Cat tattoo ideas

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

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Colour traditional tattoo of a cat wearing a flowered hat and bow tie within an ornate oval frame, on the outer thigh.
Cat in flowered hat on thigh
Neo-trad style tattoo of a cartoon cat with a grumpy expression and pink cheeks, outlined in black with grey shading, on the calf, beside green leaves and a pink scalloped design.
Grumpy-faced cartoon cat on a calf
Black and grey tattoo of a cat sitting on a crescent moon with four small sparkles, placed on a person's shoulder blade.
Cat on a crescent moon on a shoulder
Black and grey cat tattoo wearing a collar on a person's ribs, next to a blackwork tribal band on the forearm.
Seated cat on ribs with tribal forearm band
Small solid black semicolon tattoo on the inner forearm, with the dot replaced by a cat's head and whiskers.
Semicolon with cat head on forearm
Black outline tattoo of Hello Kitty with a red bow containing a small skull, on the upper arm.
Hello Kitty with skull bow on upper arm
Black fine line cartoon cat with a bow and two small heart outlines on the foot and ankle, shown on a pink slipper.
Cartoon cat and hearts on a foot
Traditional colour tattoo on a lower leg showing a black cartoon cat holding an umbrella under a purple rain cloud, beside a green skull.
Cartoon cat with umbrella and skull on a leg
Flash sheet of black cat silhouette designs on a white background, including two cats with tails forming a heart and the words Cat love.
Black cat silhouette flash sheet
Small colour tattoo of a grey tabby cat peeking out of a teal mug with a red heart, on the lower leg above the ankle.
Cat peeking from a teal mug with a heart
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a feline head inside a geometric sunburst on the upper arm.
Feline head with geometric sunburst on upper arm
Traditional colour tattoo of an owl and a hawk with roses and leaves across the stomach, with a cat wearing glasses and roses on the forearm.
Owl and eagle with roses on torso
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a cat's face framed by two peony flowers and dotwork beads, placed across the upper chest.
Cat and peonies across the upper chest
Solid black silhouette of a seated cat inside an ornate baroque oval frame, shown as a flat design with no body placement.
Cat silhouette in an ornate cameo frame
Black and grey dotwork mandala tattoo with leaves and a wavy snake-like line on the inner forearm, beside a sleeping tabby cat.
Dotwork mandala on a forearm
Black and grey photograph of a solid black cat tattoo stretched down the upper arm, with its tail curling over the shoulder.
Black cat silhouette on upper arm
Black and grey cat head tattoo with green eyes and fine whiskers, in a realistic style, on the centre of a stomach above the navel.
Cat head on the stomach
Two clenched fists pressed together, each with a traditional style tattoo: a panther head in a top hat and a rose on the right, a skull and a cartoon figure with an axe on the left.
Traditional hand tattoos with panther and rose
Black fine-line cat with cyan eyes, a pink collar and a cigarette with curling smoke, tattooed on the midriff below a pink lace bra.
Smoking black cat with pink collar
Black and grey realism tattoo of a cat's face on the inner thigh of a leg, with a real orange cat resting beside it on a floral duvet.
Grey cat portrait tattoo on a thigh
Small solid black silhouette tattoo of two sitting cats with curling tails, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Two cats silhouette on the upper back
Black outline drawing of two sitting cats facing left, a simple line design on a white background with no body placement shown.
Two cats sitting side by side
Traditional colour tattoo of a woman's profile nuzzling a black and white cat inside an orange-outlined heart, with a red flower and leaves, on a forearm.
Woman and cat in a heart on a forearm
Back view of a person's legs with matching cartoon cat tattoos wearing pink bows above the knees, with a vertical chain of coloured stars, hearts, gems and bows running down each calf.
Cartoon cat with bows and jewel chain on both legs
Small fine line black tattoo of a cat head formed by an infinity symbol, with whiskers and ears, on the inner forearm.
Cat and infinity symbol on a forearm
Black and grey tattoo on a back shoulder area showing a solid black cat sitting on a crescent moon filled with Celtic knotwork, with swirling vines, leaves and flower buds.
Black cat on a Celtic moon with vines
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a tabby cat with green eyes in an ornate filigree frame with roses, on the thigh.
Cat portrait in an ornate frame on a thigh
Traditional colour tattoo of a skeletal cat head and ribcage in an orange oval frame with a red rose, on the forearm.
Skeletal cat and rose on a forearm
Small black and grey tattoo of an upside-down cat with legs raised and tail hanging, placed on the forearm below a lace sleeve.
Upside-down cat on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of an anatomical heart with a cluster of cats inside, above pine trees, a crescent moon and stars.
Anatomical heart with cats and night sky
Black and grey realism tattoos of cats with ornamental scrollwork and a tower on two forearms, with script lettering above the wrists.
Cats, scrollwork and tower on two forearms
Photograph of a realistic colour tattoo of a Siamese cat with blue eyes on a forearm, shown in two side-by-side close-up views.
Realistic Siamese cat on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a scowling cat in a gold frame with a banner reading No, on the thigh.
Grumpy cat in gold frame on thigh
Colour tattoo of a tabby cat wearing a pink bow tie above a black banner reading CAT LADY, on the inner forearm.
Tabby cat and CAT LADY banner on forearm
Small solid black cat silhouette tattoo, seen from behind and sat upright, on the inner wrist of a hand.
Small black cat silhouette on a wrist
Illustrated design of a black cat head with a half-visible skull, red poppies across the face and a small golden halo above, shown without skin.
Black cat skull with red poppies
Black and grey Japanese-style tattoo of cats among peony and leaf linework across a thigh, shown beside a line drawing of the same design.
Cats and peonies on a thigh
Neo-traditional tattoo on the upper arm inside an ornate gold frame, showing a black silhouette of a woman with a horned or feline head, beside a photo of scarred skin.
Framed silhouette tattoo on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a sugar skull style cat face with green eyes, surrounded by flowers and paw prints, on the outer thigh.
Sugar skull cat with flowers on a thigh
Two photographs of a black line tattoo of an ornamental cat filled with swirls and a crescent, with a dotted mandala behind it.
Ornamental cat with dotwork mandala
Forearm tattoo of stacked grey cats in playful poses, with small coloured stars, bows and hearts scattered between them.
Grey cats and stars along a forearm
Two colour cartoon cat tattoos on the calves of a person sitting in a bath of foam, one orange lion cub and one pale cat with a red bow, both upside down.
Two cartoon cat tattoos on lower legs
Solid black cartoon cat with a curly tail chasing a small mouse, tattooed on the upper chest beside a grey crochet top strap.
Cartoon cat chasing a mouse on the chest
Close-up of a small solid black cat tattoo on the outer rim of an ear, shown in a simple blackwork silhouette style.
Black cat tattoo on the ear
Forearm tattoo of a black cat silhouetted on a bare branch beneath a glowing moon and starry sky, in soft teal, green and orange washes.
Cat on a branch under a moon
Colour tattoo of the Cheshire Cat, upside down with a striped purple body and a pink grinning face, on a calf in a traditional style.
Upside-down Cheshire Cat on a calf
Fine line tattoo of a leaping cat in dark blue ink with a red outline echo and scattered hexagons, on the inner forearm.
Outline cat and hexagons on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a sitting cat outline filled with a red rose and green leaves, placed on the forearm.
Rose inside a cat silhouette on a forearm