Swirl tattoo ideas

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

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Colour neo-traditional tattoo of pink lilies, a blue-shaded lotus and green swirls across the hip and thigh.
Pink lilies and lotus on a hip and thigh
Black fine line and dotwork tattoo of a botanical sprig with leaves and bell-shaped flowers curling into a spiral, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Botanical spiral sprig across the upper back
Black line drawing of a stylised animal with a flowing tail, standing in water beside a large swirling crescent, drawn as a tattoo design.
Swirling stylised animal standing in water
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skeleton couple with sugar skull detailing, surrounded by butterflies, swirls and a rose on a veil.
Skeleton couple with butterflies and rose
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an outlined heart with swirling filigree and a ribbon looping through it, on the inner wrist.
Heart and ribbon on a wrist
Blue and black lettering tattoo of a filigree heart reading We're all mad here, placed on the upper arm.
Heart with lettering on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a stylised flame and water emblem with a rainbow gradient on a forearm.
Rainbow flame and water emblem on forearm
Black ink drawing of a triquetra Celtic knot surrounded by calligraphic swirls and dots on a plain white background, shown as a design with no body placement.
Celtic triquetra knot with swirls
Six hand-drawn black ink spiral and swirl designs on tracing paper, with a green pen lying across the top of the sheet.
Hand-drawn spiral and swirl tattoo designs
Fine line black tattoo of a bird in flight formed from looping script words, on the side of the ribs.
Bird made of script on the ribs
Traditional style colour tattoo of a stylised flower with teal leaves and black swirls on the side of the torso, with close-up detail panels below.
Colourful traditional flower with leaves on the side of the
Pencil line drawing of a unicorn head with a flowing swirled mane inside a braided rope oval, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Unicorn head in a rope oval
Two black fine line scroll and vine tattoos sit on the tops of bare feet, one on each foot, with pale pink toenails and a red fabric background.
Matching scroll vine tattoos on two feet
Black line drawing of a stiletto high heel built from ornate flowers, leaves and swirling paisley motifs on a white background.
Floral high-heel shoe line drawing
Dark botanical design of flowers, leaves and vines across the back of a hand and along one finger.
Floral henna-style design on the back of a hand
Small fine line black butterfly tattoo with swirling dotted trails on the outer ankle of a light-skinned leg.
Butterfly with swirls on an ankle
Traditional style tattoo of a sugar skull cat face with grey shading, red accents and swirling linework on an arm.
Sugar skull cat on an arm
Hand-drawn flash design of a pink-shaded rose with leaves and dotwork mandala petals, held up over a person's chest.
Rose and mandala tattoo design sketch
Colour tattoo of three pink butterflies and small blue flowers with yellow centres, linked by dark swirling lines, on a forearm.
Pink butterflies and blue flowers on a forearm
Painted watercolour design of two red octopuses whose tentacles curl together to form a heart, drawn on pale paper with a blue wash behind them.
Two octopuses forming a heart
Two side by side photos of a small tattoo of three flying birds in green, purple and pink above a black infinity symbol with a curled end, on an ankle.
Three birds and an infinity symbol on an ankle
Flash design of a lion head in profile, filled with swirling tan, rust, slate blue, olive and brown linework on a white background, with no body placement shown.
Swirling lion head design
Hand-drawn flash design of the word Love in dark swirling script, with two birds, a pink frangipani and vines. No body placement is shown.
Love script with birds and frangipani
Fox face tattoo with a crown motif and teal ornamental swirls on the thigh, drawn in grey linework and shading.
Fox face tattoo on thigh
Drawn tattoo design of a crescent moon outlined in black with blue shading and black filigree swirls on the left side.
Crescent moon with blue shading and swirls
Close photo of a solid black tribal-style swirl tattoo with curled ends and a sprig-like tip on pale skin, in blackwork style.
Black tribal swirl tattoo on skin
Traditional-style colour tattoo of a phoenix with spread wings, running from the thigh down past the knee to the calf of a bare leg.
Colourful phoenix running down a leg
Colour tattoo sleeve on an upper arm showing a blue TARDIS police box and a Dalek against a swirling cosmic background, in a bold neo-traditional style.
TARDIS and Dalek on an arm sleeve
Black tribal-style sea turtles with swirling waves and a line of script above them, tattooed on the side of the ribs.
Three tribal turtles and script on the ribs
Black script lettering reading Stay Gold with swirls and an infinity symbol, tattooed on the inside of a wrist.
Stay Gold script lettering on a wrist
Black ink flash design of three dragonflies stacked vertically, each with intricately patterned, scroll-filled wings on a white background.
Three ornate dragonflies in a vertical stack
Black outline butterfly tattoo with teal and grey wing panels and swirling scrollwork on the lower back, above jeans and a brown belt.
Butterfly with swirls on the lower back
Black fine line tattoo of outlined and filled stars with curling swirls and dots across the top of a foot, above a black open-toe shoe.
Stars and swirls on the foot
Flash-style drawing of a sugar skull face on a matryoshka doll body, with red roses, a cross and a diamond on a black background.
Sugar skull matryoshka doll design
Black and grey Japanese-style cloud tattoo with dotwork wisps on a forearm, with the arm bent at the elbow and a grey t-shirt sleeve behind.
Black cloud motif on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a yellow outlined sun with a purple wash and swirling vine linework on the side of the torso.
Yellow sun with purple wash
Black line drawing of a fox in profile with intricate swirling filigree patterns, set inside a circular frame with a scalloped border.
Ornamental fox inside a scalloped circle
Close view of a small black fine line curled motif tattoo on the wrist of a hand with the index finger extended.
Small black curl tattoo on the wrist
Colour tattoo of a purple cartoon pony with a flower crown and pink mane, with three small winged ponies, on the shoulder.
Purple pony with flower crown on shoulder
Black tribal flash design of three interlocking spirals inside bold swirling curves, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Triple spiral tribal design
Colour tattoo of two pink carnations with a blue and purple swirling stem on a forearm, outlined in black with soft shading.
Pink carnations with blue and purple swirl on forearm
Black ink tattoo of three open heart outlines joined by a flowing swirling line, shown on bare skin of the side of the body.
Three open hearts with a flowing swirl
Colour tattoo of a stylised figure in blue, green and pink wash on the upper back, with small black footprints above it near the shoulder.
Watercolour figure and footprints on upper back
Forearm tattoo of an ornate skeleton key with grey scrollwork, a teal infinity symbol and a grey leaf motif, photographed against a black background.
Key and infinity symbol on a forearm
Colour tattoo of blue scrolls, green leaves and a red peony on the forearm, in a neo-traditional style.
Blue scrolls and red peony on a forearm
Black line drawing of a five-petalled flower filled with swirls, dots and hatching, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Five-petal flower tattoo design
Black and grey shaded lily flowers with swirling leaves tattooed along the side ribs.
Lily flowers on the ribs
Ink drawing of an ornamental feather in black linework with pink and turquoise fills and dotted detailing, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Ornamental feather design in pink and turquoise