Fingerprint Patterns - Whorl Patterns

Any fingerprint pattern which contains 2 or more delta's will be a whorl pattern. In the scheme of classification you can make the assumption that if a pattern contains no delta's then it is an arch, if it contains one (and only one) delta it will be a loop and if it contains 2 or more it will always be a whorl. If a pattern does contain more than 2 delta's it will always be an accidental whorl.

Plain	Central Pocket	Double Loop	Accidental

Each of the images above is a link for further information regarding the specific whorl pattern.

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