Free whale SVG

Whale tail above the water SVG

Whale tail above the water, as a solid black shape
Whale tail above the water. The preview is the SVG file itself.

The flukes of a diving whale standing out of a strip of sea, exactly mirrored. The picture every whale watcher brings home, for beach house signs and memorial pieces.

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

What is in the file

Size100 × 78 mm (3.94 × 3.06 in), scales to any size
PiecesOne piece: it holds together when cut
Outlines to cut3: 1 outer edge and 2 cut-outs
Cut length614 mm at this size
Narrowest part5.9 mm at this size
Nodes157 curve and line segments
SymmetryMirror

Measured from the file. PNG: 2,000 × 1,571 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 × 0.78 in (25 × 20 mm)1.5 mm156 mm120Vinyl, card and thin sheet
2 × 1.55 in (51 × 39 mm)3 mm312 mm30Vinyl, card and thin sheet
3 × 2.33 in (76 × 59 mm)4.5 mm468 mm12Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic
4 × 3.11 in (102 × 79 mm)6 mm624 mm6Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic
6 × 4.66 in (152 × 118 mm)9 mm936 mm2Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic
8 × 6.22 in (203 × 158 mm)12 mm1,248 mm1Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic
12 × 9.32 in (305 × 237 mm)18 mm1,871 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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