Swirl tattoo ideas

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

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Black and white photo of several people's wrists and forearms, each with a matching fine line heart and swirl tattoo, with hands clasped together.
Matching heart swirl tattoos on wrists
Fine line tattoo of pink, blue and purple butterflies with a dotted swirling trail and small stars on the outer thigh.
Butterflies and stars on a thigh
Realistic red ladybird tattoo with black swirling vine linework wrapping around an ankle.
Ladybird and swirls on an ankle
Black fine line lotus tattoo with swirling scrolls and a hanging drop motif on a woman's upper back, below the nape of the neck.
Lotus ornament on upper back
Small black fine line heart with curled tails on the inner wrist, shown with the palm facing up.
Small swirl heart on an inner wrist
Line drawing of a lion head in profile, its mane filled with swirls and tribal patterns, on a cream parchment background.
Ornate lion head in profile
Six fine black ink sketches of looping, swirling ornamental designs drawn on grid paper, with two pens resting above them.
Six looping line ornament sketches
Two matching fine line elephant tattoos on forearms, one with the script Like Daughter and the other Like Mother, with small pink, blue and green accents.
Matching elephant pair with Like Mother and Like Daughter
Ink drawing of two hummingbirds facing each other to form a heart, surrounded by fine calligraphic swirls in black and dark red.
Two hummingbirds forming a heart with flourishes
Black linework scrollwork tattoo with leaf-like flourishes across the upper back of a person with short platinum blonde hair, photographed from behind.
Symmetrical scrollwork tattoo across upper back
Two black line drawing tattoo designs, each showing a rose with an ornate key or heart padlock, wrapped in chain and swirls, in fine line style.
Key and heart padlock with roses
Fine line and dotwork crescent moon tattoo with swirls and dangling chain details in dark ink on the hip and upper thigh of a person in a bikini.
Crescent and swirl ornament on a hip
Fine line feather tattoo on the inner forearm, shaded from orange through pink and purple to teal, with ornamental swirls and dots, beside its paper stencil.
Gradient feather tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey pen drawing of a phoenix with spread wings, lily blooms and flowing tail feathers, drawn as a tattoo design.
Phoenix with lilies design
Black linework flash design of a dragonfly with outstretched wings, surrounded by grey stars and ending in a looping swirl tail, with no body placement shown.
Dragonfly with stars and a swirling tail
Black and grey photograph of a fine line botanical tattoo of two flowers with curling vines on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Two flowers and vines on a wrist
Black and grey line drawing of an ornate feather filled with swirls, dots and fine decorative patterns, shown as a tattoo design on plain paper.
Ornate feather design
Small black and grey fine line butterfly tattoo with swirling lines and dots on the back of a hand, near the thumb.
Butterfly and swirl on the back of a hand
Colour tattoo of an orange starfish with blue swirling vines and small flowers across a person's upper back.
Starfish and blue swirling vines on upper back
Fine line botanical tattoo of leaves, swirls and dots running down a forearm towards the wrist, in dark grey ink.
Floral swirl tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with a lotus flower, feathers, swirling lines and dotwork.
Lotus and feather sleeve on upper arm
Three people seen from behind, each with a small black fine line swirl tattoo, on the ribs of two of them and on the nape of the neck of the third.
Matching small swirl tattoos on ribs and neck
Fine line tattoo of pink hearts and black swirling linework on the ankle, with small dots and soft grey shading around the hearts.
Pink hearts and swirls on an ankle
Fine line black tattoo of a treble clef merged with a heart shape on the inner wrist, shown on a hand with black nail polish.
Treble clef heart on the wrist
Close-up of a botanical tattoo of a purple lily with black swirling vines on the top of a woman's foot, with red painted toenails.
Purple lily with swirls on the foot
Small black fine line butterfly with a dotted swirl trail on the outer ankle of a leg.
Butterfly and dotted swirl on the ankle
Black line drawing of a winged fairy with flowing hair and swirling wing lines, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Winged fairy line drawing
Black line drawing of a hummingbird with ornate swirling filigree wings feeding from a curling flower, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Hummingbird and swirling flower design
Fine line tattoo of a peach ribbon with black swirling flourishes on the top of a foot, with red toenail polish visible.
Ribbon and swirls on the top of a foot
Fine line drawing of a stylised fox with flowing hair-like strokes, curls and leaf shapes in orange-brown ink on a peach background, shown as a design with no body placement.
Stylised fox line drawing
Black and white photo of two clasped hands, each wrist showing a matching fine line swirl tattoo.
Matching swirl wrist tattoos
Colour tattoo of pink cherry blossoms and black swirling vines with script lettering and falling pink petals on the thigh.
Cherry blossom vine with script on a thigh
Fine line white ink wave outline tattooed on the top of a bare foot near the ankle, resting on a grey concrete surface.
Wave outline on the top of a foot
Black fine line tattoo of a stylised cat with curling scroll flourishes on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Stylised cat with swirls on upper back
Black fine line tattoo of a seated cat with a looping, swirling tail on the outer lower leg near the ankle.
Stylised cat with swirling tail on a lower leg
Fine line infinity symbol tattoo with the word sisters in script, shown in blue above and pink below on skin.
Infinity symbol with sisters script in two colours
Foot tattoo of the words Live Laugh Love in black script with outlined purple stars, blue sparkles and a black tribal swirl with hearts, on the top of the foot.
Live Laugh Love script and stars on a foot
Close photo of a fine line black swirl tattoo with two curled ends and a looped top, placed on the inner side of an ankle.
Black line swirl tattoo on ankle
Ink drawing of a script lettering design with swirling flourishes and leaf shapes on white paper, being traced with a fine liner pen.
Script lettering with flourishes on paper
Black ink line drawing of a stylised dragon head with flowing tail-like lines and a small circle below, on white paper, shown as a fine line tattoo design.
Stylised dragon line drawing design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a feather with a beaded chain and heart charm running from the ankle across the top of the foot.
Beaded anklet and feather tattoo on a foot
Black fine line and dotwork tattoo of a botanical sprig with leaves and bell-shaped flowers curling into a spiral, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Botanical spiral sprig across the upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an outlined heart with swirling filigree and a ribbon looping through it, on the inner wrist.
Heart and ribbon on a wrist
Six hand-drawn black ink spiral and swirl designs on tracing paper, with a green pen lying across the top of the sheet.
Hand-drawn spiral and swirl tattoo designs
Fine line black tattoo of a bird in flight formed from looping script words, on the side of the ribs.
Bird made of script on the ribs
Two black fine line scroll and vine tattoos sit on the tops of bare feet, one on each foot, with pale pink toenails and a red fabric background.
Matching scroll vine tattoos on two feet
Small fine line black butterfly tattoo with swirling dotted trails on the outer ankle of a light-skinned leg.
Butterfly with swirls on an ankle
Black fine line tattoo of outlined and filled stars with curling swirls and dots across the top of a foot, above a black open-toe shoe.
Stars and swirls on the foot