Swirl tattoo ideas

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

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Pencil drawing of a fleur-de-lis with grey shading and swirling scroll ornaments on its petals, shown on a white background.
Shaded fleur-de-lis with scrollwork
Black line drawing of a stylised bird with swirling curled wings on a white background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Swirl-winged bird tattoo design
Colour tattoo of a black heart outline with blue, pink and light blue stars and grey shading on a forearm.
Heart outline with stars on a forearm
Black and grey line drawing of a botanical tattoo design on tracing paper, with a gerbera, chrysanthemum, hibiscus and hydrangea arranged with swirling vines.
Floral design with gerbera and chrysanthemum
Fine line black script tattoo of the word Mother inside an open heart outline with swirls and small heart shapes, on skin.
Script heart tattoo with the word Mother
Black tribal-style tattoo of curling swirls and a small dot on the forearm, in a bold blackwork style.
Tribal swirl tattoo on a forearm
Black ink hummingbird tattoo with dotwork shading and fine line wings, set on the forearm with swirling flourish lines behind it.
Hummingbird with swirling lines on a forearm
Black tribal-style butterfly tattoo with curling swirls on the inner wrist, photographed with the palm facing up.
Butterfly and swirls on a wrist
Blue ultraviolet-lit photo of a stacked skulls tattoo with swirling eye sockets running down the forearm.
Stacked skulls on a forearm under UV light
Black and grey tattoo of shaded stars with swirling linework running down the ribs, with a smaller star tattoo lower on the hip.
Star and swirl tattoos on ribs and hip
Black and grey pencil drawing of a dreamcatcher with a mandala-style web, beaded strands and three feathers, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Dreamcatcher with feathers drawing
Black butterfly tattoo with flowing swirl linework and small butterflies across the upper back, in a fine line style.
Butterfly and swirls across upper back
Three wrists with matching black fine line angel wing tattoos, with hands held together above them.
Matching angel wing wrist tattoos
Pencil sketch of a stylised swan with a curled neck and tapered wing strokes, shaded in grey on a pale background.
Pencil sketch of a stylised swan design
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an ornamented feather with swirled detail on the side of a thigh.
Ornamental feather on a thigh
Small black fine line tattoo of a circle above a looping swirl, sitting on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Small circle and swirl tattoo on the wrist
Black and grey pen drawing of a raised-trunk elephant sitting on a lotus flower, surrounded by zentangle-style floral patterns, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Elephant on a lotus flower design
Colour tattoo of a blue bird with a pink chest and a long scrolling tail, placed across the upper back.
Blue bird with scrolling tail on upper back
Close photo of a black swirling line tattoo with blue paw prints along its curve, on a limb.
Black swirl with blue paw prints
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a butterfly, flower and swirling vines across the ankle and top of a foot.
Butterfly and flower vines on a foot
Black ink abstract swirl tattoo with soft, brush-like lines on the upper back near the nape of the neck.
Abstract swirl on upper back
Black ink Eye of Horus tattoo with a curling tail and small dots, placed on the inner wrist of a hand held palm outwards.
Eye of Horus on the inner wrist
Black ink script and ornamental swirl tattoo running vertically down the middle of a woman's back, viewed from behind.
Script and swirl design down the spine
Black ink drawing of a fine line tattoo design with lotus flowers, swirls and dots, shown on white paper with no body part visible.
Fine line lotus and swirl design sketch
Black tribal-style wolf head design with swirling linework across the ears, eyes and muzzle, shown on a white background.
Tribal wolf head design
Black tribal tattoo of interlocking spirals and curved blades across a woman's shoulder and upper chest, with her face cropped at the mouth and chin.
Tribal spiral tattoo on a shoulder
Flash drawing of a pink butterfly with black swirling vine and small star shapes, outlined in black with pink wash shading.
Butterfly and swirling vine design
Black and white line drawing of a cat's head in intricate ornamental patterns, with no tattoo placement shown.
Ornamental cat head line drawing
Fine line black outline tattoo of a pumpkin-shaped carriage with swirls and dotted drops on the side of the ribs, in a fine line style.
Pumpkin carriage outline on the ribs
Gold metallic temporary tattoos of leaves and scrolls on a woman's upper chest and a filigree hand piece on her wrist, in a botanical style.
Gold metallic leaf designs on chest and wrist
Pale, lighter-than-skin scrollwork design across a bare upper back, shoulder and upper arm, shown in a studio photograph against a grey backdrop.
Pale scrollwork across a shoulder and upper arm
Shirtless man with a bold black tribal tattoo covering his shoulder, upper arm, chest and side in a blackwork style.
Black tribal sleeve and chest tattoo
Hand-drawn black ink design of a looped triangle with a heart-like outline, infinity-style loops and small spiral swirls, drawn on white paper.
Looped triangle design with swirls in black ink
Small cartoon whale tattoo in teal and pink with a black outline and a heart-tipped spout, placed on the lower back.
Cartoon whale with heart spout on lower back
Black script lettering reading inspired, with swirling flourishes and small sparkle stars on a white background, in the style of a tattoo lettering design.
Inspired script lettering design
Black and grey butterflies, swirling vines and small stars tattooed on an ankle and the top of a foot, with the name Sara in script at the bottom.
Butterflies and vines on an ankle
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design made of a double spiral with dot trails on white paper, with no body part shown.
Spiral with dotted trails design
Small solid black tattoos on four fingers of one hand, showing a seahorse, a spiral shell, a mermaid silhouette and a wave swirl.
Small sea-themed finger tattoos
Blue pen line drawing of three anime-style characters above a keyblade set within a heart and lily ornament, with stars and clouds behind them.
Keyblade, heart and three figures line sketch
Colour tattoo of a butterfly with blue and pink swirled wings and black outline, on the forearm.
Swirl butterfly on the forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo on skin showing two facing skulls, a skeletal hand, three butterflies, a rose and swirling smoke.
Two skulls, butterflies and rose in black and grey
Woman's arm with a full sleeve tattoo of blue flowers, swirling black linework and small hearts, in botanical style across the upper arm and forearm.
Blue flower sleeve with swirling linework
Black and grey fine line botanical tattoo of three flowers with swirling vines across the top of a bare foot.
Floral vine tattoo across the top of a foot
Colour tattoo of a blue TARDIS surrounded by swirling blue and yellow clouds in the style of Van Gogh's Starry Night, on a person's upper back and shoulder.
TARDIS in Starry Night swirls on the shoulder
Black ink pen drawing of an ornate feather filled with swirls, dots and scalloped patterns, sketched on a white spiral notebook page.
Ornate feather pen drawing
Black ink tattoo design of a stylised flame with pointed tips that flows into a curling tail ending in a spiral, drawn on a white background.
Flame and spiral tattoo design
Black and grey flash design of a woman's face framed by feathers, arrows and dense ornamental linework, with the word Sagittarius in script above.
Sagittarius woman with feathers and arrows
Black ink mandala tattoo with swirls, dots and stripes covering the back of a hand and fingers.
Mandala pattern across the back of a hand