Free checkerboard SVG

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Small checkerboard background, as a solid black shape — Small checkerboard background. The preview is the SVG file itself.

A wide panel of small 6.25 mm checks, 16 across and 12 down. Use it as a background behind a title, or fill a word with it.

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What is in the file

Size	100 × 75 mm (3.94 × 2.95 in), scales to any size
Pieces	96 separate pieces
Outlines to cut	96 outlines
Cut length	2,400 mm at this size
Narrowest join	Nothing narrower than 6 mm at this size
Nodes	384 curve and line segments
Symmetry	2-fold rotation

Measured from the file. PNG: 2,000 × 1,519 pixels, transparent. About the three file types.

How fine is it at your size?

Scaling a design scales its finest detail 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 × height	Narrowest join	Cut length	Fit on a 12 in sheet	Rule of thumb
1 × 0.75 in (25 × 19 mm)	Over 1.5 mm	610 mm	120	Vinyl, card and thin sheet
2 × 1.5 in (51 × 38 mm)	Over 3 mm	1,219 mm	35	Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic
3 × 2.25 in (76 × 57 mm)	Over 4.6 mm	1,829 mm	12	Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic
4 × 3 in (102 × 76 mm)	Over 6.1 mm	2,438 mm	6	Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic
6 × 4.5 in (152 × 114 mm)	Over 9.1 mm	3,658 mm	2	Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic
8 × 6 in (203 × 152 mm)	Over 12 mm	4,877 mm	1	Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic
12 × 9 in (305 × 229 mm)	Over 18 mm	7,315 mm	1	Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic

The narrowest join is the finest detail in the pattern. Below about half a millimetre it is too small to cut and may fill in when printed. How to open the file in Cricut, Silhouette and laser software.

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