Swirl tattoo ideas

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

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Large red and grey phoenix tattoo with cherry blossom branches and falling petals, in a Japanese-inspired style, across the back.
Red phoenix and cherry blossom across a back
Black tribal-style swirl tattoo with a small turtle across a person's upper back and along the spine, shown in a sepia photograph.
Tribal swirl back tattoo with turtle
Black fine-line dreamcatcher and feather tattoo running down the side of a body, with geometric diamond motifs and flowing lines from the upper body to the thigh.
Dreamcatcher side piece in fine line
Bold black tribal-style cat face design with swirling linework on a white background, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Tribal cat face design
Black ink tattoo on the outer thigh of a lace-patterned design with a central lotus flower, swirling scrolls and hanging chain-like drops, in blackwork style.
Lace-style lotus and chain thigh piece
Black linework tattoo of looping swirls and a heart-shaped curl running vertically down a section of skin.
Black swirl and heart linework on skin
Ornamental fox silhouette tattoo on the lower leg, filled with swirling linework that shifts from orange at the top to pink and red lower down.
Ornamental fox silhouette on a calf
Black and grey hourglass tattoo with ornate Time Is Money lettering on a forearm, in lettering style with shading.
Hourglass and Time is Money lettering on a forearm
Black linework drawing of a stylised butterfly with long swirling tendrils on white paper, shown as a tattoo design.
Stylised butterfly with flowing linework
Black abstract silhouette of a parent and child with green swirls and a pink lotus tattooed on a forearm.
Abstract parent and child with lotus on an arm
Black and grey pencil-style drawing of a compass rose with spiked points, a central hub, looping scrollwork and scattered ink dots, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Compass rose with swirls and ink dots
Black and grey realistic roses with swirling vine linework running down the side of a back, placed on the ribs and back.
Black and grey roses with swirls down the back
Hand-drawn flash design of four stacked motifs in bold black linework with green, red and blue wash, including a swirling vine, a flame trail and a wave.
Four elemental motifs in black ink and wash
Black and white flash design of a treble clef, music notes and swirling vine linework, shown without a body placement.
Treble clef and music notes design
Colour tattoo on an upper arm showing the Cheshire Cat grinning above Jack Skellington and Sally under a blue moon.
Cheshire Cat and Jack and Sally on upper arm
Black ink design of a giraffe head and neck filled with swirls, dots and geometric panels, drawn on a white background.
Ornate giraffe head design in black ink
Colourful neo-traditional style tattoo of two birds with swirls and flowers across the top of a foot, with red painted toenails.
Two colourful birds on a foot
Black tribal-style design of a slender fairy figure with swirling butterfly wings, drawn in solid black ink on a white background.
Tribal fairy with butterfly wings
Black and grey sugar skull woman tattoo with teal hair accents and ornate swirling linework across the outer thigh.
Sugar skull woman with flowing hair on thigh
Black line drawing of two open roses, a rosebud and leaves on a curling vine, shown as a botanical flash design with no body placement.
Two roses and a rosebud on a vine with swirls
Neo-trad style tattoo of a blue matryoshka doll with paisley and swirling floral ornament, placed on the calf.
Blue matryoshka doll on a calf
Red phoenix rising beside cherry blossom branches and drifting petals, in a colour tattoo across the side and back of a torso.
Red phoenix and cherry blossom on a torso
Full arm sleeve of fine white ink ornamental patterns on a woman's arm from shoulder to wrist, with a white halter top.
White ink sleeve tattoo on an arm
Black and grey shaded star tattoo with dotted swirls trailing across the top of a foot.
Trailing stars on a foot
Black fine line tattoo of an infinity symbol with curled flourishes and the word love in cursive script on a forearm.
Infinity symbol with love script on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional full sleeve of flowers and swirls running from the shoulder to the wrist of an arm.
Full sleeve of colourful flowers on an arm
Colourful fox tattoo with pink, purple and teal swirling patterns and black linework on the inner forearm.
Colourful fox tattoo on forearm
Black tribal-style dragon tattoo with a curling body and a sphere near the base, running down the side of the torso.
Tribal dragon tattoo on the side of the torso
Black and white photo of a small solid black penguin tattoo with a swirling body line on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Small penguin tattoo on the inner forearm
Black and grey forearm tattoo of a tall grid-panelled device with small icons, a blue top bar, and dotwork florals and a swirling line, sitting on the inner forearm.
Grid device and floral filigree on a forearm
Black ink drawing of an ornate feather filled with paisley swirls, dotted florals and zentangle-style patterns, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Ornamental feather drawing in black ink
Colour neo-trad tattoo of a teal and orange bird with long flowing feathers across an upper arm.
Teal and orange bird on upper arm
Close view of a forearm and hand with white ornamental patterns on the skin, worn with silver rings and bracelets.
White ornamental designs on forearm and hand
Painted flash design of swirling red, orange, purple and blue flames rising above two dark glossy spheres with white sparkles, on a white background.
Painted flame and dark spheres design
Tattoo flash design of three blue flowers among black mandala and paisley linework, with feather-like strokes, intended for a body placement not shown.
Blue flowers with black mandala linework design
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a cupcake with pink swirled frosting, a skull candy apple, a bat and peppermint sweets on a lower leg.
Cupcake with skull apple and cleaver
Black and grey compass rose tattoo with ornate swirling details at the nape of a woman's neck, photographed from behind.
Compass rose tattoo at the nape of the neck
Black and grey tattoo of an electric guitar with swirling scrollwork and leaves on the forearm.
Electric guitar with scrollwork on a forearm
Black ink infinity symbol with swirled ends and the word love in cursive script on a forearm.
Infinity symbol with love script on forearm
Colourful abstract revolver tattoo on the side of the ribs, with swirling patterns in pink, blue and yellow and a black beaded chain.
Colourful revolver on the ribs
Black ink flash drawing of a butterfly with patterned wings and a flowing fine line vine trailing downward, shown on a plain white background.
Butterfly with flowing vine line design
Black and grey drawing of a tribal tattoo design with spiral and curved bands filled with woven patterns, shown on a white background.
Polynesian-style tribal design with spirals
Shaded purple and grey butterflies with a flowing ribbon tattoo on the arm.
Butterflies and ribbon on the arm
Black ink line drawing of a stylised treble clef with swirling curls at the base, shown as a tattoo design on white paper.
Stylised treble clef design
Black ink drawing of a butterfly with patterned wings perched on a thin, swirling vine, shown as a fine line tattoo design.
Butterfly and swirling vine design
Black linework tattoo design of a winged fairy beside a crescent moon, with flowers, stars, swirling ribbons and jellyfish, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Fairy with moon, jellyfish and flowing swirls
Black ink flash sheet of paisley swirls, lotus-like flowers and leaves with dotwork and fine line detail, drawn on a white background.
Paisley and floral flash sheet in black ink
Fine line butterfly tattoo with blue shaded wings and black swirling tendrils on pale skin.
Blue butterfly with swirling tendrils