Spiral tattoo ideas

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

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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 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
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
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
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 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 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
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
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 ink tribal design drawn as a heart on an aged parchment background, filled with chevrons, spirals and dotted bands, shown as a flash design rather than on skin.
Tribal-patterned heart design
Blackwork tribal-style tattoo with spirals and hatched fills covering a leg from the upper calf down towards the ankle.
Black tribal pattern down a leg
Black tribal tattoo of bold circles, spirals and sweeping blades covering a shoulder and upper arm, in a blackwork style.
Tribal shoulder tattoo with spirals and circles
Black tribal spiral and geometric tattoo across the back of a hand and wrist, with a small flower near the wrist, beside a gold bangle.
Tribal spiral tattoo on the back of a hand
Black and white Polynesian tribal sleeve design drawn as a full arm, with spirals, chevrons and wave motifs on a white background.
Polynesian tribal arm sleeve design
Black tribal-style cat with a striped, curled tail tattooed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Tribal cat with striped tail on upper back
Solid black blackwork tattoo of a circle with a spiral and crossed lines, on the upper chest of a man in an open blue shirt.
Black spiral and crossed lines on the chest
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
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
Solid black tribal swirl tattoo with curved spikes and spirals on the upper arm and shoulder of a person in a white vest top.
Black tribal swirl tattoo on upper arm
Black and white tribal flash design of spirals, wave bands and triangles, drawn to fit a full arm sleeve.
Black tribal sleeve design with spirals
Black tribal pattern tattoo on the back of a hand and wrist, with a gold and red bracelet on the wrist.
Tribal pattern on the back of a hand
Two-panel image of a lower leg: red outline stencil on the left and a finished black tribal pattern tattoo covering the calf on the right.
Tribal calf tattoo, stencil and finished
Black tribal-style bands with spiral details and a central five-petalled flower tattoo wrapping across the side of a torso above the hip.
Tribal bands with a flower on the side
Three men display black and grey full sleeve tattoos on their upper arms and shoulders, with swirling blackwork, dotwork and geometric panels.
Three black and grey ornamental full sleeves
Black tribal-style penguin design on a white background, with swirls, spirals and floral motifs filling its body, shown as a standalone drawing rather than on skin.
Tribal-style penguin design
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of a warped checkerboard tunnel wrapping around the inner forearm.
Optical illusion checkerboard tunnel on a forearm
Black tribal flash design of a turtle with spiral and wave patterns, set along a long curved band, with no body placement shown.
Tribal turtle design in a curved band
Black blackwork tattoo of Celtic knotwork, swirls and a central tree motif covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Celtic knotwork and tree tattoo on upper arm
Black blackwork spiral heart tattoo on the palm of a hand held open, with heavily tattooed arms and legs of a kneeling person on grass behind it.
Spiral heart tattoo on a palm
Black and grey tribal tattoo with chevrons, diamonds and spirals wrapping around the upper arm near the elbow.
Tribal band wrapping the upper arm
Two black tribal-style owl designs on a white background, one perched with wings folded and one with wings spread, both in a Polynesian-inspired blackwork style.
Tribal owls, perched and spread-winged
Flash sheet of ten black tribal-style heart designs on a white background, each built from swirls, dots and linework, with no body placement shown.
Ten tribal heart designs on a flash sheet
Black blackwork tribal sleeve with circular motifs and rosettes covering a man's upper arm and shoulder, shown from three angles.
Tribal sleeve with circular motifs on upper arm
Black tribal-style gecko design with a curled tail, clawed feet and geometric patterns cut into its body, shown on a white background.
Tribal gecko design in solid black
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
Solid black blackwork design of a symmetrical insect-like motif built from hexagons and curling arms, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Symmetrical hexagon and curl design
Black and grey tribal swirl tattoo of bold bands and spirals across a person's lower back and waist, shown in a black and white photograph.
Tribal swirl tattoo across lower back
Black tribal blackwork tattoo wrapping a person's calf and shin, with further tribal patterns on the ankle and upper thigh, seated on concrete steps.
Polynesian-style tribal leg tattoo
Solid black tribal tattoo of a stylised bird with spiral details and spiked wing feathers, placed across the upper back below the shoulder blade.
Black tribal bird on upper back
Black tribal tattoo with a central sun-like disc and swirling wings across the upper back, in a Polynesian-inspired blackwork style.
Tribal sun motif across the upper back
Black tribal tattoo with spiral and swirl motifs covering a shoulder and upper arm.
Tribal spiral piece on a shoulder
Black tribal-style design of a large star with swirling ornamental linework, framed by four corner motifs on a white background.
Tribal star with corner ornaments
Black ornamental fern tattoo with curling swirls sitting on the neck behind a person's ear, in a blackwork style.
Ornamental fern tattoo behind the ear
Upper arm sleeve in a tribal-style blackwork design with bands of spirals and triangles, featuring two red flower motifs.
Tribal sleeve with red flowers on upper arm
Black and grey blackwork back tattoo of a turtle shell with a turtle head, tribal patterns and two reptilian eyes across the lower back.
Turtle shell and tribal back piece
Black and white photo of a blackwork tribal tattoo with flowing spirals and curved lines running down a person's back.
Tribal spiral design down a back