Cat tattoo ideas

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

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Tattooed forearms and upper arms of a person in a blue t-shirt holding a tabby cat belly up, with dark and coloured ink visible on the arms.
Tabby cat held by tattooed forearms
Realistic black and grey tattoo of a long-haired cat's face with detailed fur and whiskers, placed on the upper back.
Long-haired cat portrait on upper back
Colour tattoo on a forearm of a mint ice cream scoop shaped like a cat's face, with a chocolate drip and cherry, beside red flowers in a neo-traditional style.
Cat-face ice cream cone on a forearm
Black and grey ornamental tattoos of an elephant and a cat in decorative headdresses, covering the outer thigh.
Elephant and cat thigh tattoos
Colour tattoo of two sugar skull cats with blue paw prints, pink hearts and orange flower details on a lower leg.
Sugar skull cats and paw prints on a calf
Pencil sketch of a big-eyed, round cat-like creature hanging by its paws from two ropes, with a fluffy tail, drawn on cream paper beside a pencil.
Big-eyed cat creature hanging from ropes sketch
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a Siamese cat wearing a pearl necklace, with red roses, a fan and a banner on skin.
Siamese cat with roses and fan
Black and grey photo of a small fine line cat face tattoo on the side of a finger, with dark painted nails.
Small cat face on a finger
Black and grey traditional dotwork tattoo of a stylised cat with floral patterns, placed on the side of the ribs.
Ornamental cat on the ribs
Colourful watercolour-style tattoo with black outlined cartoon cats and abstract splashes covering a forearm, with a person in green trousers seated beside it.
Watercolour cartoon cats on a forearm
Flash design of a black kitten with amber eyes resting its paws on the rim of a Nutella jar, drawn in a realistic style with a white outline.
Kitten peeking from a Nutella jar
Colour tattoo of Hello Kitty holding a red and white polka dot umbrella, with a red bow and red outfit, on the inside of a wrist.
Hello Kitty with a polka dot umbrella on a wrist
Traditional black and grey tattoo of a crescent moon with a face, a black cat sitting on the moon, three stars and a flower with leaves, on a calf.
Crescent moon, cat and flowers on a calf
Close-up of a traditional style tattoo of a small ginger cat with black outlines, placed on a forearm beside a large ornate design in purple and yellow.
Small ginger cat on a traditional arm piece
Realistic tattoo of a cat with blue eyes and long whiskers on a forearm, with a wing shape above it in a realistic style.
Realistic cat portrait on a forearm
Watercolour-style tattoo of a cat face with bright green eyes and a paw outline on the calf, with blue, red and black dot splashes.
Watercolour cat face on a calf
Coloured flash drawing of a woman in profile with blue hair, a red bandana, a sailing ship and a wave, with neck and chest tattoos of a cat, cross, diamond and heart in a neo-traditional style.
Blue-haired woman with ship and wave
Fine line black outline tattoo of a sitting cat with whiskers and a curled tail, placed on the neck behind the ear.
Cat outline behind the ear
Fine line black tattoo of a stretching cat on the upper back between the shoulder blades, photographed from behind against a pale sandy background.
Stretching cat on upper back
Solid black silhouette tattoo of a walking cat on the inner forearm near the wrist, against a dark grey fabric background.
Black cat silhouette on a forearm
Solid black cat silhouette tattoo on the back, shown seated and looking over its shoulder with a long curling tail.
Black cat silhouette on the back
Fine line Cheshire Cat tattoo with a wide grin on the upper back, photographed under UV light so the outline glows blue.
Cheshire Cat tattoo on the upper back
Small solid black sitting cat silhouette tattoo on the inner wrist of a hand held up against a pale wall.
Sitting cat silhouette on the wrist
Small colour tattoo of a maneki-neko lucky cat with pink paws, a blue collar and an orange coin, on the inner wrist and forearm.
Small maneki-neko lucky cat on wrist
Realism colour tattoo on a forearm of a young child resting their chin on their hands beside a tabby cat, with a few older tattoos at the top edge of the arm.
Realistic child and tabby cat on a forearm
Painterly colour tattoo of a cat head with blue eyes and small stars, placed on the calf and shown in pink, blue, green and orange.
Colourful cat head with stars on a calf
Small black silhouette of a walking cat on a forearm, with a trail of tiny multicoloured paw prints leading towards it.
Black cat with rainbow paw prints on forearm
Colour tattoo of three cat heads, a calico, a grey tabby and a ginger tabby, inside a purple heart outline on an ankle.
Three cats in a heart on an ankle
Fine line black tattoo of a cat with a raised tail, paw prints and a small red heart, on the upper chest near the collarbone.
Cat and paw prints on the upper chest
Black linework tattoo of a walking cat built from circles and straight lines, on the inner forearm.
Geometric walking cat on a forearm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a grey tabby cat with orange eyes and purple clouds, on the back of a person's neck.
Grey cat with purple clouds on the neck
Black and white photo of two matching fine line cat tattoos, one on each ankle, with the feet pressed together.
Matching cat tattoos on ankles
Colour traditional tattoo of a cat wearing a teal collar in an ornate gold frame, with a red rose and black leaves below, on the thigh.
Cat in an ornate frame above a red rose
Close-up of a solid black cat silhouette tattoo with a curled tail on the outer ear, placed on the lower ear.
Black cat silhouette on the ear
Black and grey photograph of a fine line cat silhouette tattoo on the skin behind a person's ear, next to a flower stud earring.
Fine line cat behind the ear
Colour tattoo of a grey cat with yellow-green eyes, pink lilies and lilac blooms on swirling vines across the upper arm and shoulder, in a soft pastel background.
Black cat and lilies on an upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a minimal sitting cat with a curling tail on the arm, beside a leopard print sleeve.
Minimal line cat on an arm
Black outline tattoo of two cats seen from behind, sitting side by side with tails curled together, placed on the back of the neck.
Two sitting cats outline on the neck
Black line drawing of a cat face in sugar skull style, with swirling ornamental patterns, a diamond motif on the forehead and detailed eyes.
Sugar skull cat face design
Fine line black outline of a seated cat with pink, purple and blue watercolour splashes on a forearm.
Cat silhouette with watercolour splashes
Fine line outline tattoo of a seated cat on the outer ankle, shown in dark blue-black ink against pale skin.
Small outline cat on an ankle
Traditional style tattoo of a black cat peeking over a red heart, framed by white daisies and dark green leaves, on the forearm.
Black cat and red heart on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a white cat with green eyes inside a gold ornate frame, surrounded by pink hydrangeas and green leaves, in a neo-traditional style on a leg.
Cat portrait with hydrangeas in an ornate frame
Small black cat tattoo with a curled tail on the upper back near the shoulder blade, shown in a close photograph against pale skin.
Small black cat tattoo on upper back
Small solid black cat silhouette tattoo on the neck just behind an ear, shown in black and grey.
Cat silhouette behind the ear
Colour tattoo on a calf of a black cat wrapped with pink peonies, green leaves and a white snake, in a Japanese-inspired neo-traditional style.
Black cat with peonies and snake on a calf
Colour tattoo of a wide-eyed black cartoon cat with purple-shaded ears and a red open mouth, on the outer calf.
Black cartoon cat on a calf
Colour tattoo of the Cheshire Cat's grinning head on a forearm, with teal eyes, pink nose and ears, and soft grey shading.
Cheshire Cat head on a forearm