Elephant tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey dotwork drawing of an elephant head inside a hamsa hand frame, with an om symbol, flowers and leaves.
Elephant within a hamsa hand design
Black ink elephant covered in geometric patterns, tattooed on the side of a person's ribs.
Ornate patterned elephant on the ribs
Black and white photo of two matching fine line tattoos of elephants with trunks touching, one on each wrist.
Matching elephant pair on wrists
Black outline elephant tattoo with a patterned headdress and orange flowers across the shoulder and upper back.
Elephant and orange flowers on a shoulder
Black and white photo of a small ornate elephant tattoo with patterned detailing on the outer ankle, beside a beaded anklet and peacock feathers.
Ornate elephant tattoo on an ankle
Colour tattoo of a purple elephant with a yellow and black outline on the side of the ribs, shown in two close-up photos.
Purple elephant on the ribs
Five temporary tattoo designs on white squares: a black lotus, a magenta elephant above Námáste script, a black Om symbol, a black circle with a white Om, and magenta Námáste lettering.
Lotus, elephant and Om temporary tattoo designs
Geometric outlined elephants in blue, orange and pink watercolour wash on the ankle, with a smaller elephant beside a larger one.
Geometric elephants on an ankle
Small black blackwork elephant tattoo with ornate patterned fill on the upper back, near the neck, in a black and white photo.
Patterned elephant on upper back
Black line drawing of an elephant head wearing a feathered headdress, with a medallion, flowers and dotted chains, shown as a tattoo design on a cream background.
Elephant head with feathers and dotted chains
Sheet of gold, silver and pink metallic temporary tattoo designs, including an elephant, a dreamcatcher, a heart, a rose and mandalas.
Gold and pink temporary tattoo sheet
Two small matching elephant tattoos on the inner wrists of two hands clasped together, one solid black and one in black fine line outline.
Matching elephant tattoos on two wrists
Brown ink drawing of an elephant filled with intricate floral, dotted and lattice patterns, shown as a tattoo design.
Ornamental elephant design in brown ink
Collage of stylised animal designs on a white background, including red ornamental birds, owls, black swans, elephants, pink cranes and multicoloured giraffes.
Collage of stylised animal line art designs
Black linework elephant head inside a triangle frame with teal watercolour splashes, tattooed on a lower leg.
Geometric elephant head on a calf
Black ink drawing of an elephant head filled with geometric patterns, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Geometric elephant head design
Grey shaded elephant tattoo standing on its hind legs with its trunk raised, on the side of a torso above the hip.
Rearing elephant tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey tattoo of an adult elephant and calf above the script name Sophia, on the upper back near the neck.
Elephant and calf with script name on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of an adult elephant and a smaller elephant walking side by side along the ribs.
Two elephants walking along the ribs
Black and white photo of a fine line outline of an elephant with its trunk raised, tattooed on the nape of a woman's neck below her hair.
Fine line elephant on the nape
Black ink elephant filled with ornamental floral patterns on the side of a person's ribcage, with a white top lifted above it and green leaves behind.
Patterned elephant on the side ribs
Black and white photo of a small outline elephant tattoo on the side of a finger, with another hand with long nails holding it.
Small elephant tattoo on a finger
Black linework tattoo of a sitting cartoon elephant raising its trunk toward three outlined hearts, with pink and teal watercolour washes, on an upper arm.
Sketchy elephant with hearts on an upper arm
Small fine line elephant tattoo with a raised trunk and three birds flying from it, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Small elephant and birds on upper back
Black and grey photo of a small Ganesha tattoo on the inner wrist of a raised hand, against a dark leather background.
Small Ganesha motif on the wrist
Close-up of a black geometric mandala design on the back of a hand, with silver rings and grey matte nails.
Black mandala on the back of a hand
Fine line black tattoo of an elephant outline lying along a long, thin line, on the inner upper arm.
Single-line elephant on inner upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant riding a unicycle with a banner reading ELEVATE and birds in flight above, on a person's side ribs.
Elephant on a unicycle with birds on the ribs
Black and grey realism style elephant head with a jewelled headdress and lotus flower on a thigh, set on a dotted mandala.
Elephant and lotus on a thigh
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a smiling elephant in a decorated headdress riding a bicycle beside a patterned ball, on a person's side ribs.
Circus elephant on a bicycle on the ribs
Two black and grey geometric tattoos on a pair of calves, a shaded panda on the left leg and a fine line origami-style elephant on the right.
Geometric panda and elephant on calves
Line drawing of an elephant head filled with mandala and paisley patterns in blue and purple gradient ink, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Ornate mandala elephant head design
Pencil and dotwork drawing of a hamsa hand with the face of Ganesha and ornate mandala patterns, a design suitable as a tattoo.
Hamsa hand with Ganesha design
Fine line black outline tattoo of a small elephant with a tiny heart above its trunk, on the side of an ankle.
Small elephant and heart on an ankle
Black and grey geometric tattoo of an elephant covered in tribal patterns, placed on the outer thigh.
Ornate patterned elephant on the thigh
Bold black lettering on a forearm, with the letters forming an elephant shape beneath the word.
Lettering with elephant shape on forearm
Thin black line drawing of three geometric, origami-style elephants walking in a row, in a Geometric style, on a plain white background.
Three geometric elephants in a row
Small black fine line tattoo of a baby elephant with its trunk raised, on the outer ankle of a person lying on white bedding.
Baby elephant on an ankle
Black and grey pen drawing of a raised-trunk elephant sitting on a lotus flower, surrounded by zentangle-style floral patterns, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.
Elephant on a lotus flower design
Black and white line drawing of an elephant head with butterfly wings for ears, framed by daisies and roses, shown as a tattoo design.
Elephant with butterfly wings and flowers
Pencil and ink drawing of an elephant head framed by black dotwork mandalas with red accents, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Elephant and mandala tattoo design
Black and grey realism tattoo of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha wearing an ornate jewelled crown, with red accents on the trunk and forehead, on an upper arm.
Ganesha portrait on upper arm
Black ink ornamental elephant tattoo with dotwork and mandala-style patterns across the upper back of a woman with blonde hair.
Ornate elephant on upper back
Black ink drawing of a mandala-patterned elephant head above a lotus, with hanging chain and drop details, in a dotwork and geometric style.
Mandala elephant with lotus and hanging chains
Black and grey shaded tattoo of an elephant head with an ornate headdress and an Om symbol on the trunk, on the side of a person's ribs.
Ganesha elephant head on the ribs
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of an adult elephant and a calf on the upper thigh, with loose splashes of yellow, orange, green and purple.
Watercolour elephants on a thigh
Black ornamental elephant head tattoo with paisley and mandala patterns on the upper back of a woman with wavy blonde hair.
Ornate elephant head on upper back
Fine line black outline of a small elephant tattoo on the outer side of an ankle, against pale skin and a white sheet.
Small elephant outline on an ankle