# Card Asset Licensing

**Source:** [Category:SVG English pattern playing cards](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:SVG_English_pattern_playing_cards) on Wikimedia Commons

**License:** CC0 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication) — <https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/>

**Author:** Dmitry Fomin ([User:Dmitry_Fomin](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Dmitry_Fomin))

## What this means

CC0 is a public domain dedication. You may use, modify, and redistribute these
files for any purpose, including commercial games, with **no attribution
required** and no obligation to open-source your own code. Attribution is
retained here as a courtesy, not an obligation.

## Contents

53 files, all verified CC0 at download time (2026-07-24):

- 52 individual card faces (`<rank>_of_<suit>.svg`), 360 × 540 px each
  - Ranks: `2`–`10`, `jack`, `queen`, `king`, `ace`
  - Suits: `clubs`, `diamonds`, `hearts`, `spades`
- `playing_cards_deck.svg` — full 52-card sheet (~2.5 MB)

## Deliberately excluded

`English pattern playing cards deck PLUS.svg` was **not** downloaded. Unlike the
rest of the category, it is licensed **LGPL**, not CC0 — a copyleft license with
redistribution conditions that are a poor fit for game assets. Everything you
need is covered by the 52 individual cards above.

## Not included

There is no **card back** design in this category — you will need to source or
draw one separately.
