Elephant tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey ornamental elephant tattoo with dense dotwork patterns on the thigh, shown in a full view and a close-up detail.
Ornamental elephant on a thigh
Black line drawing of an elephant filled with mandala, paisley and dot patterns, shown as a flash design rather than on skin.
Mandala-patterned elephant design
Fine line outline of a small elephant tattooed on the side of a finger, shown against a dark background.
Small elephant on a finger
Black ink elephant tattoo with patterned fill on an upper arm, beside a small outline elephant tattoo on a wrist, in blackwork and fine line styles.
Two matching elephant tattoos on arms
Black ink tattoo of an ornate elephant with a skull below it on the upper thigh, with a small sun and crescent moon on the legs and an ornamental forearm tattoo beside it.
Elephant, sun and crescent moon on thighs
Black line drawing of an elephant head covered in ornamental swirls, two roses and a heart with a diamond, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Ornamental elephant head design
Overhead view of many small temporary tattoo designs, including animals, flowers, lettering and simple line motifs, scattered around a silver tin marked SUPER.
Temporary tattoo designs around a metal tin
Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant framed by roses on the upper thigh of a person wearing a grey top.
Elephant and roses on the thigh
Two matching colour tattoos on a pair of bare feet, each showing a grey elephant beneath a bare branching tree above yellow sunflowers with green leaves.
Matching elephant and sunflower foot tattoos
Fine line tattoo of three small elephants walking in a row across the side of the body, with dotted patterns on their bodies.
Three elephants walking in a row
Small black fine line tattoo of an elephant with its trunk raised, placed on the lower leg above the ankle.
Small elephant with raised trunk on the ankle
Colour tattoo of an origami elephant with a teal, yellow and maroon floral paper pattern on the forearm.
Origami elephant with floral paper pattern
Pen drawing of an elephant head with dotwork shading and red-accented mandalas on cream paper, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Elephant and mandalas tattoo design
Two matching black ink elephants with paisley and swirl patterns tattooed on the heels of a pair of feet, facing each other.
Two matching ornate elephants on heels
Black ink flash sheet of ornate elephant designs, with a large patterned elephant head, several smaller elephants and a pale blue sheet beside it.
Ornate elephant temporary tattoo sheets
Two people seen from behind on a beach, each with a metallic elephant tattoo on the shoulder blade, and the woman also wearing a silver patterned armband tattoo.
Metallic elephant tattoos on two backs
Colour realism tattoo of a dancing Ganesha with a red hibiscus flower on a thigh, set against a purple and orange watercolour wash.
Dancing Ganesha on the thigh
Black blackwork tattoo of an ornate elephant filled with mandala patterns, placed on the outer thigh.
Mandala elephant on the thigh
Black and grey elephant tattoo with an ornate patterned body and raised trunk, placed on the side of the ribs.
Ornate elephant on the ribs
Grid of twenty elephant tattoo designs in tribal, mandala, line and colour styles, each shown with a price and a View tattoo button.
Grid of elephant tattoo designs
Black line tattoo of an ornamental elephant head with mandala-style patterns and dangling tassels across the upper back.
Ornamental elephant head on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo on a forearm of two adult elephants raising their trunks to form a heart, with a small calf standing between them.
Two elephants and a calf on a forearm
Small black elephant tattoo on the calf of a seated woman, beside a grey stone elephant statue with flowers.
Small elephant tattoo on a calf
Fine line black tattoo of three elephants walking in a row across the inner forearm, with lace fabric in the background.
Three elephants on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a small elephant holding a heart-shaped balloon on a string with cross, peace sign and anchor charms, on a forearm.
Elephant with heart balloon on forearm
Black linework tattoo of an elephant head framed by mandala-style ornaments and dotted chains, placed in the centre of the upper back.
Elephant head with mandala ornament on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant walking towards the viewer, placed on the outer thigh of a person wearing black shorts.
Realistic elephant tattoo on a thigh
Fine line white ink tattoo of an elephant with a heartbeat trace running beneath it, placed on the thigh.
Elephant and heartbeat line on a thigh
Black ink tattoo of a front-facing elephant covered in intricate ornamental patterns, placed on the calf.
Ornate elephant tattoo on a calf
Grey shaded cartoon baby elephant spraying a purple and blue watercolour splash from its trunk, tattooed on a calf.
Baby elephant spraying water on a calf
Small solid black elephant tattoo with raised trunk on the upper back near the shoulder blade, in a blackwork style.
Small elephant tattoo on upper back
Fine line black outline tattoo of a small elephant with a raised trunk on an ankle, above a black trainer.
Small elephant outline on an ankle
A cartoon baby elephant with pink cheeks and a blue daisy in its trunk, tattooed in black outline and colour on the upper back near the neck.
Baby elephant holding a daisy on upper back
Close-up of a small black outline tattoo of an elephant on the side of a finger, in a fine line style, against a red background.
Small elephant outline on a finger
Black and grey ornate elephant head tattoo with a curling trunk and decorative patterning on the outer thigh, in a traditional style.
Ornate elephant head on a thigh
Black ink elephant tattoo with a raised trunk and decorative patterned fills, placed on the side of the ribs.
Ornamental elephant on the ribs
Two people with matching multicoloured watercolour-style elephant and calf tattoos on their upper backs near the shoulder blades.
Matching watercolour elephants on two backs
Black and grey photo of an ornate elephant tattoo with its trunk raised, placed on the upper back of a woman seen from behind with her hair tied up.
Ornate elephant on upper back
Colour tattoo of a blue Ganesha with a jewelled headdress and an om symbol on its trunk, placed on an upper arm.
Blue Ganesha on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an elephant head with a mandala headdress on the calf.
Elephant head with mandala on a calf
Black and white photograph of a blackwork elephant tattoo with paisley and spiral motifs on a lower leg, likely the calf.
Elephant and paisley design on a lower leg
Realistic colour tattoo of an adult elephant and its calf walking under an orange sunset, on the forearm.
Elephant and calf with sunset on a forearm
Black dotwork elephant head with ornate mandala detailing across the back of a hand and onto the wrist.
Ganesha mandala on the back of the hand
Fine line black outline tattoo of two elephants walking together on a person's forearm near the elbow.
Two elephants on a forearm
Black ink drawing of the deity Ganesha holding a lotus, with dense hatching and ornate detail on white paper, shown as a tattoo-style design.
Ganesha seated pen and ink drawing
Colour traditional tattoo of a grey elephant in a blue and orange ornate blanket, raising its trunk towards a red lotus, on a forearm.
Decorated elephant with lotus on forearm
Solid black silhouette tattoo of a large elephant with a small mouse by its trunk, on the side of a thigh.
Elephant silhouette with mouse on thigh
Neo-traditional elephant head tattoo wearing a red jewelled headdress and teal feather, set within a teal-outlined orange diamond, on a limb.
Elephant with feather headdress in a diamond