overlapping tiles designed mainly to keep out precipitation such as rain or snow, and are traditionally made from locally available materials such as clay or slate.

Modular, interchangeable squares for flooring.

Durable, unglazed tiles for flooring.

Tiles designed for roof peaks.

Tiles for personal computer interfaces.

In information visualization and graphic design, Truchet tiles are square tiles decorated with patterns that are not rotationally symmetric.

tiles of Chinese origin that are used to play mahjong as well as mahjong solitaire and other games.

The Toynbee tiles, also called Toynbee plaques, are messages of unknown origin found embedded in asphalt of streets in about two dozen major cities in the United States and three South American cities.