Elephant tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey realism tattoo of two adult elephants leading a calf with trunks linked, across the forearm.
Two adult elephants and a calf on an arm
Blue and purple watercolour-style elephant head tattoo with loose black sketched linework, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Watercolour elephant head on upper back
Red ornamental elephant head tattoo with mandala-style patterns on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Ornate red elephant head on the wrist
Fine line black tattoo of a small elephant with its trunk raised towards a heart, on an ankle.
Elephant and heart on an ankle
Black line tattoo on a forearm reading 'You were meant for amazing things' above an adult elephant with a semicolon on its body and a small calf walking beside it.
Quote and elephants on a forearm
Black and grey ornamental elephant head tattoo with lotus flowers and a dotted arc, placed on the upper thigh.
Ornamental elephant head with lotus on thigh
Black and grey line drawing of a front-facing elephant covered in ornate geometric patterns, mandalas and tribal motifs, on a white background.
Ornamental elephant design in black ink
Close photo of a realistic purple rose shaped into an elephant silhouette, tattooed on the outer thigh.
Purple rose elephant on a thigh
Black ink ornamental elephant tattoo with mandala-style patterning on the upper back of a person wearing a white lace top.
Ornamental elephant on upper back
Black line tattoo of a long-legged elephant carrying an obelisk on its back, placed on the inner forearm.
Long-legged elephant with obelisk on a forearm
Colour tattoo of an elephant in a watercolour style with pink, purple and teal washes and a black outline, on the top of a foot.
Watercolour elephant on a foot
Pencil drawing of a Ganesha head within an ornate mandala with dotted chains and teardrop pendants, shown as a tattoo design on paper and not on skin.
Ganesha mandala design in pencil
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of an elephant head with splashes of blue, yellow, orange and green on the upper arm.
Watercolour elephant head on upper arm
Small black ornamental elephant tattoo on the upper back of a woman with ombre blonde hair, photographed from behind.
Ornamental elephant on upper back
Colourful elephant tattoo with watercolour splashes and dark linework covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Elephant with watercolour splashes on upper arm
Black and grey photo of two women seen from behind, each with a matching ornate elephant tattoo, one on the thigh and one on the lower back.
Matching elephant tattoos on two women
Fine line black tattoo of four elephants walking in a row, trunks linked, with a small red heart, on the inner forearm.
Four elephants in a line on a forearm
Close-up of a small black fine line outline of an elephant tattooed on the neck behind the ear, with metal piercings on the ear above.
Small elephant tattoo behind the ear
Black and white photo of a small fine line outline elephant tattoo on an ankle above a white canvas sneaker.
Elephant outline on an ankle
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an elephant head with raised trunk over a geometric mandala, on the upper arm.
Dotwork elephant with geometric mandala on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant head with curled trunk on the side of a finger.
Small elephant head on a finger
Colour tattoo of a grey realistic elephant head framed by ornate mandala and paisley patterns on the outer thigh.
Realistic elephant with mandala on thigh
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of an elephant head in a jewelled headdress inside a dreamcatcher, on the side of the ribs.
Elephant in a dreamcatcher on the ribs
Red ornamental elephant head tattoo with mandala-style patterns across the forearm.
Ornate elephant head on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a geometric elephant with pink, yellow and blue watercolour-style fills, on a shoulder.
Geometric elephant on a shoulder
Black ink ornamental elephant head and trunk with mandala, paisley and chevron patterns, tattooed on the outer thigh.
Ornate elephant on the thigh
Close photograph of a tiny single-line elephant tattoo in black ink on the inner wrist, with the hand raised against a plain white background.
Small elephant outline on the inner wrist
Small black fine line tattoo of an elephant on the side of a finger, photographed against a red background.
Small elephant outline on a finger
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
Black and grey realism style tattoo of an elephant head with shaded ears and tusks, placed on the side of a finger.
Small elephant head on a finger
Close-up of a black fine line outline tattoo of an elephant on a snake-like coil across the inner forearm, with a hand holding a lit cigarette.
Elephant and snake outline on a forearm
Traditional colour tattoo of an elephant in an ornate saddle cloth, standing on a red ball with hearts, with a peacock feather and flowers on a limb.
Elephant on a heart ball with peacock feather
Realism-style grey elephant head with a pink lotus flower and mandala linework tattooed across a person's upper back.
Elephant and lotus on upper back
Forearm with a partly visible floral tattoo in black and red linework, beside a hand holding a white skirt printed with small coloured elephants.
Floral tattoo on a forearm beside a printed skirt
Reddish-brown ornate elephant design with mandala-style patterns across the back of a hand and along one finger, in a henna-style Indian look.
Ornate elephant design across the back of a hand
Fine line black tattoo of two elephants on the side of a neck, just below and behind the ear.
Two elephants on the neck
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a woman with a prism and rainbow beam, a brick wall and a hammer, on the thigh.
Woman with prism and rainbow on thigh
Black and grey tattoo of an adult elephant walking with a smaller calf behind it, in a realistic style, on the upper back.
Adult elephant and calf walking across the back
Realistic black, grey and orange tattoo of a front-facing elephant whose ears are monarch butterfly wings, on a lower leg.
Elephant with monarch butterfly wings on a calf
Full back tattoo of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha in neo-traditional colour, with an ornate crown, jewels and swirling cloud motifs on a man's back.
Ganesha full back tattoo in colour
Black ink tattoo of an elephant filled with mandala-style patterns, placed on the forearm against a pale skin tone.
Ornamental elephant on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an elephant head inside an ornate hamsa-style frame, placed on the upper back.
Ornate elephant in a hamsa frame on upper back
Small solid black silhouette tattoo of an elephant holding an umbrella, placed on the ankle of a light-skinned leg.
Elephant under an umbrella on an ankle
Black linework drawing of an elephant covered in mandala and paisley-style patterns, shown as a flash design.
Mandala-patterned elephant design
Two mirrored elephant tattoos with black outlines and teal, purple and blue watercolour wash, placed on the tops of a pair of feet.
Matching watercolour elephants on feet
Forearm tattoo of an elephant silhouette filled with pink and orange roses and green leaves on a black background, in a botanical style.
Rose-filled elephant silhouette on a forearm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of three elephants walking in a line across the upper arm, trunks raised.
Three elephants on an upper arm
Small colour cartoon tattoo of a grey elephant wearing a black mask and driving a red car, on the ankle.
Elephant driving a red car on ankle