Paw tattoo ideas

160 photos and flash · 16% Realism, 9% Fine line · Forearm most common

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Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a clawed paw with a yellow cap and a gold bead chain, on the outer thigh.
Paw with bead chain on a thigh
Small solid black paw print tattoo with a heart cut out of the central pad, on the inner wrist of a light-skinned hand.
Paw print with heart on a wrist
Pencil and ink flash drawing of a neo-traditional maneki-neko lucky cat with a raised paw, a fan and a bell collar, surrounded by leaves and flowers.
Maneki-neko lucky cat design with flowers
Black ink pen drawing of a tiger walking towards the viewer, built from faceted geometric hatching and framed by a thin circle.
Geometric tiger pen drawing
Hand-drawn tiger design looking back over its shoulder, with black ink on the head and shoulders shading to purple, blue and green on the body, legs and tail.
Tiger design with black, purple, blue and green stripes
Close-up of a black and grey paw print tattoo with a small white heart in one toe, shaded with soft edges on pale skin.
Paw print with heart on skin
Small solid black paw print tattoos grouped on the ankle of a person wearing rolled-up jeans and a black shoe.
Three small paw prints on an ankle
Black stippled paw print tattoo on a forearm near the wrist, with a dog's paw resting in an open hand on grass.
Paw print tattoo on forearm beside a dog's paw
Colour tattoo of a paw print on the upper arm, with a peach toned paw resting on blue, purple and pink shaded pads.
Paw print on upper arm
Black paw print tattoo on a person's side ribs, with the arm raised and a plain grey top held in one hand.
Paw print tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a bear paw print with shaded toe pads and a textured main pad, shown on skin.
Bear paw print in black and grey
Colourful tattoo of a grey cat stalking a small mouse across a person's upper back, with splashes of blue, pink and orange ink.
Cat stalking a mouse on a back shoulder
Small solid black paw print tattoo on the side of the neck behind the ear, with a stud and a gem earring above it.
Paw print behind the ear
Black silhouette paw prints in a diagonal trail on a white background, a tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Trail of paw prints design
Black and grey photograph of two paw print tattoos on the side of a ribcage, each filled with ornamental blackwork patterns.
Two paw prints on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a cat reaching up towards a small butterfly, with blue and purple watercolour-style shading and a black outline, on the side of the ribs.
Cat reaching for a butterfly on the ribs
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a ginger cat in a top hat, monocle and green bow tie, framed in an oval with a teal background, on a thigh.
Cat in top hat and monocle on a thigh
Close-up of a solid black paw print tattoo with a heart cut out of the main pad, on the top of a foot with purple painted toenails.
Paw print with heart on a foot
Two matching fine line cat tattoos, one plain and one striped, sit on the tops of two feet that touch at the toes.
Two cats on the tops of feet
Black paw print line design with grey, green, blue and red accents in the toe pads, drawn on plain white paper with no body part shown.
Paw print design with coloured toe accents
Colour traditional tattoo of a black and white cat curled around two red roses with green leaves, on a lower leg.
Cat and roses in a traditional style on a calf
Black and grey pencil drawing of a crowned lion with a cross above its head, holding a heart in its paw, in a realistic style.
Crowned lion holding a heart
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a heart holding a clasped human hand and a paw, with the words Boys Whatever above and Cats Forever below, on a limb.
Heart with clasped hand and paw and banner text
Fine line black outline tattoo of a seated cat reaching a paw towards two small blue butterflies, placed on the ankle.
Cat reaching for butterflies on an ankle
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a lower leg showing a cat reaching up towards a ringed planet held on a chain by a hand, set within a dotted geometric panel.
Cat and planet on a calf
Two small black paw print tattoos sit one above the other on a forearm, each with a heart-shaped pad and round toe beans.
Two paw prints on a forearm
Watercolour-style paw print tattoo with black pads and rainbow splashes on the upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Watercolour paw print on upper back
Black tribal-style design of a sitting cat looking upward with one paw raised, drawn in bold black linework on white.
Tribal sitting cat with raised paw
Black and grey dotwork and geometric paw tattoos with claws on the tops of both bare feet, with black toenail polish.
Matching paw tattoos on both feet
Grey shaded paw print tattoo on an ankle with an outlined script letter B and blue highlights on the letter.
Script B over a paw print on an ankle
Black and grey realism sleeve on an upper arm showing a lion's head with a full mane, a clawed paw at the forearm, and cream blossoms wrapped around a pale band.
Lion and blossom sleeve on the arm
Colour tattoo of a maneki-neko lucky cat with red ears, orange patches and a green bell collar on the upper arm, in a traditional style.
Maneki-neko lucky cat on upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of a group of cats huddled together with linked paws, placed on the outer thigh.
Huddled cats outline on a thigh
Close-up photograph of a tattoo of paw prints in red and blue ink on skin, with the body part not clearly visible.
Red and blue paw prints on skin
Black and grey realism tattoo of a snarling wolf walking towards the viewer, covering the outer thigh.
Snarling wolf on a thigh
Large black and grey realism tiger tattoo covering a man's back, with bamboo leaves framing the big cat as it steps forward.
Tiger and bamboo back piece
Collage of four photos showing a black paw print tattoo with red, orange, teal and green watercolour splashes on an ankle and foot.
Watercolour paw print tattoo on ankle
Black and grey paw print tattoo with a small heart cut out of the main pad, shown on the inner wrist and forearm.
Paw print with heart on the inner wrist
Sketchbook page of hand-drawn tattoo flash in red and blue pencil, including a spider, umbrella, eye, apple, dagger and chainsaw, with no body placement shown.
Sketchbook page of spider, umbrella and chainsaw flash
Black script letter beside a solid paw print tattoo on the outer ankle, photographed against a leopard print rug.
Paw print and script letter on an ankle
Black paw print tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand with red and green painted nails, with a cream dog blurred in the background.
Black paw print tattoo on the wrist
Four black paw prints with thin red heart and swirl linework on the outside of an ankle, with a patterned sock at the lower edge of the frame.
Paw prints with red heart swirls on ankle
Pencil-style tattoo design of a cat with large eyes, a pearl necklace and a pearl-trimmed paw, framed by neo-traditional scrollwork.
Cat with pearls and ornamental swirls
Colour tattoo of a red and black outlined heart with two black paw prints on the inner wrist and forearm.
Red heart with paw prints on a wrist
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a black cat with a paw resting on a hand, placed on the calf.
Black cat and hand on a calf
Pencil sketch of a striped tiger descending head first with its tail curled at the top, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Descending tiger pencil sketch
Small paw print tattoo with a heart in the central pad, placed on the inner wrist, shown in a close, slightly blurred photo.
Paw print with heart on a wrist
Black paw print tattoo trail across the top of a bare foot with red painted toenails, resting against a textured cream wall.
Paw print trail across the top of a foot