Cuneiform black filled icon
Rectangular clay tablet divided into two panels filled with rows of wedge-shaped marks
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About the Cuneiform black filled icon
A rectangular tablet is split by a vertical rule into two panels: six small forked wedges on the left and six narrow triangular wedges on the right, arranged in tidy rows. The layout mimics the earliest wedge-pressed script, so it stands for ancient writing, record keeping and archaeology. Use it on museum exhibit pages, history and archaeology courses, language timelines, encyclopedia entries and cultural heritage presentations.
The strict grid of repeated marks is what sells the reading, so it needs breathing room: the tablet sits inside a round frame with generous margins. Pair it with scroll, hieroglyph and stone tablet icons, and set it at 48 px or larger so the individual wedges do not blur together.
This is the solid black filled version of the cuneiform icon: a bold silhouette that reads clearly at 16-24 px and on dark or busy backgrounds, and prints well in one colour.
Get it free as an SVG vector or transparent PNG (16-512px), copy the SVG code, or restyle it in the free online editor — recolor any part, add gold, neon or gradient effects, animate it, or export EPS, PDF and DXF.
Free for personal and commercial use with attribution.
