An index of tropes dealing with the tail, a staple appendage of most animals.
- Adorable Fluffy Tail: A fluffy tail is an adorable trait.
- Attack the Tail: Attacking the tail for extra damage.
- Beware My Stinger Tail: A tail with something dangerous on it.
- Cartoony Tail: Animals with unrealistic tails.
- Human Furniture Is a Pain in the Tail: Different species have different needs when it comes to what they sit on.
- Inexplicably Tailless: Animal species that are supposed to have tails but are drawn without them for some reason.
- Multiple-Tailed Beast: Characters or creatures with more than one tail.
- Peacock Girl: A human, or humanoid, with a peacock tail or wearing a bunch of feathers arranged as though it was a peacock tail.
- Power Cord Tail: A power cord for a tail, or a tail that can function as a power cord.
- Prehensile Tail: A tail that can be used for grabbing, grasping, seizing, or taking hold of something.
- Tailfin Walking: A cetacean, fish, or pinniped walking upright on its tailfins.
- Tail Slap: Flailing or whipping with a tail.
- Tattle Tail: A tail reveals a character's feelings, usually in a situation where they wouldn't want it to.
- Tipped Off by the Tail: A tail reveals a character's true nature, typically when exposing a disguise.