Spiral tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey tribal cat tattoo with geometric and dotwork patterns, sitting on the upper arm.
Tribal cat tattoo on an upper arm
Black tribal-style owl design with bold curved wing shapes and round eyes, perched on a branch that ends in a spiral.
Stylised owl on a curling branch
Black tribal howling wolf tattoo on the lower leg, drawn in bold solid black linework with spiral details.
Tribal howling wolf on a lower leg
Black and grey tribal band tattoo with spirals and triangular patterns running across the side of a torso on the ribs.
Tribal band tattoo on the side ribs
Black tribal swirl tattoo with wave-like linework on the hip and upper thigh of a person swimming underwater.
Tribal swirl tattoo on a hip
Black tribal-style dragon tattoo design with spiral patterns on its body and wings, drawn on a white background, with no placement shown.
Tribal dragon design with spiral patterns
Black and grey pencil drawing of a long serpentine dragon with a feathered head, segmented body plates and scaled sections, shown as a tattoo design.
Serpentine dragon line drawing
Black and grey dotwork and fine line thigh tattoo of the Little Prince and a fox on a planet, with a small red rose, a spiral sun and stars.
Little Prince and fox on a planet on a thigh
Photo of a black linework crescent moon with blue shading and swirling scrollwork tattooed on the inner forearm.
Crescent moon with scrollwork on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork fern frond tattoo curling down the outer side of an ankle and onto the foot.
Fern frond tattoo on a foot
Black line drawing of an Eye of Horus design with feather-like strokes on a white background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Eye of Horus design with feather strokes
Colourful tree tattoo with black outlines and swirling branches across the upper back, below the shoulder blade.
Multicoloured tree tattoo on upper back
Black and grey Polynesian-style tribal tattoo covering the upper arm, shoulder and chest, with bold solid patterns and a central sun-like motif.
Polynesian tribal shoulder and chest piece
Black and grey drawing of a Norse hammer design flanked by two beast heads, with interlaced knotwork, spirals and runes across the top.
Norse hammer with beast heads and knotwork
Black tribal-style bull head design with swirling horns and ornamental linework, shown on a white background with no body placement.
Tribal bull head design
Black ink tattoo covering a person's whole back in a symmetrical pattern of spirals and scrolls, with the figure photographed from behind against a dark background.
Full back spiral tattoo
Pencil and red ink sketch of a vertical black arrow passing through a circle, with a red spiral curve and construction lines on a white background.
Arrow and red spiral design sketch
Black tribal sun design with rays and three spiral roses at the centre, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Tribal sun with three roses
Fine line black tattoo of a open spiral curl on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Single-line spiral on a wrist
Black tribal swirl tattoo with tapering tails on the upper arm, photographed against a pale wall and dark clothing.
Black tribal swirl on upper arm
Black ink tattoo of a stretching cat decorated with tribal patterns and spirals, on the outer upper arm beside a white sleeve.
Stretching cat with tribal patterning on upper arm
Black line drawing of a Māori-style moko facial design, with labels for forehead, brows, nose, nostrils, upper lip, cheeks and chin, placed across the face.
Moko facial design with labelled regions
Small colour tattoo of a spiral horn with a pink bow on the side of a finger, with tiny dots above it.
Spiral horn and pink bow on a finger
Colourful nautilus shell tattoo with a red geometric flower of life pattern behind it, placed on the upper back.
Rainbow nautilus shell over a flower of life on back
Solid black tribal design with flame-like curls and a spiral, shown as a standalone drawing on a white background with no body placement visible.
Black tribal flame design
Colour tattoo of Gustav Klimt's painting The Kiss, with gold patterned robes and swirling spirals, on a bare upper back beside the shoulder blade.
Klimt's The Kiss on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a boar built from Celtic interlace and spirals, shaded to look raised, sitting on the upper arm near the shoulder.
Knotwork boar on upper arm
Pencil drawing of a bold black tribal design with a curling spiral and tapering spikes, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Tribal spiral design in pencil
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a large red-tinged moon, bats, bare trees and a grinning pumpkin-style figure.
Full sleeve with moon and night scene
Full back tattoo of black tribal patterns with chevron and spiral panels, photographed on a man's back with his arms partly tattooed.
Full back tribal pattern tattoo with sleeves
Black and grey tattoo of interlocking gears and swirling linework across a woman's shoulder blade and upper arm, seen from behind.
Gears and swirls across shoulder and back
A dark blue sea turtle design filled with spiral swirls and scale-like patterning on a pale blue background, shown as a flash drawing.
Swirl-patterned sea turtle design
Black tribal sleeve tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm, with bold geometric patterns, spirals and solid black areas framed by bare skin.
Tribal sleeve tattoo on upper arm and forearm
Colour tattoo of planets, including a ringed planet and a banded planet, against a red swirling galaxy on a calf.
Colourful planets and galaxy on a calf
Monochrome line drawing of a tattoo design with a large five-petalled flower, fern-like leaves, curling spirals and bold tribal bands in a Polynesian-inspired pattern.
Polynesian-style flower and tribal band design
Colour realism tattoo of a pocket watch with Roman numerals and brass gears, with a spiral galaxy inside the dial, on an upper arm.
Pocket watch and galaxy on an upper arm
Black and grey blackwork tribal chest tattoo with symmetrical spirals and a central motif, shown on a bare torso with hands resting over the breasts.
Symmetrical tribal chest piece
A gloved tattooist works with a machine on a black tribal blackwork design on a shoulder.
Tribal blackwork being tattooed on a shoulder
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm showing a silhouetted man standing atop a spiral of stacked books beneath a stippled galaxy.
Silhouetted figure on stacked books under a starry sky
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a Dalek with curling vines and leaves on the side of the torso.
Dalek with vines in black and grey
Nautilus shell tattoo with a black outline and blue, green and purple watercolour wash, shown on the elbow.
Nautilus shell with watercolour wash
Black and grey tattoo of a large moon with a spiral hill, two silhouetted figures, bats and clouds across the upper back.
Moon, spiral hill and bats on upper back
Black ink drawing of a sea turtle with a spiral shell, flippers and head drawn in loose brushstrokes on a white background.
Sea turtle with spiral shell design
Back view of a man with a large black tribal tattoo covering his back and upper arms, with bold solid shapes and fine interlocking patterns.
Full back tribal tattoo with arm sleeves
Black tribal sun motif tattoo on the top of a foot, with black painted toenails and a blurred background.
Tribal sun tattoo on the top of a foot
Teal mandala tattoo with layered petals and a central spiral across a person's upper back, with dark braided hair falling over one shoulder.
Teal mandala on upper back
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
Cream line illustration of a hamsa hand with a central eye, ornate spirals and dotted detailing on a dark brown background.
Hamsa hand with central eye design