Cat tattoo ideas

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

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Traditional style colour tattoo of a cat's head with a red flower and green leaves below, on the inner forearm.

Traditional cat head with red flower on forearm

Cat profile tattoo on the ankle

Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a cat with a jewelled brooch, pearl necklace and the name Mila in script, on the arm.

Cat with jewel brooch and Mila script

Colour Japanese-style tattoo of a sleeping black and white cat wrapped in pink peonies and green leaves on the upper arm.

Sleeping cat with peonies on an upper arm

Black and grey dotwork panther tattoo with geometric diamond patterns filling its body, walking across the side of a ribcage.

Geometric panther on the ribs

Fine line black outline of a sitting cat with a curled tail, tattooed on the lower leg near the ankle.

Small cat silhouette on a lower leg

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

Small black cat silhouette tattoo with a curled tail on the wrist, shaded in black ink on pale skin.

Black cat silhouette on a wrist

Loose black ink sketch of a cat face with bright green eyes, drawn on white paper with a Posca marker lying at the top left.

Ink sketch of a cat face with green eyes

Small fine line tattoo of cat whiskers and a pink heart nose on the inner wrist, with a hand and glitter nails visible above.

Cat whiskers and heart on a wrist

Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a black and white cat wearing a grey hat with a feather, set inside an ornate gold frame on a calf.

Tuxedo cat in a hat in a gilded frame

Black outline drawing of a cat-faced skull with a heart-shaped nose, ribcage and crossed arm bones ending in X-marked hands, shown as a flash design.

Cat skull and crossbones line drawing

Small black and grey cartoon cat tattoo with large eyes and a striped tail, shown on the inner forearm against a white fur backdrop.

Cartoon cat on a forearm

Realism-style kitten face tattoo with blue eyes, a pink nose and grey tabby stripes across the top of a foot.

Kitten face tattoo on the top of a foot

Fine line black outline tattoo of a cat sitting on a ledge, seen from behind, on the back of a person's neck.

Cat outline on the back of the neck

Black and grey tattoo of three cat silhouettes across a back, filled with ornamental patterns, a rose and spiral designs.

Three cat silhouettes on a back

Two black and grey cat head tattoos side by side on the lower legs, a hairless cat on the left and a tabby cat on the right, both in stippled dotwork shading.

Two cat heads on the calves

Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cat in a striped jumper fishing from a rowboat under a dotted crescent moon, on the upper back.

Cat fishing from a rowboat on the upper back

Fine line tattoo of a white cat's head with blue and yellow eyes and a pink ribbon bow, on the inner forearm.

White cat with a pink ribbon on the forearm

Colour traditional-style tattoo of a cartoon black cat in a hood on the thigh, with grey scrollwork above it.

Cartoon black cat tattoo on a thigh

Pencil sketch of an octopus with a cat-like head and curling tentacles, drawn as a possible tattoo design on a soft grey background.

Octopus with a cat-like head sketch

Close photo of a single-needle fine line black outline tattoo of a seated cat on reddish skin, with no clear body part visible.

Fine line outline of a seated cat

Two black cat tattoos on the backs of hands: a fine line outline of a cat with an arched back on one hand, and a solid black silhouette of a cat on the other.

Two cat tattoos on the backs of hands

Colour tattoo of a cartoon kitten with a blue bow on the top of a foot, with pink toenail polish visible.

Cartoon kitten with a blue bow on foot

Black fine line tattoo of a cat drawn in one continuous line, sitting on the outer forearm against a pale background.

Single line cat on an arm

Black line drawing of a fluffy kitten with a bow and a ball of yarn, framed by swirling cloud motifs, shown as a tattoo design on paper.

Kitten with a ball of yarn and bow

Fine line black and grey tattoo of a cat standing on a stool and looking down at a small bone, placed on a forearm with a coin beside it for scale.

Cat on a stool on a forearm

Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a cat's head with feathered detail below, on the upper arm of a person in a dark sleeve.

Cat head on an upper arm

Fine line black tattoo of a cat with its tail curling up, above a trail of paw prints with one red heart, on the upper chest near the collarbone.

Black cat and paw prints on the chest

Colourful tattoo of a cat with blue daisy-like flowers over its eyes, shaded in blue, teal, yellow and orange on the outer thigh.

Blue cat with flower eyes on a thigh

A grey tabby kitten held up by two hands, with a red and black floral tattoo sleeve on one forearm and a small black tattoo near the wrist of the other.

Tabby kitten held by tattooed forearms

Mirrored neo-traditional tattoo of a grey cat head with pink balloons and gold bells on the upper thighs.

Mirrored cat heads with balloons and bells

Diptych of a Japanese style colour tattoo on a lower leg, showing a black and grey cat with teal eyes wrapped around a blue and orange dragon with swirling cloud motifs.

Cat and dragon tattoo on a lower leg

Black and grey tattoo of a crescent moon entwined with blossom flowers and a sitting cat, on a person's upper back.

Crescent moon with cat and blossom on upper back

Small solid black silhouette tattoo of two sitting cats on the upper back near the shoulder blade.

Two cat silhouettes on upper back

Fine line tattoo of a cat face with teal eyes and a pink nose on the forearm, with light grey shading.

Cat face on a forearm

Heavily tattooed upper arm and forearm in traditional style, with a swallow and a banner design, cradling an orange cat.

Traditional tattoo sleeve holding an orange cat

Fine line tattoo of a curled-up sleeping cat on the inner forearm, drawn in single black linework.

Sleeping cat on a forearm

Realistic grey tattoo of a cat's head with pale blue eyes and pink nose and inner ears, on the outer forearm.

Cat head with blue eyes on a forearm

Colour tattoo of two cat heads, one orange tabby and one grey tabby, in a fine line illustrative style on the forearm.

Two cat heads on a forearm

Colour tattoo of a white cat with black markings curled on a crescent, beneath a katana, with teal flames and pink petals, on the forearm.

White cat with katana on a forearm

Colour Japanese-style tattoo of a maneki-neko lucky cat with cherry blossom flowers and petals, shown on the lower leg in two side-by-side photos.

Maneki-neko lucky cat with cherry blossom

Two cartoon cat tattoos with black outlines and orange fill, one on each forearm, shown with the palms raised toward the camera.

Two cat tattoos on forearms

Fine line black tattoo of a stretching cat with the word enjoy in script on the ankle, linked by a single line from its tail.

Stretching cat with script on an ankle

Black cat silhouette tattoo with the words Cat love on a wrist, with a second sheet of cat designs below.

Black cat silhouettes on a wrist

Black and blue line drawing of a cat covered in traditional-style flash designs, including a rose, a dagger, a razor, a skull and crossbones and a milk bottle.

Tattooed cat flash drawing

Realistic tattoo of a cat wearing a black beanie with an orange patch, shaded in grey and tan on the back of a hand.

Cat in a beanie on the back of a hand

Black and grey neo-traditional design of a cat's face inside a heart-shaped dotted and lace-edged frame, printed on a cream tote bag.

Cat in a heart-shaped ornate frame