Cat tattoo ideas

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

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Fine line outline tattoo of a cat stretching towards a purple-shaded ball of yarn on the inner forearm.

Cat reaching for yarn on a forearm

Black and grey realism style tattoo of a cat's head, looking downward, on the inner forearm of a person wearing a rolled plaid shirt.

Small cat head tattoo on a forearm

Fine line tattoo of an ornate cat face with mandala patterns and a lotus flower on a forearm, beside a matching black ink sketch on paper.

Ornate cat design on a forearm

Colour tattoo of a black and brown cat with green eyes above an orange rose with green leaves, on a forearm, in neo-traditional style.

Cat face and orange rose on a forearm

Small black and red Japanese maneki-neko lucky cat tattoo with a red collar and raised paw, shown on a forearm.

Maneki-neko lucky cat tattoo

Black and white photo of a man in a white vest holding a kitten, with script lettering across his chest and black ornamental tattoos on his forearm.

Chest script and kitten in black and grey

Black and grey photo of tattooed legs showing an elephant design and looping script lettering on the thigh, with a hairless cat resting on the knee.

Elephant and script tattoos on legs with a cat

Colour Japanese style tattoo of a black and white cat with red peonies, teal leaves and black clouds on a forearm.

Cat and peonies on a forearm

Black and grey realistic tattoos of a pair of scissors on one forearm and a cat's head on the other forearm, with shading in a dotwork style.

Scissors and cat on two forearms

Black and grey tattoo of a cartoon cat wearing a bow and holding a pistol, with wavy shading below, on a forearm.

Cartoon cat with a pistol on a forearm

Black fine line tattoo of a sitting cat seen from behind, with a curled tail, on the inner forearm near the wrist.

Cat silhouette tattoo on a forearm

Two colourful anime-style lucky cat tattoos side by side on forearms, one purple holding a red heart and one grey holding a yellow star with a green number 4.

Two lucky cat tattoos on forearms

Cat outline on a forearm

Solid black cat face tattoo with pointed ears and white eye shapes on the forearm, shown beside a photo of the real cat it copies.

Black cat face tattoo on a forearm

Fine line black tattoos on a forearm showing a cat peeking over a line, a crescent moon with a face and small lines of text.

Cat, crescent moon and text on a forearm

Black and grey tabby cat face tattoo with amber eyes and a pink nose on the inner forearm, beside a gold wristwatch.

Tabby cat face on a forearm

A dotwork and mandala-patterned cat tattoo in black, grey and red on a forearm, shown beside a photo of the real white and brown cat it depicts.

Ornamental cat tattoo on a forearm

Black fine line outline tattoo of two cats seen from behind, sitting side by side with their tails meeting to form a heart, on the forearm.

Two sitting cats with a heart tail

Fine line black tattoo of a cat head outline with a long wavy tail ending in a paw print, on the inner wrist and forearm.

Cat outline with paw print on the wrist

Black fine line paw print above the script name Oliver and cat whiskers with a small pink heart, tattooed on the inner wrist.

Paw print, script name and cat whiskers on a wrist

Two realistic black and grey cat head tattoos, one on the inner forearm and one on the wrist, with two hands clasped together.

Two cat head tattoos on forearm and wrist

Colour tattoo of a maneki-neko lucky cat holding a teal fish on the forearm, outlined in bold black linework.

Maneki-neko cat on a forearm

Watercolour-style tattoo of a cat's face with blue eyes, orange and purple washes and loose black linework on the forearm.

Watercolour cat eyes on a forearm

Black fine line tattoo of a seated cat with a halo, wings and a star, placed on the inner wrist.

Winged cat with halo on a wrist

Black and grey engraving-style tattoo of a blueberry sprig with leaves on a forearm, with a cat below and a partly visible hedgehog to the right.

Blueberry sprig, hedgehog and cat on a forearm

Colour tattoo of a cartoon cat character wearing a feathered headdress and a fringed orange outfit, on the inner forearm.

Cartoon cat in feather headdress on a forearm

Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a cat character wearing a gold crown and red bow, set above a large pink rose on a forearm.

Cat character with rose on a forearm

Traditional style tattoo of a sugar skull cat face with grey shading, red accents and swirling linework on an arm.

Sugar skull cat on an arm

Black and grey fine line tattoo of a sleeping cat curled up with its tail wrapped around, on the forearm, with soft grey shading.

Sleeping cat curled up on an arm

Black ink blackwork tattoo of a seated cat filled with mandala patterns on a forearm, with a paper stencil of the same design beside it.

Mandala cat on a forearm

Small fine line tattoo of a black and white cat face with pink ears and yellow-green eyes on the inner wrist, beside a sleeping black and white cat.

Black and white cat face on a wrist

Woman seated with a realistic black and grey animal portrait on one leg and a colourful cat, ladybird and hummingbird sleeve on her arm.

Animal sleeves with cat, ladybird and bird

Fine line black tattoo on the inner forearm of a person in a white vest top, showing a cat silhouette and small heart joined by a heartbeat trace.

Cat and heartbeat line on a forearm

Small fine line Hello Kitty tattoo with a pink bow on the inside of a forearm, below a green knitted sleeve.

Small Hello Kitty tattoo on a forearm

Small solid black cartoon cat tattoo with white eyes and a curled tail on the forearm, photographed at an angle.

Black cartoon cat on a forearm

Colour tattoo of a stylised cat face in purple, pink and yellow with a black branch below it, on the forearm.

Stylised cat and branch on a forearm

Colour tattoo of a cartoon cat wearing round glasses and a purple bow, holding a red heart, in bold black outline on a forearm.

Cartoon cat with glasses and heart on forearm

Small fine line tattoo of a black and white cat face with pink ears and nose on the inner wrist, with a checked shirt cuff below.

Small cat face tattoo on a wrist

Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cat in a sailor hat and striped top, framed by a coiled rope, on a forearm.

Sailor cat in a rope frame on a forearm

Colour tattoo of a calico cat's face with green eyes, pink nose and whiskers, in a soft illustrative style, on the forearm.

Calico cat face on forearm

Small black outline of a sitting cat with a curled tail on a forearm, filled with pink, purple and blue watercolour-style splashes.

Outline cat with watercolour splashes on a forearm

Black and grey realistic tattoo of a tabby cat's face with whiskers, shaded in detail on a forearm.

Realistic tabby cat head on a forearm

Realistic black and grey tattoo of a cat's face with blue eyes, shaded in fine detail on the inner forearm.

Realistic cat face on forearm

A tattooed forearm and hand on a car dashboard, with a grey cat biting a finger, showing dark forearm tattoos on the forearm and back of the hand.

Tattooed forearm with a grey cat on a car dashboard

Fine line tattoo of a small cat with an orange striped tail and tiny script beside it, placed on a forearm.

Small cat outline with striped tail on a forearm

Black and grey photo of a small fine line tattoo of a sleeping cat curled up on the inner forearm.

Sleeping cat outline on a forearm

Black outlined tattoo of Hello Kitty styled as a stormtrooper, with a red bow, on the forearm.

Hello Kitty stormtrooper on forearm

Colour tattoo of a grey and white cat's face with yellow eyes and black outlines on the inner forearm, in a faceted neo-traditional style.

Faceted cat head on a forearm