Spiral tattoo ideas

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

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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 tribal tattoo of a manta ray with a turtle and gecko inside, in a Polynesian-style design across the upper back.
Polynesian manta ray with turtle on upper back
Black tribal swirl tattoo with scrollwork and a central ornament running along the ribs and side of a torso in a sepia-toned photograph.
Tribal swirl tattoo along the ribs
Fine line black tattoo of a spiral and thin vertical strokes on the side of a finger, beside a ring set with a blue-green stone.
Small spiral line tattoo on a finger
Close-up of a fine line black unalome style tattoo with dots and a spiral, placed centrally on the chest between the breasts.
Fine line spiral design on chest
Black tribal knotwork tattoo of an interlaced animal inside a circle on the upper back, with a tribal sun design at the top right edge.
Interlaced animal knotwork across the upper back
Full back tattoo of interlaced knotwork and spirals in black, grey and red ink, covering the whole of the upper and lower back.
Full back Norse interlace tattoo
Hibiscus flower and spiral design in brown outline with purple and teal glitter fill across the top of a bare foot, styled in botanical henna-style linework.
Hibiscus and spiral design on a foot
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
Small dark blue-black tribal-style turtle tattoo with a spiral body on the upper back, below the nape of the neck.
Small tribal turtle tattoo on upper back
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
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a haunted house, bats, a bare twisted tree and a yellow moon across a person's shoulder and upper arm.
Haunted house and bats on shoulder
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
Pink lotus tattoo with a spiral centre and small dot accents on a person's lower back.
Pink lotus on the lower back
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 tribal tattoo covering a man's shoulder and upper arm, with solid black circles, spirals and bands on lighter skin.
Black tribal shoulder and upper arm tattoo
Black fine line tattoo of a spiral, curl and upright stroke with a crossbar on the upper back near the neck, in black and grey.
Fine line spiral and figure on upper back
Collage of four black linework tattoos on forearms: an ornamental arrow with a knotted shaft, a geometric arrow, a spiral with a lotus flower, and a dagger with a crescent moon.
Four linework arrows, knots and dagger tattoos on forearms
Black tribal-style ankle tattoo with hibiscus and plumeria flowers, a sun and curling spiral lines on a bare foot.
Tribal flower and sun ankle tattoo
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 and grey ornamental blackwork sleeve tattoo with spirals and fern-like motifs running from the upper arm down to the hand, shown against a white wall.
Ornamental sleeve tattoo on an arm
Bold black tribal blackwork tattoo with swirls and a toothed band across the side of the ribs.
Tribal blackwork motif on the ribs
Black tribal spiral designs with curling patterns shown as armbands and shoulder pieces over grey body silhouettes.
Tribal spiral armband designs on body silhouettes
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
Brown linework design on a forearm showing a standing figure beside a tall cylindrical object and three small round creatures, with spirals, a star and tally marks on the hand.
Figure and creatures on a forearm with hand spirals
Black and grey tattoo of an unfurling fern frond with a spiral tip on the calf.
Unfurling fern frond on a calf
Close-up of a green and grey Celtic knotwork butterfly tattoo with spiral wing tips on skin.
Celtic knot butterfly tattoo
Black tribal sleeve tattoo with spirals, chevrons and triangles covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Polynesian-style tribal sleeve on upper arm
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
Solid black tribal tattoo with a sun face on the chest, extending over the shoulder and down the arm to the wrist, shown on a shirtless man.
Tribal sun chest piece and arm sleeve
Black and grey tribal swirl tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm of a shirtless person, photographed from behind.
Tribal swirl tattoo on shoulder and upper arm
Black ink Sanskrit script, om symbols and a dotwork mandala across a man's chest and shoulder, with more tattooing on the upper arm.
Sanskrit mantra chest and mandala shoulder piece
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
Black fine line tattoo of two spiral-ended shapes on the upper back near the shoulder, shown in a black and white photograph.
Fine line spiral design on upper back
Three views of a bold black tribal tattoo covering a calf, with spirals, circular motifs and triangular bands on the skin.
Tribal pattern tattoo on a calf
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
Back view of a woman with her hair up, showing a small black tribal-style sun with a spiral centre on her upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Small black sun tattoo on upper back
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
Black fine line lotus flower with a dotted arc and a vertical unalome-style line tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Lotus and unalome on the inner wrist
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