Polygon names

Name

Edges

Remarks

henagon (or monogon)

Not generally recognised as a polygon, although some [9] disciplines such as graph theory use the term.

[10]

digon

Not generally recognised as a polygon in the Euclidean plane, [11] although it can exist as a spherical polygon.

triangle (or trigon)

The simplest polygon which can exist in the Euclidean plane.

quadrilateral (or quadrangle or tetragon)

The simplest polygon which can cross itself; the simplest polygon which can be concave.

pentagon

The simplest polygon which can exist as a regular star. A star pentagon is known as a pentagram or pentacle.

hexagon

Alternative "sexagon" = Latin [sex-] + Greek.

heptagon

Alternative "septagon" = Latin [sept-] + Greek. The simplest polygon such that the regular form is not constructible with compass and straightedge. However, it can be constructed using a Neusis construction.

octagon

enneagon or nonagon

"Nonagon" is commonly used but mixes Latin [novem = 9] with Greek. Some modern authors prefer "enneagon", which is pure Greek.

decagon

10

hendecagon

11

Alternative "undecagon" = Latin [un-] + Greek. The simplest polygon such that the regular form cannot be constructed with compass, straightedge, and angle trisector.

dodecagon

12

Alternative "duodecagon" = Latin [duo-] + Greek.

tridecagon (or triskaidecagon)

13

tetradecagon (or tetrakaidecagon)

14

pentadecagon (or pentakaidecagon)

15

Alternative "quindecagon" = Latin [quin-] + Greek.

hexadecagon (or hexakaidecagon)

16

Alternative "sexdecagon" = Latin [sex-] + Greek.

heptadecagon (or heptakaidecagon)

17

Alternative "septdecagon" = Latin [sept-] + Greek.

octadecagon (or octakaidecagon)

18

enneadecagon (or enneakaidecagon)

19

Alternative "nonadecagon" = Latin [nona-, novem = 9] + Greek.

icosagon

20

triacontagon

30

hectogon

100

"hectogon" is the Greek name (see hectometer), "centagon" is a Latin-Greek hybrid; neither is widely attested.

chiliagon

1000

Ren Descartes, Immanuel Kant, David Hume, and others have used the chiliagon as an example in philosophical discussion.

[12]

[13]

[14]

myriagon

10,000

megagon

[15][16][17]

As with Ren Descartes' example of the chiliagon, the millionsided polygon has been used as an illustration of a well-defined [18][19][20][21][22][23][24] 1,000,000 concept that cannot be visualised. The megagon is also used as an illustration of the convergence of regular [25] polygons to a circle.

apeirogon

A degenerate polygon of infinitely many sides.

Regular Polygons
A polygon is a plane (2D) shape with straight sides. To be a regular polygon all the sides and angles must be the same:

Triangle - 3 Sides

Square - 4 Sides

Pentagon - 5 Sides

Hexagon - 6 sides

Heptagon - 7 Sides

Octagon - 8 Sides

Nonagon - 9 Sides Decagon - 10 Sides

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