Spiral tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey fine line and dotwork lotus flower tattoo with a spiral stem and dots, on the back of a neck.
Lotus and spiral on the nape of the neck
Black line drawing of four stylised female figures, each with flowers, leaves, a sun, a snowflake or a spiral, arranged as a flash design.
Four seasonal female figures in line art
Black fine line tattoo of a symbol with two spirals and crossing loops, placed at the centre of the back of the neck.
Spiral and loop symbol on the back of the neck
Fine line black ink tattoos of planets, stars, suns and moons across the back of a hand and fingers, set against a dark starry background.
Celestial doodles across the back of a hand
Black fine line lotus flower with a spiral and dotted line above it, tattooed on the centre of the back.
Lotus and spiral line tattoo on the back
Line drawing of the number 5 formed into a rose bloom with a purple outline, a spiral inside and green leaves and stem, shown as a tattoo design without any body part visible.
Number 5 designed as a rose
Black solid-outline tattoo of a small monkey with a curled tail on the inner wrist, shown in a simple tribal-influenced style.
Small monkey with curled tail on a wrist
Close photo of a fine line black ink unalome style tattoo running up the side of a finger on a hand, with a dot at the top and a looping spiral at the base.
Fine line unalome tattoo on a finger
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 and white photo from behind of a woman with her hair up, showing a small fine line black symbol with a spiral loop tattooed on the nape of her neck.
Small spiral symbol tattoo on the nape
Fine line black tattoo of a nautilus spiral with overlapping circles, triangles and dotted geometric lines on a forearm.
Nautilus spiral and geometric lines on forearm
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 fine line tattoo of a dragonfly with spiral-tipped wings on the inner wrist, in a fine line style.
Small dragonfly with swirled wings on a wrist
Fine line black and grey alchemical circle tattoo with spirals, stars and a central vertical axis, placed on the outer thigh.
Alchemical circle design on a thigh
Fine line black tattoo of a golden ratio spiral within nested rectangles on the forearm.
Golden ratio spiral on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a spiral, small loops and a short dot running along a finger, in a black and white photograph.
Fine line spiral tattoo on a finger
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 and grey fine line tattoo of a lotus flower with a spiral unalome line above and an infinity loop below, placed on a forearm.
Lotus and unalome on a forearm
Fine line seahorse tattoo in brown ink on the inner forearm of a person wearing denim shorts, with a small solid black spiral tattoo on the hand.
Seahorse tattoo on the inner forearm
Black fine line and ornamental lotus tattoo with an unalome above it, placed centrally on the upper back, in a Botanical and Fine line style.
Lotus and unalome on the upper back
Fine line geometric mandala tattoo with gear-like spirals and teal star accents on the back of a calf.
Mandala and gear calf tattoo
Black linework tattoo of a swirling tree with roots on a person's upper back, photographed from behind.
Swirling tree with roots on upper back
Black fine line tattoo of an arrow with a chain of knots, a spiral and a gem pendant, running down a limb below a rolled denim hem.
Arrow with knot chain and gem drop
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
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a nautilus shell spiral with dotted construction lines, sitting on the upper chest near the shoulder.
Nautilus spiral on upper chest
Fine line golden spiral inside nested rectangles on a forearm, with soft blue and red watercolour splashes and a Geometric linework style.
Golden spiral tattoo on a forearm
Black line drawing of an infinity symbol with a spiral on the left and a small bird with a swept wing on the right, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Infinity symbol with a hummingbird
Four black and grey fine line symbol tattoos on fingers, one panel showing a fingertip with a pale nail, placed on the hand.
Fine line symbols across four fingers
Black line drawing of a flower bud on a curling vine with spiral tendrils, a botanical tattoo design shown on a plain white background.
Swirling vine with a flower bud
Fine line black tattoo of a spiral and infinity loop symbol on the inside of a wrist, shown with the hand raised.
Spiral and loop symbol on a wrist
Black and white photo of a fine line fern frond tattoo on the side of the ribs, with a hand resting over the chest above it.
Fine line fern frond on the ribs
Two matching fine line trinity knot tattoos with swirls on the inner forearms, one in black and one with blue accents.
Matching trinity knot tattoos on forearms
Close view of a small fine-line black tattoo of a spiral and stacked strokes with a dotted line, centred on the chest below the bust.
Fine line spiral symbol on the chest
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
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
Black fine line tattoo of a mermaid with swirling hair and scroll details on the calf.
Mermaid line tattoo on a calf
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
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 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
Small black fine line triskelion tattoo on the inner wrist, with woven bracelets worn on the same arm.
Triskelion on the inner wrist
Black outline tattoo of an elephant with its trunk raised, decorated with spirals, on a shoulder.
Elephant with raised trunk on shoulder
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 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
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
Fine line tattoo of four small coloured symbols running down the inner forearm: a green leaf curve, a red flame, a blue spiral and a yellow lightning bolt.
Four coloured symbols on an inner forearm
Fine line tattoo of nested golden ratio rectangles with the number 1.61803399 beneath, on the inner forearm.
Golden ratio rectangles on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of abstract curling strokes, sweeping lines and dashed lines on the side of the ribs.
Abstract line tattoo of curls and strokes on ribs