Swirl tattoo ideas

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

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Pencil drawing of an open lily with shaded petals and a bold black swirling vine, shown as a botanical tattoo design with no body placement.
Lily with swirling vine design
Black fine line botanical vine tattoo with leaves and flowers across a woman's upper back, shoulder and upper arm, shown from behind in a warm sepia photo.
Floral vine tattoo across a back and arm
Black and grey fine line compass rose tattoo with swirled points and an N marker, on the outer ankle.
Fine line compass rose on an ankle
Purple shaded lily tattoo with black ornamental swirls and dots on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Purple lily with swirls on upper back
Black line tattoo of two roses and an ornate filigree oval on the outer thigh, with a dotted line trailing below.
Roses and filigree oval on a thigh
A hand uses a black marker pen to draw an intricate ornamental design of figures and swirling foliage on white paper.
Hand inking an ornate black linework design
Close view of a fine line white ink flourish with looping scrolls on the inside of a wrist, shown on pale skin.
White ink flourish on a wrist
Black linework hummingbird with ornamental scrolled detailing across the wings and tail, tattooed on the outer forearm.
Filigree hummingbird on a forearm
Black ink lettering tattoo of the word family inside an infinity symbol with a small heart, on a forearm.
Family script in an infinity loop on a forearm
Black and white photo of a small fine line heart tattoo on the back of a woman's neck, with her hair pulled up.
Fine line heart on the back of the neck
Pencil sketch design of a tiger head with ink swirls and splatter dots, drawn as a possible tattoo flash without placement on the body.
Sketched tiger head with ornamental swirls
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 outline drawing of a lotus flower with leaves and spiral swirls, a botanical tattoo design on a plain white background.
Lotus flower with swirls line design
Black ink flash design of a butterfly with ornamental swirling wings and long curled antennae, shown without any body placement.
Ornamental swirl butterfly design
Black and grey shaded lily tattoo with curling tendrils and a small sun motif on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Shaded lily with swirls on upper back
Grey tribal swirl tattoo on the side of a stomach above the hip, with a white bra top and white underwear visible.
Swirling tribal ornament on a stomach
Close-up photo of a black ink tattoo of a butterfly built from ornamental swirls and dots on a person's arm.
Swirl butterfly tattoo on skin
Realistic black, grey and red tattoo of an ornate pocket watch surrounded by acanthus scrollwork across the back of a hand and forearm.
Pocket watch and scrollwork on hand and forearm
Black and grey butterfly tattoos cascade down a bare back, with stars near the neck and scrolling vine work across the lower back.
Butterflies and scrollwork across a back
Black and grey photo of a small fine line butterfly tattoo with swirled wings on the back of a person's neck, hair tied up.
Small swirled butterfly on the back of the neck
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 and grey crescent moon tattoo with leafy vines, curls and three stars on the upper back, with soft grey shading.
Crescent moon, stars and vines on back
Japanese style colour design of a red oni with thunder drums, blue dragons and swirling clouds, shown as a full drawing with no body placement.
Red oni with dragons and thunder clouds
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 and grey drawing of a shaded rose with leaves, an ornate scrolled key and a chain, designed as a tattoo.
Rose and ornate key with chain
Large black script lettering reading Attitude with ornate swirling flourishes across a man's upper back, shown from behind.
Attitude script lettering across upper back
Black linework tattoo of a stylised horned figure with a web-like pattern of swirls and hatching on the inner upper arm.
Horned figure outline on upper arm
Bold black tribal-style design on a white background, with swirling flame-like shapes and a heart-like curl at the top.
Bold black tribal design
Black and grey swallow in flight with a swirling tail above the word Freedom, tattooed on the forearm beside stacked silver bangles.
Swallow and Freedom on a forearm
Large black tribal tattoo covering a man's shoulder, upper arm and part of his chest, with bold swirls and geometric bands.
Tribal shoulder, arm and chest tattoo
Colour traditional tattoo on an arm of two candy-style hearts reading NOT and YOURS, with stars, dots and a small heart above an open book.
Candy hearts saying NOT YOURS on an arm
Black ink ornamental feather tattoo with swirling detail on the inner upper arm of a person in denim.
Ornate feather on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of a sea turtle with swirled flippers, a blue wave and an orange and pink flower, with dark teal outlines, on skin.
Sea turtle with wave and flower
Fresh purple portrait of a face with a grey shaded rose below it, being tattooed on the side of a torso by a gloved artist.
Purple portrait and grey rose on a side torso
Black and white photo of a shirtless man kneeling on a bed with his back to the camera, showing a large tiger tattoo across his back and a tattooed upper arm.
Tiger tattoo across a man's back and arm
Black and grey lettering tattoo reading Allons-y with a sonic screwdriver and dotted swirls on the outer thigh.
Allons-y lettering with sonic screwdriver on thigh
Shaded grey anchor with a looping rope and pink blossoms, a botanical style tattoo on the side of the ribs.
Anchor and blossoms on the side ribs
Black tribal-style wolf design with blue flame trails and a swirl at its centre, drawn on a plain white background.
Tribal wolf with blue flames
Colour tattoo of a blue police box with flames, swirls and a yellow starburst across the upper arm and shoulder.
TARDIS and flames on upper arm
Black line tattoo of an ornamental cross with curling scrolls on a forearm, in a fine line style.
Scrollwork cross on a forearm
Black line drawing of octopus tentacles with suckers curling up out of a teacup, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Octopus tentacles rising from a teacup
Black line drawing of a humpback whale rising beside curled wave scrolls, shown as a standalone design with no body part visible.
Humpback whale with swirling waves
Colour botanical tattoo of blue, pink and cream daisies linked by black swirling vines across the top of a foot.
Daisy flowers and swirls on the foot
Black blackwork and dotwork lace-style scrollwork with soft pink watercolour flowers, tattooed on the side ribs.
Black lace scrollwork and pink flowers on the ribs
A pink tattoo of a heart made from flowers and swirling vines, sitting on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Pink flower heart on upper back
Black fine line tattoo of the words let it be with a swirling tail and three small swallows, on the top of a woman's foot.
Let it be script and swallows on a foot
Colour tattoo of a jellyfish in blue, purple and teal, with swirling ornamental detail in the bell, on a forearm.
Jellyfish tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey fine line and dotwork back tattoo of flowing feather shapes and mandala-style ornament across the upper back and lower back.
Ornamental feather back piece