Cat tattoo ideas

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Large black and grey Neo-trad tattoo of a sphynx cat head framed by chrysanthemums and beaded lines across the stomach, with a colour rose on the hand above.
Sphynx cat and chrysanthemums on the stomach
Colour Japanese style tattoo of a maneki-neko lucky cat with a red lotus and cherry blossoms on an upper arm.
Maneki-neko cat with lotus on upper arm
Two matching colour tattoos of cat faces with bows and sugar skull decoration, placed on the thighs, in a neo-trad style.
Matching sugar skull cat tattoos on thighs
Neo-trad style tattoo of a green-eyed tabby cat wearing a blue bow tie, set within an ornate scrolled frame with outline roses, on the thigh.
Cat portrait in ornate frame on thigh
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a dapper cat in a top hat, monocle and bow tie, framed in an ornate orange oval.
Dapper cat in top hat and monocle
Black and grey thigh tattoos of an animal head and a rabbit with a pocket watch, each in an ornate frame with roses and checkerboard shading.
Cat and rabbit thigh tattoos in ornate frames
Colourful cartoon tattoo on a forearm of three cats stacked like ice cream scoops on a waffle cone, with sprinkles, candy and a bow.
Stacked cats on an ice cream cone forearm
Large colour neo-traditional tattoo on a person's upper back showing a cupcake with a skull, a cartoon cat with a pink bow, pansies, a lollipop and broken hearts.
Cupcake, cartoon cat and pansies on the back
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black Egyptian cat with rainbow feathered wings, a crescent moon and an ankh on a person's back.
Winged Egyptian cat with ankh on back
Colour tattoo of a sitting cat built from paisley shapes and leafy lines, in teal, green and red, on the side of the ribs.
Paisley cat on the side ribs
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a purple winking lucky cat with pink blossoms and petals on the top of a foot.
Maneki-neko and blossom on a foot
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a cat face with big blue eyes and a waffle cone body, topped with teal soft serve, on the forearm.
Cat in an ice cream cone on a forearm
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo on the upper back showing a cupcake with a skull cherry, a cartoon cat with a pink bow, a lollipop, purple flowers and broken hearts.
Cupcake, cat and broken hearts on upper back
Colour tattoo of Hello Kitty styled as a sugar skull, with a pink bow and black outlines, on the upper shoulder.
Sugar skull Hello Kitty on a shoulder
Illustrated lynx head tattoo flash design with amber eyes, fine linework and soft sepia shading on a beige background.
Lynx head illustration
Pencil-style neo-traditional sketch of a cat's head in profile with whiskers, beside a cluster of buds and leaves.
Sketched cat head with buds
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a calico cat face with purple and pink flowers below, on an arm or leg.
Calico cat and flowers on a limb
Neo-traditional style tattoo of a cat's face with lettering reading Lil Bub on a forearm, with a real tabby cat held against the arm.
Cat portrait tattoo on a forearm
Illustration of a hairless cat with black and grey tattoo designs of roses, a swallow, a wing and '7 Lives' script, wearing a maroon bow with a skull charm.
Tattooed hairless cat with rose and swallow
Colour tattoo on a thigh of a sphynx cat wearing gold necklaces, with pink roses, green leaves and the script words Stay Loyal Tell No Lies.
Sphynx cat and roses on a thigh
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black cat head in profile with pink-tinted ears and dark leaves, on the forearm.
Black cat and leaves on a forearm
Two colour neo-traditional heart tattoos on a lower leg, one showing an anime girl with two cats and the other a white creature with soot sprites.
Anime heroine and cats beside soot sprite hearts
Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey cat face with yellow eyes, a golden crown and a fleur-de-lis on the forearm.
Cat face with crown and fleur-de-lis on forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black cat with yellow-green eyes and a bell, framed by yellow roses and green leaves on a red patterned background, on a calf.
Black cat with roses on a leg
Two side-by-side photographs of neo-traditional cat head tattoos with jewelled crowns on the top of the foot, one ginger and one tabby.
Cats wearing crowns on two feet
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black cat with red eyes and a white cross on the forehead, set on red splatter on the back of a hand.
Black cat with cross on hand
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a grey cat wearing a red bow and a dotted halo, on the outer forearm.
Grey cat with red bow on a forearm
Coloured drawing of a grey cat's head with pink-lined ears, three teal eyes and a yellow collar with a teal gem pendant, drawn on paper on a clipboard.
Grey cat with third eye and gem collar
Realistic sphynx cat in a grey suit, monocle and spotted bow tie inside an ornate black frame, tattooed on the upper arm.
Sphynx cat in monocle and bow tie on upper arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of an anthropomorphic cat in a leather jacket and star badges, holding a blade, with orange and blue washes behind, on the forearm.
Cat in leather jacket with a blade
Large neo-traditional back tattoo of a grey owl with spread wings, with a snarling red cat head and blood drips across the lower back.
Owl with spread wings and snarling red cat on back
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a tabby cat wearing a peacock feather headdress and gem tiara, with a red heart gem and red flowers, on a forearm, shown in three side-by-side views.
Cat with peacock feathers and red flowers
Neo-trad style colour tattoo of Baymax from Big Hero 6 hugging a cat, with pink and purple hearts and a banner reading Hairy Baby, on a forearm.
Baymax holding a cat on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a grey kitten with blue eyes inside a pink lace heart with a yellow bow, in a vintage neo-traditional style on the upper thigh.
Grey kitten in a pink lace heart on a thigh
Cartoon black cat with pink ears and a pink star collar, surrounded by stippled dotwork stars, tattooed on the upper back.
Black cat and stars on upper back
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm of a grey cat wearing a top hat and sitting in a teacup beside a red flower.
Grey cat in a teacup on an upper arm
Collage of three colour tattoos: a neo-traditional ice cream cone with a cat-face scoop on the upper left, a galaxy hot air balloon on the upper right, and outlined seashells joined by chains on the
Ice cream, hot air balloon and shell tattoos
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of cartoon cat characters with bows, flowers and sweets across the fingers of a hand.
Cartoon cat and candy sleeve across fingers
Colour neo-traditional style tattoo of a grey kitten peeking out from a pepperoni pizza slice, on a leg.
Kitten peeking out of a pizza slice
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a hairless sphynx cat wearing a blue striped scarf on the upper arm, with dotted circle linework.
Sphynx cat in a blue scarf on an upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a cartoon cat in round glasses and a purple bow above a red rose, on the upper arm.
Cartoon cat in glasses above a red rose
Colour tattoo of two black cat silhouettes filled with pink poppies and sunflowers on the upper thigh, in a neo-traditional style.
Two black cats with sunflowers and poppies on a thigh
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a black and grey rocket with a cat silhouette in its porthole, set against an orange sun and clouds on an upper arm.
Rocket with cat silhouette on upper arm
Neo-trad style colour tattoo of a tabby cat's head with flowers, leaves and a banner reading BANDIT, on the outer thigh.
Cat portrait with banner on thigh
Pencil-style tattoo design of a cat with large eyes, a pearl necklace and a pearl-trimmed paw, framed by neo-traditional scrollwork.
Cat with pearls and ornamental swirls
Colour tattoo of an anthropomorphic cat in a veiled hat and lace collar, framed by black scrollwork with a red rose, on the forearm.
Cat in a veiled hat with a rose on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a purple cartoon cat with a crescent moon on its forehead, set in a pink heart frame with a jewelled crown, wings and stars, on a forearm.
Purple cat with crescent moon in heart frame
Neo-trad tattoo of a black cat with sugar skull face paint, red roses and green leaves, with small stars at the top left.
Sugar skull cat with red roses