Swirl tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey shaded tattoo of a vine of hearts ending in a bow, in a fine line style, on the side ribs.
Chain of hearts with a bow on a side ribs
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a hummingbird in flight with swirling trails and two feathers, on the forearm.
Hummingbird and feathers on a forearm
Black linework tattoo of an om symbol above a lotus flower with curling ends, sitting on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Om and lotus tattoo on forearm
Fine line black tattoo of an infinity symbol with curling swirls, two butterflies and small leaves on the lower back.
Infinity symbol with butterflies on lower back
Fine line white ink tattoo of flowers and curling swirls on a limb, with a Botanical floral design.
White ink floral swirls on skin
Line drawing of two lilies with curling swirls and small stars in a botanical fine line style, shown as a standalone design with no body placement visible.
Lily and swirl tattoo design
Black fine line tattoo of a bird in flight with flowing wing lines and curling swirls on the inner wrist and forearm.
Flying bird and swirls on a wrist
Fine line tattoo of the quote 'How strange it is to be anything at all' inside a black scrollwork frame, on the lower leg.
Swirl-framed quote on a calf
Two matching black ink tattoos of the word love in flowing script inside open heart outlines, one on each forearm, in a fine line lettering style.
Matching love script in hearts on forearms
Black and grey photo of two matching fine line infinity symbol tattoos on a forearm, one with a scrolling script name.
Matching infinity symbol tattoos on two wrists
White chalk line drawing of an anchor with a looping ampersand-style swirl on a black chalkboard background.
Anchor with ampersand design
Pencil sketch of a small fairy seated with tall, swept wings and curling flourishes, drawn as a tattoo design on paper.
Pencil sketch of a fairy with wings
Close-up of a hand and wrist against a black background, showing a small black fine-line curl tattoo on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Black curl tattoo on the wrist
Small black fine-line tattoo of a looping, abstract script-like symbol on the arm, photographed against a blurred warm background.
Looped fine line symbol on an arm
Small black fine line flower with a curling stroke tattooed on the side of a foot, near the big toe.
Small flower and swirl on the foot
Fine line infinity symbol tattoo with blue, white and green flowers on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Infinity symbol with flowers on a wrist
Black ink tattoo on a forearm reading Let it go in looping script, with a dotted line leading down to a small anchor.
Let it go script with anchor on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a vertical line, a small coil and looping swirls on the inner forearm, with a short line of script tattooed nearer the wrist.
Fine line loops and script on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a tree with curling branches and swirled roots on the side of the ribs.
Swirling tree tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey butterfly and flower vine tattoo running from the ankle onto the top of a foot, in a botanical fine line style.
Butterfly and flower vine on an ankle
Fine line tree of life tattoo on the ankle with swirling black branches, small blue, red and green birds perched in the boughs and two black birds flying to the right.
Tree of life with birds on an ankle
Fine line lotus flower tattoo with a black infinity loop and curled stem, placed on a person's back.
Lotus flower with infinity stem
Fine line filigree swirl tattoo with dangling dots and scallops curling around the ankle, worn with a black mesh high-heel shoe.
Filigree swirl tattoo on an ankle
Close-up of a small fine line black treble clef tattoo on the side of a finger, with lips resting near the hand.
Treble clef tattoo on a finger
Fine black and grey script reading and they lived happily ever after, with faded butterflies and swirls, on the back of a woman's neck.
Happily ever after script on the neck
Colour tattoo of a pink bow with shaded ribbon loops and black flourish linework on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Pink bow with black swirls on upper back
Fine line black tattoo of an open swirled heart with the word sisters in script, on skin at the upper back or shoulder.
Heart with the word sisters
Brown ink drawing of a songbird perched on a curling scroll branch with filigree swirls, shown as a tattoo design on aged parchment with no body placement visible.
Songbird perched on a scrolling branch
Small black fine line tattoo of two birds perched on a curled branch with an outlined heart above, placed at the back of the neck.
Two birds and a heart on the neck
Fine line black outline fairy tattoo on the inner forearm, with yellow, green and turquoise wash and swirled wings.
Fairy with watercolour wings on forearm
Fine line crescent moon with swirling scrolls and small stars, shaded in grey, tattooed on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Crescent moon and stars on a shoulder
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a daisy with curling vines wrapping from the ankle up the side of the leg.
Daisy and swirl vine tattoo on an ankle
Black ink script lettering reading Allonsy, decorated with fine line swirls, on the inner upper arm of a woman with long wavy hair.
Allonsy lettering with swirls on upper arm
Small black fine line tattoo of a swirled symbol with curled ends on the inner wrist, viewed with the palm facing up.
Small swirled symbol on the inner wrist
Black and grey photograph of a fine line curled symbol tattooed on the inner wrist of a hand held loosely in front of a soft blanket.
Small curled symbol on inner wrist
Pencil sketch on white paper of a fine-lined symbol made of curling swirls and an infinity-style loop, with a small number written beside it, shown as a possible tattoo design.
Swirl and loop symbol pencil sketch
Small fine line treble clef tattoo in dark grey ink on the side of a finger, with lips partly visible in the background.
Treble clef tattoo on a finger
Collage of six Cancer zodiac tattoos, including a crab skull, a swirled Cancer symbol with stars on the neck, and a script Cancer lettering piece.
Cancer zodiac tattoos in a collage
Colour fine line tattoo of a dragonfly with patterned blue, green and orange wings and purple vine swirls on a lower leg.
Patterned dragonfly with swirls on a calf
Blue ink line drawing of a phoenix with outstretched wings and a long, swirling tail in fine line style, shown on plain white paper.
Phoenix in flight line drawing
Fine line black tattoo of a lotus flower, a looping unalome-style swirl and three dots on a forearm, beside a silver charm bracelet.
Lotus and unalome on a forearm
Two matching fine line black tattoos of arrows, swirls, a heart and small dashes on the inner wrists and forearms.
Matching arrow and heart wrist tattoos
Two black line drawings of music staves curling into heart shapes, with treble clefs, notes and small floral sprigs, shown as tattoo flash on a white background.
Musical staff swirls with heart and treble clefs
Black ink drawing of a feather filled with dotwork and swirling line patterns, with small words written along the vanes, drawn on white paper in a sketchbook.
Feather with doodle pattern design
Ink line drawing of two feathers with teal and pink watercolour washes, shown as a tattoo-style design on white paper.
Two feathers in ink and watercolour
Black and white photo of two clasped hands showing matching fine line flourish tattoos on the wrists.
Matching flourish tattoos on two wrists
Fine line tattoo of pink, blue and purple stars with a swirling trail on the top of a foot, with a second panel showing the design glowing under UV light.
Star trail tattoo on the top of a foot
Green fine line tattoo of a four-leaf clover with swirling stems and small dots, on the ankle of a light-skinned leg.
Four-leaf clover and swirls on an ankle