Matte

Matte may refer to:

Art

 * paint with a non-glossy finish. See diffuse reflection.
 * a framing element surrounding a painting or watercolor within the outer frame

Film

 * Matte (filmmaking), filmmaking and video production technology
 * Matte painting, a process of creating sets used in film and video
 * Matte box, a camera accessory for controlling lens glare
 * Open matte, a filming technique that involves matting out the top and bottom of the film frame in the movie projector

People

 * Tom Matte (1939–2021), American football player, quarterback in college and (mostly) running back in the NFL (1960s-1970s)
 * Matte family, a powerful Chilean family

Places

 * Rivière à Matte (English: Matte's River), a tributary of the northwest shore of the St. Lawrence River, in Neuville, Quebec, Canada
 * A neighborhood in Bern, Switzerland

Other uses

 * In American English, of a surface: having a non-glossy finish. See Gloss (optics).
 * Matte display, an electronic display with a matte surface
 * Matte (metallurgy), a term for the liquid generated by smelting non-ferrous metals, such as copper
 * "Matte Kudasai",a 1981 single by the band King Crimson