Cat tattoo ideas

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Black dotwork tattoo of two stylised cats facing each other with eye motifs and a crescent moon above, on the upper back.
Two facing cats and a crescent moon
Fine line grey tattoo of a curled-up cat on the upper back near the shoulder blade, shown on skin in a teal top.
Curled cat on upper back
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 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
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 maneki-neko lucky cat holding a coin with script lettering, in a Japanese style, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Maneki-neko lucky cat on upper back
Full back tattoo in colour realism showing a grinning teal cat, a tall skeletal figure beside a stitched rag-doll figure, a pink moon, bats and a bare tree, placed across the lower back.
Moonlit skeleton couple and grinning cat on back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a black cat sitting on an old book beside a rose and thorny vines, with Latin script below, on a person's upper back.
Black cat, rose and book on a back
Full back tattoo in bright colour showing a large white cat with a blue and red rose, surrounded by flowers and skulls, in a Japanese and neo-traditional style.
Cat, roses and skulls across a back
Colourful tattoo of a grey cat stalking a small mouse across a person's upper back, with splashes of blue, pink and orange ink.
Cat stalking a mouse on a back shoulder
Fine line tattoo of a stylised cat with a curling tail running down the centre of a woman's back, with green accents on the head.
Stylised cat with curling tail on a back
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
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
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
Sketch-style black and grey cat face tattoo with blue eyes on a person's upper back beside the shoulder blade.
Sketched cat face on a shoulder blade
Four-panel collage of tattoos: a cat with a skull and lotus in traditional colour, a cat with a red daruma doll in traditional colour, a black and grey Japanese lion on a back, and a black and grey
Four cat and Japanese motif tattoos
Black cat silhouette tattoo on the upper back, with pink, blue, yellow and green paint-like splashes trailing behind it.
Black cat with watercolour splashes on the back
Fine line black fish tattoo on the upper back of a person with a tabby kitten held against their shoulder.
Small fish tattoo on upper back
Colour tattoo of a cartoon ginger cat with large glossy eyes and a curled striped tail, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Big-eyed ginger cat on a shoulder blade
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
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
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
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 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
Fine line black tattoo of a sitting dog with a small red accent on a woman's upper back, photographed from behind at the beach.
Small sitting dog on upper back
Colour tattoo of the grinning Cheshire Cat lying down in purple and pink stripes, placed on the lower back above the waistband of jeans.
Cheshire Cat tattoo on lower back
Black fine line tattoo of two cats sitting side by side on a horizontal line, with curled tails, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Two cats sitting on a line
Large colour neo-traditional tattoo on a person's upper back showing a cupcake with a skull, a cartoon cat with a pink bow, pansies, a lollipop and broken hearts.
Cupcake, cartoon cat and pansies on the back
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black Egyptian cat with rainbow feathered wings, a crescent moon and an ankh on a person's back.
Winged Egyptian cat with ankh on back
Fine line black tattoo of a dog and cat sitting side by side beneath a trail of paw prints leading up to a heart, on the upper back.
Dog and cat with paw prints and heart
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo on the upper back showing a cupcake with a skull cherry, a cartoon cat with a pink bow, a lollipop, purple flowers and broken hearts.
Cupcake, cat and broken hearts on upper back
Solid black silhouette of a seated cat inside a crescent moon with a spiked crown and curled tail, tattooed on the upper back.
Black cat silhouette in a crescent moon
Black and grey crescent moon tattoo with a black cat silhouette and a swirling tree on a person's upper back.
Crescent moon with cat on upper back
Close-up of a black outlined cat face tattoo with blue eyes and a red nose, with whiskers and tribal-style markings, on lower back skin.
Cat face with whiskers on the lower back
Close-up of a shaded grey tattoo on the upper back of a person with teal eyes, showing a grinning cat peering through a keyhole shape.
Grinning cat in a keyhole tattoo on upper back
Colour realism tattoo of a kitten's face with blue eyes and watercolour splashes in purple, blue, pink and orange, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Watercolour kitten on upper back
Colour tattoo of a curled pink cat-like creature with a blue eye and a long tail, placed on the upper back beside the shoulder blade.
Curled pink cat-like creature on upper back
Large neo-traditional back tattoo of a grey owl with spread wings, with a snarling red cat head and blood drips across the lower back.
Owl with spread wings and snarling red cat on back
Close photo of a fine line tattoo of a sitting cat with a curled tail on a person's upper back, near the shoulder blade.
Sitting cat fine line tattoo on upper back
Cartoon black cat with pink ears and a pink star collar, surrounded by stippled dotwork stars, tattooed on the upper back.
Black cat and stars on upper back
Colour tattoo of a spotted leopard prowling along a branch across a woman's upper back, shaded in a realistic style.
Leopard on a branch across upper back
Full back tattoo of a horror scene collage in realistic shading and colour, with a clown, a dog, a snarling cat, a hotel and a Pet Sematary sign, placed across the back.
Horror collage across a full back
Colourful botanical tattoo of a curled cat formed from red, orange, blue and white flowers, spanning the upper back.
Cat made of flowers across a back
Small black cat tattoo in fine line style with a curling tail, on the lower back above a white waistband.
Black cat with curling tail on lower back
A cat silhouette tattoo filled with purple, pink, yellow and green galaxy-style colour and small stars, placed on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Galaxy cat silhouette on shoulder blade
A watercolour-style kitten tattoo with splashes of blue, purple, pink and orange across the upper back and shoulder blade.
Watercolour kitten on upper back
Black and grey realism tattoo across a bare back showing a small girl in a dress beneath a tall tree, with a grinning cat on a branch above, placed on the back.
Girl under a tree with grinning cat on a back