Swirl tattoo ideas

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

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Colour neck tattoo of orange and yellow flames curling around black swirling shapes, with a plug gauge visible in the ear above.
Flame swirl tattoo on the side of the neck
Colour tattoo of a Hello Kitty face styled as a sugar skull, with a pink bow, purple flowers and bold black outline, on skin.
Hello Kitty sugar skull tattoo
Black and grey realism tattoo of a Buddha face with leaves and swirling waves on an upper arm.
Buddha face with leaves on upper arm
Drawing of a tattoo design showing two stacked skulls with sugar skull forehead ornaments, swirling smoke lines and red roses, with no body placement shown.
Stacked sugar skulls with red roses
Black ink lettering reading Once Upon A Time with vine and leaf flourishes across the forearm, in a lettering and botanical style.
Once Upon A Time lettering with vines on forearm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a red classic car with black tyres and teal windows, surrounded by orange and purple flowers and blue swirls on an upper arm.
Red classic car with flowers on an arm
Black and grey tattoo of a dove in flight with swirls and the word Faith in script, placed on the top of a foot near the ankle.
Dove and Faith script on a foot
Black and white photo of a small black circular emblem with a six-pointed star and flame-like swirls on the side of a woman's torso below her raised arm.
Star and flame emblem on a side torso
Dark brown henna-style design of a yin yang inside a sun with flame-like petals, dotted rays and swirls on the inner forearm.
Yin yang sun design on a forearm
Solid black semicolon tattoo with cat ears on the dot, on the lower forearm, with a black and grey face and swirling hair tattoo above it.
Cat semicolon on the forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black crow with green and pale leaves across a man's chest, shoulder and upper arm.
Black crow and leaves on chest and shoulder
Black tribal-style heart tattoo with a spiral and dotted detail on the inner wrist.
Tribal heart on inner wrist
Black ink sketch of an ornate anchor with swirling scroll details, drawn on paper beside a black marker and a gel pen.
Ornate anchor sketch with scrolls
Fine line feather tattoo on the inner forearm, shaded from orange through pink and purple to teal, with ornamental swirls and dots, beside its paper stencil.
Gradient feather tattoo on a forearm
Two bare feet crossed in sunlight, with dark ornate lace-style designs on the toes, tops of the feet and ankles, set against green foliage.
Ornate lace-style design on crossed feet
Neo-trad style flash design of a brown otter curling through blue water beside a fish, framed by swirling waves and bubbles in a circle.
Otter and fish in swirling water
Black and grey pen drawing of a phoenix with spread wings, lily blooms and flowing tail feathers, drawn as a tattoo design.
Phoenix with lilies design
Bold black tribal sun design with spirals and a stylised face covering the upper back and shoulder blade.
Tribal sun design on a shoulder blade
Black and grey line drawing of a curled fox with teal leaves and swirling vines around it, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Curled fox surrounded by leaves
Black line drawing of a comic-style burst outline containing hash, at, dollar, ampersand and asterisk symbols with swirling lettering, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Comic burst with symbols flash design
Photo of a red butterfly swirl tattoo with a soft pink wash and small stars on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Red butterflies and pink wash on shoulder
Black linework flash design of a dragonfly with outstretched wings, surrounded by grey stars and ending in a looping swirl tail, with no body placement shown.
Dragonfly with stars and a swirling tail
Black tribal sleeve tattoo with a stylised face motif and swirling bands covering a man's upper arm and shoulder.
Tribal face sleeve on upper arm
Black and grey photograph of a fine line botanical tattoo of two flowers with curling vines on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Two flowers and vines on a wrist
Flash design of a pink, purple and yellow lotus flower with black outline swirls beneath it, drawn in a botanical style.
Lotus flower with swirls
Black and grey line drawing of an ornate feather filled with swirls, dots and fine decorative patterns, shown as a tattoo design on plain paper.
Ornate feather design
Brown line drawing of a henna-style paisley and floral design with scrolls, leaves and dots on a cream background.
Henna-style paisley and floral design
Colour tattoo of a dragonfly with blue and green swirl-patterned wings and black scrollwork, placed on the upper back.
Dragonfly with swirls on upper back
Black ornamental sugar skull design with a cap, crossed bones and filigree swirls, drawn in solid black linework on a white background.
Ornate sugar skull with crossbones
Close-up of a detailed brown henna-style feather design with swirls and dots on an arm, against red fabric.
Henna feather on an arm
Colour realism tattoo of a wild-eyed hare in a purple jacket and white shirt, set against swirling teal and green, on a leg.
Wild-eyed hare in a purple jacket on a leg
Black and grey realism tattoo of a scowling bearded face with swirling wave-like hair across the shoulder and upper arm.
Bearded face tattoo on shoulder and upper arm
Small black and grey fine line butterfly tattoo with swirling lines and dots on the back of a hand, near the thumb.
Butterfly and swirl on the back of a hand
Black line-work Japanese-style dragon with cherry blossoms wrapping around the upper arm and shoulder, shown without shading or colour.
Dragon and cherry blossoms on upper arm
Close photograph of a bold tribal-style sun tattoo on skin, with a black swirling centre and red, orange and yellow rays.
Tribal sun tattoo in red and orange
Shirtless man in swim briefs showing a black tribal blackwork sleeve covering his right shoulder, upper arm and forearm, with a separate band near the wrist.
Polynesian-style tribal sleeve on shoulder and arm
Black tribal-style tattoo across a woman's upper back, with a large central circle of spirals and wing-like arms reaching toward the shoulders.
Tribal back piece with central circle
Realistic grey skulls with red daisy-like flowers and black swirling linework across a person's upper back.
Two skulls and red flowers on a back
Grid of nine pen drawings on paper showing swirl, wave, dot and leaf-shaped line patterns in black ink, shown as tattoo design sketches with no body placement.
Nine pen sketches of line and dot tattoo designs
Red ornamental filigree tattoo running down the centre of a woman's back, seen from behind above a white corset-back dress.
Red filigree tattoo down the spine
White line drawing sheet of paisley and flower designs in a henna-inspired style on a pale blue background, with no body placement shown.
Paisley and floral henna-style flash sheet
Handwritten flourished script lettering design reading All you touch and all you see is all your life will ever be, drawn in black ink on lined paper.
Looped script quote lettering design
Black ink geometric mandala and honeycomb pattern on a forearm beside Polynesian-style tribal swirls on the upper arm.
Mandala and tribal arm sleeve
Woman wearing a white crochet bralette with white ink mandala and floral designs on her right shoulder and a draped chain-style design with a pendant across her chest.
White ink mandala and chain design on shoulder and chest
Colour tattoo of a blue-hilted sword and a grey shield with a red crest and gold triangle on a forearm, in a neo-traditional style.
Sword and shield tattoo on a forearm
Colour tattoo of an orange starfish with blue swirling vines and small flowers across a person's upper back.
Starfish and blue swirling vines on upper back
Black and grey hamsa hand tattoo with filigree scrollwork and flourishes across the ribs below the bust, on a torso with a hand lifting a black top.
Hamsa hand with swirls on the ribs
Black and grey script tattoo reading music is what feelings sound like, framed by swirling flourishes, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Script quote with swirls on upper back