Guillotine black outline icon
Outline guillotine with an angled blade hanging from a crossbeam above a base board
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About the Guillotine black outline icon
Two tall vertical posts carry a heavy crossbeam at the top, and a weighted blade with a slanted cutting edge hangs from a cord down the center. Below sits a paneled base board with a small round lunette opening. It signals execution, the French Revolution, capital punishment, horror and dark history. Use it in history lessons, museum guides, Halloween sets, true-crime podcasts and board or video game interfaces.
The frame is a strict rectangle with the blade placed in the upper third, so the empty space beneath it carries the tension. Stroke weight stays even across the posts, beam and blade. It pairs with gallows, skull and axe icons in the horror set. Give it a tall canvas so the blade's diagonal edge stays crisp.
This is the black outline version of the guillotine icon: even, monoline strokes that stay crisp at small sizes and suit clean, minimal interfaces, wireframes and light backgrounds.
It downloads free as an SVG vector or transparent PNG in seven sizes, and the free online editor lets you recolor it, apply gold, silver, neon and gradient styles, add animation, or convert it to EPS, PDF and DXF.
Free for personal and commercial use with attribution.
