Cat tattoo ideas

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Colour tattoo on a lower leg showing a maneki-neko cat with a raised paw, a skull-patterned moth and red petals, in a traditional style.
Maneki-neko cat and skull moth on a calf
Fine line tattoo of a black cat outline with a tail curling beside a red heart, on the lower leg.
Cat outline and red heart on a leg
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cat in a space helmet with a jetpack and stars, on a calf.
Astronaut cat with jetpack on a calf
Traditional tattoo on a calf of a woman curled inside a dark crystal ball on a fringed pedestal, surrounded by black stars, with a black cat and pumpkin tattoo at the left edge.
Woman in a crystal ball with stars on a calf
Colour tattoo of a sitting cat silhouette filled with pink and peach flowers and green leaves on a navy background, on the back of a lower leg.
Floral cat silhouette on a calf
Two colour cartoon Hello Kitty tattoos on the calves of a person wearing pink satin heels with black lace trim, photographed from behind.
Two Hello Kitty tattoos on the lower legs
Black and grey mandala tattoo on the chest of a person in a black cutout dress, with script and other small tattoos on the legs.
Mandala tattoo on chest beneath a black cutout dress
Colour tattoo of a sitting cat silhouette filled with pink flowers and multicoloured dots, with a small blue butterfly above its raised paw, on a lower leg.
Cat silhouette with flowers on a calf
Colour neo-trad tattoo of a cat in a flying helmet and goggles beside a red biplane, with the words Come Fly With Me on a banner, on the calf.
Cat pilot and biplane on a calf
Colour tattoo of a grey tabby cat peering out of a black Darth Vader helmet, on the calf.
Cat in a Darth Vader helmet on a calf
Realistic colour tattoo of a tabby cat's face with green eyes above a cat silhouette against a sunset landscape, on a calf.
Tabby cat portrait with sunset silhouette on calf
Fine line black tattoo of two cats curled together beside a heart and a looping line, placed on the calf.
Two cats and a heart on a calf
Two neo-traditional tattoos of cats in top hats and bow ties, set in ornate frames, on the calves of two people.
Two dressed cats in frames on calves
Neo-trad style tattoo of a cartoon cat with a grumpy expression and pink cheeks, outlined in black with grey shading, on the calf, beside green leaves and a pink scalloped design.
Grumpy-faced cartoon cat on a calf
Traditional colour tattoo on a lower leg showing a black cartoon cat holding an umbrella under a purple rain cloud, beside a green skull.
Cartoon cat with umbrella and skull on a leg
Back view of a person's legs with matching cartoon cat tattoos wearing pink bows above the knees, with a vertical chain of coloured stars, hearts, gems and bows running down each calf.
Cartoon cat with bows and jewel chain on both legs
Two colour cartoon cat tattoos on the calves of a person sitting in a bath of foam, one orange lion cub and one pale cat with a red bow, both upside down.
Two cartoon cat tattoos on lower legs
Colour tattoo of the Cheshire Cat, upside down with a striped purple body and a pink grinning face, on a calf in a traditional style.
Upside-down Cheshire Cat on a calf
Black ink tattoo on a calf of a banner scroll reading I WANT ALL OF THE CATS TO LOVE ME THE BEST, with cartoon cats, in traditional style with pink-red shading.
Cartoon cats on a banner across a calf
Colour traditional tattoo of a grey cat wearing a monocle and red bow tie, set within an ornate orange and red frame on a lower leg.
Cat in monocle and bow tie on a calf
Black and grey realism leg sleeve with a woman's face and a black cat on the calf, a three-eyed cat and ornate scrollwork with lettering on the ankle and foot.
Cat and woman portrait leg sleeve with scrollwork
Colour tattoo on a calf in a neo-traditional style showing the grinning Cheshire Cat with green eyes above a white rabbit with a red eye in a blue waistcoat.
Cheshire Cat and white rabbit on a calf
Fine line black tattoo of a cat seen from behind, with its tail curling into a small loop, on the lower leg above the ankle.
Sitting cat outline on a lower leg
Fine line black outline tattoo of a sitting cat on the lower leg, shown on pale skin.
Sitting cat outline on the lower leg
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a hairless sphynx cat head on a calf, with large ears and closed eyes.
Sphynx cat head on a lower leg
Watercolour style tattoo of a stretching cat reaching towards a pink heart, outlined in fine black line with teal, pink, orange and purple washes, on a calf.
Stretching watercolour cat with heart
Black fine line outline of a stretching cat with splashes of blue, pink and green ink, running from the calf down across the ankle and foot.
Stretching cat outline on an ankle
Fine line black tattoo of a cat with an arched tail, seen from the front, on the lower leg.
Single-line cat tattoo on a lower leg
Neo-traditional tattoo of a smiling black cartoon cat with large pale eyes and a curled tail, on the calf.
Cartoon black cat on a calf
Colour tattoo of a grey maneki-neko cat with a red collar and bell, surrounded by pink cherry blossoms, on the calf.
Maneki-neko cat and cherry blossoms on a calf
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a grey and ginger cat with green eyes, a red heart and pearl chain, with pink and purple flowers, on a person's calf.
Cat with heart and flowers on a calf
Japanese style tattoo of a black cat with swirling motifs and pink and purple shading, running down the back of a calf.
Black cat with swirl motifs on a calf
Two matching cartoon cat tattoos side by side on a pair of calves, one cream with blue eyes and one black with red eyes, both wearing a gold crescent moon.
Matching cartoon cat tattoos on two calves
Traditional-style tattoo of a seated black cat with a gold ear, green eyes and a coloured collar, beside Egyptian-style hieroglyphs on a calf.
Black cat with hieroglyphs on a calf
Black and grey geometric cat tattoo with dotwork shading on the lower leg.
Geometric cat on a calf
Black and grey tattoo of a snarling cat head with bared fangs and dotted shading, on a lower leg, in a traditional blackwork style.
Snarling cat head on a calf
Watercolour-style tattoo of a stretching cat with a small pink heart above it, on the lower leg.
Stretching cat with heart on a calf
Colour tattoo of a cartoon hairless cat with large blue eyes wearing a teal knitted sweater, placed on a calf in a neo-traditional style.
Sphynx cat in a teal sweater on a calf