Swirl tattoo ideas

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

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Black line drawing of a pentacle wrapped in vines, leaves and daisies, with swirling roots beneath, in a botanical style.
Pentacle with vines and daisies
Colour drawing of the words BE YOU, NOT THEM in ornate orange lettering, decorated with flowers, a mushroom, bluebirds, a skull and turtles, with red swirling linework.
Be you, not them lettering design
Black and grey brushstroke swirl design of four curved, sweeping shapes arranged in a circle, shown as a drawn tattoo design without skin visible.
Abstract brushstroke swirl design
Dark navy line drawing of a stylised tree of life with ornate branches, leaves and roots on a pale teal background, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Tree of life with roots and swirls
Pink hibiscus flower with black scrollwork and pink swirls covering the upper back and shoulder, in a botanical fine-line style.
Pink hibiscus and swirls on a shoulder
Dark line drawing of a stylised owl perched on a swirling branch in front of a crescent moon, shown as a tattoo design on a pale background.
Owl on a branch with a crescent moon
Brown line drawing of henna-style paisley, leaf and flower motifs on a beige background, shown as a tattoo design sheet.
Henna-style paisley and flower motifs
Large realistic grey back tattoo across the upper back, showing bats, a full moon, a gothic castle and a skeletal face, with small red roses.
Gothic full back piece with bats and castle
Colour traditional butterfly tattoo with red, teal, orange and brown wings and bold black outlines, shown on an arm.
Traditional butterfly on an arm
A hand photographed under ultraviolet light, showing a glowing cyan scrollwork tattoo with swirls and leaves on the back of the hand near the wrist.
Glowing UV scrollwork tattoo on hand
Two small black fine line tattoos of a swirling ornamental motif with stars, one on each outer ankle, with a flip-flop worn on one foot.
Swirl and star ankle tattoos
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
Coloured pencil flash sheet of four cupcakes, lollipops and wrapped sweets with hearts and sparkles, in a neo-traditional style, with no body placement shown.
Cupcake and lollipop flash sheet
Grid of black silhouette ornaments including swirls, flowers, leaves, butterflies and snowflakes on a white background, shown as a flash sheet.
Black silhouette ornament flash sheet
Black and grey drawing of three feathers hanging beneath black scrollwork studded with blue and teal beads, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Feather and scroll design with blue beads
Tattoo design of a black infinity symbol with scrolls, a solid red heart inside the left loop and the word love in cursive script on the right loop, shown on a plain white background.
Infinity heart with love script
Black linework tree with swirling branches and two small red hearts hanging from its lower left, tattooed on the back.
Swirled tree with red hearts on the back
Shaded sunflowers and a fairy with pink wings on a person's upper back, with black and grey shading and touches of pink and green.
Sunflowers and fairy across upper back
Pen drawing of a tribal-style swirl tattoo design on white paper, with blue and black linework and shaded curls.
Tribal swirl tattoo design in blue and black
Black line drawing of a traditional-style flash design showing a crown above a heart with a dagger, a banner reading CRAFTY, stars and swirls, with no body placement shown.
Crown and heart banner flash design
Black and grey tribal tattoo with spiral swirls and sharp spiked shapes covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Tribal swirl piece on shoulder and upper arm
Close photo of a black knotwork tattoo with a red script word and swirl beneath it, placed on the upper back.
Celtic knot with red script on upper back
Blue and black pencil drawing of a stylised fox-like creature with a long, curling, swirl-patterned tail, on white paper.
Swirl-tailed fox design in blue
Black and blue wave tattoo with a bold outline sitting on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Wave tattoo on upper chest
Colour tattoo of a pink-outlined crescent moon filled with pastel heart gems, beside an orange star and purple orb on the outer thigh.
Crescent moon with gem hearts on thigh
Black ornamental tattoo of a open heart with flowing swirls on the top of a foot, with rolled denim jeans above and black painted toenails.
Heart and swirl tattoo on the top of a foot
Botanical tattoo of a swirling vine with small red flowers and three silhouetted birds on a branch, running down the calf.
Vine and birds tattoo on a calf
Realistic grey lion head with a yellow crown and splashes of red, drawn as a tattoo design on a plain grey background with no body part shown.
Lion wearing a crown
Two photos of a matching infinity symbol tattoo with the word sisters in script, one in blue and purple and one in pink and red, on a small patch of skin.
Infinity sisters tattoo in two colourways
Photograph of a large surreal tattoo on a person's upper back and shoulder, showing a glowing blue night sky with a moon and small planets framed by swirling brown organic shapes, with a tiny standing
Night sky and moon across a shoulder blade
Collage of an abstract ornamental tattoo across a hand, fingers and forearm, with black linework, purple shading and an eye motif.
Eye and swirl tattoo on hand and forearm
Close-up of a gold metallic floral and paisley-style ornamental design on the upper thigh of a seated woman in a red sweater and grey shorts.
Gold ornamental design on upper thigh
Colourful watercolour-style sun tattoo in yellow, purple and turquoise with swirling ornament on the calf.
Watercolour sun on a calf
Fine line black tattoo of a wing rising from a treble clef style swirl on the side of the ribs, with light shading along the feathers.
Winged treble clef on the ribs
Fine line black tattoo of four stacked elemental symbols, a spiral swirl, a flame, a stepped earth tile and a water circle, on the forearm.
Four elemental symbols stacked on an arm
Black ink sketch in a notebook of an ornate key with a keyhole, a star, a chain and swirling linework, drawn as a tattoo design.
Ink sketch of a key and star design
Close-up of a small black fine line tattoo of a looped, swirling symbol on reddened skin.
Small black looped symbol tattoo on skin
Black and grey dragon with red flame swirls tattooed down the side of a torso and hip, in Japanese style.
Dragon with red flames on the side
Black and grey realism tattoo of an ornate pocket watch with a shaded dial and swirling smoke on the forearm.
Pocket watch on a forearm
Fine line green four-leaf clover tattoo with curling vine swirls and small dots on the ankle.
Four-leaf clover with swirls on an ankle
Black linework drawing of a peony with leaves and paisley-style swirls on paper, a botanical tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Peony and paisley swirl design
Black and grey phoenix tattoo with spread wings across the upper back, its long swirling tail running down towards the lower back.
Phoenix rising across a back
Black ink tattoo of a flourished letterform with scrollwork and a lotus flower on the inside of a wrist.
Flourished letterform and lotus on a wrist
Black blackwork-style tribal butterfly design with swirling wings and curled antennae, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Tribal butterfly design in solid black
Pencil sketch of a songbird perched on a swirling branch with curled tendrils, a tattoo design drawn in a spiral notebook.
Songbird on a swirling branch sketch
Black ink flash drawing of a pair of mirrored butterfly wings with dotted patterns and curled antennae, with no body placement shown.
Mirrored butterfly wings design
Solid black silhouette of a greyhound head with ears, combined with swirling black and white filigree scrolls in a blackwork style design.
Greyhound head with scrollwork
Black and grey shaded tattoo of a vine of hearts ending in a bow, in a fine line style, on the side ribs.
Chain of hearts with a bow on a side ribs