Free play button SVG files

Why the triangle is not in the middle of its box

A triangle that points right carries most of its area on the left. Centre it by its box inside a circle and it looks as if it has slid to the left. In these files the triangle is centred by its centre of area, which puts its upright side a little nearer the middle of the button than its tip. That is why the round, square and heart buttons look balanced.

The round play and pause buttons are drawn to one size and one weight, so they can be cut as a matching pair. The signs on their own (the triangle, the pause bars, fast forward, skip and replay) are solid shapes with nothing to weed, and they stay clear down to about 10 mm.

Song plaques, labels and stickers

The player bar is made for the clear acrylic song plaque: a photograph at the top, a title under it, then a progress line and three controls. Cut it from black or white permanent vinyl at 90 to 120 mm wide and apply it to the back of the acrylic in mirror image, so the front stays smooth. The progress line is a little over 3 mm wide at 100 mm, so weed it slowly from one end.

The row of five controls is 100 mm wide with signs about 15 mm tall. Scale it up for a media shelf label, or cut it apart for planner stickers.

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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