Cat tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey flash sheet of gothic tattoo designs including a moth, owl, ghost, coffin, dagger, cat and crossed bones, drawn in dotwork and bold outlines.
Black and grey gothic flash sheet
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
Black and grey tribal cat tattoo with geometric and dotwork patterns, sitting on the upper arm.
Tribal cat tattoo on an upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a crescent moon with a smiling face and a black cat sitting on it, with small stars, on a torso.
Crescent moon and black cat on torso
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black cat and a brown tabby touching noses inside a pearl-edged heart with pink flowers, on the thigh.
Two cats in a pearl heart on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of four cats in a four-pane window framed by flowers, on the thigh.
Four cats in a window with flowers
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
Dotwork tattoo of a cat's face with blue-grey eyes set inside a geometric mandala, placed on the upper thigh.
Cat with mandala on thigh
Black and grey dotwork cat head surrounded by overlapping geometric triangle lines, tattooed on the outer leg.
Geometric cat head with triangles on a leg
Black dotwork tattoo of a snarling big cat head in profile, with bared fangs, on the calf.
Snarling big cat head in dotwork
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a flying saucer beaming up a cat under a crescent moon and stars, on the forearm, shown in two photos.
UFO abducting a cat on a forearm
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 dotwork panther tattoo with geometric diamond patterns filling its body, walking across the side of a ribcage.
Geometric panther on the ribs
Two black and grey cat head tattoos side by side on the lower legs, a hairless cat on the left and a tabby cat on the right, both in stippled dotwork shading.
Two cat heads on the calves
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 neo-traditional design of a cat's face inside a heart-shaped dotted and lace-edged frame, printed on a cream tote bag.
Cat in a heart-shaped ornate frame
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
Small black and grey cat tattoo with stippled shading on the ankle, shown in a black and white close-up with a trouser cuff above it.
Small cat on an ankle
Black line drawing of a standing cat with its tail raised, filled with swirls and dots in a blackwork style on a cream background.
Ornamental cat design
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
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 grey tattoo of a curled tabby cat with a hand shape over its back, placed on the side of the ribs.
Tabby cat tattoo on the ribs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on a lower leg showing a cat reaching up towards a ringed planet held on a chain by a hand, set within a dotted geometric panel.
Cat and planet on a calf
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hairless cat's head in profile, set inside a solid black circle on the upper chest.
Hairless cat in a black circle on the chest
Traditional style tattoo of a black cat head with red ears, wide staring eyes and a dotted starry background, on a limb with other tattoos nearby.
Black cat head with red ears on a limb
Black and grey dotwork tattoo on the inner forearm showing a woman's profile with a hand raised to her face and a black cat sitting in a round hand mirror.
Woman and black cat in a mirror on forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a woman with a cat's head in profile, with a hair bun and dotwork shading on the shoulder, on a forearm.
Woman with cat head in profile on forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a tabby cat with a bow inside an ornate oval frame, placed on the thigh.
Tabby cat in an ornate frame on a thigh
Black and grey cat tattoo sitting on a ball of yarn on the thigh, drawn in bold outline with stippled dotwork shading.
Cat on a ball of yarn on a thigh
Black and white flash design of a cat's head filled with intricate paisley, floral and dotted patterns, suited to a blackwork tattoo.
Ornate cat head design in black linework
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a meowing cat head with the word meow on a banner, on the side of the torso.
Meowing cat head with banner on the side
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
Black fine line tattoo of a cat-like head and outstretched limb beside a stippled moon, on the side of the ribs.
Fine line outline and stippled moon on ribs
Pen drawing of a hairless sphynx cat head in dotted linework, a flash design for a tattoo with no body placement shown.
Sphynx cat head dotwork design
Black line tattoo of two cats holding paws on the inner forearm, drawn in a fine line style with light dotwork shading.
Two cats holding paws on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork and fine line tattoo of a cat skull with whiskers above the word WILDCATS and a swash underline, on a limb.
Cat skull with Wildcats lettering
Two black and grey forearm tattoos: a geometric cat face with bold linework on the left, and a dotwork fox head with a moon, stars and mountains on the right.
Geometric cat and dotwork fox on forearms
Two black and grey dotwork tattoos on forearms that together show a cat's head split down the middle within geometric triangles.
Split cat head in triangles on forearms
Black and grey stipple flash drawing of a cat in a feathered top hat, smoking a pipe and wearing a bow tie and lace collar.
Cat in feathered top hat with pipe
Black ink drawing of a snarling cat face merged with a skull, with stippled dotwork on the bone and fine hatched fur, shown as a tattoo design.
Cat and skull hybrid drawing
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hairless cat's head in profile with a diamond-shaped eye, set against outlined triangles on the inner forearm.
Hairless cat head with geometric triangles on a forearm
Close-up of a small black fine line tattoo of a cat with a crescent moon and a dotted swirl trail, placed behind a person's ear.
Cat, crescent moon and dotted swirl behind the ear
Colour tattoo of a grey cat in profile above green grass and a purple flower on the thigh, with a dotted yellow sun and geometric lines.
Grey cat in grass on a thigh
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cat's head in profile on the inner forearm of a person wearing a dark floral top.
Cat portrait on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a Siamese cat's face with pointed ears on the upper thigh, shaded with fine stippling and linework.
Siamese cat face on a thigh
Black ink blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a curled-up cat in front of rooftops, a sun and waves, inside a circle on the upper arm.
Sleeping cat and town in a circle on upper arm
Geometric cat head tattoo with dotwork shading and watercolour splashes of pink, purple and teal on an upper arm.
Geometric cat head on upper arm