Kamon Generator Just for fun
Enter your name (and birthday if you like) to get a design in the style of a Japanese family crest, or kamon. It is a fun tool: the frame and motif are picked from traditional kamon shapes, with about 800 basic combinations. Save it as PNG or SVG for an icon or avatar.
Note: this is just for fun. The design is not your family's crest and has nothing to do with your ancestry. It combines traditional kamon frames and motifs based on the name you enter, so it can match a real family crest or a company or organization mark, and different names can give the same design. Check trademarks yourself before using it as a logo.
🔒 Your name and birthday are used only in this browser and are not sent anywhere.
Examples
- Maru ni genjiguruma
- Kikkō ni mitsu wachigai
- Itsutsuba
- Maru ni mitsudomoe
- Hishi ni yotsu waribishi
- Kage genjiguruma
- Kage kaku ni mutsu ken
- Kage kaku ni mitsuba
- Kikkō ni mitsuba
- Kaku ni itsutsu mokkō
- Maru ni mitsuba
- Hishi ni futatsu wachigai
What is a kamon?
Kamon (家紋) are Japanese family crests: simple emblems, often a motif such as a flower, leaves or a geometric shape inside a frame. They are often passed down in a family and may appear on formal kimono, graves, lanterns and household items. Many kamon share the same few motifs, combined with different frames and numbers.
This generator draws designs the same way, as a frame plus a motif. Your name and birthday decide the frame, the motif, how many there are, and whether it is filled or drawn in outline, so the same input always gives the same result.
Frames (10)
- No frameThe motif alone
- MaruA thin circle, the most common frame
- FutowaA thick ring
- NijūwaA double ring
- KakuA square
- Sumikiri kakuA square with the corners cut off
- KikkōA hexagon shaped like a tortoise shell
- HakkakuAn octagon
- YukiwaA notched, snowflake-like ring
- HishiA diamond
Motifs (12)
- Ume (plum)A plum blossom with round petals
- Sakura (cherry)A cherry blossom with notched petals
- HanabishiA flower made of four diamond-shaped petals
- WaribishiA diamond split into four
- TomoeComma shapes swirling around the center
- Kuyō / ShichiyōSmall circles around a large one, representing stars
- Ha (leaves)Leaves arranged in a circle
- Ken (swords)Sword blades pointing outward
- Kikyō (bellflower)Five pointed petals
- GenjigurumaThe wheel of an ox-drawn carriage
- MokkōA flower-like shape with four or five rounded lobes
- WachigaiInterlocking rings
How kamon are named
This tool names designs in the order "frame + ni + number + motif", a common pattern in kamon names (real kamon names also come in other forms). Single flowers such as cherry or plum blossoms are named without a number. "Maru ni mitsudomoe" (丸に三つ巴) is three tomoe in a circle. A design drawn only in outline is a kage-mon, and its name starts with "Kage" (陰). The tool shows the name in romaji, in Japanese, and with a short English description.
Ideas for using it
- An icon or avatar for social media or games, or a favicon for your blog (save with a transparent background)
- A small mark for cards, stickers or your own projects
- Compare designs with family and friends
- For large prints, save as SVG so the lines stay sharp at any size
FAQ
Is this my real family crest?
No. This is a design toy. It combines traditional kamon frames and motifs in a pattern decided by the name you enter. It has nothing to do with your family history or ancestry, and people with different names can get the same design. In Japan, a family's kamon is often passed down, and may appear on family graves, Buddhist altars or formal kimono.
Will the same name always give the same kamon?
Yes. The same name and birthday always give the same design. Press "Another design" to see other candidates for the same name.
Can it match a real kamon or a logo?
Yes. Because it uses traditional shapes such as circles, plum blossoms, tomoe and stars, the result can be the same as, or similar to, a real family crest (for example "Maru ni mitsudomoe", three tomoe in a circle) or a company or organization mark. There are only about 800 basic combinations, so different names can also give the same design.
Can I use the image freely?
You are welcome to use it as a social media icon, a favicon, on cards and so on. Before using it as a logo for a product or business, or registering it as a trademark, please check yourself that it does not resemble an existing trademark. If you plan a tattoo, keep in mind that the design may match an existing Japanese family crest, so it is a good idea to look it up first.
What do the Japanese names mean?
This tool names each design as "frame + ni + number + motif", following a common way of naming kamon (real kamon names also come in other forms). "Maru ni mitsudomoe" (丸に三つ巴) means three tomoe inside a circle. "Kage" (陰) at the start means the kage-mon style, drawn as outlines instead of filled shapes.
Is my name sent anywhere?
No. The design is made in your browser, and the name and birthday are not sent anywhere. They are kept in this browser for 30 days so they are there next time.
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