Cat tattoo ideas

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Torso of a person in a white vest top, with black and grey realism style tattoo sleeves on both arms showing a cat, a skull and a ship.
Black and grey sleeve with cat and skull
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a tabby cat in a top hat and monocle, with a songbird perched on the hat, on the upper arm.
Cat in top hat and monocle on upper arm
Black and white photo of a fine line outline tattoo of two cats sitting close together on the upper arm.
Two cats outline on upper arm
Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of a sitting cat in loose outline on the upper arm.
Sitting cat outline on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of two cats' heads hanging from fine puppet strings on the upper arm, one wearing a bow tie.
Marionette cats on an upper arm
Black fine line tattoo of a seated cat outline with a curling tail on the outer upper arm.
Single-line cat on upper arm
Colour neo-trad tattoo of a green zombie cat in a pink bow and dress, with red drips, a spider web and flies, on an upper arm.
Zombie Hello Kitty style cat on an arm
Black cat silhouette on the upper arm filled with the word MEOW in orange and red lettering, in a bold lettering style.
MEOW lettering in a cat silhouette
Tabby cat held against a forearm and upper arm with a black and grey cat face banner tattoo and script lettering, with touches of red ink.
Cat face banner tattoo on an upper arm
Solid black cat tattoo with green eyes and a red collar on the upper arm, shown on glossy skin.
Black cat with red collar on upper arm
Full colour realism sleeve tattoo on an upper arm showing a tabby cat in a bow tie and top hat, a second cat with orange eyes, and butterflies.
Cat and butterfly sleeve on an arm
Colour tattoo of Hello Kitty in a dark kimono with pink star pattern, holding a fan and a parasol, on an upper arm in a Japanese style.
Hello Kitty in kimono with parasol
Cartoon black cat tattoo on an upper arm beside a grey and white tabby kitten lying on its back on white bedding.
Cartoon black cat tattoo beside a kitten
Colour realism tattoo of two cats sitting on a branch under a full moon in a blue night sky, placed on the thigh.
Two cats watching a full moon on a thigh
Colour realism tattoo of a cat with bright blue eyes set against a starry galaxy, on the upper arm.
Galaxy cat on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a cartoon cat with a bow, small wings and a bow and arrow, surrounded by outlined hearts, on the upper arm.
Cartoon cat with hearts on upper arm
Man with colourful tattoos covering his neck and both forearms and upper arms, wearing a light grey t-shirt printed with a grumpy cat illustration.
Tattooed neck and arms, grumpy cat t-shirt
Black and grey tattoo of two cats curled together in a circle among blackberry branches, leaves and flowers, on the upper arm.
Two curled cats with blackberry branch on upper arm
Colourful neo-traditional style tattoo on the upper arm showing a cartoon cat with a red bow, a giraffe, a pink strawberry ice cream cone and purple bubbles.
Cartoon cat, giraffe and strawberry ice cream on upper arm
Realistic colour tattoo of a tabby cat with yellow-green eyes on the upper arm, set against a red background.
Tabby cat portrait on upper arm
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a tabby kitten sitting upright on the upper arm, with faint sketched building lines behind it.
Realistic kitten tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey traditional-style tattoos covering a person's arms, with a ginger cat cradled against the right forearm and a small tattoo visible on the upper chest.
Black and grey tattoo sleeve with a ginger cat
Fine line black tattoo of cat whiskers and a shaded heart nose on the upper arm.
Cat whiskers and heart nose on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a grey cartoon cat floating from pink, teal and purple flower balloons, with small hearts, on an upper arm.
Cartoon cat on flower balloons on upper arm
Black and grey tribal cat tattoo with geometric and dotwork patterns, sitting on the upper arm.
Tribal cat tattoo on an upper arm
Colourful galaxy-style cat head tattoo on an upper arm, with black ears, teal whiskers and pale pink and green eyes, in a soft watercolour-like finish.
Galaxy cat head on upper arm
Four photographs of arm sleeves with whimsical black line-art tattoos, including a ladybird, a dandelion, a snail and a cat, with small red accents, on the upper arm and forearm.
Whimsical line-art sleeve shown across four arms
Colour tattoo of three cartoon cats walking along a ledge under a blue sky on the upper arm.
Three cartoon cats walking on an upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a sitting cat with whiskers and a curled tail on the inner upper arm.
Single-line cat on an upper arm
Traditional style tattoo of a tabby cat wearing a pink bow above a black banner reading CAT LADY, on the upper arm.
Tabby cat with bow and CAT LADY banner on upper arm
Black ink tattoo of a stretching cat decorated with tribal patterns and spirals, on the outer upper arm beside a white sleeve.
Stretching cat with tribal patterning on upper arm
Colour tattoo of Hello Kitty dressed as a nurse, holding a syringe and a test strips canister, with the word Diabetic beneath, on the upper arm.
Hello Kitty nurse with syringe on upper arm
A man in a white t-shirt printed with the words In the event of an emotional breakdown, place cat here above a cat outline, with black and grey sleeve tattoos on both arms.
Cat slogan t-shirt with sleeve tattoos
Neo-traditional tattoo of a tabby cat with green eyes and olive leaves on the inner upper arm.
Tabby cat portrait with leaves on upper arm
Small solid black cat silhouette tattoo with white swirl details on the upper arm.
Black cat silhouette on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a seated cat on a stack of books, placed on the inner upper arm.
Black cat sitting on a stack of books
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a cat with a small dark bird in its claws, placed on the upper arm.
Black cat clutching a bird on an arm
Three-panel collage of a winged cartoon cat tattoo: a purple stencil on skin, a gloved tattooist working on the outline, and the finished blue and black cat on the upper arm.
Winged cartoon cat on the upper arm
Colour tattoo of an origami-style orange cat framed by red and white flowers and teal clouds, sitting on the upper arm in a traditional style.
Origami cat with flowers on upper arm
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 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
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
Black and grey tattoo of a woman's face framed by a black hood with cat ears, with small stars and a bell collar, on the upper arm.
Cat-eared woman portrait on an upper arm
Black and grey cartoon cat with musical notes and a hot rod on an upper arm, in a neo-traditional style.
Cartoon cat driving a hot rod on an upper arm
Small black and grey dotwork tattoo of a black cat sitting on a stack of books on the inner upper arm.
Black cat sitting on stacked books
Fine line tattoo of small animals holding blue, purple and red balloons across the upper arm.
Animals holding balloons on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a tabby cat standing upright and holding an umbrella, placed on the upper arm.
Standing cat with umbrella on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a cat's head framed by a botanical leaf wreath on the inner upper arm.
Cat portrait in a leaf wreath on upper arm