Swirl tattoo ideas

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

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Black botanical tattoo design of a large swirl ending in a five-petal flower and leaf, with a small bird and dots, on a tan background.
Black swirl with flower and small bird
Black ink tattoo on a forearm reading Let it go in looping script, with a dotted line leading down to a small anchor.
Let it go script with anchor on a forearm
Tattoo flash design of a red heart with a bold black outline and white swirling flourishes, painted on brown kraft paper, with no body placement shown.
Red heart with white swirls
Black line drawing of an Art Nouveau style mermaid with flowing hair, surrounded by octopus tentacles and a lettered circular border, as a tattoo design.
Art Nouveau mermaid with octopus tentacles
Black silhouette tattoo of a cat on a crescent moon, with bats and stars, on a person's upper back, photographed from behind.
Cat on crescent moon with bats and stars
Hand-drawn botanical tattoo design of pink flowers, leaves and dark scroll swirls on a pale sheet of paper.
Pink flowers and swirls line design
Fine line black tattoo of a vertical line, a small coil and looping swirls on the inner forearm, with a short line of script tattooed nearer the wrist.
Fine line loops and script on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of two soft-shaded flowers with long stems and dotted swirls, placed on a shoulder and upper arm.
Two flowers and swirling stems on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of two swallows with swirling tails and flower details on the side of a person's ribs, with bold blue, green, orange and purple ink.
Colourful swallows with swirls on the ribs
Black tribal swirl tattoo with sweeping scrolls on the lower abdomen, beside a navel piercing.
Black tribal swirl on the lower abdomen
Black ink flash design of a seahorse built from swirling scrolls, curls and circles on a white background.
Ornamental seahorse design
Black ink line drawing of three hibiscus flowers with leaves and curled tendrils on a white background, a botanical flash design.
Hibiscus flower sprig line drawing
Black and grey realism tattoo of a lily with dark swirling shading on the upper arm and shoulder.
Black and grey lily on upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of a tree with curling branches and swirled roots on the side of the ribs.
Swirling tree tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey butterfly wing tattoo with ornate swirling linework running from the shoulder down the side of a bare back.
Butterfly wing tattoo down a woman's back
Black and grey butterfly and flower vine tattoo running from the ankle onto the top of a foot, in a botanical fine line style.
Butterfly and flower vine on an ankle
Realism tattoo of a face's eyes, one blue and one amber, framed by black swirling ornamental linework on the upper arm.
Realistic eyes within swirling linework on arm
Black and grey Polynesian-style tattoo with tribal bands and two flowers across the back of a woman's neck and upper back.
Polynesian-style neck and upper back tattoo with flowers
Black flowing script lettering reading Carpe Diem with long thin flourishes on a white background, a design for a tattoo.
Carpe Diem script lettering design
Colour tattoo of a pink plumeria flower with black and grey swirling vines and dots on the ankle, in a botanical style.
Pink plumeria and swirls on an ankle
Black ink blackwork tattoo of a heart-shaped ornamental motif with swirls and dotted chains on a forearm.
Ornamental heart with dotted chains on forearm
Close crop of a green vine tattoo with swirling linework on the upper thigh, worn with a paisley shirt and rust knee socks.
Green vine tattoo on a thigh
Fine line tree of life tattoo on the ankle with swirling black branches, small blue, red and green birds perched in the boughs and two black birds flying to the right.
Tree of life with birds on an ankle
Fine line lotus flower tattoo with a black infinity loop and curled stem, placed on a person's back.
Lotus flower with infinity stem
Fine line filigree swirl tattoo with dangling dots and scallops curling around the ankle, worn with a black mesh high-heel shoe.
Filigree swirl tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey realistic sunflower tattoo with curling swirls and leaves on the lower back.
Sunflower with swirls on the lower back
Black line drawing of a koi fish with flowing fins and curling waves, shown as a Japanese style tattoo design on a white background.
Koi fish with swirling water design
Colour neo-traditional style tattoos of an owl on the left foot and a squirrel on the right foot, with ornamental swirls and feathery shapes around them.
Owl and squirrel tattoos on both feet
Black and grey lotus flower tattoo with ornamental swirls, leaf motifs and dotwork on a shoulder, photographed in black and white.
Lotus and ornamental swirls on a shoulder
Black line drawing of an ornamental dragon with swirling scale and wing patterns, shown as a tattoo design with no placement.
Ornamental dragon line drawing
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
Close-up of a small fine line black treble clef tattoo on the side of a finger, with lips resting near the hand.
Treble clef tattoo on a finger
Flash sheet of black henna-style floral and paisley designs drawn on outlined hands, with pricing bundles shown at the top of each section.
Henna hand design flash sheet
Colour tattoo of a phoenix with spread wings and swirling tail feathers in orange, red and yellow, on a person's upper back.
Phoenix tattoo on upper back
Printed tattoo design of a black Om symbol above a pink lotus flower, framed by black and magenta swirling ornamental linework on a cream sheet.
Om symbol and lotus design
Black and grey realism rose tattoos with swirling vines running down a person's back, from the shoulder blade to the waist.
Black and grey roses down the back
Two hands pressed together, each showing a solid black puzzle piece tattoo with pink swirl linework on the hand.
Matching puzzle piece tattoos on hands
Black ink phoenix tattoo with bold swirling tail feathers wrapping from the ankle down onto the top of the foot.
Phoenix tattoo wrapping the ankle and foot
Fine black and grey script reading and they lived happily ever after, with faded butterflies and swirls, on the back of a woman's neck.
Happily ever after script on the neck
Colour tattoo of a stylised woman with flowing hair, the word Virgo and flower motifs on the forearm.
Virgo zodiac figure and flowers on forearm
Black and grey tattoo of stars and swirling scrollwork across the lower back and hip, with a bra strap and pink underwear visible at the edges of the frame.
Stars and swirls across lower back and hip
Realism style blue rose with black rosary beads and a cross tattooed on an ankle, with swirling linework above the beads.
Blue rose and rosary on an ankle
Colour tattoo of a pink bow with shaded ribbon loops and black flourish linework on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Pink bow with black swirls on upper back
Brown ink drawing of a botanical flower design with curling swirls, dots and small stars on a cream background.
Flower with swirls and dots design
Black and grey hibiscus flower joined to a tribal swirl band across the lower abdomen and hip.
Hibiscus flower with tribal band on the hip
Two matching colour tattoos on a pair of limbs, each with script lettering, a swirl of stars, a crescent moon and an orange and blue heart, placed on the calf.
Matching lettering and star tattoos on two limbs
Black and white line drawing of a stylised owl perched on a branch, with swirling tendrils, leaves and small hearts around it.
Stylised owl on a branch with swirls
Colour tattoo of a phoenix with spread wings and a long swirling tail across the upper back, shown on a person with short blonde hair.
Multicoloured phoenix on upper back