Spiral tattoo ideas

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

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Black and white photo of a full arm sleeve tattoo in blackwork and dotwork, with spirals and triangular geometric bands running from the shoulder to the forearm.
Full arm tribal sleeve in blackwork
Black cursive script reading Bad Wolf with a blue spiral ornament between the words, tattooed on the inner forearm.
Bad Wolf script with blue spiral on forearm
Black tribal tattoo covering a man's left shoulder, chest and upper arm down to the forearm, with spirals, zigzags and a central face-like motif.
Tribal shoulder, chest and arm sleeve
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo of shaded roses, leaves and mandala ornament covering the upper arm and forearm of a smiling woman in a grey vest top.
Rose and mandala full sleeve
Two matching black swirl symbol tattoos, one on each inner wrist, drawn in simple single-weight linework.
Two swirl symbols on the wrists
Three stacked quilt block tattoos in colour on the inner forearm, in a clean geometric style with black outlines.
Three quilt block tattoos on a forearm
White ink fine line tattoo of a looping ribbon knot with a curled spiral on a forearm, with a small red mark beside it.
White ink ribbon knot on forearm
Small black fine line triskele tattoo with three spiralling arms on the inner wrist, shown with an open palm resting on a patterned fabric.
Triskele tattoo on the inner wrist
Colour tattoo of Gustav Klimt's painting The Kiss wrapping the forearm, with gold patterned robes, two embracing figures and green and red flowers at the base.
Klimt's The Kiss reproduced on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a nautilus shell spiral surrounded by a swirl of dots, on the forearm.
Nautilus shell spiral on a forearm
Three black fine line tattoos of looping spirals and stems on forearms and a wrist, in a fine line style, with the outer tattoos placed on the forearm.
Matching fine line spiral tattoos on forearms
Two crossed forearms covered in black blackwork tattoos of lattices, diamonds, dots and spirals, with stylised motifs on the upper arm, against a dark background.
Blackwork geometric sleeve on crossed arms
Forearm tattoo of a blue and teal spiral over purple splashes and fine geometric lines, with a small number and a formula, in a watercolour-style design.
Watercolour spiral and formula on forearm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of stripes wrapping around a forearm in an optical illusion, with a dotwork spiral pattern on the arm above.
Striped optical wrap on forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a spiral galaxy with small stars inside a solid triangle, on a forearm.
Galaxy inside a triangle on a forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of a cross made from leaf-shaped petals with spiral curls, on a pale forearm.
Looped cross tattoo on a forearm
Colour tattoo on a forearm reproducing Gustav Klimt's painting The Kiss, showing an embracing couple in a patterned gold and ochre robe within a rectangular frame.
Klimt's The Kiss painting on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of an anchor with a cross and a spiral motif on the inner forearm of a person wearing a grey shirt with rolled sleeves.
Fine line anchor and spiral on a forearm
Blue tribal tattoo of swirling curves and a symmetrical central motif running along a forearm, on a person wearing a white top.
Blue tribal design on a forearm
Fine red linework spirals, a flower outline and solid green and orange circles form a geometric tattoo across both forearms.
Geometric circles and spirals across forearms
Black and grey cloud tattoo with swirled outlines and soft shading on the wrist, photographed indoors against a cluttered shelf.
Swirl cloud tattoo on a wrist
Black dotwork mandala and flowing spiral linework tattooed down a bare lower back, with dotted lines continuing onto both forearms and upper arms.
Dotwork mandala and spiral down the lower back
Colour tattoo of eight emblem-style icons in two rows on the inner forearm, each with bold black outlines and soft colour washes.
Eight coloured emblem icons on a forearm
Small solid black triskele of three spirals tattooed on the inner wrist of a raised hand, with a blurred green woodland background.
Triskele tattoo on the inner wrist
Black and grey photo of a shirtless man with black tribal and spiral tattoos on his chest and shoulders and a sleeve on his arm, wearing a cap pulled low.
Tribal and sleeve tattoos on a muscular torso
Black and white photo of a floral and geometric tattoo design drawn in a sketchbook, beside a dotwork mandala tattoo on a forearm.
Floral and geometric sketch with forearm mandala
Black linework tattoo of interlocking hearts with spiral centres and a central cross on the inner wrist, in a fine line style.
Interlocking hearts and cross on the wrist
Black ink ornamental tattoo of a lotus-style band with a curling spiral above it, on the inner forearm.
Ornamental lotus band on a forearm
Neo-traditional forearm tattoo of a hairless cat head above a red spiral sun and a beetle, with red, grey and black ink.
Cat and beetle neo-traditional forearm tattoo
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a warped checkerboard tunnel wrapping around the inner forearm.
Optical illusion checkerboard tunnel on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of a golden rectangle with a Fibonacci spiral and rows of numbers on a person's inner forearm.
Golden ratio spiral and digits on forearm
Brown henna-style turtle with spiral shell pattern, surrounded by dots and seaweed-like curls, on a forearm.
Turtle design with swirls on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a sun with a spiral centre and wavy green and blue rays on the inner forearm.
Green and blue sun with spiral centre
Small black linework tattoo of a looping spiral symbol on the inner wrist and forearm, shown against a black and white printed background.
Spiral knot symbol on a wrist
Black and grey tattoos on a forearm, including a bulb shape, a grinning mouth and a spiral, with a white t-shirt worn above.
Black and grey forearm tattoos with a spiral
Black linework tattoo of a tree of life with curling branches and roots, and a stylised female figure in the trunk, on the forearm.
Swirling tree of life on a forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of a spiral above a simple shape with a forked tail, placed on the forearm near the wrist.
Small spiral and simple shape on the wrist
Back view of a large black and grey dotwork tattoo with a central spiral in a diamond frame, extending across the shoulders and down both upper arms and forearms.
Full back dotwork spiral with geometric sleeves
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
Fine line geometric tattoo of a spiral inside a circular grid with two triangles, on the forearm.
Spiral and grid circle on a forearm