Swirl tattoo ideas

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

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Colour tattoo on a woman's upper back and shoulder blade showing a black silhouette of a tree with a swing and falling leaves against a blue, pink and orange sunset.
Tree and swing silhouette at sunset on a shoulder
Black ornamental tattoo of two flowers and curling vines with swirls across the upper chest, in a botanical style.
Black floral vine tattoo on the chest
Black and grey botanical tattoo of peonies, roses and dotwork swirls across a woman's chest and shoulder, with a black dress neckline below.
Peony and rose chest and shoulder piece
Two matching fine line trinity knot tattoos with swirls on the inner forearms, one in black and one with blue accents.
Matching trinity knot tattoos on forearms
Realistic black and grey owl face tattoo with orange eyes and swirling linework on the upper arm.
Owl face with orange eyes on upper arm
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoo bands with scale, chevron, dot and swirl patterns wrapped across a forearm.
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos on forearm
Black line drawing of an acoustic guitar entwined with swirling scrollwork, roses, hearts and stars, in a botanical design for a tattoo.
Swirling guitar with roses and hearts
Black geometric armband tattoo with bands of chevrons, triangles and swirling motifs wrapped around an upper arm.
Tribal armband tattoo on upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a globe, flowers, leaves and a suitcase on a forearm, with the words Every path leads home.
Globe and suitcase with lettering on a forearm
Black ornamental flash design of a butterfly made from swirling scrolls and open circles on a white background.
Swirl butterfly flash design
Black ink drawing of an ornate bird perched on a white background, built from flowing swirls, spirals and dotted circles, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Ornate swirl bird design
Black tribal-style fox design with bold solid shapes, stripe patterns and spiral motifs on a white background, shown as a stencil-style drawing with no body placement.
Tribal fox design with swirls
Botanical tattoo design of a magenta five-petal flower with thin black swirling vines and small dots, drawn on a plain white background with no body placement visible.
Magenta flower with black swirling vine
Full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm in Japanese style, with orange, green and red lotus-like motifs, swirling clouds and layered scale patterns.
Colourful ornamental sleeve on upper arm
Temporary glitter tattoo of a swirled sun with rays in teal, gold and magenta on the forearm.
Glitter swirl sun design on an arm
Black line drawing of a spider web with curled swirls through its strands and a small spider in the lower right corner, shown as a tattoo design sketch.
Spider web with swirls and a small spider
Black fine line geometric tattoo of overlapping circles, arrows, a triangle and a wave-like swirl on the inner forearm.
Geometric circles and arrows on a forearm
Black swirl-line design of a Mickey Mouse head on a white background, with a red heart in the right ear, shown as a flash design.
Swirled Mickey Mouse head with red heart
Black and white drawing of a circular tattoo design split into four quadrants, showing a sword in a ring, a dragon, a snowflake and a sun, framed by rope and swirl borders.
Four-part design with sword, dragon, snowflake and sun
Black ink line drawing of a treble clef filled with patterned bands, dotted swirls and flowers, a design that could suit a fine line or dotwork tattoo.
Treble clef with floral swirls
Black and grey swirling floral tattoo across a woman's upper back and shoulder blade, photographed from behind.
Swirling floral tattoo on upper back
Colour botanical tattoo of purple, blue and pink flowers with green leaves and black swirling script, running from the ankle onto the top of the foot.
Three flowers and swirls on an ankle
Two matching black heart tattoos filled with scrollwork and the word Sisters in script, shown side by side on two forearms.
Matching sisters heart tattoos on forearms
Black fine line musical staff tattoos with treble clefs and swirling scrollwork, mirrored across the upper back and shoulder blades of a woman with her hair in a bun.
Musical staff tattoos across upper back
Greyscale pencil design of a cat's face framed by swirling feather-like shapes and small star motifs, drawn on paper with no body placement shown.
Pencil sketch of a cat with swirls
Healed tattoo of red, yellow, blue and black stars following a grey shaded swirl across the outer top of a foot.
Coloured stars swirl across a foot
Black and grey fine line lotus flower tattoo on a forearm, with a thin stem, two small dots and a looped infinity-style line below.
Lotus flower on a forearm
Colour botanical tattoo of pink lilies and black vine swirls running up the outer ankle and onto the top of a foot.
Pink lilies and vine on an ankle
Black line drawing of a lotus flower with curling swirls and tendrils, shown as a botanical tattoo design on a white background.
Lotus flower with swirling scrolls
Colour tattoo of a Minnie Mouse head with grey swirl filigree, two red hearts and a red polka-dot bow, outlined in black on the thigh.
Minnie Mouse head with swirl filigree on thigh
Shaded pink lily tattoo with black swirling scrollwork across the upper back and shoulder blade, in a realistic botanical style.
Pink lilies with swirls on upper back
Fine line black infinity symbol with swirls, the word love in script and five small stars, tattooed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Infinity symbol with love and stars on chest
Hand-coloured botanical flash design of three butterflies and pink buds on a curling vine, drawn on white paper.
Butterflies and flowering vine design
Blue ink and pencil drawing of a gramophone with swirling scrolls, roses and floating music notes, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Gramophone with flowers and music notes
Purple brushstroke dragonfly tattoo design with a loose trailing line below it, drawn on a plain off-white background.
Purple brushstroke dragonfly design
Black line drawing of a heart filled with swirling filigree scrollwork, with an awareness ribbon looping through it on a white background.
Heart with scrollwork and awareness ribbon
Realism style tattoo of red roses with green leaves and black swirling vines running down a person's back, placed on the upper back and spine.
Red roses and swirling vines down the back
Red floral ornamental tattoo on the inner wrist of a raised hand, with a teal and grey ring on the middle finger against blurred green foliage.
Red floral ornament tattoo on wrist
Black and grey fine line infinity symbol tattoo with curled scroll detail at the right end, placed on the upper body and shown in a close-up photo.
Infinity symbol with swirl detail on skin
Two people shown from behind with matching black botanical tattoos of a heart-shaped tree with swirling branches and roots on the upper back.
Matching heart tree tattoos on two backs
Woman seen from behind on a sandy beach, with a colourful floral tattoo across her upper back and shoulder.
Floral back tattoo on a woman at the beach
Flash drawing of a peacock feather with a teal and blue eye, orange and yellow rings, navy linework and curled tips, shown on a white background with no body placement.
Peacock feather design on white
Black line drawing of stylised sea waves with curling crests and spray, framed inside a circle, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Stylised waves inside a circle
Grey shaded fine line tattoo of a butterfly, cherry blossom flowers, leaves and swirls on a forearm, with a faint pink wash on the wings and petals.
Butterfly and cherry blossom on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a green and purple hummingbird beside pink trumpet flowers and black swirling vine linework, on skin in a neo-traditional botanical style.
Hummingbird and pink flowers on upper back
Black fine line tattoos of two cartoon figures on the top of a foot and on the thigh, with a black swirl band on the calf.
Matching cartoon line tattoos on foot and thigh
Close-up of a thin black fine line tattoo of a curling wave across the wrist, with the hand visible on the right.
Fine line curling wave on a wrist
Black line drawing of an ornate lotus flower design with swirling patterns, dots and a curled stem, shown on a white background.
Ornate lotus flower design