Spiral tattoo ideas

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

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Four hand-drawn fine line tattoo designs of spirals, loops and zigzags with dotted tails, drawn in dark ink on cream paper.
Four spiral and loop line designs
Black linework flash design of a raven with spread wings, decorated with spiralling Celtic knot patterns on its wings and body.
Celtic knot raven in flight
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
Black and grey pencil drawing of a tribal sun with radiating rays above bold Polynesian-style patterns, shown as a design with no body part visible.
Polynesian sun and tribal sleeve design
Three photos of a geometric line tattoo on an upper arm, with a star containing a grey spiral shaded in the centre.
Geometric line tattoo with star on upper arm
Black swirling linework tattoo with curls and dots across the upper back, shown in a sepia-toned photograph.
Swirling tribal-style tattoo on upper back
Black ink tribal design drawn as a heart on an aged parchment background, filled with chevrons, spirals and dotted bands, shown as a flash design rather than on skin.
Tribal-patterned heart design
Blackwork tribal-style tattoo with spirals and hatched fills covering a leg from the upper calf down towards the ankle.
Black tribal pattern down a leg
Four vertical brown ink line designs, each with stacked coils, loops and a curled swirl at the base, drawn on a cream background.
Four vertical swirl motifs in brown ink
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a vertical unalome spiral above a lotus flower with dotted detail, placed on the upper chest.
Unalome and lotus on the upper chest
Three-panel photo of an ornamental tattoo covering a person's shoulder and upper arm, with purple spirals and feather-like forms and a green and yellow mandala on the shoulder cap.
Ornamental shoulder and upper arm sleeve
White ink fine line tattoo of a looping ribbon knot with a curled spiral on a forearm, with a small red mark beside it.
White ink ribbon knot on forearm
Black line drawing of a stylised creature head in profile with a spiked crest and a spiral curl at the back, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Stylised creature head in profile with spiral
Black tribal tattoo of bold circles, spirals and sweeping blades covering a shoulder and upper arm, in a blackwork style.
Tribal shoulder tattoo with spirals and circles
Black and white line drawing of a sun and moon face split down the middle, with the words we live by the sun and we feel by the moon around it.
Sun and moon face with quote lettering
Black and grey gecko tattoo with spiral patterns across the shoulder blade and upper back.
Gecko with spirals on a shoulder and upper back
Black tribal spiral and geometric tattoo across the back of a hand and wrist, with a small flower near the wrist, beside a gold bangle.
Tribal spiral tattoo on the back of a hand
Realistic coloured tattoo of three butterflies, two red and one blue, trailing a shaded black swirling ribbon down the side of the ribs.
Three butterflies with swirling ribbon on ribs
Small black fine line triskele tattoo with three spiralling arms on the inner wrist, shown with an open palm resting on a patterned fabric.
Triskele tattoo on the inner wrist
Pencil sketch of a leaping fox with a long swirling tail, drawn as a tattoo design with fine linework and soft shading.
Leaping fox with swirling tail design
Black dotwork and fine line spiral tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm, with a dotted outer ring and radiating lines.
Spiral dotwork across a shoulder and upper arm
Blue and black ink drawing of a nautilus shell with waves splashing out of its opening, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Nautilus shell with blue waves
Black and grey hibiscus flower with a Polynesian-style tribal band wrapping from the ankle across the top of the foot.
Hibiscus and tribal band on an ankle
Solid black crab design with raised claws and a spiral-filled oval body on a white background, with no body placement shown.
Crab with spiral body design
Black ink tattoo of a stylised long-necked dinosaur filled with spirals, dots and geometric patterns, placed on the ankle.
Ornamental dinosaur on an ankle
Black and white Polynesian tribal sleeve design drawn as a full arm, with spirals, chevrons and wave motifs on a white background.
Polynesian tribal arm sleeve design
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
Black and grey geometric tattoo on a calf showing a shaded circle with harlequin diamonds, scrolls, a spiral and a hanging beaded chandelier.
Harlequin moon and chandelier on a calf
Five black ink sketches on paper of continuous line designs with dotted starts, spirals and infinity-style loops, shown as possible tattoo flash.
Five line-work swirl and loop sketches
Black line drawing of an ouroboros, a snake eating its own tail, with swirling decorative patterns along its body, on a mustard background.
Ouroboros snake design
Colour tattoo of Gustav Klimt's painting The Kiss wrapping the forearm, with gold patterned robes, two embracing figures and green and red flowers at the base.
Klimt's The Kiss reproduced on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a nautilus shell spiral surrounded by a swirl of dots, on the forearm.
Nautilus shell spiral on a forearm
Black tribal-style cat with a striped, curled tail tattooed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Tribal cat with striped tail on upper back
Watercolour illustration of four element symbols labelled air, fire, earth and water, each drawn with a spiral or flowing motif in blue, orange, green and blue respectively.
Four element symbols in watercolour
Black linework tattoo of a phoenix with spiral wings and a long flowing tail across the upper back, shown in black and white.
Spiral-winged phoenix across upper back
Colour tattoo of a fractal spiral in yellow, red, blue and green across a man's back and shoulder, viewed from behind.
Multicolour fractal spiral across a back
Solid black blackwork tattoo of a circle with a spiral and crossed lines, on the upper chest of a man in an open blue shirt.
Black spiral and crossed lines on the chest
Black pen sketch of a fine line arrow design with a feathered tail, a looped bow motif and a spiral, drawn on lined notebook paper.
Arrow with feather fletching and bow motif
Three black fine line tattoos of looping spirals and stems on forearms and a wrist, in a fine line style, with the outer tattoos placed on the forearm.
Matching fine line spiral tattoos on forearms
Red and purple dotwork tribal tattoo with black accents spanning a person's shoulder blade and upper back.
Red dotwork tribal design on a shoulder and back
Black ink cat tattoo with blue and orange eyes, a spiral body and striped tail, on the side of a person's torso.
Cat with spiral body on the side
Two crossed forearms covered in black blackwork tattoos of lattices, diamonds, dots and spirals, with stylised motifs on the upper arm, against a dark background.
Blackwork geometric sleeve on crossed arms
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two stylised rabbits surrounded by flowing lines and swirls, placed on the upper arm.
Two rabbits with swirls on the upper arm
Forearm tattoo of a blue and teal spiral over purple splashes and fine geometric lines, with a small number and a formula, in a watercolour-style design.
Watercolour spiral and formula on forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of stripes wrapping around a forearm in an optical illusion, with a dotwork spiral pattern on the arm above.
Striped optical wrap on forearm
Black line drawing sheet of moon glyphs labelled with words such as Hope, Earth and Fire, plus eight moon phase symbols, on a cream background.
Moon glyphs and lunar phase symbols
Solid black tribal swirl tattoo with curved spikes and spirals on the upper arm and shoulder of a person in a white vest top.
Black tribal swirl tattoo on upper arm