Hexagon

In geometry, a hexagon (from Greek ἕξ, hex, meaning "six", and γωνία, gonía, meaning "corner, angle") is a six-sided polygon. The total of the internal angles of any simple (non-self-intersecting) hexagon is 720°.

Regular hexagon
A regular hexagon
TypeRegular polygon
Edges and vertices6
Schläfli symbol{6}, t{3}
Coxeter–Dynkin diagrams
Symmetry groupDihedral (D6), order 2×6
Internal angle (degrees)120°
PropertiesConvex, cyclic, equilateral, isogonal, isotoxal
Dual polygonSelf
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