Cat tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey tattoos on a pair of thighs and knees, including lace-like patterns and a snake, with a black cat lying across the lap.
Black and grey thigh tattoos with a black cat
Two carved wooden arm and hand boards showing traditional-style tattoo designs of skulls, a heart with a dagger, a goat, a cat and flowers, in black and cream.
Carved arm boards with skull, goat and cat designs
Black line tattoo of a woman with closed eyes and a cat napping on her head, with the words BEST NAP below, on the front of a thigh.
Sleeping woman with cat and BEST NAP text
Colour tattoo of three cartoon cats walking along a ledge under a blue sky on the upper arm.
Three cartoon cats walking on an upper arm
Black line drawing of an ornamental cat face framed by roses, leaves and swirling stems, in the style of a tattoo design.
Ornamental cat face with roses
Fine line black tattoo of a sitting cat with whiskers and a curled tail on the inner upper arm.
Single-line cat on an upper arm
Solid black silhouette tattoo of a sitting cat with an upturned curled tail and a small red eye, shown on skin.
Black cat silhouette with curled tail
Black line tattoo of a cat head and handwritten lettering reading 99% pizza, 17% angel, fuck math on a calf.
Cat drawing and text on a calf
Small Cheshire Cat grin tattoo with blue eyes on the upper chest, shown in normal light and as a glowing full-body outline under UV light.
Cheshire Cat smile on a chest
Fine line black tattoo of an outlined cat beside a small crescent moon on the skin of a thigh.
Cat and crescent moon in fine line
Traditional black and grey tattoo of a woman with curled hair and a cat inside a heart shape, on the lower leg.
Heart-framed woman and cat on a calf
Traditional colour tattoo of a black and white cat with yellow eyes, framed by gold feathers and a red and blue ornament on an arm or leg.
Black and white cat tattoo on a limb
Close photo of a cartoon cat with a pink bow holding a red heart, with grey shaded wings either side, tattooed on the back.
Cartoon cat with heart and wings
Black line tattoo of three cats in a row on a limb, with a larger cat in the centre flanked by two smaller cats.
Three cats tattoo on a limb
Two colour cartoon Hello Kitty tattoos with black outlines, one on the calf and one above the ankle, shown on a person wearing pink satin heels on a grey road.
Two Hello Kitty tattoos on the lower legs
Colour tattoo of a grey cat holding a blue sprinkled donut inside a pink heart with lace edging, on the back of a lower leg.
Grey cat with donut in a pink sprinkled heart
A sleeping tabby cat rests its paw on a forearm with a colourful traditional-style skull and rose tattoo.
Sleeping tabby cat resting on a tattooed forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a walking cat with the word meow in serif capitals below it, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Walking cat and meow on a wrist
Dotwork tattoo of a cat's face with blue-grey eyes set inside a geometric mandala, placed on the upper thigh.
Cat with mandala on thigh
Two matching black and grey tattoos of cats in top hats with small flowers, one on each thigh, in a traditional style.
Matching cats in top hats on two thighs
Traditional style tattoo of a tabby cat wearing a pink bow above a black banner reading CAT LADY, on the upper arm.
Tabby cat with bow and CAT LADY banner on upper arm
Black and white photo of a clenched fist with fine line cartoon animal faces tattooed on the fingers, including antlers across the top knuckles.
Cartoon animal faces across fingers
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a cat with a curled tail and closed eyes, with three paw prints above it, on the upper back.
Fine line cat and paw prints on the back
Black and white flash design of a crescent of swirling lines with black cats, a gothic castle, a skull with wings, a star and a seated girl.
Black cats, castle and crescent swirl flash
Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman's face framed by purple roses, pearls and dark curling hair, placed on the outer thigh.
Woman's portrait with purple roses on a thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of Hello Kitty wearing an eye patch, holding a revolver, with blue PEW PEW lettering behind on skin.
Hello Kitty with eye patch and revolver
Fine line black tattoo of a sitting cat with a curled tail on the ankle, shown in a close photograph of the skin.
Sitting cat outline on an ankle
Black ink drawing of a grinning cat with a wide toothy smile, set inside an ornate oval frame topped with a crown and a MADNESS banner, with no body placement shown.
Grinning black cat in an ornate crowned frame
Fine line tattoo of a curled, sleeping cat with a swirling tail on the inner wrist, shown with the hand raised and red nail polish.
Sleeping cat outline on the inner wrist
Colour tattoo of a pink cat sitting in outline on the side ribs, set against a blue, green and yellow watercolour-style splash.
Pink cat with watercolour splash on ribs
Colour tattoo on an arm showing a black line-drawn cat beneath a black halo, with a mint winged shape holding an orange sunflower and a red heart.
Cat, halo and angel wing on an arm
Two thighs: a colour budgie with roses inside an ornate black frame on the left thigh, and a black and grey sketch of a cat with glasses reading on the right thigh.
Budgie in a frame and a bespectacled cat on thighs
Black and white flash design of a cat in a top hat with a spade card, bow tie and cigar, flanked by roses and leaves, with the words Lie to the Liars and Steal from Thieves arced around it.
Cat in top hat with roses and slogan
Woman in a plank position with a grey kitten on her back, showing black and grey botanical rose tattoos on her side and hip.
Plank pose with kitten and rose tattoo
Colour tattoo of a cartoon cat dressed in a blue Star Trek style uniform with a yellow insignia, on a forearm.
Spock-style cartoon cat on forearm
Colour tattoo of a black cat silhouette filled with realistic pink roses and green leaves on the forearm.
Black cat silhouette filled with pink roses
A woman holds a tabby kitten in front of her forearm, which has a colourful traditional-style rose and flower tattoo, with a small crescent moon on her hand.
Tabby kitten held beside a floral forearm tattoo
Black ink tattoo of a stretching cat decorated with tribal patterns and spirals, on the outer upper arm beside a white sleeve.
Stretching cat with tribal patterning on upper arm
Fine line drawing of cat whiskers meeting at a small solid black heart on a white background, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Cat whiskers with a small heart
Colour tattoo of a faceted geometric orange cat with a green eye, above two red roses, on the side of the ribs.
Geometric cat and roses on ribs
Fine line black outline tattoo of a sitting cat on the top of a foot, near the toes, with a grey cat resting beside it.
Fine line cat outline on the top of a foot
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
A fine line black bird tattoo on the forearm of a person holding a cat resting on their knees in lace tights.
Small bird tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tabby cat's face above the script word Woody, on a forearm.
Cat portrait with script name on forearm
Black line tattoo of a cat with its tail curled up, with a trail of paw prints above it and one red heart pad, placed on the upper chest.
Cat silhouette and paw prints on upper chest
Colour tattoo of Hello Kitty with a red bow and blue dungarees, outlined in bold black, on the forearm.
Hello Kitty tattoo on a forearm
Black tribal-style sitting cat design with bold solid shapes and swirling lines, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement visible.
Tribal sitting cat design
Solid black yin yang tattoo with cat silhouettes sits on the nape of a neck, viewed from behind with hair tied in a bun.
Yin yang cat tattoo on the back of the neck