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 cartoon cat face with a bow and whiskers on the lower abdomen, next to two silver studs.
Cartoon cat with bow on the lower abdomen
Black and white photo of a small fine line cat tattoo on the back of a hand holding a takeaway coffee cup.
Cat outline on the back of a hand
Black ink flash sheet of traditional-style designs including skulls, a cat, a rose, a dagger, an owl and a rabbit, many marked with the number 13, shown as drawings with no body placement.
Hand-drawn flash sheet with 13 motifs
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cat's face framed by filigree ornaments on a forearm.
Ornamental cat head on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a white cartoon cat with a pink bow and blue eyes above black script reading Because I'm a lady, on the thigh.
Cartoon cat with script quote on thigh
Japanese style colour tattoo of a black cat holding an arrow above a red and teal dragon, shown on a limb in two side by side photos.
Black cat and dragon in Japanese style
Close-up of a small fine line Hello Kitty tattoo in black ink with a pink bow, on the side of a finger, against a fishnet background.
Small Hello Kitty tattoo on a finger
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a small seated tabby cat on the skin behind a person's ear, with long hair falling across the shoulder.
Small seated cat tattoo behind the ear
Small Hello Kitty tattoo with a pink bow on the side of a finger, with red painted nails and fishnet tights behind.
Small Hello Kitty tattoo on a finger
Close photo of a tiny fine line Hello Kitty tattoo in black outline with a red bow on the side of a finger, with fishnet tights behind.
Small Hello Kitty tattoo on a finger
Black ink tattoo of a stylised sitting cat with a long curled tail, on a shoulder.
Black line cat tattoo on a shoulder
Black ink dotwork and fine line drawing of a sphynx cat head with a third eye, set beneath a dotted sun with radiating rays.
Sphynx cat with third eye and sun
Black outline tattoo of a snarling cat head in profile on the ankle, in a traditional style.
Snarling cat head on an ankle
Colour traditional Japanese maneki-neko lucky cat tattoo with a gold coin, shown on the arm.
Maneki-neko lucky cat on the arm
Black linework flash sheet of small tattoo designs themed on the number 13, including a rose, spider, skull, eye, bicycle and envelope.
Friday the 13th flash sheet
Fine line outline tattoo of a cat stretching towards a purple-shaded ball of yarn on the inner forearm.
Cat reaching for yarn on a forearm
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a cat's head, looking downward, on the inner forearm of a person wearing a rolled plaid shirt.
Small cat head tattoo on a forearm
Chart of twelve black silhouette animals decorated with Celtic knotwork, each labelled with a name and date range, under the heading Celtic Animal Zodiac.
Celtic animal zodiac flash sheet
Fine line tattoo of an ornate cat face with mandala patterns and a lotus flower on a forearm, beside a matching black ink sketch on paper.
Ornate cat design on a forearm
Collage of four cat images: two black line and silhouette cat designs on white, a lying black cat on pink, and a small black and grey sitting cat tattoo on a person's upper back.
Black cat designs and a cat tattoo on upper back
Solid black silhouette design of a cartoon cat wearing a Batman costume, with a bat emblem on the chest, a cape and a bow on its head, shown without any body placement.
Batman-styled cat silhouette design
Colour tattoo of a black and brown cat with green eyes above an orange rose with green leaves, on a forearm, in neo-traditional style.
Cat face and orange rose on a forearm
Small black and red Japanese maneki-neko lucky cat tattoo with a red collar and raised paw, shown on a forearm.
Maneki-neko lucky cat tattoo
Black and white photo of a man in a white vest holding a kitten, with script lettering across his chest and black ornamental tattoos on his forearm.
Chest script and kitten in black and grey
Small solid black cat silhouette tattoo on the inner wrist, shown against a dark background.
Small black cat silhouette on a wrist
Fine line black ink tattoo of a small cat face with whiskers on the back of a neck, with dark hair visible above.
Small cat face on the back of the neck
Black and grey tattoo of stacked animal heads, including what appear to be an owl and a deer skull with antlers, on the front of a thigh in a black and white photo.
Stacked animal figures on a thigh
Black line drawing of a sleeping cat curled into a round shape, with its tail spiralling out to the left, shown as a tattoo design with no body part visible.
Sleeping cat curled with spiral tail
Fine line black tattoo of a curled-up cat with its head tucked down, on a person's shoulder and upper back.
Curled cat on a shoulder
Two colourful cartoon cat tattoos, one on each foot, with bows and sweets on the left foot and glasses and balloons on the right.
Cartoon cat tattoos on two feet
Neo-traditional tattoo of a woman's face framed by feathers and a teal gem headpiece, with a black cat beside her, on the outer thigh.
Woman with feathers and black cat on thigh
A small solid black cat silhouette tattoo with a raised tail on pale skin, placed on the arm.
Black cat silhouette tattoo on skin
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a white cartoon cat with a pink bow inside a gold ornate frame, with script lettering below, on a thigh.
Cartoon cat in ornate frame on thigh
Black and grey traditional flash design of a heart holding a hand clasping a cat paw, with a crescent moon, stars, a flower and the words Boys Whatever Cats Forever.
Heart with clasped hand and cat paw
Colour Japanese-style tattoo of a cat holding a sword, set within red and black flames across the top of a foot.
Cat with sword and flames on a foot
Back view of a full back tattoo in Japanese style, showing a large white cat framed by red and blue peonies, roses and cherry blossom.
Cat and flowers full back piece
Bold black line drawing of a stylised cat head in profile with a green eye and pink nose on a white background, shown as a tattoo design.
Stylised cat head line drawing
Traditional style tattoo on the back of a hand showing a grey and black cat with pink-tinted hair buns, a robe and a banner reading NERF HERDER, beside a photo of the real cat.
Cat portrait tattoo with banner on the hand
Black and grey photo of tattooed legs showing an elephant design and looping script lettering on the thigh, with a hairless cat resting on the knee.
Elephant and script tattoos on legs with a cat
Colour tattoo of a maneki-neko lucky cat holding a gold oval with Japanese characters, in a Japanese style on the upper leg.
Maneki-neko lucky cat on the thigh
Colour Japanese style tattoo of a black and white cat with red peonies, teal leaves and black clouds on a forearm.
Cat and peonies on a forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo of two cats nuzzling inside an oval frame, with purple flowers and teal leaves, on a calf.
Two cats and purple flowers on a calf
Black fine line tattoo of a cat's nose, mouth and whiskers across the side of a finger.
Cat whiskers tattoo on a finger
Black and grey realistic tattoos of a pair of scissors on one forearm and a cat's head on the other forearm, with shading in a dotwork style.
Scissors and cat on two forearms
A colour tattoo of a green and yellow tractor on an ankle, with a black cat in the grass behind the foot.
Green tractor tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey tattoo of a cartoon cat wearing a bow and holding a pistol, with wavy shading below, on a forearm.
Cartoon cat with a pistol on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a sitting cat seen from behind, with a curled tail, on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Cat silhouette tattoo on a forearm
Two matching cartoon cat tattoos on the inner wrists, one white with angel wings and one grey with devil horns and a tail, both with pink bows and hearts.
Matching angel and devil cat wrist tattoos