Cat tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of an anthropomorphic cat in a top hat and lace-trimmed coat, with scrollwork, on a forearm.
Anthropomorphic cat in a top hat on a forearm
Black linework drawing of a cat head with a feather headdress, pearl necklace, gem and bow, a neo-traditional tattoo design.
Cat head with feathers and pearls
Neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing a woman's face framed by blue hair, with three grey cats with yellow eyes above her head.
Woman with blue hair and three cats on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a cat lying on a stack of books, placed on the side of a woman's neck near the collarbone.
Cat asleep on stacked books at the neck
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a cat merged with a treble clef on the back of a neck, below a loose ponytail.
Cat and treble clef on the neck
Black line tattoo of a small cartoon cat with light grey shading on the inner forearm, with a tabby cat resting its paw beside it.
Simple line cat tattoo on a forearm
Close-up of a small black CAT lettering tattoo on the neck of a person with platinum blonde hair in a bun, hands crossed over the shoulder.
Small CAT lettering on the neck
Two matching cartoon cat tattoos wearing bow ties on the upper legs, one in black outline and one in colour.
Matching cat tattoos with bow ties
Fine line tattoo of two cat heads, one with green eyes and one with blue eyes, on the forearm.
Two cat heads on a forearm
Black and grey blackwork and dotwork tattoo of a cat holding a geometric star, placed on the outer thigh.
Cat holding a star on a thigh
Solid black cartoon cat with white eyes and whiskers tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Black cartoon cat tattoo on the wrist
Watercolour-style tattoo of a black cat head with a yellow eye and fine whiskers, with blue and red ink washes, on the side of a torso over the ribs.
Watercolour black cat on the ribs
Flash design of cartoon cats on three ribbon banners reading I want to pet every cat in the world, with no placement shown.
Cats on banners with a pet quote
Black ink line drawing of a sitting cat with closed eyes, whiskers and a curled tail, in a minimalist style suited to a tattoo design.
Minimalist sitting cat line drawing
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a cat head with geometric triangles and a dotwork anatomical heart on a forearm.
Cat head and anatomical heart on a forearm
Two wrists side by side with matching fine line cat tattoos in black ink, one small and one larger, on the inner wrist.
Matching cat tattoos on two wrists
Small black fine line tattoo of a sitting cat on the back of a woman's neck, with a tabby cat resting on her shoulder.
Small cat outline on the nape
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a thigh showing a white cartoon cat with a pink bow inside a gold frame, with pink banners reading ladies don't start fights but they can finish them.
White cartoon cat in gold frame with quote banners
Colour realism tattoo of a cat's head with green eyes and blue, purple and orange fur, beside a cherry blossom branch on a forearm.
Calico cat portrait with cherry blossom
Colour tattoo of Hello Kitty in a patterned kimono holding a fan, surrounded by pink cherry blossoms, on the upper arm.
Hello Kitty in a kimono with cherry blossoms on upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of a cat face with a pink bow, purple accents and pink flowers on the forearm.
Sugar skull style cat with bow on forearm
Line drawing of a solid black cat and an outlined white cat walking side by side, tails curled together above them, in a fine line style.
Two cats walking with tails entwined
Two forearms with clasped hands, each bearing two colour tattoos of anthropomorphic animals in suits, including a hawk, a bear, a leopard and a cat, placed on the inner forearms.
Four animal portraits in suits on two forearms
Colourful neo-traditional cat head tattoo with blue crystals and beaded chains on the thigh.
Colourful cat head with crystals on thigh
Three black-outlined cartoon cat faces with blue bows, in a fine line style, tattooed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Three cartoon cats with blue bows on the upper back
Traditional style tattoo of a black cat's head with yellow eyes inside a red heart and green scalloped border, on the upper arm.
Black cat head in a heart on an arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a sleeping grey and white cat inside a pink heart with a scalloped rainbow outline, on a thigh.
Sleeping cat in a pink heart
Sketchy fine line tattoo of a crescent moon with a sitting cat, a yellow star and small coloured dots, shown on skin.
Crescent moon with cat and star
Full leg sleeve tattoo in colour styled as film strip frames with cartoon characters, shown from the thigh to the calf in two photographs.
Cartoon film strip leg sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of a woman in a feathered headdress flanked by two cats, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Woman portrait with feathered headdress on upper arm
Black outline drawing of a cat curled up asleep with its tail looping around, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Curled sleeping cat line drawing
Colour tattoo of a grey cat with sugar skull face paint, red roses and green leaves on the upper arm, with black star outlines nearby.
Sugar skull cat with red roses
Three views of a wooden artist's hand drawn with a black and grey sphynx cat with a third eye and crescent moon on the palm, a bird skull with crossed bones on the forearm, and PURR EVIL lettering on
Sphynx cat and bird skull designs on a wooden hand
Black line drawing of five cats in different stretching and rolling poses, stacked vertically down the outer lower leg, in a fine line sketch style.
Five cats in a stretching sequence on a leg
Close-up of a small solid black cat silhouette tattoo sitting behind a person's ear, shown in a side view.
Small black cat silhouette behind the ear
Traditional style tattoo on the upper thigh of a cat wearing a flowered hat and red bow tie, framed in a scalloped oval.
Cat in a hat and bow tie on a thigh
Woman seen from behind holding a cat, showing a large colourful traditional-style back tattoo of flowers and dark swooping shapes, with a tattoo on her thigh.
Colourful back and thigh tattoos with a cat
Forearm with a botanical tattoo of red poppies, grey foliage, black linework sprigs of berries and a grey cat, mostly in black and grey with red accents.
Poppies and a cat on a forearm
Small colour tattoo of a cartoon cat in a polka dot dress and red bow, holding an open orange book by a thin line, on the lower leg above the ankle.
Cartoon cat holding an orange book on ankle
Geometric faceted cat face with a pink heart on its chest, in pastel colours with black outlines, tattooed on a forearm.
Faceted cat and heart on a forearm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a black and white cat wearing a red collar with a bell, above a red flower and dark leaves, on the upper arm.
Cat with bell collar and flower on arm
Colour Japanese style tattoo of a maneki-neko lucky cat with a red bell and pink cherry blossoms on a calf.
Maneki-neko lucky cat and cherry blossoms on a calf
Small solid black cat silhouette tattoo, seen from behind with its tail curled, on the inner wrist and lower forearm.
Black cat silhouette on a wrist
Realistic black and grey snarling cat tattoo with yellow eyes across the back of a hand, with shaded forearm detail above the wrist.
Snarling cat tattoo across the hand
Black ink tattoo of a Cheshire cat grin and striped tail on the back of a neck, in a bold blackwork style.
Cheshire cat grin and tail on the neck
Colourful thigh tattoo mixing a realistic grey tabby cat with a blue watercolour cat, a green and pink kite, a crescent moon and paint drips.
Two cats, kite and moon on a thigh
Realistic grey tabby cat snarling with its mouth open, set against a blue sunburst of rays, tattooed on a calf.
Snarling tabby cat with blue sunburst
Fine line black outline of a sitting cat with its tail curled round, tattooed on the side of the torso near the ribs.
Fine line cat outline on the side of the torso