tabby cat

A fur pattern for domestic cats. It can be stripe-like (similar to a tiger) or dotted pattern (similar to a leopard) along the body with a distinctive M-like pattern on the forehead.

The tabby coat pattern is very common and can appear on any coat color that isn't pure black or white. Many breeds of cat can have this pattern.

Examples

Brown Tabby

Grey Tabby

Orange Tabby

Brown Tabby with dotted fur pattern

Orange Tabby with white chin, chest, and belly fur coating

See also

• Caliby cat
• Lynx point - A colorpoint with tabby markings
• Torbie cat

The following tags are aliased to this tag: striped_cat (learn more).