Spiral tattoo ideas

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

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Blue and teal ink mandala drawing with a central spiral, layered petals and dotted outer rings, shown as a standalone design with no body placement.
Blue and teal mandala design
Black ink flash design of a knotwork dragon coiled inside a circle, drawn on aged parchment with a faint star behind it.
Celtic knotwork dragon in a circle
Small reddish-brown outline tattoo of a lotus flower with a curling spiral tail, Botanical fine line style, on the ankle.
Lotus and spiral on an ankle
Black and grey nautilus shell tattoo with fine engraved shading on the upper chest near the collarbone of a woman with a dark bob.
Nautilus shell on upper chest
Black and grey tribal swirl tattoo covering the shoulder and upper arm, with a hand resting on the chest against a dark background.
Swirling tribal sleeve on shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey pencil drawing of a fox with a spiralling, swirl-patterned tail, offered as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Swirl-tailed fox design
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
Flash sheet of seven black silhouette emblems on a tan background, including a lion head, boar, ram, serpent, fox, a creature with a spiral tail and a ring of eyes, with Japanese title text.
Seven Deadly Sins emblem flash sheet
Close photograph of a black tribal-style tattoo of dolphins and fish with swirling linework on a limb, placement not clearly identifiable.
Tribal dolphin and fish tattoo
Black Polynesian-style tribal tattoo wrapping the upper arm towards the elbow, with chevron bands and spiral motifs, shown against a dark background.
Polynesian tribal sleeve on an upper arm
Back of a hand covered in a black blackwork mandala tattoo of swirls, stripes and dots, placed on the hand and fingers.
Black mandala design across the back of a hand
Geometric mandala-style tattoo across a shaved scalp and nape, seen from behind, in orange-brown ink.
Mandala pattern across a shaved scalp
Black tribal-style flash design showing two turtles, a gecko, a lizard and a small spiral motif on a white background.
Tribal turtles, gecko and lizard flash sheet
Coloured Japanese-style flash design of a roaring tiger among bamboo and swirling clouds, with a small frog holding a leaf in the lower right corner.
Tiger and bamboo flash with frog in rain
Black line drawing of a triskelion, three interlocking spirals arranged in a triangle, shown as a standalone tattoo design on a white background.
Triskelion triple spiral design
Four small colour tattoos of emblems, a blue water symbol, a green earth symbol, a grey air symbol and a red fire symbol, stacked vertically on a person's upper back.
Four nation emblems down the upper back
Close-up of a small black fine line triskele tattoo, three spirals joined to a central triangle, on the top of a foot.
Small triskele tattoo on the foot
Black tribal-style flash drawing of a spiral sun with spiked rays and diamond shapes on a plain white background.
Tribal spiral sun design
Colour tattoo of a cluster of cartoon owls on a person's upper back, set against a blue watercolour wash with a grey spiral above.
Cluster of cartoon owls on upper back
Black ink tattoo of a grinning cat with green eyes, its striped tail curling into a large spiral, on the upper back in a Blackwork style.
Grinning cat and spiral tail on upper back
Black ornamental drawing of a seated dog filled with tribal-style linework and dotwork patterns on a cream background, shown as a tattoo design.
Tribal-patterned seated dog design
Black fine line tattoo on a upper back showing a central circular emblem with the number 42 and spiral motifs, surrounded by ornate script in a ring.
Circular script design across upper back
Black tribal circular tattoo on a foot, with black painted toenails visible above it.
Tribal circle tattoo on a foot
Black and grey tattoo of a stylised flower with six pointed petals, filled with swirling patterns, a central spiral and vine tendrils with small stars, on skin.
Swirl-patterned flower tattoo in black and grey
Close view of a red ornamental scrollwork tattoo running along the outer rim of an ear, with a captive ring piercing and a white spiral plug in the lobe.
Red scrollwork tattoo along the outer ear
Large black tribal tattoo with swirling curves and circles across the chest and shoulders of a muscular man against a dark background.
Tribal chest and shoulder tattoo
Black and grey line drawing of a suited figure dissolving into a spiralling splash, with stippled shading and no visible placement on skin.
Melting suited figure in a splash spiral
Black ink calligraphic design of two spirals joined by an infinity-like loop and a long tapering stroke, shown on a white background with no body placement visible.
Calligraphic double spiral with loop
Black tribal tattoo design sheet showing a sun-face motif, two bands with swirling patterns, and a small lizard-like figure, with red arrows marking two areas.
Tribal sun and band designs
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
Pink shaded lotus flower tattoo above a thin black swirl line on an ankle, in a botanical colour style.
Pink lotus with black swirl on ankle
Black ink drawing of a bare tree with a heart-shaped root system, a small hanging heart and several birds in flight, a blackwork-style design with no body placement shown.
Bare tree with heart roots and birds
Black geometric eight-pointed star tattoo with spiral and symbol motifs centred between the shoulder blades on a person's upper back.
Eight-pointed star tattoo on upper back
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
Geometric abstract tattoo of triangles, circles and a spiral on a woman's upper back, in black, grey and soft green and pink wash.
Geometric abstract tattoo on upper back
Back view of a man with a tall black brushstroke tattoo down the spine and geometric blackwork sleeves on both arms.
Brushstroke spine tattoo with geometric sleeves
Fine line drawing of a vertical unalome design with looping curves and a small dot at the top and bottom, shown on white paper over a floral patterned background.
Fine line unalome design
Black and white flash sheet of Polynesian-style tattoo motifs, including a turtle, dolphins, a whale tail, a lizard, a fishhook and a sun, each with a printed label and meaning.
Polynesian motif flash sheet with labelled designs
Black dotwork tattoo of an ammonite-style spiral shell on the outer thigh, with shaded segments fading across the chambers.
Ammonite spiral on a thigh
Close-up photograph of a green tribal spiral tattoo with black outlines and swirling curled shapes on a person's skin.
Green tribal spiral tattoo on skin
Black and grey nautilus shell tattoo with fine hatched linework on the lower stomach, just above the waistband of jeans.
Nautilus shell on the lower stomach
Black fine line drawing of a looping, abstract ornament with dots at each end on a plain white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Looped fine line ornament design
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
Black tribal-style outline tattoo of a stylised creature with pointed ears and a spiked tail, with a small red spiral on its muzzle, on a limb.
Tribal-style creature with red spiral
Black tribal flash sheet of stacked bands with carved-style tiki faces and interlocking swirls, shown on white paper with no tattoo placement.
Tribal pattern flash sheet with tiki faces
Black cat silhouette with a speckled finish sitting on a curling branch with small red berries, shown as a tattoo on skin.
Black cat on a branch with red berries
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