Cat tattoo ideas

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Small black and grey tattoo of a tabby cat lying on its side with a red collar, placed on the thigh.

Tabby cat tattoo on a thigh

Black fine line outline tattoo of a cat with an arched back and raised tail, on the side of a ribcage.

Fine line cat on the ribs

Fine line black outline tattoo of a seated cat with a small red flower on the lower back, above the waistband of jeans.

Cat outline with red flower on lower back

Black and grey botanical tattoo of a sitting cat inside a crescent of flowers and leaves, placed on the neck behind the ear.

Cat in a floral crescent behind the ear

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

Fine line tattoo of a stretching cat with a curled tail in black ink on the outer thigh.

Stretching cat on a thigh

Fine line tattoo of a small sitting cat in dark ink on the back of an ankle, against a pale skin tone and a wooden surface.

Small outline cat on the ankle

Fine line black ink tattoo of a seated cat holding a wine glass, on the outside of an ankle above a grey sock.

Cat holding a wine glass on an ankle

Fine line cat face tattoo on a middle finger, with ornate silver rings on the neighbouring fingers.

Cat face tattoo on a middle finger

Small fine line tattoo of a kitten's face on a forearm, shaded in grey with teal eyes and a pink nose.

Kitten face on a forearm

Fine black line tattoo of a stretched cat with a curled tail on the side of the body, in a fine line style.

Stretching cat outline on the side

Fine line tattoo of two cartoon cats curled up together on the upper back near the shoulder blade.

Two cats curled together on a shoulder blade

Fine line black outline tattoo of a sitting cat seen from behind, with a curling tail, on the calf.

Sitting cat outline on a lower leg

Cat in profile on a wrist

Fine line black tattoo of a cartoon cat face with large eyes and a crescent moon on the inner wrist.

Cartoon cat face with crescent moon on the wrist

Black fine line tattoo of a cat with a curling tail and two paw prints, placed behind the ear on the neck.

Cat and paw prints behind the ear

Small black fine line tattoo of a cat face with pointed ears, eyes, nose and whiskers, on the inner wrist and forearm.

Cat face on the inner wrist

Fine line black and grey tattoo of two cats sitting together with a small script caption beneath, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.

Two cats with script on upper back

Two matching maneki-neko lucky cat tattoos on a pair of wrists, one in black outline with black spots and one in red outline, in a Japanese style.

Matching maneki-neko cats on wrists

Black and white photo of four fingers with fine line tattoos: the letters M, E and W and a small cat face, one on each finger, placed on the hand.

Letters and a cat on four fingers

Fine line black tattoo of a cat outline forming a heart shape above a small cat face with whiskers, on the inside of a wrist.

Heart cat and cat face on a wrist

Fine line tattoo of a cat face with green-shaded eyes and whiskers on the upper thigh.

Cat face with green eyes on a thigh

Collage of five black tattoos in fine line and lettering, including a quote on the ribs, the number 9 3/4 on a wrist, a cat on the hip and a face on the forearm.

Five small black tattoos: quotes, a cat and a face

Small black fine line tattoo of a sitting cat with a curled tail, placed on the ankle.

Sitting cat tattoo on an ankle

Minimal cat outline on a forearm

Black line tattoo of a curled-up sleeping cat with hatched shading on the forearm.

Curled sleeping cat on a forearm

Two matching fine line cat tattoos in black ink on the backs of two hands pressed together, one cat outlined and one with tabby stripes.

Matching cat tattoos on the backs of hands

Fine line black tattoo of a dog and a cat on the upper back, with the words always in my heart in script curving beneath them.

Dog and cat with script on the upper back

Small black fine line tattoo of a cat peeking round a thin vertical line, beside the words I am myself. That is not enough. on the upper chest.

Cat peeking beside a quote on the chest

Black fine line tattoo on an ankle and foot, showing a sweeping wavy line rising up the leg and a small outlined animal figure near the ankle bone.

Black line wave and small cat on an ankle

Fine line tattoo of a dog and a cat touching noses in a continuous black outline on a shoulder.

Dog and cat nose to nose on a shoulder

Fine line black outline tattoo of a fluffy long-haired cat sitting with its tail curled around, on the inner wrist, shown beside two reference photos of the cat.

Fluffy cat outline on the wrist

Small fine line black tattoo of a cat face with whiskers on the side of a person's ankle, photographed on a dark carpet.

Cat face tattoo on the ankle

Close-up of a small black fine line outline of a cat's head tattooed on the ankle of a foot resting on a floral duvet.

Small cat outline on an ankle

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

Cat outline with watercolour splashes on a forearm

Small realistic tattoo of a striped tabby cat lying on its back with a red collar, placed on the outer thigh.

Tabby cat tattoo on the thigh

Fine line black tattoo of a cat's nose and whiskers across the side of a finger, with long blonde hair and a denim jacket visible behind.

Cat whiskers tattoo on a finger

Fine line black outline tattoo of a stretching cat with whiskers and a curled tail, on the upper back below the nape of a woman with her hair tied up.

Cat outline on the upper back

Small fine line tattoo of Hello Kitty holding a red heart balloon on the inside of a wrist.

Hello Kitty with heart balloon on wrist

Close-up of a small black outline Hello Kitty tattoo on a bare midriff, beside a navel piercing, with a pink waistband and printed shorts.

Small Hello Kitty outline tattoo on the abdomen

Black and white photo of a fine line tattoo of a sleeping cat with a curled tail on the inner forearm near the wrist.

Sleeping cat line tattoo on a wrist

Black fine line tattoo of a cat's face with a curled tail on the inner forearm, beside three black paw prints and one red paw print.

Cat outline and paw prints on a forearm

Sketch-style tattoo of a cat beside a teacup with a red flower on the outer thigh, in a loose pencil-like linework style.

Sketchy cat with a red flower on a thigh

Black outline tattoo of a cat seen from behind, sitting on a branch with its tail curling down, on the nape of a woman's neck.

Cat outline tattoo on the nape of the neck

Four line drawings of sitting cats on yellowish tracing paper and white paper, with stippled dot shading on the tails and legs, laid out on a wooden table.

Sitting cat line drawings on paper

Fine line tattoo of a white cat looking up at a trail of red ladybirds, on the outer calf.

Cat watching ladybirds on a calf

Fine line black outline tattoo of a seated cat on the wrist and palm of a hand, with the tail curling around the base of the hand.

Cat outline tattoo on a hand