CTAN update: TikZlings
Date: August 21, 2026 3:44:20 PM CEST
Samcarter submitted an update to the
TikZlings
package.
Version: 2.6 2026-08-20
License: lppl1.3c
Summary description: A collection of cute little animals and similar creatures
Announcement text:
### New - adding `debug` option to all TikZlings to show curve handles (the tikz `decorations.pathreplacing` library is now loaded by default) - doc: added graphical overview of tikzlings
The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/tikzlings The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/graphics/pgf/contrib/tikzlings/
Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese
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### New - adding `debug` option to all TikZlings to show curve handles (the tikz `decorations.pathreplacing` library is now loaded by default) - doc: added graphical overview of tikzlings
The package’s Catalogue entry can be viewed at https://ctan.org/pkg/tikzlings The package’s files themselves can be inspected at https://mirrors.ctan.org/graphics/pgf/contrib/tikzlings/
Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Petra Rübe-Pugliese
CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs
TikZlings – A collection of cute little animals and similar creatures
A collection of LaTeX packages for drawing cute little animals and similar creatures using TikZ.
Currently, the following TikZlings are included:
- anteater
- ape
- bat
- bear
- bee
- bug
- cat
- chicken
- coati
- dog
- elephant
- hippo
- koala
- marmot
- meerkat
- mole
- mouse
- owl
- panda
- penguin
- pig
- rhino
- sheep
- sloth
- snowman
- squirrel
- turkey
- wolf
These little drawings can be customized in many ways.
| Package | TikZlings |
| Version | 2.6 2026-08-20 |
| Maintainer | samcarter |