Cat tattoo ideas

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

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Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a cat's face with green eyes on the calf, with splashes of red, blue, yellow and green.
Watercolour cat face on a calf
Fine black line tattoo of a walking cat in profile on the inner forearm, with a person in a red plaid shirt resting the arm on a wooden table.
Cat outline on an inner forearm
Black line drawing of a cat sitting in the shape of a treble clef, with a thin curling tail, shown as a tattoo design on a plain light background.
Cat sitting in a treble clef
Traditional black and grey cat face tattoo with fangs, red blood drops, a crossed knife and the number 13 above it, on skin.
Cartoon cat with crossed knife and number 13
Two colour cartoon creature tattoos on forearms, a purple one on the left arm and an orange one on the right, shown side by side.
Two matching cartoon creatures on forearms
Fine line tattoo of a cat's head tilted to one side with a small bow at the neck, placed on the inner forearm.
Cat head with bow on inner forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of a cat in a single continuous outline, sitting on the ankle above a red canvas sneaker.
Fine line cat on an ankle
Colour Japanese-style tattoo of a sleeping cat with a red peony on its back and green leaves, placed on the top of a foot.
Sleeping cat and peony on a foot
Fine line black tattoo of a sitting cat gazing upwards, placed on the side of the ankle in a black and grey photograph.
Sitting cat on an ankle
Realistic tattoo of a black and white cat with grasses behind it, shown in two photos of the same forearm.
Black and white cat portrait on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a hairless Sphynx cat inside an ornate scrolled frame with gemstones, on a limb.
Sphynx cat portrait in an ornate frame
Two clasped hands with traditional tattoos of a butterfly, a cat head, a heart and a lily on the hands and forearm.
Hands with butterfly, cat and lily tattoos
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tabby cat's face with wide eyes and an open mouth, on the inner forearm, beside a photo of the real cat.
Realism tabby cat portrait on a forearm
Black and grey sketchy blackwork tattoo of a sitting cat with ink drips running down the upper arm against a dark background.
Sketched black cat on upper arm
Colour traditional tattoo of a skeleton-faced black cat, a red rose and blue flowers above a banner reading Siempre en mi corazon, on the upper arm.
Skeleton cat and rose banner on upper arm
Four identical solid black cat head designs with white linework for the eyes, ears, whiskers and muzzle, arranged in a two by two grid on a white background.
Four black cat head designs on a sheet
Black ink flash design of a seated cat with a third eye and a triangle emblem, resting on a crescent moon decorated with flowers and dots, shown on a dark wooden surface.
Cat on a crescent moon flash design
Black ink Hello Kitty outline filled with peony and blossom flowers in a traditional style, tattooed on the upper back near the shoulder.
Hello Kitty outline filled with peonies
Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey cat with pink ears and yellow eyes, shaded in black, on the outside of a calf.
Grey cat tattoo on a calf
Colourful sugar skull cat face design with teal eyes, red roses and blue and yellow floral ornament on a black background, in a neo-traditional style.
Sugar skull cat face design
Fine line flash sheet in black ink showing a moth, skull, cat, blackberry, hands, sprigs and a sleeping fawn, arranged on a pale grey background.
Botanical and animal flash sheet
Solid black tribal-style cat design with spiral patterns and a curled tail, shown on a plain white background with no body placement visible.
Tribal black cat with spiral tail
Colour tattoo of a sugar skull style Hello Kitty face with a pink rose beneath it, on the forearm.
Sugar skull Hello Kitty and rose on a forearm
Traditional black and grey cat head tattoo with yellow eyes and a solid black moon above it, on the upper arm.
Sphynx cat head with yellow eyes on an arm
Black and white yin yang tattoo of two cats curled inside a circle, shown in solid black ink on the lower leg.
Yin yang cats tattoo on a calf
Pencil and wash drawing of a white cat and a black cat curled together to form a yin yang circle on plain paper.
Yin yang with black and white cats
Sheet of black outline Hello Kitty temporary tattoo designs, some in dresses and some with angel wings, on a white background.
Hello Kitty temporary tattoo sheet
Colour full arm sleeve tattoo with a Sailor Moon character, a red rose, a cat, a heart and crescent moons over a galaxy background, on the upper arm and forearm.
Sailor Moon galaxy full sleeve
Black tribal-style stencil of a stylised cat running vertically, with a long curling tail at the top and a angular face near the base, shown on a plain white background.
Vertical tribal cat design
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of three cats stacked in a pyramid on striped balls, on the calf.
Three cats balancing on striped balls
Close-up of fine line black ink tattoos on four fingers of a hand, showing the letters M, E and W and a small cat face, with glitter nail polish.
Letters and a cat face on fingers
Watercolour-style tattoo of a tabby cat in orange and brown wash with loose black linework, on the forearm, with a close-up beside it.
Watercolour-style cat on forearm
Black line outline of a seated cat with pink, purple and blue watercolour splashes, tattooed on a forearm.
Watercolour cat outline on a forearm
Colourful cat face tattoo with green eyes and a pink tongue on the back of a hand, in a neo-traditional style.
Cartoon cat face on the back of a hand
Pencil sketch flash design in neo-traditional style showing a cat with pearls, roses, a fan, a ribbon banner reading Must Love Cats and two stylised women, with no placement shown.
Cat, roses and Must Love Cats banner design
Black line tattoo of the Catbus from My Neighbour Totoro with a small Totoro on its head and a soot sprite on a sign, on the outer thigh.
Catbus and Totoro outline on a thigh
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a cartoon cat in round glasses sitting on a stack of books, with starburst shapes around it, on a limb.
Cat in glasses on a stack of books
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a seated tabby cat with a small heart on its chest, set over fine geometric circles on a forearm.
Seated tabby cat with geometric circles on a forearm
Watercolour style tattoo of a grinning Cheshire Cat with green eyes above a hot air balloon basket, on the calf.
Cheshire Cat and hot air balloon on a calf
Colourful tattoo of a realistic cat face with green eyes, mixed with geometric triangles, a crescent moon and watercolour drips on a thigh.
Cat face and crescent moon on a thigh
Fine line black tattoo of a curled, sleeping tabby cat with its head tucked near its tail, placed on the outer thigh above the knee.
Curled sleeping cat on the thigh
Traditional style tattoo of a cat in a space helmet and suit floating beside a ringed planet, on the forearm.
Cat astronaut with ringed planet
Two black and grey realism tattoos of cats' faces, one on each calf, shown side by side.
Two cat face portraits on calves
Fine line Cheshire Cat tattoo on skin, shown as a glowing blue outline under ultraviolet light, with a blue lace edge at the right.
Cheshire Cat tattoo on upper back
Small solid black silhouette of a sitting cat with its tail curled, tattooed on the inner wrist of a raised hand with yellow painted nails.
Sitting cat silhouette on the wrist
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cat's head in profile with a diamond-shaped eye, overlapped by fine line triangles, on the inner forearm.
Feline head with geometric triangles on forearm
Geometric cat head tattoo with black outlines and blue, purple and orange soft colour washes on the upper arm.
Geometric cat head on upper arm
Solid black semicolon tattoo with cat ears on the dot, on the lower forearm, with a black and grey face and swirling hair tattoo above it.
Cat semicolon on the forearm