Cat tattoo ideas

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

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Black line drawing of a sitting cat seen in profile, looking up, with its tail curled around its body, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Sitting cat line drawing with curled tail
Black outlined tattoo of a white cartoon cat with a pink bow and blue eyes, placed on the top of a foot.
Cartoon cat with pink bow on foot
Colour tattoo of the Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland in pink and purple stripes with a wide grin, in a neo-traditional style on the upper leg.
Cheshire Cat tattoo on a thigh
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo of a cat's head with a flame-like sunburst above it, on the calf.
Cat head with sunburst halo on a leg
Colourful neo-trad tattoo of a hairless sphynx cat with large blue eyes and a blue striped scarf, set within dotted circle linework on the arm.
Sphynx cat in a blue scarf on an arm
Black and grey stylised cat tattoo with a long curling tail on the upper back, just below the nape of the neck.
Stylised cat tattoo on upper back
Colour Neo-trad tattoo of a hairless sphynx cat with a monarch butterfly and leaves on the outer thigh.
Sphynx cat and butterfly on a thigh
Coloured drawing of a cat face in sugar skull style, with black outlines, patterned fills and floral eyes, shown as a tattoo design on paper.
Sugar skull cat design
Black and white photo of a script lettering tattoo across a man's chest and an ornamental tattoo on the back of his hand, with a tabby kitten resting against him.
Script chest tattoo and hand tattoo with a kitten
Colour tattoo of a stretching cat with a soft watercolour wash and black outline on the lower leg, with a small pink heart on a thin line.
Stretching cat with watercolour wash
Colour tattoo of a sleeping white cat curled on a stack of three orange books, with a pink and purple splash behind, on the thigh.
Sleeping cat on a stack of books on the thigh
Colour tattoo of a plump pink cat with a unicorn horn and rainbow mane and tail, with small outlined hearts, on the calf.
Pink unicorn cat on a calf
Black and white photo of a small fine line tattoo of a sitting cat outline on the side of the torso, above a dark waistband and strap.
Fine line cat on a side torso
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black cat's head in profile with yellow eyes, set within a yellow and orange circle and scrollwork on the calf.
Black cat head with scrollwork on calf
Fine line tattoo of a cat's nose and whiskers in plum ink on the side of an ankle.
Cat whiskers on an ankle
Pencilled neo-traditional tattoo design on paper showing a cat's head, a large rose, mandala-style flowers, a butterfly and a fan motif, with no body placement shown.
Cat, rose and mandala tattoo design
A colour tattoo of the Cheshire Cat's grinning face with blue eyes and purple and black watercolour splashes, on the upper arm of a person in a light blue top.
Cheshire Cat tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a cat skull with anatomical labels, drawn in an engraved illustration style, on the outer thigh.
Labelled cat skull on a thigh
Six black line-art cats on a cream background, shown sitting, walking and stretching, drawn as a fine line tattoo flash sheet with no body placement shown.
Six line-drawn cats in varied poses
Black and grey traditional wolf head tattoo on an upper arm, with a leaping cat tattoo on the forearm and further tattoos on the same arm.
Wolf head and big cat on arms
Black ink drawing of a sitting cat built from angular geometric facets filled with fine parallel hatching, shown on a plain white background.
Geometric cat design in black ink
Two side-by-side photos: a black ink wash cat curled on a forearm, and a colourful watercolour-style bird on a shoulder.
Ink wash cat on forearm and bird on shoulder
Realism style tattoo of a standing tabby cat with brown and grey striped shading on the inner forearm, shown beside another hand with white painted nails.
Tabby cat on the inner forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a smiling cartoon cat with a crescent moon on its forehead and a red bow with a gold star brooch, on the upper arm.
Cartoon cat with crescent moon and red bow
Small fine line tattoo of Hello Kitty holding a red heart balloon on the inner wrist.
Hello Kitty with heart balloon on a wrist
Realism and neo-traditional style tattoo of a grey and cream cat with green eyes, set in a gold beaded frame, on a person's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Cat portrait in ornate frame on upper back
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a grey cartoon cat eating a slice of pizza inside a teal scalloped heart, on a forearm.
Cartoon cat with pizza in a heart frame
Black ink tattoo of a grinning Cheshire Cat with stripes on the side of an ankle, in a sepia-toned photograph.
Cheshire Cat on an ankle
Black fine-line geometric cat face tattoo with small dots above it on the inner forearm, with a white and ginger cat lying on a bed beside it.
Geometric cat face on a forearm
Small fine line tattoo of a cat wearing a striped scarf, with a curled tail and green eyes, on the shoulder blade of a person seen from behind.
Cat in a striped scarf on a shoulder
Black fine line tattoos on the top of a foot showing a heart-shaped cat outline, the word Cat in script, and a small whisker face near the ankle.
Cat heart, script word and whiskers on a foot
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a stylised sitting cat with a curled tail, on the side of the body.
Stylised sitting cat with curled tail
Cheshire Cat grin tattoo with curling script lettering on an upper arm and shoulder, finished with blue and green watercolour splashes.
Cheshire Cat grin on an upper arm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on the upper arm of a cartoon cat with a red bow sitting on a red spotted mushroom, surrounded by butterflies, flowers and clover.
Cartoon cat with red bow on a mushroom, upper arm
Black line drawing of a cat with closed eyes, curled whiskers and a looping tail, shown as a tattoo flash design inside a border.
Sleeping cat line drawing in a frame
Fine line black cat face tattoo on the inside of a wrist, with two triangle ears, dot eyes, a triangular nose and whiskers.
Minimal cat face on the inside wrist
Black and white line drawing of several kittens with bird-like wings, shown in flight across a white background.
Winged kittens in flight, line drawing
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of two cats curled into a yin yang circle on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Yin yang cats on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a walking tabby kitten with a trail of paw prints on the inner forearm.
Tabby kitten and paw prints on a forearm
Green tribal-style line drawing of a cat face with swirling bold strokes, shown as a flat design on a white background.
Tribal cat face design
Realism-style tattoo of a tabby cat in a top hat within a laurel wreath, with a banner reading Jack the Ripper, on the upper thigh.
Cat in top hat portrait on a thigh
Side of a torso showing a black cat silhouette filled with pink roses and foliage, tattooed on the ribs, in a botanical style.
Rose-filled cat silhouette on the ribs
Colour tattoo of a grey cat's head with blue eyes and a red collar on the forearm, drawn in a traditional style with bold black outlines and hatching.
Grey cat head with red collar on forearm
Black ink traditional flash sheet showing a skull, a sun, a bat, a spider web, an eagle and a snail, drawn in a bold outline style with shading.
Traditional flash sheet of skulls and symbols
Realistic tattoo of a Cheshire Cat grin with teal eyes peering through torn skin on the side of the ribs.
Cheshire Cat grin in torn skin on ribs
Traditional style tattoo of a seated cat filled with mandala and paisley ornament in black, grey and red on the forearm.
Ornamental seated cat on forearm
Realistic black and grey tattoo of an upside-down cat with dark points on the inner forearm, beside a white lace sleeve.
Upside-down cat on a forearm
Bold colour tattoo of a stylised woman with dark bobbed hair holding a cat, with a teal plant below, in Neo-trad style on the forearm.
Stylised woman with a cat on a forearm