Swirl tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey Japanese-style cloud tattoo with dotwork wisps on a forearm, with the arm bent at the elbow and a grey t-shirt sleeve behind.
Black cloud motif on a forearm
Colour tattoo of two pink carnations with a blue and purple swirling stem on a forearm, outlined in black with soft shading.
Pink carnations with blue and purple swirl on forearm
Forearm tattoo of an ornate skeleton key with grey scrollwork, a teal infinity symbol and a grey leaf motif, photographed against a black background.
Key and infinity symbol on a forearm
Colour tattoo of blue scrolls, green leaves and a red peony on the forearm, in a neo-traditional style.
Blue scrolls and red peony on a forearm
Black linework paisley motifs with small flower details running down a forearm, with a hand holding a phone at the lower edge of the frame.
Paisley tattoo running down a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of Bambi and Thumper from Disney's Bambi, with blue swirls and sparkles, on the forearm.
Bambi and Thumper on a forearm
Black ornamental feather tattoo with floral and swirl detailing on a forearm, resting on a paisley patterned bedspread.
Ornamental feather tattoo on a forearm
Colour tattoo on the forearm of stacked pink toy blocks with letters, skulls, crossbones and hearts.
Stacked letter blocks with skulls on a forearm
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
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 fine-line tattoo of a spiral and infinity loop symbol on the inner wrist and forearm.
Spiral and infinity symbol on a wrist
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 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
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
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
Fine line black tattoo of a small symbol on the outer forearm of a woman wearing a crochet cardigan and grey crop top.
Small line symbol tattoo on a forearm
Black ornamental scrollwork tattoo with swirls and pointed leaf-like forms across the inner wrist and back of the hand.
Black ornamental scrollwork across a wrist
Fine line black tattoo on a forearm reading Until the very end with three small stars, leading to a Deathly Hallows symbol with ornate scrollwork.
Until the very end script and Deathly Hallows symbol
Black ink ornamental butterfly tattoo with swirling filigree wings, leaves and dots, placed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Ornamental butterfly on the inner forearm
Small black stylised letter D with a swirling tail and two teal sparkles tattooed on the inner wrist.
Small stylised D with sparkles on a wrist
Black fine line swirls and a semicolon tattoo on the inner wrist, shown against pale skin.
Swirls and a semicolon on the inner wrist
Blue fine line tattoo of three snowflakes, curling swirls and a rounded central shape on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Blue snowflakes and swirls on a wrist
Four stacked forearms show matching small black fine line swirl tattoos with dotted lines on the wrist.
Matching swirl wrist tattoos
Traditional style colour tattoo of a feather with green leaves, a pink flower and a black swirl on the forearm.
Colourful feather on forearm
Teal and black tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol with a stag head and a winged golden snitch, framed by swirling ornaments, on a forearm.
Deathly Hallows, stag and snitch on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork sleeve tattoo of mandalas, flowers and paisley scrollwork covering the shoulder and upper arm on both arms.
Ornamental mandala sleeve on both arms
Shirtless bearded man with black tribal knotwork tattoos across his left shoulder, upper arm, chest and forearm.
Tribal knotwork tattoos on shoulder and chest
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Woman wearing gold and silver metallic botanical temporary tattoos on her chest, wrist and upper arm, with a vine of leaves and paisley-style patterns.
Gold and silver metallic temporary tattoos
Black and grey realism tattoo of two pocket watches with Roman numerals wrapped in wispy smoke on a forearm, shown twice side by side.
Pocket watches in smoke on a forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of a swirling tree with the word Life beneath it, on the inner wrist.
Swirling tree and Life on a wrist
Black and grey ornamental mandala full sleeve with blue watercolour splashes, covering a man's arm from shoulder to forearm.
Ornamental mandala full sleeve
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a howling wolf with swirling linework trailing below it, on the inside of a wrist.
Howling wolf on a wrist
Full-colour neo-traditional tattoo of Jack Skellington and Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas on a forearm, with a banner reading I'll follow you.
Jack and Sally forearm tattoo with banner script
White ink lettering tattoo reading Believe in flowing script with swirling flourishes on a forearm.
Believe script in white ink on forearm
Fine line black tattoo on a forearm showing an arrow inside a dotted loop, script lettering and an ampersand, ending in an arrow pointing to a small circular motif.
Arrow and script loop on a forearm
White ink fine line tattoo of a heart with spiral swirls and a small heart on the forearm.
White ink heart with swirls on an arm
Close-up of a black ornate lettering tattoo reading TRUE with looping flourishes on a forearm, with a smaller reddish version below on a finger.
TRUE lettering with loops on forearm
Fine line white ink tattoo of a filigree heart made of swirls on the inner wrist.
Swirling filigree heart on the wrist
Black ornamental mandala tattoo with swirls and floral motifs on the outer forearm of a person wearing a black Adidas top.
Ornate mandala tattoo on a forearm