Guillotine black filled icon
Outline guillotine with an angled blade hanging from a crossbeam above a base board
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About the Guillotine black filled 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 solid black filled version of the guillotine icon: a bold silhouette that reads clearly at 16-24 px and on dark or busy backgrounds, and prints well in one colour.
Download it free as a scalable SVG vector or transparent-background PNG in seven sizes (16 to 512px), copy the SVG code straight into your project, or open it in the free online editor to change colors, apply gold, silver, neon and gradient styles, animate it, or convert it to EPS, PDF and DXF.
Free for personal and commercial use with attribution.
