Cat tattoo ideas

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Two clenched fists pressed together, each with a traditional style tattoo: a panther head in a top hat and a rose on the right, a skull and a cartoon figure with an axe on the left.
Traditional hand tattoos with panther and rose
Traditional colour tattoo of a woman's profile nuzzling a black and white cat inside an orange-outlined heart, with a red flower and leaves, on a forearm.
Woman and cat in a heart on a forearm
Small fine line black tattoo of a cat head formed by an infinity symbol, with whiskers and ears, on the inner forearm.
Cat and infinity symbol on a forearm
Traditional colour tattoo of a skeletal cat head and ribcage in an orange oval frame with a red rose, on the forearm.
Skeletal cat and rose on a forearm
Small black and grey tattoo of an upside-down cat with legs raised and tail hanging, placed on the forearm below a lace sleeve.
Upside-down cat on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoos of cats with ornamental scrollwork and a tower on two forearms, with script lettering above the wrists.
Cats, scrollwork and tower on two forearms
Photograph of a realistic colour tattoo of a Siamese cat with blue eyes on a forearm, shown in two side-by-side close-up views.
Realistic Siamese cat on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a tabby cat wearing a pink bow tie above a black banner reading CAT LADY, on the inner forearm.
Tabby cat and CAT LADY banner on forearm
Forearm tattoo of stacked grey cats in playful poses, with small coloured stars, bows and hearts scattered between them.
Grey cats and stars along a forearm
Forearm tattoo of a black cat silhouetted on a bare branch beneath a glowing moon and starry sky, in soft teal, green and orange washes.
Cat on a branch under a moon
Fine line tattoo of a leaping cat in dark blue ink with a red outline echo and scattered hexagons, on the inner forearm.
Outline cat and hexagons on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a sitting cat outline filled with a red rose and green leaves, placed on the forearm.
Rose inside a cat silhouette on a forearm
A tattooed forearm and hand resting a pineapple top on the head of a grey tabby cat, with black fine line tattoos including a loop design on the forearm and small marks on the hand.
Tattooed forearm holding a pineapple on a tabby cat
Colour tattoo of Hello Kitty posed like a maneki-neko lucky cat, with a red bow, red flowers and a gold coin, on a forearm.
Hello Kitty as a lucky cat on a forearm
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of the Cheshire Cat's grinning face in pink, green and blue on the forearm.
Watercolour Cheshire Cat on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tabby cat's face on a forearm, held up beside a real tabby cat being carried by the body.
Realism cat portrait tattoo on a forearm
Man in a white vest holding a tabby kitten against his forearm, showing black ink script lettering on his chest and an ornamental tattoo on his arm and hand.
Script chest tattoo and forearm design with kitten
Black and grey realism tattoo of two cat heads stacked vertically on the inner forearm, with the wearer's hand and blue nail varnish visible below.
Two cat heads stacked on a forearm
A traditional style red rose tattoo with green leaves on a forearm, holding up a grey hairless cat against a plain white background.
Red rose tattoo on a forearm with a hairless cat
Colourful neo-trad tattoo of a cat silhouette filled with a sunset, green leaves, a yellow flower and a waterfall, on the forearm.
Cat silhouette with sunset and waterfall
Neo-traditional forearm tattoo of a hairless cat head above a red spiral sun and a beetle, with red, grey and black ink.
Cat and beetle neo-traditional forearm tattoo
Black and grey crescent moon tattoo with a sleeping face, a black cat and blue beaded chains on the forearm.
Crescent moon, black cat and beaded chains on a forearm
Two panels show a cat portrait tattooed on a forearm: a purple linework sketch on the left and a realistic black and grey version on the right.
Cat portrait on a forearm, sketch and finished
Black geometric cat face tattoo on a forearm, built from triangles and circles with dotwork shading.
Geometric cat face on a forearm
Two black ink tattoos on forearms: a crowned cat silhouette inside a dotted oval cameo on the left, and a pentagram within a spiked circle on the right.
Cat cameo and pentagram on forearms
Fine line black outline tattoo of a cat head with whiskers above a semicolon on the inner forearm near the wrist, photographed in a tattoo studio.
Cat and semicolon on the wrist
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a tabby cat with wide amber eyes, wearing a sailor cap with an anchor and a navy collar with a red neckerchief, on a forearm.
Sailor cat on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a seated pink cat with blue eyes and patterned lace-like shading, on the forearm.
Patterned pink cat on an arm
Black and grey dotwork and linework tattoo of a cat curled up asleep inside a circle with small stars, on the forearm.
Sleeping cat in a circle on a forearm
A grey tabby kitten rests on an arm with a traditional-style snake and flower tattoo on the forearm and a LUCK banner tattoo on the upper arm.
Kitten resting on a tattooed forearm
Colour tattoo of a cartoon cat face with blue eyes and a pink bow, in a bold outline style, on the forearm.
Cartoon cat with pink bow on a forearm
Full sleeve realism tattoo in black and grey with blue tones, showing a grinning cat, pocket watches, a girl and film strip portraits across the upper arm and forearm.
Full sleeve of clocks, cat and portraits
Fine line tattoo of a cat outline on the inner wrist and forearm, drawn in thin dark grey ink.
Fine line cat outline on wrist
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a curled, sleeping cat with a scaled fish tail inside a circle, on the forearm.
Curled cat with fish tail on forearm
Tattooed forearms and upper arms of a person in a blue t-shirt holding a tabby cat belly up, with dark and coloured ink visible on the arms.
Tabby cat held by tattooed forearms
Colour tattoo on a forearm of a mint ice cream scoop shaped like a cat's face, with a chocolate drip and cherry, beside red flowers in a neo-traditional style.
Cat-face ice cream cone on a forearm
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo with black outlined cartoon cats and abstract splashes covering a forearm, with a person in green trousers seated beside it.
Watercolour cartoon cats on a forearm
Close-up of a traditional style tattoo of a small ginger cat with black outlines, placed on a forearm beside a large ornate design in purple and yellow.
Small ginger cat on a traditional arm piece
Realistic tattoo of a cat with blue eyes and long whiskers on a forearm, with a wing shape above it in a realistic style.
Realistic cat portrait on a forearm
Solid black silhouette tattoo of a walking cat on the inner forearm near the wrist, against a dark grey fabric background.
Black cat silhouette on a forearm
Small solid black sitting cat silhouette tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand held up against a pale wall.
Sitting cat silhouette on the wrist
Small colour tattoo of a maneki-neko lucky cat with pink paws, a blue collar and an orange coin, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Small maneki-neko lucky cat on wrist
Realism colour tattoo on a forearm of a young child resting their chin on their hands beside a tabby cat, with a few older tattoos at the top edge of the arm.
Realistic child and tabby cat on a forearm
Small black silhouette of a walking cat on a forearm, with a trail of tiny multicoloured paw prints leading towards it.
Black cat with rainbow paw prints on forearm
Black linework tattoo of a walking cat built from circles and straight lines, on the inner forearm.
Geometric walking cat on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a minimal sitting cat with a curling tail on the arm, beside a leopard print sleeve.
Minimal line cat on an arm
Fine line black outline of a seated cat with pink, purple and blue watercolour splashes on a forearm.
Cat silhouette with watercolour splashes
Traditional style tattoo of a black cat peeking over a red heart, framed by white daisies and dark green leaves, on the forearm.
Black cat and red heart on a forearm