Prismatic Octagonal Background #439
 Noise  CC 0

Prismatic Octagonal Background

Source GDJ

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Geometric pattern #2002
 Dark  CC 0

A monochrome pattern from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscaope and using shift+alt+i

Source Firkin

Background pattern 24 #198
 Dark  CC 0

The starting point for this was a texture drawn with the 'Radial Colors' plug-in in Paint.net.

Source Firkin

Dark Stripes #39
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

Very dark pattern with some noise and 45-degree lines.

Source Stefan Aleksić

Vintage pattern #2296
 Brown  CC 0

Inspired by a pattern seen on a public domain image of a very old tile. To get the unit cell, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Type@2X #277
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

The perfect pattern for all your blogs about type, or type-related matters.

Source Atle Mo

Background pattern 238 (colour 3) #2227
 Blue  CC 0

To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Subtle Freckles@2X #90
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

This is so subtle: We’re talking 1% opacity. Get your squint on!

Source Atle Mo

Squares #302
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

Dark, square, clean and tidy. What more can you ask for?

Source Jaromír Kavan

Xv #314
 Paper  CC BY-SA 3.0

Floral patterns will never go out of style, so enjoy this one.

Source Lasma

White Paperboard #374
 Fabric  CC BY-SA 3.0

Could be paper, could be a Polaroid frame – up to you!

Source Chaos

"Pink Bump Dots", Background Tile #1234
 Pink  CC BY-SA 3.0

A free background tile with a pattern of pink bump dots. This background tile is sweet! Moreover, it's designed for use as website backgrounds.

Source V. Hartikainen

Background pattern 251 (colour 4) #2164
 Blue  CC 0

To get the tile this is based on select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Background pattern 336 (colour 3) #1719
 Blue  CC 0

Formed by distorting the inside front cover of 'Diversæ insectarum volatilium : icones ad vivum accuratissmè depictæ per celeberrimum pictorem', Jacob Hoefnagel, 1630.

Source Firkin

Fabric pattern 2 (colour 3) #2394
 Fabric  CC 0

Not a pattern for fabrics, but one produced from a jpg of a stack of fabric items that was posted on Pixabay. The tile that this is based on can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin