Cat tattoo ideas

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

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Two matching realistic colour tattoos of tabby cat faces with purple and teal banners and scrollwork, shown side by side on the legs.
Matching cat portraits with name banners
Realistic colour tattoo of the grinning Cheshire Cat curled in a tree on the upper thigh, with purple and teal striped fur and yellow eyes.
Cheshire Cat on a thigh
Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of two cats with red flowers and stems on the inner forearm.
Two cats and red flowers on a forearm
Solid black cat tattoo with a tall curling tail on the lower back, shown against pale skin.
Black cat with raised tail on the back
Fine line tattoo of two cartoon cats curled up together on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Two cats curled together on a shoulder blade
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
Small Japanese style maneki-neko lucky cat tattoo on the ankle, with a red collar, pink ears and black outlines.
Maneki-neko lucky cat on an ankle
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 tattoo of a pink koi and a white cat with blue Japanese wave patterns across a forearm.
Koi and wave cat on a forearm
Black ink drawing of a cat head in profile, filled with dotwork and fine linework patterns, shown as a tattoo design with no body placement visible.
Ornate cat head in black linework
Two traditional style cat head tattoos, one black and grey with green eyes and one brown tabby with green eyes, sitting on the top of a pair of feet.
Pair of cat head tattoos on the feet
Fine black line tattoo of a cat in profile with a curling tail and a green filled eye, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Cat in profile on a wrist
Red tribal-style cat face design on a white background, drawn with bold, flowing linework and no body placement shown.
Tribal cat face design
Solid black cat tattoo with paw prints on the shoulder, the cat stretching upwards with its tail curling down the upper arm.
Black cat and paw prints on a shoulder
Fine line black tattoo of a cartoon cat face with large eyes and a crescent moon on the inner wrist.
Cartoon cat face with crescent moon on the wrist
Photograph of a black cat tattoo walking across the upper back, with pink, orange, teal and blue watercolour-style splashes trailing behind it.
Black cat with watercolour splashes on back
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a tabby cat's face on a forearm, shown twice at different sizes beside a hand.
Tabby cat face tattoo on forearm
Small black lettering tattoos on the fingers of a hand with black nails, resting on the face of an orange and white cat with its eyes closed.
Lettering tattoos on fingers, hand resting on a cat
Two pencil flash designs on translucent paper: a cat above an ornate shield with a rose and flowers, and a filigree heart locket with a key and ribbon, in a neo-traditional style.
Cat with rose and heart locket with key
Black linework tattoo of a sitting Siamese cat with small red details on the forearm, with a real Siamese cat resting beside the arm.
Siamese cat tattoo on a forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black cat silhouette on a red oval panel within an ornate black and grey frame, on the forearm.
Black cat in ornate frame on forearm
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
Small solid black cat silhouette tattoo on the lower back of a person whose lilac top is lifted at the side.
Small black cat silhouette on lower back
Black fine line tattoo of a cat with a curling tail and two paw prints, placed behind the ear on the neck.
Cat and paw prints behind the ear
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of an anthropomorphic cat in a veiled hat with a red rose, set in a black scrollwork frame on a forearm.
Veiled cat portrait with rose on a forearm
Small black fine line tattoo of a cat face with pointed ears, eyes, nose and whiskers, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Cat face on the inner wrist
Black ink line drawing of a seated cat in a zentangle style, filled with leaves, flowers, dots and striped patterns, on a plain off-white background.
Zentangle-style cat line drawing
Black silhouette design of a seated cat inside a crescent moon, with a five-pointed star to the left, shown as a flash-style drawing.
Cat and star within a crescent moon
Four pink pen sketches of cats whose lower bodies become octopus tentacles, drawn in loose line work on white paper.
Four cat and octopus hybrid sketches
Fine line black and grey tattoo of two cats sitting together with a small script caption beneath, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Two cats with script on upper back
Black ink line drawing of a cat face in a bold calligraphic style, showing long whiskers, two almond-shaped eyes and pointed ears on a white background.
Stylised cat face line drawing
Black ink flash drawing of a cat in profile with interlaced Celtic knotwork across its body and a curled tail.
Celtic knotwork cat design
Colour tattoo of a tabby cat's face with green eyes, surrounded by autumn leaves and blackberries, on the outer thigh in a neo-traditional style.
Tabby cat with blackberries and leaves on a thigh
Small solid black silhouette of a seated cat tattooed on the inner wrist, with a hand raised above the leg in the background.
Small black cat on a wrist
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a heart holding a human hand and a paw, with a crescent moon, stars, a flower and the words Boys Whatever and Cats Forever, on a limb.
Heart with hand and paw, cats forever lettering
Black ink tattoo of a stretching cat with a curled tail and a trail of paw prints running up a shoulder.
Cat and paw prints on a shoulder
Black ink drawing of a round cat face with a large bow and ornamental swirls filling one side, on a cream background.
Cat face with bow and swirl pattern
Black and grey tattoo of a cat's face inside an ornate frame on the upper thigh, beside a hand holding a pale blanket printed with skull faces.
Cat in an ornate frame on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a seated cat with ornate mandala patterns and a red, blue and purple mandala behind it, on a person's upper back.
Mandala cat tattoo on upper back
Colourful cat face tattoo on the inner forearm, built from pastel pink, teal, lilac and yellow blocks with bold black ear outlines and whiskers.
Pastel cat face on forearm
Small colour tattoo of a black and white cat face on a wrist, beside a sleeping black and white cat.
Cat face tattoo on a wrist
Black and grey botanical tattoo sleeves on both upper arms of a person wearing a white crop top printed with lips, cats and lipsticks.
Black and grey floral sleeves with patterned crop top
Black and grey botanical sleeve on a shoulder and upper arm, with a realistic cat portrait among leaves, vines and flowers.
Cat and botanical sleeve on shoulder
Black line drawing of two faceted, origami-style cats sitting face to face, a geometric tattoo design with no body part visible.
Two geometric origami-style cats facing each other
Small black silhouette tattoo of a witch riding a broomstick with a cat on the upper arm of a woman with long brown hair.
Witch on broomstick with cat on upper arm
Black and white yin yang tattoo of a black cat and a white cat curled together inside a circle on the inner wrist, in blackwork style.
Yin yang cats on a wrist
Two matching maneki-neko lucky cat tattoos on a pair of wrists, one in black outline with black spots and one in red outline, in a Japanese style.
Matching maneki-neko cats on wrists