Gothic Background Generator
Make a gothic background or wallpaper: moonlit pointed-arch windows in a stone wall, light falling in shafts from tall windows, a stone wall lit only by candles, dark roses on black, or the silhouette of a gothic front with towers and a rose window against a dusk sky full of bats. Pick a preset or set your own: the scene, the colours, how many windows, candles, rose sprays or arches, the stars, the moon, the bats, the light strength, the fog and the grain. Every picture comes from a seed number: the same seed and size always give the same picture, and New seed gives you a new one. Choose desktop, 4K, phone, a 16:9 video-call background (for Zoom, Teams or Meet), tablet, square, banner or your own size up to 4096 pixels. It is artwork drawn by our code, not a photograph. Download a PNG or JPG, or a PDF to print. Nothing is uploaded.
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The preview is the same picture drawn smaller. PNG and JPG download at the full size; the PDF fits the picture on one page.
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Runs in your browser with our own code: nothing you type is uploaded or saved. Every wall, window, candle, rose and silhouette is drawn by our own code from the seed; it is artwork, not a photograph, and there is no cross, skull or religious symbol. You may use what you make here, including commercially, with no credit needed.
How to make a gothic background
- Pick a preset: moonlit windows, light shafts, candlelit wall, dark roses, silhouette at dusk and more.
- Choose the scene and the colours.
- Set how many windows, candles, rose sprays or arches; add stars, the moon and bats.
- Set the light strength, the fog and the grain; press New seed for a new picture.
- Choose a size and download the PNG or JPG, or the print PDF.
What you can use it for
- Phone lock screens and desktop wallpapers
- Video-call backgrounds for a dark, moody room
- Halloween posts, invitations and event screens
- Book covers, album art and game backdrops
- Stream overlays and channel banners
- Slides and website headers
The 14 presets
| Preset | Scene | Colours | What is in it | Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moonlit pointed-arch windows | Moonlit pointed-arch windows | Moonlit stone (blue-grey) | 3 windows, 260 stars, moon | 1920 × 1080 |
| Light shafts on stone | Light shafts from tall windows on stone | Moonlit stone (blue-grey) | 3 tall windows, fog | 1920 × 1080 |
| Candlelit stone wall | Candlelit stone wall | Candle amber | 7 candles | 1920 × 1080 |
| Dark roses on black | Dark roses | Crimson and black | 9 rose sprays | 1920 × 1080 |
| Gothic silhouette at dusk with bats | Gothic silhouette at dusk | Dusk (indigo and rose) | 5 arches, 160 stars, moon, 9 bats | 1920 × 1080 |
| Violet night windows | Moonlit pointed-arch windows | Violet night | 2 windows, 400 stars, moon, fog | 1920 × 1080 |
| Crimson candlelight | Candlelit stone wall | Crimson and black | 10 candles | 1920 × 1080 |
| Violet roses in the dark | Dark roses | Violet night | 12 rose sprays | 1920 × 1080 |
| Misty silhouette, black and white | Gothic silhouette at dusk | Black and white | 7 arches, 60 stars, moon, 4 bats, fog | 1920 × 1080 |
| Amber light shafts | Light shafts from tall windows on stone | Candle amber | 2 tall windows, fog | 1920 × 1080 |
| Emerald window light | Moonlit pointed-arch windows | Emerald gloom | 4 windows, 120 stars, fog | 1920 × 1080 |
| Video call: candlelit wall | Candlelit stone wall | Candle amber | 5 candles | 1920 × 1080 |
| Phone wallpaper: one moonlit window | Moonlit pointed-arch windows | Moonlit stone (blue-grey) | 1 window, 300 stars, moon | 1170 × 2532 |
| 4K gothic silhouette at dusk | Gothic silhouette at dusk | Dusk (indigo and rose) | 6 arches, 300 stars, moon, 12 bats, fog | 3840 × 2160 |
Worked out by the tool.
The 5 scenes
| Scene | What is drawn |
|---|---|
| Moonlit pointed-arch windows | A coursed stone wall with equilateral pointed-arch windows, each with two-light tracery and a ring in the head, showing a night sky with stars and the moon; moonlight spills onto the stone |
| Light shafts from tall windows on stone | A dim stone interior with tall lancet windows high on the wall; shafts of light fall to the floor at one slant, with dust in them |
| Candlelit stone wall | A stone wall and ledge lit only by candles; each flame lights the wall around it |
| Dark roses | Sprays of dark roses with leaves on a near-black ground, with a vignette |
| Gothic silhouette at dusk | A pointed gable with a rose window, two towers with plain spires, an arcade of pointed arches and bats against a dusk sky with stars and the moon |
Each scene comes in 7 colour sets, from moonlit blue-grey to candle amber and black and white.
Sizes
| Size | Pixels | Width ÷ height |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 1170 × 2532 | 0.462 |
| Desktop | 1920 × 1080 | 1.778 |
| 4K | 3840 × 2160 | 1.778 |
| Video call background | 1920 × 1080 | 1.778 |
| Tablet | 2048 × 2732 | 0.750 |
| Square | 2048 × 2048 | 1.000 |
| Banner | 1500 × 500 | 3.000 |
Every size is drawn at its own pixels, not stretched.
What downloads
| Download | What is in it |
|---|---|
| PNG | The still picture at the full size you chose, every pixel exactly as drawn |
| JPG | The same picture as a smaller JPG (quality 92) |
| One Letter or A4 page with the picture fitted inside 10 mm margins |
| Paper | A 4K picture prints at | Sharpness |
|---|---|---|
| Letter (landscape) | 259.4 × 145.9 mm | 376 px per inch |
| A4 (landscape) | 277.0 × 155.8 mm | 352 px per inch |
To fit a photo of your own to your screen instead, use the Phone Wallpaper Maker; to change the size of a picture afterwards, the Image Resizer.
Which tool to use
| You want | Use |
|---|---|
| A gothic scene as a wallpaper or video-call background | Gothic Background Generator (this page) |
| A seamless gothic repeat for print or fabric | Gothic Pattern |
| Gothic blackletter text to copy and paste | Gothic Text Generator |
| The real stars for a date and place | Star Map |
| A plain dark colour blend | Gradient Generator |
For a seamless tracery or bat print, try the Gothic Pattern maker; for blackletter lettering on top, the Gothic Text Generator; for the real night sky of a date, the Star Map.
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See all free tools →Frequently asked questions
Is this a photo?
No. Every stone, window, candle, rose and silhouette is drawn by our own code from the seed: it is artwork, not a photograph.
How are the windows drawn?
As equilateral pointed arches: each side is an arc whose radius equals the width of the window, so the point rises about 0.866 × the width above the springing line. The moonlit windows add two smaller arches and a ring in the head; the tall windows use a radius of one and a half times the width. Our tests check the arch points against the rule.
Are there crosses or skulls?
No. The towers end in plain points with no crosses, and there is no skull or religious symbol in any scene.
Can I use it as a video-call background?
Yes. Choose Video call background (16:9, 1920 × 1080), download the PNG or JPG and pick it as a virtual background in your video-call app. The video-call preset keeps the candlelight soft.
What does the seed do?
It fixes where every stone, star, candle, rose and bat goes. The same seed and size give exactly the same picture, pixel for pixel.
How big does the PDF print?
The picture is fitted on one Letter or A4 page inside 10 mm margins, turned to suit its shape. The table below gives the printed size of a 4K picture.
Is it free?
Yes. There is no sign-up, no watermark and no limit.
Is anything uploaded?
No. Every pixel is worked out by JavaScript in your browser. Nothing you type is sent anywhere or saved when you close the page.