Cat tattoo ideas

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

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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
Black and grey realism tattoo of two cats' heads hanging from fine puppet strings on the upper arm, one wearing a bow tie.
Marionette cats on an upper arm
Small black line tattoo of a geometric origami-style cat on the inner wrist, shown with the hand raised.
Geometric origami cat on the wrist
Black fine line tattoo of a seated cat outline with a curling tail on the outer upper arm.
Single-line cat on upper arm
Small colour tattoo of a black and white cat's face on the inner wrist, with a sleeping black and white cat resting its paw across the arm.
Cat face tattoo on the inner wrist
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a horned figure in a long cloak with a raven on its shoulder, framed in a circle on the thigh.
Horned figure and raven on a thigh
Realistic tattoo of a Cheshire cat grin with bright teal eyes showing through torn skin on the side of the ribs.
Cheshire cat grin in torn skin on ribs
Black and grey neo-traditional style design of a cat wearing a top hat, feather, monocle and bow tie, shown as a standalone drawing with no body part visible.
Cat in top hat with monocle
Colour tattoo of a purple cat with a yellow bow and a crown-like shape, set among ornate black ornamental patterns on a forearm.
Purple cat with yellow bow on forearm
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
Black ink line drawing of a sitting cat looking upwards, with whisker strokes and a curled tail, in a minimal brush style.
Sitting cat line drawing
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a stretching orange tabby cat with flowers and a butterfly on the top of a foot.
Stretching cat with watercolour splashes on a foot
Black linework tattoo of a hairless sphynx cat with blue eyes, set inside a geometric diamond frame on the upper thigh.
Sphynx cat in a diamond frame on a thigh
Black fine line tattoo of a cat lying down with a curled spiral tail on pale skin.
Fine line cat with spiral tail
Fine line black tattoo of a stretching cat with closed eyes and whiskers, on a area of skin.
Stretching cat outline on skin
Traditional-style tattoo of a seated black cat with a gold ear, green eyes and a coloured collar, beside Egyptian-style hieroglyphs on a calf.
Black cat with hieroglyphs on a calf
Black and grey ornamental mandala tattoo with dotwork shading and hanging drops across a person's upper back, with a cat resting on their shoulder.
Ornate mandala tattoo on upper back
Colour neo-trad tattoo of a green zombie cat in a pink bow and dress, with red drips, a spider web and flies, on an upper arm.
Zombie Hello Kitty style cat on an arm
Black and grey temporary tattoo of a plump cat lying on its back, shown on its white backing inside a clear plastic sleeve with a green card reading Temporary Tattoo.
Plump cat temporary tattoo in packet
Colour tattoo of a cartoon cat face with a pink bow, large blue eyes and black whiskers, shown on skin.
Cartoon cat with pink bow
Black cat silhouette on the upper arm filled with the word MEOW in orange and red lettering, in a bold lettering style.
MEOW lettering in a cat silhouette
Colourful botanical tattoo of a cat silhouette filled with blue, white and red flowers, across the upper back of a person with their head turned away.
Floral cat silhouette on upper back
Black line drawing of a cat wearing a mask and pearl necklace, with roses above and below and a lace ruff behind, in neo-traditional style.
Masked cat with roses and pearls design
Fine line black tattoo of a cat's head in profile with whiskers, on the inner forearm.
Single-line cat head on a forearm
Tabby cat held against a forearm and upper arm with a black and grey cat face banner tattoo and script lettering, with touches of red ink.
Cat face banner tattoo on an upper arm
Colour Japanese-style tattoo of a spotted leopard-like cat and a black and white cat across the top of a foot and ankle.
Leopard and cat on a foot
Small black and grey tattoo of two cats seen from behind, standing side by side above a thin horizontal line, on the side of the ribs.
Two cats seen from behind on the ribs
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a fluffy tabby kitten sitting and looking to the left, on a area of pale skin.
Realistic kitten tattoo on skin
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
Line drawing of the Cheshire Cat with a wide toothy grin, green eyes and a striped curling tail, shown as a design on plain white.
Cheshire Cat grin design
Colour tattoo of two cats sitting on a black crescent moon with a red heart and green leaves, placed on the upper back, shown beside a photo of two cat silhouettes at a window.
Two cats on a crescent moon on the upper back
Colour tattoo of a cartoon cat with a flower on its head sitting on a red ice cream cone, on the side of the ribs.
Cartoon cat on an ice cream cone on ribs
Full colour realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing a tabby cat in a bow tie and top hat, a second cat with orange eyes, and butterflies.
Cat and butterfly sleeve on an arm
Black ink flash design of a cat face built from tribal-style swirls, dots and small cat motifs, with no body placement shown.
Ornamental cat face tattoo design
Colour tattoo of Hello Kitty in a dark kimono with pink star pattern, holding a fan and a parasol, on an upper arm in a Japanese style.
Hello Kitty in kimono with parasol
Black ink line drawing of an ornamental cat with a butterfly beside it, filled with intricate patterns, shown as a tattoo design rather than on skin.
Ornamental cat and butterfly line design
Small solid black cat silhouette tattoo behind a person's ear, shown in a black and white photograph.
Small cat silhouette behind the ear
Fine line black tattoo of a cat sitting in a teacup on a saucer, on the inner wrist.
Cat in a teacup on the inner wrist
Watercolour-style Cheshire Cat head with a wide grin and teal eyes, surrounded by purple and teal splashes, tattooed on a shoulder.
Cheshire Cat on a shoulder blade
Dotwork and line drawing of a cat with a third eye, a flower and a mandala behind its head, with faint red wash on the left.
Cat with third eye and mandala design
Traditional Japanese style colour tattoo of a white maneki-neko lucky cat with a green patterned collar and gold bell, surrounded by red flowers, on the thigh.
Maneki-neko lucky cat with flowers on a thigh
Seated cartoon cat with a pink bow on the outer thigh, drawn with grey outlines and shading and pink accents.
Seated cartoon cat with bow on thigh
White outline drawing of a black cartoon cat with a bow on its head, whiskers and a small round mouth, on a dark textured background.
Black cartoon cat with a bow outline
Traditional colour tattoo of a cat wearing a floral crown, with a teal banner reading MEATBALL and red and yellow flowers, on the thigh.
Cat in a floral crown with banner on thigh
Close-up of a small black fine line tattoo of a sitting cat outline on the inside of an ankle, with a patterned quilt beneath the foot.
Single-line cat outline on an ankle
Black and grey cat head tattoo with a star and geometric lines on the inner forearm of a person in a white top and grey joggers.
Cat head within geometric lines on a forearm
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
Ink and colour drawing of a three-headed black cat with yellow eyes, seated beneath a hatched crescent moon and a small cross.
Three-headed black cat under a crescent moon