Moroccan Pattern

Make a seamless Moroccan-style pattern from 9 motifs of our own: a horseshoe arch window, a keyhole arch, a pointed arch window, a lobed arch, a hanging lantern, a round lantern, a square tile with a cut-out flower, a scalloped roundel and an arched door with a fanlight. Scatter them in a half-drop, brick, grid or tossed repeat, set each one in a frame (horseshoe arch, keyhole arch, lobed arch, square tile), or run them in a border strip between two rules and two rows of dots. Pick a ground and two colours, such as cobalt on white or brass on deep teal, then download a seamless SVG tile at real size, a full-size PDF with a motif key, a 300 DPI PNG or a background PNG at an exact screen size. Nothing is uploaded.

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How to make a Moroccan-style pattern

1. Choose a preset, or pick a motif set and a repeat (half-drop, brick, grid, tossed or border strip).
2. Choose a frame round each motif (horseshoe arch, keyhole arch, lobed arch or square tile), or none, and the frame thickness.
3. Set the columns, rows, spacing, motif size, smallest gap, seed and (for tossed) the largest turn.
4. Pick the ground, the main colour and a second colour for insets and dots.
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

• Wallpaper, tile and fabric mock-ups (real-size tile)
• Border strips for shelves, stair risers and stationery
• Party invitations, menus and gift wrap
• Phone, desktop and slide backgrounds (PNG at exact sizes)
• Stencils and block printing (one motif per cell)
• Scrapbook and journal paper

The 13 presets

#	Preset	Motif set	Repeat	Frame	Tile
1	Blue arches on white, half-drop	Arches	Half-drop	none	5 × 5 in
2	Brass lanterns on deep teal, tossed	Lanterns	Tossed	none	5 × 5 in
3	Keyhole arch frames with tiles, terracotta	Tiles	Grid	Keyhole arch	5 × 5 in
4	Horseshoe arch frames with lanterns, navy	Lanterns	Half-drop	Horseshoe arch	5 × 5 in
5	Cut-out flower tiles, cobalt and white, grid	Square tile with a cut-out flower only	Grid	none	5 × 5 in
6	Border strip: arches between rules, saffron	Arches	Border strip	none	6 × 1.7 in
7	Courtyard mix, olive and cream, brick	Courtyard	Brick	none	5 × 5 in
8	Black on white, every motif, grid	All 9 motifs	Grid	none	5 × 5 in
9	Rose and gold roundels, half-drop	Scalloped roundel only	Half-drop	none	5 × 5 in
10	Lobed arch frames with roundels, emerald	Tiles	Brick	Lobed arch	5 × 5 in
11	Square tile frames with arches, sand and blue	Arches	Grid	Square tile	5 × 5 in
12	Tiny lanterns and arches, ditsy print	Courtyard	Tossed	none	3.6 × 3.6 in
13	Fabric scale: 20 cm repeat, arches and lanterns	Courtyard	Half-drop	none	20 × 20 cm

Each preset only fills in the fields; change any setting afterwards.

The 9 motifs

Motif	Symmetry (tested on every point)
Horseshoe arch window	mirrored left to right
Keyhole arch	mirrored left to right
Pointed arch window	mirrored left to right
Lobed arch	mirrored left to right
Hanging lantern	mirrored left to right
Round lantern	mirrored left to right
Square tile with a cut-out flower	mirrored left to right
Scalloped roundel	mirrored left to right
Arched door with a fanlight	mirrored left to right

All motifs are our own drawings. Page 2 of the PDF draws each motif used, large, in the pattern colours.

The mixed motif sets

Set	Motifs
All 9 motifs	horseshoe arch window, keyhole arch, pointed arch window, lobed arch, hanging lantern, round lantern, square tile with a cut-out flower, scalloped roundel, arched door with a fanlight
Arches	horseshoe arch window, keyhole arch, pointed arch window, lobed arch
Lanterns	hanging lantern, round lantern
Tiles	square tile with a cut-out flower, scalloped roundel
Courtyard	horseshoe arch window, arched door with a fanlight, hanging lantern, square tile with a cut-out flower

Background sizes (first preset)

Background	Pixels	Repeats across × down
Phone	1170 × 2532 px	2.44 × 5.28
Phone	1080 × 1920 px	2.25 × 4
Desktop	1920 × 1080 px	4 × 2.25
Large screen	2560 × 1440 px	5.33 × 3
Square post	1080 × 1080 px	2.25 × 2.25

Which tool to use

You want	Use
Arches, lanterns and tiles as a seamless repeat	Moroccan Pattern (this page)
Interlaced star patterns on a polygon grid	Islamic Geometric Pattern Generator
Medallions, floral lattices and a carpet panel	Persian Pattern
A tiled wall or floor texture	Tile Texture
A motif cut as a stencil	Stencil Maker

For interlaced star patterns, try the Islamic Geometric Pattern Generator; for a tiled wall or floor surface, the Tile Texture maker; to cut a motif as a stencil, the Stencil Maker.

Frequently asked questions

Is this an Islamic geometric star pattern?

No. This maker draws arches, lanterns, a door and tiles from circle arcs and straight lines, with no star polygons. For interlaced star patterns built on a polygon grid, use the Islamic Geometric Pattern Generator.

What is the difference between half-drop, brick, grid, tossed and border?

In a grid, the motifs sit in straight rows and columns. In a half-drop, every second column is moved down exactly half a cell; in a brick repeat, every second row is moved across exactly half a cell. Tossed is a half-drop where each motif is also turned by a seeded angle up to the largest turn you set. Border makes one row of motifs between two rules and two rows of dots, as a strip for hems and edges. A half-drop or tossed repeat needs an even number of columns and a brick repeat an even number of rows; the maker says so if they do not.

Can the motifs or frames overlap?

No. Each motif, or each frame with its motif inside, sits in the middle of its own square cell, and the maker refuses a size that would come closer than the smallest gap you set to the edge of its cell; it tells you the spacing needed. Our tests check every point of every motif against its cell, and every motif against the opening of its frame.

Will the pattern repeat without a seam?

Yes. A motif or line that runs over an edge of the repeat carries on from the opposite edge, so copies placed edge to edge join with no seam. Our tests check this two ways for every preset: each shape cut by an edge has its exact partner one repeat over in the same tile, and sampled colours match one repeat over.

What does the arch frame do?

It draws an arch outline (horseshoe, keyhole or lobed) or a square tile round every motif in the main colour, so the repeat reads as a row of arches or a tiled wall; the motif is scaled to sit inside the opening with room to spare. Our tests check every motif point against the frame opening.

Are these copies of real buildings or tiles?

No. Every arch, lantern, door and tile is our own drawing made of flat shapes, not a copy of a building, a tile panel or a brand print, and there are no religious symbols.

Is the tile the exact size I set?

Yes. The SVG tile is written in inches or centimetres (the first preset is 5 in square: 4 cells of 1.25 in), and the PDF prints the pattern at full size with a 1 in test square.

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.