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Grupos de mosaicos de Patchwork

Un catálogo visual de todos los grupos seleccionables de Patchwork: familias históricas de Truchet, familias conectoras curadas para Patchwork y el resto de glifos agrupados de las fuentes incluidas.

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grupos Patchwork

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Fuente historica

Truchet Original (1704)

Sébastien Truchet, 1704

Square mosaico divided by a diagonal line into two triangles, colored in contrasting values. The single mosaico shape placed in 4 rotations produces diagonal stripes, chevrons, or labyrinthine stripe patterns when tiled randomly. This is the foundational Truchet mosaico described by Sébastien Truchet in his 1704 paper.

diagonals

02

Fuente historica

Quarter-circle Arc Mosaicos

Curved Truchet variant

Quarter-circle arc connecting the midpoints of two adjacent sides of the square. The 4 rotations place the arc in each of the 4 corner positions. When tiled randomly these produce the iconic flowing, organic labyrinthine curves — the curved form most commonly associated with 'Truchet tiling' today. This is a generic curved Truchet variant, not the work of a specific named designer.

circle quarters

03

Familia Patchwork

Semi-circle Mosaicos

Patchwork modular arc family

Half-circle arc anchored at the midpoint of one side, bulging toward the center. 4 rotations cover all four sides. Produces wave and scallop patterns when tiled. Patchwork treats this as a modular arc family, not as a documented mosaico designed by Truchet or Smith.

semi circles

04

Familia Patchwork

Two-arc S-curve Mosaicos

Patchwork modular arc family

Two half-circle arcs on opposite sides of the mosaico, creating S-shapes and Z-shapes. Only 2 distinct mosaicos needed (horizontal and vertical orientations). When mixed, produces flowing S-curve meander patterns. This is cataloged as a Patchwork arc connector family rather than a direct Truchet or Smith source mosaico.

two half circles

05

Familia Patchwork

Straight Corner Mosaicos

Patchwork rectilinear connector family

Right-angle (L-shaped) line connecting the midpoints of two adjacent sides, passing through the corner of the mosaico. It behaves like a rectilinear connector with sharp 90° bends and 4 rotations, but Patchwork does not attribute this glyph group to Smith.

straight corners

06

Familia Patchwork

Arch Mosaicos

Patchwork modular arc family

Large arc spanning the full width of one side of the mosaico, creating a tall arch shape. 4 rotations. When combined, produces interlocking arch and vault patterns.

archs

07

Familia Patchwork

Rounded Corner Mosaicos

Patchwork rounded corner family

Rounded corner fills in small and large variants. Their rotations place the filled corner in each quadrant, making them useful as complements to arc and corner patterns. They are Patchwork font glyphs, not documented Smith mosaicos.

rounded cornerslittle rounded corners

08

Familia Patchwork

Roadway / Maze Mosaicos

Patchwork path connector family

Parallel double-line paths through the mosaico: either straight through (horizontal or vertical) or turning at a corner. Creates connected road network and maze patterns; each mosaico represents a local path segment.

roadway

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Familia Patchwork

Rounded Roadway Mosaicos

Patchwork path connector family

Curved version of the roadway mosaicos: parallel double-line paths with smooth curved corners instead of sharp bends. Same topological family as roadway mosaicos, producing organic-looking connected networks.

rounded roadways

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Catalogo de fuente

Eraser / Empty Mosaico

Patchwork canvas utility

Blank BIT BLOCKS mosaico used by Patchwork to clear cells on the canvas.

eraser

11

Catalogo de fuente

Hole Figures

Patchwork BIT BLOCKS catalog

Decorative filled figures with interior cutouts, useful for dense ornament and stamped motifs.

hole figures

12

Catalogo de fuente

Dots in Diagonal

Patchwork BIT BLOCKS catalog

Paired dot mosaicos aligned to opposite diagonals, extending the diagonal Truchet vocabulary with point marks.

dots in diagonal

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Catalogo de fuente

Mirrored Pyramid

Patchwork BIT BLOCKS catalog

Two mirrored triangular pyramid glyphs for alternating directional fills.

mirrored piramid

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Catalogo de fuente

Diagonal Corners

Patchwork BIT BLOCKS catalog

Corner-weighted diagonal mosaicos that bridge angular Truchet diagonals and filled corner motifs.

diagonal corners

15

Catalogo de fuente

Arrows

Patchwork BIT BLOCKS catalog

Directional arrow-like blocks for creating flow, pointers, and repeated compass patterns.

arrows

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Catalogo de fuente

bold marks

Patchwork BIT BLOCKS catalog

BIT BLOCKS glyph group available in Patchwork and cataloged from config.tsx.

bold marks

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Catalogo de fuente

Squared C Mosaicos

Patchwork BIT BLOCKS catalog

Squared C-shaped blocks in four rotations, suitable for stepped enclosures and squared ring fragments.

squared C

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Catalogo de fuente

Base Lines

Patchwork BIT BLOCKS catalog

Straight line segments along mosaico edges, useful for constructing rectilinear paths and borders.

base lines

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Catalogo de fuente

Ungrouped Font Glyphs

Patchwork BIT BLOCKS catalog

BIT BLOCKS glyphs available in Patchwork that do not yet have a named semantic group in config.tsx.

ungrouped font glyphs

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Catalogo de fuente

Squared Quarters

Patchwork BIT BLOCKS catalog

Filled square-quarter mosaicos that act as rectilinear complements to rounded corner fills.

squared quarters

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Catalogo de fuente

Half Rings

Patchwork BIT BLOCKS catalog

Half-ring arc segments that can be combined into circular bands and chain-like patterns.

half rings

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Catalogo de fuente

Cheese Mosaicos

Patchwork BIT BLOCKS catalog

Perforated wedge-like blocks with circular cutouts, designed for playful texture and repeated ornament.

cheese

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Catalogo de fuente

Double Corner Dots

Patchwork BIT BLOCKS catalog

Corner dot-pair mosaicos in four rotations for dotted paths, counters, and modular accents.

double corner dots

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Catalogo de fuente

Miscellaneous Blocks

Patchwork BIT BLOCKS catalog

Assorted BIT BLOCKS glyphs that work as standalone marks or decorative connectors.

miscellaneous

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Catalogo de fuente

T Bridges

Patchwork BIT BLOCKS catalog

T-junction bridge mosaicos for building branching rectilinear networks.

T bridges

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Catalogo de fuente

Horseshoes

Patchwork BIT BLOCKS catalog

U-shaped connector mosaicos in four orientations, useful for looped and nested patterns.

horseshoes

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Catalogo de fuente

Arches with Dot

Patchwork BIT BLOCKS catalog

Arch mosaicos with a central dot accent, combining vault-like curves with point markers.

archs with dot

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Catalogo de fuente

Contrast Corner Curves

Patchwork BIT BLOCKS catalog

Corner curve mosaicos with contrasting filled regions for bold curved-corner compositions.

contrast corner curves

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Catalogo de fuente

Punctuation Blocks

Patchwork BIT BLOCKS catalog

Punctuation codepoint glyphs from BIT BLOCKS that render as abstract block marks in Patchwork.

punctuation

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Catalogo de fuente

Number Blocks

Patchwork BIT BLOCKS catalog

Numeric codepoint glyphs from BIT BLOCKS used as geometric block shapes rather than text.

numbers

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Catalogo de fuente

Holed Circles

Patchwork BIT BLOCKS catalog

Circular blocks with interior holes for ring motifs and repeated circular accents.

holed circles

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Catalogo de fuente

Tetris Arrow Diagonals

Patchwork BIT BLOCKS catalog

Angular tetromino-like arrow mosaicos that point along diagonal directions.

tetris arrow (diagonal)

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Catalogo de fuente

K Mosaicos

Patchwork BIT BLOCKS catalog

K-shaped branching glyphs in four rotations for angular joins and broken-grid rhythm.

Ks

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Catalogo de fuente

Bold Pointers

Patchwork BIT BLOCKS catalog

Large pointer shapes that create strong directional movement across the grid.

bold pointers

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Catalogo de fuente

Letter Blocks

Patchwork BIT BLOCKS catalog

Letter codepoint glyphs from BIT BLOCKS that behave as abstract modular block shapes.

letters

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Catalogo de fuente

Pyramids

Patchwork BIT BLOCKS catalog

Triangular pyramid blocks for directional fills, stepped peaks, and repeated zigzags.

piramids

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Catalogo de fuente

Clouds

Patchwork BIT BLOCKS catalog

Soft rounded cloud-like blocks in four variants for organic decorative texture.

clouds

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Catalogo de fuente

Confetti

Patchwork BIT BLOCKS catalog

Scattered small-mark glyphs for noisy texture, stippling, and celebratory fills.

confeti

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Catalogo de fuente

X Blocks

Patchwork BIT BLOCKS catalog

Crossing and X-like blocks in multiple codepoints for intersections and high-contrast accents.

x

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Catalogo de fuente

Bold Lines

Patchwork BIT BLOCKS catalog

Heavy line glyphs for strong dividers, bars, and dense rectilinear pattern work.

bold lines

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Catalogo de fuente

small triangles

Patchwork BIT BLOCKS catalog

BIT BLOCKS glyph group available in Patchwork and cataloged from config.tsx.

small triangles

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Catalogo de fuente

chamfered squares

Patchwork BIT BLOCKS catalog

BIT BLOCKS glyph group available in Patchwork and cataloged from config.tsx.

chamfered squares

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Catalogo de fuente

concave curves

Patchwork BIT BLOCKS catalog

BIT BLOCKS glyph group available in Patchwork and cataloged from config.tsx.

concave curves

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Catalogo de fuente

Smith Arc Mosaicos - Thin

Cyril Stanley Smith Truchet mosaico family, supplementary Patchwork font

Thin-weight Smith (1987) quarter-circle arc mosaicos from U+E000-U+E001. Each mosaico carries two quarter-circle arcs at opposite corners, covering all four edge midpoints and producing continuous labyrinthine curves.

smith arcs

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Catalogo de fuente

Smith Diagonal Line Mosaicos - Thin

Cyril Stanley Smith Truchet mosaico family, supplementary Patchwork font

Thin-weight Smith straight double-band variant from U+E002-U+E003. Each mosaico connects all four edge midpoints with paired diagonal bands, mirroring the routing of the Smith arc mosaicos.

diagonal lines

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Catalogo de fuente

Smith Single Diagonal Mosaicos - Thin

Cyril Stanley Smith Truchet mosaico family, supplementary Patchwork font

Thin-weight Smith single corner-to-corner diagonal mosaicos from U+E004-U+E005. This is the classic two-orientation diagonal Truchet labyrinth form in the supplementary Smith font.

single diagonal

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Catalogo de fuente

Smith Arc Mosaicos - Thick

Cyril Stanley Smith Truchet mosaico family, supplementary Patchwork font

Thick-weight Smith (1987) quarter-circle arc mosaicos from U+E010-U+E011. They use a 175-unit stroke for visual cohesion with BIT BLOCKS while preserving the two-arc Smith topology.

smith arcs

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Catalogo de fuente

Smith Diagonal Line Mosaicos - Thick

Cyril Stanley Smith Truchet mosaico family, supplementary Patchwork font

Thick-weight Smith straight double-band variant from U+E012-U+E013, using the heavier 175-unit stroke while keeping the same paired diagonal connectivity.

diagonal lines

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Catalogo de fuente

Smith Single Diagonal Mosaicos - Thick

Cyril Stanley Smith Truchet mosaico family, supplementary Patchwork font

Thick-weight Smith single corner-to-corner diagonal mosaicos from U+E014-U+E015, matching the heavier BIT BLOCKS stroke while retaining the two diagonal orientations.

single diagonal

Notas sobre el origen

  • La memoria de 1704 de Sébastien Truchet describe el mosaico cuadrado original dividido por una diagonal.
  • La familia de un solo arco de cuarto de círculo es la forma curva genérica del mosaico Truchet y no se atribuye a un diseñador concreto. El artículo de Cyril Stanley Smith (Leonardo, 1987) describe otro mosaico, con dos cuartos de círculo en esquinas opuestas, que aquí corresponde al grupo tipográfico 'smith arcs'.
  • Los demás grupos se describen como familias Patchwork o como catálogos tipográficos, salvo cuando existe una atribución histórica específica.

Los codepoints no mapeados de BIT BLOCKS quedan excluidos a propósito de este artículo.

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