Elephant tattoo ideas

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

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Colour tattoo of two elephants among blue foliage with pink lilies near the shoulder, on an upper arm, in a loose watercolour-like style.
Elephants and lilies on an upper arm sleeve
Black and grey Traditional style elephant tattoo with patterned paisley and swirl details on a person's lower back.
Ornate elephant on the lower back
Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant head with ornate mandala detailing across the back of a hand.
Elephant head mandala on the back of a hand
Colour tattoo of an elephant with its trunk raised, surrounded by paint-like splashes and drips, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Watercolour-style elephant on upper back
Black and grey photo of tattooed legs showing an elephant design and looping script lettering on the thigh, with a hairless cat resting on the knee.
Elephant and script tattoos on legs with a cat
Black ink drawing of a seated elephant with its trunk raised, its body filled with dotwork and blackwork patterns, presented as a tattoo design.
Seated elephant with patterned body
Black and grey realism tattoo of an adult elephant leading a calf, with the script words Omnia Vincit Amor beneath, on a person's upper back.
Elephant and calf with Latin script on upper back
Black and red line drawing of an ornate elephant head filled with floral and mandala patterns, shown on a white background.
Ornate elephant head with floral mandala pattern
Black and grey tattoo of an elephant wearing a feathered headdress with flowers by its trunk, on the outer thigh of a person in shorts.
Elephant in feathered headdress on a thigh
Black line flash sheet of ornate paisley motifs, mandala roundels, a lantern, an elephant and a floral border, shown on a white background.
Paisley, mandala and elephant flash sheet
Black and grey shaded tattoo of an ornately decorated elephant with its trunk raised, on the side of a person's ribs.
Ornate elephant on the ribs
Black and grey ornamental elephant tattoo with a lotus above its head, in mandala-style linework, on the outer thigh.
Ornate elephant and lotus on a thigh
Fine line blue tattoo of two folded origami-style elephants side by side on a person's lower stomach, above the waistband of their underwear.
Two origami elephants on the stomach
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an elephant hanging from a chain anklet on the inner side of an ankle.
Elephant charm anklet tattoo
Fine line black outline of a small elephant with its trunk raised, tattooed on the ankle.
Small elephant outline on an ankle
Two side-by-side photos of a fine line and shaded black and grey tattoo of two elephants touching trunks to form a heart, with script lettering beneath, on an ankle.
Two elephants with script on an ankle
Grey shaded elephant head with green leaves tattooed on the top of a foot, with black toenail polish visible below.
Elephant head with leaves on a foot
Greyscale realism tattoo of the Hindu deity Ganesha with red accents, wearing an ornate jewelled crown, on an upper arm.
Ganesha portrait on upper arm
Black ink design of a hamsa hand filled with an elephant, an eye and dotwork patterns, drawn on cream paper.
Hamsa hand with elephant and eye
Black fine line outline of Dumbo the elephant with the words Embrace what makes you different above it, placed on the lower back.
Dumbo outline with quote on lower back
Front-facing elephant head tattoo in grey shading with sketchy lines, with red and blue watercolour splashes, on the inner forearm.
Elephant head with watercolour splashes on forearm
Solid black tattoo of an Om symbol combined with an elephant head shape, shown in bold brush-like linework on the upper arm.
Om symbol with elephant head on upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of an elephant on the centre of a chest, with a grey fabric strap visible at the edge of the frame.
Fine line elephant on the chest
Black fine line geometric elephant tattoo made of angular facets, on the upper arm of a person wearing a floral patterned sleeve.
Geometric elephant on an upper arm
Small black fine line outline tattoo of a smiling elephant with a heart above its trunk, on the ankle.
Outline elephant with heart on ankle
Fine line black outline tattoo of a small elephant facing left on the inner forearm, close to the wrist.
Small elephant outline on a forearm
Four photo collage of traditional style tattoo bands with swallows, rose medallions and elephants on a forearm, upper arm and knee area, in colour ink.
Traditional swallow and elephant bands on arms and legs
Pencil sketch of a hamsa-style hand design with an elephant and leaves, drawn on paper on a wooden table.
Hamsa hand with elephant and leaves sketch
Small grey elephant holding a pink heart balloon on a string, in fine line style, on the wrist.
Elephant holding a heart balloon on a wrist
Small cartoon elephant tattoo with a purple flower above its trunk, placed on the skin behind a woman's ear.
Cartoon elephant with flower behind ear
Black and grey realism tattoo of a winged elephant walking towards the viewer, on the side of the torso.
Winged elephant walking forward
Small black ink elephant tattoo filled with swirl patterns, with its trunk raised, on a patch of skin under warm lighting.
Ornamental elephant tattoo with swirls
Black and grey linework tattoo of the seated Hindu deity Ganesha with four arms on a woman's upper back, with a small red mark on the forehead.
Seated Ganesha tattoo on upper back
Black and grey ornate elephant tattoo with a pink lotus flower on its head, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Ornate elephant with lotus on the upper back
Fine line tattoo of three elephants walking in a row on the forearm, in black ink on pale skin.
Three elephants walking in a line
Black and grey Ganesha tattoo across the upper back of a person with dreadlocks gathered overhead, arms raised.
Ganesha tattoo across the upper back
Black and grey photo of a small solid black elephant silhouette tattoo on the inner wrist, with its trunk raised.
Small elephant silhouette on a wrist
Small solid black silhouette tattoo of an elephant holding an umbrella on the ankle.
Elephant holding an umbrella on an ankle
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a front-facing African elephant with tusks and trunk, covering the upper arm.
Realistic elephant on upper arm
Small black fine line tattoo of an elephant with swirling ornamental patterns on its body, placed on the ankle above a black strap sandal.
Ornamental elephant on an ankle
Sheet of metallic gold and silver henna-style tattoo designs showing lace bands, an elephant and a mandala flower.
Metallic henna-style temporary tattoo flash sheet
Black line drawing of a tattoo design showing an elephant with feathers, a pocket watch, an anchor and clouds, with a neo-traditional style.
Elephant, pocket watch and anchor design
Black and grey tattoo of an adult elephant walking with a smaller calf on the back of a person's neck, shown in a realistic style.
Adult and baby elephant on the neck
Black fine line outline of a small elephant tattoo on an ankle, shown in a black and white photograph.
Outline elephant on an ankle
A silver metallic temporary tattoo of an ornate mandala-patterned elephant on a calf, with layered chain anklets on a beach.
Ornate elephant on a calf
Fine line outline tattoo of an elephant facing right, placed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Outline elephant on upper chest
Small black fine line elephant tattoo on the ankle, with a patterned fill across its back.
Small elephant tattoo on an ankle
Side-by-side photos of an elephant head tattoo framed by sunflowers and roses, shown in black and grey on the left and in colour on the right, in a neo-traditional style.
Elephant with sunflowers and roses