# Truchet tile

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any of a set of square tiles decorated with patterns that are not rotationally symmetric, used in information visualization and graphic design.

## Etymology
First described in a 1704 memoir by Sébastien Truchet.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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