nested squares spiralling into a centre, geometric style, on the forearm above the elbow.
Nested squares spiral on a forearm
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
Dark swirl tattoos on the preserved digits of a mummified hand or foot, shown in black ink on dried, yellowed skin.
Swirl tattoos on preserved digits
Fine line black outline tattoo of two small wings on the back of a wrist, with a hand resting on a wooden table.
Pair of outline wings on a wrist
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 tribal tattoo with swirls and triangular patterns curving down the side of a torso over the ribs.
Tribal band tattoo on the side ribs
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 and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch with a spiral clock face, leaves and beads, on the upper arm.
Pocket watch with spiral dial on upper arm
Black linework tattoo of a stylised bird with feather patterns and spiral swirls on the upper back, shown beside the original pen drawing.
Stylised bird tattoo on upper back
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
Bold black tribal tattoo with a large spiral and an interlocking knot band across the upper arm and shoulder.
Tribal swirl and band on upper arm
Small black fine line triskelion tattoo on the inner wrist, with woven bracelets worn on the same arm.
Triskelion on the inner wrist
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 outline tattoo of an elephant with its trunk raised, decorated with spirals, on a shoulder.
Elephant with raised trunk on shoulder
Black tribal-style swirl tattoo with leaf shapes curling around a person's navel on the lower abdomen.
Black swirl and leaf tattoo around the navel
Black tribal band tattoo wrapping a forearm, with bold solid shapes, triangles and spirals, photographed in black and white.
Tribal band tattoo on a forearm
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 line tattoo of four elemental symbols stacked down the outside of a lower leg, showing water, earth, fire and air.
Four element symbols down a calf
Black and grey single-line tattoo of a curled spiral form on the inner forearm, shown in a greyscale photograph.
Minimal curled line tattoo on forearm