Spiral tattoo ideas

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

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Colour tattoo of a galaxy inside a circle, crossed by a black spiral and dotted crosshair lines, on the upper back.
Galaxy circle with spiral on upper back
Black line drawing of a geometric tattoo design featuring arrows, concentric circles, a spiral and diamond shapes, with no body part visible.
Geometric arrow and circle design
Black line drawing of a crescent moon with mandala patterns, dangling beads and an arrow, shown as a fine line tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Crescent moon and arrow line design
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
Bold black tribal tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder, with spirals, triangles and a hexagon pattern.
Black tribal sleeve on upper arm and shoulder
Black line drawing of a stylised cat sitting upright, filled with swirls, lattice and dotted ornamental patterns, with a curling tail ending in a spiral.
Stylised cat with swirling tail design
Red linework flash design of a symmetrical owl with patterned feathers, spiral chest markings and diamond details, shown on a white background with no body placement.
Ornate owl design in red linework
Two versions of a three-armed Celtic knotwork triskele design, one in dark green and one in cream on dark brown, shown as flat drawings with no body placement.
Celtic triskele knotwork in two colourways
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
Black geometric tattoo of two square spirals and a flame shape on the skin behind a person's ear.
Geometric spiral tattoo behind the ear
Black line drawing of an eight-point compass rose inside a ring, surrounded by curling spiral and swirl linework, shown as a tattoo design with no body visible.
Compass rose within a circle of spirals
Black tribal sleeve tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm, with spirals, triangles and bold curved bands.
Tribal blackwork sleeve on shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey Polynesian style tribal sleeve covering a man's upper arm and shoulder, with bold black bands and shaded geometric panels.
Polynesian style full arm sleeve
Three black tribal-style sea turtle designs on a white background, one with a plumeria flower and lei border, one with a central leaf motif, and one with a sunburst pattern.
Three tribal sea turtle designs
Flash sheet of 36 black line drawings of sunbursts and stars on a cream background, under the heading 36 hand-drawn sunbursts and stars.
36 hand-drawn sunbursts and stars sheet
Black line drawing of a stacked tribal-style design with a star wheel, a nested diamond and a spiral, shown without any body placement.
Stacked star, diamond and spiral design
Blue ink drawing of a geometric mandala design with a diamond, dotwork and fine spiral linework, shown on white paper beside lace and dried flowers.
Blue ink geometric mandala design on paper
Flash sheet of twelve geometric mandala designs drawn in blue linework, including stars, hexagons, circles and lattice patterns, with no placement on skin.
Twelve geometric mandala flash designs