Swirl tattoo ideas

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

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Small black scroll tattoo on the outer ankle, shown beside a white leopard-print canvas trainer and rolled denim jeans.
Small scroll tattoo on an ankle
Black ink botanical line drawing of a leaf-shaped spray of roses, swirls and hatched foliage on a stem, in a fine line style, with no body placement shown.
Floral leaf line drawing
Fine line tattoo of red hearts with black outlines and a thin black swirling stem on the upper chest, beside a black lace bra.
Red hearts and fine line on the chest
Black and grey photo of a bold tribal swirl tattoo on the neck behind an ear, with a small stud earring visible.
Tribal swirl behind the ear
Shirtless bearded man with black tribal knotwork tattoos across his left shoulder, upper arm, chest and forearm.
Tribal knotwork tattoos on shoulder and chest
Colour tattoo of a blue butterfly with black swirling vines, green leaves and red berries on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Blue butterfly and vines on upper back
Close-up of a small black fine-line tattoo of a looped cross behind a person's ear, placed on the side of the neck.
Looped cross tattoo behind the ear
Black henna-style yin yang sunburst with swirling vine linework on the back of a hand, shown underwater in a pool.
Yin yang sunburst design on a hand
Colour tattoo of an orange lily with black swirling stems and black RIP script lettering on the top of a foot, with a second swirl tattoo partly visible at the top of the frame.
Orange lily and RIP script on a foot
Fine line colour tattoo of a teal swirl and red and orange wavy shapes with a small purple dot on the forearm, with a beach behind.
Colourful swirl tattoo on a forearm
Colour tattoo of two blue butterflies with black outlines and grey smoke swirls and small stars, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Two blue butterflies on a shoulder blade
Pastel neo-traditional style tattoo of a woman with flowing hair and draped fabric covering the outer upper arm.
Woman with flowing hair on an upper arm
Black fabric printed with traditional style tattoo flash designs, including a rose, koi fish, flaming heart, mermaid, sailing ship and horseshoe.
Traditional flash pattern on black fabric
Black and grey pencil drawing of a woman in profile, looking upward, with ornate swirling foliage forming her hair and shoulders.
Portrait with swirling foliage hair
A purple and blue swallow in flight, drawn in a neo-traditional style with swirled wing shading, shown as a standalone design with no body placement.
Purple swallow in flight
Fine line drawing of two dragonflies with pink and blue swirls and dots, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Two dragonflies with swirls
Hand-drawn tattoo flash of a bold black script letter with red accents, swirling linework and dots, shown on white paper.
Script letter with red flourishes
Black botanical tattoo of a lotus flower with swirling linework on the side of the ribs, shown on a person lying in a maroon bikini.
Floral tattoo on the ribs
Two hands with white ornamental mandala and scrollwork tattoos on the back of the hand and wrist, with a small word on the forearm at the right edge.
White ornamental mandala designs on hands
Purple and pink dragonfly tattoo with black outline and swirling tail details on the upper back.
Dragonfly with swirls on the upper back
Black and grey Japanese full arm sleeve tattoo on the upper arm and shoulder, with cherry blossoms, wave patterns and a sunburst, shown from three angles.
Japanese cherry blossom sleeve in black and grey
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a vintage microphone, treble clefs and music notes with smoky shading on the forearm, shown from four angles.
Vintage microphone and music notes on a forearm
Black and white photo of a thin single-line swirl tattoo curling across the inner forearm near the wrist.
Fine line swirl on a forearm
Tattoo of a cross formed from two looping ribbons with curled ends, the vertical ribbon pink and the horizontal ribbons grey, on reddened skin.
Ribbon cross in pink and grey on skin
Black tribal-style lizard tattoo design with swirling linework on a plain white background, shown without any body placement.
Tribal-style lizard design
Two photos of a dark ink botanical flower tattoo with layered petals and a swirled centre on the upper back, just below the nape of the neck.
Flower tattoo on upper back
Colour tattoo of a penguin inside an outlined heart with blue and green swirls and dots, on the lower leg.
Penguin inside a blue heart on a lower leg
Realism colour tattoo on an upper arm showing a man in a brown coat beside a blue police box, a Dalek and a Cyberman in a swirling blue vortex.
Sci-fi scene with police box and robots on upper arm
Solid black tribal tattoo on the lower back of a person lying on a white bed, above low-rise denim jeans.
Black tribal tattoo on lower back
Colour tattoo of a lotus flower in orange, pink and purple with black swirling linework on the thigh.
Colour lotus flower with swirls on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a fiery orange and yellow phoenix with spread wings and grey smoke swirls, placed on the side of the ribs.
Phoenix in flames on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a small songbird perched on an ornate scroll on a forearm, with a flourish rising above the bird.
Songbird on a scrollwork forearm
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design: a splattered circle and upright mark at the centre, surrounded by a ring of pointed petals with swirls and dots, shown on white paper beside a pen.
Ink mandala with splattered symbol design
Black tribal tattoo in a Polynesian-style pattern across a man's upper back and shoulder, photographed from behind against a dark background.
Tribal pattern across a man's shoulder and upper back
Black and grey script lettering with swirling flourishes running vertically along the side of the ribs.
Script lettering with flourishes on ribs
Pencil drawing of a sugar skull tattoo design with roses, a diamond on the forehead and decorative swirls, shown without a body placement.
Sugar skull with roses flash design
Black ink sketch of a flowing script tattoo design with the names Jonah, Tyler, Grace and Rose, hearts and curling swirls, drawn on pale paper.
Names, hearts and swirls script design
Black linework butterfly tattoo with red shading and swirling flourishes on the outer side of a limb.
Butterfly with red swirls on a limb
Black linework tattoo of a flower with curling vines and dots on the side of the hip, in a botanical style.
Flower and swirls on the hip
Colour traditional tattoo of a red lipstick and a teal and pink flower with green leaves on the inner forearm, with a dotted circle above.
Lipstick and flower on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a woman's face with teal markings, feathers, a compass and a jaguar head.
Neo-trad woman and jaguar on upper arm
Black line drawing of a curling swirl, two arcing strokes and two diagonal lines above a handwritten phrase reading I am in control of my emotions, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Swirl and arcs with an affirmation line
Black and grey tribal tattoo of spiral curls and chevron bands across the upper back.
Tribal curl design across the upper back
Dark brown henna elephant with a curled trunk and a patterned body, drawn in outline on the inner forearm.
Henna elephant on a forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of a curling vine and a five-petalled flower on the wrist of a clenched hand.
Vine and flower on a wrist
Single-colour tattoo on a thigh of the words HELL IS EMPTY AND ALL THE DEVILS ARE HERE, framed by swirling scrollwork in lettering and fine line style.
Quote lettering with scrollwork on a thigh
Black line drawing flash sheet of botanical tattoo motifs, including flowers, leaves, fern fronds, swirls and dotted vines, on a white background.
Botanical flash sheet of leaves, flowers and vines
Black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing roses, a pocket watch with Roman numerals and a compass.
Black and grey roses and pocket watch sleeve