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Origami Rabbit Face

Fold a narrow band along a paper triangle, then raise both sides to make long rabbit ears. Turn the whole piece over to finish a simple bunny face, ready for optional drawn eyes and a nose.

Preparation + 8 numbered steps

Materials

6-inch square · 6 × 6 inches

One 6 × 6-inch square (15.24 × 15.24 cm), preferably thin origami paper. A ruler and pencil help mark the band height; a pen is optional for facial features. No cutting or glue.

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Flat diamond-shaped paper rabbit face with two long narrow ears and optional drawn eyes and nose
Finished flat rabbit face · long ears and optional drawn features

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Preparation

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Play or drag the progress slider to watch a fold from 0% to 100%. Use the view buttons or drag the diagram to look from another angle.

Blue and gold track the original left and right halves of one sheet. Darker tones show the reverse. Orange marks moving paper and hinges; facial features are optional ink.

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Every step, at a glance

Compare your paper with each diagram after completing the action. Blue and gold track the original left and right halves of one sheet. Darker tones show the reverse. Orange marks moving paper and hinges; facial features are optional ink.

  1. 0. Prepare the square
  2. 1. Make a broad triangle
  3. 2. Mark the center
  4. 3. Reopen the triangle
  5. 4. Raise the bottom band
  6. 5. Raise the right ear
  7. 6. Raise the left ear
  8. 7. Turn over the rabbit face
  9. 8. Draw a face if you like
  1. END STATEOriginal left: blue · right: gold6-inch square · face color down

    PREPARATION · Origami Guide rabbit face · complete simple variant

    Prepare the square

    Set the square like a diamond, with a corner pointing up. Put the color you want for the face underneath.

    Layers: One whole, uncut sheet.

    Check: The left and right corners are level; all four sides are equal.

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  2. END STATEOriginal left: blue · right: goldBottom corner to top

    STEP 1 · Origami Guide rabbit face · complete simple variant

    Make a broad triangle

    Raise the bottom corner to the top corner. Match the two sloping edges and press the long horizontal base.

    Layers: Lift the entire lower half.

    Check: Two free tips meet at the top of a wide triangle.

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  3. END STATEOriginal left: blue · right: goldBoth layers · corner to corner

    STEP 2 · Origami Guide rabbit face · complete simple variant

    Mark the center

    Bring the right base corner onto the left base corner and press the vertical fold.

    Layers: Both right-hand layers travel together.

    Check: The base corners meet and the top point stays on the hinge.

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  4. END STATEOriginal left: blue · right: goldReopen the broad triangle

    STEP 3 · Origami Guide rabbit face · complete simple variant

    Reopen the triangle

    Open only the fold you just made. Return the right corner to the right and lay the triangle flat.

    Layers: Return both layers together without opening the first diagonal fold.

    Check: A vertical center crease runs from the top to the base midpoint.

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  5. END STATEOriginal left: blue · right: goldBottom edge to half-height · hinge at ¼

    STEP 4 · Origami Guide rabbit face · complete simple variant

    Raise the bottom band

    Measure the triangle height along the center crease. Mark its halfway point (about 2.12 inches above the base). Lift the long bottom edge to that mark, keep it horizontal and crease halfway between the old edge and the mark.

    Layers: Fold both layers of the entire bottom strip together. The upper triangle stays flat.

    Check: The raised edge reaches half the original height; the new lowest edge is the hinge, one-quarter of the height (about 1.06 inches) above the old base.

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  6. END STATEOriginal left: blue · right: goldWhole right packet · band comes too

    STEP 5 · Origami Guide rabbit face · complete simple variant

    Raise the right ear

    Fold the right side upward so the right half of the new lowest edge lies along the vertical center crease. Press the diagonal hinge starting at the new base midpoint.

    Layers: Carry the whole right packet, including every layer of the narrow band. Keep the central upper triangle still.

    Check: The right tip points up beside the center, making a long, narrow ear.

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  7. END STATEOriginal left: blue · right: goldWhole left packet · match the first ear

    STEP 6 · Origami Guide rabbit face · complete simple variant

    Raise the left ear

    Repeat on the left. Bring the left half of the new lowest edge onto the center crease and press flat.

    Layers: Carry the whole left packet and its band layers. Keep the first ear in place.

    Check: The inner edges meet along the center; the two long tips remain separated above them.

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  8. TURN THE WHOLE PACKETOriginal left: blue · right: goldTurn every layer · folding complete

    STEP 7 · Origami Guide rabbit face · complete simple variant

    Turn over the rabbit face

    Turn the entire piece over from side to side, keeping the ears pointing up. The simple rabbit face is complete.

    Layers: Move every layer together; do not unfold the band or either ear.

    Check: A broad diamond-shaped face covers the ear roots, with two narrow ears sticking up behind it.

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  9. END STATEOriginal left: blue · right: goldOptional ink · no new fold

    STEP 8 · Origami Guide rabbit face · complete simple variant

    Draw a face if you like

    Optionally draw two eyes across the middle of the diamond and a little nose below them. Leave the paper plain if you prefer.

    Layers: Optional pen marks only; no extra folds or pieces.

    Check: Your flat rabbit head is finished, with two long ears and a pointed chin.

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Sources & notes

Origami Guide, Make an Easy Origami Rabbit Face for Easter (2024 tutorial).

Origami Guide: triangle, band and ears ↗ · Completed simple face and optional shaping ↗ · Source copyright information ↗

Origami Guide identifies this construction as Traditional; no individual designer or specific design license is established here. Its tutorial photographs and prose are separately copyrighted, and public access does not grant reuse permission. This guide uses independently authored English, geometry, diagrams, pen marks and PDF. No reference images or text are reproduced, and no project-wide license is asserted.

Adaptation: Uses the complete simple face at source step 9, where the source explicitly permits stopping and drawing a face. The later optional forehead, chin and cheek shaping is omitted. Uses an exact 6-inch square and an authored band depth within the source’s adjustable-band instruction: the hinge is one-quarter of the triangle height above the base, so the bottom edge rises to half-height. This deeper band makes the exposed ears longer and wider. Both whole side packets, including the folded band, rise with the new bottom edge aligned to the center. The center fold and reopening are separate actions. This is a flat head, not a full rabbit or a hopping model.

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Accuracy notes

Real-paper follow-along and paper weight have not been tested. Diagrams illustrate the sequence, not paper thickness, contact, collisions or exact layer visibility. One 36-square-inch sheet, rigid hinges, complete band and ear packets, continuous original-material seams and a whole-sheet turnover. Zero-thickness teaching geometry; thickness and contact are not simulated. Real-paper folding has not been tested.