Back Patrons entrellaçats islàmics Catalan Patrones islámicos Spanish Motivo islamico interlacciato Italian ꯏꯁ꯭ꯂꯥꯝꯒꯤ ꯂꯩꯇꯦꯡ MNI Ornamento islâmico Portuguese Исламский орнамент Russian Islamski ornament Slovenian Islamiska ornament Swedish 伊斯蘭裝飾 Chinese
Islamic ornament is the use of decorative forms and patterns in Islamic art and Islamic architecture. Its elements can be broadly divided into the arabesque, using curving plant-based elements, geometric patterns with straight lines or regular curves, and calligraphy, consisting of religious texts with stylized appearance, used both decoratively and to convey meaning. All three often involve elaborate interlacing in various mediums.
Islamic ornament has had a significant influence on European decorative art forms, especially as seen in the Western arabesque.