Type #276
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

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

Source Atle Mo

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Carbon Fiber #3
 Carbon  CC BY-SA 3.0

A dark pattern made out of 3×3 circles and a 1px shadow. This works well as a carbon texture or background.

Source Atle Mo

Background pattern 104 #561
 Dark  CC 0

Background pattern 104

Source Firkin

Background pattern 332 #1742
 Noise  CC 0

The tile this is formed from can be retrieved in Inkscape by selecting the rectangle and using shift+alt+i

Source Firkin

Paisley Background@2X #496
 Light  CC 0

Paisley Background

Source GDJ

Rocky Wall #41
 Wall  CC BY-SA 3.0

High detail stone wall with minor cracks and specks.

Source Projecteightyfive

Background pattern 328 (colour 3) #1799
 Noise  CC 0

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

Source Firkin

Washi #288
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

Washi (和紙?) is a type of paper made in Japan. Here’s the pattern for you!

Source Carolynne

Always Grey@2X #54
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

Crossing lines with a subtle emboss effect on a dark background.

Source Stefan Aleksić

Prismatic Dots Background 6@2X #512
 Dark  CC 0

Prismatic Dots Background 6

Source GDJ

paper filer pack 2 #140
 Noise  CC 0

A set of paper filters. The base texture is generated the same way, only the compositing mode is varied.

Source Lazur URH

Transparent Square Tiles #298
 Grid  CC BY-SA 3.0

The first pattern on here using opacity. Try it on a site with a colored background, or even using mixed colors.

Source Nathan Spady