Cheetah Print Pattern

Make a cheetah print pattern from solid spots: each one is a single round or oval shape with a slightly wobbly edge, never a ring. Set the spot size in inches or centimetres, how much the sizes vary, how round or oval they are, how irregular the edges are and how many spots go in the repeat. The spots are scattered from a seed number, so the same seed always gives the same pattern, and no two spots touch, even across the edges of the tile. Choose 2 to 4 colours and download a seamless SVG tile at real size, a phone, desktop, tablet or square background PNG, a 300 DPI PNG or a PDF at full size with a spot key. Nothing is uploaded.

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How to make a cheetah print pattern

1. Choose a preset, or set the spot size and unit.
2. Set the size variation, roundness, irregularity and how many spots go in the repeat.
3. Set the repeat size and a seed (change the seed for a new arrangement).
4. Pick 2 to 4 colours: the ground and up to three spot colours.
5. Download the SVG tile, a background PNG, or the PDF; print at 100% and check the 1 in test square.

What you can use it for

• Fabric, gift wrap and scrapbook paper (real-size tile)
• Phone, desktop and tablet backgrounds
• Website and slide backgrounds (SVG tile)
• Party invitations, cards and packaging
• Costume, craft and nail-art reference at true size
• Painting and stencil layouts (full-size PDF)

The 14 presets

#	Preset	Spot sizes	Repeat	Spots	Dark share	Colours
1	Natural tan, solid spots	0.27 to 0.45 in	6 × 6 in	110	18.29%	2
2	Golden with brown spots	0.27 to 0.45 in	6 × 6 in	110	17.65%	3
3	Pale cream and grey	0.27 to 0.45 in	6 × 6 in	110	17.18%	2
4	Pink and black	0.27 to 0.45 in	6 × 6 in	110	17.95%	2
5	Black on white	0.27 to 0.45 in	6 × 6 in	110	18.29%	2
6	White on black	0.27 to 0.45 in	6 × 6 in	110	17.7%	2
7	Bright pink and green	0.3 to 0.5 in	6 × 6 in	90	18.32%	3
8	Blue tones	0.27 to 0.45 in	6 × 6 in	110	16.48%	3
9	Small dense spots	0.15 to 0.25 in	5 × 5 in	300	20.55%	2
10	Large bold spots	0.65 to 1 in	8 × 8 in	32	14.99%	2
11	Round even spots	0.38 to 0.45 in	6 × 6 in	87	28.93%	2
12	Fabric scale: 2.5 cm spots	1.5 to 2.5 cm	20 × 20 cm	60	25.41%	2
13	Ragged oval spots	0.28 to 0.5 in	6 × 6 in	95	12.93%	3
14	Lilac and violet	0.27 to 0.45 in	6 × 6 in	110	17.71%	2

Each preset only fills in the fields; change any setting afterwards. Dark share = the part of the repeat covered by spots, worked out from the shapes.

Background sizes (first preset)

Background	Pixels	Area at 96 px per inch	Repeats across × down
Phone 1080 × 1920	1080 × 1920 px	11.25 × 20 in	1.88 × 3.33
Desktop 1920 × 1080	1920 × 1080 px	20 × 11.25 in	3.33 × 1.88
Large screen 2560 × 1440	2560 × 1440 px	26.67 × 15 in	4.44 × 2.5
Square post 1080 × 1080	1080 × 1080 px	11.25 × 11.25 in	1.88 × 1.88
Tablet 2048 × 2732	2048 × 2732 px	21.33 × 28.46 in	3.56 × 4.74

Spot settings

Setting	What it does
Spot size	The largest spot, edge to edge, in inches or cm
Size variation	0 = all the same size; 0.5 = from half size to full size
Roundness	1 = round; 0.4 = long ovals (each spot gets a roundness between this and 1)
Irregularity	How far the edge wobbles in and out, 0 to 0.35 of the radius
Seed	Same seed, same arrangement

Which tool to use

You want	Use
Solid round or oval spots	Cheetah Print Pattern (this page)
Rosettes (broken rings)	Leopard Print Pattern
Round dots in a grid	Polka Dot Pattern Generator
Camouflage blobs	Camo Pattern Generator
Soft organic shapes	Blob Generator

Also handy: the Polka Dot Pattern Generator, the Camo Pattern Generator and the Blob Generator.

Frequently asked questions

What makes it a cheetah print?

Solid spots. The zoo source we use (dated in our notes) describes cheetahs as having solid black round or oval spots, 0.75 to 1.5 in (1.9 to 3.8 cm) across, and leopards as having rosette-shaped spots instead. Every spot here is one solid shape; the shapes are our own drawings in that style.

Are the spots ever rings?

No. Each spot is one closed outline round its own centre, with no hole: our tests check every spot of every preset (one outline, the edge goes once round the centre, every point on its own side of the centre).

Can I make the spots the size of real cheetah spots?

Yes. Set the unit to inches or cm and type the size; for example 1.5 in with a size variation of 0.5 gives spots from 0.75 to 1.5 in across. The PDF prints at full size with a 1 in test square.

Will the tile repeat without a seam?

Yes. A spot that runs over an edge of the tile is drawn again from the opposite edge, so copies placed edge to edge join with no seam. Our tests compare the pattern one and two repeats over, by pixels and by path.

Do the spots overlap?

No. Each spot has a circle that holds it, and a new one is only placed where its circle stays clear of every other one by the gap you set, across the tile edges too. If fewer fit than you asked for, the line under the preview says so.

What size are the background PNGs?

Phone 1080 × 1920, desktop 1920 × 1080, large screen 2560 × 1440, tablet 2048 × 2732 and square 1080 × 1080 pixels. The pattern is drawn at 96 pixels per inch of the size you set, so a 0.45 in spot is 43.2 pixels across.

Can I get the same pattern again?

Yes. The scatter is worked out from the seed number: the same seed and settings give exactly the same pattern; a new seed gives a new arrangement.

How is this different from the polka dot and camo makers?

The polka dot generator places perfect circles in a grid or a jittered scatter, and the camo generator layers noise blobs. This page draws irregular round and oval spots of mixed sizes, keeps every spot apart, and comes with coat-colour presets.

Is it free?

Yes. There is no sign-up, no watermark and no limit.

Is anything uploaded?

No. Everything is drawn by JavaScript in your browser and nothing is sent anywhere.