Black cat tattoo ideas

107 photos and flash · 22% Traditional, 21% Neo-trad · Forearm most common

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Black cat silhouette with a green eye and pink watercolour splashes fading downward, tattooed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Black cat with pink watercolour splashes on a shoulder blade
Painterly blue and black cat head tattoo with yellow-green eyes and white whiskers, shown on a limb.
Blue cat head tattoo with yellow-green eyes
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black cat with green eyes and a tongue out, surrounded by pink cherry blossoms, on the outer thigh.
Black cat with cherry blossoms on a thigh
Black cat with an arched back and red accents, two bats and crossed bones above the word LUCKY, tattooed on an ankle.
Black cat and LUCKY lettering on ankle
Colour tattoo on the arm of a heart-framed scene with No-Face from Spirited Away holding gold nuggets, a black cat and soot sprites.
No-Face and Jiji in a heart on the arm
Traditional style tattoo of a black cat's head with amber eyes and orange whiskers, surrounded by red flowers and green leaves, on the upper arm.
Black cat and red flowers on upper arm
Back view of a woman with a bold neo-traditional tattoo of a black cat with green eyes arching on a pink crescent moon, placed on her upper back.
Black cat on a pink crescent moon on upper back
Flash sheet of solid black cat silhouettes in varied poses, shown as tattoo designs with no body placement visible.
Black cat silhouette flash sheet
Black and grey photograph of a solid black cat tattoo stretched down the upper arm, with its tail curling over the shoulder.
Black cat silhouette on upper arm
Illustrated design of a black cat head with a half-visible skull, red poppies across the face and a small golden halo above, shown without skin.
Black cat skull with red poppies
Colour traditional tattoo of a black cat with yellow eyes, a crown and a third eye on the back of a hand, with LADY lettered across the fingers.
Black cat with third eye on hand
Solid black silhouette tattoo of a cat looking back over its shoulder with a curled tail, on the upper back.
Black cat silhouette on upper back
Black and grey crescent moon tattoo with a sleeping face, a black cat and blue beaded chains on the forearm.
Crescent moon, black cat and beaded chains on a forearm
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a crescent moon with a smiling face and a black cat sitting on its curve, on an arm.
Crescent moon with face and black cat on an arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black cat face with red eyes and an inverted cross on the forehead, placed on the back of a hand over a red wash.
Black cat with inverted cross on the back of a hand
Neo-trad tattoo of a black maneki-neko cat with a crescent moon, pentagram, peach flowers and small white cats on a forearm.
Black maneki-neko cat on a forearm
Small black cat with a raised paw tattooed in solid black ink on the side of a hip, above the waistband of white clothing.
Small black cat tattoo on the side of the hip
Realistic black cat tattoo with blue eyes, stretching with its tail raised, on the side of a foot near the ankle.
Stretching black cat on a foot
Neo-traditional tattoo of a smiling black cartoon cat with large pale eyes and a curled tail, on the calf.
Cartoon black cat on a calf
Colour tattoo of a grey cat with yellow-green eyes, pink lilies and lilac blooms on swirling vines across the upper arm and shoulder, in a soft pastel background.
Black cat and lilies on an upper arm
Colour tattoo of a wide-eyed black cartoon cat with purple-shaded ears and a red open mouth, on the outer calf.
Black cartoon cat on a calf
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black cat's head in profile with yellow eyes, set within a yellow and orange circle and scrollwork on the calf.
Black cat head with scrollwork on calf
Black and grey Halloween graveyard tattoo on an upper arm, showing a black cat, two jack-o'-lanterns, a gravestone marked RIP, a cross and a skull.
Halloween graveyard scene on an upper arm
A black cat lies on a cream and navy zodiac blanket beside a person's arm, which has partly visible grey tattoos near the wrist.
Black cat on a zodiac blanket beside a tattooed arm
Traditional style tattoo of a snarling black cat head with purple eyes and red ears, with STAY above and HOME below, on the thigh.
Snarling black cat with STAY HOME lettering
Black and grey lettering on a chest and a forearm covered in wings and florals, with a black cat held in front of the arm and gold chains and a cross pendant.
Black cat held against chest and forearm tattoos
Two matching cartoon cat tattoos side by side on a pair of calves, one cream with blue eyes and one black with red eyes, both wearing a gold crescent moon.
Matching cartoon cat tattoos on two calves
Solid black cat tattoo with green eyes and a red collar on the upper arm, shown on glossy skin.
Black cat with red collar on upper arm
Cartoon black cat tattoo on an upper arm beside a grey and white tabby kitten lying on its back on white bedding.
Cartoon black cat tattoo beside a kitten
Black and white photo of a woman seen from behind, with a small solid black silhouette of a cat with an arched back tattooed on her upper back near the shoulder blade.
Small black cat tattoo on upper back
Fine line black tattoo of a slender cat with a curled tail on a person's upper back, with a real black cat resting its head on the shoulder.
Black cat tattoo on an upper back
Neo-trad tattoo of a black cat with a crescent moon headpiece, green clouds and a heart-shaped locket with a sun, on an upper arm.
Black cat with crescent moon and heart locket
Flash-style design of a black cat with yellow eyes, framed by pink roses and green leaves, with a banner reading Wednesday beneath it.
Black cat with roses and Wednesday banner
Small black cartoon cat face tattoo with large white eyes and whiskers on the inner wrist and forearm.
Black cat face on the inner wrist
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a crescent moon with a smiling face and a black cat sitting on it, with small stars, on a torso.
Crescent moon and black cat on torso
Close photo of a geometric, faceted black cat face tattoo with gold eyes on a limb, with a grey star banner tattoo above it.
Faceted black cat portrait tattoo
Black and grey yin yang tattoo of a white cat and a black cat curled together inside a circle, on the side of a person's ribs.
Yin yang cats on the ribs
Sheet of solid black cat silhouette designs in varied poses on a white background, with no tattoo or body placement shown.
Black cat silhouette flash sheet
Realism tattoo of a black cat's head and shoulders with yellow eyes and a red collar, on the forearm, shown beside the printed reference photo.
Black cat portrait tattoo on a forearm
Realism tattoo of a black tabby cat with green eyes in profile, shaded in black and grey with touches of colour, on a calf.
Realistic black cat portrait on a calf
Traditional style tattoo of a crescent moon with a face and a black cat sitting on it, with orange stars, on the forearm.
Crescent moon and black cat on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a seated cat on a stack of books, placed on the inner upper arm.
Black cat sitting on a stack of books
Black and grey tattoo of a cartoon black cat with large pale eyes, sitting on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Cartoon black cat on a forearm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a black cat looking at a crystal ball, with a red rose and a jack-o-lantern on a lower leg, shown in three side-by-side panels.
Black cat and crystal ball on a leg
Black and grey realism tattoo of a black cat with a ruffled collar and bow inside an oval frame, on the outer thigh.
Black cat with ruffled collar on thigh
Small black and grey dotwork tattoo of a black cat sitting on a stack of books on the inner upper arm.
Black cat sitting on stacked books
Black cat silhouette tattoo on the upper back, with pink, blue, yellow and green paint-like splashes trailing behind it.
Black cat with watercolour splashes on the back
Neo-traditional tattoo on a forearm of a crescent moon with a woman's face in profile, a black cat sitting on the crescent, and blue beaded chains below.
Crescent moon and black cat on forearm