Also called: Plain whorl · Sudarshana chakra print · Target print

Where on the hand: On the pad of any fingertip or the thumb.

What it looks like: Concentric circles, a coiled spiral, or an "S" that closes on itself. **Two triradii, one on each side** — this is the definitive test.

The strongest of all the patterns: focused, determined, responsible, individual, independent, highly motivated, self-contained, expert, specialist. Its drawbacks are being less open and adaptable, secretive, and able to appear selfish. Four or more whorls indicate exceptional, specialised ability.

Western reading: Dermatoglyphic practice defines the plain whorl by its two triradii and reads it as the pattern of the specialist.

Read with care: Fingerprint patterns are fixed in the womb and never change. Any reading taken from one is therefore a permanent, untestable label — which is why “the person never fully escapes mental worry” is worth refusing outright rather than recording neutrally. Ridge patterns are the subject of dermatoglyphics, a real field; the aptitude and character readings attached to them here belong to palmistry and have no evidential support.