Spiral tattoo ideas

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

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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 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
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
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 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
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
Colourful neo-traditional nautilus shell tattoo with heavy black outlines and flowing feather-like shapes on the forearm.
Nautilus spiral tattoo on a forearm
Black tribal tattoo with swirling curves and spiral motifs on the forearm of a person with tan skin, set against a stone background.
Black tribal swirl design on a forearm
Two forearms crossed in front of a pale green t-shirt, both covered in bold black tribal blackwork patterns on the forearm.
Black tribal patterns on both forearms
Black Polynesian-style tribal full sleeve tattoo covering a man's upper arm and forearm, with spiral and triangle patterns.
Polynesian tribal full sleeve on an arm
Black tribal-style sleeve tattoo covering the shoulder, upper arm and forearm, with spiral and band patterns in solid black ink.
Tribal-style black sleeve on arm and shoulder
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm showing a detailed eye above a clock face with Roman numerals that spiral inward.
Eye and spiral clock on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a spiral galaxy with small stars inside a solid black triangle, on the inner forearm.
Spiral galaxy in a triangle on a forearm
Brown henna design of a flower with swirling scrollwork, dots and a paisley-like curl on a forearm, set against purple patterned fabric.
Henna flower and swirls on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of geometric linework, dots and spirals running along the inner forearm.
Fine line geometric pattern on a forearm
Colour tattoo on the inner forearm of a heart, a red, yellow and green spiral, and the script words you can't take the sky from me.
Heart, spiral and lyric on a forearm
Black fine-line tattoo of a spiral and infinity loop symbol on the inner wrist and forearm.
Spiral and infinity symbol on a wrist
Two matching black linework tattoos of nested squares spiralling inward, one on each forearm, with dot accents at the corners.
Spiral squares on both forearms
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm, showing a large circle and bands of stippled shading that darken towards the wrist.
Dotwork circle and gradient bands on forearm
Black tribal band tattoo with spirals and triangles wrapping the forearm and onto the back of the hand, shown on a patterned mat.
Bold tribal band on forearm and hand
Black linework tattoo of a golden ratio spiral within nested rectangles on a forearm, in a fine line geometric style.
Golden ratio spiral on a forearm
Black and white photo of a thin single-line swirl tattoo curling across the inner forearm near the wrist.
Fine line swirl on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo covering the back of a hand and forearm with bold tribal-style geometric motifs and a central face-like design.
Geometric tribal-style hand and forearm tattoo
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm and wrist, with concentric circles and graduated bands that fade from solid black to fine stippling.
Dotwork circles and bands on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a howling wolf with swirling linework trailing below it, on the inside of a wrist.
Howling wolf on a wrist
White ink fine line tattoo of a heart with spiral swirls and a small heart on the forearm.
White ink heart with swirls on an arm
Black ink linework symbol with two spirals and a central loop, tattooed on the inner wrist of a light-skinned arm.
Spiral and loop symbol on a wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a golden ratio spiral inside nested rectangles on the inner forearm.
Golden ratio spiral on a forearm
Small colourful tattoos of scissors, a spray can and a spool of thread on a pair of forearms, emerging from torn pink paper.
Household object tattoos on two forearms
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of a sleeping cat with a curled tail on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Sleeping cat line tattoo on a wrist
Forearm tattoo of five blue-shaded stars linked by black and grey swirling ribbons that wrap up the arm.
Blue stars and swirling ribbons on a forearm
Black ink blackwork tribal sleeve of spirals and triangles covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Tribal arm sleeve with spirals
Black ink full sleeve tattoo with bold geometric and tribal-style patterns covering a forearm, upper arm and hand, shown on a standing person in a grey t-shirt.
Black geometric sleeve tattoo on arm and hand
Close photo of a fine line black tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm, showing a dot, a thin line, stacked loops and a curled spiral at the bottom.
Fine line dot, loops and spiral on forearm
Black ink tattoo of a dragon curled around a twenty-sided die, with a spiral tail and smaller dice, on the inner forearm.
Dragon and dice on a forearm
Black line spiral tattoo with a small circle above it on the forearm, covered with clear film and tape.
Spiral with small circle on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a lotus flower with a dotted halo and an unalome line running down the forearm.
Lotus and unalome on a forearm
Full arm sleeve in black geometric blackwork on a man's arm and shoulder, with a sun-like mandala on the shoulder and spiral patterns down to the wrist.
Geometric black sleeve on arm and shoulder
Fine line tattoo of a black spiral above a vertical row of small red, orange, green, blue and purple dots on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Spiral and coloured dot line on a wrist
Black and grey tribal blackwork sleeve tattoo covering the shoulder, upper arm and forearm, with a geometric mandala on the shoulder and a chest piece.
Tribal blackwork sleeve on a man's arm
Black tribal swirl full sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm, with spiral and scroll patterns.
Tribal swirl full sleeve on an arm
Small solid black penguin tattoo with a spiral inside its body, shown in black and white on the inner wrist.
Small penguin tattoo on the inner wrist
Dotwork tattoo of stars and dotted spirals running up a forearm, set against a red patterned fabric.
Stars and dotted spirals on a forearm
Black and white photo of two small lettering and symbol tattoos, one on the back of a hand and one on a wrist, with a second tattooed arm visible at the top right.
Small letter and symbol tattoos on hand and wrist