Free bat SVG files

Sizes, materials and the delicate parts of a bat

Every bat here is 100 mm on its longer side, which for a spread bat is the wingspan. The ears, the thumb claws and the finger ends along each wing all finish in points. Points do not weaken a cut piece, but in vinyl they are the first parts to lift, so weed from the body outwards and press the tips down last.

The solid parts are wide. On the classic bat nothing is narrower than 6 mm at full size, so it still holds together at a 30 mm wingspan. The bat with wing bones and the pair of wings have slits about 2 mm wide and need to be cut larger. For 3 mm plywood or acrylic, the simple chunky bat has no claws to snap off.

Matt black vinyl suits windows and mirrors, where a bat reads as a shadow. For walls, black card of 200 gsm or heavier holds a fold, which is what you need for bats that stand off the surface.

How to open the files

• Cricut Design Space: choose Upload, pick the SVG, and add it to the canvas. Set the width you want; the shape is already welded.
• Silhouette Studio: Designer Edition and above open the SVG. The free Basic Edition does not, so open the DXF instead.
• LightBurn, xTool Creative Space and Glowforge: import the SVG, then set the layer to cut, score or engrave.
• Inkscape, Illustrator and Affinity: open the SVG. It is a plain filled path, so you can recolour it, add a stroke or combine it with your own work.
• Printing or sublimation: use the PNG, which has a transparent background.

Each design page lists the file’s narrowest part at seven sizes, so you can tell whether it will survive at the size you plan to cut.

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