Cat tattoo ideas

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Black and grey realism tattoo of a cat in profile looking left, with whiskers and scroll ornaments below, on a lower leg.
Black and grey cat portrait with scrollwork on calf
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of three cats stacked in a pyramid on striped balls, on the calf.
Three cats balancing on striped balls
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
Two black and grey realism tattoos of cats' faces, one on each calf, shown side by side.
Two cat face portraits on calves
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
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
Fine line black tattoo of a sitting cat with its tail curling into a heart and a trail of paw prints on the calf, shown as a matching pair.
Matching cat and paw print calf tattoos
Black outline tattoo of a cartoon cat seen from behind, with pink bows on its back and head, on the back of a lower leg.
Cartoon cat with pink bows on a calf
Black ink fine line tattoo of a sitting cat with whiskers and a curled tail on the outer lower leg.
Black ink cat outline on a lower leg
Traditional style tattoo of a seated black cat with a gold collar beside red hieroglyphs, on the lower leg.
Seated black cat with hieroglyphs on a calf
Colourful neo-trad tattoo of a teal spotted cat head with open mouth and paws beside a red balloon, on the calf.
Cat head and red balloon on a calf
Traditional style tattoo of a black cat in a witch's hat beside an orange jack-o'-lantern, placed on the calf.
Black cat and jack-o'-lantern on a calf
Two-panel photo of matching colourful cat face tattoos, one on each thigh and one on each calf, shown in pink, purple and blue.
Sphynx cat face tattoos on thighs and calves
Black and grey ornamental cat face tattoo with mandala-style detail and a flower motif on a calf, shown with a gloved hand at the edge of the frame.
Ornate cat face tattoo on a calf
Black and grey dotwork yin yang tattoo of two cats curled together, placed on the calf.
Yin yang cats on a lower leg
Three side-by-side photographs of a colour tattoo of a tiger face with cream circles on a person's leg.
Orange tiger tattoo on a leg
Fine line black outline tattoo of a sitting cat seen from behind, with a curling tail, on the calf.
Sitting cat outline on a lower leg
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a green grinning cat-like creature with glowing pink eyes, bony yellow claws and a striped tail, on a lower leg.
Green grinning cat creature on a calf
Pastel colour tattoo of a cartoon cat wearing a daisy flower crown and pink bow, placed on the calf.
Cartoon cat with flower crown on a calf
Colour tattoo of a purple horned cat with a third eye and feathered wings, surrounded by peach cloud motifs, on a lower leg.
Purple horned cat with third eye on a calf
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a crescent moon with a face and a black cat sitting on it, on the calf.
Black cat on a crescent moon
Lower leg covered in black and grey traditional tattoos, including a snake, a dagger and roses, with a black cat sitting beside it on a carpet.
Traditional leg sleeve with black cat on carpet
Colour tattoo of a white maneki-neko lucky cat with a raised paw and gold coin, in a traditional style, on the calf.
Maneki-neko lucky cat on a calf
Traditional style tattoos on a forearm, thigh and calf, including a black cat sitting on a coloured crescent moon and a black panther on the lower leg.
Cat on a crescent moon and black panther tattoos
Colour tattoo of a small cartoon cat character with brown quiff hair, a blue pinstripe suit and red tie, holding a teal gadget, on the lower leg.
Chibi cartoon cat in pinstripe suit on a calf
Japanese style tattoo of a stretched black cat with orange chrysanthemum patterning and green leaves on a lower leg.
Stretching black cat with chrysanthemum
Neo-trad style tattoo on a lower leg showing a tabby cat's head inside a space helmet, surrounded by colourful nebula clouds and a small black bat.
Cat in a space helmet with nebula on a calf
Colour tattoo of a grinning cat with glowing teal eyes and swirling blue smoke on a calf, in a realistic style.
Grinning cheshire cat on a calf
Black and grey realism tattoo of a young child in a leafy headpiece holding a kitten, on the outer lower leg.
Child with kitten in greyscale realism
Colour tattoo of the Cheshire Cat with a wide toothy grin and bright green eyes, surrounded by blue swirling smoke, on a lower leg.
Cheshire Cat grin tattoo on a calf
Fine line tattoo of a white cat looking up at a trail of red ladybirds, on the outer calf.
Cat watching ladybirds on a calf
Colour Japanese-style tattoo of a cat-faced geisha with hair sticks, a yellow flower and a red and purple patterned kimono, on the calf.
Cat-faced geisha on a calf
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a cat outline curling around a heart with a filled black paw print inside, on a calf.
Cat and paw print in a heart on a lower leg
Realistic cat head with fangs resting on a skull, with red brushstrokes and black and teal ink splashes, tattooed on a lower leg.
Cat and skull with red and black splashes on a leg
Colour tattoo of two cartoon white cats with pink daisies, a teal backdrop and a Darling banner, placed on the calf.
Two cartoon cats and daisies on a calf
Realistic colour tattoo of a calico cat portrait inside an orange scrollwork frame on a calf, with partial black lettering above.
Cat portrait with scrollwork on a calf
Black and grey sketchy tattoo of a thin, wide-eyed cat with a long tail, on the lower leg.
Sketchy cat with pale eyes on a lower leg
Colour tattoo of an orange tabby cat hanging from a red and white harlequin hot air balloon, with grey clouds and dotted rain, on a lower leg.
Cat hanging from a hot air balloon