Spiral tattoo ideas

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

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Black tribal design of a hibiscus, two plumeria flowers and curling spirals, shown as a drawing with no body placement visible.
Hibiscus and plumeria tribal design
White tribal-style tattoo design on a dark background, showing a central heart with spiral curls and tapering spikes above and below.
Symmetrical tribal heart motif
Illustrated design of two skulls framed by bronze Aztec-style ornaments and dark feathers on a black background, suited to a tattoo.
Aztec-style skulls with feather headdress
Black and white photo of a woman's bare back showing large symmetrical black tribal tattoos with spirals and fern-like motifs across the upper back and shoulders.
Tribal back tattoo in black and grey
Grey tribal style sea turtle design with spiral flippers and a patterned shell on a white background.
Tribal sea turtle design
Black and white photo from behind of a woman with her hair up, showing a small fine line black symbol with a spiral loop tattooed on the nape of her neck.
Small spiral symbol tattoo on the nape
Black linework tattoo of three stacked circular symbols on the inner forearm, with a solid black swirling infinity-style knot in the middle.
Three stacked circle symbols on a forearm
Two matching moth tattoos with spiral wings and round eyes, one orange and yellow and one green, on the lower legs.
Matching moth tattoos on two calves
Black linework tattoo of a turtle with a lotus flower, swirls and leaves on the ankle, shown in a black and white photograph.
Turtle with lotus tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey dragonfly tattoo with swirled wing veins and curling ornament on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Dragonfly with swirls on upper back
Black line-art sheet titled Moon Glyphs, showing labelled symbols such as Hope, Fire and Water above a row of moon phase designs from new moon to waning crescent.
Moon glyphs and phase symbols design sheet
Black ink Polynesian tribal tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm, with spirals, triangles and diamond bands on bare skin.
Polynesian tribal tattoo across shoulder and upper arm
Black ink design of a heart formed by two abstract figures, with a curling stem and swirled buds on the right side.
Heart formed by two figures with a swirl stem
Seated man seen from behind with a large black tribal design across his back and coloured sleeves on both upper arms and forearms.
Tribal back piece with arm sleeves
Black and grey drawing of a symmetrical tree with braided knotwork trunk, swirling branches and twisting roots, shown as a tattoo design.
Braided tree with swirling branches and roots
Black and grey realism tattoo of a spiral clock face with musical notes and a dragonfly on a woman's upper back.
Spiral clock and music notes on upper back
Full-colour Japanese style koi fish design drawn in red and orange with white wave lines and a black and grey swirl behind it, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Koi fish with swirling waves design
Black blackwork-style turtle tattoo with spiral markings on a leg, with water droplets on the skin and tribal-style swirls above it.
Spiral turtle design on a leg
Black and grey neo-traditional flash drawing of a leopard head below a large flower, with geometric motifs, shown on paper beside two pens.
Leopard and flower tattoo design
Coloured pencil drawing of a crescent moon shaded blue to green, with a black double spiral symbol inside it, shown as a tattoo design.
Crescent moon with spiral symbol
Solid black bear silhouette in a blackwork design, with white spiral swirls and dots cut into the body, shown as a flat drawing with no body placement.
Black bear silhouette with spirals
Black ink line drawing of a botanical lotus flower with a spiral stem and dot accents, shown as a tattoo design on paper with no body placement.
Lotus flower tattoo design sketch
Black tribal-style design of a fern frond with spiral and hatched motifs, drawn on a plain white background, with no body placement shown.
Tribal fern frond design in black
Black dotwork spiral tattoo on the upper back near the shoulder, shown from behind with the neck and hair visible.
Dotwork spiral on the shoulder
Large black and red tribal tattoo of spirals and wave motifs across a person's side and ribs, photographed from behind.
Tribal spiral tattoo along the ribs
Black tribal-style sun design with a stylised face, swirls and triangular rays, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Tribal sun face design
Black tribal sea turtle tattoo with spiral and chevron patterns across the middle of a person's back.
Tribal sea turtle on the back
Black line drawing of a curling dragon with swept wings and a spiked tail on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Curling dragon line design
Black flash sheet of geometric tattoo designs, including a triskelion, concentric circles, a spiral, interlaced knots and angular symbols, on a grey wood-effect background.
Set of geometric symbols and knots on a flash sheet
Black and grey drawing of a skull filled with bold tribal patterns, spirals and woven shapes, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Tribal-patterned skull design
Black line drawing of several vertical flourish designs, each with scrolls, spirals and tapering stems on a white background.
Swirl and spiral flash sheet
Large black blackwork tribal tattoos with spiral motifs on a person's hip and thigh, shown against a patterned fabric background.
Tribal spiral tattoos on hip and thigh
Fine line black tattoo of a nautilus spiral with overlapping circles, triangles and dotted geometric lines on a forearm.
Nautilus spiral and geometric lines on forearm
Abstract spiral tattoo in purple, pink and blue with black brushstrokes spanning two forearms, resting on a wooden table.
Watercolour spiral tattoo across two forearms
Black line drawing of a vertical tattoo design with curling swirls, teardrop accents and five-petal flowers, in a botanical style with no body part shown.
Vertical swirl vine with five-petal flowers
Black and grey Polynesian-style tribal tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder, shown from three angles.
Polynesian-style sleeve on upper arm and shoulder
Black ink tribal-style design of a howling wolf head in profile, drawn on white paper, with bold solid shapes and spiral details.
Tribal howling wolf head design
Black line drawing of two Unalom scroll tattoo designs labelled Female and Male on a cream background, each with a zigzag shaft ending in a spiral.
Unalom scrolls, female and male designs
Black and grey tattoo of a skeletal chameleon curling around a branch with leaves and a dotted spiral, on the forearm, in an engraving style.
Skeletal chameleon with leaves on a forearm
Black and white line drawing of four hands, two views each, showing geometric and spiral tattoo designs across the back of the hand and the wrist.
Marquesan hand and wrist tattoo designs
Black dotwork forearm tattoo with a large spiral circle at the elbow side and bands of shading fading from dark to light towards the wrist, in black and grey.
Dotwork circle and gradient bands on a forearm
Black line drawings on white paper of unalome spirals, arrows, a lotus and a crescent moon dagger, with crystals along the bottom edge.
Unalome, arrow and lotus flash sheet
Black fine line tattoo of a dragonfly with spiral-tipped wings on the inner wrist, in a fine line style.
Small dragonfly with swirled wings on a wrist
Fine line black and grey alchemical circle tattoo with spirals, stars and a central vertical axis, placed on the outer thigh.
Alchemical circle design on a thigh
Digital illustration of a dragon coiled in a circle around a red and gold triskelion, set on a parchment-style background with faint script, with no body placement shown.
Coiled dragon around a red and gold triskelion
Digital drawing of two interlaced dragon heads above a Celtic triquetra knot, in purple and teal marbled ink on a tan background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Celtic dragons and triquetra knot design
Black mandala tattoo on the back of a hand, beside faded LOVE script on the wrist and fingers, shown in four photographs.
Mandala on the back of a hand
Blue and silver triquetra trinity knot with three spiral ends on a plain white background, shown as a design drawing with no body placement.
Blue triquetra with spiral ends design