# The LaTeX package tikzfill - version 1.2.0 (2026/04/23)

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The `tikzfill` package is a collection of *TikZ* libraries that provide
additional options for filling *TikZ* paths with images and patterns. The
libraries support fillings based on external image files as well as *TikZ*
pictures. They also include patterns of hexagons and rhombi.
In addition, the package offers fillings composed of similar, though not
necessarily identical, small pictures arranged on a grid, providing greater
flexibility than usual *TikZ* patterns.


## Contents of the package

- `README.md`                           this file
- `CHANGELOG.md`                        log of changes (history)
- `tikzfill.sty`                        LaTeX package file (style file)
- `tikzfill.geomarray.sty`              LaTeX package file (style file)
- `tikzfill.hexagon.sty`                LaTeX package file (style file)
- `tikzfill.image.sty`                  LaTeX package file (style file)
- `tikzfill.rhombus.sty`                LaTeX package file (style file)
- `tikzlibraryfill.geomarray.code.tex`  TikZ library file 
- `tikzlibraryfill.hexagon.code.tex`    TikZ library file 
- `tikzlibraryfill.image.code.tex`      TikZ library file 
- `tikzlibraryfill.rhombus.code.tex`    TikZ library file 
- `tikzfill.pdf`                        Documentation for tikzfill
- `tikzfill.tex`                        Source code of the documentation
- `tikzfill.doc.sty`                    Source code of the documentation


## Installation

Copy the contents of the `tikzfill.tds.zip` from CTAN into your 
local TeX file tree.

Alternatively, install the files in their respective locations
within your local TeX file tree:

- `tikzfill.sty`                        -> /tex/latex/tikzfill
- `tikzfill.geomarray.sty`              -> /tex/latex/tikzfill
- `tikzfill.hexagon.sty`                -> /tex/latex/tikzfill
- `tikzfill.image.sty`                  -> /tex/latex/tikzfill
- `tikzfill.rhombus.sty`                -> /tex/latex/tikzfill
- `tikzlibraryfill.geomarray.code.tex`  -> /tex/latex/tikzfill
- `tikzlibraryfill.hexagon.code.tex`    -> /tex/latex/tikzfill
- `tikzlibraryfill.image.code.tex`      -> /tex/latex/tikzfill
- `tikzlibraryfill.rhombus.code.tex`    -> /tex/latex/tikzfill
- all other files                       -> /doc/latex/tikzfill