Swirl tattoo ideas

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

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Pencil drawing of a botanical tattoo design with a climbing vine, tulip-style flowers and three butterflies, shaded in black and grey.
Vine with tulips and butterflies
Black ink lettering reading Once Upon A Time with flowing vines and leaves across the inside of a forearm, in a Lettering style.
Once upon a time lettering with vines on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo on the upper thigh of a woman lifting a black Batman t-shirt, with her face out of frame.
Black and grey floral thigh tattoo
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design showing a shaded skull, an ornate pistol and a red rose with white swirling flourishes, shown as a flash sheet with no body placement.
Skull, pistol and rose design
Black fine-line drawing of a dotwork crescent moon with a swirl motif and an arrow below, placed among citrine and green crystals on a white sheet.
Crescent moon and arrow design
Two people's inner wrists show matching fine line black tattoos of a heart with a curled swirl beside crescent arcs.
Matching heart and crescent wrist tattoos
Black and grey footprint tattoo with a small orange monarch butterfly and swirling script-like linework on the side of the ribs.
Footprints and butterfly on the ribs
Close-up of a fine line butterfly tattoo with swirling tendrils on the inside of an ear, with a small stud earring below.
Butterfly and swirls on the ear
Black and grey tattoo of a stylised flower with six pointed petals, filled with swirling patterns, a central spiral and vine tendrils with small stars, on skin.
Swirl-patterned flower tattoo in black and grey
Close view of a red ornamental scrollwork tattoo running along the outer rim of an ear, with a captive ring piercing and a white spiral plug in the lobe.
Red scrollwork tattoo along the outer ear
Two matching fine line swirl tattoos with pale blue fill sit on the inner forearms, one on each arm.
Matching swirl symbol tattoos on forearms
Fine line black ink compass-style motif with curled swirls and dots on the outer ankle, shown in a black and white photograph.
Ornamental compass motif on the ankle
Large black tribal tattoo with swirling curves and circles across the chest and shoulders of a muscular man against a dark background.
Tribal chest and shoulder tattoo
Black and grey drawing of a lion head with green eyes, framed by scrolling ornamental shapes in a heart outline, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement.
Lion head in ornate heart frame
Pencil sketch of two dolphins curling around each other in a yin-yang arrangement, with swirling waves and bubbles, drawn as a tattoo design.
Two dolphins in a yin-yang pencil sketch
Black and grey tattoo of the state of Texas filled with swirling scrollwork on the upper arm.
Texas outline filled with scrollwork
Black ink calligraphic design of two spirals joined by an infinity-like loop and a long tapering stroke, shown on a white background with no body placement visible.
Calligraphic double spiral with loop
Colour tattoo on a forearm of a red and purple lotus flower above black Sanskrit script and a green Om symbol, linked by black swirling linework.
Lotus flower and Om symbol on a forearm
Black outline tattoo of a stylised flower with curling stem, scrolls and leaves on the upper arm.
Stylised flower and stem on upper arm
Neo-trad style colour tattoo of a purple and pink swallow with swirling wings and a green eye on the upper arm.
Purple and pink swallow with swirl wings
Blackwork botanical tattoo of swirling vines and a rose covering the back of a hand and the forearm, resting on a wooden table.
Blackwork vine and rose sleeve on hand and forearm
Pink shaded lotus flower tattoo above a thin black swirl line on an ankle, in a botanical colour style.
Pink lotus with black swirl on ankle
Woman seen from behind with hair in a bun, hands on her neck, showing a heart-shaped colour tattoo of floral and swirl patterns on the back of her neck.
Heart of floral patterns on the back of the neck
Black ink mandala drawing on white paper, with a circular centre surrounded by teardrop petals filled with swirls and dots, and small dash and arrow marks around the edge.
Mandala design with petals and swirls
Black and grey realism tattoo of roses, smoky swirls and a music staff wrapping around the ribs and waist.
Roses and music staff on ribs
Black Polynesian-style tribal tattoo covering a thigh and knee, with bold swirls, chevrons and a solid band below the knee.
Polynesian tribal leg tattoo
Black ink drawing of a triquetra Celtic knot surrounded by curling swirls and dots, shown as a tattoo design on plain white paper.
Triquetra knot with ink swirls design
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing a pocket watch with Roman numerals, cogs, a rose and ornamental swirls on grey paper.
Pocket watch, gears and rose design
Black ink stag head design made of flowing swirls and curling linework on a plain white background, with no body placement visible.
Swirling stag head design in black linework
Purple ink sketch of a fox head inside a sun-like mandala with sacred geometry and swirling lines, shown as a tattoo design drawing.
Fox head in a sun mandala design
Two botanical flash designs on a white background, one with pink lilies and black and grey scrolling foliage, the other with pink buds and bold black swirls.
Pink lily and black scroll floral designs
Black and grey realism roses with swirling black vines tattooed along a bare thigh and down towards the calf.
Black and grey roses and vines on a leg
Colour tattoo of a sugar skull with red roses and swirling linework on a man's upper arm and shoulder, worn beneath a white vest top.
Sugar skull and roses on upper arm
Solid black tribal-style spider tattoo design with bold swirling linework, shown on a plain white background.
Tribal spider tattoo design
Cyan UV-reactive swirl and dot tattoo glowing on the back of a hand under blacklight.
Glowing UV swirl tattoo on the hand
Small solid black curved tattoo on the inner wrist, resembling a stylised flame or swirl, with a hand resting in the background.
Small black curved symbol on a wrist
Fine line tattoo of the state of Michigan on the arm, its outline filled with mandala and floral patterns and a small red heart in the lower peninsula.
Michigan outline with mandala filling
Solid black tattoo of a Texas-shaped outline filled with swirling scrollwork and dot accents, on the forearm.
Scrollwork Texas outline on forearm
Painted Japanese style design of a green snake coiling around pink and yellow lotus flowers over dark swirling clouds, shown on a flat back torso cutout.
Snake and lotus back design on a painted torso
Two hands with black and grey tattoos on the knuckles: a dollar sign with the word never and a pocket watch with the word enough, both with ink swirls, in a realism style on the hand.
Dollar sign and pocket watch on hands
Black line drawing of bellflowers and leaves curling into swirls along two edges, in a botanical fine line style, on a white background.
Bellflower corner with swirls
Colour tattoo of a feather in blue, purple and black with curling swirls and small birds on the side of the ribs.
Feather with swirls and birds on the ribs
Black and grey realistic tattoo of an ornate key with a phoenix rising from its bow, with smoky swirls, on the side of the ribs.
Phoenix rising from a key on the ribs
Close-up photograph of a green tribal spiral tattoo with black outlines and swirling curled shapes on a person's skin.
Green tribal spiral tattoo on skin
Colour tattoo of a red ribbon bow with black tribal swirls on the thigh, shaded in a neo-traditional style.
Red bow and tribal swirl on a thigh
Black outline drawing of a large star surrounded by curling swirls and small outlined stars, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Star with swirls and small stars design
Colour tattoo of a lavender pentagram entwined with green oak leaves, yellow and red acorns and black scrolling swirls, on skin.
Pentagram with oak leaves and acorns
Fine line blue script tattoo reading Love on the inner wrist and forearm.
Love script on a wrist