Spiral tattoo ideas

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

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Black ink line drawing of a hand in a hang loose gesture, filled with geometric spirals, triangles and dots in a tattoo flash style.
Patterned hang loose hand design
Black ink drawing of a swirling tree with curled branches above the word Family in script lettering, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Swirling family tree with Family script
Solid black stylised lotus flower with pointed petals and a long curling stem, drawn as a tattoo design on a white background.
Stylised lotus flower with curling stem
Fine line black spiral tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist, against a pale skin tone and a plastic sheet backdrop.
Single line spiral tattoo on a wrist
Close photograph of a bold black ink tattoo of a stylised symbol with two spirals and a crossing loop, placed on what appears to be the lower back.
Black swirl and loop symbol on skin
Black tribal blackwork sleeve covering the upper arm and forearm, with bold bands and triangle patterns, shown against a dark background and a grey sleeveless top.
Tribal blackwork sleeve on arm
Solid black blackwork design of a symmetrical insect-like motif built from hexagons and curling arms, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Symmetrical hexagon and curl design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a stylised sitting cat with a curled tail, on the side of the body.
Stylised sitting cat with curled tail
Black and grey tribal swirl tattoo of bold bands and spirals across a person's lower back and waist, shown in a black and white photograph.
Tribal swirl tattoo across lower back
Black tribal blackwork tattoo wrapping a person's calf and shin, with further tribal patterns on the ankle and upper thigh, seated on concrete steps.
Polynesian-style tribal leg tattoo
Black fine line tattoo of a leafy sprig with curled scrolls at the base of the neck, shown in a black and white photo.
Leafy sprig with scrolls at the nape
Solid black tribal tattoo of a stylised bird with spiral details and spiked wing feathers, placed across the upper back below the shoulder blade.
Black tribal bird on upper back
Solid black tribal-style sea turtle design with spiral markings and a small pink flower on its head, shown on a plain white background.
Sea turtle design with spiral shell
Colour tattoo of a green retro rocket ship with a red stripe above a black spiral vortex on the calf.
Green rocket above a black spiral on a calf
Traditional style turtle tattoo with a dotwork mandala shell in teal and blue, placed on the centre of the chest.
Turtle with mandala shell on chest
Colour full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm showing Nightmare Before Christmas characters, jack-o'-lanterns and a haunted moonlit scene, in a neo-traditional style.
Nightmare Before Christmas full sleeve
Realistic grey and red forearm tattoo showing a gas mask, a skull and a red spiral, shown on a person's forearm against a dark background.
Gas mask and skull sleeve on a forearm
Black tribal tattoo of a bear paw print above an animal head in an oval, on the upper arm.
Tribal bear paw and animal head on upper arm
Black tribal tattoo with a central sun-like disc and swirling wings across the upper back, in a Polynesian-inspired blackwork style.
Tribal sun motif across the upper back
Black ink line drawing of a stylised lion head in profile with a flowing mane and a curling tail, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Stylised lion head in profile with curled tail
Black tribal tattoo with spiral and swirl motifs covering a shoulder and upper arm.
Tribal spiral piece on a shoulder
Black tribal-style design of a heart outline with two curled spiral motifs facing each other, shown as a drawing on a white background.
Tribal heart with twin spirals
Colourful paisley and mandala tattoo with scrollwork and dotted detail on the lower leg.
Paisley and mandala tattoo on a leg
Fine line black tattoo of a stylised celtic-style knot with a central spiral, on the inner side of an ankle.
Thin line knot tattoo on an ankle
Black silhouette design of a tree of life inside a circular Celtic knotwork border, with two ravens on a branch and a horse and rider figure.
Tree of life with ravens and Celtic knotwork
Black and white photo of two bare feet, each with a bold black looping swirl symbol tattoo on the top of the foot.
Matching swirl symbol tattoos on both feet
A labelled chart of eleven black line and solid symbols on a teal to yellow gradient, including a pentagram, spiral, triquetra, tree of life and Eye of Horus.
Pagan and occult symbol reference chart
Fine line unalome with a pink lotus flower tattooed centrally on a torso above a navel piercing.
Unalome and lotus on the midriff
Black tribal-style design of a large star with swirling ornamental linework, framed by four corner motifs on a white background.
Tribal star with corner ornaments
Black and grey lion head tattoo with a swirling, lined mane, shaded face and fine linework, on the outer thigh.
Lion head with swirling mane on thigh
Black line drawing of a Norse Thor's hammer with interlaced knotwork and spiral ends, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Thor's hammer knotwork design
Black spiral tattoo of brick-like tiles on an upper arm, with the words There is no place like home curling around it and HOME set larger beneath.
Spiral brickwork tattoo with home lettering on upper arm
Outline tattoo on an upper arm with poppies, a clock heart, a cross, a witch hat and a striped stocking, beside a coloured design drawing of the same motifs.
Wizard of Oz themed design on upper arm
Colour and grey tattoo across a shoulder blade showing a yellow moon, a spiral hill, two silhouetted figures, a graveyard fence and carved pumpkins.
Moon, spiral hill and pumpkins on a back
Watercolour-style tattoo of clock faces, gears and a keyhole in pink, blue and purple across the upper back of a person with short blonde hair.
Watercolour clockwork gears on upper back
Black linework mandala design with eight pointed lotus-style petals, spirals and dotted centre, drawn on a pale grey background.
Black ink mandala with lotus petals
Solid black tribal-style penguin tattoo with a spiral belly and a small red heart outline above it, on the inner ankle.
Penguin and red heart on an ankle
Black ornamental fern tattoo with curling swirls sitting on the neck behind a person's ear, in a blackwork style.
Ornamental fern tattoo behind the ear
Upper arm sleeve in a tribal-style blackwork design with bands of spirals and triangles, featuring two red flower motifs.
Tribal sleeve with red flowers on upper arm
Black linework tattoo on an upper arm showing a framed design of stylised faces and spiral eyes arranged in an animal-like shape.
Linework faces tattoo on upper arm
Pen drawing of a tribal-style swirl tattoo design on white paper, with blue and black linework and shaded curls.
Tribal swirl tattoo design in blue and black
Black fine line tattoo of a cat lying down with a curled spiral tail on pale skin.
Fine line cat with spiral tail
Black and grey tribal tattoo with spiral swirls and sharp spiked shapes covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Tribal swirl piece on shoulder and upper arm
Blue and black pencil drawing of a stylised fox-like creature with a long, curling, swirl-patterned tail, on white paper.
Swirl-tailed fox design in blue
Black tribal sun tattoo with spiral centre and spiky rays, placed between the shoulder blades on a person's upper back.
Tribal sun tattoo on upper back
Collage of an abstract ornamental tattoo across a hand, fingers and forearm, with black linework, purple shading and an eye motif.
Eye and swirl tattoo on hand and forearm
Fine line black tattoo of four stacked elemental symbols, a spiral swirl, a flame, a stepped earth tile and a water circle, on the forearm.
Four elemental symbols stacked on an arm
Black ink flash drawing of a pair of mirrored butterfly wings with dotted patterns and curled antennae, with no body placement shown.
Mirrored butterfly wings design