Black parts are cut out, white parts stay. The lit example shows the finished look.

Adapted from "fox" by Microsoft (Fluent Emoji (high contrast), MIT). Credits

Fox Face Pumpkin Carving Stencil

Add a name under it (optional)Prints as carve-ready letters below the design, in the same PDF. Letter centers get bridges.

Choose your size

Smallabout 6 in tallMediumabout 9 in tallLargeabout 12 in tall

Or set design widthin

Not sure? Measure the smooth front of your pumpkin side to side with a tape or string. Pick a design width about two thirds of that.

Printed design: 5.5 × 5.6 in (14.0 × 14.3 cm)
Fits on 1 US Letter page.

Shown to scale on a pumpkin about 9 in tall.

Save ink: print cut-out parts light gray with a black edge

5.5 in wide · 1 page · no sign-up

Printed too small or too big?

Your printer shrank the page to fit. Print again and change the scale:

Computer: in the print window, set Scale to 100% or pick "Actual size". Turn off "Fit to page".
Phone or tablet: open the PDF, tap Share, then Print. Turn off "Scale to fit" if you see it.

Then measure the 1-inch bar at the bottom of the page.

PrintPrint the PDF at 100% (Actual size). Check the 1-inch bar at the bottom of the page. No printer? Open the stencil full screen on a tablet, lay thin paper over it, and trace.
Clean outCut a lid around the stem, scoop out the seeds, and scrape the front wall to about 1 in thick.
PokeTape the pattern on and poke holes along every line with a pin tool, about 1/8 in apart.
CarveSaw out the black parts, smallest pieces in the middle first. Push the pieces out from inside.