Elephant tattoo ideas

638 photos and flash · 29% Fine line, 15% Dotwork · Forearm most common

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Black and grey photo of a fine line tattoo of a small elephant with its trunk raised, above which three small solid hearts float, on the outer ankle.
Elephant and hearts on an ankle
Fine line black outline tattoo of an elephant head on the side of a person's torso, near the hip.
Elephant head outline on the side of the body
Black and grey dotwork drawing of an ornate elephant head with mandala patterns, a lotus above and below, and teardrop motifs, shown as a tattoo design.
Ornate elephant head mandala with lotus
Full-colour tattoo of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha, seated with a halo of shell motifs, in a neo-traditional style on the outer thigh.
Ganesha seated with a halo of shells on thigh
Fine line pen sketch of a small seated elephant raising its trunk towards three musical notes, drawn on plain paper as a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Elephant with musical notes fine line sketch
Sketch-style back tattoo of an ornate elephant framed by lotus flowers and roses, with pink watercolour splashes and black linework.
Ornate elephant with lotus and roses on back
Black and grey elephant with ornamental patterns and a pink lotus flower raised on its trunk, tattooed on the lower leg.
Elephant holding a lotus on a calf
Colour tattoo of a cartoon baby elephant with its trunk raised, spraying pink and teal swirls, on the ankle.
Baby elephant spraying swirls on an ankle
Pink cartoon elephant tattoo with blue and green watercolour splashes on the forearm, outlined in black.
Pink elephant with watercolour splashes on forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a cartoon elephant wearing a decorated blanket, on the inner forearm.
Elephant with patterned blanket on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of an elephant head framed by a mandala, with lotus flowers and dotted chains, on the inner forearm.
Mandala elephant head on a forearm
Black and grey geometric tattoo of an elephant with folded, origami-style facets and stippled dotwork shading on a limb.
Geometric origami elephant tattoo
Pencil flash sketch of an elephant framed by lotus petals and mandala detailing, with a mechanical pencil resting across the drawing on tracing paper.
Elephant and lotus tattoo sketch
Black sketch-style tattoo of an elephant wrapping across the back of a hand, with its trunk running along an extended finger.
Elephant tattoo across a hand
Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant's head inside an ornate baroque frame on the thigh, shown in a main view and a close-up.
Elephant in an ornate frame on a thigh
Small fine line outline tattoo of two elephants with their trunks touching, placed on the side of the ribs.
Two elephants touching trunks on the ribs
Black and grey realism elephant tattoo with a dotwork mandala and sunflowers on an upper arm.
Elephant with mandala and sunflowers on upper arm
Small sketch-style baby elephant tattoo with blue and purple watercolour splashes on the forearm.
Baby elephant with watercolour splashes on forearm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of three elephants walking in a line with linked trunks, above script lettering, on the side of a person's ribs.
Three elephants and script on the ribs
Black fine line flash drawing of an elephant head with a feather plume, flowers and dotted chains, shown without a body placement.
Elephant head with feathers and flowers
Black and grey fine line outline of a small elephant tattoo on the inner wrist, with the palm of the hand facing up.
Small outline elephant on the wrist
Fine line tattoo of four small elephants in a row on the inner forearm, drawn in blue, red, orange and green.
Line-art elephants walking along a forearm
Small fine line tattoo of an elephant in black outline with a purple ribbon at the tip of its trunk, on the ankle.
Fine line elephant with ribbon on ankle
Sketch-style elephant tattoo wearing a feather headdress, with teal and red accents, on the upper arm and shoulder of a woman.
Elephant in a feather headdress on the upper arm
Small black elephant tattoo with a raised trunk and a patterned blanket, placed on the side of a person's ribs.
Small elephant tattoo on the side ribs
Fine line tattoo of two cartoon elephants touching trunks beneath a small red heart, placed on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Two elephants with a red heart on a shoulder blade
Black and grey forearm tattoo of a sunflower, a rose and an ornate elephant head with mandala-style patterning, shown against a white fabric background.
Sunflower, rose and elephant on a forearm
Fine-line tattoo of a row of elephants in blue, red, orange and green outline, running across the inner forearm.
Row of elephants on a forearm
Black and grey traditional flash of an elephant with its trunk raised, shown with a flower and leaves below, drawn on white card against a dark background.
Traditional elephant flash with flower
Realistic colour tattoo of an amber eye with a vertical pupil and a reflected savanna scene with elephants and trees, on the forearm.
Realistic eye with savanna reflection on forearm
Black line drawing of a front-facing elephant head filled with dense mandala-style patterns, suitable as a flash design for a tattoo.
Ornate elephant head line drawing
Fine line black outline tattoo of a small elephant on the lower abdomen, just above the waistband of denim shorts.
Small elephant outline on the lower abdomen
Small black outline tattoo of an elephant facing right with its trunk curled, placed on the inner wrist in a fine line style.
Small elephant outline on the wrist
Black and grey realism tattoo of the Hindu deity Ganesha with an ornate headdress and script on the trunk, across the back of a hand.
Ganesha tattoo on the back of a hand
Black ink sketch of an elephant head in profile with curled trunk and tusks, drawn on a sketchbook page beside pens and brushes.
Ink sketch of an elephant head
Grey shaded elephant tattoo with blue watercolour-style splashes and the words I love you even still, even now, on the forearm.
Elephant with blue splash and quote
Black and white flash sheet of an ornate elephant surrounded by paisley, mandala, floral, feather, tribal triangle and om designs, all in black linework.
Ornamental elephant and motif flash sheet
Black and grey line tattoo of an ornamented elephant holding a flower aloft with its trunk, on the side of a person's torso.
Elephant with raised trunk on the side
Black ink line drawing of a sitting elephant spraying a cluster of butterflies from its trunk, with the word Always in script, drawn on plain paper.
Elephant spraying butterflies design
Black and grey ornate elephant tattoo with mandala and floral patterns on the outer thigh, in dotwork and blackwork style.
Ornate elephant on a thigh
Small black and grey elephant head tattoo with soft shading on the side of a finger, photographed against a dark surface.
Elephant head on a finger
Fine line black outline tattoo of a small elephant with a raised trunk, sitting on the ankle of a bare foot.
Small elephant outline on an ankle
Small black outline tattoo of a cartoon elephant with its trunk raised, on the side of an ankle.
Outline elephant on an ankle
Small black fine line elephant tattoo with a patterned blanket on the ankle, shown beside rolled-up blue denim jeans.
Small elephant tattoo on an ankle
Realism tattoo of an elephant facing forward with two red roses, placed on the front of a thigh.
Elephant and roses on a thigh
Realistic blue-grey design of an elephant, tiger, panda and rhinoceros heads stacked beneath a full moon, with black ink drips down the lower edge.
Stacked animal heads with a full moon
Traditional tattoos on a forearm showing an elephant over a Truth banner, a star with a Beauty banner, a Freedom banner above a figure, and a heart with a Love banner.
Stacked traditional tattoos on a forearm
Black fine line outline of a small elephant with its trunk raised, tattooed on an ankle in a black and white photograph.
Elephant outline on an ankle