Swirl tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey dotwork lotus tattoo with a central Om symbol and swirling linework on a person's upper back.
Lotus with Om symbol on upper back
Close-up of a colourful cartoon-style tattoo on an arm, showing a smiling pumpkin, a waffle cone, stars, hearts and a lollipop on a pink and purple background.
Colourful pumpkin and stars on an arm
Small fine line lotus flower tattoo with a curled stem on the side of a finger, in black ink, on a hand resting on a car dashboard.
Small lotus tattoo on a finger
Black line drawing of a tattoo design showing a heart outlined with curling vines and two small five-petal flowers, with no body placement shown.
Heart and swirl vine design
Fine line black script lettering with a small heart and swirling flourish, tattooed on the side of the torso near the hip.
Script word tattoo with heart flourish
Black tribal tattoo of sweeping bands across a bare shoulder and upper back, in a blackwork style.
Tribal band tattoo on shoulder and back
Ornate treble clef tattoo with musical notes and scrollwork on the outer arm, shaded in black and grey with touches of red.
Treble clef with musical notes on an arm
Two crossed hands with gold and blue geometric mandala-style body art on the back of the hand and forearm, in a geometric style.
Gold and blue mandala designs on hands
Black and grey flash design of a Polynesian-style turtle with shaded flowers, leaves and curling wave lines, drawn as a tattoo design.
Polynesian-style turtle with flowers and waves
Black and grey ornamental mandala and floral tattoo with dotwork shading on a woman's forearm, shown beside her torso.
Ornamental mandala forearm tattoo
Two butterflies with purple and orange wings, split across the tops of a pair of feet, with black script lettering above and below them.
Butterfly and script quote across both feet
Fine line flash design of yarn balls, crossed knitting needles, a small heart and the word love in swirling script, drawn in dark red on a pale pink background.
Yarn, needles and script swirls
Close photo of a lilac and silver glitter scroll design on a forearm against a dark background.
Glitter swirl design on a forearm
Black tribal-style butterfly tattoo with a blue outline and swirling antennae, placed on the ankle.
Tribal butterfly with blue outline on an ankle
Colour botanical tattoo of a blue lily with black swirling vines on pale skin.
Blue lily with swirling vines
Black line drawing of a curling vine with five-petalled flowers and leaves on a white background, a botanical tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Black flower vine with swirls
Three black fine line tattoos of looping spirals and stems on forearms and a wrist, in a fine line style, with the outer tattoos placed on the forearm.
Matching fine line spiral tattoos on forearms
Red and purple dotwork tribal tattoo with black accents spanning a person's shoulder blade and upper back.
Red dotwork tribal design on a shoulder and back
Large solid black tribal tattoo across a man's upper back and down the spine, photographed from behind in a bathroom.
Tribal back tattoo down the spine
Colour traditional-style tattoo of two daisies, a pink ribbon and green leaves with blue swirls, on the shoulder.
Daisies and pink ribbon on a shoulder
Black tribal swirl star tattoo with ornamental curls inside its points, on the lower leg.
Tribal swirl star on a lower leg
Blue shaded lily tattoo with black swirls and small stars on the side of a torso, above a dark waistband.
Blue lily with stars and swirls on the torso
Black tribal tattoo with two horizontal blue wave bands in the centre, sitting on the lower back.
Tribal swirl with blue waves on lower back
Fine line drawing of a small fairy with yellow hair in a bun, green outstretched wings and closed eyes, shown as a tattoo design on a white background with no body placement.
Line art fairy with green wings
Painterly brushstroke tattoo in red, purple, orange and black sweeping across the upper arm.
Brushstroke tattoo on the upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two stylised rabbits surrounded by flowing lines and swirls, placed on the upper arm.
Two rabbits with swirls on the upper arm
Forearm tattoo of a blue and teal spiral over purple splashes and fine geometric lines, with a small number and a formula, in a watercolour-style design.
Watercolour spiral and formula on forearm
Full-colour hand-drawn design of an angry grinning character face with blocky rainbow shading and pink and purple swirling shapes around it, drawn on white paper.
Colourful graffiti-style angry face drawing
Black ink tribal-style drawing of a wolf with swirling patterns and a flame-like tail, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Tribal wolf with flame tail
Sheet of seven hand-drawn black ink border designs with swirls, dots, leaves and vines, with a handwritten note reading to start left to right.
Hand-drawn ornamental border designs
Fine line scrollwork flourish tattoo in pale pink ink on the inner forearm, shown against a gold textured background.
Pale pink scroll flourish on a forearm
Fine line butterfly tattoo with blue and pink swirled wings and black tendrils trailing down the forearm.
Blue and pink butterfly with swirl tail
Black line drawing of a scrolling floral flourish with curling tendrils and small leaf-like swirls on a white background, with no body part shown.
Black scrolling floral flourish design
Black and grey Japanese style tattoo of a woman's face with flowing hair and swirling feathers, with vertical kanji beside her, on the upper arm.
Woman portrait with kanji on upper arm
Black and grey flash design of two crossed revolvers above a cluster of flowers and swirling tribal-style lines, with no body placement shown.
Crossed revolvers with flowers
Black ink drawing of the words Come Forth in flowing script, with stippled dotwork shading around the letters, on white paper.
Come Forth lettering with dotwork flourishes
Small black ink tattoo of a crescent moon with a palm tree and scattered cross marks on the inner wrist of a raised hand.
Crescent moon and palm on inner wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of a vintage microphone with swirling lines on the upper arm.
Vintage microphone with swirls on upper arm
Black fine line swirls with dotwork accents and a small flower across a person's upper back, shown in a sepia photograph.
Swirling linework and flower on upper back
Black linework tattoo of a snake with ornamental swirls and flowers running along a forearm, with a large swirling pattern beside it.
Ornamental snake tattoo on a forearm
Solid black tribal swirl tattoo with curved spikes and spirals on the upper arm and shoulder of a person in a white vest top.
Black tribal swirl tattoo on upper arm
Black blackwork-style tattoo on an upper arm showing a blue police box, with a swirling dragon-like shape and dotted spatter around it.
TARDIS within a black tribal swirl on upper arm
Painted tattoo design of two red roses and two grey lilies with dark leaves and black swirling stems on a cream background, with no body placement shown.
Red roses and grey lilies with swirling vines
Colour tattoo of three pink hibiscus flowers with green leaves and black swirling linework on the outer thigh.
Pink hibiscus flowers with swirls on a thigh
Black line drawing of an ornate anchor with swirling filigree detail and coiled rope, shown as a flash design on a white background.
Ornate anchor with rope
Fine line white ink script monogram tattoo on the inside of a wrist, shown against a pale cream background.
White ink script monogram on a wrist
Black line drawing of an ornamental butterfly design with swirling filigree wings and dotted detailing, shown on a white background.
Ornamental butterfly tattoo design
Black ink tattoo of the word Believe in cursive script with swirls and a small cross, on a person's upper back.
Believe script with swirls on upper back