Swirl tattoo ideas

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

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Black ink drawing of a tattoo design featuring a peace sign at the centre, flanked by scrolling swirls, stacked circles above and a teardrop shape below, shown without a body placement.
Peace sign with swirls and drops design
Colour tattoo of two orange lilies entwined with black swirling vines and leaves, running down the side of the ribs.
Orange lilies and black swirls on the ribs
Black and grey shaded drawing of shooting stars with swirling trails, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Shooting stars with swirling trails
Black and grey tribal butterfly tattoo with swirling linework and shading, sitting around the navel on the stomach.
Tribal butterfly tattoo around the navel
Sketchy fine line tattoo of a crescent moon with a sitting cat, a yellow star and small coloured dots, shown on skin.
Crescent moon with cat and star
Black botanical flower with curling swirls on the side of a hip, with a pink bikini visible at the bottom of the frame.
Flower and swirl design on a hip
Solid black tribal tattoo with sweeping spiked blades and an open central motif, covering a man's shoulder and upper arm.
Black tribal piece on a shoulder
Black tribal-style mermaid design with flowing swirled hair and a curling fishtail, drawn in solid black on a white background.
Tribal mermaid flash design
Hand-drawn blue ink design of the word Faith in ornate script lettering with swirling flourishes on cream paper, beside a blue felt-tip pen.
Faith script lettering with flourishes
Black line drawing of a winged fairy seated among swirling vines and flower heads, presented as a fine line tattoo design on a white background.
Fairy with swirling wings and flowers
Close photograph of a fine line butterfly tattoo with a solid orange wing and a black heart-shaped swirl on skin.
Butterfly and heart swirl tattoo
Colour tattoo of a pink and green butterfly and a teal butterfly, linked by swirling vines and pink stars, on the side of a person's ribs.
Two butterflies and stars on the ribs
Greyscale tattoo design of a shaded skull with crossed pistols and two red roses, drawn as a flash sheet with no body placement shown.
Skull with crossed pistols and red roses
Black tribal-style drawing of a heart with swirling lines that flow down into an ankh cross, shown as a flash design on a white background.
Tribal heart and ankh design
Black and grey neo-traditional style tattoo of a cartoon girl with her hair in a bun, chin resting on her hands, inside an ornate scrolled frame on the upper arm.
Cartoon girl in a scrolled frame on an arm
Soft shaded purple and blue stars with swirling trails, tattooed on the side of a hip above black bikini bottoms.
Purple and blue stars on the hip
Black ink floral mandala with two bird-like motifs on the lower back of a woman in a navy top, shown from behind.
Floral mandala tattoo on the lower back
Black fine line tattoo of an owl with swirling tendrils and a small mushroom motif, placed on the side of the torso.
Line owl with swirls on the side of the torso
Black tribal tattoo with swirling blade-like linework running from the ribs down the side of the waist to the hip.
Tribal tattoo along the ribs and waist
Black ink drawing on white paper of a stylised calligraphic lettering design with curling flourishes running diagonally across the sheet.
Calligraphic swirl design on paper
Woman's arm with a colourful Japanese-style sleeve tattoo showing a red peony, a female figure and blue swirls, photographed in a mirror selfie.
Japanese-style sleeve with rose and figure
Black ink drawing of an owl perched on a branch beside a heart-shaped keyhole key, with detailed patterned feathers, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Ornate owl on a branch with a key
Hand-drawn flash design of a black and yellow flower with green leaves and swirling vines, coloured in pencil, suitable as a botanical tattoo reference.
Stylised flower with swirling vines
Realistic red lily tattoo with black scrollwork vines across the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Red lilies with swirls on upper back
Black tribal-style bird design with sweeping wings and curling tail feathers, with a small red heart at its chest, drawn on a white background.
Tribal bird with swirling tail and red heart
Two black and grey script words tattooed one on each thigh, with swirl flourishes, below denim shorts.
Script words on both thighs
Three views of a full arm sleeve tattoo in colour, showing blue tulip buds, swirling scrolls and pale clouds across the upper arm and forearm.
Full arm sleeve with tulips, clouds and scrolls
Fine line black and grey dragonfly tattoo with teal accents and swirling scrollwork across the top of a foot, with glitter nail varnish on the toes.
Dragonfly and swirls on the top of a foot
Black fine line crescent moon tattoo with a feather, arrow and stars on the upper back, in a dotwork style.
Crescent moon and feather on upper back
Black and white photo of several people's wrists and forearms, each with a matching fine line heart and swirl tattoo, with hands clasped together.
Matching heart swirl tattoos on wrists
Six black ink floral and scroll designs on a white background, with feathered fronds, leaves and curling swirls in a flourish style.
Six black floral and scroll tattoo designs
Small blue heart made of stylised waves tattooed on the neck behind the ear, shown in a black and white photograph.
Blue wave heart behind the ear
Colour tattoo of a hamsa hand with a blue eye at its centre, dotted borders and teal swirls, on a forearm.
Hamsa hand with eye on a forearm
Colour phoenix tattoo with flame-toned wings and curled black linework across the upper back, seen from behind on a woman with her face turned away.
Phoenix tattoo across a woman's upper back
Reddish-brown stylised phoenix tattoo with a swirling tail on a person's upper back.
Stylised phoenix with swirling tail on back
Black and grey tribal-style bird tattoo with a swirling feathered tail wrapping from the ankle onto the top of the foot.
Tribal bird and swirl tattoo on ankle
Small colour tattoo of a red ladybird beside a white daisy with a black swirling stem, on the top of a foot.
Ladybird and daisy on a foot
Colour tattoo of a sunflower with green leaves and curling stems on the side of the neck, behind the ear.
Sunflower and leaves behind the ear
Black and grey tattoo on a forearm of a framed, Polaroid-style drawing of a house with a fence, with flourished script lettering below it.
Framed house drawing and script on a forearm
Three-panel photo of a black and grey realistic floral sleeve tattoo with roses and leaves covering a woman's shoulder and upper arm.
Black and grey floral sleeve on arm and shoulder
Black ink drawing of a crescent moon filled with mandala-style patterns, dotwork, zigzags and swirls, shown as a tattoo design on cream paper.
Crescent moon mandala design
Two views of a Japanese-style tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, showing grey ninja figures, red ink splashes, kanji characters and a pagoda.
Ninja and pagoda shoulder piece with kanji
Colourful ornate seahorse tattoo with a curled tail on the side of a woman's neck, beside three seahorse designs on a tan background.
Ornate seahorse tattoo on the neck
Fine line tattoo of pink, blue and purple butterflies with a dotted swirling trail and small stars on the outer thigh.
Butterflies and stars on a thigh
Black line drawing of three tribal-style heart and scroll border designs on a white background, shown as tattoo flash.
Tribal heart and scroll border designs
Pencil sketch of a heart filled with flowing scroll and swirl linework and small dots, drawn on plain paper with no body part shown.
Swirling heart pencil design
Colourful paisley tattoo with pink, teal, green and yellow ink wrapping around the outer thigh and hip.
Colourful paisley design on the thigh
Close view of a black blackwork tribal spiral tattoo in a circle on an arm, with a chalked hand resting beside it and further black tribal tattoos below.
Black tribal spiral circle on an arm