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
Traditional black and grey tattoo of a stretching cat on a cushion beneath an Easy Life banner, on the forearm.
Stretching black cat with Easy Life banner
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 traditional tattoo of a grey cartoon cat batting a pink ball of wool, set inside a lilac and teal scalloped heart on a limb.
Cartoon cat with yarn in a heart
Tattooed hands resting on a white cat, with a colour traditional shell design and roses on the hand and arm and a grey etched design on the back of the other hand.
Tattooed hands petting a white cat
Traditional style tattoo of a black cat carrying a yellow flower-patterned suitcase with an umbrella, on the inside of a forearm.
Black cat with suitcase on a forearm
Traditional-style tattoo of a black sitting cat patterned with red, yellow and green flowers, across the upper back.
Folk-art cat with flowers on upper back
Traditional style tattoo of a black cat's head with amber eyes and orange whiskers, surrounded by red flowers and green leaves, on the upper arm.
Black cat and red flowers on upper arm
Traditional-style tattoos cover the back of a hand, including a shield and an eight ball, while the hand holds a small ginger kitten.
Traditional hand tattoos holding a kitten
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
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
Black and grey traditional tattoos on a torso, including a coffin marked RIP, a dagger through a pair of fanged lips, a snake head and a cat head.
Traditional flash cluster on a torso
Colour tattoo of a long-haired cat in a scalloped oval frame with a pink background and a banner reading BIXBY, on the upper arm.
Cat portrait in oval frame on upper arm
Side by side, a photo of a grey Persian cat and a colour traditional tattoo of a cat in a top hat, monocle and bow tie with hibiscus flowers and a banner reading You Sir Are The Cat's Meow.
Top hat cat tattoo beside a cat photo
Collage of five tattoo photos: a traditional hamsa with an eye on the foot, a small colour hamsa on the hip, and three black cat faces with red accents on the leg.
Hamsa and cat tattoos in a collage
Traditional-style colour tattoo of a cat in a blue and orange heart frame above a pink bow, with a banner, on the outer thigh.
Cat in a heart frame on a thigh
Black and grey linework tattoo of a startled cat with a yarn ball on the upper arm, shown in a close black and white photo.
Cat with wide eyes and yarn ball on upper arm
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
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a seated Egyptian-style cat with a sunburst and crescent moon behind its head, on a forearm.
Egyptian cat with sunburst on a forearm
Colour traditional tattoo of a cat wearing a flowered hat and bow tie within an ornate oval frame, on the outer thigh.
Cat in flowered hat on thigh
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
Traditional colour tattoo of an owl and a hawk with roses and leaves across the stomach, with a cat wearing glasses and roses on the forearm.
Owl and eagle with roses on torso
Two clenched fists pressed together, each with a traditional style tattoo: a panther head in a top hat and a rose on the right, a skull and a cartoon figure with an axe on the left.
Traditional hand tattoos with panther and rose
Traditional colour tattoo of a woman's profile nuzzling a black and white cat inside an orange-outlined heart, with a red flower and leaves, on a forearm.
Woman and cat in a heart on a forearm
Traditional colour tattoo of a skeletal cat head and ribcage in an orange oval frame with a red rose, on the forearm.
Skeletal cat and rose on a forearm
Forearm tattoo of stacked grey cats in playful poses, with small coloured stars, bows and hearts scattered between them.
Grey cats and stars along a forearm
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
Colour tattoo of a sitting cat outline filled with a red rose and green leaves, placed on the forearm.
Rose inside a cat silhouette on a forearm
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-style tattoo of a grey tabby and an orange cat curled together inside a circle on the upper arm.
Two cats curled in a circle on upper arm
Colour tattoo of Hello Kitty posed like a maneki-neko lucky cat, with a red bow, red flowers and a gold coin, on a forearm.
Hello Kitty as a lucky cat on a forearm
Traditional style colour tattoo of a tabby cat's head with a red flower and green leaves on the side of a person's neck.
Tabby cat and red flower on the neck
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
Traditional style colour tattoo of a black cat wearing orange sunglasses, with a flower and leaves, on the top of a foot.
Cat in sunglasses with flower on a foot
A traditional style red rose tattoo with green leaves on a forearm, holding up a grey hairless cat against a plain white background.
Red rose tattoo on a forearm with a hairless cat
Black and grey traditional-style tattoo of a cat wearing a top hat inside an ornate oval frame with flowers, on the outer thigh, with small amber accents on the eyes.
Cat in a top hat in an oval frame on thigh
Black and grey traditional tattoo of a crescent moon with a smiling face and a black cat sitting on its curve, on an arm.
Crescent moon with face and black cat on an arm
Colour tattoo of two cats seen from behind, one tabby and one black and white, framed by daisies, blue flowers and red berries on the upper arm.
Two cats among daisies on an upper arm
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
A grey tabby kitten rests on an arm with a traditional-style snake and flower tattoo on the forearm and a LUCK banner tattoo on the upper arm.
Kitten resting on a tattooed forearm
Traditional style tattoo of a grey tabby cat head overlapping a woman's face with a bob haircut, placed on the upper arm.
Cat and woman portrait on upper arm
Two matching traditional tattoos on the tops of bare feet, each showing a maneki-neko lucky cat, one styled as R2-D2 and the other as Darth Vader.
Lucky cats as R2-D2 and Darth Vader
Colour tattoo on a forearm of a mint ice cream scoop shaped like a cat's face, with a chocolate drip and cherry, beside red flowers in a neo-traditional style.
Cat-face ice cream cone on a forearm
Black and grey traditional dotwork tattoo of a stylised cat with floral patterns, placed on the side of the ribs.
Ornamental cat on the ribs
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
Close-up of a traditional style tattoo of a small ginger cat with black outlines, placed on a forearm beside a large ornate design in purple and yellow.
Small ginger cat on a traditional arm piece