Free hippo SVG

Hippo outline SVG

Hippo outline, drawn as a line
Hippo outline. The preview is the SVG file itself.

The standing hippo drawn as one even line about 2 mm wide, with the gaps between the legs left open: muzzle, ears, back, feet and tail. For colouring pages, foil, engraving and pen plotters.

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

What is in the file

Size100 × 58 mm (3.94 × 2.26 in), scales to any size
PiecesOne piece: it holds together when cut
Outlines to cut2: 1 outer edge and 1 cut-out
Cut length622 mm at this size
Narrowest part2 mm at this size
Nodes283 curve and line segments

Measured from the file. PNG: 2,000 × 1,183 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
1 × 0.58 in (25 × 15 mm)0.51 mm158 mm150Fine detail: vinyl and paper only, weed with care
2 × 1.15 in (51 × 29 mm)1 mm316 mm45Vinyl, card and thin sheet
3 × 1.73 in (76 × 44 mm)1.5 mm474 mm18Vinyl, card and thin sheet
4 × 2.3 in (102 × 58 mm)2 mm632 mm8Vinyl, card and thin sheet
6 × 3.45 in (152 × 88 mm)3 mm948 mm3Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic
8 × 4.6 in (203 × 117 mm)4.1 mm1,264 mm2Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic
12 × 6.9 in (305 × 175 mm)6.1 mm1,896 mm1Any 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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