SVG PATTERN GENERATOR
Build seamless SVG patterns.
SVG’s <pattern> element tiles any shape into an infinite, resolution-independent background – dots, grids, stripes, or your own motif. Start from the copy-paste templates below and customize live in the free editor.
SETTINGS
RESULT · …
Dots, grid, stripes, or crosshatch – tune spacing, size, and color with live preview. The exported SVG tiles seamlessly as a CSS background-image.
Three starter templates
Dot grid, line grid, and diagonal stripes – the workhorses of subtle UI backgrounds – ready to paste and restyle below.
Infinitely seamless
SVG patterns tile mathematically – no visible seams, no resolution limit, and a few hundred bytes instead of a kilobyte-heavy image tile.
Any motif tiles
Put any shape or catalog icon inside the pattern tile – brand watermark grids, icon wallpapers, packaging textures.
STEP BY STEP
How to create an SVG pattern
- Pick a pattern type Dots, grid, stripes, or crosshatch in the generator above – the seamless tile previews live.
- Tune the tile Spacing controls density, size controls the motif weight, and the color picker sets the tone. Transparent background is on by default for layering.
- Customize further if you like Copy the code into the code editor to swap the motif for any icon path – the
<pattern>element tiles whatever you put inside it. - Use it Download the SVG, or copy the code for a CSS
background-imagethat weighs almost nothing.
Why SVG patterns beat image tiles
A repeating background as PNG costs kilobytes, pixelates on retina screens, and needs re-exporting to change its color. The same pattern as SVG costs ~300 bytes, renders crisply at every zoom level, and recolors with a one-attribute edit. The dot-grid canvas in our own Studio is exactly this technique.
Patterns also respect the rest of SVG: animate them with CSS, mask them, layer them at different scales for depth. For one-off (non-repeating) decorative shapes, the shape generator is the sibling tool.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How do I make a seamless SVG pattern?
Define a <pattern> in <defs> with a tile size, put your motif inside, and fill a rect with url(#patternId). The templates above are complete working examples.
Why does my pattern show seams?
Your motif extends past the tile boundary. Keep shapes inside the pattern’s width/height, or design motifs that wrap symmetrically across edges.
Can I use SVG patterns in CSS?
Yes – export the SVG and reference it as a background-image (the Data URI copy in our editor makes this one step). It tiles with background-repeat like any image.
How do I make a pattern from my logo?
Paste your logo’s SVG paths inside the pattern tile, scale them to fit, and lower the opacity for a watermark effect. The live preview makes positioning quick.
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