Swirl tattoo ideas

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

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Five temporary tattoo designs on white squares: a black lotus, a magenta elephant above Námáste script, a black Om symbol, a black circle with a white Om, and magenta Námáste lettering.
Lotus, elephant and Om temporary tattoo designs
Black fine line tattoo of a howling wolf whose body dissolves into swirling tendrils, on the inner wrist of a hand with white French tip nails.
Howling wolf with swirling linework on a wrist
Close crop of a bold black tribal-style band with swirling curls across a man's lower abdomen above his jeans, in blackwork style.
Black tribal band across the lower abdomen
Black crescent moon tattoo with dots and a face-like detail, trailing outline stars up towards the neck, on the upper back.
Crescent moon and stars on upper back
Pencil drawing of a unicorn head within an oval frame, with a crescent moon, castle silhouette, swirls and daisies, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Unicorn, moon and daisy design
Black and grey photo of two wrists with matching halves of a swirling heart tattoo in a blackwork style, which meet to form one heart.
Matching split heart tattoos on wrists
Black line drawing of a tree of life within a circle, with spiral swirls, small stars and knotwork roots, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Tree of life in a circle with swirls and stars
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
Black tribal-style band tattoo wrapping the inner forearm, with a shaded flower and swirling motifs, in black ink on skin.
Tribal band with flower on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a detailed eye surrounded by ornamental scrollwork and flowing lines on the forearm.
Realistic eye with ornate swirls on a forearm
Black tribal-style butterfly design with swirling wings and curled antennae on a plain white background.
Tribal butterfly design
Black outline drawing of a keyhole framed by curling scrolls and swirls, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Keyhole with scrolling flourishes
Black fine line and ornamental lotus tattoo with an unalome above it, placed centrally on the upper back, in a Botanical and Fine line style.
Lotus and unalome on the upper back
Black line drawing of a weeping willow tree with a ribbon banner reading BEND DON'T BREAK wrapped around its trunk, in a tattoo flash style.
Willow tree with Bend Don't Break banner
Realistic pink lily tattoo with black scrollwork wrapping around the ankle and lower leg.
Pink lilies with swirls on an ankle
Blue and green scrolling floral butterfly design with a dark brown quotation beneath it, reading let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us, Psalm 90:17.
Scrollwork butterfly with Psalm 90:17 quote
Side view of a leg in a strappy heeled sandal, with a black and grey ornamental tattoo running from the calf down to the ankle.
Black and grey ornamental tattoo on a calf and ankle
Flash design of a black swirling vine with blue, pink and purple butterflies, purple flowers, green leaves and three script names, shown without a body placement.
Butterfly and flower vine with three script names
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
Back view of a person in a black bikini showing a blue TARDIS police box tattoo with an orange wash and black swirl linework on the upper back, beside the shoulder blade.
TARDIS tattoo on upper back
Solid black ink spiral surrounded by radiating jagged marks across the upper back, in a bold tribal-style design.
Spiral with radiating marks on upper back
Black tribal-style guitar design with a swirling body, musical notes on staves and five-pointed stars spreading out on either side, shown as a tattoo flash design.
Guitar with music notes and stars
Close view of a gold and navy mandala-style temporary tattoo on the back of a hand, with a finer gold filigree design on the wrist and forearm.
Gold and navy mandala design on the hand
Small black stylised phoenix tattoo with a swirling tail on the upper back, photographed from behind.
Stylised phoenix on upper back
Black line drawing of an ostrich filled with floral mandala and swirl patterns, shown as a fine line flash design with no body placement.
Ostrich with floral mandala pattern
Black fine line tattoo of a rearing horse with a flowing swirl over the shoulder, on the upper back.
Rearing horse on upper back
Pencil sketch of three lilies with trailing swirling vines in black and grey, a botanical tattoo design shown without any body placement.
Lily and vine tattoo design sketch
Colour tattoo of a leaping dolphin filled with black swirling tribal-style patterns and teal and blue shading, on reddish skin.
Swirl-patterned dolphin tattoo
Black ink flash drawing of a chameleon with swirling blackwork patterns along its body and a tightly curled tail, on a white background.
Chameleon with swirling patterns and curled tail
Black ink scrollwork and floral vine tattoo wrapping from the ankle across the top and side of a foot, in a fine line and blackwork style.
Black scrollwork tattoo on a foot and ankle
Black and grey skull tattoo with pink cherry blossom petals and red swirls on a person's upper arm, in a Japanese influenced style.
Skull and cherry blossom on upper arm
Colour tattoo of Van Gogh's The Starry Night covering the outer upper arm near the elbow, with swirling blue and yellow sky and a dark cypress-like shape.
Starry Night painting tattoo on upper arm
Black and red tribal tattoo of two intertwined wolves with heart and swirl motifs, across the upper back.
Two tribal wolves across the upper back
Three black tribal-style butterfly designs with swirling wing patterns, shown separately on a white background.
Three tribal butterfly designs
Black and grey blackwork tribal band tattoo running down the side of a hip, beside a navel and above lace underwear.
Tribal band tattoo on a hip
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
Black ink moon phases and a moth tattoo on a torso partly covered by white lace, with an ornamental blackwork swirl on the forearm and hand.
Moon phases and moth on the abdomen
Black line drawing of a cross-shaped tattoo design in fine line style, with a dreamcatcher at the centre, feathers and curling leafy vines.
Dreamcatcher cross with feathers and vines
Black linework tattoo of a swirling tree with roots on a person's upper back, photographed from behind.
Swirling tree with roots on upper back
Bold black tattoo of a letter A intertwined with a flowing heart and sweeping strokes, placed on the ankle.
Heart and letter A on an ankle
Shaded purple lily tattoo with black stars, swirls and script letters on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Purple lily and stars on upper back
Black and grey dotwork sugar skull surrounded by mandala and lotus florals on the outer thigh.
Sugar skull with mandala florals on thigh
Black and grey tribal tattoo with bold spirals and chevron fill covering the shoulder and upper arm.
Tribal spiral piece on shoulder and upper arm
Black and grey blackwork ornamental tattoo wrapping across the top of a foot towards the ankle.
Ornamental blackwork band on a foot
Neo-traditional tattoo of pale scrolling ornaments over purple and teal waves on a limb, shown fresh and glossy with ointment.
Scrolling ornament and waves on a limb
Black ink drawing of a butterfly with wings formed from musical notes and scrolling swirls, sketched on lined paper and held up by a hand with dark nail polish.
Butterfly made of music notes design
Fine line tattoo of three black birds perched on a curling vine with pink blossoms, running from the shoulder across the upper chest.
Birds on a vine across the collarbone
Black ink tattoo of the words how strange it is to be anything at all, set within swirling scrollwork on the upper arm.
Quote lettering in scrollwork on an arm