Swirl tattoo ideas

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

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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
Colour tattoo reproducing Van Gogh's The Starry Night on a woman's upper back and shoulder, with swirling blue and yellow sky and a dark cypress tree.
Starry Night tattoo on the upper back
Digital drawing of two interlaced dragon heads above a Celtic triquetra knot, in purple and teal marbled ink on a tan background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Celtic dragons and triquetra knot design
Two forearms show botanical tattoos of a purple rose and an orange rose with black swirls and white dots, with a small banner reading FOREVER below.
Purple and orange roses with swirls on forearms
Four small black sea turtle tattoos in a diagonal line with faint swirls behind them, on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Four sea turtles across the upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a dreamcatcher with feathers and beads on the side of a ribcage.
Dreamcatcher and feathers on the ribs
Two coloured butterfly tattoos with pink and green wings, joined by black swirling tendrils across the lower stomach beside a navel piercing.
Two butterflies with swirls on the lower stomach
Black and grey dandelion tattoo with light blue wash and drifting seeds across the upper back, in a soft botanical style.
Dandelion seeds drifting across the upper back
Black and white flash sheet of bird designs, including flying birds, perched birds on a swirling branch, a swallow-style pair, a hummingbird and script reading freedom, take me far, and we only part
Bird flash sheet with script phrases
A grid of fifteen black ornamental heart designs on a white background, filled with dots, swirls, paisley shapes and flowers, shown as a flash sheet with no body placement.
Grid of fifteen ornamental heart designs
Black ink lotus flower design with curling scrolls drawn on pale paper, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Lotus flower with swirling scrolls
Black fine line vine and leaf tattoo across the back, shoulder and upper arm of a woman photographed from behind with her hair up.
Vine and leaf tattoo across a back
Black and grey paisley and floral tattoo with dotted detailing covering the upper arm.
Paisley and floral pattern on upper arm
Black ink tattoo of an outlined heart with swirls, a halo and angel wings, above the script words Always Remembered, on bare skin.
Winged heart with halo and Always Remembered
Black fine line tattoo of an ornate anchor with scrollwork on the ankle, with the foot shown in a black suede heeled shoe.
Ornate anchor tattoo on an ankle
Small black fine line tattoo of a solid heart with an infinity-style swirl on the inner wrist, partly framed by silver bangles.
Heart and infinity swirl on a wrist
Pencil drawing of a black and grey tribal design with bands of triangles, chevrons and diamond lattice, shaped to curve over a body.
Black and grey tribal pattern design sketch
Two matching black linework heart designs with ornate swirls, one reading Big Sis and the other Lil Sis in script, shown as a flash sheet.
Matching big sis and lil sis heart designs
Two identical navy circles with cream spiral swirl linework, shown side by side on a textured linen background.
Navy circle with cream swirl design
Black and grey pencil drawing of a large-eyed cartoon owl with patterned feathers, perched on a curled branch, as a tattoo design.
Cartoon owl perched on a branch
Black and grey crescent moon tattoo with floral, leaf and dotwork detail on the outer ankle, with parts of other tattoos visible at the edges.
Crescent moon with floral ornament on an ankle
Solid black blackwork tattoo of a stag's head and antlers within swirling smoke shapes, shown on a forearm.
Stag silhouette blackwork on a forearm
Colour floral vine tattoo across a bare back, with red and orange mandala-style flowers, black swirling stems and green leaves.
Floral vine tattoo across a back
Black knotwork vine tattoo with small red, yellow, blue and teal flowers, a heart and a butterfly, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Knotwork vine with coloured flowers on upper back
Hand-drawn pencil sketch of the words Once upon a time in ornate script with swirling flourishes, a lettering design for a tattoo.
Once upon a time lettering sketch
Black and grey tribal tattoo with swirling blackwork shapes covering the shoulder and upper arm of a shirtless man.
Black tribal piece across shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a forearm showing an eye inside a triangle above an ornate mandala with swirling floral details.
All-seeing eye mandala on forearm
Black ink drawing of a stylised calligraphic script design with curling flourishes on a plain grey background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Black ink calligraphic swirl design
Colour tattoo of swirling blue and black lines beside a yellow and orange sun on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Swirling night sky and sun on a wrist
Black line drawing of a heart formed by flowing curls and swirls, with three small dots, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Swirling heart line design
Black and grey Japanese-style wave tattoo covering the upper arm and shoulder, with swirling curls and shaded crests.
Black and grey wave sleeve on upper arm
Sheet of dark brown infinity-loop swirl flourish designs with dotted trails on a cream background, shown as tattoo flash.
Infinity swirl flourish designs sheet
Pencil and ink sketch of three shaded roses with leaves and scrolling swirls, drawn as a tattoo design on paper rather than on skin.
Three roses with swirls, design sketch
Fine line black clef tattoo on the side of a finger, with the hand held close to the mouth.
Clef tattoo on a finger
Black ornamental heart drawn from curling scrollwork and filigree swirls on a white background, a flash-style tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Black swirl heart design
Fine line infinity symbol tattoo with swirls and small red hearts on the inner forearm of a person wearing a white top.
Infinity symbol with swirls on forearm
Sketch-style colour tattoo of a grey top hat with a pink band and trailing pink ribbon across a person's upper back.
Top hat and ribbon on upper back
Black and grey biomechanical tattoo covering a woman's back, with a segmented spine, ribs and organic filigree swirls.
Biomechanical spine back tattoo
Black and grey phoenix tattoo with sweeping tail and swirls running down the middle of a woman's back.
Phoenix tattoo along a spine
Black ink silhouette design of a butterfly with a flower and leaves on a plain white background, in a botanical style with no body placement shown.
Butterfly and flower line design
Pencil sketch of an interlocking script monogram in black and grey, drawn as a lettering design for a tattoo.
Interlocking script monogram sketch
Full-colour tattoo of pink lilies and butterflies running down the middle of a person's back, in a botanical realism style.
Lilies and butterflies down the spine
White ornamental design running from the forearm across the back of the hand, with a line of dots continuing towards the fingers.
White ornamental design on hand and wrist
White ink script tattoo reading Believe, with swirled flourishes beneath, on a forearm.
Believe script on a forearm
Black and grey shaded design of a bird in flight with sweeping wings and a curling tail, drawn on a plain white background.
Flying bird with swirling tail design
Colour tattoo of a stylised insect with blue and green swirling wings and black dot details, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Blue and green swirl insect on a wrist
Black ink peacock with lotus flowers and swirling ornamental detail wrapping around a woman's ankle and foot.
Peacock and lotus ankle tattoo
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