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Fox face

How to fold an origami fox face

Paper
One square sheet of paper.
Preparation
No cutting or gluing is included in these folding steps. Begin with “Crease the center and unfold”. A pen is optional if you want to add the facial details shown in the finished model.
What you will make
A fox face with raised corners forming the ears.

Make a fox face by marking the center, folding the top corner down, and lifting the side corners into ears. Compare the left and right ear positions against the center as you fold them. Turn the model over at the end to see the face.

Follow the 6 steps above by scrolling. Drag the model to inspect a fold from another angle, and scroll back to review a previous step.

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Read all 6 folding steps
  1. Crease the center and unfold
  2. Fold the bottom corner up to the top
  3. Fold the top corner to the bottom center
  4. Fold the left corner up
  5. Fold the right corner up
  6. Turn over to reveal the face

Tricky points and what to check

The orientation looks wrong before raising the ears

Steps to review: 3・4・5

Check the top corner folded to the center of the bottom edge before lifting the left and right corners. Compare the first ear with the center mark.

The layers are visible on the face

Steps to review: 5・6

After folding both ears, turn the whole model over to reveal the face. Compare the views before and after the final turn.

Step 5：Fold the right corner up

Three views from the same 3D folding sequence. Read from top to bottom.

Fox face with the left ear raised and the right corner extending sideways
Fox face with the left ear raised and the right corner extending sideways

After step 4. Compare with the next image to identify the part that moves.

Before：After step 4. Compare with the next image to identify the part that moves.
Right corner of the fox face lifting diagonally upward
Right corner of the fox face lifting diagonally upward

Compare with the folded left corner as you raise the right corner. The next step turns the face to the front.

During：Compare with the folded left corner as you raise the right corner. The next step turns the face to the front.
Fox face with both ears upright and the center bottom corner pointing down
Fox face with both ears upright and the center bottom corner pointing down

After “Fold the right corner up”. Compare the corners and layers with the first image.

After：After “Fold the right corner up”. Compare the corners and layers with the first image.
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Make a fox face by marking the center, folding the top corner down, and lifting the side corners into ears.

Completed origami fox face

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