List of symbolic stars
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This is a list of symbolic uses of "star" ideograms.
[edit] In geometry
- Star polygon, a star drawn with a number of lines equal to the number of points
- Pentagram, a five-pointed star polygon
- Five-pointed star, a pentagram with internal line segments removed
- Lute of Pythagoras, a pentagram-based fractal pattern
- Hexagram, a six-pointed star polygon
- Heptagram, a seven-pointed star polygon
- Magic star, a star polygon in which numbers can be placed at each of the vertices and intersections, such that the four numbers on each line sum to the same "magic" constant
- Pentagram, a five-pointed star polygon
[edit] In typography
- Star (glyph), any of a number of star-shaped glyphs in typography
- Asterisk, a typographical symbol (*)
- Arabic star, a typographical symbol developed to be distinct from the asterisk
[edit] Medals and awards
- 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, or 5-star rank, officer ranks used in many armed services
- Africa Star, awarded by the British Commonwealth for service in World War II
- Award star, issued by the United States military for meritorious action in combat
- Bronze Star Medal, a United States Armed Forces individual military decoration
- Gold star, the highest state decoration in the Soviet Union and several post-Soviet states
- Service star, an attachment to a military decoration which denotes participation in military campaigns or multiple bestowals of the same award
- Silver Star, a military decoration which can be awarded to a member of any branch of the United States Armed Forces
- Order of the White Star, an Estonian civilian public service award
- Star Scout, a rank in the Boy Scouts of America
[edit] Religious and supernatural uses
- Star of David, or Jewish Star, a hexagram symbolizing Israel and/or Jews
- Star of Lakshmi, a Hindu symbol associated with the goddess Lakshmi
- Star and crescent, an Islamic symbol
- The Star (Tarot card), one of the Major Arcana
- Druze star, a symbol of the Druze religion
- Marian star, a six-pointed star used as a Roman Catholic symbol of celestial objects
- Rub el Hizb, a common Islamic symbol
- alQuds Star, a star representing 'alQuds' (Jerusalem)
[edit] Other uses
- Star (classification), a scoring system for hotels, restaurants and movies
- Star (football badge), representing trophies won by a football team
- Barnstar, a decorative painted object or image often used to adorn a barn
- Brunswick star, an eight- or sixteen-pointed star surrounding the British Royal Cypher, used on police badges
- Hex sign, a form of Pennsylvania Dutch folk art
- Mullet (heraldry), unconventional shapes of stars on coats-of-arms
- Nautical star, a popular tattoo design
- Red star, a political symbol of communism and socialism
- Star of Life, representing emergency medical services units and personnel
