Elephant tattoo ideas

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

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Small solid black elephant silhouette tattoo on the neck behind the ear, shown in a black and white photograph.
Small elephant silhouette behind the ear
Black and grey elephant tattoo with a raised trunk, filled with mandala-style patterns, on the upper back between the shoulder blades.
Ornamental elephant on upper back
Fine line tattoo of three small elephants walking in a row across the forearm, in black ink.
Three elephants walking on a forearm
Black outline tattoo of an elephant with its trunk raised, decorated with spirals, on a shoulder.
Elephant with raised trunk on shoulder
Black line drawing of an octopus with an elephant-like head and curling tentacles surrounded by wave swirls, shown as tattoo flash on white paper.
Octopus and elephant hybrid line drawing
Black fine line tattoo of an elephant inside a long snake-like outline on the upper arm, with a grey t-shirt sleeve above.
Fine line elephant in a snake outline on upper arm
Two black fine line tattoos on the backs of a person's legs, an ornate crescent moon on the left calf and a sun mandala on the right calf, with a small elephant outline on the right ankle.
Crescent moon and sun mandala on calves
Black tribal-style elephant tattoo with its trunk raised, placed on the upper arm of a person in a white top.
Tribal elephant on an upper arm
Blue ink tattoo of an ornamental elephant with swirling patterns and dotted accents on skin, in a dotwork-influenced style.
Blue ornate elephant with swirls
Two geometric tattoos on skin: a blue and purple panda with faceted outlines on the shoulder, and a black line-work origami-style elephant on the upper arm.
Geometric panda and elephant tattoos on the upper arm
Black and white photograph of a small fine line elephant and heart tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand with dark nail polish.
Elephant and heart on a wrist
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing butterflies, a daisy, a woman's face, elephants on a savanna and leopard spots.
Black and grey realism sleeve with savanna and leopard
Collage of black line-art elephant designs, including mandala and origami styles, with a photo of similar elephant tattoos on a lower leg above navy suede loafers.
Elephant tattoo flash collage
Black outline tattoo of a line of small elephants across a woman's upper back, shown in a fine line style, with a gold body chain nearby.
Line of elephants across upper back
Black ink dotwork drawing of an ornate elephant head with lotus flowers and a mandala motif, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Ornate elephant mandala design
Black and white photo of a small solid black elephant silhouette tattoo with raised trunk on the forearm, in a blackwork style.
Small elephant silhouette on a forearm
Black and white linework tattoo design of the elephant-headed deity Ganesha with multiple arms, set within a mandala and resting on a lotus flower.
Ganesha with mandala and lotus design
Fine line red tattoo of two outlined elephants with trunks meeting around a small heart, on the ankle.
Two red elephants with a heart on an ankle
Black ornamental elephant tattoo with a patterned body in blackwork style, on the left ribs of a woman photographed in a mirror.
Ornate elephant tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant head with moth-like wings bearing eyespots, placed centrally on the upper back.
Elephant head with moth wings on upper back
Black ink tattoo of an elephant decorated with paisley and floral patterns on a lower leg, above a striped sock.
Ornate elephant on a lower leg
Three wrists placed side by side show matching fine line outline elephant tattoos on the forearm, each with a raised trunk, and two have small hearts above.
Matching elephant tattoos on three wrists
Black ink line drawing of a small elephant filled with mandala and zentani-style patterns, surrounded by flowers and leaves, shown as a tattoo design.
Patterned elephant with mandala motifs
Black linework tattoo of an ornate elephant filled with mandala-style patterns on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Ornate elephant on a shoulder
Two matching fine line outline tattoos of three elephants in a row, one on each of two people's forearms, with the wrists held together.
Matching elephant trio tattoos on forearms
Fine line tattoo of two black outlined elephants with trunks curled together and a small purple heart, on the ankle.
Two elephants with a purple heart on an ankle
Black ink dotwork design of an elephant head wearing a crown, with a radiating dotted mandala and a drop shape below, drawn on pale paper.
Elephant head with dotwork mandala design
Black and grey blackwork elephant with a lotus mandala above it, tattooed on the upper arm, with dotwork shading beneath.
Elephant and lotus on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a grey elephant sitting in a wooden tub with blue water spraying from its trunk, placed on the side of the ribs.
Elephant bathing in a tub on the ribs
Two black and grey elephant tattoos with raised trunks, one on a thigh and one on a lower back, seen from behind in a black and white photo.
Two similar elephant tattoos on thigh and back
Black and grey dotwork elephant tattoo with paisley and mandala ornament covering the calf.
Ornamental elephant on a calf
Black and grey geometric elephant head tattoo with dotwork shading, centred across the upper back.
Geometric elephant head on upper back
Grey shaded elephant head with a colour sunflower at the trunk, tattooed on the upper thigh.
Elephant head and sunflower on a thigh
Black and grey line drawing of the Hindu deity Ganesha with an ornate crown, earrings and a curled trunk, shown as a tattoo design.
Ganesha head design in black and grey
Realistic grey elephant tattoo with blue, pink and orange watercolour splashes on the side of a torso.
Elephant with watercolour splashes on the side
Black and grey dotwork elephant head tattoo with mandala-style patterns across a person's upper back.
Ornamental elephant head across upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo of an elephant head with a curved tusk, shown on a man's forearm.
Elephant head on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of two adult elephants and three calves walking in a line across the upper back.
Elephant family walking across upper back
Black and white line drawing of an elephant head built from a rose, daisies, leaves and blossoms, shown as a flash design with no body placement.
Elephant head made of flowers and leaves
Black and grey sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, featuring a sunflower, a rose, a lotus and an ornate elephant head with mandala detailing.
Sunflower, rose and elephant arm sleeve
Three side-by-side photos of a forearm covered in black dotwork and geometric tattoos, with mandala patterns and an elephant head in the third panel.
Mandala and elephant forearm tattoos in three views
Fine line black outline of a small elephant tattooed on a person's ankle, with a pale pink background.
Small elephant outline on an ankle
Black and grey lettering tattoo on the top of a foot showing three elephant silhouettes in a line above the words One step at a time.
Three elephants and script on a foot
Black and grey tattoo of three patterned elephants walking in a line across the forearm, each filled with paisley and mandala detail.
Three ornate elephants on a forearm
Black linework tattoo of the Hindu deity Ganesh wearing an ornate crown above lotus flowers, on the upper thigh of a person in denim shorts.
Ganesh and lotus on a thigh
Small colour tattoo of a folk-art style elephant decorated with blue, yellow and red patterns, on the top of a foot beside a coin for scale.
Patterned elephant on the top of a foot
Black ink tattoo of a large and a small elephant, both filled with mandala and flower patterns, on a area of skin that appears to be the back.
Two mandala elephants on the back
Colour tattoo of the cartoon elephant Dumbo sitting with his ears spread, in a traditional style on the lower leg.
Dumbo the elephant tattoo on a calf