Free afro SVG

Single braid of afro hair with a tie SVG

Which one? SVG for Cricut and lasers, DXF for the free Silhouette Studio, PNG to print.

Free for personal and commercial use, no sign-up. What you can do with it.

Single braid of afro hair with a tie, as a solid black shape
Single braid of afro hair with a tie. The preview is the SVG file itself.

One thick plait on its own, running from a rounded top through eleven sections that cross from side to side, down to a band and a loose tuft at the end. A border for a salon price list.

What is in the file

Size27 × 100 mm (1.05 × 3.94 in), scales to any size
PiecesOne piece: it holds together when cut
Outlines to cut3: 1 outer edge and 2 cut-outs
Cut length460 mm at this size
Narrowest part3 mm at this size
Nodes102 curve and line segments

Measured from the file. PNG: 590 × 2,000 pixels, transparent. About the three file types.

Will it cut at your size?

Scaling a design scales its thinnest part too. Here is this one at seven sizes, from 1 to 12 inches on its longer side, with how many copies fit a 12 × 12 inch sheet or mat.

Size, width × heightNarrowest partCut lengthFit on a 12 in sheetRule of thumb
0.27 × 1 in (7 × 25 mm)0.76 mm117 mm260Fine detail: vinyl and paper only, weed with care
0.53 × 2 in (14 × 51 mm)1.5 mm234 mm80Vinyl, card and thin sheet
0.8 × 3 in (20 × 76 mm)2.3 mm351 mm36Vinyl, card and thin sheet
1.07 × 4 in (27 × 102 mm)3 mm467 mm18Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic
1.6 × 6 in (41 × 152 mm)4.6 mm701 mm6Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic
2.14 × 8 in (54 × 203 mm)6.1 mm935 mm5Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic
3.2 × 12 in (81 × 305 mm)9.1 mm1,402 mm3Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic

The narrowest part is the thinnest neck that holds the design together; sharp tips are not counted. For wood and acrylic, keep it at least as wide as the sheet is thick. How to open the file in Cricut, Silhouette and laser software.

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