Swirl tattoo ideas

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

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Black ink line drawing of a tattoo design with several roses, buds and leaves entwined with bold swirling vines, drawn on white paper.
Rose and swirling vine design
Black tribal swirl tattoo with spirals and curling tendrils, placed centrally on the lower back above the waistband of blue jeans.
Tribal swirl tattoo on the lower back
Realistic red ladybird tattoo with black swirling vine linework wrapping around an ankle.
Ladybird and swirls on an ankle
Small colour tattoo of a red ladybird with black spots beside a white daisy and black swirling stems, placed on the top of a foot.
Ladybird and daisy on a foot
Black fine line lotus tattoo with swirling scrolls and a hanging drop motif on a woman's upper back, below the nape of the neck.
Lotus ornament on upper back
Black ink tribal-style spade design drawn on white paper, with swirling curls, tapering points and small dot accents.
Tribal spade design
Black and white tribal-style flash design of a Mickey Mouse face, with ornate swirling patterns filling the ears, nose and mouth, and no placement on the body shown.
Tribal-style Mickey Mouse face design
Japanese style flash drawing of a red koi carp with maple leaves, grey swirling waves and a purple lotus, with Japanese characters beside it.
Koi carp flash with maple leaves and waves
Small black fine line heart with curled tails on the inner wrist, shown with the palm facing up.
Small swirl heart on an inner wrist
Black tribal swirl tattoo with dots and sweeping spikes on the inner forearm, shown in blackwork style.
Black tribal swirl on a forearm
Black script lettering reading I will never walk alone, framed by a swirling wing-like flourish, tattooed on the outer side of a foot in a before and after pair of photographs.
Script quote with swirl flourish on a foot
Black tribal tattoo with swirls and triangular patterns running down the outer thigh and over the knee.
Tribal band tattoo on a thigh and knee
Line drawing of a lion head in profile, its mane filled with swirls and tribal patterns, on a cream parchment background.
Ornate lion head in profile
Pen and ink sketch of two howling wolves with swirling smoke-like linework, drawn in black, blue, purple and orange on a notebook page, not shown on skin.
Pen sketch of two howling wolves
Black tribal tattoo with swirling curves and spiral motifs on the forearm of a person with tan skin, set against a stone background.
Black tribal swirl design on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a hummingbird in flight with a swirling tail, shaded in red, orange and yellow with teal edging, on skin.
Hummingbird with swirling tail
Solid black tribal-style cat design with spiral patterns and a curled tail, shown on a plain white background with no body placement visible.
Tribal black cat with spiral tail
Colour and black ink tattoo of a dark scorpion climbing a green stem beneath an orange lily, with black swirling tendrils, on a person's upper back.
Scorpion and lily on the upper back
Black and grey lily flowers and swirling vines wrap down a leg, running from the thigh past the knee and onto the calf.
Lily and vine leg tattoo
Colour tattoo of a sugar skull style Hello Kitty face with a pink rose beneath it, on the forearm.
Sugar skull Hello Kitty and rose on a forearm
Six fine black ink sketches of looping, swirling ornamental designs drawn on grid paper, with two pens resting above them.
Six looping line ornament sketches
Colour cherry blossom branch tattoo curving across the ribs and side of the torso, with black script lettering above it.
Cherry blossom branch on the ribs
Two matching fine line elephant tattoos on forearms, one with the script Like Daughter and the other Like Mother, with small pink, blue and green accents.
Matching elephant pair with Like Mother and Like Daughter
Hands with black ornamental designs on the fingers, including swirls, dots and a leaf motif, in a fine-line style on the hand.
Ornamental black designs across fingers
Close view of a woman with curly hair and gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos with ornate scroll patterns on her forearm, hand, upper arm and back.
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos
Black and grey neo-traditional flash drawing of a woman with ram horns, flowing curled hair and a rose, with no body placement shown.
Woman with ram horns and a rose design
Black script lettering reading We're mad all here with ornate swirls, tattooed across the tops of two bare feet in a lettering style.
We're mad all here script across both feet
Black compass rose tattoo with swirling flourishes on the inner wrist and forearm.
Compass rose with swirls on a wrist
Black and grey script tattoo on the upper back near the shoulder blade, with swirling lines, small birds drifting from a dandelion seed head.
Dandelion, birds and script on upper back
Close photograph of a small grey ornamental swirl tattoo on the back of a hand, with a gold ring on one finger and a red background.
Ornamental swirl on the back of a hand
Glossy red heart framed by black ornamental scrollwork on a white background, shown as a tattoo design drawing.
Red heart with black scrollwork
Colour tattoo of three cupcakes with blue wrappers, pink swirls and sprinkles, running down the side of the ribs.
Three cupcakes with swirls on the ribs
Ink drawing of two hummingbirds facing each other to form a heart, surrounded by fine calligraphic swirls in black and dark red.
Two hummingbirds forming a heart with flourishes
Collage of six tattoo photos showing om symbols and lotus flowers, some in black and grey and some in colour, on the neck, chest and ribs.
Om symbol and lotus tattoos collage
Black and grey ornamental mermaid tattoo with a flower on the outer thigh, filled with patterned detail.
Ornamental mermaid and flower on the thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a musical staff, treble clef and notes with swirls across the top of a foot, with red toenail polish.
Musical staff and notes on a foot
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with ornamental swirls and outlined petals across an upper arm.
Skull and filigree swirls on upper arm
Colour tattoo of an Art Nouveau style woman with red hair and white flowers, with teal and white swirls, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Art Nouveau woman upper arm sleeve
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing a woman's head in profile with three ribbon banners reading DARLING, YOU'LL BE and OKAY, drawn on a notebook page.
Ribbon banners reading Darling, You'll Be Okay
Watercolour-style tree tattoo with black branches and green, blue and yellow washes on the upper thigh.
Watercolour tree on a thigh
Black ink and pencil drawing of a snail with an ornate patterned shell beside geometric crystals and scrolling swirls, a neo-traditional tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Snail and crystals tattoo design
Black linework scrollwork tattoo with leaf-like flourishes across the upper back of a person with short platinum blonde hair, photographed from behind.
Symmetrical scrollwork tattoo across upper back
Black linework infinity symbol with swirls, the word Sisters in script and two small bees with soft yellow shading, tattooed on the upper chest.
Infinity symbol with bees and Sisters script
Black and grey tattoo of an open book and quill with a scroll of Italian script on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Open book and quill with Italian script
Two black line drawing tattoo designs, each showing a rose with an ornate key or heart padlock, wrapped in chain and swirls, in fine line style.
Key and heart padlock with roses
Shaded owl tattoo on a curling branch with leaves and vines, on the side of a person's lower abdomen above low-rise jeans.
Owl on a branch with vines
Black linework tattoo of a stylised bull head with crescent horns and scroll details on the top of a foot.
Scrolled bull head on the top of a foot
Fine line and dotwork crescent moon tattoo with swirls and dangling chain details in dark ink on the hip and upper thigh of a person in a bikini.
Crescent and swirl ornament on a hip