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 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
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
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
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
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 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
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 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Fine line black tattoo of a golden ratio spiral within nested rectangles on the forearm.
Golden ratio spiral on a forearm
Black linework tattoo covering a forearm in lattice, dot and bands patterns, with geometric and dotwork styling, photographed in black and grey.
Geometric lattice sleeve on a forearm
Fine line golden spiral inside nested rectangles on a forearm, with soft blue and red watercolour splashes and a Geometric linework style.
Golden spiral tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork band tattoo on the inner forearm, with a large spiral and chevron and zigzag patterns.
Polynesian-style band with spiral on a forearm
Colourful dotwork tattoo of concentric circles and dot rings across a forearm and the back of a hand, with dark outlined circle clusters near the wrist.
Rainbow dotwork circles on forearm and hand
Black fine line tattoo of nested squares spiralling into a centre, geometric style, on the forearm above the elbow.
Nested squares spiral on a forearm
Collage of four black linework tattoos on forearms: an ornamental arrow with a knotted shaft, a geometric arrow, a spiral with a lotus flower, and a dagger with a crescent moon.
Four linework arrows, knots and dagger tattoos on forearms
Fine line tattoo of nested golden ratio rectangles with the number 1.61803399 beneath, on the inner forearm.
Golden ratio rectangles on a forearm
Two forearms crossed in front of a pale green t-shirt, both covered in bold black tribal blackwork patterns on the forearm.
Black tribal patterns on both forearms
Black and grey tattoo of a spiral galaxy with small stars inside a solid black triangle, on the inner forearm.
Spiral galaxy in a triangle on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of geometric linework, dots and spirals running along the inner forearm.
Fine line geometric pattern on a forearm
Two matching black linework tattoos of nested squares spiralling inward, one on each forearm, with dot accents at the corners.
Spiral squares on both forearms
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm, showing a large circle and bands of stippled shading that darken towards the wrist.
Dotwork circle and gradient bands on forearm
Black tribal band tattoo with spirals and triangles wrapping the forearm and onto the back of the hand, shown on a patterned mat.
Bold tribal band on forearm and hand
Black linework tattoo of a golden ratio spiral within nested rectangles on a forearm, in a fine line geometric style.
Golden ratio spiral on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo covering the back of a hand and forearm with bold tribal-style geometric motifs and a central face-like design.
Geometric tribal-style hand and forearm tattoo
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm and wrist, with concentric circles and graduated bands that fade from solid black to fine stippling.
Dotwork circles and bands on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a golden ratio spiral inside nested rectangles on the inner forearm.
Golden ratio spiral on a forearm
Black ink full sleeve tattoo with bold geometric and tribal-style patterns covering a forearm, upper arm and hand, shown on a standing person in a grey t-shirt.
Black geometric sleeve tattoo on arm and hand
Full arm sleeve in black geometric blackwork on a man's arm and shoulder, with a sun-like mandala on the shoulder and spiral patterns down to the wrist.
Geometric black sleeve on arm and shoulder