The classic tabby has a blotched or swirled pattern of dark markings over a lighter coat color. This coat pattern often has a bull’s eye on each side or a butterfly shape on top.

Cats come in a wide variety of colors and coat patterns. Some breeds are more immediately recognizable than others. Torbie ...

One common feature characteristic of all Tabby cats is the distinctive “M” shape on the forehead. Many believe the “M” symbolizes Mau, the ancient Egyptian word for cat. There are actually five ...

The classic tabby pattern has whorls that end in a “target” on the side of the cat. ... There are many stories about how tabby cats came to have this marking.

A so-called "mackerel tabby" cat has dark tiger stripes, which coalesce into swirls and blotches in a "classic tabby" cat. ... hair cells revealed that patterned markings are due to ...