Cat tattoo ideas

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Colour traditional tattoo of a cat wearing a teal collar in an ornate gold frame, with a red rose and black leaves below, on the thigh.
Cat in an ornate frame above a red rose
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
Black and grey traditional wolf head tattoo on an upper arm, with a leaping cat tattoo on the forearm and further tattoos on the same arm.
Wolf head and big cat on arms
Green tribal-style line drawing of a cat face with swirling bold strokes, shown as a flat design on a white background.
Tribal cat face design
Colour tattoo of a grey cat's head with blue eyes and a red collar on the forearm, drawn in a traditional style with bold black outlines and hatching.
Grey cat head with red collar on forearm
Black ink traditional flash sheet showing a skull, a sun, a bat, a spider web, an eagle and a snail, drawn in a bold outline style with shading.
Traditional flash sheet of skulls and symbols
Traditional style tattoo of a seated cat filled with mandala and paisley ornament in black, grey and red on the forearm.
Ornamental seated cat on forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black and grey cat head with yellow eyes above a red rose with green leaves, on a leg.
Cat and rose on a leg
Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a smiling crescent moon with a seated black cat on its lower horn, on the upper arm.
Crescent moon and cat on upper arm
Several arms and hands pressed together, showing a realistic black and grey cat tattoo, banknotes, portrait tattoos and a skull on the forearms and hands.
Realism portraits and cat on hands and forearms
Traditional style tattoo of a snarling black cat head with purple eyes and red ears, with STAY above and HOME below, on the thigh.
Snarling black cat with STAY HOME lettering
Flash design of a black skeleton cat holding up a blue butterfly, beside a red and gold rose and green leaves, in a traditional style.
Skeleton cat with rose and butterfly
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a horned figure in a long cloak with a raven on its shoulder, framed in a circle on the thigh.
Horned figure and raven on a thigh
Traditional-style tattoo of a seated black cat with a gold ear, green eyes and a coloured collar, beside Egyptian-style hieroglyphs on a calf.
Black cat with hieroglyphs on a calf
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
Colour Japanese-style tattoo of a spotted leopard-like cat and a black and white cat across the top of a foot and ankle.
Leopard and cat on a foot
Traditional Japanese style colour tattoo of a white maneki-neko lucky cat with a green patterned collar and gold bell, surrounded by red flowers, on the thigh.
Maneki-neko lucky cat with flowers on a thigh
Traditional colour tattoo of a cat wearing a floral crown, with a teal banner reading MEATBALL and red and yellow flowers, on the thigh.
Cat in a floral crown with banner on thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a snarling cat head with bared fangs and dotted shading, on a lower leg, in a traditional blackwork style.
Snarling cat head on a calf
Traditional style tattoo of an hourglass with a red blood drip, the words TO GET YOU OFF MY MIND and a blue flower below, on the forearm.
Hourglass with blood drip and blue flower
Flash-style design of a black cat with yellow eyes, framed by pink roses and green leaves, with a banner reading Wednesday beneath it.
Black cat with roses and Wednesday banner
Traditional tattoo on a calf showing a woman in profile and a tabby cat facing each other inside a black heart, with flowers and the words BOYS WHATEVER and CATS FOREVER.
Woman and cat in a heart on a calf
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
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 dotwork tattoo of four cats in a four-pane window framed by flowers, on the thigh.
Four cats in a window with flowers
Black and grey tattoos on a pair of thighs and knees, including lace-like patterns and a snake, with a black cat lying across the lap.
Black and grey thigh tattoos with a black cat
Two carved wooden arm and hand boards showing traditional-style tattoo designs of skulls, a heart with a dagger, a goat, a cat and flowers, in black and cream.
Carved arm boards with skull, goat and cat designs
Traditional black and grey tattoo of a woman with curled hair and a cat inside a heart shape, on the lower leg.
Heart-framed woman and cat on a calf
Traditional colour tattoo of a black and white cat with yellow eyes, framed by gold feathers and a red and blue ornament on an arm or leg.
Black and white cat tattoo on a limb
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
A sleeping tabby cat rests its paw on a forearm with a colourful traditional-style skull and rose tattoo.
Sleeping tabby cat resting on a tattooed forearm
Two matching black and grey tattoos of cats in top hats with small flowers, one on each thigh, in a traditional style.
Matching cats in top hats on two thighs
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 and white flash design of a cat in a top hat with a spade card, bow tie and cigar, flanked by roses and leaves, with the words Lie to the Liars and Steal from Thieves arced around it.
Cat in top hat with roses and slogan
A woman holds a tabby kitten in front of her forearm, which has a colourful traditional-style rose and flower tattoo, with a small crescent moon on her hand.
Tabby kitten held beside a floral forearm tattoo
Traditional style tattoo of an ornately decorated cat face with swirls, a diamond and red accents, on the forearm.
Ornate cat face tattoo on an arm
Black and grey traditional style cartoon tattoos of a rabbit, a cat and small creatures on a woman's leg, with a sleeved arm visible above.
Cartoon tattoos on a leg
Traditional-style tattoo on a forearm of a tabby kitten with blue eyes inside a gold ornate frame, with a red rose and orange flowers below.
Kitten in ornate frame with rose on forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a crescent moon with a face and a black cat sitting on it, with orange stars, on the forearm.
Crescent moon and black cat on a forearm
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
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
Traditional style colour tattoo of a cat's head with a red flower and green leaves below, on the inner forearm.
Traditional cat head with red flower on forearm
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a cartoon black cat in a hood on the thigh, with grey scrollwork above it.
Cartoon black cat tattoo on a thigh
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
Diptych of a Japanese style colour tattoo on a lower leg, showing a black and grey cat with teal eyes wrapped around a blue and orange dragon with swirling cloud motifs.
Cat and dragon tattoo on a lower leg
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 blue line drawing of a cat covered in traditional-style flash designs, including a rose, a dagger, a razor, a skull and crossbones and a milk bottle.
Tattooed cat flash drawing
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