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Generate layered SVG wave dividers for web sections. Adjust height, frequency, 1-5 layers and a two-color gradient, then copy the code or download the SVG.

📘 How to Use

  1. Drag the layers, wave height, and frequency sliders to shape the wave
  2. Pick color 1 and color 2, then toggle flip to set the direction
  3. Enter the SVG width and total height and check the preview

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SVG Wave Generator | Build Layered Wave Dividers with Ready-to-Paste Code

Generate SVG waves that separate the sections of a web page with a flowing curve instead of a flat line. Adjust wave height, frequency, the number of layers, and a two-color gradient with sliders, then copy the SVG code or download it as a file.

💡 About this tool

You have probably seen sites where a gentle wave sits under the hero area or above the footer. Stacking plain rectangular sections gives a boxy, rigid feel, and a single wave divider softens the whole layout. The catch is that hand-writing that curve means typing out a long list of SVG path coordinates, which is not something anyone wants to do by hand.

This generator builds layered waves with up to five overlapping layers, all from slider input. Each layer gets a slightly different height and opacity, so the waves read as if they sit in front of and behind one another, adding depth. The gradient from color 1 to color 2 is spread across the layers automatically, so you never have to pick intermediate color stops. The output is both an inline SVG you can paste straight into your HTML and a downloadable .svg file you can treat as an image.

When you want the wave at the top edge of a section, switch on the flip toggle and the curve points the other way. It fits landing pages, portfolios, blog headers, and anywhere a divider could use a bit of movement.

🧐 Frequently asked questions

How do I drop the SVG into my site? Copy the generated code and paste it between the two sections you want to separate. Add width: 100% and display: block so the wave stretches edge to edge with no horizontal gap.

Will it hold up across screen sizes? The output SVG carries preserveAspectRatio="none", which tells the browser to stretch the shape to fill its box instead of locking the aspect ratio. With a width of 100% it spans phones and desktops automatically. To tune only the vertical height, override it with a CSS media query.

What does the layers control change? It sets how many stacked waves you get. At 1 you get a single solid-color wave; at the maximum of 5 you get five waves with varying opacity and height layered into a deeper background.

What happens when I raise the frequency? It increases the number of wave cycles across the width. A low value gives broad, rolling swells; a high value gives tighter, more frequent ripples.

Why export SVG instead of PNG? SVG is a vector format, so it stays crisp when scaled up or shown on a 4K display. A single wave is lightweight, usually around 1 to 2 KB, so it barely affects page load.

📚 How the viewBox keeps waves responsive

The first thing in the exported code is viewBox="0 0 width height". This defines the SVG's internal coordinate system, which is independent of the on-screen display size. That separation is exactly why responsive behavior works: when CSS sets the width to 100%, the viewBox governs the internal proportions of the path while preserveAspectRatio decides how it stretches to fit.

The wave itself is a sine curve approximated by a long run of short straight line segments inside a path. The width is sliced into many small steps, a point is placed at each step, and the points are joined with lines. At a fine enough step the eye reads it as a smooth curve. More points mean a smoother curve but longer code, so a step size that balances appearance against file size is used.