Spiral tattoo ideas

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

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Silver-grey radial symbol with runic-style arms on a black background, shown as a standalone design rather than on skin.
Grey radial symbol with runic arms
Black fern frond tattoo with spiral koru-style details on the inner wrist, shown in a sepia photograph.
Fern frond tattoo on the wrist
Black line drawing of four stylised female figures, each with flowers, leaves, a sun, a snowflake or a spiral, arranged as a flash design.
Four seasonal female figures in line art
Black tribal-style sea turtle design with spiral shell markings and a small pink flower on its head, shown on a plain white background.
Spiral sea turtle with pink flower
Black line drawing of a sitting rabbit built from spirals and flowing curves, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Spiral-patterned rabbit line design
Black tribal band design on a white background, with a stylised face and spiral patterns on the left, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement visible.
Tribal band design with face motif
Black fine line tattoo of a symbol with two spirals and crossing loops, placed at the centre of the back of the neck.
Spiral and loop symbol on the back of the neck
Black and grey tattoo of three cat silhouettes across a back, filled with ornamental patterns, a rose and spiral designs.
Three cat silhouettes on a back
Fine line black ink tattoos of planets, stars, suns and moons across the back of a hand and fingers, set against a dark starry background.
Celestial doodles across the back of a hand
Black tribal tattoos with spiral and leaf motifs on a person's upper thigh and lower leg, shown in a photo with a patterned sarong.
Tribal thigh tattoos in black ink
Colourful tattoo of a swirling tree with curling branches and pale orange, pink and teal rings, placed across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Swirling tree on a shoulder blade
Black and grey mandala tattoo with a central Om symbol across the top of a foot, in a dotwork style.
Om mandala tattoo on the top of a foot
Black and grey abstract flowing swirl tattoo with sweeping curved lines on the inner forearm, shown beside a line drawing of the same design.
Abstract flowing swirl tattoo on a forearm
Cream line drawing of a seahorse filled with ornate doodle-style patterns on a plain olive green background.
Patterned seahorse line drawing
Black silhouette design of a stylised goddess figure with raised arms, a white spiral on the belly and a crescent moon on each side, on a white background.
Triple moon goddess silhouette with spiral
Red tribal-style dragon design with spread wings and a coiled tail over flame-like tribal scrollwork, shown as a standalone drawing with no body placement.
Tribal dragon with spread wings
Black line drawing of a stylised wing filled with scrolls and curled swirls on a white background, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Swirled wing line design
Pencil drawing of a stylised bird with outstretched wings and a swirling tail, a tattoo design on paper with no body part shown.
Stylised winged bird design in pencil
Black fine line lotus flower with a spiral and dotted line above it, tattooed on the centre of the back.
Lotus and spiral line tattoo on the back
Black ink tattoos on an arm in a traditional style, showing a hooded skull, crossbones, an eye and the words BYE BYE, with a spiral tattoo on the hand.
Skull, crossbones and BYE BYE on an arm
Black tribal tattoo with spiral and geometric patterns covering a man's shoulder, upper arm and upper chest, in a blackwork style.
Black tribal shoulder and arm tattoo
Purple brush-stroke drawing of a dragonfly with spiralled wing tips and a long wavy trail, on a white background.
Purple brush dragonfly with flowing tail
Line drawing of the number 5 formed into a rose bloom with a purple outline, a spiral inside and green leaves and stem, shown as a tattoo design without any body part visible.
Number 5 designed as a rose
Three repeated views of a colour tattoo of the Cheshire Cat grinning from beneath a pink curled tail, on a lower leg, with a lightning bolt and a green dinosaur nearby.
Cheshire Cat with pink spiral tail on a leg
Pencil drawing of a symmetrical lotus-style mandala with spirals and Celtic knots, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Symmetrical lotus mandala with Celtic knots
Black Celtic knotwork flash design with an interlaced triquetra-style centre, spiral scrolls and diamond points, shown on a white background with no body placement.
Black Celtic knot design with spirals
Black and grey dotwork and realism tattoo of an owl, jellyfish and spiral forms with dotted geometric lines across a person's back and upper arm.
Owl and sea creatures across back and arm
Small black ink tattoo of a coiling dragon with a spiral tail on the inner wrist, photographed close up against a dark background.
Small dragon tattoo on the inner wrist
Black tribal band design of interlocking swirls, spirals and curved motifs on a white background, suitable as an armband style tattoo.
Tribal band design in solid black
Black tribal tattoo covering the chest, shoulder and arm of a shirtless man, with a sun-like face at the centre of the chest piece.
Tribal sun chest and arm sleeve
Blue and black tattoo of Hokusai's Great Wave inside a golden ratio spiral grid, on the inner forearm.
Great Wave with golden ratio grid on forearm
Dark mandala-style sun design with a central spiral on the upper back, close to the shoulder blade, in a geometric style.
Mandala sun on the upper back near the shoulder
Black ink design of abstract calligraphic swirls and brush strokes with the handwritten words "I am free from anxiety" below.
Abstract swirl with "I am free from anxiety"
Several hands meet in the centre of the frame, showing black ink sun, yin yang, spiral and cross designs on the hands, wrists and forearms.
Hands with sun and yin yang designs
Black tribal-style dolphin design with swirling wave patterns on a white background, shown as a stencil-style drawing with no body placement visible.
Tribal dolphin design in black linework
Black tribal patterned tattoo covering a man's chest, shoulder, upper arm and ribs, with bold swirls and geometric shapes.
Tribal patterned chest, shoulder and arm tattoo
Black solid-outline tattoo of a small monkey with a curled tail on the inner wrist, shown in a simple tribal-influenced style.
Small monkey with curled tail on a wrist
Black tribal spiral and wave design tattoo wrapping around the upper arm and shoulder, in a blackwork style.
Tribal armband tattoo on upper arm
Black ink ankh with a heart-shaped loop on the left ribs of a person wearing a white top.
Ankh and heart on the ribs
Close photo of a fine line black ink unalome style tattoo running up the side of a finger on a hand, with a dot at the top and a looping spiral at the base.
Fine line unalome tattoo on a finger
Black linework drawing of a golden spiral with nested circles and construction guide lines on a sepia background, shown as a tattoo design sketch.
Golden spiral with concentric circles
Seahorse design made of ornate swirling linework filled with rainbow colour on a plain white background, with no body placement shown.
Rainbow swirl seahorse design
Solid black tribal phoenix tattoo with spread wings and flame detail across a person's back.
Tribal phoenix across the back
Black and grey tattoo of shaded plumeria flowers with tribal swirls and bands running down the side of a thigh.
Plumeria and tribal design on a thigh
Dark henna mandala and dotted swirl patterns cover the back of a hand and fingers, with a floral motif on the wrist.
Henna mandala design on a hand
Small blue tattoo of a circular emblem with spirals and wave lines in a geometric style, placed on an ankle.
Blue wave and spiral emblem on an ankle
Four horizontal black line-drawn bands of interlocking spiral and scroll motifs on a white background, shown as a tattoo design sheet.
Four spiral border band designs
Black ornamental blackwork tattoo covering the upper arm, with scrollwork, lace-like panels and geometric bands, photographed in black and grey.
Blackwork ornamental sleeve on upper arm