Elephant tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line black outline tattoo of a patterned elephant with its trunk raised to a small sprig, on the lower abdomen beside a navel piercing.
Elephant with raised trunk on the abdomen
Traditional style tattoo of an elephant-headed deity with a red and cream ornate crown on the inner forearm, in black, red and cream ink.
Ganesh head with ornate crown on a forearm
Colourful neo-trad style elephant tattoo with mandala flowers and a purple blossom on the inner forearm, close to a teal wristband.
Elephant and mandala flowers on a forearm
Abstract elephant head tattoo with a compass, dots and red and teal brush strokes on the inner forearm, shown against a white sink.
Abstract elephant head on a forearm
Black and grey Ganesha elephant tattoo with ornate mandala detailing on a forearm, with a second dotwork mandala tattoo on the arm below.
Ganesha elephant and mandala forearm tattoo
Fine line ink drawing of a seated elephant whose trunk releases a cluster of butterflies, with the word Always written beside its hind leg.
Elephant blowing butterflies with the word Always
Solid black silhouette tattoo of a line of marching elephants across the top of a bare foot, with a beaded anklet above the ankle.
Line of marching elephants on a foot
Black ink design of an elephant head formed into a heart shape, filled with dense ornamental patterns on a plain off-white background.
Ornate elephant head in a heart shape
Black fine line tattoo of two elephants facing each other with their trunks meeting in a heart shape, on the inner forearm.
Two elephants with trunks forming a heart
Colour tattoo of a peacock with a turquoise, blue and orange body on an upper arm, with a dark grey shape tattooed above it.
Peacock tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey elephant head tattoo with trailing vines and flowers on an upper arm, with a shaded ornamental pendant on its forehead.
Elephant head with vines on upper arm
Small black and grey dotwork elephant head tattoo on the side of a finger, with red painted nails visible.
Small elephant head on a finger
Fine line black outline of a small elephant with its trunk raised, tattooed on the side of a torso at the ribs.
Small elephant outline on the ribs
Dark henna elephant with a patterned body and raised trunk across the wrist and palm, with dotted rings and small flower motifs on the fingers.
Henna elephant on hand and wrist
Black and grey outline elephant with soft shading and blue flowers with yellow centres, on the outside of a lower leg above the ankle.
Elephant and forget-me-nots on a lower leg
Fine line tattoo of two elephants outlined in orange, green and blue with small sparkle stars, on the side of a person's torso near the navel.
Two fine line elephants with stars on the side
Small black-ink elephant tattoo with ornamental patterns on the upper shoulder, photographed against a blurred city background.
Small ornate elephant on a shoulder
Black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing a shaded Ganesha face with a detailed ornamental mandala pattern above it.
Ganesha and ornamental full sleeve
Black dotwork tattoo of an ornate elephant shaped like a hot air balloon across a woman's shoulder blade and upper back.
Elephant hot air balloon on shoulder blade
Sketch-style elephant head tattoo with red and teal watercolour washes and a compass rose on the inner forearm, above a line of dots.
Elephant head and compass on a forearm
Collage of four colourful watercolour-style tattoos: a hot air balloon on a forearm, a compass with Roman numerals on a chest, a kingfisher on a calf and an elephant on a thigh.
Watercolour balloon, compass, kingfisher and elephant
Sketch-style tattoo of an elephant head with a compass rose and red and teal watercolour splashes on the inner forearm, with a column of dots running up towards the elbow.
Elephant and compass on a forearm
Three small fine line elephant tattoos, one on a shoulder and two on forearms, each elephant with a small red accent.
Matching elephant tattoos on shoulder and forearms
Small cartoon elephant tattoo with sketchy black linework and blue and purple watercolour splashes on the forearm.
Sketchy elephant with watercolour splash on forearm
A numbered poster of twenty coloured sugar skull illustrations, with decorative patterns, flowers and a few non-skull motifs, headed 20 Free and Awesome Sugar Skull Graphics.
Twenty sugar skull graphic designs
Black and grey geometric tattoo of a front-facing elephant head with a cube, triangles and dotwork halo, on a forearm.
Elephant head with geometric linework
Black and grey pencil-style drawing of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha standing with an axe and a bowl of sweets, a small mouse at his feet and Sanskrit text below.
Standing Ganesha with mouse and Sanskrit text
Abstract elephant head tattoo with red and teal splashes and black linework on the inner forearm, with a small pink star near the wrist.
Elephant head with splashes on a forearm
Collage of colourful geometric tattoos of animals, flowers and boats, shown on arms and legs in faceted blue, purple and red ink.
Collage of geometric animal and botanical tattoos
Fine line black ink outline of a small elephant with a tiny pink heart, placed on the side of a foot near the toes.
Small elephant on the side of a foot
Black ink drawing of an elephant head merged with octopus tentacles, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background with no body part visible.
Elephant and octopus hybrid design
Fine line tattoo of a patterned elephant above the words La famille est tout, on the back of a woman's neck.
Elephant and French script on the neck
Small black fine-line tattoo of a geometric origami elephant on the side of a person's torso, shown in black and white.
Origami elephant on the side of the ribs
Black linework sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing an elephant head with a jewelled headdress, beaded chains, feathers and roses.
Elephant and rose sleeve on upper arm
Flash design of an elephant with black ornate patterning and watercolour splashes in pink, yellow and teal, with a feather above and the words you are not alone.
Watercolour elephant with feather
Black and grey flash design of an elephant-headed Ganesha within an ornate mandala, with a vertical line of Hindi script below.
Ganesha head in mandala with Hindi text
Dark outlined elephant motif on the top of a finger, with a thin line running down to a teal disc, on a hand wearing blue gloves.
Elephant motif on a finger
Black and grey elephant head tattoo with a lotus mandala above it, on the inner forearm.
Elephant and mandala on a forearm
Sketch-style tattoo of an elephant head with a compass rose, red and teal splashes and a trail of dots, on the outer forearm.
Elephant and compass on a forearm
Black and grey full arm sleeve tattoo of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha wearing an ornate crown, surrounded by paisley and mandala patterns, on the upper arm and forearm.
Ganesha and ornamental full arm sleeve
Close view of a forearm and hand with white ornamental patterns on the skin, worn with silver rings and bracelets.
White ornamental designs on forearm and hand
Small black ink elephant tattoo with mandala-style patterns on the top of a person's shoulder, in a fine line style.
Ornate elephant tattoo on a shoulder
Fine line purple outline of a small elephant tattoo on the inner wrist and forearm, with the hand open above it.
Small elephant outline on the inner wrist
Fine line tattoo of two outlined elephants with trunks touching and a small red heart between them, on the ankle.
Two elephants with a red heart on an ankle
Fine line tattoo of a small outlined elephant raising its trunk to spray red, teal and purple swirls, placed on the side of the torso.
Outline elephant with coloured swirls on the side
Black and grey line tattoo of the seated Ganesha figure across a woman's upper back, with her hair in a bun and red fabric over one shoulder.
Seated Ganesha tattoo on upper back
Grey realism elephant tattoo with orange, yellow, blue and green watercolour splashes, shown on the upper arm from three angles.
Watercolour elephant on an arm
Close-up of a small fine line elephant outline tattoo in black ink on the side of the ribs, with a red bikini top visible above.
Small elephant outline on the ribs