Wallpaper Patterns

There are only 17 ways that patterns can repeat on a plane.
Diagrams of these 17 patterns are shown below.

Click on a picture to enlarge it. Click on the to reach an interactive applet of the chosen pattern.

You will be able to change the shape of a red figure and see the repeat with a different pattern.
Once the blue "fundamental region is designed, the whole page is determined.

 

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