Animals · Step-by-step guide
Upright Long-Ear Rabbit
Shape a sitting rabbit with long ears and a folded base.
What you’ll need
- One 10 × 10 cm paper square
- A fine marker
- A pointed folding tool, optional
Origami · Folding and shaping

Make it, step by step.
7 steps · Original diagrams with English instructions
Read each picture from left to right, then top to bottom.
Finished model
Open image at full size ↗The completed model, shown from another angle to help check its shape and proportions.
Finished model
Open image at full size ↗The completed model, shown from another angle to help check its shape and proportions.
Fold a narrow rectangle
Open image at full size ↗Fold the square in half and reopen it. Bring the top and bottom edges to the center crease, then rotate the rectangle upright.
Open the corners
Open image at full size ↗Fold all four corners inward and reopen them. Open one corner pocket along the crease and squash it upward into a triangle.
Repeat the pocket folds
Open image at full size ↗Repeat the pocket fold at the other three corners. Fold the triangular sections upward and downward as indicated to form the long layered shape.
Narrow the base
Open image at full size ↗Turn the model over and fold its upper and lower ends toward the middle. Turn it back over and bring the two lower sides to the center.
Fold the head section
Open image at full size ↗Fold the circled upper section down along the guide. Fold the small top tip down, fold it down once more, then fold the whole model in half to the left.
Raise the head
Open image at full size ↗Rotate the model horizontally. Hold the head section and raise it slightly. Fold the rear part to the left along the diagonal guide and unfold to mark the crease.
Shape the sitting rabbit
Open image at full size ↗Reverse the rear fold along the crease to form the body and base. Separate and shape the ears, then draw a small eye.
Finished model
Open image at full size ↗The completed model, shown from another angle to help check its shape and proportions.
Finished model
Open image at full size ↗The completed model, shown from another angle to help check its shape and proportions.
Finished model
Open image at full size ↗The completed model, shown from another angle to help check its shape and proportions.
Follow the diagrams alongside the step-by-step English instructions.
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