Most Old English letter SVGs online are traced from “personal use only” fonts. These are not: the full A to Z here is cut from UnifrakturMaguntia, which is licensed under the SIL Open Font License, so the letters can go on things you sell. The zip has all 26 capitals as single-initial monograms; the samples show framed versions and the bolder UnifrakturCook and Pirata One. Make a two-letter or framed version in the Old English monogram maker.
Download the old english letter svgs zip (32 SVG files)
The zip holds every sample on this page as a separate SVG. It also contains the full A to Z set in UnifrakturMaguntia (26 files). Every file is paths only, 6 by 6 inches, with the letters, frame and text on separate layers; resize it in your cutting software or see how to resize an SVG.
Files in this pack
What you will cut (measured from the files)
We measured every SVG in this pack. “Cut lines” counts the closed outlines the blade follows, including the inside of letters such as A and O; more cut lines means more weeding. Cut length is the total distance the blade travels with the file resized to 4 inches wide, and it scales with size: at 8 inches it doubles. In the A to Z set the shortest cut is J (15.2 in) and the longest is K (24.2 in), an average of 20.3 inches per letter; cutting all 26 at 4 inches is about 44 feet of blade travel.
| File | Cut lines | Cut length at 4 in | Of which frame |
|---|---|---|---|
| W in unifrakturmaguntia | 3 | 23.6 in | no frame |
| M in unifrakturcook | 3 | 44.9 in | 27.6 in |
| R in pirata-one | 2 | 14.1 in | no frame |
| A in grenze-gotisch | 5 | 38.8 in | 23.5 in |
| S in unifrakturmaguntia | 5 | 61.5 in | 46.5 in |
| J in pirata-one | 37 | 17.2 in | 11.8 in |
| A to Z set (26 files) | 1 to 3 | 15.2 to 24.2 in | no frame |
The busiest file here is old-english-monogram-j-pirata-one, with 37 separate cut lines, 36 of them in the frame. Allow extra weeding time for designs like that, and cut them larger if your material tears.
Cutting blackletter cleanly
Old English (blackletter) capitals are drawn with a broad pen, so they combine heavy vertical strokes with thin diagonal hairlines and small decorative spurs. Those hairlines and spurs set the smallest practical size. In adhesive vinyl, keep a single UnifrakturMaguntia initial at least 3 inches tall; UnifrakturCook and Pirata One are heavier and tolerate a little less. The cut lines are long for the size of the letter because of all the spurs, so a fresh blade makes a visible difference.
Blackletter capitals can be hard to read for people who are not used to them. Before committing to a gift, show the letter on its own and ask someone what it is; I, J, T and the pair C and E are the most often misread. If the letter is ambiguous, a framed version (samples above) or a two-letter design in the maker gives more context.
For wood, blackletter looks very good engraved or carved, because the thick-thin contrast catches the light. For a cut-out letter on a scroll saw, choose Pirata One, whose strokes are thicker.
Frequently asked questions
How small can an Old English letter be cut in vinyl?
About 3 inches tall for UnifrakturMaguntia. The thin hairlines and spurs tear when the letter is smaller. The heavier UnifrakturCook and Pirata One can go a little smaller.
Which Old English letters are most often misread?
I and J, T, and C and E look alike in many blackletter fonts. Show the letter to someone before you cut it for a gift.
Make your own
These are samples with fixed initials. To make the same design with your own letters, colours and size, open the old english monogram maker; it produces the same file format. For letter order and sizing see the etiquette guide and the size chart.
Other free monogram packs
- Free Circle Monogram SVG Files
- Free Split Monogram SVG Files (A to Z)
- Free Wedding Monogram SVG Samples
- Free Vine Monogram SVG Files
- Free Diamond Monogram SVG Files
- Free Bubble Letters SVG (A to Z)
- Free Script Monogram SVG Files
- Free Two Letter Monogram SVG Samples
- Free Single Initial Monogram SVG (A to Z, Wreath)
- All free SVG cutting files
Last reviewed: 25 September 2026. The fonts are open-licensed (SIL OFL or Apache 2.0); see the font list for each licence. The frames are drawn by our own code. Something not working? Please let us know.