Cat tattoo ideas

1,806 photos and flash · 22% Fine line, 16% Neo-trad · Forearm most common

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Fine line flash sheet of five cats curled up asleep inside circular frames, drawn in black linework on white.
Five curled cat designs in circles
Black ink drawing of a treble clef whose upper curl forms a cat's head with pointed ears, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Cat and treble clef design
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
Line drawing of a cat skull with green eyes and bared teeth on a black background, with a glowing green outline.
Cat skull with glowing green eyes
Black ink drawing of a cat's head with pointed ears and a white muzzle, filled with geometric hatching and suited to a design for a tattoo.
Geometric cat head drawing
Black and grey stipple flash drawing of a cat in a feathered top hat, smoking a pipe and wearing a bow tie and lace collar.
Cat in feathered top hat with pipe
Black ink drawing of a snarling cat face merged with a skull, with stippled dotwork on the bone and fine hatched fur, shown as a tattoo design.
Cat and skull hybrid drawing
Black tribal linework design of a stylised cat face with pointed ears and tapering swirls, shown on a plain white background.
Tribal cat face design
Black line drawing of a cat face with two curved ears, three whisker strokes on each side and a small solid heart for the nose, on a plain white background.
Cat face line design with heart nose
Flash sheet of twelve black cartoon cat designs with large white eyes, drawn in solid black silhouette on a white background.
Grid of twelve cartoon black cats
Black and grey realism drawing of a cat in profile wearing steampunk goggles and exposed gears, shown as a standalone design with no skin visible.
Steampunk cat in goggles
Black tribal-style design of a sitting cat with one paw raised, drawn in bold solid black linework on a white background.
Tribal-style sitting cat design
Black line drawing of a stylised cat sitting inside an ornate oval scrollwork frame, a flash design suited to a tattoo.
Stylised cat in an ornate oval frame
Black line drawing of a snarling cat with a scaled body, clawed paws and blossom flowers, in a Japanese style tattoo design.
Snarling cat with scales and flowers
Black line drawing of a sitting cat seen from the side, with its head turned left and its tail curled at the base, shown on a white background.
Sitting cat line drawing
Black ink and grey pencil drawing of a stylised cat with spider web patterns on its body and a curling tail, a design suitable for a tattoo.
Stylised cat with spider web and swirling tail
Pencil and ink drawings of a dotwork geometric cat head with a triangle and a cross with blackletter lettering, shown as tattoo design sketches.
Geometric cat head and cross designs
Black linework drawing of a cat head with a feather headdress, pearl necklace, gem and bow, a neo-traditional tattoo design.
Cat head with feathers and pearls
Flash design of cartoon cats on three ribbon banners reading I want to pet every cat in the world, with no placement shown.
Cats on banners with a pet quote
Black ink line drawing of a sitting cat with closed eyes, whiskers and a curled tail, in a minimalist style suited to a tattoo design.
Minimalist sitting cat line drawing
Line drawing of a solid black cat and an outlined white cat walking side by side, tails curled together above them, in a fine line style.
Two cats walking with tails entwined
Black outline drawing of a cat curled up asleep with its tail looping around, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Curled sleeping cat line drawing
Three views of a wooden artist's hand drawn with a black and grey sphynx cat with a third eye and crescent moon on the palm, a bird skull with crossed bones on the forearm, and PURR EVIL lettering on
Sphynx cat and bird skull designs on a wooden hand
Black line drawing of a cat sitting in the shape of a treble clef, with a thin curling tail, shown as a tattoo design on a plain light background.
Cat sitting in a treble clef
Four identical solid black cat head designs with white linework for the eyes, ears, whiskers and muzzle, arranged in a two by two grid on a white background.
Four black cat head designs on a sheet
Black ink flash design of a seated cat with a third eye and a triangle emblem, resting on a crescent moon decorated with flowers and dots, shown on a dark wooden surface.
Cat on a crescent moon flash design
Colourful sugar skull cat face design with teal eyes, red roses and blue and yellow floral ornament on a black background, in a neo-traditional style.
Sugar skull cat face design
Fine line flash sheet in black ink showing a moth, skull, cat, blackberry, hands, sprigs and a sleeping fawn, arranged on a pale grey background.
Botanical and animal flash sheet
Solid black tribal-style cat design with spiral patterns and a curled tail, shown on a plain white background with no body placement visible.
Tribal black cat with spiral tail
Pencil and wash drawing of a white cat and a black cat curled together to form a yin yang circle on plain paper.
Yin yang with black and white cats
Sheet of black outline Hello Kitty temporary tattoo designs, some in dresses and some with angel wings, on a white background.
Hello Kitty temporary tattoo sheet
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
Pencil sketch flash design in neo-traditional style showing a cat with pearls, roses, a fan, a ribbon banner reading Must Love Cats and two stylised women, with no placement shown.
Cat, roses and Must Love Cats banner design
Black ink flash sheet of traditional-style designs including skulls, a cat, a rose, a dagger, an owl and a rabbit, many marked with the number 13, shown as drawings with no body placement.
Hand-drawn flash sheet with 13 motifs
Black ink dotwork and fine line drawing of a sphynx cat head with a third eye, set beneath a dotted sun with radiating rays.
Sphynx cat with third eye and sun
Black linework flash sheet of small tattoo designs themed on the number 13, including a rose, spider, skull, eye, bicycle and envelope.
Friday the 13th flash sheet
Chart of twelve black silhouette animals decorated with Celtic knotwork, each labelled with a name and date range, under the heading Celtic Animal Zodiac.
Celtic animal zodiac flash sheet
Collage of four cat images: two black line and silhouette cat designs on white, a lying black cat on pink, and a small black and grey sitting cat tattoo on a person's upper back.
Black cat designs and a cat tattoo on upper back
Solid black silhouette design of a cartoon cat wearing a Batman costume, with a bat emblem on the chest, a cape and a bow on its head, shown without any body placement.
Batman-styled cat silhouette design
Black line drawing of a sleeping cat curled into a round shape, with its tail spiralling out to the left, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Sleeping cat curled with spiral tail
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
Bold black line drawing of a stylised cat head in profile with a green eye and pink nose on a white background, shown as a tattoo design.
Stylised cat head line drawing
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a hairless sphynx cat inside an ornate scrolled frame with a geometric diamond pattern behind it.
Sphynx cat in an ornate frame
Black and grey sketch of a kitten's face framed by leaves, with a jewelled pendant on its forehead and beaded chains below, shown as a tattoo design drawing.
Kitten with leaves and beaded pendant design
Japanese-style flash drawing of a black and white cat holding a sword, with a woman's head and pink flowers on its body, set beneath a gold halo.
Cat with sword and woman's head design
Black ink pen sketch of a dotwork cat creature with a leaf above and a lotus flower below, drawn on a sketchbook page.
Dotwork cat with leaf and lotus design
Pencil flash sheet of an Egyptian cat head, jackal head, winged scarab and woman in a collar, set against a hieroglyph background.
Egyptian flash sheet with cat, jackal and scarab
Black ink drawing of a sitting cat filled with ornamental tribal patterns on a cream background, suited to a blackwork tattoo design.
Sitting cat in tribal patterns