Swirl tattoo ideas

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

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Colour tattoo of a sugar skull style cat face with green eyes, surrounded by flowers and paw prints, on the outer thigh.
Sugar skull cat with flowers on a thigh
Two photographs of a black line tattoo of an ornamental cat filled with swirls and a crescent, with a dotted mandala behind it.
Ornamental cat with dotwork mandala
Small black heart tattoo with a curled tail on the ankle, drawn in a fine line style.
Swirled heart on an ankle
Black ink drawing of the Starfleet insignia filled with zentangle-style doodles, flowers and a white star, with the words To Boldly Go across the lower part.
Starfleet insignia with doodle fill
Green shamrock and black vine tattoo with curling swirls running down the side of the ribs.
Shamrock vine with swirls on the ribs
Pencil drawing of a symmetrical geometric mandala design with petal shapes, swirls and dots, shown on a sketchbook page.
Symmetrical mandala flash design
Black and grey floral swirl tattoo with script lettering on a person's hip and side ribs, with a star on the upper thigh.
Floral swirls and script on hip and ribs
Cross tattoo made of pale blue Celtic knotwork outlines and solid black tribal swirls on skin.
Celtic knot cross with tribal swirls
Colour tattoo of a pink awareness ribbon with black scrolling swirls on the top of a foot.
Pink ribbon and swirls on a foot
Black line drawing of a seahorse filled with intricate doodle patterns of dots, scales and swirls, shown on a plain white background with no body placement.
Zentangle seahorse line design
Black tribal swirl and spike tattoo on the back of a person's neck, beside the ear, with dark hair above.
Tribal swirl tattoo on the back of the neck
Colour botanical tattoo of pink plumeria flowers, black swirling vines and a black tribal motif with green leaves, on the top of a foot.
Plumeria and swirl vine foot tattoo
Black and grey botanical tattoo of three lilies with swirling vines running down the side of a ribcage.
Lily and vine tattoo on the ribs
Colour tattoo of orange tiger lilies with black scrolling vines across the upper arm and shoulder.
Orange tiger lilies with vines on upper arm
Black and grey brush stroke tattoo sweeping from the side of the ribs over the hip and onto the upper thigh.
Brush stroke swirl across hip and side
Upper arm tattoo of botanical scrollwork with grey flowers and vines over pink-toned swirls, shown against a dark background.
Floral scrollwork sleeve on upper arm
Colourful owl tattoo with mandala-style patterns in pink, teal and orange on the upper arm.
Colourful owl tattoo on the upper arm
Black abstract calligraphic tattoo on the side of an ankle, with a black canvas sneaker and white laces beside it.
Abstract calligraphic mark on an ankle
Black ink step-by-step drawing of a flower with swirling petal and scroll details, built up in stages across two columns, shown as a flash design rather than on skin.
Step by step floral swirl design drawing
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a forearm showing a flower with dragonfly-like teal wings, a black swirling stem, pink and teal stars and a red ladybird.
Dragonfly flower and ladybird on a forearm
Back view of a man with a large black tribal tattoo of swirls and spikes across his upper back, shoulder and upper arm.
Tribal swirl tattoo across a man's back and shoulder
Black and grey linework tattoo of a curled creature with long ears, surrounded by swirling foliage and mushrooms, on a limb.
Creature curled among swirling foliage and mushrooms
Mirror-symmetric flash design of a central purple and white daisy with orange flowers, grey leaves and brown swirling ornament on a parchment background.
Symmetrical daisy and floral ornament design
Black outline tattoo of a police box with swirling mist and spiral circles on the upper arm and shoulder.
TARDIS outline on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a gold crown with purple jewels and the words Mommy's Princess in script, with pink swirls above, on the top of a foot.
Crown and script tattoo on a foot
Colour traditional tattoo of red glitter ruby slippers and a silver star on an upper arm, with a banner above.
Red glitter ruby slippers on an arm
Pencil sketch of a tattoo design showing a Roman numeral clock face with a monarch butterfly, orchids and ornamental swirls, with no body placement shown.
Clock, orchids and butterfly design sketch
Gold metallic temporary tattoo of filigree ornaments with black gems across a forearm, wrist and hand, with a second design on the lower leg.
Gold metallic temporary tattoos on arm and hand
Close-up of a small fine line black tattoo on a forearm, showing a solid heart beside an outlined heart inside a curved arc.
Small heart tattoo on a forearm
Fine line botanical tattoo of flowers, leaves and swirls with dotwork shading on the outer thigh.
Floral mandala tattoo on a thigh
Black ink tattoo of a sun with a human face, a crescent moon and swirling stars, placed on the upper back.
Sun face with crescent moon and stars on upper back
Close photo of a bold black swirl tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm, shown in a single solid curved stroke.
Black swirl tattoo on the wrist
Black ink drawing of an ornate decorative capital letter with filigree patterning and curling flourishes on white paper, shown as a tattoo design.
Ornate decorative letter in ink
Colour tattoo of a butterfly with pink and red wings outlined in black, trailing black swirls, on the side of the hip above denim jeans.
Butterfly and swirls on the hip
Red lily with black swirling vines tattooed on a woman's lower torso above the waistband of her jeans, in a botanical style.
Red lily with swirling vines on lower torso
Photograph of the back of a person's neck showing a red and black tribal-style swirl tattoo centred on the nape.
Red and black tribal swirl on the nape
Traditional flash design of two swallows, one with yellow and purple flowers and green leaves, the other pierced by a dagger, with no body placement shown.
Two swallows with flowers and a dagger
Black tribal-style lotus flower design with a curling swirled stem, drawn on a plain white background.
Tribal lotus with swirling stem
Black ink drawing of a triquetra Celtic knot surrounded by calligraphic swirls and dots, shown as a tattoo design on white paper with no body placement.
Triquetra knot with calligraphic swirls
Black linework tattoo of a mandala, paisley swirls and lace-like patterns across the lower back and hip, in a blackwork style.
Black linework mandala and paisley on hip and back
Colour tattoo of Snow White with closed eyes and a red bow, framed by a rabbit, bird and other woodland animals and yellow swirls, on a limb.
Snow White portrait with woodland animals
Pencil-style drawing of a tattoo design with the word Love in ornate script, a large swash L, leaves and buds in black and grey.
Ornate script Love with botanical flourishes
Realism-style butterfly wing tattoo in grey and red with swirling linework, running down the back.
Butterfly wing tattoo across a back
Close-up of a red and green stylised bird tattoo with green wing feathers and a red curled tail on a person's upper back.
Red and green stylised bird on upper back
Black ink drawing of a heart with a keyhole at its centre, flanked by keys, flowers and leaves, shown as a dotwork tattoo design on paper.
Heart with keyhole and flowers design
Botanical flash design of two mirrored cherry blossom branches with pink flowers, dark linework and curling tendrils on a white background.
Symmetrical cherry blossom branches
Black ink fine line and dotwork tattoo of a cat head with a rose over one ear and lightning bolts below, centred on a person's upper back.
Cat head with rose and lightning bolts on upper back
Black Polynesian-style tribal tattoo with swirling bands wrapping around an ankle and up onto the top of the foot, in a black and grey photograph.
Polynesian-style tribal band on an ankle