Swirl tattoo ideas

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

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Black line drawing of interlocking gears and cogs curling into swirling chain links on a white background, shown as a tattoo design.
Interlocking gears and cogs swirl design
Two stacked blue wave motifs with curled ends tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Double wave design on a forearm
Black fine line paisley and lace-style tattoo across a woman's upper back and shoulder, with a row of red geometric cross shapes beneath it.
Paisley lace and red geometric upper back piece
Illustration of a hairless cat with a Japanese style koi fish, waves and clouds tattoo in blue and black, leaning over a pale hairless cat.
Tattooed hairless cat with a koi and waves design
Neo-traditional flash drawing of a white rose with purple and yellow shading, green leaves, swirling scrolls and small bubbles on a white background.
Purple and white rose design with swirls
Black line flash sheet of ornamental divider flourishes, scrolls and leaf motifs under the heading divider embellishments.
Divider embellishment flash sheet
Realistic black and grey rose tattoo with fine line swirls across the side of the ribs.
Black and grey roses with swirls on the side
A grid of twelve black ink ornamental arrow and swirl designs on a white background, shown as tattoo flash without any body placement.
Twelve black ornamental arrow designs
Black linework flash design of an ornate seahorse built from curling swirls and solid circles on a white background.
Ornate seahorse design in black swirls
Black ornate feather tattoo with mandala and paisley-style detail on an upper arm, with a small script numeral nearby.
Ornate feather tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of three feathers with curling swirls and small floating quills on the side of a person's ribs.
Three feathers with swirls on the ribs
Colour tattoo on a forearm of red tulips, teal leaves and purple swirls framing a black and blue ornamental letter, in a traditional style.
Red tulips and ornamental letter on a forearm
Black lace-pattern tattoo with scrolls, leaves and fine netting running from the neck down the spine and across the lower back.
Black lace-pattern tattoo across the back
Colour tattoo on a person's upper back showing two seated cats, one black and white and one calico, framed by green vines with red and blue flowers.
Two cats and floral vines on the back
Black fine-line tattoo of a treble clef merged with a heart shape on the inner wrist and forearm.
Treble clef and heart tattoo on a wrist
Black line drawing of a butterfly with ornate wings above a vine of three hibiscus flowers and leaves, shown as a tattoo design on plain white.
Butterfly and hibiscus vine design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull merged with a woman's face, surrounded by swirling shading, on the lower leg.
Skull and woman's face on a calf
Black and white ornate elephant design with swirling scrollwork, florals and geometric detail across its head, ears, trunk and legs, shown as a drawing.
Ornate elephant design in black and white
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
Colour tattoo of three stars in purple, pink and teal with black swirling lines across the upper back.
Coloured stars and swirls on upper back
Hand-drawn design in a sketchbook showing two yellow sunflowers with black paisley-style leaves, swirling vines and a peace sign.
Sunflowers and paisley vine design
Black ink Celtic trinity knot with curling swirls on the inner forearm of a person wearing a white t-shirt.
Celtic trinity knot on a forearm
Black and grey drawing of an ornate capital letter R with curling scrollwork flourishes, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Ornate scrollwork letter R design
Black line drawing design of a stylised bird with spread wings rising from a curling stem with spirals and a leaf, shown on a white background with no body placement.
Stylised bird with spiral stem
Colour tattoo on a thigh of a butterfly whose wings show lion faces with yellow eyes, beside a purple lily and an orange tiger lily, with black vine swirls.
Lion-winged butterfly with lilies on a thigh
Fine line black and grey heart tattoo filled with mandala and paisley patterns and a script word, on a person's upper back.
Heart mandala with script on upper back
Fine line black ink tattoo of a howling wolf with swirling tendrils on the inner wrist.
Howling wolf with swirls on the wrist
Small fine line tattoo of a pink bow with black scrollwork on the ankle of a bare foot, with toes visible above.
Small pink bow and scroll tattoo on an ankle
Dark brown line drawing of an ornate henna-style floral design with paisley swirls, leaves and a central mandala-like flower, on a cream background.
Henna-style paisley and flower design
Four stylised peacock feather designs drawn with black outlines and green, teal and yellow fills, shown as a tattoo design sheet with no body part visible.
Four peacock feather designs
Black fine line script tattoo reading Meraki, with a swirling flourish above and a leaf sprig below, on the thigh.
Meraki script with leaf sprig on thigh
Neo-traditional flash drawing of a grey owl perched in front of a red and gold heart with a white banner and two gold keys, with black swirls around it.
Owl with heart and keys flash design
Close-up of a solid black tribal tattoo behind a person's ear, running along the hairline and neck in a blackwork style.
Black tribal tattoo behind the ear
Colour tattoo on the top of a foot near the ankle, showing a pink five-petal flower with a yellow centre, black swirling linework and small yellow stars.
Pink flower and swirls on a foot
Black and grey photograph of a flowing scroll and swirl tattoo across a person's lower abdomen, above a studded belt.
Black swirl tattoo on the abdomen
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing a butterfly with lotus flowers and swirling vines, shown as a drawing rather than on skin.
Butterfly and lotus flower design sketch
Black and grey seahorse tattoo built from ornate paisley and scrollwork, curling tail and dorsal fin, on the outer thigh.
Ornate paisley seahorse on thigh
Black infinity-style swirl design with trailing dots on a white background, shown as a tattoo flash drawing.
Infinity swirl design with trailing dots
Black line drawing of a butterfly with curling scrolls filling its wings, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Scrollwork butterfly tattoo design
Black ink drawing of an abstract tribal-style design with a teardrop shape enclosing a ring above a looping infinity-like swirl.
Abstract ring and swoosh symbol
Black and grey realistic roses with swirling vines and leaves across a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Black and grey roses on shoulder and upper arm
Close photo of a small fine-line black tattoo of a stylised winged motif with curled ends on the inner wrist, with the hand raised against a plain wall.
Fine line winged motif on the wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a looping swirl with the Roman numerals X, IV and XIII across it, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Looping line and Roman numerals on a wrist
Before and after side-by-side of a botanical lotus cover-up tattoo on a forearm, with the faded grey original on the left and a purple and blue version on the right.
Lotus cover-up on a forearm, before and after
Pink lotus flower with black ornamental mandala linework and teal shading, tattooed across a person's upper back.
Lotus and mandala on upper back
Black and grey realism rose tattoo with pink beads and swirl linework on a forearm.
Shaded rose with beads on forearm
Realistic red poppy tattoo with watercolour-style splashes and black line swirls across the upper arm and shoulder.
Red poppies with ink swirls on shoulder
Small coloured paw print tattoo on a thigh, with white daisies, green leaves and black swirling linework and dot details.
Daisy paw print on a thigh