Cat tattoo ideas

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

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Black and grey traditional style tattoo of a striped cat curled around the upper arm, with bold outlines and shaded stripes.
Striped cat tattoo on upper arm
Two colourful anime-style lucky cat tattoos side by side on forearms, one purple holding a red heart and one grey holding a yellow star with a green number 4.
Two lucky cat tattoos on forearms
A colourful watercolour-style cat head tattoo with teal eyes and black linework on the side of a person's ribs.
Watercolour cat head on ribs
Fine black line tattoo of a cat in profile with a dotted echo outline on the inner forearm.
Cat outline on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo of a seated Egyptian cat wearing an Eye of Horus collar and a winged scarab beetle on the thigh.
Egyptian cat with scarab on a thigh
Traditional style tattoo of two black cats peeking over a red heart with daisies and leaves, on a limb of skin.
Two black cats peeking over a red heart
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 and grey sketch-style tattoo of a seated cat in profile on the outer thigh, with loose linework and soft grey shading.
Sketchy cat outline on a thigh
A small tattoo of a white cat lying across a stack of books, with soft coloured splashes behind it and a tiny blue heart, placed on the upper back.
Cat asleep on a stack of books
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a hairless sphynx cat inside an ornate scrolled frame with a geometric diamond pattern behind it.
Sphynx cat in an ornate frame
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a sitting cat with sketchy black outlines on the upper thigh.
Watercolour-style cat tattoo on a thigh
Black fine line tattoo of a stylised cat with curling scroll flourishes on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Stylised cat with swirls on upper back
Solid black cat face tattoo with pointed ears and white eye shapes on the forearm, shown beside a photo of the real cat it copies.
Black cat face tattoo on a forearm
Black fine line tattoo of a seated cat with a looping, swirling tail on the outer lower leg near the ankle.
Stylised cat with swirling tail on a lower leg
Fine line black tattoos on a forearm showing a cat peeking over a line, a crescent moon with a face and small lines of text.
Cat, crescent moon and text on a forearm
Black and grey tabby cat face tattoo with amber eyes and a pink nose on the inner forearm, beside a gold wristwatch.
Tabby cat face on a forearm
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
Black and grey sketch of a kitten's face framed by leaves, with a jewelled pendant on its forehead and beaded chains below, shown as a tattoo design drawing.
Kitten with leaves and beaded pendant design
A dotwork and mandala-patterned cat tattoo in black, grey and red on a forearm, shown beside a photo of the real white and brown cat it depicts.
Ornamental cat tattoo on a forearm
Black fine line outline tattoo of two cats seen from behind, sitting side by side with their tails meeting to form a heart, on the forearm.
Two sitting cats with a heart tail
Japanese-style flash drawing of a black and white cat holding a sword, with a woman's head and pink flowers on its body, set beneath a gold halo.
Cat with sword and woman's head design
Black ink pen sketch of a dotwork cat creature with a leaf above and a lotus flower below, drawn on a sketchbook page.
Dotwork cat with leaf and lotus design
Close-up of a small black fine-line tattoo of a cat with a curled tail, placed on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Fine line cat on the upper chest
Fine line black tattoo of a cat head outline with a long wavy tail ending in a paw print, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Cat outline with paw print on the wrist
Black fine line paw print above the script name Oliver and cat whiskers with a small pink heart, tattooed on the inner wrist.
Paw print, script name and cat whiskers on a wrist
Two realistic black and grey cat head tattoos, one on the inner forearm and one on the wrist, with two hands clasped together.
Two cat head tattoos on forearm and wrist
Japanese style colour tattoo of a black cat and a green dragon among waves, covering the upper arm and shoulder, shown in a close-up alongside a detail view.
Cat and green dragon on an upper arm
Pencil flash sheet of an Egyptian cat head, jackal head, winged scarab and woman in a collar, set against a hieroglyph background.
Egyptian flash sheet with cat, jackal and scarab
Colour tattoo of a maneki-neko lucky cat holding a teal fish on the forearm, outlined in bold black linework.
Maneki-neko cat on a forearm
Colour tattoo of Hello Kitty in a red kimono holding a fan, surrounded by pink flowers, in Japanese style on an upper arm and shoulder.
Hello Kitty in kimono on upper arm
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
Watercolour-style tattoo of a cat's face with blue eyes, orange and purple washes and loose black linework on the forearm.
Watercolour cat eyes on a forearm
Close photograph of a black minimal cat silhouette with a trail of paw prints and a small red heart on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Black cat and paw prints on upper chest
Black and grey realism tattoo of a Siamese style cat with an ankh, scarab and winged collar on the thigh.
Egyptian cat with ankh and scarab on thigh
Black fine line tattoo of a seated cat with a halo, wings and a star, placed on the inner wrist.
Winged cat with halo on a wrist
Black and grey engraving-style tattoo of a blueberry sprig with leaves on a forearm, with a cat below and a partly visible hedgehog to the right.
Blueberry sprig, hedgehog and cat on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a cartoon cat character wearing a feathered headdress and a fringed orange outfit, on the inner forearm.
Cartoon cat in feather headdress on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a cat character wearing a gold crown and red bow, set above a large pink rose on a forearm.
Cat character with rose on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a black and white cat in a pink collar above a red and turquoise flower with green leaves, on a limb.
Black and white cat with red flower
Traditional style tattoo of a sugar skull cat face with grey shading, red accents and swirling linework on an arm.
Sugar skull cat on an arm
Neo-traditional Cheshire Cat tattoo with teal eyes and teal fur highlights, surrounded by dark smoke, on the upper back.
Cheshire Cat tattoo on upper back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a wild cat face with spotted markings on an upper arm, beside a rolled-up dark patterned sleeve.
Wild cat face on upper arm
Black ink drawing of a sitting cat filled with ornamental tribal patterns on a cream background, suited to a blackwork tattoo design.
Sitting cat in tribal patterns
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a sleeping cat curled up with its tail wrapped around, on the forearm, with soft grey shading.
Sleeping cat curled up on an arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hairless cat with three glowing eyes and crossed bones, on the side of a ribcage.
Hairless cat with crossed bones on ribs
Four-panel photo of colour cartoon tattoos on the top of a foot: a blue mouse holding a chainsaw and a grey cat holding a cleaver.
Cartoon mouse and cat tattoos on feet
Neo-traditional tattoo of a tabby and white cat with green eyes, framed by purple scrolls and an orange wash, on the upper arm.
Tabby cat portrait with purple scrolls