Cat tattoo ideas

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

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Colour tattoo of cartoon characters, including a figure in a top hat and a small figure with a black bob, in a bold illustrative style on a calf.
Cartoon characters under an umbrella on a calf
Colour tattoo of a cat reaching up towards a small butterfly, with blue and purple watercolour-style shading and a black outline, on the side of the ribs.
Cat reaching for a butterfly on the ribs
Black and white yin yang tattoo of two cats in a circle, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Yin yang cats on upper back
Neo-traditional colour tattoo on a forearm showing a grey tabby cat head, a white mouse, blue flowers, green leaves and a red rose, shown in two side-by-side photos.
Cat, mouse and rose on a forearm
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a cat with a skeletal ribcage inside angular geometric shapes, on the upper arm.
Sketch-style cat and ribcage on upper arm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a ginger cat in a top hat, monocle and green bow tie, framed in an oval with a teal background, on a thigh.
Cat in top hat and monocle on a thigh
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a large tree silhouette with two cats on its branches against soft smoky shading.
Cats in a tree silhouette on the upper arm
Colour tattoo of Hello Kitty wearing a red bow, with a pair of red cherries and a green leaf below, on a forearm above a black studded wristband.
Hello Kitty and cherries on a forearm
Colour cartoon sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing Lion King, Oliver and Company and Aristocats characters across three photographs.
Disney characters arm sleeve in colour
Colourful galaxy-filled cat silhouette tattoo on the inner forearm, with blue, purple and teal shading and small white star sparkles.
Galaxy cat silhouette on a forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a seated dog with a cat beside it, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Dog and cat outline on the upper back
Traditional style flash sheet showing six colourful cartoon characters, several decorated with red flowers, drawn with bold outlines on a cream background.
Traditional flash sheet of cartoon characters
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a cat in a top hat and monocle, with roses, an apple and a One Love script on the calf.
Cat in top hat with One Love script
Black and grey realism tattoo of a hairless sphynx cat in an ornate oval frame with gemstones, on the outer thigh.
Sphynx cat in an ornate frame on a thigh
Realistic colour tattoo of a seated cat within an ornate gold and teal scrollwork frame on the thigh.
Cat portrait with gold scroll frame on thigh
Bold black ink tattoo of a striped cat with a curled tail on the shoulder blade area of a person's upper back.
Striped cat with curled tail on a shoulder
Black and grey dotwork drawing of two hairless sphynx cat heads interlocking inside a stippled circle, shown as a tattoo design.
Two hairless cats in a dotwork circle
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a winged anatomical heart above an oval frame holding two cats, on the forearm.
Anatomical heart with two cats
Neo-trad colour tattoo of a three-eyed cat with starry galaxy eyes and a cosmic background, on a calf.
Three-eyed cat with galaxy eyes on a calf
Colour tattoo on the top of a foot showing the words We're All Mad Here in dark script lettering beside a pink and purple Cheshire Cat, in a lettering style.
We're All Mad Here lettering and Cheshire Cat on a foot
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a small simple cat sitting upright, placed on the forearm.
Small minimalist cat on a forearm
Circular colour tattoo of two yin and yang cats set against a starry galaxy background, placed on the upper back.
Yin and yang cats in galaxy colours
Colour tattoo of Hello Kitty dressed as a nurse, with a blue bow, nurse cap and syringe, on the lower leg.
Hello Kitty nurse tattoo on a leg
Black tattoo of a cat silhouette whose body forms a treble clef, with a long thin curling tail, on the side of a torso beside black and white striped clothing.
Cat and treble clef on the side
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a curled-up sleeping cat with soft grey shading, on the outer thigh.
Sleeping cat on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an arched cat silhouette filled with stars and moon phases, placed on the inner upper arm.
Night sky cat silhouette on upper arm
Black and white photo of a small fine line Taurus symbol tattoo on the back of a woman's neck, with a cat on her shoulder.
Small Taurus symbol on the back of the neck
Black and grey tattoo of a cat under a UFO beam within an oval frame with trees, moon and stars, on the back of a lower leg.
Cat beamed up by a UFO in an oval frame
Bold black line drawing of a cat in profile with a small pink heart at its nose, on a white background, shown as a tattoo design.
Black line cat with a pink heart
Realism tattoo of three kitten heads stacked vertically on a forearm, the top two in grey shading and the bottom one in colour.
Three kitten heads stacked on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a cat face with ears, a dot nose and whiskers on a person's ribs, with a white towel draped over the lower body.
Cat face tattoo on the ribs
Fine line cartoon cat with closed happy eyes, red and grey shading, a script name and a red heart above it, tattooed on a forearm.
Cartoon cat with script name on forearm
Small black cat silhouette tattoo with a curled tail and red eye and nose details, on the lower leg above a yellow sock.
Black cat silhouette on a lower leg
Two wrists show matching black outline Hello Kitty tattoos, with the left one filled with a red bow on the wrist.
Matching Hello Kitty wrist tattoos
Colour tattoo on a forearm of a cat-faced matryoshka doll in purple with a pink yarn ball, in a neo-traditional style.
Cat-faced matryoshka doll holding a yarn ball
Black and grey yin yang tattoo of a black cat and a white cat curled together inside a circle on the wrist.
Yin yang cats on a wrist
Traditional panther head tattoo on a woman's neck, with small finger and hand tattoos, wearing a white shirt.
Traditional panther head on the neck
Four views of a black and grey arm sleeve tattoo showing a cat figure with a headdress, birds in flight and ornamental scrollwork, across the upper arm and forearm.
Cat goddess and birds arm sleeve in black and grey
Black and grey drawing of a cartoon white cat wearing a bow with a small skull, a lingerie-style outfit with fishnet detail and holding a whip.
Cartoon cat with skull bow in black and grey
Black and red mandala tattoo on the back of a hand, with a tabby cat resting its chin on the hand beside it.
Mandala tattoo on a hand holding a tabby cat
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a white cat in a black ornate frame with pink and red roses, on the lower leg.
White cat portrait in an ornate frame with roses
Fine line tattoo of a chubby outlined cat holding a pink bowl of steaming noodles, placed on the ankle.
Cartoon cat with noodles on an ankle
Fine line tattoo of a black cat with a curled tail, paw prints and a small red heart, placed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Cat and paw prints on upper chest
Realistic colour tattoo of a cream cat with blue eyes inside an ornamental teal frame, on the outer thigh.
Cream cat portrait with blue eyes on a thigh
Traditional colour tattoo of a snarling black panther head in front of a yellow crescent moon on the back of a hand.
Panther and crescent moon on the hand
Black line tattoo of a standing cat with a raised, curled tail and a collar, placed on the upper arm.
Cat with curled tail on upper arm
Sepia line drawing of a steampunk cat wearing a clockwork top hat and brass goggles, with a pocket watch and mechanical butterfly, as a tattoo design.
Steampunk cat in top hat with gears
Black and grey tattoo of a tabby cat curled into a U shape, shaded with fine stripes, on the outside of an ankle.
Curled tabby cat on an ankle