Paw tattoo ideas

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

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Black line drawing of a running canine design with a swirled, flowing tail and solid black legs, in a bold blackwork style on a white background.
Running canine with swirling tail
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a cat holding a geometric star, placed on the outer thigh.
Cat holding a star on a thigh
Two grey shaded paw print tattoos sit either side of the sternum on an upper chest, in a close-up wearing a yellow satin zip top.
Paw print tattoos on the upper chest
Bear paw print filled with Celtic knotwork in copper tones on a black background, shown as a design rather than on skin.
Bear paw with Celtic knotwork
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger walking towards the viewer across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Walking tiger across a back and shoulder
Black tribal-style stencil of a stylised cat running vertically, with a long curling tail at the top and a angular face near the base, shown on a plain white background.
Vertical tribal cat design
A flash sheet of sixteen paw print designs in a four by four grid, including solid black, stippled dotwork, tribal, rainbow and coloured outline versions.
Paw print flash sheet, sixteen designs
Three small solid black paw print tattoos on the lower back above the waistband of blue denim jeans.
Three black paw prints on lower back
Side-by-side photo: at left, a dog's paw pad held in a hand on straw; at right, a realistic black and grey tattoo of the same paw print on a forearm.
Realistic dog paw print tattoo on forearm
Colour traditional Japanese maneki-neko lucky cat tattoo with a gold coin, shown on the arm.
Maneki-neko lucky cat on the arm
Matching blackwork and dotwork bear paw tattoos with ornate feather-like patterning on the top of both feet.
Bear paws with ornate patterning on both feet
Small black and red Japanese maneki-neko lucky cat tattoo with a red collar and raised paw, shown on a forearm.
Maneki-neko lucky cat tattoo
Black ink tattoo of two stylised birds flanking a flower in a band around the wrist, beside a small white puppy's paw on a wooden deck.
Folk birds and flower wrist band
Small solid black paw print tattoo on the side of a finger, shown in a black and white photograph.
Small paw print on a finger
Black ink drawing of a paw print on cream paper, with the pad and toes filled in with swirling, looping and triangular doodle-style patterns.
Paw print design in black ink
Black and grey traditional flash design of a heart holding a hand clasping a cat paw, with a crescent moon, stars, a flower and the words Boys Whatever Cats Forever.
Heart with clasped hand and cat paw
Colour Japanese style tattoo of a black and white cat with red peonies, teal leaves and black clouds on a forearm.
Cat and peonies on a forearm
Black tribal lion design in mid-stride with a flowing mane and raised front paw, drawn on a plain white background.
Tribal lion design
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a sitting cat with sketchy black outlines on the upper thigh.
Watercolour-style cat tattoo on a thigh
Outline tattoo of two cartoon lion cubes with soft purple and orange splashes behind them, shown on skin.
Two cartoon lion cubes with purple splashes
Three side-by-side views of a neo-traditional wolf head tattoo with teal crystals and bubbles on the upper arm, shaded in grey with blue and teal accents.
Wolf head with teal crystals on an upper arm
Black fine line paw print above the script name Oliver and cat whiskers with a small pink heart, tattooed on the inner wrist.
Paw print, script name and cat whiskers on a wrist
Realistic black and grey paw print tattoo with fur texture and stippled toe pads, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Black and grey paw print on upper back
Small black fine line moustache tattoo on a finger, with a tabby cat's nose and white paws pressed against it.
Small moustache tattoo on a finger with a cat
Small solid black paw print tattoo on the ankle, with a silver coin resting above it on a plastic-wrapped surface.
Small paw print tattoo on ankle
Three small solid black paw print tattoos sit on an ankle above a black high-heeled shoe, with rolled denim jeans beside them.
Three paw prints on an ankle
Colourful neo-trad tattoo of a teal spotted cat head with open mouth and paws beside a red balloon, on the calf.
Cat head and red balloon on a calf
Traditional style tattoo of a white cat with blue and yellow eyes and red ears, curled round a circle with an open mouth, on the upper arm.
Cat curled in a circle on an upper arm
Watercolour-style paw print tattoo in blue, green, yellow, orange, red and purple on the inner forearm.
Rainbow paw print on a forearm
Realism tattoo of an upside-down kitten with large eyes and striped fur, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Upside-down kitten on upper back
Full back tattoo in orange, purple and grey showing a Clemson University tiger paw, the words CLEMSON UNIVERSITY, the date 1889, a clock tower, a football player and a lying tiger, on the back.
Clemson University tiger full back piece
Black and grey shaded tattoo of a cat stretching one paw upwards with its tail curled, on the outside of an ankle.
Cat reaching up on an ankle
Black paw print design with a white heart cut out of the main pad, surrounded by ink splatter and dotted trails, shown as a flash design on a grey background.
Paw print with heart cut out of the pad
Black and grey tattoo of a chubby cartoon panda sitting and holding a bamboo stalk, shaded in a soft realistic style on the thigh.
Cartoon panda holding bamboo on a thigh
Colour realism tattoo of a furry creature with large dark eyes and a red headband, shown on a lower leg.
Furry creature with red headband on a calf
Three angled photos of a solid black paw print tattoo on a lower leg, with watercolour splashes in orange, pink, blue, green and yellow.
Paw print with watercolour splashes on a leg
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tiger walking towards the viewer with bamboo leaves, covering the whole of a person's back.
Walking tiger and bamboo across a full back
Painted flash design of a raised animal paw with tan fur, dark toe beans and a dark pad patch, above a red ribbon banner reading HIGH FOUR.
Raised paw with HIGH FOUR banner
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a wolf's head and front paw across a forearm, with a printed photograph of a wolf visible behind the arm.
Realistic wolf portrait on a forearm
Black and white photo of a small solid paw print tattoo on the neck, just below and behind an ear.
Small paw print tattoo behind the ear
Small fine line black tattoo of a paw print with a heart in the centre pad, on the inside of a wrist below a silver watch strap.
Paw print with heart on a wrist
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a heart holding a human hand and a paw, with a crescent moon, stars, a flower and the words Boys Whatever and Cats Forever, on a limb.
Heart with hand and paw, cats forever lettering
Small colour tattoo of a black and white cat face on a wrist, beside a sleeping black and white cat.
Cat face tattoo on a wrist
Small grey paw print tattoo on the back of a person's neck, with dark hair pulled up and a grey top visible below.
Paw print tattoo on the back of the neck
Black and white photo of a solid black heart outline with a paw print on the side of a person's torso, in a blackwork style.
Heart and paw print on the side
Black and grey geometric tattoo of a sitting cat filled with ornamental patterns, placed on the ankle.
Patterned sitting cat tattoo on the ankle
Realistic black and grey bear paw print with claw marks tattooed on the calf, shaded to look like torn skin.
Bear paw print with claw marks on a calf
Black tribal-style bear design snarling in profile with clawed paws, drawn in solid black on a grey background, with no body placement shown.
Snarling tribal bear with claws