Swirl tattoo ideas

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

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Photograph of a back with black tribal swirl tattoos running down the spine and across the lower back, set against green foliage and grass.
Tribal swirl tattoo across a bare back
Black ink drawing of a treble clef with its lower curl filled by piano keys, shown as a tattoo design on cream paper.
Treble clef made of piano keys
Pastel purple and green butterfly tattoo on an ankle, surrounded by coloured stars, black swirls and dotted trails.
Butterfly and stars on an ankle
Fine line black tattoo of three bird silhouettes perched on a curling vine with leaves, placed on the side of the ribs.
Three birds on a vine on the ribs
Black outline tattoo of a lotus flower with a curling stem, in fine line style, on a person's upper back.
Lotus flower with swirling stem on upper back
Colour tattoo of a grinning cat with glowing teal eyes and swirling blue smoke on a calf, in a realistic style.
Grinning cheshire cat on a calf
Black and grey tattoo design of a crossed bow and arrow with scrolling flourishes, with the words Skin of a Lady and Heart of a Hunter running along the arrow shaft.
Crossed bow and arrow with quote lettering
Colour tattoo of the state of Wisconsin filled with fingerprint swirls shaded from purple to orange, with a small outlined heart near the eastern edge, on a limb.
Wisconsin state outline filled with fingerprint swirls
Pencil drawing of a tattoo design with a shaded butterfly and rose, stars, swirls and the script words No Place Like Home.
Butterfly, rose and script design sketch
Colour tattoo across the upper back of a fine-line Art Nouveau style woman with autumn vine leaves, grapes and green swirling tendrils.
Art Nouveau woman with grape vines on back
White ink tattoo of a mandala and paisley pattern covering a forearm, shown against a pale bedsheet.
White ink mandala and paisley forearm tattoo
Black and grey forearm tattoo of a grinning skeleton holding a swirl lollipop, with two pale faced characters below in a sketchy illustrative style.
Grinning skeleton and characters on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a blue TARDIS police box with an orange glow on its roof, surrounded by purple and teal swirling rings, on an arm.
TARDIS with swirling rings on an arm
Black flash design of a coffee cup with swirling steam and the word coffee written in script, shown without a placement on the body.
Coffee cup with swirls and script
Red tribal-style swirl and flame design on a white background, shown as a standalone drawing with no body placement visible.
Red swirl and flame design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bearded classical figure with swirling hair and clouds on a forearm.
Bearded classical figure on forearm
Colour neo-traditional sugar skull tattoo with dark red roses, a green vine and a spade on the upper arm.
Sugar skull with roses on upper arm
Traditional style flash design of a grenade with a beaded pull ring chain, a red flower with green leaves, and the words GOOD LUCK, drawn on a tan paper background.
Grenade with flower and good luck script flash
Neo-traditional tattoo of a stormtrooper helmet decorated with sugar skull patterns and blue flowers, framed by outlined roses and swirls, on a thigh.
Stormtrooper helmet with roses on a thigh
Gold tribal design of a howling wolf with a paw print inside a swirling frame, shown as a flat stencil or flash drawing rather than on skin.
Tribal howling wolf with paw print
Black tribal-style butterfly design on a white background, with bold swirling wings and a curled tail, shown as a standalone stencil-style drawing.
Tribal butterfly design in black
Black and grey realism tattoo of skulls and swirling smoke-like forms covering a forearm.
Black and grey skull sleeve on forearm
Black and white botanical vine design with five-petal flowers, swirling tendrils and leaves, shown as a standalone drawing with no body placement.
Black floral vine design
Colour realism tattoo of red roses, a shaded grey skull and green leaves across an upper arm.
Roses and skull on an upper arm
Black ink drawing of a tattoo design with a central heart framed by a vertical vine of curled scrolls on a white background.
Heart and swirling vine tattoo design
Colour botanical tattoo of red and orange maple leaves with black swirling vines running down a person's calf and shin.
Maple leaves and swirls down a calf
Black and grey tattoo of a woman with flowing curled hair in an Art Nouveau style, with red shading on the shoulder, on the lower leg.
Art Nouveau woman portrait on a lower leg
Colour tattoo of a boxer dog's head in orange, black and grey with a red heart and arrow above and a swirling vine below, in a loose painterly style on a limb.
Boxer dog head and heart on a limb
Black and grey flash design of a hatched heart framed by swirling tribal style flourishes and small circles, shown without any body placement.
Heart with swirling flourishes
Black ink line drawing of a stylised dragonfly with large looped wings and a curling swirl tail on a white background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Dragonfly line design with swirling tail
Forearm tattoo of five blue-shaded stars linked by black and grey swirling ribbons that wrap up the arm.
Blue stars and swirling ribbons on a forearm
Black line drawing of four butterflies on a vertical vine of dotted scrolls, a fine line flash design with no body placement shown.
Vertical butterfly and scroll flash design
Colour tattoo of a woman in a blue robe with flowers in her hair, in an art nouveau style with swirling yellow stars, on the calf.
Art nouveau woman on a calf
Fine line tattoo of a woman in profile with a black raven wing, red blush dots and blue hair shading, on the forearm.
Woman in profile with a raven on a forearm
Black and grey phoenix tattoo with outstretched wings and a swirling tail on the inner forearm.
Phoenix tattoo on a forearm
Shaded blue butterfly with black tribal heart and swirl shapes tattooed on the lower back, above the waistband of jeans.
Blue butterfly and tribal heart on the lower back
Bold black tribal tattoo wrapping the shoulder and upper arm, with solid curved shapes and thin flowing bands on lightly freckled skin.
Black tribal design on upper arm and shoulder
Black swirling scroll tattoo with small black and teal star shapes on the back of a neck, below the hairline.
Swirls and stars on the back of the neck
Black tribal-style swirl tattoo with a small turtle across a person's upper back, shown in a sepia photograph.
Tribal swirl and turtle tattoo on back
Pencil sketch outline of a fairy wing with curled tips on white paper, a tattoo design shown without any body placement.
Fairy wing sketch outline
Gold metallic line drawing of a botanical floral design with blossoms, leaves, swirling vines and dots on a white background.
Gold floral design with leaves and swirls
Coloured illustration of a phoenix design with swirled wings and a long tail in red, orange and green on a yellow background, shown without any body placement.
Phoenix with swirling wings and tail
Green and yellow outlined shamrock tattoo with a curling swirl on the inner forearm near the wrist, in fine line style.
Green shamrock with swirl on a wrist
Black and teal fine script quote with swallows, swirls and a purple and teal butterfly tattooed across a person's upper back.
Swallows, swirls and script quote on upper back
Digital tattoo design of a black calligraphic curl with three fine tips above a red spiral, with the colour shifting from black to red, shown on a plain white background.
Black and red swirl tattoo design
Black treble clef tattoo with swirling flourishes sitting on the inner wrist.
Treble clef with flourishes on the wrist
Black and grey tribal design drawing of a curling swirl with spiked edges and a tapering tail, shown on a white background with no body part visible.
Black tribal swirl design with spiked edges
Black ink music staff with notes, swirls and script lettering running down the side of the ribs, shown in a black and grey tattoo.
Music staff and notes along the side ribs