Symmetry

The following images are examples of the 17 patterns and 7 different friezes. They were produced by the corresponding stamps using a motif obtained from an image similar to .

To see the notations used for each of them, hover your mouse over the corresponding image. For patterns, you will find three notations and for friezes (represented by the last seven images) you will only have two. For example, for the first pattern \(*632\) \(D\overline{632}\) \(p6m\) will appear, that is, depending on the notation system used, this pattern is designated by \(*632\), \(D\overline{632}\) or \(p6m\).

Click on the images to stamp the corresponding pattern/frieze. You will access pages with applets, where you can choose, for the respective stamp, motifs and paths for it to stamp.