Leopard Print Pattern

Make a leopard print pattern from rosettes: each one is a broken ring of 3 to 5 dark arcs round a lighter centre, with no dot in the middle, plus small solid spots in the gaps. Set the rosette size in inches or centimetres, the arc thickness, how irregular the edges are and how many rosettes and spots go in the repeat. The shapes are scattered from a seed number, so the same seed always gives the same pattern, and no two shapes 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 rosette key. Nothing is uploaded.

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How to make a leopard print pattern

1. Choose a preset, or set the rosette size and unit.
2. Set the arc thickness, the irregularity and how many rosettes and small 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: ground, arcs, centres and small spots.
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	Rosettes up to	Repeat	Rosettes	Small spots	Dark share	Colours
1	Natural tan rosettes	1.38 in	6 × 6 in	16	26	18.2%	4
2	Golden with brown centres	1.5 in	6 × 6 in	16	26	20.43%	4
3	Snow grey and white	1.5 in	6 × 6 in	14	22	18.33%	4
4	Pink and plum	1.25 in	6 × 6 in	20	32	18.46%	4
5	Black on white	1.38 in	6 × 6 in	16	26	17.94%	2
6	White on black	1.38 in	6 × 6 in	18	29	17.83%	2
7	Red and black	1.38 in	6 × 6 in	18	29	19.65%	4
8	Blue tones	1.38 in	6 × 6 in	18	29	18.47%	4
9	Mini rosettes	0.69 in	5 × 5 in	45	72	17.79%	4
10	Large bold rosettes	2.75 in	8 × 8 in	7	11	19.09%	4
11	Smooth even rosettes	1.38 in	6 × 6 in	16	26	19.07%	4
12	Fabric scale: 3.75 cm rosettes	3.75 cm	16 × 16 cm	18	29	18.61%	4
13	Lilac and violet	1.25 in	6 × 6 in	20	32	18.1%	4
14	Black on cream, sparse	1.63 in	6 × 6 in	10	16	15.85%	2

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

Arcs per rosette (all presets)

Rosette	How many in the presets
3 arcs	79
4 arcs	89
5 arcs	84

Every rosette gets 3, 4 or 5 arcs from the seed; the gaps between arcs are part of the look.

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

Which tool to use

You want	Use
Leopard rosettes and spots	Leopard Print Pattern (this page)
Solid round or oval spots	Cheetah Print Pattern
Round dots in a grid	Polka Dot Pattern Generator
Camouflage blobs	Camo Pattern Generator
Tie-dye	Tie-Dye Pattern Generator

Also handy: the Polka Dot Pattern Generator, the Camo Pattern Generator and the Phone Wallpaper Maker.

Frequently asked questions

What makes it a leopard print rather than spots?

Rosettes. Each rosette here is a ring broken into 3 to 5 dark arcs with gaps between them, round a lighter centre, and nothing in the middle. The zoo source we use (dated in our notes) describes leopards as covered with flower-shaped spots called rosettes, with no dot in the centre. The shapes are our own drawings in that style.

Are the rosettes really broken rings?

Yes. Our tests check every rosette of every preset: each arc stays inside a band round the ring, the arcs are separated by gaps of at least 0.14 radians, the lighter centre stays inside the ring without reaching the arcs, and no spot sits in the middle.

Will the tile repeat without a seam?

Yes. A rosette or 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 rosettes overlap?

No. Each rosette and 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.

Is the tile the exact size I set?

Yes. The SVG tile is written in inches or centimetres (for example 6 in square for the first preset), and the PDF prints the pattern at full size with a 1 in test square to check your printer.

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 1.375 in rosette is 132 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 round dots in a grid or a jittered scatter, and the camo generator layers noise blobs. This page draws rosettes (broken rings with a lighter centre) and irregular small spots, keeps every shape 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.