Cat tattoo ideas

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

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Ink line drawing flash design of a cat curled inside an ornate beaded frame beside a rose, in a neo-traditional style, with no body placement shown.
Cat and rose tattoo design
Neo-traditional tattoo of a ginger cat with a teal thought bubble showing a golden slice of toast, placed on the thigh.
Ginger cat with toast thought bubble on thigh
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black cat with green eyes and a tongue out, surrounded by pink cherry blossoms, on the outer thigh.
Black cat with cherry blossoms on a thigh
Colour tattoo of a decayed zombie cat character with a pink bow and two bats on the upper arm, in a neo-traditional style.
Zombie cat with bats on upper arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a white cartoon cat with a pink bow, set in a gold scrolled heart frame with pearls, on the upper thigh.
White cartoon cat in a gold and lilac heart frame
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a cat face with sugar skull eye markings, framed by red roses and flowers, on the outer thigh.
Sugar skull cat with roses on a thigh
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a black cat wearing a jewelled headband and pearl necklace, resting behind a pale crystal ball on the thigh, shown in two photos side by side.
Black cat with crystal ball on thigh
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
Colour tattoo of a hairless sphynx-style cat with yellow eyes, set within green scrollwork and a red ornamental cartouche, on the outer upper thigh.
Sphynx cat with scrollwork on a thigh
Neo-traditional tattoo of a cat in glasses, a flat cap and bow tie holding a drink, with stacked books and pink flowers, on a forearm.
Cat in glasses and flat cap on forearm
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 neo-traditional tattoo of a grey cat's face inside a pink and lace-edged frame, with scrolls above, on the forearm.
Cat portrait in a lace frame on a forearm
Colour neo-traditional style tattoo of a cartoon cat in a devil costume with a purple bow, horns, a tail and wings, on a limb.
Devil cartoon cat tattoo on a limb
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a white cartoon cat with a pink bow inside a blue and black ornate frame, on the outer thigh.
Cartoon white cat in an ornate frame on a thigh
Black and grey line drawing of a large-eyed black cat inside a lace oval frame, with peonies and leaves below, as a tattoo design.
Black cat in lace frame with peonies
Colour tattoo of Alice tumbling through a purple swirl above the grinning Cheshire Cat, across an upper arm and shoulder.
Alice and the Cheshire Cat on an upper arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a black cat face with three orange eyes on the upper arm, shown in a close photograph.
Three-eyed black cat face on an arm
Winged black cat with a red mandala and om symbol behind it, shaded in dotwork, tattooed on the front of a thigh.
Winged black cat with mandala on thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a black cat hugging a pink heart on a frosted cupcake, with cherries at the top right, on a forearm.
Black cat and cupcake on a forearm
Colour traditional-style tattoo of a pin-up woman with curly dark hair and two cats, with an orange banner reading EAT LADY, on the upper arm.
Pin-up woman with cats on upper arm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a tabby cat's head with green eyes and a pink nose, framed by olive leaves on a branch, on a forearm.
Tabby cat portrait with leaves on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a white and grey maneki-neko beckoning cat with a red hat, blue collar and bell, framed by red flowers, in a Japanese and neo-traditional style.
Maneki-neko cat with red flowers
Two neo-trad thigh tattoos in colour: a sugar skull cat wreathed in red roses and flowers, and a cat wearing a feathered headdress.
Two cat tattoos on the thighs
Neo-traditional tattoo of a grey cat face with yellow eyes and a red polka dot bandana on the inner forearm.
Grey cat with red bandana on forearm
Black and grey flash design of a cat's face inside an ornate heart-shaped border of dots and lace-like linework, with no body placement shown.
Cat face in an ornate heart frame
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a cat in a space helmet with a red nebula, teal diamond frame and ringed planet on the upper arm.
Cat astronaut with nebula and planet on upper arm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a cat's head inside a diamond frame, flanked by two peony flowers, on the upper chest.
Cat and peonies in a diamond frame on chest
Colour tattoo of peacock feathers above a cat face with whiskers and a green eye, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Peacock feathers and cat on a shoulder blade
Neo-traditional tattoo of a tabby cat wearing a maroon beanie, black-framed glasses and a collared shirt, on a forearm.
Cat in beanie and glasses on a forearm
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
Back view of a woman with a bold neo-traditional tattoo of a black cat with green eyes arching on a pink crescent moon, placed on her upper back.
Black cat on a pink crescent moon on upper back
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a cartoon cat and a cartoon dog inside a heart frame with pink flowers and a bow, shown on a limb.
Cartoon cat and dog in a heart frame
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
Black and grey cat head tattoo with green eyes and fine whiskers, in a realistic style, on the centre of a stomach above the navel.
Cat head on the stomach
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a tabby cat with green eyes in an ornate filigree frame with roses, on the thigh.
Cat portrait in an ornate frame on a thigh
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a scowling cat in a gold frame with a banner reading No, on the thigh.
Grumpy cat in gold frame on thigh
Neo-traditional tattoo on the upper arm inside an ornate gold frame, showing a black silhouette of a woman with a horned or feline head, beside a photo of scarred skin.
Framed silhouette tattoo on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a sugar skull style cat face with green eyes, surrounded by flowers and paw prints, on the outer thigh.
Sugar skull cat with flowers on a thigh
Full back tattoo in colour showing a white cat with pink ears, blue and red roses, daisies and skulls, in a Japanese-influenced style.
Cat, roses and skulls across a back
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 of a grey tabby cat's face framed by an ornate orange, red and blue mandala on the outer thigh.
Cat portrait in an ornate mandala on a thigh
Colourful neo-trad tattoo of a cat silhouette filled with a sunset, green leaves, a yellow flower and a waterfall, on the forearm.
Cat silhouette with sunset and waterfall
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a long-haired grey cat with green eyes sitting on pink lotus flowers, with a blue halo behind, on the thigh.
Cat on lotus flowers on a thigh
Neo-traditional colour tattoos on both thighs, showing a horned ox in a red harness with yellow peonies on the left and a snarling white wolf with a chrysanthemum on the right.
Horned ox and snarling wolf on thighs
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
Neo-traditional forearm tattoo of a hairless cat head above a red spiral sun and a beetle, with red, grey and black ink.
Cat and beetle neo-traditional forearm tattoo
Black and grey crescent moon tattoo with a sleeping face, a black cat and blue beaded chains on the forearm.
Crescent moon, black cat and beaded chains on a forearm
Neo-traditional tattoo of a brown cat wearing a red bow tie, with coloured flowers below, shown on a limb in a three-panel photo.
Cat in a bow tie with flowers