License & FAQ

Every tile on tilejar is released under CC0 1.0, the public domain dedication from Creative Commons. In plain words: you can do anything with a tile, you do not have to ask, and you do not have to say where it came from.

This page is a plain-language summary, not legal advice. The legal text is the CC0 1.0 legal code.

Using the tiles

Do I have to credit tilejar?

No. Not in a personal project, not in a commercial one, not in a footer or in the credits. A link or a “made with tilejar” is welcome, and never required.

Can I use a tile commercially?

Yes: websites and apps, packaging, print on demand (fabric, wallpaper, mugs, phone cases), merchandise, games, video, client work.

Can I sell tiles?

Yes. You can sell a tile, a pack of tiles, or a product that carries one, and you do not have to change anything first. The flip side of CC0 is that nobody gets exclusivity: anyone else may use and sell the same tile.

Can I change a tile?

Yes. Recolor it, crop it, tweak its recipe in the generator, blend two in the mixer. What you make is yours, with no conditions attached.

Where the tiles come from

What is a tile made of?

Either a procedural technique (an image drawn by code from equations) or a crop of a photograph. The crop is mirrored with a wallpaper symmetry so it repeats without a seam. A tile made from a photograph links to that photo on its page, together with the photo’s license.

Which photographs end up in the catalog?

Only photographs that are themselves CC0 or in the public domain. A photograph under any other license does not enter the catalog.

What about a photo of my own in the generator?

It stays in your browser and is never uploaded to tilejar. The tile you make from it is yours to use under the rights you have in the photo.

What CC0 does not do

Does CC0 clear everything in a tile?

CC0 gives up the copyright of the tile. It does not remove the rights other people may hold in what a photograph shows: a trademark or logo, a recognizable person, private property. Tiles are mirrored crops, so this is rarely an issue, but if a tile from a photograph goes on a product where it matters, check the source photo linked from the tile page.

Does it cover the site too?

The dedication covers the tiles. The tilejar name, the design of the site and the code of the generator are not part of it.

Is there a warranty?

No. Tiles are provided as is. They are built to repeat without a seam, but tilejar does not promise they suit your purpose.

Can the license change?

Not for tiles already published: a CC0 dedication cannot be taken back. If it ever changed, it would apply only to tiles released after the change.

Still unsure?

Write to contact@tilejar.com. See also About and Privacy.