Swirl tattoo ideas

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

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Pencil drawing of an ornate heart surrounded by dotwork mandala petals, with dotted chains hanging below, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Ornate heart with mandala petals design
Black and grey ornamental tattoo of a lotus and paisley swirls covering the back of a neck, with fine linework and dotted shading.
Ornamental lotus tattoo on the back of the neck
Black linework lotus mandala with swirling petals and trailing filigree, tattooed on the forearm in a fine line style.
Ornamental lotus mandala on forearm
Black linework tattoo of a stylised bird with feather patterns and spiral swirls on the upper back, shown beside the original pen drawing.
Stylised bird tattoo on upper back
Fine black line drawing of a vertical looping design with dots at each end on a white background, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Looping vertical fine line design
Compass rose tattoo on a forearm with black linework, dotted detail and soft red, pink and green washes.
Compass rose on a forearm
Black outline tattoo of an elephant with its trunk raised, decorated with spirals, on a shoulder.
Elephant with raised trunk on shoulder
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a single curling wave-like line running down the inner forearm, with a knitted jumper sleeve pushed up.
Single line wave on a forearm
Pencil and ink drawing of an ornate lace-style mandala design with swirls, leaves and dangling droplet chains, shown on white paper.
Ornamental lace mandala design on paper
Back and shoulder of a person with a white and pink botanical scrollwork design across the shoulder blade, in a fine line style.
White and pink floral scrollwork across a shoulder
Black fine line tattoo of a triangle, circle and vertical line symbol surrounded by ornamental swirls, on the upper thigh.
Deathly Hallows symbol with scrollwork
Black and grey flash design of dandelion seeds drifting up from an ornate silhouette with butterflies and flowing script lettering, on a white background.
Dandelion seeds and script design
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of small stars and curling swirls on the side of the hip, with a navel piercing visible above.
Stars and swirls on the hip
Black fine line tattoo of the Deathly Hallows symbol with scrolled flourishes and cursive lettering reading always, on the forearm.
Deathly Hallows and always script on forearm
Fine line black butterfly tattoo with curled antennae and a looping tail on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Single-line butterfly on upper back
Black line drawing of a stylised bird in flight with decorative swirled feathers on the wings and tail, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Stylised bird in flight line drawing
Close-up of a small black fine line tattoo of a cat with a crescent moon and a dotted swirl trail, placed behind a person's ear.
Cat, crescent moon and dotted swirl behind the ear
Black fine line tattoo of an anchor with a looping swirl and a small cross bar on the upper arm, photographed close up on pale skin.
Anchor and swirl fine line tattoo
Black fine line tattoo of a paw print with curling swirl stems on the inside of a wrist.
Paw print and swirl vine on a wrist
Small black fine line tattoo of a crown above a heart with a swirl, on the side of a person's ribs, with a silver key necklace hanging beside it.
Small crown and heart on the side ribs
Pencil sketch of three lilies joined by curling vines, a design suited to a fine line or botanical tattoo.
Three lilies with swirling vine design
Black linework mandala with floral scrollwork tattooed on the outer thigh, in a fine line and dotwork style.
Mandala and scrollwork tattoo on a thigh
Fine line tornado tattoo on the back of a person's neck, drawn in dark red and grey ink with a dark-haired head and black strap visible.
Small tornado tattoo on the back of the neck
Pencil-style line drawing of a woman with closed eyes, flowers in her hair, a songbird and orchid sprigs, designed as a fine line tattoo sketch.
Woman with bird and orchids sketch
Black fine line tattoo of a stretched dog with a curling tail on the lower back, in a Fine line style.
Stretched dog outline on lower back
Black fine line tattoo of two looping heart shapes with curled scroll ends, on the side of a torso.
Looping heart and scroll symbol on side of torso
Black line drawing of a butterfly whose wings are formed from musical staff lines and notes, with swirling flourishes around it.
Butterfly made of musical staves and notes
Black fine line tattoo of outlined stars, curling swirls and dotted sparkles on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Stars and swirls on a shoulder
Fine line black tattoo of a howling wolf with swirling flourishes on the inner wrist and forearm.
Howling wolf on the inner wrist
Black fine line tattoo of two spiral-ended shapes on the upper back near the shoulder, shown in a black and white photograph.
Fine line spiral design on upper back
Black ink infinity symbol tattoo on the inner forearm, with script lettering reading mother, daughter and love set within the loops and swirls.
Infinity symbol with script words on forearm
Colourful patterned dragonfly tattoo in fine line and neo-traditional style on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade, with small stars and a pink curve below.
Patterned dragonfly on a shoulder blade
Black ink line drawing of a fine line and dotwork tattoo design, with a geometric diamond at the top, a vertical row of dots and a feather at the base, on a white background.
Diamond, dot line and feather design
Pencil sketch of a hummingbird in flight beside a lotus flower and paisley-style foliage, drawn as a botanical tattoo design.
Hummingbird and lotus flower pencil design
Fine line black tattoo of a small heart with a curling tail on the inner wrist of a hand, with a ring on one finger.
Small heart with swirl on a wrist
Black and grey fine line and dotwork tattoo of a feather with a flock of birds rising from it, on the upper back near the neck.
Feather and flying birds on upper back
Fine line script design reading love, with curled flourishes on each side, shown on a plain white background.
Love script with swirls
Fine line botanical tattoo of a five-petalled flower with curling vine tendrils on the back of a person's neck, shown in a sepia photograph.
Flower and swirls on the nape of the neck
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a lotus flower with curling vines and swirls across the lower abdomen and hip, with a pink lace top and underwear in view.
Lotus and vine on lower abdomen
Fine black scrollwork vine tattoo running up the outer calf of a leg, with black strappy heels visible at the ankle.
Black scrollwork vine on a calf
Fine line black ink drawing of a crescent moon filled with mandala and leaf patterns, a design suited to a tattoo.
Crescent moon with mandala pattern
Fine line black tattoo of the word home in script inside a state outline, with a small star, on the side of a torso.
Home script inside a state outline
Sketchy fine line tattoo of a crescent moon with a sitting cat, a yellow star and small coloured dots, shown on skin.
Crescent moon with cat and star
Black line drawing of a winged fairy seated among swirling vines and flower heads, presented as a fine line tattoo design on a white background.
Fairy with swirling wings and flowers
Close photograph of a fine line butterfly tattoo with a solid orange wing and a black heart-shaped swirl on skin.
Butterfly and heart swirl tattoo
Black fine line tattoo of an owl with swirling tendrils and a small mushroom motif, placed on the side of the torso.
Line owl with swirls on the side of the torso
Fine line black and grey dragonfly tattoo with teal accents and swirling scrollwork across the top of a foot, with glitter nail varnish on the toes.
Dragonfly and swirls on the top of a foot
Black fine line crescent moon tattoo with a feather, arrow and stars on the upper back, in a dotwork style.
Crescent moon and feather on upper back