Cat tattoo ideas

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Colour full arm sleeve tattoo with a Sailor Moon character, a red rose, a cat, a heart and crescent moons over a galaxy background, on the upper arm and forearm.
Sailor Moon galaxy full sleeve
Geometric cat head tattoo with black outlines and blue, purple and orange soft colour washes on the upper arm.
Geometric cat head on upper arm
Colour traditional Japanese maneki-neko lucky cat tattoo with a gold coin, shown on the arm.
Maneki-neko lucky cat on the arm
Black and white photo of a man in a white vest holding a kitten, with script lettering across his chest and black ornamental tattoos on his forearm.
Chest script and kitten in black and grey
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
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
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
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
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
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
Black linework tattoo on an upper arm showing a smiling maneki-neko cat above a ramen bowl with chopsticks, kawaii sushi characters and floral patterns.
Maneki-neko cat with ramen and sushi on upper arm
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo of a cat face with blue eyes and splashes of blue, purple, green, orange and pink on an upper arm.
Watercolour cat face on upper arm
Woman seated with a realistic black and grey animal portrait on one leg and a colourful cat, ladybird and hummingbird sleeve on her arm.
Animal sleeves with cat, ladybird and bird
Traditional style tattoo of a white cat with blue and yellow eyes and red ears, curled round a circle with an open mouth, on the upper arm.
Cat curled in a circle on an upper arm
Black cat tattoo with patterned bands on the upper arm, in a blackwork and neo-traditional style with a few pink accents.
Ornamented black cat on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cat's head with an eye above and a crescent moon below, framed by sunburst rays on an upper arm.
Cat with all-seeing eye and crescent moon
Colour tattoo of two cartoon cats in a teal scalloped frame with purple and pink accents, in a neo-traditional style on the upper arm.
Two cartoon cats in a scalloped frame
Three vintage-style cat designs on a woman's shoulder and upper arm, including a cat in a pink hat and a banner reading CAT LADY.
Three vintage cats on an upper arm
Colourful neo-traditional style tattoo of a sugar skull cat with crossed bones, scissors, a comb and autumn leaves on an upper arm.
Sugar skull cat with autumn leaves on upper arm
Traditional Japanese style tattoos of a cat on the ribs and a dog-like figure among red maple leaves on the shoulder and upper arm, shown in colour.
Japanese cat and maple sleeve on torso
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 two cartoon cats in an ornate gold frame on a blue background, with a banner reading Darling, on an upper arm in neo-traditional style.
Two cartoon cats in a gold frame with Darling banner
Colour neo-trad style tattoo of a cat beside a grey moon and green crystals on a galaxy background, on the upper arm.
Cat, moon and galaxy on an upper arm
Colour realism tattoo of a cat face with blue eyes set against a galaxy of stars and planets, across the upper arm and shoulder.
Galaxy cat portrait on upper arm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of an anthropomorphic ginger cat in a green top hat, monocle and green coat, set within an ornate gold frame on the upper arm.
Dapper cat in top hat and monocle on upper arm
Realistic black cat with purple-tinged eyes peeking over cream paws, with script reading Wherever I may be let the wind blow free below it on the upper arm.
Black cat peeking over paws with script
Three-panel meme comparing a realistic black and grey roaring lion tattoo on the upper arm with a cheaper lion and a crude outlined cat head with red detail.
Three lion tattoos compared by price
Greyscale realistic tattoo of an anthropomorphic cat with bared fangs and long whiskers, wearing a patterned waistcoat and pearl necklace, on the upper arm.
Realistic cat in waistcoat on upper arm
Realistic grey-shaded cat head in profile facing left, set against a solid blue ink block on the upper arm.
Realistic cat head with blue backdrop on arm
Black and grey Celtic knotwork tattoo on the upper arm, with hooded figures, birds and a cat among spiralling vines.
Celtic knotwork vine on upper arm
Colour Japanese style tattoo on an upper arm showing a tiger and a black and white cat among pink azalea flowers.
Tiger, cat and azaleas on an upper arm
Black and grey linework tattoo of a cat head wearing a crescent moon headdress and scarab necklace, on the upper arm.
Cat head with crescent moon on upper arm
Colour full sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing soot sprites, a hilltop castle, a girl with a cat and a bathhouse scene in a landscape of clouds and hills.
Studio Ghibli inspired full sleeve
Realistic black cat tattoo on the upper arm, set against blue watercolour splashes with red crosshair lines and red streaks.
Black cat with blue splash on upper arm
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
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
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
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