48 doodles
Checked October 2026

Doodle Snowflakes

Press for a snowflake doodle: one arm to draw, then repeat round the middle.

Doodle Snowflakes

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Drawn: A flake with a small circle halfway along each armA flake with a small circle halfway along each armArm: a line threaded through a small ring at its middle. The six rings make a circle of beads.

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Six plain arms 12

A beginner's snowflake: six spokes with a small V on each Arm: a straight line with a small V pointing outward near its end. Cross three lines, then add the six Vs.
A flake of three long arms and three short between them Arm: one long line, and beside it one half as long. Repeat the pair three times round the hub.
A flake of wedge arms, wide at the hub, sharp at the tip Arm: a long narrow triangle with its base on the hub. Six bases together make a small star in the middle.
A flake ruled on a pencil hexagon so all six arms match Draw a hexagon lightly and join opposite corners. Arm: one of those six half lines, with a V at two thirds.
A flake whose arms each split into a trident Arm: a line that splits at its end into three short prongs, the middle one straight on.
A flake with a short bar across each arm, like a T Arm: a line crossed near its end by a short bar at right angles. Keep all six bars the same length.

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Six plain arms, continued

A flake with dashed arms that fade toward the tips Arm: a line of dashes, long near the hub and shorter outward, ending in a single dot.
A flake with side branches that point back to the middle Arm: a line with two pairs of branches slanting inward, toward the hub, like barbs on a hook.
A flake with two Vs on each arm, the outer one smaller Arm: a line carrying a wide V halfway out and a smaller V near the tip, both opening outward.
A pinwheel flake: one branch per arm, all on the same side Arm: a line with a single branch slanting off its right side halfway out. Keep to the same side on all six.
A six-arm flake finished with a dot on every tip Arm: a plain line ending in a round dot. Draw the dots last so all six sit the same distance out.
A twelve-arm flake: six long arms and six short ones between Arm: a long line with one pair of branches. Between each two, add a plain arm half as long.

Crystal and plate flakes 12

A broad-armed flake: six paddles with ribbed markings Arm: a wide blade with a blunt notched end and a line down its middle, ribbed with three short cross lines.
A flake of nested hexagons with ticks on every edge Draw three hexagons, one inside another. Arm: one corner's worth of all three, with a tick halfway along each edge.
A flake of six diamonds round a center Arm: one diamond with a sharp end on the hub. Fit six round the middle so their sides touch.
A flake of six hexagons round a seventh, like honeycomb Draw one hexagon. Arm: an equal hexagon sharing one of its sides. Six of them close the ring.
A flake of six pointed petals meeting at the hub Arm: a pointed oval, like a leaf, with one end on the hub and a line down its middle.
A flake of six small triangles pointing out from a hexagon Draw a hexagon. Arm: a small triangle standing on one of its sides, tip outward.
A hexagon inside a hexagon, corners joined Draw a small hexagon and a large one round it. Arm: the short line joining a corner of one to the other.
A hexagon plate that sprouts a short branch at each corner Draw a hexagon. Arm: a short line out from one corner with a single small V on it.
A plate flake with a notch in the middle of every side Draw a hexagon. Arm: a small V cut into the middle of one side, pointing at the center.
A plate flake with a ridge down each of its six sectors Join the center of a hexagon to its corners. Arm: one sector, with fine lines inside it parallel to the outer edge.
A plate flake with a small hexagon set on every corner Draw a hexagon. Arm: a small hexagon centered on one corner, a third the size of the plate.
A plate flake: a hexagon with a star ruled inside Draw a hexagon and join each corner to the one opposite. Arm: one line from the center to a corner.

Fancy arms 12

A flake whose arms each carry a baby flake at the end Arm: a line that ends in a tiny flake of its own. Draw the six big arms first, then the six small flakes.
A flake with a clover of three tiny circles on each tip Arm: a line ending in three small circles, one at the tip and one each side.
A flake with a fern frond for each arm Arm: a midline with many short branches close together, each a little shorter than the one before.
A flake with a loop at the end of each arm, like a key Arm: a line that ends in a small open ring, with one short bar across it just below the ring.
A flake with a small circle halfway along each arm Arm: a line threaded through a small ring at its middle. The six rings make a circle of beads.
A flake with a tiny fir on every arm Arm: a line with three pairs of branches, longest near the hub, so each arm looks like a small fir.
A flake with an arrow tip on every arm Arm: a line ending in an arrowhead, with two short feather strokes near the hub.
A flake with braided arms: two lines crossing as they go Arm: two wavy lines that cross three times and meet in a point. Dot each of the eyes between them.
A flake with feather arms: close slanted barbs both sides Arm: a line fringed along its whole length with short fine strokes that slant toward the tip.
A flake with lightning arms, each jogging left, right, left Arm: a line that jogs left, right and left again in sharp corners before it ends in a point.
A flake with scroll ends: two curls rolling off each arm Arm: a line that splits at the end into two small curls rolling outward, like a scroll.
A lace flake with scalloped webs between its arms Arm: a line, plus a sagging curve that joins it to the next arm halfway out, and a second nearer the tip.

Flakes in a design 12

A bare-paper flake left white inside an inked hexagon Arm: a wide bar with one pair of side bars. Pencil the flake, rule a hexagon round it and ink only the background.
A border of flakes touching tip to tip Arm: a line with a short bar near the tip. Size each flake so its side arms just meet the next one's.
A drift of flakes thinning upward from the foot of a page Arm: a plain line with a dot. Crowd small flakes along the bottom and space them wider as they climb.
A flake cut in half by a rule, three arms standing above Put the hub on the line. Arm: a line with a fork at the tip. Draw only the three arms that rise above the line.
A flake in a hexagon frame, tips on the six corners Rule the hexagon first. Arm: a line from the center to a corner, with two Vs along it.
A flake with arcs of beads and ticks filling its gaps Arm: a line with two Vs. Between the arms add an arc of dots near the hub and an arc of dashes farther out.
A page corner as the hub of a flake, two arms showing Put the hub on the corner itself. Arm: a line with three pairs of branches. Two whole arms fit on the page.
A paper-cut flake: thick arms with diamond holes Arm: a wide bar with two diamond holes down its middle and a notched end, as if snipped from folded paper.
A string of flakes threaded on a sagging line by one arm Arm: a line with a loop at the tip. The line passes through one loop of each flake, like beads.
A tiling of hexagon cells with a flake in each Draw a honeycomb of hexagons. Arm: a line from a cell's center to its corner, so arms meet across the cells.
A wreath of six small flakes in a ring, arms linked Pencil a circle. Arm: a short line with one V. Set six flakes on the circle so each touches the next.
The word SNOW with a flake standing in for the O Write S, N and W in capitals and leave a gap. Arm: a line with one V. Fit the flake in the gap, as tall as the letters.

How this list was compiled: Original list written for Draw This Next on 2026-10-02: 48 snowflake designs in four kinds (six plain arms, crystal and plate flakes, fancy arms, flakes in a design), each marked easy, medium or hard, with the arm that is drawn and then repeated round the hub: six times on all but the twelve-arm flake and the flake of three long arms and three short. Kept apart from the snowflakes on winter-doodles; the plainest flake, six spokes with a V on each, is the base shape of the subject and is also on tiny-things-to-draw in other words. No item repeats a title from any other list on the site. Two details were read on Wikipedia on 2026-10-02 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowflake): the six arms of a snow crystal grow from the corners of a hexagon, and twelve-armed flakes are seen now and then. Licence: own work

How it works

To doodle snowflakes, draw one arm and repeat it six times. Each of the 48 designs here gives its arm in words, from a line with a small V to a fern frond.

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Six arms, every time

A snow crystal grows six arms from the corners of a hexagon. Cross three lines through one point for the six spokes, then add the same mark to each. Finish one mark on all six arms before starting the next.

Plates and fancy arms

Crystal and plate flakes start from a hexagon, as in A flake of six diamonds round a center. Fancy arms swap the plain line for a tiny fir, an arrow tip or a feather.

Turn the page as you go, so every arm is drawn pointing away from you.
Pencil a circle first and stop each arm at it. Arms of one length matter more than neat branches.

Questions and answers

What is the simplest snowflake to doodle?

Six spokes with a small V on each. Cross three lines, then add a V near the tip of every arm. Easy, under More filters, holds 16.

Why do snowflakes have six arms?

Ice forms a six-sided crystal, and an arm grows from each corner of the hexagon. Now and then a flake with twelve arms is seen.

How do I keep the six arms even?

Draw a hexagon lightly and join its opposite corners. Those three lines are the six arms, all the same length and the same angle apart.

Where can I use snowflake doodles?

Flakes in a design holds 12, such as the word SNOW with a flake standing in for the O, a border of flakes touching tip to tip and a wreath of six small flakes.