Cat tattoo ideas

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

What will it cost? Try the tattoo cost calculator
Black ink tattoo of two cat silhouettes on the ankle, with their tails curling together to form an outlined heart.
Two black cats with a heart tail on ankle
Flash sheet of twelve loose black ink sketches of cats in sitting, sleeping and stretching poses on a white background.
Sketched cats flash sheet
Pencil drawing of an Egyptian-inspired winged cat holding an ankh pendant, shown as a flash design for a tattoo.
Winged cat with ankh pencil design
Colour tattoo of two cats seen from behind, one tabby and one black and white, framed by daisies, blue flowers and red berries on the upper arm.
Two cats among daisies on an upper arm
Fine line black tattoo of a cat seen from behind, with its tail curling into a small loop, on the lower leg above the ankle.
Sitting cat outline on a lower leg
Two black ink tattoos on forearms: a crowned cat silhouette inside a dotted oval cameo on the left, and a pentagram within a spiked circle on the right.
Cat cameo and pentagram on forearms
Small black line cat face tattoo on the upper thigh, in a fine line style, with patterned socks and creepers nearby.
Small cat face tattoo on a thigh
Black and grey flash sheet of small hand-drawn tattoo designs, including hearts, eyes, stars, a moon and a skull, under the heading Stick and Poke.
Stick and poke flash sheet of small doodles
Fine line black outline tattoo of a cat head with whiskers above a semicolon on the inner forearm near the wrist, photographed in a tattoo studio.
Cat and semicolon on the wrist
Colour tattoo of the grinning Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland, with pink stripes, purple shading and yellow eyes, on skin.
Cheshire Cat tattoo in colour
Neo-traditional tattoo of a brown cat wearing a red bow tie, with coloured flowers below, shown on a limb in a three-panel photo.
Cat in a bow tie with flowers
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a tabby cat with wide amber eyes, wearing a sailor cap with an anchor and a navy collar with a red neckerchief, on a forearm.
Sailor cat on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a seated pink cat with blue eyes and patterned lace-like shading, on the forearm.
Patterned pink cat on an arm
Fine line black outline tattoo of a sitting cat on the lower leg, shown on pale skin.
Sitting cat outline on the lower leg
Pen and dotwork drawing on paper of three cat designs: two skulls and a hairless sphynx cat head, with black drawing pens beside them.
Cat skulls and sphynx cat flash sheet
Black outline tattoo of a cat with a long curling tail and a trail of paw prints, placed on the lower back.
Cat with paw print trail on lower back
Shaded grey cartoon cat with closed eyes and raised paws, with three grey butterflies above it and a partly visible coloured flower tattoo at the top left, on skin.
Grey cartoon cat with butterflies
Black and grey dotwork and linework tattoo of a cat curled up asleep inside a circle with small stars, on the forearm.
Sleeping cat in a circle on a forearm
A grey tabby kitten rests on an arm with a traditional-style snake and flower tattoo on the forearm and a LUCK banner tattoo on the upper arm.
Kitten resting on a tattooed forearm
Colour tattoo of the grinning Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland, in pink and purple stripes, on the side of a lower back above a waistband.
Cheshire Cat tattoo on the lower back
Illustration of a hairless cat with a Japanese style koi fish, waves and clouds tattoo in blue and black, leaning over a pale hairless cat.
Tattooed hairless cat with a koi and waves design
Colour tattoo of a cartoon cat face with blue eyes and a pink bow, in a bold outline style, on the forearm.
Cartoon cat with pink bow on a forearm
Realism tattoo of a Siamese cat face with blue eyes and whiskers on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Siamese cat face on upper back
Black brush-stroke outline drawing of a cat sitting upright with its tail curling along the bottom, shown on a white background.
Sitting cat outline in brush strokes
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black cat face with red eyes and an inverted cross on the forehead, placed on the back of a hand over a red wash.
Black cat with inverted cross on the back of a hand
Colour tattoo on a person's upper back showing two seated cats, one black and white and one calico, framed by green vines with red and blue flowers.
Two cats and floral vines on the back
Small black cat with a raised paw tattooed in solid black ink on the side of a hip, above the waistband of white clothing.
Small black cat tattoo on the side of the hip
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hairless sphynx cat head on a calf, with large ears and closed eyes.
Sphynx cat head on a lower leg
Close-up photograph of a simple black line tattoo of a cat head with whiskers and a small red nose, on skin, with the body part not visible.
Cat head outline with red nose
Black line drawing of a cartoon cat wearing a pirate hat, a heart-shaped eyepatch and crossbones beneath it, design only with no body placement shown.
Pirate cat with heart eyepatch and crossbones
Fine line black tattoo of a sitting cat outline behind a person's ear, placed on the neck with hair visible at the top left.
Fine line cat outline behind the ear
Watercolour style tattoo of a stretching cat reaching towards a pink heart, outlined in fine black line with teal, pink, orange and purple washes, on a calf.
Stretching watercolour cat with heart
Colour tattoo of a cartoon cat character with devil horns, a purple bow and a small trident tail on the upper arm.
Devil Hello Kitty tattoo on an arm
Black fine line outline of a stretching cat with splashes of blue, pink and green ink, running from the calf down across the ankle and foot.
Stretching cat outline on an ankle
Traditional style tattoo of a grey tabby cat head overlapping a woman's face with a bob haircut, placed on the upper arm.
Cat and woman portrait on upper arm
Scattered fine line black ink tattoos of cats, flowers, cherries and a crescent moon across two thighs.
Small fine line cats and flowers on thighs
Two matching traditional tattoos on the tops of bare feet, each showing a maneki-neko lucky cat, one styled as R2-D2 and the other as Darth Vader.
Lucky cats as R2-D2 and Darth Vader
Fine line black tattoo of a cat with an arched tail, seen from the front, on the lower leg.
Single-line cat tattoo on a lower leg
Full sleeve realism tattoo in black and grey with blue tones, showing a grinning cat, pocket watches, a girl and film strip portraits across the upper arm and forearm.
Full sleeve of clocks, cat and portraits
Realistic black cat tattoo with blue eyes, stretching with its tail raised, on the side of a foot near the ankle.
Stretching black cat on a foot
Fine line tattoo of a cat outline on the inner wrist and forearm, drawn in thin dark grey ink.
Fine line cat outline on wrist
Neo-traditional tattoo of a smiling black cartoon cat with large pale eyes and a curled tail, on the calf.
Cartoon black cat on a calf
Black line drawing of a cat sitting upright with its head turned up and to the left and its tail curled around its body, shown as a flash design.
Sitting cat line drawing
Small solid black heart tattoo with a curled tail on an arm, shown beside a close-up photo of a ginger cat's face.
Small solid heart tattoo beside a ginger cat
Black and grey tattoo of Hello Kitty styled as Darth Vader, with a red bow and a white outline, on skin.
Hello Kitty as Darth Vader tattoo
Black single-line drawing of a seated cat in profile and a dog's head and shoulders in profile, shown as a tattoo design on white with no body part visible.
Cat and dog line drawing
Colour tattoo of a grey maneki-neko cat with a red collar and bell, surrounded by pink cherry blossoms, on the calf.
Maneki-neko cat and cherry blossoms on a calf
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a curled, sleeping cat with a scaled fish tail inside a circle, on the forearm.
Curled cat with fish tail on forearm