Eye of Rah
About Eye of Rah
The Eye of Rah has been carved into tomb walls, painted on coffins, and stamped into amulets for thousands of years as a mark of protection and watchfulness. This Eye of Rah PNG keeps that shape intact in a flat cutout style: the heavy lash line, the almond pupil, the teardrop below, and the long curled tail that gives the symbol its unmistakable silhouette. Nothing sits behind it, so the eye reads the same on papyrus-colored paper or a black slide.
Designers reach for this file when a project needs a shorthand for mystery, history, or vigilance. It shows up on band merch and tarot decks, in history class handouts and museum-style posters, on podcast cover art about the occult, and inside game UI where a watching eye marks a hidden area. Tattoo artists also use symbol cutouts like this one for placement mockups before ink ever touches skin.
Because the artwork is a square cutout with natural earth tones, it holds up as a badge or avatar mark. Give it a bit of padding rather than letting the tail touch the edge, and if you are placing it over a busy photo, add a soft dark halo behind it so the ochre lines do not disappear. For dark themes, a single-color version made by knocking the fill to white also works, since the outline carries the shape on its own.
The file is a 512x512 PNG with alpha, which is a comfortable size for favicons, sticker sheets, list icons, and mid-size web placements. It is licensed free to use, so commercial and personal projects are both fine, though it is worth checking the license note on the download page if you plan to redistribute the asset itself. Scale it down freely; scale it up past double size and the edges will start to soften. Explore more Eye of Rah PNG images in our gallery.
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers about this Eye of Rah PNG — transparent background, size, download, and permitted use.
Yes. The PNG ships with a full alpha channel, so the area around the eye is empty rather than white. Place it over any color, gradient, texture, or photo and only the symbol shows.
The canvas is a square 512 pixels on each side. Scaling down stays crisp for icons and stickers; enlarging much beyond the original will blur the outline, so use a vector redraw for banners or large prints.
It is offered under a free license, which covers commercial and personal work such as merch, client decks, and app interfaces. Review the license details on the download page before reselling the file itself as stock.
The names are often used interchangeably online. Traditionally the Eye of Horus is the protective wedjat with the teardrop and curl shown here, while the Eye of Ra is tied to the sun god and solar power. Visually they are drawn almost identically, which is why this cutout serves either use.