Cat tattoo ideas

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

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Black and white line drawing of a cat's head in intricate ornamental patterns, with no tattoo placement shown.
Ornamental cat head line drawing
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a cat face with big blue eyes and a waffle cone body, topped with teal soft serve, on the forearm.
Cat in an ice cream cone on a forearm
Small black cartoon cat tattoo with blue eyes and a curled tail on the ankle, next to a silver chain anklet with a heart charm.
Black cat tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey cat face with a bell collar tattooed on a finger, shown beside a small outlined star tattoo on another finger of the same hand.
Cat face with bell collar on a finger
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
Colour tattoo of a maneki-neko lucky cat surrounded by pink cherry blossoms in a Japanese style, on the upper thigh.
Maneki-neko lucky cat with cherry blossoms
Four black line drawings of cats on a white background, showing two sitting cats, one curled up asleep and one sitting cat seen from the side.
Four cats in line drawing
Small fine line black tattoo of a cat's nose and whiskers on the side of a finger, with pink painted nails visible.
Cat whiskers tattoo on a finger
Traditional style tattoo of a black cat holding a red and white striped umbrella among raindrops on the upper arm, with a red flower above.
Black cat with umbrella on upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a dog and cat sitting side by side beneath a trail of paw prints leading up to a heart, on the upper back.
Dog and cat with paw prints and heart
Fine line black tattoo of a cat face with whiskers and pointed ears on the inner wrist.
Minimalist cat face on a wrist
Teal and grey Cheshire Cat tattoo with a wide grin and green eyes, shaded in a realistic style on the thigh.
Cheshire Cat grin on a thigh
Fine line black tattoo of a cat in side profile on the ankle, photographed against a dark background.
Small cat outline on an ankle
Two ankles in black jeans and patent flats: a fine line cartoon cat head in grey on the left ankle and two small outline hearts in grey on the right ankle.
Cartoon cat and hearts on an ankle
Black tribal-style cat leaping from a shaded purple lotus towards a small blue butterfly, tattooed on skin.
Tribal cat leaping from a lotus
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo on the upper back showing a cupcake with a skull cherry, a cartoon cat with a pink bow, a lollipop, purple flowers and broken hearts.
Cupcake, cat and broken hearts on upper back
Colour tattoo of Hello Kitty styled as a sugar skull, with a pink bow and black outlines, on the upper shoulder.
Sugar skull Hello Kitty on a shoulder
Fine line black cat outline tattoo on a woman's ankle, with a hand resting on the foot over a black and white knitted blanket.
Minimalist cat outline on an ankle
Black line tattoo of a simple cartoon cat with dot eyes, whiskers and a curled tail, placed on the top of a foot beside the big toe.
Simple cat outline on the top of a foot
Small fine line tattoo of Hello Kitty's face with a pink bow on the inner wrist, outlined in black with pink on the bow.
Small Hello Kitty tattoo on the wrist
Colour realism tattoo of the Cheshire Cat's grinning face with bright blue eyes on a limb, shown in two side-by-side views.
Cheshire Cat grin tattoo in colour
Black and grey tattoo on the inner forearm and wrist showing silhouetted bats, a shaded moon and clouds, with a black cat sitting at the lower edge.
Bats, moon and black cat on a forearm
Black ink sketch of an anthropomorphic cat with a hair bun, holding a cigarette, with wisps of smoke rising around the figure.
Sketched cat with cigarette and smoke
Fine line black outline tattoo of a sitting cat with a curled tail on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Outline cat with curling tail on a wrist
Solid black silhouette of a seated cat inside a crescent moon with a spiked crown and curled tail, tattooed on the upper back.
Black cat silhouette in a crescent moon
Fine line black tattoo of a seated cat reaching up toward a butterfly with small sparkles, on the inner forearm.
Cat reaching for a butterfly on a forearm
Painted Japanese-style design of a tabby cat with a white dragon wrapped around its body and red flames along its tail, shown as a drawing with no body placement.
Tabby cat and dragon design
Black and white flash design of two cat characters with bows, one dressed as Batman and one as Robin, with no body placement shown.
Hello Kitty as Batman and Robin design
Colour traditional tattoo on the forearm of a cat-shaped figure in teal and red with a red bow, with a red rose and an eye at its centre.
Cat-shaped design with rose and eye
A black cat tattoo with a curled tail, blue eyes and a pink collar, surrounded by faint grey swirls and small stars on skin.
Black cat with curled tail
Illustrated lynx head tattoo flash design with amber eyes, fine linework and soft sepia shading on a beige background.
Lynx head illustration
Colour tattoo of the grinning Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland in pink and purple with yellow eyes, its tail coiling upward, on a leg.
Cheshire Cat with spiral tail on a leg
Black and grey crescent moon tattoo with a black cat silhouette and a swirling tree on a person's upper back.
Crescent moon with cat on upper back
Colour tattoo of a maneki-neko lucky cat with red ears, orange patches and a green bell collar on the upper arm, in a traditional style.
Maneki-neko lucky cat on upper arm
Black and grey ornamental cat face tattoo with mandala-style patterns and a small flower on the calf.
Ornamental cat and flower on a calf
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a sitting cat with the words The cat did it and a small arrow pointing to the cat, on the wrist.
Sitting cat with The cat did it text on a wrist
Pencil-style neo-traditional sketch of a cat's head in profile with whiskers, beside a cluster of buds and leaves.
Sketched cat head with buds
Colour Japanese tattoo of a maneki-neko lucky cat and a red daruma doll with pink cherry blossoms on the top of a foot.
Lucky cat and daruma on a foot
Colour tattoo of a black cat's head with yellow eyes and faceted shading on a limb, with other tattoos partly visible nearby.
Black cat head with yellow eyes
Black tribal-style lynx face design with swirling linework and pointed ears, shown on a grey gradient background, with no body placement visible.
Tribal lynx face design
Three simple black line drawings of cats in different poses on a white background, shown as tattoo flash designs.
Three line drawings of cats
Fine line black cat tattoo with a curled tail and closed eyes on a calf, with two small red paw prints and hearts above it.
Fine line cat with paw prints on a calf
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a calico cat face with purple and pink flowers below, on an arm or leg.
Calico cat and flowers on a limb
Neo-traditional style tattoo of a cat's face with lettering reading Lil Bub on a forearm, with a real tabby cat held against the arm.
Cat portrait tattoo on a forearm
Colour Japanese-style tattoo of a white maneki-neko beckoning cat with cherry blossom, gold coins and a pink lotus, on a forearm.
Maneki-neko and lotus on a forearm
Illustration of a hairless cat with black and grey tattoo designs of roses, a swallow, a wing and '7 Lives' script, wearing a maroon bow with a skull charm.
Tattooed hairless cat with rose and swallow
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
Colour tattoo on a thigh of a sphynx cat wearing gold necklaces, with pink roses, green leaves and the script words Stay Loyal Tell No Lies.
Sphynx cat and roses on a thigh