Hexagram
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A hexagram (Greek) or sexagram (Latin) is a six-pointed geometric star figure with the Schläfli symbol {6/2}, 2{3}, or {{3}}. Since there are no true regular continuous hexagrams, the term is instead used to refer to a compound figure of two equilateral triangles. The intersection is a regular hexagon.

Regular hexagram | |
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Type | Regular polygonal figure |
Edges and vertices | 6 |
Schläfli symbol | a{6}, {6/2}, 2{3} or {{3}} |
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Symmetry group | Dihedral (D6) |
Internal angle (degrees) | 60° |
Properties | star, compound, cyclic, equilateral, isogonal, isotoxal |
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The hexagram is part of an infinite series of shapes which are compounds of two n-dimensional simplices. In three dimensions, the analogous compound is the stellated octahedron, and in four dimensions the compound of two 5-cells is obtained.
It has been historically used in religious and cultural contexts and as decorative motifs. The symbol was used as a decorative motif in medieval Christian churches and Jewish synagogues.[1] It was first used by King David 885BCE and was later adopted by Muslims as a mystic symbol by Muslims in the medieval period, known as the Seal of Solomon, depicted as either a hexagram or pentagram.[2][3]