Cat tattoo ideas

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

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Realism tattoo of a snarling cat with bared fangs and yellow eyes, shaded in black and grey across the back of a hand and onto the forearm.
Snarling cat across the back of a hand
Black and white photo of four fingers with fine line tattoos: the letters M, E and W and a small cat face, one on each finger, placed on the hand.
Letters and a cat on four fingers
Colour tattoo of a cartoon cat in a brown sheriff hat and olive uniform, holding a revolver, on bare skin.
Cartoon cat sheriff with revolver
Two colour tattoos of maneki-neko lucky cats with cherry blossoms on the tops of a pair of feet, one orange and one pink, in a Japanese style.
Matching maneki-neko cat tattoos on feet
Colour Japanese style tattoo of a maneki-neko lucky cat with a lotus flower and cherry blossoms on the upper arm and shoulder.
Maneki-neko cat and lotus on upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a ginger cat's face with green eyes inside a teal knotwork frame, on the outer thigh.
Ginger cat portrait in a teal swirl frame on thigh
Black and grey tattoo of a cat silhouette framed by ornate lace-style floral filigree on a person's upper back.
Cat silhouette within lace-style floral filigree
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a brown cat wearing peacock feathers and a gem headpiece, with a red heart gem and red flowers below, on a forearm.
Cat with peacock feathers on a forearm
A small black outlined Hello Kitty face with a red bow, surrounded by pink, teal and black stars, tattooed on the side of a person's torso, probably the ribs.
Hello Kitty face with stars on the side
Pencil and ink sketch of a hairless sphynx cat above a skull, framed by geometric linework and dotwork, drawn on paper.
Sphynx cat and skull design sketch
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
Fine line black tattoo of a cat outline forming a heart shape above a small cat face with whiskers, on the inside of a wrist.
Heart cat and cat face on a wrist
Black outline drawing of a cat seen from behind, sitting with its tail curled round to the right, on a white background.
Sitting cat outline seen from behind
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cat wearing a striped scarf and holding a takeaway coffee cup, on the upper arm.
Cat in a scarf holding a coffee cup
Realism colour tattoo of the Cheshire Cat grinning with bright green eyes and a blue background, on the thigh.
Cheshire Cat grin on a thigh
Black ink tattoo of the Cheshire Cat's wide grin and striped tail on an ankle, shown in a sepia-toned photograph.
Cheshire Cat tattoo on an ankle
Realism tattoo of a spotted big cat's face with whiskers in brown and grey tones, placed on the forearm.
Realistic big cat face on forearm
Woman in a lace bra and open plaid shirt, showing a traditional-style rose and bird tattoo on her ribs, script lettering on her upper chest, and a rose and portrait design on her thigh.
Rose and bird tattoos on torso and thigh
Flash design of a red and black skull with lightning-bolt eyes above the words SEMPRE OLTRE, beside a black cat with red eyes above the words LA NOTTE È LUNGA, in a traditional style.
Skull and black cat flash with Italian lettering
Black and grey engraved-style tattoo of two cats on the inner forearm, shown from three angles.
Two cats on a forearm
Fine line tattoo of a cat face with green-shaded eyes and whiskers on the upper thigh.
Cat face with green eyes on a thigh
Black line drawing of a cat face with pointed ears, whiskers and the word MEOW written beneath, on a white background.
Cat face with whiskers and MEOW lettering
Black and white flash design of a seated cat covered in swirling, tribal-style linework, with curled whiskers and a curled tail.
Seated cat with swirling tribal linework
Traditional style tattoo of a black cat face with a gold crescent moon and heart-shaped nose, on the thigh.
Black cat face with crescent moon on thigh
Tattoo of a cat face framed by a geometric mandala design across the top of a foot, with dark outlines and yellow and teal fills.
Cat face in mandala on foot
Black ink flash drawings on tracing paper: an anatomical heart with two roses and a sleeping rabbit inside, beside a dotwork cat head in a Dotwork style.
Anatomical heart with roses and cat head flash
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
Collage of five black tattoos in fine line and lettering, including a quote on the ribs, the number 9 3/4 on a wrist, a cat on the hip and a face on the forearm.
Five small black tattoos: quotes, a cat and a face
Black and grey geometric tattoo of a sitting cat filled with ornamental patterns, placed on the ankle.
Patterned sitting cat tattoo on the ankle
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a cat head framing a night beach scene, with a UFO beaming up a black cat, on a leg.
Cat head with UFO and beach scene
Two arms pressed together showing matching colourful neo-traditional lucky cat tattoos on the upper arms, one orange and one teal, with flowers and hearts.
Matching lucky cat tattoos on upper arms
Two black and grey tattoos on the thighs: a cat skull with a dotted outline on the left and a snarling three-eyed cat on the right.
Cat skull and three-eyed cat on thighs
Small black fine line tattoo of a sitting cat with a curled tail, placed on the ankle.
Sitting cat tattoo on an ankle
Neo-trad tattoo on a forearm showing a cat in a red headscarf, a grey bird with a pink ribbon and a pink heart with a dotted border.
Cat, bird and heart on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of a cartoon cat face with a bold tribal-patterned headband, on the forearm, in a blackwork style.
Hello Kitty face with tribal headband
Close-up photo of a colour tattoo of a zombified Hello Kitty head with a red bow, shown in bold black outline on the upper arm.
Zombie Hello Kitty tattoo on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a cat filled with galaxy and nebula patterns, holding a ringed orange planet, on the forearm.
Galaxy cat holding a ringed planet on a forearm
Solid black silhouette tattoo of two seated cats on the upper chest, with their tails curling together to form a small heart outline.
Two cats with heart tails on chest
Black ink tattoo of a stretched cartoon cat with a curled tail on the inner forearm, in a blackwork style.
Black cat stretching on a forearm
Small solid black cat silhouette tattoo on the upper back of a woman with long brown hair, photographed from behind.
Black cat silhouette on upper back
Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey Egyptian-style cat with a gold cobra, gold collar and orange eyes, covering a person's upper back.
Egyptian cat and cobra on a back
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
Fine line black tattoo of a sitting cat in profile with a single dot for the eye, on the inner forearm.
Minimal cat outline on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tabby cat's face on the middle finger of a hand, with yellow-green eyes and shaded fur.
Tabby cat face on a finger
Solid black cartoon cat with wide white eyes and scratch marks, tattooed on skin in a bold, simple cartoon style.
Cartoon black cat clawing at skin
Black line tattoo of a curled-up sleeping cat with hatched shading on the forearm.
Curled sleeping cat on a forearm
Black single-line drawing of a cat's head in profile with ears, whiskers and a flowing neck line, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Minimal cat head line drawing
Bold black ink drawing of a treble clef with a stylised animal head at the top, shown on a white background with no body placement visible.
Treble clef with an animal head design