Cat tattoo ideas

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

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Black fine line tattoo of a dog and a cat curled together inside an outlined heart, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Dog and cat curled in a heart on the wrist
Colour tattoo of a big-eyed orange kitten with a curled tail on the forearm, shown against a blurred blue background.
Orange kitten tattoo on forearm
Black and grey linework tattoo on a forearm showing a standing cat in a striped jumper and shorts, with Cyrillic lettering beneath it.
Standing cat in striped jumper on forearm
Two matching fine line cat tattoos, one plain and one striped, sit on the tops of two feet that touch at the toes.
Two cats on the tops of feet
Black tribal-style cat face design in bold solid linework, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Tribal cat face design
Black and grey tattoo on a forearm showing Totoro under an umbrella beside the grinning Catbus, with shaded grass and leaves.
Totoro and Catbus on a forearm
Black line drawing of a cat face inside ornate scrollwork, with dark gemstones on the forehead and below the chin, shown as a tattoo design on cream paper.
Ornamental cat face tattoo design
Colour realism tattoo of a Siamese cat with blue eyes framed by red peony flowers and green leaves on an upper arm, shown in a full view and a close-up.
Siamese cat and peonies on an arm
Flash design of a teal watercolour cat with gold eyes, leafy foliage, a full moon and a small silhouetted cat on a branch.
Cat and moonlit foliage design
Black and grey pencil drawing of a sphynx cat with a third eye and winged eyes, beside a snake and roses, as a tattoo design.
Sphynx cat with snake and roses design
Fine line tattoo of a stretching cat with watercolour pink, green, purple and orange fills and a small pink heart, placed on a limb.
Stretching watercolour cat with heart
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of two Siamese cats in an ornate grey frame on the outer thigh.
Siamese cats in an ornate frame on a thigh
Small fine line tattoo of a cat sitting on a crescent moon, placed on the lower back of a person with dark hair.
Cat sitting on a crescent moon on the lower back
Black and grey Cheshire Cat face tattoo with blue eyes and realistic shading, beside handwritten script on the inner forearm.
Cheshire Cat face and script on forearm
Pencil and ink tattoo design of three sphynx cats stacked above a crescent moon, with flame-like lines behind them, drawn on paper in a neo-traditional style.
Three sphynx cats with a crescent moon
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a cat face with red poppies and blue flowers, placed on the upper thigh.
Cat face with poppies on a thigh
Small solid black cat silhouette tattoo behind a person's ear, shown in a black and white photograph.
Small cat silhouette behind the ear
Vibrant colour tattoo of a hairless cat wearing a bow tie, shown on the inside of a woman's forearm.
Colourful cat in a bow tie on a forearm
Small black and grey tattoo of a cat's face on the inner wrist, with a real black and white cat resting its paws on the hand.
Cat face tattoo on the inner wrist
Black fine line tattoo of a stretched-out cat with a curled tail on the lower back, above the waistband of jeans.
Stretching cat outline on the lower back
Colour tattoo of Hello Kitty dressed as Link from Zelda, standing beside the Master Sword on a pedestal, in a bold neo-trad style on skin.
Hello Kitty as Link beside the Master Sword
Geometric cat outline tattoo on a forearm, filled with red, orange and blue watercolour-style splashes.
Geometric cat with watercolour splashes
Small black and grey tattoo of a curled-up cat with soft shading on the inner forearm.
Curled cat on inner forearm
Flash sheet of solid black cat silhouette designs in varied poses, with small hearts and short captions on a white background.
Black cat silhouette flash sheet
Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman with dark curled hair and a jewelled headpiece, with a cat below her, on the outer thigh, next to a fox and a squirrel on the other leg.
Neo-trad woman and cat portrait on thigh
Large black and grey Neo-trad tattoo of a sphynx cat head framed by chrysanthemums and beaded lines across the stomach, with a colour rose on the hand above.
Sphynx cat and chrysanthemums on the stomach
Black and white photo of a small solid black cat silhouette tattoo sitting behind a person's ear, on the neck.
Small cat silhouette behind the ear
Traditional-style tattoo of a black cat head with red inner ears, orange-yellow eyes, whiskers and an open red mouth showing fangs, on skin.
Black cat head in traditional style
Japanese-style tattoo of a cat face with yellow eyes, black and grey markings and a red rope beneath it, on the outer thigh.
Cat mask with rope on thigh
Colour tattoo of a Hello Kitty style face decorated with sugar skull flowers, a pink and orange bow and cobweb details, on skin.
Sugar skull Hello Kitty tattoo
Colour tattoo of the Cheshire Cat's grin with blue eyes on the inner wrist, with the words we're all mad here written beneath.
Cheshire Cat grin with quote on a wrist
Small black fine line infinity symbol tattoo on a thigh, with a kitten in a pale shirt sitting on the leg beside it.
Infinity symbol tattoo on a thigh
Colour traditional tattoo of a black and white cat curled around two red roses with green leaves, on a lower leg.
Cat and roses in a traditional style on a calf
Fine line black outline of a cat face with whiskers on the inside of a wrist.
Small cat outline on the inner wrist
Colour tattoo on a forearm of a cat-faced flying saucer beaming up two cartoon figures, with a ringed planet and red sparkle stars above.
Cat-faced UFO abducting figures on a forearm
Three photos of a watercolour-style tattoo of a stretching cat in rainbow colours with small red hearts, on the outer arm.
Rainbow watercolour cat with hearts on an arm
Cheshire Cat grin and bright green eyes peering from a torn skin effect on the side of the ribs, with a shaded, three-dimensional look.
Cheshire Cat grin through torn skin on ribs
Cartoon tattoo of the Cat in the Hat balancing on a ball and juggling books, in black and grey with red accents, on an arm.
Cat in the Hat juggling books on an arm
Black ink drawing of a panther climbing through white lilies and leafy stems, in a botanical fine line style, shown as an uncoloured tattoo design.
Black panther among lilies design
Black ink line drawing of a sleeping cat with a curled tail, shown as a tattoo design on cream paper with no body placement visible.
Sleeping cat line drawing
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a heart holding a clasped human hand and a paw, with the words Boys Whatever above and Cats Forever below, on a limb.
Heart with clasped hand and paw and banner text
Fine line black outline tattoo of a seated cat reaching a paw towards two small blue butterflies, placed on the ankle.
Cat reaching for butterflies on an ankle
Black tribal-style design of a sitting cat with bold flowing shapes and white negative-space lines, shown as a stencil-like drawing with no body placement visible.
Tribal-style sitting cat design
Colour Japanese style tattoo of a maneki-neko lucky cat with a red lotus and cherry blossoms on an upper arm.
Maneki-neko cat with lotus on upper arm
Japanese style flash design of a cat wearing samurai armour and a red helmet, surrounded by pink leaves and black accents, with no body placement shown.
Samurai cat in armour design
Colourful Japanese-style tattoo of a sleeping black and white cat curled around patterned shapes on the top of a foot.
Sleeping cat on the top of a foot
Fine line black cat tattoo on the back of a woman's neck, with a tabby cat resting on her shoulder.
Small cat tattoo on the nape
Solid black silhouette of a seated cat with its tail curling down, tattooed on the back of a lower leg near the ankle.
Black cat silhouette tattoo on an ankle