The Toyger is a muscular and athletic-looking cat with a very long tail that is rounded at the tip. It has an oval head and small, round ears. The eyes are medium set wide apart, and have a rich, deep color. The coat is short, thick, lush, and soft to the touch. It has a mackerel tabby pattern with very dark tabby markings on a warm red undercoat. The hairs forming the patterns are uniformly dark. The belly and inside of the legs are marked, while the paw pads and the tail tip are black. Facial stripes and markings are circularly aligned around the face, and there is an 'M' marking on the Toyger's forehead. There can also be virtually white 'thumb marks' on the back of the ears. The eyes have black, mascara-like markings and white spectacles.
