Swirl tattoo ideas

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

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Shirtless man with light hair covering his face with both hands, showing a black and grey Japanese-style sleeve on one arm and a blackwork tree line on the other arm.
Man with tattooed arms, hands over face
Close-up of a black tribal swirl tattoo on a person's lower abdomen, above the waistband of denim jeans.
Black tribal swirl tattoo on the abdomen
Black and grey drawing of two hibiscus flowers, a plumeria and leaves with swirling scrollwork, a tattoo design with no placement shown.
Hibiscus and plumeria with swirls
Black ink tattoo on an upper arm showing a dark animal silhouette inside an oval with mushrooms, leaves and swirling linework.
Animal, mushrooms and leaves on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of Mickey and Minnie Mouse heads with flowers, stars and teal swirls running along a forearm.
Mickey and Minnie heads with flowers on a forearm
Black tribal-style design of a leaping orca with swirling wave patterns on a white background.
Tribal orca leaping through waves
Black ink drawing of an ornate geometric mandala design with a central open circle, drawn on white paper, with no body placement shown.
Ornate black ink mandala design
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a grey cat with a finch on its shoulder and a blue rose below, on the side of the ribs.
Cat, finch and rose on the ribs
A flash sheet of black line-drawn knot, swirl and ornamental tattoo designs on white paper, with no body part shown.
Knot and swirl line flash sheet
Black fine-line tattoo of a spiral and infinity loop symbol on the inner wrist and forearm.
Spiral and infinity symbol on a wrist
Flash sheet of four black ink dragon designs with swirling tails and bold linework, shown on a white background.
Four black dragon designs on a flash sheet
Colourful flash drawing of a butterfly with yellow, orange, pink and purple wings, two purple flowers and curling swirls, with no body placement shown.
Butterfly and flowers design
Colour tattoo of an ornate swirling bird across a person's upper back, with a colourful sleeve on the arm of the person embracing them, including a skull and roses.
Ornate bird on back and skull sleeve on arm
Black line drawing of a stylised phoenix with swirling wings and a flowing tail on a white background, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Stylised phoenix line design
Black and white ink drawing of a peacock with a long curved neck and a tail filled with dense paisley, dot and swirl patterns, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Ornate peacock line drawing in black ink
Black tattoo of a three-armed swirl design with a small dot at its centre, placed on the upper arm.
Three-armed swirl on an upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of musical notes and curling swirls rising from a hand, with the words And beauty is not a need but an ecstasy arcing around it.
Musical notes rising from a hand
Black line drawing of five vertical vine designs with swirls, dots, circles, daisy-like flowers and spirals, shown as flash for a fine line tattoo.
Five vertical vine and swirl line designs
Fine line butterfly tattoo split across two feet, one half in purple and one in pink, placed on the top of the feet where they meet.
Split butterfly tattoo across two feet
Six black line drawings of scrolling flourish ornaments stacked on a white background, shown as tattoo design options with no body part visible.
Six black scrollwork flourish designs
Black tribal-style phoenix tattoo with outstretched wings and a swirling tail, placed across the lower back.
Phoenix tattoo on the lower back
Small black ink elephant tattoo filled with swirl patterns, with its trunk raised, on a patch of skin under warm lighting.
Ornamental elephant tattoo with swirls
Black and grey butterfly tattoo with swirling vines and small leaves across the top of a foot, with soft shading on the wings.
Butterfly and vine tattoo on a foot
Black and grey Botanical lily tattoo with one teal flower and curling tendril lines on the side of a torso, above a studded waistband.
Lily tattoo on the side of the torso
Black ink hamsa hand with a six-pointed star inside a circle at the top and swirling linework within the hand, tattooed on skin.
Hamsa and star of David tattoo
Black and grey tattoo of realistic roses and a swirling vine running down the side of the ribs.
Roses and swirling vine on the ribs
Colour tattoo of an Art Nouveau woman in profile with closed eyes, flowers in her dark swirling hair, on the outside of an ankle, shown from two angles.
Art Nouveau woman profile on an ankle
Black and grey shaded lotus flower tattoo with an om symbol above it, on a person's stomach beside the navel.
Lotus flower with om symbol on the stomach
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol, a triangle with a circle and vertical line, decorated with curling scrollwork, on the inner forearm.
Deathly Hallows symbol with scrollwork on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a swirling vine with flowers and hearts across the top of a foot, beside red painted toenails.
Vine and flower foot tattoo
Black script reading To live would be an awfully big adventure across the top of a foot, with a flying silhouette and pink, green and purple swirls.
Peter Pan quote with flying silhouette on foot
Black line drawing of an ornate peacock with intricately patterned feathers and flowing ribbons, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Ornate peacock with flowing ribbons
Line drawing of a tattoo design showing two red butterflies with black swirling vines and small flowers on a white background.
Two butterflies with swirls and flowers design
Black blackwork crescent moon tattoo with ornamental swirl detailing on the lower back, above a pair of jeans and a light embossed belt.
Crescent moon tattoo on lower back
Pencil sketch of an ornate heart formed from curling scrollwork and leaves, a design suitable as a black and grey tattoo flash.
Swirled heart with leaves and vines
Black ink tribal dragon design with a flowing mane and swirling tail, drawn in a blackwork style on white paper.
Tribal dragon design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a skull with roses and leaves across the upper arm and shoulder.
Skull and roses on upper arm
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with swirling ornamental details on a woman's shoulder, shown beside her neck and chin.
Compass rose on the shoulder
Black outlined tattoo of two deer forming a heart shape with swirling lines on the side of the ribs.
Two deer forming a heart on the ribs
Black and grey tattoo design drawing of an ornamental phoenix with spread wings and trailing feathers, shown on a plain white background.
Ornamental phoenix with spread wings
Black and grey shaded lily tattoo with curling stem details on the lower abdomen, beside a navel piercing.
Shaded lily on the lower abdomen
Blue linework tattoos of dolphins and swirling bands across the back of a hand and the inner wrist, with a strip of matching designs at the right edge.
Blue dolphin and swirl tattoos on hand and wrist
Black and grey upper arm sleeve with red cherry blossoms, a shaded skull and a pocket watch, in a Japanese style.
Cherry blossom and skull sleeve on upper arm
Pencil drawing of a smiling and a frowning theatre mask over a diamond lattice pattern, with swirls and dots around them.
Comedy and tragedy masks design
Small blue botanical flower tattoo with swirls and dots on the inner wrist and forearm, with a hand resting against an arm.
Blue flower tattoo on a wrist
Black ink line drawing on paper of an interlaced snake design surrounded by ornamental leaves and swirls, drawn as a tattoo flash sketch.
Interlaced snake design with leaf filler
Colourful feather tattoo with leaves and swirls on the lower abdomen, above low-rise denim jeans.
Colourful feather tattoo on the lower stomach
Black fine line vine with curling swirls and a small flower tattooed on the top of a foot, running towards the toes.
Swirling vine tattoo on top of foot