United Pet Club

Katt pattern

Tabby

Agouti hairs with dark stripes, swirls or spots and an M on the forehead; the umbrella for mackerel, classic, spotted and ticked tabby.

47 Katt breeds list Tabby. It is in a club standard for 43 breeds.

Breeds whose standards accept Tabby

BreedTICACFAFIFEGCCFWCFCCA
Amerikansk bobtailStandard (“lynx points”)Standard (“Lynx Point”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Amerikansk curlStandard (“Tabby”)Standard (“Lynx Point”)Standard (“tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Amerikansk korthårStandard (“Tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Amerikansk strihårStandard (“Tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
BalineserStandard (“lynx points”)Standard (“Lynx Point”)Standard (“tabby”)Standard (“Tabby Point”)No rulingNo ruling
Britisk korthårStandard (“Tabby”)No rulingStandard (“tabby”)Standard (“Tabby Colourpointed”)Standard (“silver tabbies”)No ruling
Britisk langhårStandard (“Tabby”)No rulingStandard (“tabby”)Standard (“Tabby Colourpointed”)No rulingNo ruling
Colorpoint korthårNo rulingStandard (“Lynx Point”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Cornish rexStandard (“Tabby”)Standard (“Lynx Point”)Standard (“tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
CymricStandard (“Tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Devon rexStandard (“Tabby”)Standard (“lynx point”)Standard (“tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
DonskoyStandard (“Tabby”)No rulingStandard (“tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
DonskoyHud og skjellNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Eksotisk korthårStandard (“Tabby”)Standard (“Himalayan Lynx (Point) Pattern”)Standard (“tabby”)Standard (“Tabby”)No rulingNo ruling
FoldexNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“Lynx Point”)
Hellig birmaStandard (“Tabby Point/White”)Standard (“Tabby Point”)Standard (“tabby”)Standard (“Tabby Point”)No rulingNo ruling
HighlanderStandard (“Tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
HimalayaStandard (“Tabby”)Standard (“Himalayan Lynx (Point) Pattern”)Standard (“tabby”)Standard (“Tabby Point”)No rulingNo ruling
Japansk bobtailStandard (“Tabby”)Standard (“Tabby/Patterned”)Standard (“tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
JavaneserNo rulingStandard (“Lynx Point”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Kurilsk bobtailStandard (“Tabby”)No rulingStandard (“tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
LaPermNo rulingStandard (“Lynx Point”)Standard (“tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
LykoiNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Maine coonNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Norsk skogkattStandard (“tabbies”)No rulingStandard (“tabby”)Standard (“Tabby”)No rulingNo ruling
Orientalsk korthårNo rulingStandard (“Lynx Point”)Standard (“tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Orientalsk langhårNo rulingStandard (“Lynx Point”)Standard (“tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Orientalsk tofargetNo rulingStandard (“Lynx Point and White”)Standard (“tabby”)Standard (“Tabby & White”)No rulingNo ruling
Perser (moderne)No rulingStandard (“Himalayan Lynx”)Standard (“tabby”)Standard (“Tabby Point”)No rulingNo ruling
PeterbaldNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
PeterbaldHud og skjellNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
RagdollStandard (“Tabby Point”)Standard (“Lynx”)Standard (“tabby”)Standard (“Tabby Point”)No rulingNo ruling
Scottish foldNo rulingStandard (“Lynx Point”)No rulingNo rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Selkirk rexNo rulingStandard (“Lynx Points”)Standard (“tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Siameser (moderne)Standard (“lynx points”)No rulingStandard (“tabby”)Standard (“Tabby Point”)Standard (“tabby”)No ruling
Sibirkatt (Neva masquerade)No rulingStandard (“Siberian Lynx”)Standard (“tabby”)Standard (“Tabby points”)No rulingNo ruling
SnowshoeStandard (“Tabby point/white”)No rulingStandard (“tabby”)Standard (“Tabby Points”)No rulingNo ruling
SphynxHud og skjellNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
ThaiStandard (“Tabby”)No rulingStandard (“tabby”)No rulingStandard (“Tabbypoint”)No ruling
TonkineserIkke anerkjentNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“Tabby”)No rulingNo ruling
Tyrkisk angoraNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling
Tyrkisk vanStandard (“Tabby/white”)Standard (“Tabby”)Standard (“tabby”)Standard (“Tabby”)No rulingNo ruling
Tysk rexNo rulingNo rulingStandard (“tabby”)No rulingNo rulingNo ruling

Breeds where Tabby is a fault

BreedGCCF
BurmeserFeil (“tabby markings”)

Breeds where Tabby is disqualified or not accepted

Breed
Chantilly-Tiffany
Ojos azules
Ukrainsk levkoyHud og skjell

Color changes

How Tabby can appear or change over an animal's life.

  • Tabbychanges toEnsfarget

    Pels · Med alderen · from 0 to 39 weeks

  • Tabbychanges toSkyggelagt

    Pels · Med alderen · from 0 to 6 weeks

  • Tabbychanges toChinchilla

    Pels · Med alderen · from 0 to 6 weeks

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