Cat tattoo ideas

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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

Small fine line tattoo of a simple cat outline in black ink on the inner forearm, against a grey fabric background.

Minimal cat outline on a forearm

Colour traditional tattoo of a red rose with a central skull-like figure on a forearm, with a white long-haired cat held in the crook of the arm.

Traditional rose tattoo on a forearm holding a white cat

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

Close-up of a Japanese-style tattoo of a black cat with yellow eyes, surrounded by grey clouds and red and orange patterns, on a forearm.

Black cat and clouds on a forearm

Hairless cat head with geometric triangles on a forearm

Colour tattoo of a smiling maneki-neko cat holding a red daruma doll, with a pink flower and petal, in Japanese style on the inner wrist.

Maneki-neko cat and daruma on the inner wrist

Colour neo-traditional tattoo on a forearm of a cat wearing a flat cap, round glasses and a bow tie, holding a glass beside stacked books and pink flowers.

Cat in cap and glasses with books on forearm

Cat portrait on a forearm

Two black and grey cat face tattoos on the inner forearms near the wrists, one softly shaded and one more loosely sketched.

Two cat face tattoos on the wrists

Traditional style tattoo of a snarling black cat with yellow eyes and a red tongue, on the forearm.

Snarling black cat on a forearm

Colour tattoo of the Cheshire Cat's wide grin and green eyes on the inner forearm, with watercolour-style splashes of blue, pink and orange.

Cheshire Cat grin on a forearm

Colour realism tattoo of the Cheshire Cat grinning with blue stripes and wide blue eyes, with a blue caterpillar below it, on a forearm.

Cheshire Cat and caterpillar on a forearm

Colour traditional tattoo of Hello Kitty with a red bow, pink and yellow flowers and a banner reading HELLO KITTY on a forearm.

Hello Kitty banner tattoo on a forearm

Black ink tattoo of a seated cat seen from behind, filled with swirling ornamental linework, on a forearm against a dark background.

Ornamental cat silhouette on a forearm

Realistic colour tattoo of a frowning cat face with a teal halo background on the outer forearm near the elbow.

Grumpy cat portrait on a forearm

Collage of four watercolour-style tattoos: a pink and blue cat on the thigh, a rainbow splash with script on the forearm, a black tree with birds on the shoulder blade, and a colourful owl on the

Watercolour cat, tree, owl and splash tattoos

Close photograph of a small solid black silhouette of a seated cat tattooed on the inner wrist.

Small black cat on a wrist

Black dotwork and fine line tattoo of two curled-up sleeping cats with small stars, enclosed in a circle on the outer forearm.

Two sleeping cats in a circle on a forearm

Black and grey blackwork cat head tattoo with ornate sugar skull markings and roses on the forearm, shown in a black and white photograph.

Cat head with sugar skull detail on a forearm

Two forearms pressed together, each with a colour traditional-style tattoo of a cat inside a yellow scalloped heart on the inner forearm.

Matching cat hearts on two forearms

Black and grey neo-traditional tattoo of an anthropomorphic cat in a top hat and lace-trimmed coat, with scrollwork, on a forearm.

Anthropomorphic cat in a top hat on a forearm

Black line tattoo of a small cartoon cat with light grey shading on the inner forearm, with a tabby cat resting its paw beside it.

Simple line cat tattoo on a forearm

Fine line tattoo of two cat heads, one with green eyes and one with blue eyes, on the forearm.

Two cat heads on a forearm

Solid black cartoon cat with white eyes and whiskers tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist.

Black cartoon cat tattoo on the wrist

Black and grey sketch-style tattoo of a cat head with geometric triangles and a dotwork anatomical heart on a forearm.

Cat head and anatomical heart on a forearm

Colour realism tattoo of a cat's head with green eyes and blue, purple and orange fur, beside a cherry blossom branch on a forearm.

Calico cat portrait with cherry blossom

Colour traditional tattoo of a cat face with a pink bow, purple accents and pink flowers on the forearm.

Sugar skull style cat with bow on forearm

Two forearms with clasped hands, each bearing two colour tattoos of anthropomorphic animals in suits, including a hawk, a bear, a leopard and a cat, placed on the inner forearms.

Four animal portraits in suits on two forearms

Forearm with a botanical tattoo of red poppies, grey foliage, black linework sprigs of berries and a grey cat, mostly in black and grey with red accents.

Poppies and a cat on a forearm

Geometric faceted cat face with a pink heart on its chest, in pastel colours with black outlines, tattooed on a forearm.

Faceted cat and heart on a forearm

Small solid black cat silhouette tattoo, seen from behind with its tail curled, on the inner wrist and lower forearm.

Black cat silhouette on a wrist

Cat outline on an inner forearm

Two colour cartoon creature tattoos on forearms, a purple one on the left arm and an orange one on the right, shown side by side.

Two matching cartoon creatures on forearms

Fine line tattoo of a cat's head tilted to one side with a small bow at the neck, placed on the inner forearm.

Cat head with bow on inner forearm

Realistic tattoo of a black and white cat with grasses behind it, shown in two photos of the same forearm.

Black and white cat portrait on a forearm

Two clasped hands with traditional tattoos of a butterfly, a cat head, a heart and a lily on the hands and forearm.

Hands with butterfly, cat and lily tattoos

Black and grey realism tattoo of a tabby cat's face with wide eyes and an open mouth, on the inner forearm, beside a photo of the real cat.

Realism tabby cat portrait on a forearm

Colour tattoo of a sugar skull style Hello Kitty face with a pink rose beneath it, on the forearm.

Sugar skull Hello Kitty and rose on a forearm

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

Watercolour-style tattoo of a tabby cat in orange and brown wash with loose black linework, on the forearm, with a close-up beside it.

Watercolour-style cat on forearm

Black line outline of a seated cat with pink, purple and blue watercolour splashes, tattooed on a forearm.

Watercolour cat outline on a forearm

Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a seated tabby cat with a small heart on its chest, set over fine geometric circles on a forearm.

Seated tabby cat with geometric circles on a forearm

Traditional style tattoo of a cat in a space helmet and suit floating beside a ringed planet, on the forearm.

Cat astronaut with ringed planet

Small solid black silhouette of a sitting cat with its tail curled, tattooed on the inner wrist of a raised hand with yellow painted nails.

Sitting cat silhouette on the wrist

Feline head with geometric triangles on forearm

Solid black semicolon tattoo with cat ears on the dot, on the lower forearm, with a black and grey face and swirling hair tattoo above it.

Cat semicolon on the forearm

Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cat's face framed by filigree ornaments on a forearm.

Ornamental cat head on a forearm