Mandala maker: color or draw a mandala online

A fresh mandala to color with every click

This mandala maker draws a black-and-white mandala coloring page: concentric rings filled with petals, arches, drops, circles, zigzags, leaves or cells, repeated all the way around the center. Color it right on screen with the paint bucket, print it on A4 or letter-size paper for pencils and markers, or switch to "Draw my mandala" to sketch your own freehand while every stroke is repeated around the center.

Everything runs on your device: no account, nothing uploaded. Each mandala has a number from 1 to 999,999. Use the same number with the same "Level of detail" and the same number of "Sections" and you get exactly the same design, which makes it easy to hand the same page to a whole class.

How to color a mandala online

1. Stay on "Mandala to color" and pick a "Level of detail": "Kids (large areas)", "Medium" or "Adult (fine)".
2. Set the "Sections" (6 to 24) or leave it on "Random".
3. Click "New mandala" until you like the design. To bring back a design, type its number in "Mandala number".
4. Choose one of the 20 swatches or "Other color", then click or tap an area: it fills up to the black lines without spilling over.
5. "Undo" removes the last fill, "Clear colors" resets the page to white.
6. Save your work with "PNG image", download the blank design with "SVG line art (no colors)", or hit "Print" (tick "With my colors" to print your colored version).

The line under the buttons shows the number, the sections, the rings and the number of areas to color. For example, mandala no. 42 at "Kids" level with 6 sections has 3 rings and about forty areas, enough to keep a five-year-old busy without frustration. At "Adult" level you will often get more than 400 areas.

Draw your own mandala

In "Draw my mandala" mode, draw with a mouse, finger or stylus. With 8 sections, one stroke appears 8 times, rotated by 45° each time. Tick "Mirror" and every copy also gets its reflection: 8 sections then give 16 identical strokes, which creates the flower-like shapes typical of mandalas. With 1 section and the mirror on, you get a plain left-right symmetric drawing, handy for a butterfly or a mask.

• "Line width" goes from 1 to 40; pick the color in the "Line color" palette.
• "Eraser" rubs out with the same symmetry.
• "Undo" and "Redo" step through strokes one at a time; "Clear all" empties the page and can be undone too.
• "Background" can be white or black: on black, bright colors glow like neon.
• "Guide lines" shows the dashed axes; they are not included in the exported PNG (1,200 × 1,200 pixels).

A little background

The word comes from Sanskrit and roughly means "circle". In several Asian traditions, especially Hindu and Buddhist ones, a mandala is a figure arranged around a center, often used as a focus for meditation; some are made of colored sand and then swept away as a reminder that nothing lasts. The exact meanings differ a lot from one school to another. Today's mandala coloring pages mostly borrow the form, the circle and the repetition, with no religious content.

What people use it for

• Unwinding: filling areas one by one takes just enough attention to quiet a busy mind, a bit like a jigsaw.
• Kids: the "Kids" level suits preschoolers and kindergarten; it trains fine motor control and patience.
• Classroom: print the same number for everyone, or a different one per student for early finishers. Drawing mode is a neat way to teach symmetry and angles: 360 ÷ 12 = 30° between two copies.
• Art therapy groups or relaxation sessions: the mandala is a way to express yourself. It is not a treatment and does not replace medical advice.

Coloring tips

• Choose 3 to 5 colors before you start and repeat them from ring to ring: the result looks more balanced.
• Work from the center outward, or the other way, but one ring at a time.
• Alternate light and dark colors between neighboring rings so the patterns stand out.
• Leaving some areas white is a choice too: white adds light.
• For markers, print on slightly heavier paper (around 32 lb or 120 g/m²) so the ink does not bleed through.

FAQ

How do I get the same mandala again?

Write down its number. Later, choose the same "Level of detail" and "Sections", then type the number in "Mandala number": the design will be identical, line for line.

Is my coloring saved if I close the page?

No. The tool remembers your settings (mode, sections, colors, line width) but not your drawings. Save your work with "PNG image" before you leave.

How big is the printed mandala?

It fills an 18 cm (about 7 inch) square on a portrait page, with its number as the title. The SVG file scales up without losing quality if you want a poster.

Why does an area fill together with its neighbor?

The paint bucket stops at black lines. If two shapes barely touch, color can slip through the tiny gap. Click "Undo" and fill the small area first.