Swirl tattoo ideas

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

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Colour tattoo of two sunflowers and an orange butterfly with black swirling vines on the top of a foot, in a botanical style.
Sunflowers and butterfly on a foot
Black outline drawing of a floral tattoo design showing a water lily, chrysanthemum, lily, daisy and carnation with curling swirls on a white background.
Floral line drawing with lilies and daisies
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
Flash sheet of black crescent moon tattoo designs with stars, swirls and ornamental linework on a white background, with no body placement shown.
Crescent moon tattoo flash sheet
Black and white flash design of a crescent of swirling lines with black cats, a gothic castle, a skull with wings, a star and a seated girl.
Black cats, castle and crescent swirl flash
Black line drawing of a tree of life design with swirling branches, leaves and a yoga pose figure forming the trunk, on a plain white background.
Tree with yoga figure trunk
Colourful tree tattoo with black outlines and swirling branches across the upper back, below the shoulder blade.
Multicoloured tree tattoo on upper back
Black ink flash design of a stylised bird with feathered wings and curling swirls, drawn as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Stylised bird with feathered wings in black ink
Pen and shaded drawing of a Gemini zodiac symbol in a bold, flowing tribal-influenced style, drawn in dark ink on cream paper.
Gemini zodiac symbol design in tribal style
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
Black fine-line tattoo of an anchor whose curves and wavy lines form a heart shape, shown on skin.
Anchor and heart fine-line tattoo on skin
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a sugar skull Hello Kitty design surrounded by red roses, green leaves, a purple flower and spiderweb lines, on skin.
Sugar skull Hello Kitty with roses
Two arms show a full sleeve tattoo of skulls, swirling forms and hands in realistic grey shading with bright pink bands, worn on the upper arm and forearm.
Full sleeve of skulls and swirls in grey and pink
Black and grey tattoo of curling waves, swirling clouds and a stippled sun with rays, on the upper arm, in a linework style.
Waves and rising sun on an upper arm
Fine line tattoo of a curled, sleeping cat with a swirling tail on the inner wrist, shown with the hand raised and red nail polish.
Sleeping cat outline on the inner wrist
Black line drawing of a coiled, serpentine dragon with filigree swirl patterns across its wings and body, shown as a standalone tattoo design on a white background.
Ornate dragon with swirling wings and tail
Black fine line mandala tattoo with swirls, dots and leaf shapes radiating from a central rosette, shown on the skin of the upper leg.
Symmetrical fine line mandala on skin
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 ink drawing of the Cancer zodiac symbol in a bold swirling linework design, shown as a tattoo design on paper rather than on skin.
Cancer zodiac symbol in swirl linework
Black and grey tribal tattoo with a skull-like face and small red accents on the upper arm.
Tribal skull on upper arm
Fine line black ink tattoo of an elephant with ornamental swirls on the ankle, photographed against a green cloth.
Elephant with swirls on an ankle
Fine line black tattoo of a open spiral curl on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Single-line spiral on a wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of roses, leaves and a dog tag chain covering the upper arm and shoulder, shown from two angles.
Black and grey roses and dog tags on upper arm
Shaded grey feather tattoo wrapped in a fine line ribbon, with a curled swirl above and a small script mark below, on a person's upper back.
Feather and ribbon on upper back
Pencil sketch of a looping acanthus scroll with leaves and small flower shapes on translucent paper, with the handwritten word angel at the top left.
Acanthus scroll pencil sketch
Fine line black vine tattoo with small leaf marks wrapping around a woman's forearm, with silver bracelets above it.
Thin black vine tattoo on a forearm
Black tribal swirl tattoo with tapering tails on the upper arm, photographed against a pale wall and dark clothing.
Black tribal swirl on upper arm
Colour tattoo of an ornate red and orange keyhole heart beside a purple rose with green leaves, on the upper arm.
Keyhole heart and purple rose on an arm
Black ink practice sheet on white paper showing step-by-step line drawings of dragonflies, flowers, paisley motifs and star designs, with handwritten encouragement to practise.
Henna-style practice sheet of dragonflies, flowers and
Small colourful swirl tattoo with red, blue, green, pink and yellow teardrop shapes on the inner wrist.
Colourful swirl tattoo on wrist
Colour tattoo of a blue butterfly above a yellow and black swallowtail butterfly, framed by grey and white swirls, on the upper back.
Two butterflies and swirls on upper back
Two matching small black tribal-style turtle tattoos, one on each foot, photographed on bare skin against a dark background.
Matching turtle tattoos on two feet
Dark brown henna design on the back of a hand, with the word Believe in cursive script on the wrist and a cross with swirling ornamental lines on the hand.
Believe script and cross on the back of a hand
Small solid black owl tattoo with fine swirling vine lines on the inner wrist, shown in a close photograph of a forearm and hand.
Owl and swirls on the inner wrist
Black and grey photograph of a raised arm with a Japanese style sleeve on the upper arm, showing clouds, swirling waves, wings and script lettering.
Japanese style arm sleeve with wings and script
Black and grey shaded key tattoo with soft swirling shadows on the lower leg above the ankle.
Key with swirls on a lower leg
Fine line pencil drawing of a lotus flower running along a decorative arrow, with dotwork accents, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Lotus and arrow tattoo design
Solid black silhouette design of a mermaid with flowing hair, swirling curls and a long fin-like tail on a cream background, shown as tattoo flash with no body placement.
Mermaid silhouette flash design
Solid black tribal design with flame-like curls and a spiral, shown as a standalone drawing on a white background with no body placement visible.
Black tribal flame design
Colour tattoo of two pink and blue butterflies with black swirling vine linework across the hip and lower back.
Butterflies and swirls on a hip
Japanese style back tattoo of a hannya mask with pink cherry blossoms and swirling clouds, with tattooed sleeves visible on both arms.
Hannya mask and cherry blossoms across a back
Black ornamental feather tattoo with swirling details on the inside of a foot, resting on a blue fabric background.
Ornamental feather tattoo on a foot
Black and grey realism tattoo of an eye, two skulls and tribal linework across the upper arm and shoulder.
Eye and skulls on an upper arm
Black line drawing of a butterfly with curled antennae and wings, with the words Just Breathe in cursive script beneath it.
Butterfly with Just Breathe script design
Small black botanical tree tattoo with curling roots on the inside of a wrist, in a simple fine line style.
Small tree tattoo on a wrist
Black ink ornamental swirl tattoo with a small blue shell motif on a person's hip and thigh, in a blackwork style.
Ornamental swirl tattoo on hip and thigh
Black ink drawing of a hummingbird in flight, its wings and body filled with swirls, dots and teardrop shapes, on a pale paper background.
Ornamental hummingbird design in black ink
Two matching forearm tattoos of the words Hope, Faith and Love in black script with swirling flourishes and a yin yang symbol at the end.
Hope Faith Love script on both forearms