swirl pattern

Circular flowing motif

A swirl pattern is a design of curved lines radiating from or rotating around a central point, like water going down a drain or cream stirred into coffee.

The term appears in contexts from fabric prints to fingerprint analysis to decorative arts: The marble countertop had a distinctive swirl pattern.

Related

water drain · curl · twist · coil · marble · latte · latte art · soft serve · hypnotic · dizzy · spinning · whirlpool · fingerprint · finger painting · cinnamon · cinnamon roll · galaxy · Van Gogh

Opposites
movement quality

swirl patternstripe pattern

Design of parallel lines

parallel lines · vertical stripes · horizontal stripes

visual organization

swirl patternsolid color

Single unbroken hue

repeating pattern · tessellation · plain · blank · monochrome

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G