Elephant tattoo ideas

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

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Small black and grey realistic tattoo of a walking elephant with its trunk curled, sitting on the ankle.
Walking elephant on an ankle
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a front-facing elephant head with mandala-style patterns, placed on the outer thigh.
Ornate elephant head on a thigh
Close-up photo of a small black tribal-style elephant tattoo on the inner wrist, with bold solid shapes and a curled trunk.
Small tribal elephant on the inner wrist
Small black line tattoo of an ornamented elephant with a teal clover above its back, on a person's ankle.
Ornate elephant with clover on an ankle
Black ink tattoo on the upper arm showing a savanna scene with elephants, a giraffe and trees above an inverted city skyline.
Savanna and city skyline on upper arm
Black line drawing of an elephant with mandala patterns across its body and a raised trunk, shown on a mint green background.
Mandala elephant design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a forward-facing elephant head with a mandala behind it on the forearm.
Elephant head and mandala on a forearm
Two small fine line elephant tattoos in black ink, one on each ankle, shown in a black and white photograph.
Matching elephant tattoos on ankles
Fine line black geometric elephant tattoo on the side of the ribs, built from angular outlined shapes that resemble folded paper.
Geometric elephant on the ribs
Line drawing flash design of an elephant head within a mandala frame, with flowers and dotwork petals, drawn on tracing paper.
Elephant and mandala flash design on tracing paper
Black and grey Ganesha tattoo on a forearm, with an ornate crown, an om symbol on the brow and dotwork lotus shading behind the head.
Ganesha with lotus mandala on forearm
Black and grey elephant head tattoo framed by mandala patterns and flowers, placed on the front of a thigh.
Elephant mandala on the thigh
Sheet of gold metallic temporary tattoo designs on white, showing an elephant with a mandala, a hamsa hand, a mandala flower and chain-style borders.
Gold metallic temporary tattoo sheet
Black and grey mandala-style elephant tattoo on the thigh, with dense blackwork and dotwork patterns across its head, ears and trunk.
Mandala elephant on a thigh
Colour tattoo of an elephant head with red geometric lines, circles and black ink splatters on the forearm.
Elephant head with geometric lines on forearm
Black ink elephant with an ornate patterned fill and small birds flying above it, tattooed across a person's upper back.
Patterned elephant with birds on the back
Colour tattoo of the deity Ganesha seated on a pink lotus across the upper back, in a neo-traditional style with bold outlines.
Ganesha on a lotus across a woman's back
Silver metallic temporary tattoo of an ornate paisley design running down a forearm and across the back of a hand, worn with elephant rings and bracelets.
Silver metallic temporary tattoos on forearm and hand
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a front-facing elephant with bamboo stalks behind it, on the outer thigh.
Realistic elephant with bamboo on a thigh
Large colourful elephant head tattoo on a thigh, painted in orange, purple and red with teal tusks and loose paint splashes.
Watercolour elephant on a thigh
Fine line black ink tattoo of an elephant with ornamental swirls on the ankle, photographed against a green cloth.
Elephant with swirls on an ankle
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an elephant with peacock feathers, hibiscus flowers and a mandala pattern on the outer thigh.
Elephant with peacock feathers on a thigh
Black linework tattoo of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha within a circular mandala border, in fine line style, on the upper leg.
Ganesha within a mandala on a thigh
Teal line drawing of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha wearing an ornate crown, with a raised hand bearing an om symbol, shown as a flash design.
Ganesha head in teal line and wash
Black and grey Ganesha tattoo with a bold black swirling outline on the inside of a forearm.
Ganesha tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant head with its trunk extended, on the forearm of a person wearing a grey top.
Elephant tattoo on a forearm
Pen sketch of a tattoo design showing an elephant wearing beaded jewellery, framed by lotus flowers and leaves, with no body placement visible.
Elephant and lotus flowers design sketch
Fine line drawing of an ornate elephant head with feathers, a circular medallion, flowers and dotted chains, shown as a tattoo design without a body part visible.
Ornate elephant head with feathers line design
Full-colour tattoo of Dumbo the cartoon elephant with a feather and red bow tie across the top of a foot, on a black background.
Dumbo the elephant on a foot
Fine line tattoo of a sitting baby elephant raising its trunk to spray teal and red swirls, placed on the side of the ribs.
Baby elephant with coloured spray on ribs
Pencil drawing of an ornately patterned elephant raising its trunk to spray a decorative swirling design, shown as a tattoo flash on grey paper.
Ornate elephant spraying a swirl
Small fine line elephant tattoo in black ink on the outer ankle, with a patterned fill across its back.
Small elephant tattoo on an ankle
Two views of a woman's neck behind her ear, showing a black feathered wing tattoo on the left and a solid black elephant silhouette on the right, both placed on the neck.
Wing and elephant tattoos behind the ear
Black ink drawing of a hamsa hand with an intricate elephant and lotus pattern filling its outline, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Hamsa hand with elephant in black ink
Black and grey realism tattoo of an adult elephant walking with a calf on the side of a person's neck, photographed from behind with hair pinned up.
Elephant and calf tattoo on the neck
Black and grey traditional elephant tattoo with a red and gold woven blanket on the calf, shown in close-up and full leg views.
Elephant with woven blanket on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant facing the viewer, with tusks, wrinkled trunk and grass at the base, covering the upper arm.
Realistic elephant portrait on upper arm
Pen and watercolour drawing of a small cartoon baby elephant whose trunk sprays a bright blue, pink and purple galaxy with white stars, shown on white paper.
Baby elephant spraying a galaxy
Small black outline elephant tattoo on the upper back near the shoulder blade, photographed from behind with hair tied in a ponytail.
Small elephant tattoo on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant herd walking across a savanna on a person's upper back.
Elephant herd on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an ornamental elephant head with circles and fine lines, on an upper arm.
Ornamental elephant head with geometric lines
Fine line tattoo of a row of outlined elephants running across the inner forearm near the wrist, with beaded bracelets worn beside it.
Row of elephants on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of an elephant with its trunk raised and a swirling ornament, with patterned detailing on its body, placed on the middle of a person's back.
Ornate elephant with raised trunk on the back
Black ink dotwork drawing of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha within a geometric mandala, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Ganesha mandala dotwork design
Black and grey elephant head tattoo with mandala ornaments and a lotus on the inner forearm.
Mandala elephant head on a forearm
Black outline elephant with a small blue flower on its body and a purple symbol beside it, tattooed on a forearm.
Elephant outline and purple symbol on forearm
Black ink tattoo of an ornately patterned elephant with a yin yang on its head, across the upper back of a person wearing a pink open-back top.
Ornate elephant with yin yang on upper back
Small fine line outline tattoo of two elephants facing each other on skin, in dark ink.
Two elephants in fine line