Cat tattoo ideas

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

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Realistic grey cat face tattoo with blue eyes on the back of a neck, shaded in black and grey with touches of blue.
Grey cat face tattoo on the neck
Two colour neo-traditional tattoos side by side: a hairless cat with a pearl necklace on an upper arm, and a Siamese cat in an ornate gold frame with white flowers on a thigh.
Two neo-traditional cat tattoos on arm and thigh
Black ink drawing of a flowing swirl tattoo design with a small cat silhouette curled at its base, shown as a flash sheet design.
Swirling scroll with cat silhouette
Watercolour-style tattoo of a tabby cat in orange and red washes with black linework on the forearm.
Tabby cat on a forearm
Four line drawings of sitting cats on yellowish tracing paper and white paper, with stippled dot shading on the tails and legs, laid out on a wooden table.
Sitting cat line drawings on paper
Colour neo-trad tattoo of a winged white cat with a red ear and a gold keyhole, set against a purple and yellow moon on an arm.
Winged cat with keyhole on an arm
Back view of a woman in white lace lingerie showing a colourful traditional-style floral tattoo on her lower back and side, with a cat on the sofa behind her.
Colour floral tattoo across a back and hip
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 stylised cat tattoo with a curling tail on the top of a foot, with teal painted toenails and a beige carpet behind.
Stylised cat tattoo on a foot
Collage of colourful geometric tattoos of animals, flowers and boats, shown on arms and legs in faceted blue, purple and red ink.
Collage of geometric animal and botanical tattoos
Fine line black outline tattoo of a seated cat on the wrist and palm of a hand, with the tail curling around the base of the hand.
Cat outline tattoo on a hand
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a sugar skull style cat face with pink, orange and yellow detailing on the upper arm, with a pink rose above it.
Sugar skull cat on upper arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a hairless cat's head with orange and grey shading and a yellow eye, set in orange and black swirls on the back of a hand.
Hairless cat on the back of a hand
Colour tattoo of a blue and purple cat's head with a purple flower on the inner forearm, shown beside a watercolour painting of the same design.
Watercolour-style cat and flower on forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo on a forearm of a dagger with a white cat head at the hilt, a beaded heart guard, crescent moons and stars in pastel rainbow colours.
Pastel cat dagger with heart guard on forearm
Colour realism tattoo of the Cheshire Cat grinning above a portrait of the Mad Hatter in a red top hat, on a limb with a blue swirling background.
Cheshire Cat and Mad Hatter portrait
Black line drawing of a stylised cat sitting upright, filled with swirls, lattice and dotted ornamental patterns, with a curling tail ending in a spiral.
Stylised cat with swirling tail design
Sketchy black cat with a yellow eye and a swirling tail, sitting on a crescent-shaped wave, tattooed on the upper arm and shoulder.
Black cat with yellow eye on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a yawning tabby cat sitting upright, with its mouth wide open and fangs visible, on skin.
Yawning tabby cat tattoo
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black panther with yellow accents and flower details, running along the inner forearm.
Black panther with yellow flowers on a forearm
Black and white photo of a woman seen from behind, holding a cat, with a large chrysanthemum tattoo on her lower back and a botanical design on her upper back.
Chrysanthemum tattoo on a back in black and white
Black fine silhouette tattoo of a stretching cat with a trail of paw prints, one with a red heart, on the upper chest.
Black cat silhouette with paw prints
Colour tattoo of a grey cat with green eyes and a small mouse, set against pink and purple paint-like splashes on the upper arm.
Grey cat with pink and purple splashes on upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a stitched purple cat character with a heart eyepatch, a grey mouse and a heart balloon on an upper arm.
Stitched cat with heart balloon on upper arm
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
Black and grey tattoo of the Cheshire Cat in a top hat with a purple band, sitting on the forearm.
Cheshire Cat in a top hat on a forearm
Back tattoo of black ornamental lace-style linework with leaves and a mandala flower, plus realistic pink orchids and a tiger head, running down the spine and lower back.
Black lace floral back tattoo with orchids
Fine line black and grey tattoo of a seated tabby cat with a small heart on its chest and thin circular crosshair lines behind it, on the forearm.
Tabby cat with heart on forearm
Fine line black tattoo of a cat with closed eyes, whiskers and a curling tail, with paw prints, on the inner forearm.
Fine line cat with curling tail on a forearm
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
Bold black tribal-style cat face design with swirling linework on a white background, shown as a flash drawing with no body placement.
Tribal cat face design
Two maneki-neko lucky cat tattoos on a seated person's thighs in grey shading, beside a colour neo-traditional cartoon black cat tattoo on the top of a foot.
Maneki-neko thigh tattoos and cartoon cat on foot
Tall black and white design drawing for a full sleeve, showing cats, bats, waves and a geisha-style figure in a Japanese-influenced style.
Black ink sleeve design with cats, bats and geisha
Solid black paw print designs on a white background, labelled Cat and Dog, each shown in 1/2 inch and 3/4 inch sizes in pairs.
Cat and dog paw print designs
Colour Japanese style tattoo on a forearm of a black and white cat with a sword wrapped in red and orange flames.
Black cat and sword in red flames
Colour tattoo of a black cat with glowing yellow eyes, set against blue watercolour splashes and red scratch marks on an upper arm.
Black cat with blue splash on upper arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey tabby cat wearing a gold crown with blue gems, framed by red roses and blue beads on the thigh.
Cat with crown and roses on a thigh
Fine black outline tattoo of a seated cat seen from behind, with whiskers and a curled tail, on the inside of an ankle.
Cat outline on an ankle
Colour tattoo of a smiling maneki-neko lucky cat with a red collar and gold bell on the chest, in a Japanese style with soft watercolour-like shading.
Maneki-neko lucky cat on chest
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cat's face inside a heart, with a crescent moon and sparkle stars, on the inner forearm.
Cat in a heart with moon and stars on a forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a black cat head in profile with pink inner ears and black leaves, on the forearm.
Black cat head with leaves on forearm
Colour Japanese-style tattoo of a white lucky cat with red ears and pink plum blossoms, with a gold coin, on the outer thigh.
Maneki-neko cat on a thigh
Black linework cartoon cat with pink cheeks and red inner ears, with a Love yourself script across its body, on the upper arm.
Cartoon cat with Love yourself script
Colour tattoo of a vertical column of cartoon creatures, including a black cat, a fire sprite and small black soot sprites, on the forearm.
Stacked cartoon creatures on a forearm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo on a forearm showing a grey cat head with yellow eyes, a dragonfly above, and a red poppy among gold scrolling leaves.
Cat, dragonfly and poppy on a forearm
Black brush-stroke line drawing of a sitting cat with its tail curled around its feet, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Sitting cat line drawing
Fine line red outline tattoo of a cat's head in profile forming a heart shape on the inside of a forearm.
Cat profile in a heart on a forearm