Cat tattoo ideas

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

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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
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
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
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a sitting cat on a stack of books, with loose ink linework, on the forearm.
Watercolour cat on stacked books
Black flash design of two cat silhouettes, each with a bass clef forming its tail and body, on a plain white background.
Two cats made from bass clefs
Black ink tattoo of a cat with one blue eye, set inside an ornate scrolled frame on the side of a ribcage.
Cat in ornate frame on the ribs
Side view of a person in white underwear showing a coloured cat head tattoo inside an ornate scrolled frame on the ribs, against a cat-print wallpaper.
Cat portrait tattoo on the side ribs
Fine line black outline tattoo of two cats sitting close together with intertwined tails, on the calf above a black shoe.
Two cats outline on a lower leg
Colour Japanese style tattoo of a stretched white cat with black skulls and red eyes over teal waves on the top of a foot, with a red crab on the ankle.
Stretching cat with skulls on a foot
Two matching colour tattoos of cat faces with bows and sugar skull decoration, placed on the thighs, in a neo-trad style.
Matching sugar skull cat tattoos on thighs
Small bold-outlined cartoon cat with a red bow on the forearm, beside a large traditional flower with an eye on the back of a tattooed hand.
Cartoon cat with red bow on forearm
Small fine line tattoo of an orange and white cat face with green eyes and a pink nose on the inner forearm.
Small cat head on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a seated long-haired cat with soft shading, on the inner forearm of a person's arm.
Seated fluffy cat tattoo on a forearm
Black line-art cat tattoo with whiskers and a small green eye, shown in a close-up photo on the ankle.
Line-art cat on the ankle
Black line drawing of a sitting cat with whiskers and a curled tail on a plain white background.
Sitting cat line drawing
Two lower legs resting on a floral sheet, covered in colour traditional tattoos of roses, a cat head and a butterfly on the calves and shins.
Traditional roses, cat and butterfly on legs
Neo-trad style tattoo of a green-eyed tabby cat wearing a blue bow tie, set within an ornate scrolled frame with outline roses, on the thigh.
Cat portrait in ornate frame on thigh
Fine line black outline tattoo of a cat curled around a heart, placed on the back of a person's neck below their hair.
Cat curled around a heart on the neck
Close-up of a small solid black sitting cat tattoo with a curled tail, placed on the neck behind a woman's ear.
Sitting cat tattoo behind the ear
Fine line black tattoo of a plump cartoon cat on a forearm, with a real tabby cat resting its paw beside the arm.
Cartoon cat tattoo on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a Hello Kitty style sugar skull with a pink bow and floral details, traditional style, on the top of a foot, shown in two photos.
Sugar skull Hello Kitty tattoo on the foot
Colour Japanese-style tattoo of a stretching calico cat, filled with cherry blossom and fan patterns, on the side of a ribcage.
Stretching calico cat on ribs
Close photo of a small solid black cat silhouette tattoo on the side of a person's ribs, with a lilac top pulled up beside it.
Small black cat on the side ribs
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a dapper cat in a top hat, monocle and bow tie, framed in an ornate orange oval.
Dapper cat in top hat and monocle
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
Black script lettering across the upper torso, a lace-pattern band on the thigh and a tattooed forearm holding an orange cat.
Script lettering and lace thigh band
Black and grey geometric tattoo of a sitting cat built from angular outlined facets with hatched shading, on the calf.
Geometric cat on a lower leg
Black tribal-style design of a sitting cat looking upward with one paw raised, drawn in bold black linework on white.
Tribal sitting cat with raised paw
Two forearms show matching geometric cat head tattoos in colour, one grey and green-eyed, the other purple and amber-eyed, on a Geometric style design.
Matching geometric cat heads on two forearms
Fine line black tattoo of several cats huddled together around a small bow in the centre, placed on the upper thigh.
Cluster of cats on the thigh
Traditional style tattoo of a black cat wearing a flower crown with red ears and orange eyes, with a VILLERO banner and script above, on a forearm.
Black cat with flower crown on a forearm
Two lower legs with traditional style tattoos of red roses, a cat's head, a moth and a penny-farthing bicycle, worn with a grey skirt and black shoes.
Traditional roses, cat and moth on two legs
Close photo of a small black fine line cat silhouette tattoo on the side of a torso, near the hip, with a hand resting beside it.
Simple black cat silhouette tattoo on the side
Three newborn kittens rest on a forearm covered in traditional colour tattoos of a sailing ship, a red ribbon and flowers.
Kittens resting on a traditional forearm tattoo
Black and grey thigh tattoos of an animal head and a rabbit with a pocket watch, each in an ornate frame with roses and checkerboard shading.
Cat and rabbit thigh tattoos in ornate frames
Colour tattoo of a vintage-style tabby cat wearing a pink bow tie, above a black banner reading CAT LADY, on the inside of a wrist.
Vintage tabby cat with banner on wrist
A heavily tattooed forearm and hand hold two hairless Sphynx cats in a car seat, with black, grey and coloured tattoos visible on the arm.
Tattooed arm holding two hairless cats
Colourful cartoon tattoo on a forearm of three cats stacked like ice cream scoops on a waffle cone, with sprinkles, candy and a bow.
Stacked cats on an ice cream cone forearm
Fine line black cat face tattoo with whiskers on the inner wrist, shown with the palm raised against a dark blue wall.
Small cat face on the inner wrist
Glossy red outline of a cat curled around a heart on a plain black background, shown as a flat design rather than a tattoo on skin.
Cat curled around a heart outline
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
Two colour tattoos of Sailor Moon cats on a pair of forearms, a dark navy Luna holding a gold and pink compact on the left and a grey and white Artemis with a compact on the right.
Sailor Moon cats on two forearms
Traditional style tattoo of a black cat with large white eyes inside an oval gold frame with a red bow, on a forearm.
Black cat in an oval gold frame on a forearm
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
Colour tattoo of a sitting cat built from paisley shapes and leafy lines, in teal, green and red, on the side of the ribs.
Paisley cat on the side ribs
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a purple winking lucky cat with pink blossoms and petals on the top of a foot.
Maneki-neko and blossom on a foot