Spiral tattoo ideas

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

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Close-up photo of a black spiral tattoo with pink, purple and blue watercolour wash on a limb, with a plastic sheet in the background.
Black spiral with watercolour wash
Black and grey blackwork back tattoo of a turtle shell with a turtle head, tribal patterns and two reptilian eyes across the lower back.
Turtle shell and tribal back piece
Dotwork drawing of a spiral ammonite shell in navy ink on a pale background, with a stippled trail sweeping upward.
Stippled ammonite shell in navy dots
Forearm with a teal and black tribal spiral tattoo, with silver chain and shell-inlay bangles worn on the wrist.
Blue tribal spiral tattoo on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of nested circles, triangles and a curved outline on the side of the ribs.
Nested circles and triangles on the ribs
Black and white photo of a blackwork tribal tattoo with flowing spirals and curved lines running down a person's back.
Tribal spiral design down a back
Botanical tattoo of blue five-petalled flowers and dark grey vines with curls and leaves wrapping from the ankle across the top of the foot.
Blue flower vine across ankle and foot
Black line drawing of an ornate butterfly with filigree scrollwork wings and a key-shaped body, suitable as a tattoo flash design.
Ornate butterfly with key body design
Small outlined scorpion tattoo with teal and lilac fill and spiral detailing, on the ankle and heel of a foot.
Scorpion tattoo on an ankle
Colour tattoo of a tree with a black and grey trunk, a heart-shaped gap in the trunk, green leaves and curling roots, on plain skin.
Tree with heart trunk and curled roots
Black line drawing of an ornate cross built from curling scrolls and swirls on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Scrollwork cross design
Solid black silhouette design of three hearts of different sizes linked by thin curling scroll lines, shown on a white background.
Three hearts with swirling scrolls
Black and grey tribal tattoo with red accents wrapping around the upper arm, featuring large swirling spirals and grid-like shading.
Tribal swirl design on an upper arm
Black mandala tattoo with scrolls and pointed petals curving across the side of the ribs on a bare torso, in black and grey.
Mandala tattoo on the side ribs
Teal and black ornamental snake tattoo with tribal-style feather patterns wrapping around the side of the body.
Ornate teal snake on the side of the body
Black and white flash design of an interlaced double spiral emblem inside a ring, with no placement on the body shown.
Interlaced spiral emblem in a circle
Black linework mandala design with five scalloped petals, paisley motifs, dotted borders and hatched edges, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Five-petal mandala flower design
Black line drawing of an ornate cross with filigree scrollwork and pointed arms, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Ornate filigree cross line drawing
Black fine line tattoo of a tree with curling branches and swirled roots on the side of the ribs.
Swirling tree tattoo on the ribs
Black line drawing of the words OFF WITH HER HEAD arranged in the shape of a playing card club, with a spiral in the top lobe, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Off with her head lettering in a club shape
Black and red tree of life tattoo with spreading branches, roots and a central swirling knot across a person's upper back.
Tree of life tattoo on upper back
Colour tattoo of a grinning Cheshire Cat with blue eyes and a purple and pink spiral body and striped tail, placed on the upper thigh.
Cheshire Cat with spiral body on thigh
Small black eye tattoo with dotted rays on the inner wrist, shown with a hand held open and teal painted nails.
Small eye with dots on the inner wrist
Black and white photograph of a blackwork elephant tattoo with paisley and spiral motifs on a lower leg, likely the calf.
Elephant and paisley design on a lower leg
Black line drawing of an ornamental dragon with swirling scale and wing patterns, shown as a tattoo design with no placement.
Ornamental dragon line drawing
Book cover showing an illustrated arm with a lizard tattoo on the upper arm, with tribal spiral and figure designs below and the title Tribal Body Art Tattoos.
Tribal tattoo designs on a book cover
Black ink mandala drawn on paper with radiating petals, leaves, spirals and dotted borders, shown as a design for a tattoo.
Symmetrical black ink mandala design
Black and white flash sheet of six tattoo designs: paw prints, a cat silhouette, a handprint with a paw, a yin yang with a hand and paw, and a spiral paw.
Paw print and pet flash designs
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo of geometric symbols and crosses running along a forearm, photographed on a dark leather surface.
Geometric symbols on a forearm
Black tribal-style interlaced design with bold swirling lines on a white background, shown as a standalone drawing rather than on skin.
Black tribal interlace design
Brown ink drawing of a songbird perched on a curling scroll branch with filigree swirls, shown as a tattoo design on aged parchment with no body placement visible.
Songbird perched on a scrolling branch
Black linework flash drawing of a hummingbird in flight, its wings and body built from swirling curls and flourishes on a white background.
Swirling hummingbird design in flight
Black script lettering forms a treble clef spiral across the ribs, with the word love in red.
Lyric treble clef across the ribs
Black ink band tattoo of spirals and dots encircling a wrist, shown on a hand wearing a silver ring.
Spiral and dot band tattoo on a wrist
Sheet of six tribal-style creature designs in red, green, blue, purple, brown and teal on a white background, with no body placement shown.
Six tribal-style creature designs in colour
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a spiral galaxy with small white star dots, covering the top of a shoulder.
Spiral galaxy tattoo on shoulder
Fine line geometric tattoo of a spiral inside a circular grid with two triangles, on the forearm.
Spiral and grid circle on a forearm
Black tribal-style swirl tattoo with bands and spirals running down and across the back of a person seated on grass.
Black tribal swirl tattoo across a back
Pencil drawing of a sun and crescent moon sharing a face, surrounded by swirling rays, curls and stars, shown as a design sketch with no body part visible.
Sun and moon face pencil sketch
Pencil sketch of a tall design of musical staves twisting upwards like a ribbon, with notes and a treble clef at the base, shown without any body placement.
Spiralling music stave sketch
Black and grey realism tattoo of a snarling wolf head and a hummingbird among leaves, with swirling shapes, on an upper arm.
Snarling wolf and hummingbird on an upper arm
Six black tattoo flash designs of sea turtles in a Polynesian-inspired tribal style, with spirals, a hibiscus flower and geometric patterns on the shells.
Six tribal turtle designs
Pencil sketch on white paper of a fine-lined symbol made of curling swirls and an infinity-style loop, with a small number written beside it, shown as a possible tattoo design.
Swirl and loop symbol pencil sketch
Line drawing of a dragon built from Celtic interlace, with blue knotted wings spread wide and a green knotted body curling below, shown on a white background.
Celtic knot dragon design
Black tribal tattoo with koru spirals and fine patterned filler across the back of a hand, reaching towards the wrist.
Tribal koru design across the back of a hand
Black flash design of a knotwork raven in flight, with interlaced Celtic-style patterns across its wings and body and a thin white outline.
Knotwork raven in flight
Solid black tribal tattoo running down the spine and widening over the lower back of a shirtless man photographed from behind, with kite surfers in the sky.
Tribal back tattoo with spiral motifs
Black ink spiral heart tattoo on the inner wrist, shown against a sleeve printed with red hearts.
Spiral heart tattoo on a wrist