Swirl tattoo ideas

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Black and grey photo of a caped, cowled hero tattoo across the left side ribs, with a city skyline above the figure.
Caped hero figure on the ribs
A red and black butterfly tattoo with curling black swirls on the side of the torso, above a red waistband.
Red and black butterfly on the side of the torso
Black and grey sugar skull tattoo with a mandala on the crown and a small anchor on the forehead, placed on the side of the ribs.
Sugar skull with mandala on the ribs
Back of a person with arms raised, showing a colour and black peacock feather tattoo with eye motifs and floral sprigs across the upper back and side.
Peacock feather back piece
Black and grey tribal band tattoo with spirals and triangular patterns running across the side of a torso on the ribs.
Tribal band tattoo on the side ribs
Black and grey fine line infinity symbol with shaded flowers, leaves and curls on the side of the ribs.
Infinity symbol with flowers on the side
Torso with a large colour neo-traditional tattoo of glowing honeycomb hexagons and organic swirls across the chest and ribs, with sleeve work on the upper arms.
Colourful honeycomb and organic torso tattoo
Colour tattoo of a dreamcatcher with green feathers and purple flowers running down a person's side ribs.
Dreamcatcher with feathers on the side ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of three hibiscus flowers with swirling foliage and Greek script on the side of the ribs.
Hibiscus flowers with Greek script on ribs
Black and grey floral vine tattoo with two flowers, a leaf and a butterfly-like shape running down the side of the ribs.
Floral vine tattoo on the side of the ribs
Fine line tattoo of a sitting baby elephant raising its trunk to spray teal and red swirls, placed on the side of the ribs.
Baby elephant with coloured spray on ribs
Black ink feather tattoo with ornamental swirls and patterns running down the side of a torso, in a blackwork style.
Feather tattoo on the side ribs
Black ink swallow tattoo with swirling ornamental detail on the side of the ribs, shown on tanned skin.
Ornamental swallow on the ribs
Black lettering tattoo reading Just keep swimming beside a tribal-style fin with swirl details, on the side of the ribs.
Just keep swimming script with tribal fin
Black tribal band with teal accents and a shaded flower wrapping across the side of the ribs.
Tribal band with flower on the ribs
Black and grey crescent moon tattoo with a stylised face, filigree swirls, stars and dotted chains on the ribs.
Crescent moon with face on ribs
Black tribal-style shark tattoo with dotted and patterned fill on the side of the ribs, shown in a photo of a torso wearing low-rise jeans.
Tribal shark tattoo on the ribs
Black solid stars and fine swirling vines tattooed on the side of a torso, with small gem-like studs set into some of the larger stars.
Black stars and swirls on a side torso
Black and white photo of a fine line vine and rose tattoo running down the side of a torso from the ribs to the hip, above lace lingerie and stockings.
Vine and rose tattoo along ribs and hip
Black ink infinity symbol with looping script lettering above a tribal-style bird with a long flowing tail, tattooed on a person's ribs.
Infinity script and bird on ribs
Black tribal patterned tattoo covering a man's chest, shoulder, upper arm and ribs, with bold swirls and geometric shapes.
Tribal patterned chest, shoulder and arm tattoo
Colour tattoo of a red lily with black and grey smoke-like swirls on the side of a person's ribs, in a realistic and Japanese-influenced style.
Red lily with smoke swirls on ribs
Two people show matching black script tattoos on their ribs reading I love you to the moon and back, with a swirl and small heart.
Matching 'I love you to the moon and back' rib tattoos
Black ink sketchy fine line tattoo of a looping helix ending in a script letter, placed on the ribs.
Looping helix with script letter on ribs
Red and black tribal-style fox tattoo with swirling ornament on the side of a torso, just above the waistband of jeans.
Swirl-patterned fox on the side of the torso
Close photograph of a pink and black butterfly with black vine linework and small letters on the side of a torso, tattooed on the ribs.
Butterfly and vines on the ribs
Colour tattoo of swirling music notes in blue and pink with a black treble clef heart below, across a person's ribs.
Music notes and treble clef heart on ribs
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of floral swirls and vines on the side of a torso above the hip, with a jeans waistband and rhinestone skull buckle visible.
Black floral swirl tattoo on the side of the torso
Colour tattoo of Jack Skellington beside two carved pumpkins with pale smoke swirls, across the side of the ribs.
Jack Skellington and pumpkins on ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pocket watch, skull and roses on the side of the ribs, with a butterfly and swirling ornament.
Pocket watch, skull and roses on ribs
Colour tattoo of Van Gogh's Starry Night in a circle on the side of the ribs, with swirling blue sky, yellow stars and a dark cypress tree.
Starry Night scene in a circle on the ribs
Black tribal-style bird with swirling tail feathers tattooed on the left side of a person's ribs.
Tribal bird tattoo on the ribs
Collage of four black and grey tattoos on a torso: swirling roses on the ribs, a tribal band at the waist, a dotwork mandala on the chest and a feather with script on the lower back.
Four tattoos on ribs, chest and back
Fine line black tattoo of a pumpkin carriage with scrolls and dotted trails on the side of the ribs, with a hand resting at the top of the frame.
Pumpkin carriage tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a dreamcatcher with feathers and beads on the side of a ribcage.
Dreamcatcher and feathers on the ribs
Black and grey lily with a trail of stars and swirling lines on the side of the ribs, shaded in grey.
Lily and stars trail on the side ribs
Black ink bird with feathers and roses on the side ribs, with flowing script tattooed on the thigh, in a black and white photo with a patterned yellow bikini.
Bird and roses on ribs, script on thigh
Close photo of a black tribal swirl tattoo on a person's side ribs, with a navel piercing visible below.
Black tribal swirl tattoo on the side ribs
Colour tattoo of a red lily with black swirling vines and grey shading on the ribs of a person wearing a green top.
Red lily and swirling vines on the side
Colourful ornamental feather tattoo with black linework and dotwork shading on the side of a person's ribs, with a hand resting on the chest.
Ornate feather on the ribs
Black filigree swirl tattoo on the side of a torso above the hip, shown in a black and white photo with blue jeans and a rhinestone skull belt buckle.
Black swirling filigree tattoo on side ribs
Black and grey tattoo of shaded stars with swirling linework running down the ribs, with a smaller star tattoo lower on the hip.
Star and swirl tattoos on ribs and hip
Fine line black outline tattoo of a pumpkin-shaped carriage with swirls and dotted drops on the side of the ribs, in a fine line style.
Pumpkin carriage outline on the ribs
Shirtless man with a bold black tribal tattoo covering his shoulder, upper arm, chest and side in a blackwork style.
Black tribal sleeve and chest tattoo
Black and grey shaded tattoo of an elephant head with an ornate headdress and an Om symbol on the trunk, on the side of a person's ribs.
Ganesha elephant head on the ribs
Black and grey cross tattoo with four small crystal gems on the ribs, flanked by tribal swirl designs above and below.
Cross with swirls on the ribs
Colour tattoo of embracing figures in a painterly, ornamental style with patterned robes, placed on the side of the ribs.
Embracing figures tattoo on side ribs
Colour realism tattoo of purple orchids and a blue hummingbird with teal swirls on the side of a torso.
Hummingbird and orchids with swirls on the side