SVG Checkerboard Generator

Generate checkerboard patterns as SVG

The checkerboard is the familiar pattern used to indicate transparency in image editors, and it is also handy as a swatch background or a retro graphic. This generator makes a seamless checkerboard from a repeating SVG pattern, with the square size and both colours under your control. The default light-and-grey pair mimics the standard transparency backdrop, but any two colours work.

Because it repeats a single tile, the pattern covers any area at a tiny, constant file size with perfectly aligned squares.

Using checkerboard patterns

A checkerboard behind a semi-transparent image makes the transparent regions obvious, which is why editors use it. The same pattern also serves as a neutral backdrop for colour swatches, a playful section background, or a texture in a design. As scalable SVG, it stays sharp on any display and can be recoloured in a single edit.

The output is self-contained and works inline or as a file. Everything is generated locally in your browser.

Notes

This SVG Checkerboard Generator tool runs entirely in your browser, so nothing you enter is uploaded or stored on a server. The generated output is plain, standards-compliant code that you can copy, paste, edit and reuse freely in your own projects, documents and designs without any attribution or sign-up.

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