Orikata

How to Fold an Origami Fox Face

Easy level, 6 steps. Traditional. Earliest record: Yochien Onbutsu Zukei, 1878.

The animated version shows each fold moving, one step per screen. This page shows every step at once.

All 6 steps

  1. Step 1. Start white side up. Fold the bottom corner up to the top corner.

  2. Step 2. Fold in half from right to left, then unfold.

  3. Step 3. Fold the top point down to the middle of the bottom edge.

  4. Step 4. Fold the right corner up, stopping a little short of the center line.

  5. Step 5. Fold the left corner up the same way, so the two tips stand apart.

  6. Step 6. Turn the paper over. The two top points are the ears.

  7. Done. Draw the eyes and the nose at the bottom point.

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