Swirl tattoo ideas

3,253 photos and flash · 24% Botanical, 17% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Two forearms show matching lotus tattoos with swirling linework, the upper one in blue and teal and the lower one in teal and black, in a botanical fine line style.
Matching lotus tattoos on two forearms
Colour tattoo of a red dragonfly above green vines, leaves and blue stars across the top of a foot, in a botanical style.
Dragonfly and vine tattoo on a foot
Traditional-style flash design of a glowing jack-o'-lantern nested in a purple rose with green leaves and an orange and red flame above, drawn on white paper.
Jack-o'-lantern rose flash design
Black and grey paisley and floral tattoo with small teal accents running down a leg from calf to ankle.
Paisley and floral lower leg sleeve
Flash design of pink, purple and blue butterflies with curling ribbon swirls and small stars on a white background.
Butterflies and swirls flash sheet
Fine line black crescent moon tattoo on a forearm, filled with lace-like patterns, leaves and swirls.
Ornate crescent moon on a forearm
Japanese style tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing pink cherry blossoms, a shaded pocket watch and a skull over dark swirling shapes.
Sakura, pocket watch and skull on upper arm
Solid black tattoo-style design of a rounded head shape with two curled ear spirals and a large central swirl, shown without any body placement.
Spiral head silhouette design
Black script letter A with a shaded green four-leaf clover, swirls and small star accents, tattooed on the inside of a forearm.
Script letter A with four-leaf clover on forearm
Colourful paisley and flower tattoo across the top of a foot, with purple, blue and red blooms, green leaves and orange and pink fills.
Paisley and flowers on a foot
Black ink flower with swirling vines on the hip of a person in a pink bikini, photographed outdoors on a sandy beach.
Flower and swirls on a hip
Black swirling butterfly wings framing a teal awareness ribbon tattoo on a person's upper back.
Butterfly with teal awareness ribbon on back
Black ornamental sugar skull tattoo with swirling filigree detail on the inner wrist, shown against a misty river scene.
Ornate sugar skull on the inner wrist
Colour neo-trad tattoo of a sugar skull with pink flowers and green leaves on the upper thigh.
Colourful sugar skull with pink flowers on a thigh
Black and pink orchids with swirling black linework tattooed on the side of the ribs, in a botanical realism style.
Black orchids with swirling linework on the ribs
Black script tattoo reading Cellar Door with swirling flourishes on the inner upper arm, against a black and white damask towel.
Cellar Door script on upper arm
Black ink drawing on white paper of an abstract tattoo design made of curling swirls and flourishes, with no body placement shown.
Black ink swirl flourish design
Colour tattoo on a forearm of two interlocking female symbols in black over a rainbow wash, with black script and swirls at the wrist.
Interlocking female symbols and rainbow on forearm
Three bare feet with matching black swirl heart tattoos containing the word Sisters, placed on the top of each foot near the ankle.
Matching sisters heart tattoos on three feet
Four small tattoos in a vertical line on the lower back, showing a red diamond, a black spade, a red heart and a black club, each with ornamental swirl detail.
Four playing card suit motifs on lower back
Pencil drawing of a woman with birds in her flowing hair, stitched lips and shaded eyes, offered as a neo-traditional tattoo design.
Woman with birds in flowing hair
Black and teal crescent moon tattoo with soft brushstroke swirls and trailing dots on the forearm.
Crescent moon and brushstroke forearm tattoo
Black ink lion head framed by lace-like filigree and dreamcatcher motifs on the outer thigh, shown from two angles.
Lion and lace ornament on a thigh
Close photo of a fine line black tattoo of a bird with long swirling tail feathers on the lower abdomen, beside the navel.
Fine line bird on the lower abdomen
Black ink mandala design with geometric triangles, dotted shading and hanging drops, drawn on paper beside three fine liner pens.
Ink mandala drawing with triangles and hanging drops
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a human ribcage with spine and shoulder blades, set within a circle of ornamental floral swirls.
Ribcage and floral dotwork design
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on the thigh of a mandala with teal swirls, a yellow and orange centre, and pink and yellow orchids.
Mandala and orchids on a thigh
Black ink drawing of an ornate feather with swirls, dots and paisley shapes, a tattoo flash design on cream paper with no placement shown.
Ornate feather design in ink
Black fine line script reading family inside an infinity symbol, tattooed across the lower back.
Family script within an infinity symbol
Black tribal swirl design on a white background, with tapered curved shapes that form a looping, abstract motif.
Black tribal swirl design
Black fine line tattoo of a triangle, circle and vertical line with ornate swirls, above the script word Always, on the upper back.
Triangle and circle symbol with script word on back
Watercolour mandala tattoo on a forearm, with black linework, dotwork shading and teal and magenta washes, ending in a teardrop point.
Watercolour mandala on a forearm
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
Pink winged heart with a keyhole and swirling black and pink scrollwork, shown as a tattoo flash design on a white background.
Winged heart with keyhole and flourishes
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo flash of a horned oni skull wearing a hannya mask, surrounded by swirling smoke, with no body placement shown.
Oni skull with hannya mask design
Black ink tattoo of four small sea turtles in a vertical line with faint swirling trails, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Four sea turtles on upper back
Purple butterfly tattoo with a heart-shaped outline in its wings and black swirl detailing, above black script reading I Will Fight, on skin.
Purple butterfly and heart with I Will Fight
Black ink flash drawing of an ornate elephant with a paisley and dotwork patterned body, standing on a dotted ground, on a cream background.
Ornate elephant design with paisley body
Two matching puzzle piece tattoos in black ink on the upper shoulders of two people, one with a swirling ornamental motif and one with a heart-shaped key.
Matching puzzle piece key tattoos on shoulders
Digital floral design with magenta flowers, black and grey swirling tendrils and open circles on a white background, shown as a tattoo flash drawing.
Magenta flowers with black and grey tendrils
Black and white tribal design of two dragons forming a yin yang circle, drawn as a tattoo flash style illustration with no body part shown.
Yin yang dragons in black and white
Black silhouette flash design of a butterfly resting beside a five-petalled flower and leaves, with swirling stems, shown on a white background.
Butterfly and flower design
Two people show matching green and red mermaid tattoos with a small red star on the side of the thigh.
Matching mermaid tattoos on two thighs
Brown henna design of a stylised bird with swirling feathers and dotwork detail on the inner forearm.
Stylised bird henna on forearm
Black and grey realistic wing tattoo on the upper back with script reading A brother's love will forever protect you, beside a grey Chinese character.
Wing and script tattoo on upper back
Black linework botanical tattoo of lilies, a chrysanthemum, a daisy and a carnation with swirling stems across a woman's upper back and shoulder.
Lily, chrysanthemum and daisy flowers on a shoulder
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of lotus flowers and swirling bold lines across a man's shoulder and upper arm.
Dotwork lotus swirl on a shoulder and upper arm
Realistic red hibiscus flower with black and red swirling scrollwork tattooed across the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Red hibiscus with black scrollwork on a shoulder