pentagram

Also known as 5-gram, {5/2}, pentangle, pentalpha, pentacle

thumb|upright=1.2|Pentagram A pentagram (sometimes known as a pentalpha, pentangle, or star pentagon) is a regular five-pointed star polygon, formed from the diagonal line segments of a convex (or simple, or non-self-intersecting) regular pentagon. Drawing a circle around the five points creates a similar symbol referred to as the pentacle, which is used widely by Wiccans and in paganism, or as a sign of life and connections, but there is also a inverted version.

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A pentagram is a five-pointed star shape created by drawing diagonal lines across a regular pentagon. It has been used as a symbol in various contexts, including in Wiccan and pagan practices where a circle around it (called a pentacle) represents life and connections, and it also exists in an inverted form.

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Schläfli symbol: {5/2}
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History
Early history
Western symbolism
Middle Ages
Renaissance
Romanticism
Uses in modern occultism
Use in new religious movements
Baháʼí Faith
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Wicca
Other religious use
Satanism
Serer religion
Other modern use
Construction
Golden ratio
Trigonometric values
Spherical pentagram
Three-dimensional figures
Higher dimensions
Pentagram of Venus
In computer systems
See also
References
Further reading
External links

The word pentagram comes from the Greek word πεντάγραμμον (pentagrammon), from πέντε (pente), "five" + γραμμή (grammē), "line". The word pentagram refers to just the star and the word pentacle refers to the star within a circle, although there is some overlap in usage. The word pentalpha is a 17th-century revival of a post-classical Greek name of the shape.