Photo scales

5 February 2026

Here is a newer version of the scale, this one has my branding, so © me. This version replicates some of the elements of the larger scale in the top and bottom rows. This way, there are still fiducials and color references if parts of the scale get cut off (a common issue I’ve had a work recently).

© ESS/SGC centimeter scale

SVG PNG

Here is the public domain base version:

© ESS/SGC centimeter scale

SVG PNG

5 November 2025

I was looking for photo scales some time back, and wanted something fully public domain. I found quite a few with open source licenses, but I needed something I could use for personal or commercial use.

centimeter scale


This is sized to fit on a standard 3.5 × 2-in US business card, and is released CC0 public domain. I’ve made some branded versions for work, and for personal brands. The SVG should scale automatically to size, but if it doesn’t you can always rescale manually – and be sure to check your printer prints true to size before using any scale. There is also a PNG version if you can’t use SVG.

This original scale was previously published on my SDF page.