Platonic Solids (regular) W1 To W5
| Index | Name | Picture | Dual name | Dual picture | Wythoff symbol | Vertex figure and Schläfli symbol |
Symmetry group | U# | K# | V | E | F | Faces by type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tetrahedron | Tetrahedron | 3|2 3 | {3,3} |
Td | U01 | K06 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4{3} | ||
| 2 | Octahedron | Hexahedron | 4|2 3 | {3,4} |
Oh | U05 | K10 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 8{3} | ||
| 3 | Hexahedron (Cube) | Octahedron | 3|2 4 | {4,3} |
Oh | U06 | K11 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 6{4} | ||
| 4 | Icosahedron | Dodecahedron | 5|2 3 | {3,5} |
Ih | U22 | K27 | 12 | 30 | 20 | 20{3} | ||
| 5 | Dodecahedron | Icosahedron | 3|2 5 | {5,3} |
Ih | U23 | K28 | 20 | 30 | 12 | 12{5} |
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