Elephant tattoo ideas

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

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Traditional style elephant tattoo with grey shading and coloured ornament across its head, shown on the thigh, with a close-up of the eye beside it.
Ornamented elephant on a thigh
Small red and teal tattoo of an elephant head filled with mandala-style patterns, on the lower back above a dark brown garment.
Mandala elephant head on lower back
Close-up of a fine line tattoo of three small elephants walking in a line across the inner forearm, in black ink.
Three elephants in a row on a forearm
Fine line black outline tattoo of a smiling cartoon elephant with a small heart above its raised trunk, on the ankle.
Elephant and heart on an ankle
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of an elephant head with a third eye in a pink mandala, set within an ornate hamsa-style frame with dotted chains on the thigh.
Elephant in ornate hamsa frame on thigh
Black silhouette tattoo of three elephants walking in a row around an ankle, with bare feet and rolled denim visible on wet sand.
Three elephants on an ankle
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a sleeping baby elephant with large ears on the outer thigh, shown on skin against white towels.
Sleeping baby elephant on a thigh
Black and white drawing of an elephant filled with intricate mandala and floral patterns, in a blackwork style with no placement on the body.
Ornate patterned elephant design
Fine line black outline tattoo of a small elephant facing left on the middle finger of a clenched hand.
Elephant outline on a finger
Dark brown henna elephant with a curled trunk and a patterned body, drawn in outline on the inner forearm.
Henna elephant on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two elephants with raised trunks, on the side of a person's torso.
Elephant pair fine line tattoo on the side
Colourful Ganesha tattoo covering a person's upper back, with an elephant head, ornate crown and red trident and Om marks on the forehead.
Ganesha back piece
Black and white ink drawing of a front-facing elephant covered in dense geometric tribal patterns, in a design style suited to a tattoo.
Ornamental elephant line drawing
Black and grey tattoo of the Hindu deity Ganesha merged with the Om symbol, with ornamental patterned shading, on the upper back or nape of the neck.
Ganesha and Om symbol on the upper back
Realistic pencil drawing of an elephant head facing forward, with shaded wrinkles, a small eye, large ears and curved tusks, on a white background.
Elephant head pencil drawing
Two tattoo photos: black script reading Roll Tide on a forearm, and a red letter A with an elephant and Crimson Tide banner on a calf.
Roll Tide script and Crimson Tide elephant
Two matching black ink elephant tattoos with floral and paisley patterns sit on the inner forearms of two people, one on each wrist.
Matching patterned elephant tattoos on two forearms
A grid of twelve flat, outlined flash designs in blue, red, green and light blue, including a snake and dagger, a MOM heart, a skull, a ship and a diamond.
Grid of twelve flat flash designs
Black and grey tattoo of an elephant with its trunk raised and spraying swirls, on the lower back.
Elephant spraying swirls on the lower back
Realism style grey tattoo of a seated baby elephant with its trunk raised, with small coloured butterflies above, on the side of the torso.
Seated baby elephant with butterflies on the side
Realistic elephant tattoo with teal and pink watercolour splashes and small birds, across the upper back of a woman with long brown hair.
Elephant with watercolour splashes on upper back
Black line tattoo of two cartoon elephants whose raised trunks meet to form a heart, placed on the back in a simple fine line style.
Two elephants with a heart-shaped trunk
Small black fine line tattoo of a walking elephant with a raised trunk, its body filled with fingerprint-like swirls, on a forearm.
Fingerprint-patterned elephant on forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a front-facing elephant head with a feathered headdress, beaded forehead jewellery and a curled trunk, on a forearm.
Ornate elephant head on a forearm
Black ink line drawing of a front-facing elephant filled with dense paisley and mandala patterns, a design suited to a fine line tattoo.
Ornate elephant line drawing
Fine line outline tattoo of a small elephant with swirl patterns on its body, placed behind a person's ear.
Swirled elephant behind the ear
Colour tattoo of a dreamcatcher with feathers, beads, a small elephant and a yellow butterfly on the inner forearm, in a realistic style.
Dreamcatcher with feathers on a forearm
Fine line black outline tattoo of a small elephant on the side of a person's ribs, below a white top.
Small elephant outline on the ribs
Elephant tattoo with dark geometric patterns and purple, teal and pink watercolour splashes across a shoulder.
Patterned elephant with watercolour splashes
Black and grey traditional tattoo of an ornamental elephant head with dotwork patterns on the inner forearm, set against a red wash.
Ornamental elephant head on inner forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an adult elephant and its calf walking across the back of a neck, with hair in a bun above.
Elephant and calf on the back of the neck
Black and grey tattoo of three elephants walking in a line, decreasing in size from left to right, on the side of the ribs.
Three elephants walking in a row on the ribs
Black ink drawing of an ornate elephant head in dotwork and mandala patterns, with a shaded rose in place of the ear, on white paper.
Ornate elephant with rose design
Two matching fine line tattoos of an elephant holding a watercolour balloon, one on each of two inner forearms, with the balloons in pink and blue.
Matching elephant and balloon tattoos on forearms
Single-colour blue linework tattoo of a geometric elephant with patterned fills and small flowers, on the upper arm.
Outlined elephant with flowers on an arm
Woman with white ink elephant design on her chest, mandala designs on both hands and a lace-style design at her neck, in bright sunlight.
White ink elephant and mandala designs
Black line flash design of an ornate elephant filled with mandala and paisley patterns, with three flowers and a small lotus motif on a white background.
Ornate elephant and flowers flash sheet
Black line tattoo of an ornamental elephant with its trunk raised and a swirl of spray above it, placed on a person's upper back and shown from behind.
Ornamental elephant on upper back
Back tattoo of a grey-shaded elephant with its trunk raised, drawn in loose black outlines with two red dots and thin dashed lines beside it.
Sketched elephant with red dots on a back
Black ink tattoo of an adult elephant and a calf holding trunks, both filled with mandala and floral patterns, on the side of a person's ribs.
Mandala elephants walking on the ribs
Black ink tattoo of a small row of elephants, decreasing in size from left to right, across the inner wrist and forearm of an outstretched hand.
Row of elephants on a wrist
Bold tattoo of an ornately decorated grey elephant with coloured headdress patterns on the thigh, shown beside a close-up detail panel.
Ornate elephant with patterned headdress
Black outline tattoo of two small elephants facing each other with their trunks forming a heart, in fine line style on the inner forearm.
Two elephants with heart-shaped trunks
Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant spraying water from its trunk, with birds flying above, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Elephant and flying birds on a back
Close-up of a fine line tattoo of two small elephants facing each other on a woman's shoulder, with fingers touching the design.
Two elephants on a shoulder
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a blue elephant-headed figure with a silver ornate headdress and red ear ornaments, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Blue elephant-headed deity on upper arm
Black and grey shaded tattoo of an elephant with its trunk raised, on the lower back above the waistband of grey underwear.
Elephant with raised trunk on the lower back
Small black outline tattoo of an elephant on the side of a ribcage, with a raised arm and black painted nails visible beside it.
Small elephant outline on the ribs