List of symbolic stars
# List of symbolic stars

This is a list of symbolic uses of "star" ideograms.

* 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

## 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
   * Octagram, an eight-pointed star polygon
   * Enneagram, a nine-pointed star polygon
   * Decagram, a ten-pointed star polygon
   * Hendecagram, an eleven-pointed star polygon
   * Dodecagram, a twelve-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

## 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

## Medals and awards

* 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, or 5-star rank, officer ranks used in many armed services, as well as the rare 6-star rank.
* 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.

## Religious and supernatural uses

* Star of David, or Jewish Star, a hexagram symbolizing Israel, Judeans, and/or Jews; properly speaking, this "star" is called the "Shield of David," (Magen David), while the pentagram is the "Star of David." Note that this is a cultural, rather than religious symbol.
* Star of Lakshmi, a Hindu symbol associated with the goddess Lakshmi
* Star of Ishtar, an ancient symbol associated with the Mesopotamian goddess Ishtar
* 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)
* Haykal, a five-pointed star that represents the Bahá'í Faith
* Nine-pointed star, a common symbol of the Bahá'í Faith that represents unity and Bahá’.
